EP201: How Tony Hoffman Went from Jail to Coaching the Olympics

The Define Success Podcast with Matt Lupi

Tony Hoffman is a premier speaker in the wellness industry and the founder of pH Wellness. He uses his experience of battling addiction and spending time in prison to inspire others to figure out who they are, what they need and what they want. This is a conversation filled with inspiration, resilience and faith.

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Tony's story begins as a talented BMX athlete in high school. He quickly climbed the ranks and earned sponsorships from some of the biggest brands in the industry. A lot of his motivation at the time was to prove himself to his peers and create a better life than his parents had.

In Senior year of high school, Tony was introduced to drugs and he was quickly hooked on oxy. Within just a few years, Tony became homeless and his addiction was crippling him. After losing the support of his friends, he ultimately reached rock bottom.

One day, he had a life changing moment where he was told that God would give him 3 tests and if he did not change his ways, he would be punished. Sure enough, Tony was pulled over 3 times in 4 days, and then was finally thrown into jail with an armed robbery charge.

While in jail, Tony became very introspective on his life and attempted to understand who he truly was and how he could grow as a man. It was in his jail cell where he began to have these tough conversations and invest in himself.

While in jail, he told himself that he would get back on his bike and reach the Olympics. After released from jail, his BMX career quickly came to an end due to injuries, but then he began to coach.

Tony was a coach at the 2016 Olmpics in Rio and his athlete placed 4th in the world.

Tony is now a leading speaker in his space and spends over 250 days out of the year traveling the world to speak inspiration to others. He also owns a treatment center where fitness and mindset are at the center of these patients recovery journey.