Guys N' Chai with Kunal Makwana | Grief, Grit & Defying the South Asian Script
Kunal Makwana lost his father at seven. He built his life around what that loss taught him.
In our latest episode of Guys N' Chai, host Ankur Varma sits down with Kunal, founder of KMAK Fitness, and one of the most successful South Asian fitness coaches in the world to talk about everything that came before the business. Growing up across Kenya, Tanzania, and London. Losing his father to lung cancer in six months. Defying his family's expectations to pursue sports when "doctor or lawyer" was the only acceptable answer. And building a company that's now transformed over 3,000 South Asian lives.
Kunal opens up about identity in the diaspora, the immigrant mother who didn't understand his choices until much later, and the question that quietly drives him: what does it mean to live a life that's actually yours?
Plus, his framework on consistency and why fitness doesn't have to be the number one priority in your life to actually work, that anyone trying to build a sustainable practice will want to save.
The real conversation starts where the script ends. Pull up a cup.
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