Episodes
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Senior Airman Meets Two-Star General: The Hardest Person She Ever Led | Ali Trevino
Ali Trevino joins the Relentless Pursuit Podcast to discuss her lifestyle journey and the power of intentional living.A former senior airman and a retired two-star general sit down as two people who've lived some life. Retired Air Force Major General Ali Trevino spent 32 years leading thousands…
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From Almost Quitting to Building Together: Vince & Sophia on Marriage, Money, and Faith
On episode 214 of The Relentless Pursuit Podcast, host Joe Adams sits down with Vince and Sophia, the husband and wife team behind Decrē Training in Nashville, sit down together for the first time to talk about the season that almost broke them: a torn Achilles, a truck that died in the middle of...
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20 Years in the Dark. 13 Days of Silence. Then He Found the Light | Colin Sandidge Pt. 2
In Part 1, Colin Sandidge took us through 20 years in the dark. In Part 2, he finds the light.Colin goes back to the moment he got the call that his dad might not survive a head-on crash, and to the 13-day silent meditation retreat in the mountains of North Carolina where he met the scared little...
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His First Pill Felt Like Love. 20 Years Later He Found the Real Thing | Colin Sandidge
Colin Sandidge was a gifted kid from Kingsport, Tennessee who learned early that vulnerability gets punished and love has to be earned. At 12, his first pain pill felt like love. By 15 he was arrested in Mexico on a family vacation. He made it into a nuclear engineering and mathematics program,...
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From a Trailer by the Sewage Plant to Waking People Up | Jake Turner
Joe Adams welcomes Jake Turner to the Relentless Pursuit Podcast to discuss Jake’s journey from growing up in a small-town trailer park to becoming a nurse anesthesiologist (CRNA) and life coach. Jake explains his day-to-day balance of providing anesthesia in Kentucky, podcasting, limited...
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From Homelessness to Healing | Sophia Anderson on Faith, Identity, and Building Decrē
Joe Adams hosts Sophia Anderson on the Relentless Pursuit Podcast to discuss her life today with her husband Vincent while building Decree in Nashville amid major challenges, including Vincent’s Achilles surgery and selling their truck. Sophia shares how reading The Obstacle Is the Way and…
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Shot Twice, Torn Achilles, and Still Relentless | Vince Hall
On the Relentless Pursuit Podcast, host Joe Adams interviews Vince Hall, a Texas transplant building Decre Training in Nashville. At 18, Vince Hall was a college football player chasing the NFL when gunmen opened fire inside a small club in Jackson, Tennessee. He was shot twice. Doctors weren't...
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Holding the Wheel | Jim Morris on Integrity, Forgiveness & What He'd Say to His Dad
Joe Adams welcomes back Jim Morris on the Relentless Pursuit Podcast (Ep. 208) for a wide-ranging conversation about integrity, connection, and legacy. Jim Morris watched his father pull a man out of a burning car after a police officer told him he shouldn't have. Years later he watched the same...
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Kelly Cheatham | 40 Years, Two Prayers, And the Woman Who Stayed
On the Relentless Pursuit Podcast, host Joe Adams interviews Kelly Cheatham about her life, marriage, and recovery journey with her husband Rick. Kelly shares growing up in Long Beach in a chaotic alcoholic home, being labeled a “daydreamer,” experiencing molestation, and forming guardedness and...
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The Skill That Saved Him | Jim Morris on Connection, Addiction & The Cost of Being Alone
On the Relentless Pursuit Podcast, host Joe Adams interviews author and entrepreneur Jim Morris about surviving his parents’ OxyContin addiction, the anger and isolation it caused, and how he didn’t ask for help until age 32. Jim shares moving repeatedly, fighting through high school, paying for...
