Why a Dental Professor Chose to Be the Worst Guy in the Gym - Todd Schoenbaum - EP 283

In Episode 282, Asher sits down with Todd Schoenbaum — a dentist and professor at Augusta University's dental school — for a conversation that moves from career reinvention to dental ethics to why a room full of people who can beat you up might be exactly what you need.

Todd talks about growing up in the LA suburbs, years of competitive cycling in Long Beach and Venice Beach, and the winding road from "I thought I'd be an engineer, then an artist, then a philosopher" to dentistry and eventually teaching — which he now calls the best part of his week. He gets candid about over-treatment in dentistry, why it's a systemic issue rather than a "corporate vs. solo practice" one, and why a second (or third) opinion never hurts.

Then the conversation turns to Augusta Jiu-Jitsu Academy, where Todd and Asher first met. Todd shares how a stalled cycling career and a cold Augusta winter led him to the mat instead of the boxing gym, and why being a total beginner again — after years of expertise in his actual profession — has become one of the best parts of his life.