We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Jose Galindo a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Alright, Jose thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. Risk taking is something we’re really interested in and we’d love to hear the story of a risk you’ve taken.

There have been a few risks I have taken in life from going to school to moving from Illinois to Missouri to Texas, but the biggest risk I’ve taken I think would have to investing in myself in the past year and a half. Last year I was nearly 300 pounds. I started my weight loss journey at 285 lbs and now I was gotten down to 210 lbs while continuing towards my overall goal of continuing to lost weight while being able to teach and guide others towards their own goals of weight loss. I began my journey by taking my dogs on walks around some national parks around me. I started with 30 min walks after a few months and adding time I started noticing the weight drop so I started going to the gym, I thankfully was able to watch Tiktoks where people showed workout plans so I started implementing them and adding my own workouts to formulate a workout plan that works for me. I am pursuing coaching because I know how tough the progress is and how hard it can be to start. I will make sure any and all clients feel welcome and comfortable while building their own self confidence.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers

I am curently working to help people lose weight while also working on their mental health so I can combine mt social work degree with my passion of working out. My Tiktok and other media accounts are all @josegalindo_16 where you can find my entire process and where I show simple beginner workouts that anyone can implement. I also attempt to identify alternate ways to complete the same workouts as I know not everyone has access to the same equipment. I decided early on while loosing weight that I should record my process to share with others and if I were to get online cliental they would have multiple points of reference to access my content. You can also see my fitness specific content at the hashtag “#jgfitness16”

I am able to offer clients one on one consultation to identify where they are in terms of their fitness journey. Followed up by a fitness guide which will include a workout plan, food recommendations, there will be consistent accountability coaching, video guide, online coaching,

I would like to identify hurdles that potential clients may have with their fitness goals and how we could develop a plan to work towards those goals and allow for some personal one on one time where you can open up and just get to know me so you don’t feel intimidated as I know how intimidating the gym can be!

Can you tell us about a time you’ve had to pivot?

As I’ve identified previously I have a degree in social work and I love the career but there was a lot of burnout due to the nature of my previous job. I would hear and see things that made me very uncomfortable and as I noticed I had a passion for fitness and social media recording I decided to pursue it while working on a contracted role with my previous company and doing other part time work while working towards making my dream my long term career.

How did you build your audience on social media?

I built my social media audience with consistency and engagement. I upload about 3-5 Tiktok videos a day and anytime someone comments I am sure to respond. I also make sure to change uploads and have a schedule. I have an alarm on my phone to upload videos at different times in the day. I also make sure to record, edit and caption my videos the day prior so there is less work that has to be done the day of.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://beacons.ai.josegalindo_16
• Instagram: josegalindo_16
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008722952669
• Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/jose-galindo-238723139
• Twitter: josegalindo_16
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCRwn09-e-a-eVe70Hp3QfA
• Other: Tiktok: @josegalindo_16