Determined Society with Shawn French | Adversity & Mindset

Phil Daru, world-class performance coach, former Mixed Martial Artist, and trainer to elite athletes like Dustin Poirier, Amanda Nunes, and Colby Covington, joins The Determined Society for a powerful conversation on discipline, faith, purpose, adversity, and what it really means to become unkillable in life.

In this episode, Phil opens up about his early life in Broward County, training martial arts from a young age, playing Division I football, losing both parents within months, becoming a father, and being forced to pivot after a neurologist told him one more hit could change his future. He shares how that moment led him from fighting to coaching, and how routine, repetition, faith, and service became the foundation of his work with fighters, Olympians, Special Forces operators, CEOs, and high performers. This conversation is about more than training. It is about finding your purpose, staying prepared, and building the mind, body, and spirit to keep moving forward when life hits back. The Determined Society is hosted by Shawn French — a show for people who
refuse to quit. Every episode goes beyond the highlight reel to explore
the real stories behind resilience, reinvention, and the relentless
pursuit of a life built on your own terms.

 

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She grew up with no friends, no roadmap, and a father who died before she could 

tell him who she really was.

 

By 32, she had 400 million views, a national tour, a Fox News debut, a Washington 

Post profile, and a spot in a Billboard Award-winning music video — playing a Wild 

West sheriff.

 

Blaire White is one of the most-watched, most-debated, and least-understood people 

on the internet. In this episode of The Determined Society, Shawn French sits down 

with Blaire for the conversation her own platform rarely makes room for — not the 

pundit, not the controversy, but the person underneath all of it.

 

What actually happened in the years before anyone knew her name. The father she 

lost before she could come out to him. The childhood spent alone, writing fantasy 

novels to escape a world that didn't have a place for her. The grief she carried 

quietly while building something loud. The spiritual awakening she didn't see coming. 

And what determination actually looks like when no community fully claims you and 

the whole internet has an opinion about your existence.

 

This is not a political debate. This is a story about becoming yourself when the 

cost is real.

 

 

IN THIS EPISODE:

 

- Growing up in Chico — bullied, isolated, and writing her way out

- Losing her father right before coming out as transgender

- Dropping out of college to bet everything on honesty

- The price of being rejected by the left AND the right simultaneously

- Her first Fox News appearance and what mainstream visibility actually feels like

- The spiritual awakening she had in 2024 — and what changed after it

- How she handles public humiliation, mistakes, and being factually wrong

- The quiet grief of discovering she couldn't have children

- What "determined" means when no map exists for who you are

 

 

ABOUT BLAIRE WHITE

 

Blaire White is a YouTuber, political commentator, and host of The Blaire White 

Project podcast. With over 1.5 million subscribers and 400+ million views, she 

has been featured in Penthouse, profiled by The Washington Post, and was the first 

openly transgender woman in Penthouse's history. She is the definition of building 

something from nothing — on her own terms, without permission.

 

 

CONNECT WITH BLAIRE WHITE

 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/msblairewhite/?hl=en

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/theblairewhiteproject

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ImBlaireWhite/

 

 

CONNECT WITH SHAWN

 

https://link.me/shawnmf32

 

 

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The Determined Society is hosted by Shawn French — a show for people who refuse to quit. Every episode goes beyond the highlight reel to explore the real stories behind resilience, reinvention, and the relentless pursuit of a life built on your own terms.

Subscribe on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and all others.. If this episode moved you, share it with someone who needs to hear it — and leave a review. It helps more than you know.

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ABOUT THIS EPISODE

What does real determination actually cost?

Aaron Singerman has a story that most people only know one chapter of. He grew up in New Orleans, survived Hurricane Katrina, became an intravenous heroin and cocaine addict, lost people he loved to violence and overdose, and found his way out through fitness and bodybuilding.

He broke into the supplement industry with nothing but hustle — became editor-in-chief at RxMuscle, co-founded Blackstone Labs at a kitchen table, and then left to launch REDCON1 in 2016. Within four years, REDCON1 went from 5 employees to 150+, expanded to 80+ countries, and landed on shelves at Walmart, GNC, Vitamin Shoppe, Dick's Sporting Goods, and military base exchanges worldwide.

Then came the federal indictment. A guilty plea. Fifty-four months sentenced. Eleven months served at FPC Pensacola. He wrote his memoir from a prison cell, came home to his three sons, walked back into REDCON1, and never stopped building.

In this episode, Shawn French sits down with Aaron for one of the most raw and honest conversations The Determined Society has ever had. This isn't a highlight reel. It's the version of determination that doesn't look good on social media — the kind that costs you everything before it gives you anything back.

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WHAT WE COVER

→ Growing up in New Orleans and early lessons from his father's clothing store

→ Hurricane Katrina — what forced displacement and starting over really feels like

→ Falling into intravenous heroin and cocaine addiction and the losses that followed

→ How bodybuilding and fitness became the lifeline that changed everything

→ Breaking into bodybuilding media at RxMuscle under Dave Palumbo

→ Co-founding Blackstone Labs and where things went wrong

→ Launching REDCON1 — and the military mission behind the name

→ Building a global supplement empire from scratch, twice

→ The federal indictment, guilty plea, and what prison actually taught him

→ Writing his memoir behind bars and the mindset that kept him going

→ Fatherhood, legacy, and raising three boys while rebuilding everything

→ What real determination looks like when no one is watching

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CONNECT WITH AARON SINGERMAN

📖 Memoir — RedCon Rising: And Falling. And Rising Again.