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40 Years, One Prayer, and the Man He Had to Become | Rick Cheatham
Rick Cheatham returns to The Relentless Pursuit Podcast, andthis one is not about his journey. It is about what was underneath it. Over 40 years ago, Rick prayed for a wife. He described her down to the height and the hair, then felt guilty about how shallow the prayer had gotten and added one…
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"From Burnout to Stillness" | Abby Miranda on Faith, Missionary Life in Liberia & Becoming
Abby Miranda grew up as the oldest girl in a family of sevenkids in Dixon, Tennessee, the daughter of a pastor who taught her that faith is a relationship, not a religion. She became a first grade teacher, then walked away from the classroom to spend five months as a missionary in a remote…
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He Lost His Leg, His Business & the Man He Thought He Was | Dr.David Hausmann
What happens when everything you’ve built disappears overnight? Dr. David Hausmann spent years building a successful business, providing for his family, and chasing what he believed success was supposed to look like. Then one ordinary day changed everything. After a devastating accident, David…
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Tycho Bergquist | The Journey Back To Myself
On the Relentless Pursuit Podcast, host Joe Adams interviews Tycho Bergquist of InnerCore Gains about his journey from decades of unhappiness, perfectionism, guilt, and family trauma to “coming back” to himself through boundaries, meditation, plant medicine, and purpose-driven work. Tycho…
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What Success Doesn't Show | Carly Ornelas on Addiction, Loss, Faith & Healing
Success has a way of hiding the hardest chapters. Behind every accomplishment is a story most people never see. A story of pain, impossible choices, loss, healing, and the quiet moments that shape who we become. In Episode 201 of The Relentless Pursuit Podcast, Carly Ornelas shares the journey...
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Lydia Adams | 200 Episodes, Marriage, Parenthood & Building A Life Together
Episode 200 of The Relentless Pursuit Podcast brings thejourney full circle. Lydia Adams has been part of this podcast from the verybeginning. She first came on to share her story, returned for Episode 100 to reflect on the journey, and now joins Joe again for a raw conversation about nearly four...
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Chase McDougal | From Skatepark Wars to Dark Horse Clan
What if becoming the man you’re meant to be isn’t about adding more to your life…What if it’s about having the courage to let parts of yourself die? In this episode of the Relentless Pursuit Podcast, Joe Adams sits down with martial artist, instructor, and Dark Horse Clan founder Chase McDougal…
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God Had a Different Plan | Kaitie Biggs on Faith, Failure & Building Fuel Fortress
Joe Adams welcomes first-time podcast guest Kaitie Biggs, anentrepreneur and co-owner of Fuel Fortress, as she shares her journey from a close-knit Tennessee upbringing and a biology degree aimed at marine ecotoxicology to building businesses with her husband, Joshua Biggs. Kaitie reflects on the...
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From a Broken Knee to the NFL | Miles Burris on Faith, Identity & Purpose
Former Raiders linebacker and actor Miles Burris joins Joe Adams on the Relentless Pursuit Podcast to share his journey from a childhood chickenpox-related knee infection and doctors discouraging football to being drafted by the Raiders in 2012. He discusses his short NFL career cut by chronic…
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Charles Rucker | I Lost My Identity to Find Myself
Charles Rucker built his identity on football, bodybuilding, sponsorships, and a public brand. Then it all collapsed. A career-ending accident. Stores shuttered. A marriage that left him shrinking himself until he didn't know who he was anymore. So he drove away from everything and spent months...
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He Manifested Red Bull at 18. Then His Dad Died. Then He Became a Father. | Jaxson Riddle
Jaxson Riddle wrote it down every single day. I am a Red Bull athlete. At 18 years old it came true. He was one of maybe two or three free-ride athletes in the US to ever wear that helmet. The peak moment of his life. Two months later his father was gone. What followed was grief he buried,...
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From 1.6 GPA to CEO of 39 Clinics | Josh Hudson on Hormones, Discipline & Legacy
Josh Hudson grew up in small-town Wisconsin, nearly failed out of college with a 1.6 GPA his first year, and took a $60,000 pay cut to throw $5,000 into a business nobody had heard of yet. Today he is the co-founder and CEO of OptimizeU, a hormone optimization and performance recovery company…
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Abandoned, Abused, and Out at 16 — How Nick George Broke the Cycle and Built a Life Worth Keeping
Nick George's life started with the odds stacked against him before he ever had a choice. Born to a teenage mother, abandoned by his father, abused as a child, shuffled through 12 schools, and out of the house at 16 with nowhere to go. He survived on food stamps in a stranger's basement, gave his...
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Rick Cheatham | Addiction, Losing His Son & A Broken Neck — Finding God Within
Rick Cheatham has lived through things most men couldn't survive. A sexual addiction that nearly destroyed his marriage. A knock on the door at 4AM telling him his son had been taken from him. And then five months into retirement, he passed out, broke his neck at C4 and C5, and woke up paralyzed...
