Salad With A Side Of Fries Celebrates Five Years With Live Event In NYC

 Have you ever been to a live podcast? Since you're reading this, you're a podcast fan, so the chances are that you've been to at least one live podcasting event.

If so, then you know that live podcasting is exhilarating, dynamic, and codifies the connection between the podcaster and audience. 

I was fortunate enough to attend a live recording of the Salad With A Side Of Fries podcast on July 25, 2024. The live recording was set up at the Civic Hall building -- which is architecturally unique -- in the East Village of Manhattan. 

The occasion was a celebration of five years -- and 490 episodes -- of the Salad With A Side Of Fries podcast. If you're not familiar with the show -- if not, you should definitely listen to it -- here's the show's mission statement: "We’re talking wellness and weight loss for real life, which includes drinking, eating out, and skipping the grocery store. What’s a life without fries and dessert, anyway?!

Every Wednesday we clear up myths, misinformation, bad science & marketing surrounding our nutrition knowledge and the food/diet industry."

I attended with my cousin John, who is a podcast superfan, and arrived early. Jenn was already there and greeted everyone warmly who walked in to the room. 

We were vetted by Jenn's Mom, Judy, who checked the guest list. Her mother, a lovely woman with a bright smile and bubbly personality, exuded pride that she had for her daughter and what's she accomplished.

"Jenn didn't want to work for others," Judy told us. "She wanted to do something special to help others."

"She's found her calling," Judy added.

When it was time for the podcast to start, every attendee was given a swag bag with a branded notebook and even nonalcoholic cocktail, among other items. 

We talked to attendees before the podcast began, and it was clear that the many people there had their life changed by Jenn, her podcast and her life coach business. 

One attendee, Chad, was a clear devotee, with an enthusiasm usually reserved for Taylor Swift. 

The podcast episode was a simple format. Attendees asked questions and Jenn did her best to answer them. As a podcaster, Q&A shows are the most difficult. There's no script, just your knowledge, experience, and wisdom. 

Listening to her answers to audience questions, I realized that Trepeck is special among health and wellness advisors. Unlike others in her field who offer a silver bullet -- 50 pushups a day, don't eat carbs, drink pickle juice -- Trepeck focuses on wellness and weight loss for real life.

Trepeck was quoted in a ShoutOut DFW article: "There are two factors that set me apart. I look at everything I do as how to help others help themselves. It’s about THEM, not about me. My goal is for my clients to NOT need me, and I’ve structured my business in a way that supports this. I think most people in my field sell longer programs or need their clients to be with them for years so they can make money. That’s not how I work."

During the hour-long Q&A, Trepeck shined as host, exuding good humor, a laser focus on the attendees, an affinity for dispelling health myths, and an ability to dissect complex health and wellness issues into digestible nuggets. She even has a regular segment on her podcast called Nutrition Nugget. 

True to her health anthem, Trepeck served attendees salad and, of course, fries. Attendees snacked and chatted with Trepeck after the show.

As a live host, Jenn Trepeck is a natural. She's comfortable in front of an audience with a disarming wit, wide smile that never disappears, and a passion for health and wellness and helping people.

During the live event, Trepeck dispensed health information that isn't complicated, yet still requires dedication of purpose.

Answering one question about losing weight while still drinking alcohol, Trepeck launched into a fascinating explanation of how the liver works, prioritizing toxins like alcohol for immediate breakdown and dispersal. 

Trepeck also questioned the efficacy of "elimination diets," where some macronutrient or food group is banned, and she put a new spin on intermittent fasting and sleep.

After watching Jenn Trepeck in action, I was even more certain that the committee who voted Salad With A Side Of Fries the Best Health & Wellness Independent Podcast last month had definitely chosen the podcast deserving of such an honor. 

Starting, maintaining, and monetizing an independent podcast is a degree of difficulty that perhaps Simone Biles would only attempt on the vault. It requires so much of podcasters like Jenn Trepeck. Sadly, too many fail, but Jenn Trepeck, her podcast, and her life coach business have achieved exit velocity, and safely orbit in the stratosphere of success. 

I highly recommend the Salad With A Side Of Fries podcast and check out Trepeck's membership options. After all, Jenn Trepeck has been challenged like all of us.

“My passion for nutrition and helping others stems from 'kicking my food issues' with my own weight management saga,” says Jenn Trepeck. 

After all, it takes one to know one.

Check out the live episode of Salad With A Side Of Fries on August 21. By the way, the nonalcoholic cocktail was so tasty.