Team Empire Podcast
Your host Shannon chats to NZ athletes, coaches and influential individuals within the sport of bodybuilding and beyond! With a passion for IFBB and a first time competitor in IFBB Bikini 2023 herself, your host will not shy away from the big questions - discussing mental health, PED’s, what’s missing from the industry and how we can improve.
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Monday Apr 07, 2025
Monday Apr 07, 2025
We’ve been chatting about Chantal jumping onto the podcast for awhile now but there was NO BETTER time than right now. Chantal's another one of my beautiful WOV teammates who I’ve had the pleasure of watching compete many times! We go through her bodybuilding journey, the EPIC 2024 season she had, juggling Motherhood and competing, recent breast augmentation, all of your IG questions aaaaand a Division switch....??-----BUY ME A COFFEE ☕️ #SupportThePodcasthttps://buymeacoffee.com/teamempireSupport the Pod to improve our content! Better podcast quality, improve podcast equipment, high profile podcast guests, travel if required, etc.🎙️ Anyone who buys me a coffee will be added to our IG Close Friends list and we’ll livestream shows and events for this community only! ♡
Shop with our incredible activewear sponsor:www.infiniteaesthetics.co.nzAffiliate Code: EMPIREThank you for supporting the pod and shopping with the best! ♡-----If you're watching on YouTube:Please consider giving us a LIKE and hit SUBSCRIBE to support the pod - TY!If you're listening on Spotify or iHeartRadio:Please consider giving us a ★ rating or review - TY!-----Follow us on IG: @teamempirepodcast Follow NZIFBB on IG: @nzifbb Follow Shannon: @shannonnporterFollow Chantal: @chantxl_-----For #TeamEmpire 1:1 Lifestyle or Competition Prep Coaching with Shannon:www.empirecoachingteam.comshan@empirecoachingteam.comwww.instagram.com/empirecoachingteam-----#SupportYourSport #IFBB #NZIFBBThank you for watching!
Monday Mar 24, 2025
Monday Mar 24, 2025
It was time to get one of the Open guys back on the pod - and who better than the HIGHLY requested, Richard Parnham. I’m most nervous to reach out to the Open Bodybuilders about coming on the pod - but Richard has been nothing but a legend and it was an awesome chat. It was really cool to learn about Richard and how he got to where he is today, the challenges, the triumphs, where to next and of course we had to chat about the wonderful Grace Hodgins - Richard’s partner and incredible athlete - who's changing Divisions?! Don’t miss this episode!-----BUY ME A COFFEE ☕️ #SupportThePodcasthttps://buymeacoffee.com/teamempire
Support the Pod to improve our content! Better podcast quality, improve podcast equipment, high profile podcast guests, travel if required, etc.🎙️ Anyone who buys me a coffee will be added to our IG Close Friends list and we’ll livestream shows and events for this community only! ♡
Shop with our incredible activewear sponsor:www.infiniteaesthetics.co.nzAffiliate Code: EMPIREThank you for supporting the pod and shopping with the best! ♡-----If you're watching on YouTube:Please consider giving us a LIKE and hit SUBSCRIBE to support the pod - TY!If you're listening on Spotify or iHeartRadio:Please consider giving us a ★ rating or review - TY!-----Follow us on IG: @teamempirepodcast Follow NZIFBB on IG: @nzifbb Follow Shannon: @shannonnporterFollow Dan: @dan_sharplin-----For #TeamEmpire 1:1 Lifestyle or Competition Prep Coaching with Shannon:www.empirecoachingteam.comshan@empirecoachingteam.comwww.instagram.com/empirecoachingteam
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Sunday Mar 09, 2025
Sunday Mar 09, 2025
It was in the works for awhile! But we did it - IFBB Bikini Pro and Posing Coach, Emily Sullivan! We went through a wide range of topics together in this episode. Such as the usuals of course: Emilys journey into bodybuilding, going Pro, Pro debut plans, current training and nutrition, posing, etc. And then a deeper topic that is something we'll be addressing more often on this podcast - women feeling unsafe or uncomfortable in the gym - or anywhere. I've created a project called @defendhernz (see more info below) and Emily was kind and brave enough to dive into a very recent, real and raw experience she has faced around this very topic! This is more common that we'd like to think so creating a community for women to share tips, advice and have each others backs is important. Thank you for opening up Emily!!
