Ian Smith.

Most people know me from 2020 — the gym owner in New Jersey who refused to close during the lockdowns. Tucker Carlson, Fox News, CNN, the arrests, the fines, the barricades. For a while it was the biggest story in the country. Hell, it was even international. The Republican Party treated me like a golden boy — invited me to CPAC, put me on every stage, paraded me around as the face of small business defiance. I ran for Congress in New Jersey's 3rd District. Then I started asking the wrong questions, and they didn't like that.

I came from humble beginnings. Single mother who sacrificed everything and a father who wasn't around. By 21, I was in prison. 5 long years, but I rebuilt myself through training, discipline, and people who refused to give up on me. The gym was never the beginning of my story — it was the middle. And 2020 wasn't the climax. It was a fight that needed fighting, and I fought it. But I'm not interested in being the guy who peaked during a pandemic or the guy that went to prison.

Today I live in Saint Augustine, Florida. I'm a partner and CMO at Summit Rejuvenation, one of the fastest-growing hormone optimization clinics in the country — Missouri, Jacksonville, and 50-state telehealth. I'm a partner at Recovery CBD. I'm a 1st Phorm sponsored athlete. I am the self-published author of Find Your Hill, rated 4.8 stars on Amazon — a book about my life and the lessons I've learned along the way.

I coach people one-on-one, online and in my own gym here in Saint Augustine. It's the work I was put here to do and I'm damn good at it. The people I've worked with have dropped 100 pounds, competed in strongman, completed Ironmans, started businesses, and completely changed the trajectory of their lives. The only requirement is that you're willing to do the work.

I speak at events across the country. I train at Full Spectrum Warrior. I'm a father. And every morning I wake up next to a life I built from nothing and ask myself the same question: what's next?