Travis Trinh transforms from a sheltered, introverted kid to an extroverted nerd who embraces fitness, cosplay, and engineering with equal passion. His journey shows how anime influences, leadership experiences, and the Cobra Kai philosophy of "Strike first, strike hard, no mercy" can shape a fulfilling life.

• Growing up in a sheltered environment in Santa Clarita before attending UCSB
• Evolution from introvert to extrovert through college experiences and leadership roles
• Finding his path as a manufacturing engineering supervisor after initially wanting to "make cool stuff"
• Starting the first K-pop dance team at UCSB
• Bowling a perfect 300 game after consistent practice and professional coaching
• Using anime philosophy from Dragon Ball and others as life inspiration
• Applying the Cobra Kai motto as a framework for proactive living and personal growth
• Breaking down fitness and nutrition to simple mathematics: "It's just numbers"
• Achieving 10-11% overall body fat through calorie tracking and consistent workouts
• Approaching cosplay with creativity and fitness to bring characters to life
• Finding success through consistency rather than complicated systems

Don't be scared to pursue what you want to do. Failure is not going to kill you, it's just going to make you stronger. Keep life simple and just go for it.

Guest bio:
Travis Trinh, the closet nerd who grew into an extroverted nerd! Travis is also an anime, cosplay, fitness, and bowling enthusiast.

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Links/resources:

• Seventeen - Rock With You w/ Untitled (dance cover)
• Seventeen - Super w/ Untitled (dance cover)
• Pokemon TCG Live (website)
• Rent-A-Girlfriend (anime - wikipedia)

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