A short recorded exchange between speaker Andy Elliott and an audience member (Nate). Elliott challenges Nate about personal fitness, diet, and standards, linking physical fitness to leadership credibility and company culture — arguing leaders who model high standards attract committed employees. The clip includes direct admonitions about being 'used' by colleagues and frames fitness as part of professional responsibility.
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In the pink shirt. Come here real quick. Come here. No, right there. And by the way, I love you. What's your name?
Nate.
Okay, Nate.
Yes, sir.
Why are you here?
To grow my team and grow my company.
Okay. How old are you?
29.
Have you ever exercised, Been in good shape in your life? No, he's not in great shape, and I love him. He could have diabetes, he could have health problems. He could have all kinds of shit. I mean, because you have to eat bad to not have a good body. Am I right?
Right.
You probably just eat whatever you get your hands on because you want to just close deals. Am I right?
Not to the extreme, but yeah, it's doing so. Yes.
Well, this happens somehow.
Yeah, that's right.
It doesn't happen from not eating.
Right.
Denny, come here real quick. I mean, I'm just going to grab one of my guys. Okay? Kobe, come here real quick. No, but it's this simple, right? Guys, look, come here. Is Kobe in shape? Okay. Is Denny in shape? Okay. If I asked them why they worked here, they wouldn't say it's because Andy's in great shape. But I assure you that they looked at me and said, fitness is important to me. The company I'm going to work for is fitness important to this person? And if it is, all of a sudden they're like, dude, this is my guy. I want to roll with this guy. I'm ready. People want to build something badass. Everybody's so stupid. Most of you in here are used. You're used. You're used. The people that are around you, if they don't look up to you, they're using you. Do you get it? Stop freaking paying them. Watch them walk away. There's some people in this room that are so stupid that they' like, I can't believe that you would grab this guy. No, I just saved his life. I just changed his life. I just made him rich.