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Fatherless to Father of Eight | Green Beret Eric Wehmeyer on Faith, Wounds & Redemption
Green Beret. Father of eight. 21 years married. Eric Wehmeyer's first memory is watching his dad drive away at age five — and everything that followed was a search for what a man is supposed to be. He chased that answer into the Army, then into Special Forces, earning his Green Beret and serving…
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Evan Slaughter on Addiction, Recovery, Comedy & Finding Peace | A Combat Veteran's Journey
On The Relentless Pursuit Podcast, Joe Adams sits down with Evan Slaughter (Fit2Serve), a combat veteran, comedian, content creator, and pickleball enthusiast. Evan shares his powerful storytelling, detailing his journey through addiction and finding healing through comedy and pickleball. This...
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Lights Cut Off, Baby on the Way and No Plan. How The Kelley's Built a Family Empire
On this episode of The Relentless Pursuit Podcast, host Joe Adams sits down with Jay Kelley and Gabby Kelley of The Kelley Family for a raw conversation about mindset shift, personal growth, and building a life from nothing. At 18 and 21 years old they were sitting in a dark apartment, lights cut...
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Misty Reinecke | She Was Forged by Fire. Now She Heals the Men No One Else Can Reach.
On the Relentless Pursuit Podcast, host Joe Adams interviews clinical social worker Misty Reinecke, a therapist specializing in brain injury and PTSD with men in high-resistance populations such as veterans, law enforcement, and corrections. Misty shares her background as an Air Force dependent…
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The Pages Went Empty | Edward Crowe on Paralysis, Purpose & Healing in the Forest
Edward Crowe was 16 years old when he was completely paralyzed. No warning. A rare disease called Guillain-Barré Syndrome attacked his nervous system, collapsed his lung, and left him on life support in the ICU for months. Doctors told him he'd always be weaker than his peers. He decided to prove...
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Warren Steury | He Was Sent to the Woods at 16… Now He’s Rebuilding Men
In episode 186 of The Relentless Pursuit Podcast, host Joe Adams sits down with Warren Steury, founder of Meriwether Academy, to talk about the crisis of young men, modern masculinity, and what it takes to build strength, discipline, and purpose today. At 16 years old, Warren was sent into the...
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Brandon Bess | Underdog Entrepreneur on Success, Faith & Purpose
Entrepreneur Brandon Bess, owner of Beacon Turf, joins host Joe Adams on The Relentless Pursuit Podcast to share his story of building a business, embracing faith, and fighting for the underdog. Episode 185 of The Relentless Pursuit Podcast features entrepreneur Brandon Bess, owner of Beacon…
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Josh Biggs | From Loss, Fatherhood & Adversity to Building Fuel Fortress
What does it take to build something meaningful when life forces you to grow up fast? In this episode of The Relentless Pursuit Podcast, Joe Adams sits down with Josh Biggs, entrepreneur, father, martial artist, and the man behind Fuel Fortress. Josh shares the powerful story of becoming a young...
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Will Hardy | Divine Interruptions, Healing & Starting Over
On the Relentless Pursuit Podcast, host Joe Adams interviews Will Hardy, a real estate entrepreneur and film producer who sold his company, moved back to Kentucky, and transformed an abandoned Holiday Inn in Bardstown into The Trail Hotel, a bourbon-centric boutique destination with 95 rooms,...
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From Ambition Threads to Ambition at Home | Tylor Gentry on Faith, Fatherhood & the Pivot
Episode 182 of The Relentless Pursuit Podcast, host Joe Adams sits down returning guest Tylor Gentry for one of the most honest conversations we’ve had. Tylor opens up about the identity shift that came after closing Ambition Threads, what it really feels like to “quit” something you built your...
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Tremayne Townsend | Growing Through It: Letting Go of Old Identity to Become Intentional
On this episode of The Relentless Pursuit Podcast, host Joe Adams sits down with Tremayne Townsend for a powerful and honest conversation about growth, identity, sobriety, fatherhood, and what it really means to become intentional. Tremayne’s story is not just about a DUI or one bad decision.…
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John Mabry | He Lost His Leg, Family & Purpose…Then Fought His Way Back
This episode of The Relentless Pursuit Podcast with host, Joe Adams features John Mabry, a man who survived a devastating car accident that led to the loss of his leg, years of addiction, deep personal loss, and the collapse of his life as he knew it. But survival was only the beginning. In this...
