{"podcast":{"title":"The Strong New York Podcast","slug":"the-strong-new-york-podcast-6922708","podcast_index_feed_id":6922708,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/strong-as-fuck-podcast","website_url":"http://strongnewyork.com","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/kcc3jiUZeOZHo5FKG7jNjVmrlpBNyUeKaHTxcYNlboA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83ODY5/ODY1MDY4ZWQyNzg0/OWQxOThmY2JlMTc3/MDExOC5qcGc.jpg","author":"Kenny Santucci","episode_count":86,"summary":"Being STRONG is more than just how much weight you can lift. The Strong New York Podcast is dedicated to inspiring you to become your strongest self- in the gym, in business, in relationships and in life. Join Kenny as he sits down with his strong as fuck buddies and shoots the shit on what it takes to be strong willed, strong minded and physically strong. Season one features everyone from entrepreneurs and local business owners to doctors and industry leaders in the fitness and wellness space. With over a decade of experience, Kenny Santucci has made himself known as one of New York City’s top trainers and a thought leader in the health and wellness industry. After transforming his life at 15 years old through fitness, Kenny made it his mission to transform the lives of those around him. Kenny has trained some of Hollywood’s biggest stars, including Jon Bon Jovi, Liev Schreiber, and Frank Ocean, and has been tapped as a fitness expert sharing his training approach with Men’s Health, Men’s Journal, Runner's World, SHAPE, Well+Good, among other publications. Kenny is the creator of STRONG New York, NYC's only Health and Fitness Expo. Strong New York is an immersive day of workouts,…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T00:17:47.692514+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strong-new-york-podcast-6922708"},"episode":{"title":"Everything You Know About Renting is Wrong with Sam Bakhshandehpour","slug":"everything-you-know-about-renting-is-wrong-with-sam-bakhshandehpour","published_at":"2026-07-29T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strong-new-york-podcast-6922708/everything-you-know-about-renting-is-wrong-with-sam-bakhshandehpour","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strong-new-york-podcast-6922708","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/4dc70a1b","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/4dc70a1b/6f4085c3.mp3","summary":"This week on Strong New York Podcast, Kenny sits down with Sam Bakhshandehpour, President of Merchants at Bilt, the platform that turned paying rent — historically \"the worst day of the month\" — into a rewards-earning, community-building experience. Sam's story starts long before Bilt: fleeing Iran with his mother at age 6 during the revolution, believing his father had been executed, then rebuilding a life from nothing in America. That immigrant grit carried him through decades in hospitality — running 80+ hotels and 50+ restaurants, including time at the Ritz-Carlton — before he came in-house at Bilt to help build what he calls a \"B2B2C\" neighborhood commerce network connecting your home, your merchants, and your travel into one loyalty ecosystem. In this episode, Kenny and Sam get into: What Bilt actually is (hint: it's not just a credit card) and how it evolved from a rent-rewards program to a full lifestyle platform Why one in four apartment buildings in the U.S. — and over 100,000 mortgages a week — are now on the Bilt network How Bilt's AI concierge orchestrates everything from dinner reservations to Lyft rides to gym check-ins The hospitality lessons Sam learned running nightlife, restaurants, and hotels — and what \"the gold standard\" of hospitality really means Why merchants are racing to connect with new tenants the moment they move in Bilt's next frontier: health and wellness, HSA/FSA integration, and Sam's vision for AI-personalized nutrition and recovery Building real community in a hyper-connected, increasingly isolated world If you've ever wondered how your rent, your credit card, and your neighborhood favorite restaurant are all quietly becoming part of the same ecosystem — this one's for you. 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