Follow @defendhernz on Instagram for more information as this community (slowly) builds. Thank you for your support!-----BUY ME A COFFEE ☕️ #SupportThePodcasthttps://buymeacoffee.com/teamempireSupport the Pod to improve our content! Better podcast quality, improve podcast equipment, high profile podcast guests, travel if required, etc.🎙️ Anyone who buys me a coffee will be added to our IG Close Friends list and we’ll livestream shows and events for this community only! ♡-----Shop with our activewear sponsor:www.infiniteaesthetics.co.nzAffiliate Code: EMPIREThank you for supporting the pod and shopping with the best! ♡-----If you're watching on YouTube:Please consider giving us a LIKE and hit SUBSCRIBE to support the pod - TY!If you're listening on Spotify or iHeartRadio:Please consider giving us a ★ rating or review - TY!-----Follow us on IG: @teamempirepodcast Follow NZIFBB on IG: @nzifbb Follow Emily: @emily_ifbbpro -----For #TeamEmpire 1:1 Lifestyle or Competition Prep Coaching with Shannon:www.empirecoachingteam.comshan@empirecoachingteam.comwww.instagram.com/empirecoachingteam-----#SupportYourSport #IFBB #NZIFBBThank you for watching!
Tuesday Feb 18, 2025
Tuesday Feb 18, 2025
She's back!! My good friend and Team Empire Wellness Athlete - Bekah Robertson. We recap her 2nd season competing in the NZIFBB Wellness Division last year. Couldn't be more proud of Bekah and the improvements and gains we made over a few months growth period - competing season to season is difficult, so we go over the details of making this happen! Also proud of Bekah for holding herself with grace and kindness throughout her journey and treating other athletes kindly and with respect. Always proud of my Team and how they represent themselves - and me ♡-----BUY ME A COFFEE ☕️ #SupportThePodcasthttps://buymeacoffee.com/teamempireSupport the Pod to improve our content! Better podcast quality, improve podcast equipment, high profile podcast guests, travel if required, etc.🎙️ Anyone who buys me a coffee will be added to our IG Close Friends list and we’ll livestream shows and events for this community only! ♡-----Shop with our activewear sponsor:www.infiniteaesthetics.co.nzAffiliate Code: EMPIREThank you for supporting the pod and shopping with the best! ♡-----If you're watching on YouTube:Please consider giving us a LIKE and hit SUBSCRIBE to support the pod - TY!If you're listening on Spotify or iHeartRadio:Please consider giving us a ★ rating or review - TY!-----Follow us on IG: @teamempirepodcast Follow NZIFBB on IG: @nzifbb Follow Bekah: @bekahrobertson -----For #TeamEmpire 1:1 Lifestyle or Competition Prep Coaching with Shannon:www.empirecoachingteam.comshan@empirecoachingteam.comwww.instagram.com/empirecoachingteam-----#SupportYourSport #IFBB #NZIFBBThank you for watching!
Sunday Feb 16, 2025
Sunday Feb 16, 2025
Another one of the incredible Wellness athletes on the NZIFBB stage - TJ!We chatted about her entire journey through bodybuilding including: starting off in a different Division, competing and prepping alongside her husband, thoughts on her 2024 season, future plans for competing, training, nutrition, PED pressure while competing as a natty wellness athlete, ALL of your IG questions and a whole lot more!!-----BUY ME A COFFEE ☕️ #SupportThePodcasthttps://buymeacoffee.com/teamempireSupport the Pod to improve our content! Better podcast quality, improve podcast equipment, high profile podcast guests, travel if required, etc.🎙️ Anyone who buys me a coffee will be added to our IG Close Friends list and we’ll livestream shows and events for this community only! ♡-----Shop with our activewear sponsor:www.infiniteaesthetics.co.nzAffiliate Code: EMPIREThank you for supporting the pod and shopping with the best! ♡-----If you're watching on YouTube:Please consider giving us a LIKE and hit SUBSCRIBE to support the pod - TY!If you're listening on Spotify or iHeartRadio:Please consider giving us a ★ rating or review - TY!-----Follow us on IG: @teamempirepodcast Follow NZIFBB on IG: @nzifbb Follow Tay-Jana: @thund.er_thighs-----For #TeamEmpire 1:1 Lifestyle or Competition Prep Coaching with Shannon:www.empirecoachingteam.comshan@empirecoachingteam.comwww.instagram.com/empirecoachingteam-----#SupportYourSport #IFBB #NZIFBBThank you for watching!
