Jul 20, 2026 · 46 min · 11 segments
In this episode of the YOUR PT POD, James is joined by Humphrey Maddan, founder of Remaker, as we officially announce a new partnership between YOUR PT and Remaker. Remaker is a strength-training…
So what did you learn in the military that's served you well in business? So obviously you're a couple of years into this process now with Remaker.
Yeah.
But what sort of core values and skills did you develop in the military that serve you well
I think actually the best thing I'd take in, because as I say, I wasn't in business before.
I've learned things about the fitness industry, but I wasn't an expert like many of your listeners.
So the thing I think I had come in was just knowing how small teams work, how to... um how to kind of really look after your teammates and um steer them towards a goal um and finally you mentioned the kind of goal setting for your trainers because that's essentially what military leadership is it's rather than getting to the micromanagement of right i want you to do um one two three you say actually i want you to get to three and it's up to to you what what one two are um and here i am to support and help and So I think, so I reflect, probably the most formative time in the military was when I had a team of six or five actually who were sort of dropped off in the jungle by helicopter.
The helicopter came in, jumped off on this ridge line which they cut the trees down so the helicopter could land.
we jumped out and then basically we were under canopy for six weeks and operating as a small team just getting put through different tests and that phase of training was so good because basically there was a lot of people who looked very strong or who looked very competent beforehand but it was where kind of raw the raw kind of human element would come out so how how are you when you're really really tired hungry stressed and how is your call them oppos how's your oppo in that situation as well can you when you look to them are they going to be selfish and kind of pull up the drawbridge are they going to kind of give you a bit of encouragement get you through to the next day and particularly one of those guys still a really close mate but it was it was brutal and that kind of but learning how actually what you look for in others when times are tough is what you know you need to be able to give to others and that was that crucible was a great way to learn it so Yeah, and there's some brutal things which I wouldn't recommend for other companies as well.
You had to do something called slate a mate where you'd list who's the best to worst.
When I first came across your PT at that conference and how you interacted and I think that's big for trainers to look and be able to see, okay, actually, these guys, we can trust them.
And then, obviously, you're in the same space and you're building commercial businesses, but that's kind of the detail.
really appreciate the acknowledgement there, Humphrey, because I believe team culture is critical to any business success.
Yeah.
It seems that we've got some common values on that side.
I'd actually like to explore it maybe a little bit more during the latter stage of the session.
So what did you learn in the military that's served you well in business? So obviously you're a couple of years into this process now with Remaker.
Yeah.
But what sort of core values and skills did you develop in the military that serve you well
I think actually the best thing I'd take in, because as I say, I wasn't in business before.
I've learned things about the fitness industry, but I wasn't an expert like many of your listeners.
So the thing I think I had come in was just knowing how small teams work, how to... um how to kind of really look after your teammates and um steer them towards a goal um and finally you mentioned the kind of goal setting for your trainers because that's essentially what military leadership is it's rather than getting to the micromanagement of right i want you to do um one two three you say actually i want you to get to three and it's up to to you what what one two are um and here i am to support and help and So I think, so I reflect, probably the most formative time in the military was when I had a team of six or five actually who were sort of dropped off in the jungle by helicopter.
The helicopter came in, jumped off on this ridge line which they cut the trees down so the helicopter could land.
we jumped out and then basically we were under canopy for six weeks and operating as a small team just getting put through different tests and that phase of training was so good because basically there was a lot of people who looked very strong or who looked very competent beforehand but it was where kind of raw the raw kind of human element would come out so how how are you when you're really really tired hungry stressed and how is your call them oppos how's your oppo in that situation as well can you when you look to them are they going to be selfish and kind of pull up the drawbridge are they going to kind of give you a bit of encouragement get you through to the next day and particularly one of those guys still a really close mate but it was it was brutal and that kind of but learning how actually what you look for in others when times are tough is what you know you need to be able to give to others and that was that crucible was a great way to learn it so Yeah, and there's some brutal things which I wouldn't recommend for other companies as well.
You had to do something called slate a mate where you'd list who's the best to worst.
When I first came across your PT at that conference and how you interacted and I think that's big for trainers to look and be able to see, okay, actually, these guys, we can trust them.
And then, obviously, you're in the same space and you're building commercial businesses, but that's kind of the detail.
really appreciate the acknowledgement there, Humphrey, because I believe team culture is critical to any business success.
Yeah.
It seems that we've got some common values on that side.
I'd actually like to explore it maybe a little bit more during the latter stage of the session.
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