After an injury forced him to end his career in football, Seyi looked for opportunities in the business world. With the right people around him and his willingness to seek help when necessary, Seyi formed a team that understands the importance of fitness and created a revolutionary workout machine that can be used in any space - the BodyFly.
In today’s episode of the Expert(ish) Podcast, our guest, Seyi Ajirotutu will talk about his transition from being a professional athlete to becoming an entrepreneur. He will also share the idea behind the creation of BodyFly, the world’s first transportable smart cable fitness platform.
Seyi Ajirotutu is a retired NFL player and Chief Executive Officer at BodyFly Fitness. As an entrepreneur, business leader, and former professional athlete, Seyi is a driven professional who is focused on producing positive results in any endeavor.
BodyFly Fitness provides businesses in the health and fitness industry with their patented multi-functional workout machine. BodyFly is the first portable workout machine, no bigger than carry-on luggage that enables hundreds of resistance training exercises to assist someone in getting a great functional full-body workout.
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In This Episode
00:50 - Backstory of Seyi Ajirotutu
4:47 - How a football coach impacts his life in general
7:27 - Seyi's favorite moment in his pro athletic career
13:13 - His life after football
19:12 - The diet rule he follows for health and fitness
20:28 - How he developed his business idea
23:59 - What's next for BodyFly Fitness
27:01 - The processes involved in creating his product
30:56 - His last words of advice
Favorite Quotes
"Things happen in life, and this is not ‘What happens?’ But it's how you get back up or how you handle the situation. Adversity comes to all of us. It’s just what you do in that mindset and seeing that you come out better than you are before." - Seyi Ajirotutu
"When you're doing something different, you have to really embrace that. There's a learning curve. There are different things that happen in your life that you just have to stay persistent, stay patient, and keep moving forward.' - Seyi Ajirotutu
"As long as you stay true to who you are and yourself, where you came from, and those defining moments in your life, you should be all right. Then just look to make an impact in other people's lives." - Seyi Ajirotutu
"People want to help you once they have an understanding of you essentially trying to help yourself more than they're trying to help you. And the only way you're going to try and help yourself is by understanding, getting the knowledge, learning, and doing it." - Seyi Ajirotutu
"Read more and just be a good person. You can do it regardless of the adversity or the triumphs that you have. We all have them. Just keep at it and vet and search for people that can help you out and keep going from there." - Seyi Ajirotutu
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