🌐 Website: https://aaronsingerman.com

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aaronsingerman/

👤 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaron.singerman/

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-singerman-b6a03a35

🏋️ REDCON1: https://www.redcon1.com

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CONNECT WITH SHAWN FRENCH

🔗 All links: https://ln.run/AMgIt

If you have ever been knocked down, counted out, or forced to start over — this episode is proof that rock bottom is not the end of the story.

Leave a review, share this episode with someone who needs it, and subscribe so you never miss a conversation with someone who refused to quit.

— Shawn French

The Determined Society

The Determined Society is hosted by Shawn French — a show for people who refuse to quit. Every episode goes beyond the highlight reel to explore the real stories behind resilience, reinvention, and the relentless pursuit of a life built on your own terms.

Subscribe on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and all others.. If this episode moved you, share it with someone who needs to hear it — and leave a review. It helps more than you know.

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In this unforgettable episode of The Determined Society, Shawn French sits down with legendary LSU baseball coach Skip Bertman, alongside former LSU Tigers Ryan Theriot and Blair Barbier, for a powerful conversation on leadership, character, culture, brotherhood, and building champions beyond the game. 

When Skip arrived at LSU, the program had no national championships, only a few hundred fans in the stands, and a culture still waiting to be built. Through vision, belief, discipline, and a commitment to high-character players, he helped turn LSU baseball into one of the greatest dynasties in college sports. 

Don't forget to get a copy of his book at https://www.skipbertman.net/tds

But this conversation goes far beyond baseball. 

Shawn, Ryan, and Blair reflect on the lessons Coach Bertman instilled in them: believing before the world believes, putting team above self, building trust, visualizing success, and understanding that character wins long after the scoreboard fades. 

This episode talks about: • How Skip Bertman transformed LSU baseball • Why character matters more than talent alone • The leadership principles behind championship culture • The power of visualization and belief • How great teams police themselves • Why “everything matters” in sports, business, and life • The brotherhood and legacy of LSU baseball • How Skip Bertman built men beyond the game 

This is not just a baseball episode. This is a conversation about leadership, family, legacy, and becoming the kind of person others can trust when it matters most. 

 

The Determined Society is hosted by Shawn French — a show for people who refuse to quit. Every episode goes beyond the highlight reel to explore the real stories behind resilience, reinvention, and the relentless pursuit of a life built on your own terms.

Subscribe on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and all others.. If this episode moved you, share it with someone who needs to hear it — and leave a review. It helps more than you know.

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What does it actually take to rebuild your body, your business, and your belief in yourself, from absolute zero?

Anthony Lolli knows. He was a millionaire at 23, running 800 agents across 100+ New York City real estate locations. He had the Rolls-Royce. The mansion. 50 Cent filming commercials in his backyard. 

Then came his two-year-old daughter, who looked up at her 315-pound father and said: "Daddy, you're fat. I don't want you to die."

That sentence changed everything.

TereZa Lolli came to America from Armenia with $300 and a fire that doesn't quit. A piano prodigy, a ping pong champion, an Idol finalist — she graduated at the top of her class, turned down a prestigious corporate offer, and bet everything on her own terms. After having children, her hormones collapsed and her body stopped cooperating. Her response? Become a two-time bikini world champion and launch one of the fastest-growing independent health media platforms on the planet.

Together, Anthony and TereZa are the founders of Biohack Yourself Media — producers of more than a dozen award-winning health documentaries and the exclusive health press at the MAHA Inaugural Ball. Their children, Love and Legend, are child actors who — guided by their mother — invested their own earnings in real estate before their tenth birthdays.

In this episode, Shawn French sits down with Anthony and TereZa to talk about:

The biohacking protocols that transformed Anthony's body and mindset

How TereZa reversed hormonal collapse and became a world champion

Longevity, healthspan, and the testing that actually matters

Sleep optimization and stress as a silent killer

Biological dentistry and what your mouth is telling your body

Raising children to think like entrepreneurs and investors

The lawsuits, the fall, the federal racketeering claim — and what really happened

What Biohack Yourself Media is building and why it matters now

This is not a highlight reel. This is the whole story — the rises, the falls, and the relentless determination to rebuild.

Connect with me: https://ln.run/AMgIt 

Connect with Anthony & TereZa Lolli: 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anthonylolli/ 

https://www.instagram.com/terezalolli/ 

Website: https://www.biohackyourself.com/ 

 

The Determined Society is hosted by Shawn French — a show for people who refuse to quit. Every episode goes beyond the highlight reel to explore the real stories behind resilience, reinvention, and the relentless pursuit of a life built on your own terms.

Subscribe on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and all others.. If this episode moved you, share it with someone who needs to hear it — and leave a review. It helps more than you know.

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