Team Empire Podcast

#87 Georgia Pettersson | IFBB Bikini Athlete | 2 x IFBB seasons before 20yo, insta Q's, what's next?

The highly requested guest.... Georgia Pettersson. AKA: G, Little G, G.Pett and Moes Muscles Bikini Champ! It was about time I chatted to G - and it was fun to dive into her entire journey. Including starting competing at just 18 years old, awarded the Moes Muscles Bikini champ, 2025 plans, IG questions and so much more! Oh and of course we had to chat about the freshly announced NZ Bikini Pro Show!-----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 Georgia: @g.pett -----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!

#86 Becky Hawthorne | IFBB Bikini & Team Empire Athlete | her 1st szn, wins/struggles & what's next?

Introducing the very first Team Empire IFBB Bikini Athlete - Becky Hawthorne! Your Host Shan is also a Coach and Becky was the first Bikini gal representing Team Empire to the stage. And she smashed it to say the least! It was great to go back through Becky's journey and hear all about it from her perspective start to finish. We chatted about the entire muscle building process before leading into prep, the prep process, the struggle of reverse dieting, Becky's thoughts on the Fit Model Division (will she be switching?!), her posing journey with Rhi, her Pro Card aspirations and 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 Becky: @beckybulks -----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!

#85 Kate Carroll | IFBB Bikini Pro, Olympian & Posing Coach | her first Olympia, 2025 plans & more!

Blessed enough to have a FOURTH episode to bring to you all with the queen Kate Carroll!! We have quite a series going on and I'm here for it! Apparently you are too based on the stats from 2024 😮‍💨During this episode we're chatting about Kate's first Olympia experience - and everything involved! Such as: the ENTIRE trip, thoughts on her placing/judging, backstage, challenges she faced etc. And there was a lot of other goodies to chat about too - such as: answering all of your IG questions, the new Fit Model Division, our NZIFBB 2024 season, her upcoming Pro Tour plans & a WHOLE lot more!
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#84 Frank & Shan 2024 Wrap-Up - the new Division, your fave new Pro's, predictions for 2025 & more!

THE FULL 2024 WRAP-UP EPISODE 🎙️ is now up on our YouTube and Spotify!!Wrapping up everything that happened in 2024 including: chatting about the new Fit Model Division, our thoughts on the year, Frank drops a HUGE announcement, predictions and plans for 2025, what’s next and of course the SURVEY RESULTS provided by you! We share what YOU thought - such as: who displayed the best posing, most deserving Pro Card wins and even if you thought the judges got it wrong (or right!)
Lots of exciting chats in this episode! It was a lot of fun! Thank you Frank and thank you EVERYONE for such an awesome year in 2024.
LFG 2025 🚀-----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! ♡
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#83 NZIFBB Moes Muscles Wrap-Up with Frank Carroll | Regional and Pro Show Placings, highlights, etc

It’s the FINAL show of 2024 for NZIFBB and it was an awesome way to complete the year! There was a full Regional Show which qualifies those competitors for the 2025 NZIFBB Nationals. There was also a Pro Show for Classic Physique and Mens Physique! What a show!! A lot to cover!A huge CONGRATULATIONS to the Overall and Olympia Qualifier Winners! 🏆-----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 Frank: @frank_carroll-----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!

#82 Dean & Jasmine | IFBB Pros, Coach's, Olympian | getting engaged, Pro Debut, Olympia Debut & more

They’re back from the Olympia, the IFBB season’s over and I managed to steal an hour of their time to chat about the year. And WHAT A YEAR it was!! Kicking it off by getting engaged, the USA Pro Tour, Jasmine receiving her O qualification, competing at the O, clients competing & so much more!
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#81 Dom Fonoti | NZIFBB Bodybuilding Athlete | the journey, taking a loss and what's next?!

It had to be done! A very highly requested guest and one of my fave NZ Bodybuilding Athletes, Dom Fonoti! We’re chatting about his season, how bodybuilding started for him, all about training, posing how he picks his trunk colours and so much more! VERY excited to see what Dom does next in our sport - I have no doubt he'll be back to DOMinate when the time suits 😎 thanks for your time and opportunity to chat Dom!! 🖤
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#80 Aimee Laing | NZIFBB Bikini Masters Champ | winning Masters, her journey, binge eating & more!

Your NZIFBBBikini Masters Champ, my WOV teammate and all round great gal, Aimee Laing. We chatted about winning Masters, her two seasons competing and the growth in between, (trigger warning) binge eating and disordered eating and so much more!!! We dive deep early on in this episode so be ready for some real talk ♡ and thank you once again for your time Aimee!!
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#79 Jen Lowrey | NZ's newest IFBB Figure Pro | Jen's journey to Pro in her FIRST season, whats next?

NZ’s newest IFBB Figure Pro, Jen Lowrey! Chatting about going Pro in her debut season with IFBB, switching between types of training, staying disciplined, posing, goals going forward and of course, what’s next!? Thanks for your time to chat Jen, so great to meet you and very excited to see what impact you continue to make in the world of bodybuilding! 
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#78 Isaac Newman | NZ's newest IFBB Mens Physique Pro | CP or MP going forward? Pro Debut date?

From South Island Champs Mens Physique Overall winner - to NZ’s newest IFBB Mens Physique Pro - Isaac Newman! We chatted about his two Divisions (Classic Physique and Mens Physique) and which one he will pursue, the whole journey into bodybuilding and becoming a Pro, changing sport from rugby to bodybuilding and of course - when will his Pro debut be?
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