Join us as host, Mark Minard, sits down with MMA fighter, Phil Daru, as he shares the story behind the story of facing 60 years of prison at age 16, almost dying in a fight, building a successful business, leadership, life, and Elevating Beyond the circumstances, the adversity, to achieve significant success! Join us as host, Mark Minard, sits down w/ former MMA fighter, Phil Daru , as he shares the story behind the story of facing 60 yrs of prison at age 16, almost dying in a fight, building a successful business, leadership, life, & Elevating Beyond the circumstances, the adversity, to achieve significant success! Phil Daru is a strength coach, speaker, entrepreneur, creator, and family man. Daru has worked with over 5,000 coaches in his mentorship program, and has taught seminars in over 14 different countries. He has worked with well over 300 professional athletes along his near 2 decades of coaching.  Phil has been mentioned on The Joe Rogan Experience - with the utmost respect and honor.  As a former pro fighter and collegiate athlete Daru has also competed in powerlifting, strongman, bodybuilding, and BJJ. Awards include 5x Trainer of the Year for the World MMA Awards and Florida MMA Awards.  Daru continues to grow his brand and business through his online platforms which include 500k subscribers and followers on his YouTube channels & Daru Strong Podcast.  Daru owns and operates DSP Performance Center, Daru Strong Productions, Daru Strong Digital, & Daru Strong Nutrition. Roster of athletes and clients include UFC elite fighters Dustin Poirier, Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Edson Barboza, Kevin Lee, Frankie Edgar, Amanda Nunes, Colby Covington, Tyron Woodley, and world renowned #celebrities Timbaland and Kevin James.  Daru also now works with local SWAT officers and special ops military.  His mission is to provide services and education to those in need of bettering themselves physically and mentally.  He does that by acquiring strength in all aspects of life. Connect with Phil Daru : ✅instagram @DaruStrong ✅YouTube https://youtube.com/@PhilDaruStrong Check out Phil’s gym / physical fitness center https://darustronggym.com Thank you all for making our podcast Elevating Beyond with Mark Minard, in the top #100 on iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Spotify , and In over 52 difference countries : 🎙️🎙️ https://www.markminard.net/podcast (https://www.markminard.net/podcast) Also, thank you all so much for purchasing my new book, and making it a best seller--the world needs you, LEADERS, now, more than ever! 🎥Watch all our podcasts in the new Elevating Beyond Studio , here on our new YouTube Channel https://youtube.com/@MarkMinard 📗16 Reasons Why Your Business Sucks: How To Be Freakin’ Awesome At Every Level of Your Business, Leadership, Finances, & Build Your Own Dream Team! 🎧On Audible : https://adbl.co/3Gjoujp (https://adbl.co/3Gjoujp) 📕Paperback on amazon : https://bit.ly/AmazonPaperback16Reasons (https://bit.ly/AmazonPaperback16Reasons)  Pls reach out to me anytime , about our select leadership , in person services here :✅ https://www.markminard.net (these are on a case by case basis, due to such high demand - which I still can’t even comprehend how much this still shocks me - that so many of you , hire me, when you have built up an already , incredibly intimidating amount of succes, and I’m truly HUMBLED!  P.S. I LOVE YOU ❤️❤️ — now get your butt back out there, and do your thing, my fellow LEADERS (my brothers and sisters in arms - United we CHANGE THE WORLD🌎, One Beautiful Mindset at a Time! 🔥🔥  Connect With Mark Minard Here: ✅Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MarkMinard (https://www.facebook.com/MarkMinard) ✅Twitter https://twitter.com/Mark_Minard (https://twitter.com/Mark_Minard) ✅Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mark_minard (https://www.inst