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EPISODE · Feb 23, 2026 · 51 MIN

From Green Beret to Brotherhood Leader | What Breaks Most Men?

from The Dr. Pena Podcast - The Performance Standard · host Christien Pena, MD

If you fear excellence, swipe away now.Today I sit down with Jeremy McWilliams a former Green Beret, combat veteran, entrepreneur, husband, and leader inside the Rise Up Kings community. A man who went through Special Forces selection, survived combat in Afghanistan, took grenades on a rooftop, and was dragged to a helicopter by a brother who refused to leave him behind.This is not a war story.This is a leadership story.We break down what Special Forces selection actually tests and why it is not your size, your strength, or your ego that determines whether you make it. It is what is between your ears. We talk about pressure, brotherhood, vulnerability, marriage, business, discipline, and why comfort is quietly crushing modern men.Jeremy shares what it means to be known, to build a marriage that survives ambition, to build businesses with your wife, and why radical change is sometimes the only way forward.Most men are not at rock bottom.They are sedated by comfort.The loan of comfort has an interest rate that is crushing.If you are a man over 30 building a family, building a business, building a life that matters, this conversation will challenge you.Apply to work with me - https://covenix.healthAre you running from something or running toward something? Drop a comment below.Now go live it.

If you fear excellence, swipe away now.Today I sit down with Jeremy McWilliams a former Green Beret, combat veteran, entrepreneur, husband, and leader inside the Rise Up Kings community. A man who went through Special Forces selection, survived combat in Afghanistan, took grenades on a rooftop, and was dragged to a helicopter by a brother who refused to leave him behind.This is not a war story.This is a leadership story.We break down what Special Forces selection actually tests and why it is not your size, your strength, or your ego that determines whether you make it. It is what is between your ears. We talk about pressure, brotherhood, vulnerability, marriage, business, discipline, and why comfort is quietly crushing modern men.Jeremy shares what it means to be known, to build a marriage that survives ambition, to build businesses with your wife, and why radical change is sometimes the only way forward.Most men are not at rock bottom.They are sedated by comfort.The loan of comfort has an interest rate that is crushing.If you are a man over 30 building a family, building a business, building a life that matters, this conversation will challenge you.Apply to work with me - https://covenix.healthAre you running from something or running toward something? Drop a comment below.Now go live it.

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If you fear excellence, swipe away now.Today I sit down with Jeremy McWilliams a former Green Beret, combat veteran, entrepreneur, husband, and leader inside the Rise Up Kings community. A man who went through Special Forces selection, survived...

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