Grant Cardone, Gary Brecka seek mediation in business breakup lawsuit

High-profile social media stars and former business partners Grant Cardone and Gary Brecka agreed to mediation to address a federal lawsuit filed by Cardone Ventures.

Both sides informed the Southern District of Florida court Friday that they have selected Harry R. Schafer of Esquibel Communications Co. as mediator. They are scheduled for a Zoom session on August 26 and must brief the court on progress within seven days afterward, Chief Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga ruled.

Altonaga previously scheduled a two-week trial date to begin Feb. 23, 2026.

A $100 million defamation lawsuit filed by Brecka and his wife Sage Workinger in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida remains active. A May 1 hearing is scheduled on a motion to dismiss filed by Elena Cardone, wife of Grant Cardone.

Brecka and Workinger filed their lawsuits the day after Christmas. That same day, Cardone Ventures filed the federal lawsuit against Brecka and Workinger. All involved are popular social media personalities who joined forces in 10X Health System, a wellness company that uses data-driven strategies to improve human health and longevity.

The dueling lawsuits followed a parting of the ways for the two men, which culminated with Grant Cardone and Brandon Dawson firing Brecka from 10X Health Nov. 5, 2024. 10X Health System is a wellness company that uses data-driven strategies to improve human health and longevity.

In their initial lawsuit, Cardone Ventures alleged that Brecka and Workinger engaged in trademark infringement and unfair competition in violation of Florida law. In addition to trademark protections and damages, the Cardone lawsuit asked the court for a "clawback of the tens of millions of dollars paid to Brecka and Workinger."

Among allegations in the lawsuit, Cardone claims Brecka was "siphoning business to his daughter Madison Brecka and her limited liability company to service 10X Health clientele and potential clientele," and misappropriated and redirected other 10X Health contacts, resources and clients or potential clients.

Likewise, Cardone claims Brecka sold competing products under the “Ultimate Human” brand, and infringed upon a registered trademark owned by a medical doctor introduced to him by 10X Health.

Disputed video clip

Brecka and Workinger countered with a defamation lawsuit in reference to a November Instagram clip shared by Elena Cardone. The video clip of Brecka and Sean "Diddy" Coombs, a prior 10X Health client, was shared with her more than 688,000 Instagram followers.

Elena Cardone posted the clip after Brecka and Workinger left 10X Health and added the comment, "boy bye!" the lawsuit claims.

In her motion to dismiss, Elena Cardone notes that "Workinger herself published the content first alluding to the 'relationship' between the Plaintiffs and Mr. Combs." Workinger added that the couple has "no connections to [Sean Combs] beyond helping him for a short time on his health journey with 10X Health” through her comment on the Instagram post, the motion adds.

Cardone declined to post a comment on Workinger’s Combs comment and then deleted the Instagram post, the motion says.

Brecka refers to himself as "a renowned biohacker and longevity expert" with over two decades of experience in analyzing human biomarkers, including as a mortality-modeling expert in the insurance industry.

Brecka had been the president and managing principal of Life Asset Group (LAG), located in Miami Beach, FL. LAG dealt exclusively in the life settlement market, primarily in a brokerage capacity. Previously, he was the founder of a broker-dealership.

He left the insurance industry to pursue other health opportunities, and in 2017 partnered with Workinger to start the health and wellness companies Streamline Medical Group Naples and Streamline Wellness.

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