Sunday Feb 09, 2025
Sunday Feb 09, 2025
One of those guys on the cusp of getting his Pro Card and has come back year after year looking better and BETTER - Mr South Island and Classic Physique Champ, Tyrone Tomlinson. We chat about his competing goals (is this his year?), balancing two sports at a high level (bodybuilding and powerlifting), training, working with his new Coach, nutrition, answering all of your Instagram questions and everything in between!-----BUY ME A COFFEE ☕️ #SupportThePodcasthttps://buymeacoffee.com/teamempireSupport the Pod to improve our content! Better podcast quality, improve podcast equipment, high profile podcast guests, travel if required, etc.🎙️ Anyone who buys me a coffee will be added to our IG Close Friends list and we’ll livestream shows and events for this community only! ♡-----Shop with our activewear sponsor:www.infiniteaesthetics.co.nzAffiliate Code: EMPIREThank you for supporting the pod and shopping with the best! ♡-----If you're watching on YouTube:Please consider giving us a LIKE and hit SUBSCRIBE to support the pod - TY!If you're listening on Spotify or iHeartRadio:Please consider giving us a ★ rating or review - TY!-----Follow us on IG: @teamempirepodcast Follow NZIFBB on IG: @nzifbb Follow Shannon: @shannonnporterFollow Tyrone: @tyrone_lt-----For #TeamEmpire 1:1 Lifestyle or Competition Prep Coaching with Shannon:www.empirecoachingteam.comshan@empirecoachingteam.comwww.instagram.com/empirecoachingteam-----#SupportYourSport #IFBB #NZIFBBThank you for watching!
Thursday Jan 30, 2025
Thursday Jan 30, 2025
Another one of my amazing Worthy of Victory teammates (there’s PLENTY of them), and the first athlete that comes to mind when I think “who has done an amazing job moving from Bikini to Wellness?” - definitely Dom! Nailed it.We’re going to talk ALL about her transition into the extremely difficult Division of Wellness - naturally might I add. But we’re also going to chat about Dom’s entire journey into bodybuilding, balancing Mum life with everything else, your IG questions, her 2025 plans and so much more!-----BUY ME A COFFEE ☕️ #SupportThePodcasthttps://buymeacoffee.com/teamempireSupport the Pod to improve our content! Better podcast quality, improve podcast equipment, high profile podcast guests, travel if required, etc.🎙️ Anyone who buys me a coffee will be added to our IG Close Friends list and we’ll livestream shows and events for this community only! ♡-----Shop with our activewear sponsor:www.infiniteaesthetics.co.nzAffiliate Code: EMPIREThank you for supporting the pod and shopping with the best! ♡-----If you're watching on YouTube:Please consider giving us a LIKE and hit SUBSCRIBE to support the pod - TY!If you're listening on Spotify or iHeartRadio:Please consider giving us a ★ rating or review - TY!-----Follow us on IG: @teamempirepodcast Follow NZIFBB on IG: @nzifbb Follow Shannon: @shannonnporterFollow Dom: @fitter__at30-----For #TeamEmpire 1:1 Lifestyle or Competition Prep Coaching with Shannon:www.empirecoachingteam.comshan@empirecoachingteam.comwww.instagram.com/empirecoachingteam-----#SupportYourSport #IFBB #NZIFBBThank you for watching!
