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Our guest for this month's Feature Friday is Chaz Samuel! Chaz Samuel was born and raised on the island of Antigua. He moved to Halifax in 2018 to pursue a Bachelor’s of Commerce at Saint Mary’s University. From a very young age he fell in love with basketball. He played collegiate basketball at Tyler Junior College in Texas, USA and proudly represented the national basketball team for Antigua.

His love for the sport has grown into a passion for helping young athletes reach their full potential. In 2019, he co-founded No Days Off Apparel Inc., a clothing company created to motivate and inspire people to stay committed to their goals. In 2024, he expanded this vision to No Days Off Fitness Inc., the first and only private basketball facility in Nova Scotia. NDOFitness Inc. consists of a team of dedicated coaches who are passionate about providing a high-quality basketball experience that fosters teamwork, discipline, and dedication. It offers customized training programs, clinics, camps and birthday parties with the overall goal of creating a safe and inclusive space for every athlete to reach their full potential, on and off the court.

Additionally, NDOFitness Inc. strives to showcase the basketball talent in Nova Scotia through social media. Chaz has grown his Instagram account @ndo.fitnesss to over 200,000 followers with the intention to put Nova Scotian athletes on the basketball map. He is constantly finding innovative ways to contribute and giveback to the basketball culture.

It was a pleasure hosting the inspiring Chaz Samuel, Shayna Court-Samuel, and their daughter for our podcast episode this month!

Show notes:

00:00 - Introduction to Chaz and Shayna

6:35 - The origins of No Days Off Fitness

13:30 - How Chaz and Shayna share their entrepreneurial journey together

15:50 - How Shayna’s journey has led her to medical school and beyond

21:15 - Chaz and Shayna on parenthood

27:05 - No Days Off Mentality

32:55 - Advice from Chaz on how to build a business successfully

36:40 - NDO’s business structure

41:40 - Three things an athlete needs to be successful

43:15 - What do Chaz and Shayna think is the biggest takeaway from their entrepreneurial journey so far