#892 - Kyle Forgeard - The Rise Of NELK, Donald Trump & Global Chaos

Modern Wisdom

Chris Williamson

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 4.6K Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2025

⏱️ 104 minutes

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Kyle Forgeard is a content creator, entrepreneur, and co-founder of NELK. From Canada to global fame, the NELK Boys have become a household name. From pranks and viral videos to building an empire, Kyle and his crew have captured the attention of millions. But how did they rise to such heights, and what was the journey like along the way? Expect to learn what Kyle thinks of Canada at the moment, the biggest differences between living in Miami and LA, Kyle's friendship with Donald Trump, what drives the NELK boys to push the boundaries further, the most revenue Kyle has ever made in a single day, the best way to build a brand today, what Kyle has learned being friends with Dana White, if SteveWillDoit will ever return to NELK YouTube videos and much more… Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with any purchase at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom Get a 20% discount on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom Get a 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom Get the best bloodwork analysis in America at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom Episodes You Might Enjoy: #577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: https://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59 #712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: https://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf #700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: https://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp - Get In Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Trudeau was out. Talk to me.
0:02.0	Right away. We're just getting into it?
0:04.0	Dude, this is it. This is the biggest thing that's happening.
0:06.0	Bro, I feel like we all knew it was going to happen.
0:08.0	But yeah, just to see it finally go down, it's just, it's refreshing.
0:13.0	I mean, like you guys know, I grew up in Canada.
0:17.0	I moved to the States about 10 years ago when I was around 20.
0:22.9	I'm 30 now.
0:24.1	And it's just like the last 10 years, what's happened has just been devastating, honestly.
0:30.1	Like Canada is not the same country that I knew when I was growing up.
0:34.4	How much do you lie at the feet of Trudeau?
0:39.0	What do you mean? How much is it directly, he directly responsible for what's happened? I mean, if you're the commander in chief,
0:43.8	you got to, you got to take some blame for sure. And yeah, I think all Canadians agree. It's just,
0:48.5	it's just a totally different place. How so? I think Canada's just lost its sense of identity a little bit, you know,
0:57.2	I think being a little too politically correct, you know, whether it's not letting people say
1:03.7	Merry Christmas or we have a poppy that people wear every November Remembrance Day, which is
1:09.7	supposed to like support the fallen
1:11.7	troops, just like things that make us Canadian and like little bits of Canadian culture
1:17.8	are just getting lost and stuff like that. There's obviously just, you know, a lot of immigration.
1:24.1	I think immigration could have been done a little better. But yeah, I think we're going to see
1:30.8	something in Canada really good. I'm really optimistic about it. I think you see it's happening all
1:35.9	over the world, right? Not just the U.S. We saw the results of this election. And I think Canada's
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