From Broken Ankle to $100K Months — How Ted Stern Turned Police Work Into a Fitness Empire
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Wow.
You thought you were the man.
You're like, dude. Yeah. I'm like, we just made dollars in one day, babe. I was in law enforcement for 11 years. I was on the job and I snapped my ankle. That's when I started to put more time into Fit Responder, which is my online fitness coaching business for first responders. I was already doing that on the side. I just put more effort into social media, finding clients, learning business, and things just exploded. We had more clients than we knew what to do with. I was making more money than I was as a cop. And that's when I started to think, You know what? I'm not going to go back to work. I made six grand in a day. And I remember telling my wife, I'm like, this is going to change her life.
Hey guys, and welcome back to Love Love Podcast. This is Paul Alex. And today we have another guest. Who? shares similar backgrounds as me, guys. All right, he's a former police officer, now turned fitness enthusiast. I wanna welcome Ted to the show. Ted, how you doing, my man?
How did a broken ankle lead to a career change for Ted Stern?
Hey, Paul. Good, how are you? Thanks for having me. This is super cool. Dude, how's Miami? It's humid. I'm from Utah. Well, originally from Southern California, but Utah is super dry. And when I got off the plane here, I'm like instantly soaked in sweat.
Yeah, yeah.
And I am sweating now.
Yeah. No, completely different. I mean... Mind you, dude, when people come in, they're like, there's a lot of lights in here, bro. It's a little bit too light. But hopefully the AC hits you, dude. And, you know, we have a comfortable conversation. So, Ted, you jumped into the online space directly from law enforcement. Or actually, you know what? Let's go ahead and get started. Law enforcement. When did you start? How long were you in law enforcement? And then what would you say was the biggest game changer that happened to you during your years of service? Wow.
Yeah, that's a great question. So I started in 2010. I was just turning 21. I was in law enforcement for 11 years. I did a bunch of different assignments, not far from where you were. You were in L.A., right?
I was in Oakland.
Oh, you were in Oakland? Sorry, my bad. So I was in Ventura County. I don't know why I thought L.A., but I was in Ventura County, Southern California. Did a bunch of different assignments. It was a great career. The reason why I got started is I was going to be a lawyer. I was on track to do that. And I didn't grow up in the best household. I'm not going to say it was terrible, but my mom had run-ins with cops. And any time she would act up or – You know, I was scared whatever like cops would come and they were like a source of comfort for me. I'm like, oh, thank God the cops are here.
Yeah.
Right. So I was on track to be a lawyer, you know, in college. And I saw an incident where there was a big fight near the campus and all these cops showed up and handled business. Like you sit there, you do that, blah, blah, blah. And they put out this couch fire that was there. And I was like, man, these guys are freaking cool. And I was like, I want to do that. Yeah. So long story short, got started in law enforcement in Ventura County. And that's where I grew up was in Ventura County. And I had a bunch of great assignments. And in 2019, I was on the job. I just got a new spot as a as part of the training cadre at the academy. And I snapped my ankle warming up for, this might have been a big game changer incident you're talking about.
So I snapped my ankle, jump roping of all things. The video is pretty bad, by the way. Maybe we could put that in there later. They even got the video. I got the surveillance. Yeah, the security footage of it is pretty gnarly. So that's when I really started to put more time into Fit Responder, which is my online fitness coaching business for first responders, cops, firefighters.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–1:21
2
How did a broken ankle lead to a career change for Ted Stern?
1:21–4:43
3
What mindset shifts are necessary for first responders to succeed in business?
4:43–9:26
4
Why is niching down crucial for fitness coaches?
9:26–15:13
5
How can accountability reshape your life and business?
15:13–20:05
6
What are the fitness warning signs that first responders often ignore?
20:05–25:11
7
Why is investing in yourself the best decision for growth?
25:11–32:10
8
What strategies can help first responders build a winning culture?
32:10–47:46
Speakers
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