Building How Brian Duncanson Helped Turn a Napkin Idea Into Spartan Race
Spartan Race started as an idea written on a napkin during a financial crisis. No business plan. Limited money. No guarantee any of it would work. Brian Duncanson, one of the original architects behin...
16 Jun 27min
Down Syndrome, Ironman Triathlons, and Never Quitting: Robert Norris on Doing the Work
A doctor said he needed knee surgery. He said no. Robert Norris is 22 years old, has Down syndrome, and completes Ironman triathlons without a guide. He taught himself to ride a bike, swam with Navy S...
9 Jun 17min
Herb Thompson on Leaving Safety, Owning Your Journey, and Earning the Green Beret
Herb Thompson had already made it. He was Drill Sergeant of the Year, on a clear path to a top enlisted career, and could have stayed where it was safe. He didn't. In this conversation with Joe De Sen...
2 Jun 23min
Four Warriors on Combat, Survival, and What It Takes to Keep Going When Everything Breaks
Nine soldiers in a hilltop position. Rocket-propelled grenades and machine gun fire from every direction. Seven killed. One man left on the radio, calling for help that was not coming. That is where t...
26 Mai 34min
From Crack Binges to Service: Matt Grace on Addiction, Enabling, and the Moment Everything Changed
At 29 years old, Matt Grace weighed 129 pounds and walked into his mother's house after a three-day crack and alcohol binge. She told him that if he was going to die, it would not be in her house. Tha...
19 Mai 19min
From Hallucinations to the Paralympics: Dennis Connors on PTSD, Vulnerability, and Disciplined Recovery
A Marine intelligence collector walked through rocket blasts, absorbed traumatic brain injuries he never reported, and came home to hallucinations so severe he planned to end his own life. Dennis Conn...
13 Mai 25min
Patrick Sweeney on Rowing, Building Companies, and Closing the Belief Gap
Starting a company feels like eating glass for breakfast. Every morning. Olympic rowing hopeful turned five-time founder Patrick Sweeney sits down with Joe De Sena to break down exactly what it takes ...
6 Mai 20min
Zachary Garner on Survival, Service, and High-Stakes Endurance After Near Death
A stiff knee looked like a minor problem. Two days later, it was swelling toward the size of a basketball. Then doctors opened it and found an infection eating him from the inside out. Zachary Garn...
29 Apr 27min