Monday Jan 27, 2025
Monday Jan 27, 2025
It was about time we chatted TO the champ that we chat so much ABOUT on this podcast! Mens Physique Athlete and the guy who's knocking on that Pro Cards door - Akira Asano. First of all, his name is like a Superhero name and his physique is much the same! Akira's not only got one of the most dangerous physiques in the MP Division but he's also one of the nicest, down to earth, self-aware and genuine dudes I've met in this sport. So what does 2025 have in store for Akira? He's on a new team?? And is this his year for that big W?-----BUY ME A COFFEE ☕️ #SupportThePodcasthttps://buymeacoffee.com/teamempireSupport the Pod to improve our content! Better podcast quality, improve podcast equipment, high profile podcast guests, travel if required, etc.🎙️ Anyone who buys me a coffee will be added to our IG Close Friends list and we’ll livestream shows and events for this community only! ♡-----Shop with our activewear sponsor:www.infiniteaesthetics.co.nzAffiliate Code: EMPIREThank you for supporting the pod and shopping with the best! ♡-----If you're watching on YouTube:Please consider giving us a LIKE and hit SUBSCRIBE to support the pod - TY!If you're listening on Spotify or iHeartRadio:Please consider giving us a ★ rating or review - TY!-----Follow us on IG: @teamempirepodcast Follow NZIFBB on IG: @nzifbb Follow Shannon: @shannonnporterFollow Akira: @akiraxasanoAkira's Coaching: @Teamasanophysiques -----For #TeamEmpire 1:1 Lifestyle or Competition Prep Coaching with Shannon:www.empirecoachingteam.comshan@empirecoachingteam.comwww.instagram.com/empirecoachingteam-----#SupportYourSport #IFBB #NZIFBBThank you for watching!
Saturday Jan 25, 2025
Saturday Jan 25, 2025
Round 3 with Jordan Earl! It was time to chat to Jordan again about what he's been up to since our last episode together (April 2024) and a lot has happened! Jordan was the Coach in NZ with the most Pro Card wins for his athletes so of course we had to go over his feelings and thoughts for the 2024 NZIFBB season - as well as introducing a new game "Red Flag / Green Flag - Coach's Edition", your instagram questions, this or that, his plans for 2025 and a whole lot more!-----BUY ME A COFFEE ☕️ #SupportThePodcasthttps://buymeacoffee.com/teamempireSupport the Pod to improve our content! Better podcast quality, improve podcast equipment, high profile podcast guests, travel if required, etc.🎙️ Anyone who buys me a coffee will be added to our IG Close Friends list and we’ll livestream shows and events for this community only! ♡-----Shop with our activewear sponsor:www.infiniteaesthetics.co.nzAffiliate Code: EMPIREThank you for supporting the pod and shopping with the best! ♡-----If you're watching on YouTube:Please consider giving us a LIKE and hit SUBSCRIBE to support the pod - TY!If you're listening on Spotify or iHeartRadio:Please consider giving us a ★ rating or review - TY!-----Follow us on IG: @teamempirepodcast Follow NZIFBB on IG: @nzifbb Follow Shannon: @shannonnporterFollow Jordan: @jordan_earl_fitness-----For #TeamEmpire 1:1 Lifestyle or Competition Prep Coaching with Shannon:www.empirecoachingteam.comshan@empirecoachingteam.comwww.instagram.com/empirecoachingteam-----#SupportYourSport #IFBB #NZIFBBThank you for watching!
Thursday Jan 23, 2025
Thursday Jan 23, 2025
She’s our newest NZ IFBB Womens Physique Pro and has been a highly requested guest - Monica Cunningham. We go back through Monica’s journey into bodybuilding, training, posing, your instagram questions and a whole lot more! Even better: we’ve already got a part two in the works diving into the darker depths of bodybuilding - definitely stay tuned!!-----BUY ME A COFFEE ☕️ #SupportThePodcasthttps://buymeacoffee.com/teamempireSupport the Pod to improve our content! Better podcast quality, improve podcast equipment, high profile podcast guests, travel if required, etc.🎙️ Anyone who buys me a coffee will be added to our IG Close Friends list and we’ll livestream shows and events for this community only! ♡-----Shop with our activewear sponsor:www.infiniteaesthetics.co.nzAffiliate Code: EMPIREThank you for supporting the pod and shopping with the best! ♡-----If you're watching on YouTube:Please consider giving us a LIKE and hit SUBSCRIBE to support the pod - TY!If you're listening on Spotify or iHeartRadio:Please consider giving us a ★ rating or review - TY!-----Follow us on IG: @teamempirepodcast Follow NZIFBB on IG: @nzifbb Follow Shannon: @shannonnporterFollow Monica: @monzeekee-----For #TeamEmpire 1:1 Lifestyle or Competition Prep Coaching with Shannon:www.empirecoachingteam.comshan@empirecoachingteam.comwww.instagram.com/empirecoachingteam-----#SupportYourSport #IFBB #NZIFBBThank you for watching!