Balanced Bartender
Stay healthy, Bar Meisters
Byron Nash's Shot In The Dark
Recipe:
- 1 part Jägermeister Cold Brew Coffee
- 1 part Irish cream
- Caramel rim
Glass: Shot glass
Method: Make sure all components are cold, rim the glass, then layer caramel first followed by Irish cream, Jägermeister Cold Brew Coffee and serve.
Byron Nash is a charismatic, tenacious, and well-known personal trainer, life coach, and musician with a reputation for his relentless work ethic.
While Byron has made a name for himself as a sort of “Modern Day Renaissance Man” capable of many things, his journey to get here has been anything but smooth sailing. Byron was raised by a single mother with two siblings.
While he admired his mother’s work ethic, intelligence style, and charisma, he was also forced to grow up faster than most kids due to his mother’s substance use disorder. Enduring eviction, poverty-stricken circumstances, and instability took an enormous toll on Byron’s emotional and mental state. Over time, Byron’s grades declined, and at 17, he dropped out of high school, and by 18, he became a single parent. While adoption was considered, he made the decision to raise his son on his own. His life was out of control and messy, but he used his challenges and newfound fatherhood to motivate him and drive him towards success.
Through these difficult circumstances, Byron has evolved into the man he is today. Through the years of single parenting and constant hustling, Byron has developed a reputation as a high-achieving, a goal-oriented individual determined to succeed in any realm he focuses on with endless energy and a contagiously positive attitude.
For 20+ years, Byron worked hard, created heavily, and paid his dues coming up in the music and service industry. He cleverly tied the two industries together. Through his savvy networking skills, in time, he became almost Omnipresent—becoming a face everyone knew and wanted to work with.
As an experienced bartender, Byron cultivated his unique ability to connect with people from all walks of life. Even though his popularity, skills, and wallet grew, he was beginning to become unfulfilled inside. He wanted something more, something deeper. Byron was forced to pivot through the pandemic, trading in his bar life for barbells.
An unexpected fire at Byron’s place of work left him unemployed, stressed out, and depressed. He was still working out and going to the gym regularly, but his personal life was in shambles. At his lowest point, his CrossFit coach suggested the idea that Byron’s tenacity and ability to motivate others would make him an incredible coach and a powerful asset to the community.
Byron jumped in with both feet. As a testament to his perseverance, Byron started training others while juggling six jobs at the same time, creating a steady roster of fitness clients. When the pandemic hit, most of the industries Byron was involved with came to a screeching halt.
Instead of crumbling, Byron redirected his entire life, educating himself on topics ranging from finance to music production through books, classes, podcasts, and more. During this time, Byron decided to pursue fitness and health full time, and DUYA (Don’t Underestimate Your Ability) Wellness was born.
Now Byron is not only training individuals and corporate clients but sharing his story to help motivate others. While a waiting list to work with Byron is forming, he is just getting started.
IG: @duya_wellness
Website: Duya Wellness
Amie Ward is a Veteran Bartender, exercise physiologist and has been outspoken on her fellow service industry members' health and wellness. When she is not pulling trucks and training for Strongwoman competitions, you can find Amie appreciating the finer things in life like Jägermeister.
IG: @thehealthtender
Website: The Healthtender
