Anna Cressey

I often remind our young athletes and parents that the overwhelming majority of our clients won't go on to make life-changing money playing professional sports, but that all of them can learn a ton of life lessons in the gym and leverage their time at @CresseySP to foster a favorable long-term relationship with exercise. I'm not sure there's a better CSP client example than @SahilBloom, who was a #CSPFamily OG; he was there the day we opened in 2007. From day one, he was insanely locked in with his preparation. Every rep was tracked, and at a time when he could have been content to be the big fish in a small pond of Massachusetts baseball players, he didn't hesitate to jump into the deep end, training alongside pro players all through high school and college. He went on to pitch for (and captain) the Stanford Baseball team and earned his master's degree, then moved on to private equity and started his own venture capital fund on top of a collection of other shrewd investments. Sahil became a NY Times Best-Seller for "The 5 Types of Wealth," and recently started Wild Roman, a natural skincare company that's turning a lot of heads for all the right reasons. And, he's in heavy demand for speaking engagements. All the while, Sahil still trains hard and regularly. I've often said that exercise is somewhat of a "North Star" for a lot of spouses/parents, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders. It teaches you to "embrace the suck" and work through challenging things. And, it's there for blowing off steam, celebrating when you're feeling good, and also kicking out endorphins to make you creative and fun to be around; the trickle-down effect of exercise is as much mental as it is physical. Damn proud of you, buddy. Thanks for the morning lift - and 19 years of friendship.