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Bryan Neely | Mile 17: Where Most People Quit
Bryan Neely joins the Relentless Pursuit Podcast with host, Joe Adams for one of the most powerful conversations we’ve had about resilience, faith, discipline, and learning how to rise when life gets heavy. If you’ve ever felt like you’re living in a hard season… like yourbreaking point is…
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Pressure Is a Privilege | Vanessa Hampton on Entrepreneur Pressure & Mental Health
In Episode 178 of the Relentless Pursuit Podcast, Joe Adams sits down with Vanessa Hampton — owner of B2 Wellness Suites, founder of Body Well, and partner in Nashville Fit Magazine — for an honest, soul-level conversation about what it really takes to rebuild your life. Vanessa doesn’t share a...
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Philip Shouse | Rock & Roll, Sobriety & Inner Peace
Philip Shouse has toured the world with rock legends like Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley, and Accept. But the story most people never hear is what happened behind the scenes. In this episode of The Relentless Pursuit Podcast, Philip sits with host, Joe Adams and opens up about his journey through...
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“I Want Him Back” — Manny Garcia | Losing His Brother to Suicide
In this special episode of The Relentless Pursuit Podcast, Joe Adams sits down with his friend Manny Garcia during one of the hardest moments a person can endure — the recent loss of Manny’s brother, Jonathan, to suicide. This conversation is not about speculation or blame. It is about grief…
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Thomas Harris | After The Storm
In Episode 175 of The Relentless Pursuit Podcast, Joe Adamscontinues the conversation with Thomas Harris, moving beyond survival and into what comes after the storm. In part two, Thomas reflects on the long work of integration —identity after service, navigating mental health, recovery, faith…
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Thomas Harris | Surviving the Storm
In Episode 174 of The Relentless Pursuit Podcast, Joe Adams sitsdown with Thomas Harris, a former Navy Submariner and leader at the Nashville Rescue Mission, for a raw and powerful conversation about trauma, purpose, faith, and resilience. Thomas shares his journey through a challenging…
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Ken O’Hearn | Losing Identity, Finding Purpose: A Veteran Therapist's Journey Through Trauma, Faith & Healing
In episode 173 of The Relentless Pursuit Podcast, Joe Adams sitsdown with Ken O’Hearn — a veteran, former paramedic, and trauma therapist who rebuilt his identity after nearly losing it. Ken opens up about the unseen cost of military and first-responder service: identity collapse, spiritual...
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Losing Everything, Finding Herself | Kristen Martinez on Recovery, Motherhood & Reclaiming Life
Kristen Martinez sits down with Joe Adams for one of the most raw & emotional episodes yet. From losing custody of her children, multiple relapses, DUI's & hitting rock bottom three times in one year — to rebuilding her life through recovery, therapy, spiritual surrender & learning to...
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After the Flames | The Rebuild of Matty Fiorenza (Part 2)
In Part 2 of his powerful story, Matty Fiorenza opens up about the darkest chapters of his life — addiction, assault, shame, injury, ideation, and the long road toward recovery, faith, and redemption. From brain health breakthroughs and first responder trauma to marriage restoration, fatherhood,...
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Facing the Flames Within: The Reckoning of Matty Fiorenza (Part 1)
In Part 1 of this unforgettable two-part episode, Joe Adams sits down with firefighter, keynote speaker, and recovery advocate Matty Fiorenza — a man who has battled the kind of darkness most people never survive. Before becoming a leader for first responders and veterans, Matty lived through a...
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Strong In The Silence | McKenzie's Journey Through Abuse, Motherhood & Rebuilding
On this episode, host Joe Adams sits down with Mckenzie to unpack one of the most powerful & emotionally charged stories ever shared on The Relentless Pursuit Podcast. Mckenzie opens up about surviving an abusive marriage, navigating threats, manipulation, financial devastation & the weight of...
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From Combat to Fatherhood | Matt Childers on Learning to Feel Again
In this deeply emotional episode, former Army Major Matt Childers sits down with Joe Adams to open up about the battles most veterans never talk about — losing identity after service, the pain of divorce, fatherhood challenges, rebuilding emotional skills, and rediscovering faith. From…
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Surviving the Shadows — Part 2 | Tiffany Childers: Boundaries, Resilience & Reclaiming Freedom
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode discusses childhoodabuse, trauma, and suicidal ideation. Viewer discretion is advised. If you or someone you know is struggling, please reach out to the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (available 24/7 in the U.S.) or seek help in your country. In this powerful and...
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Surviving the Shadows | Tiffany Childers on Healing, Faith & Breaking Generational Chains
In this unforgettable episode of The Relentless Pursuit Podcast, host Joe Adams sits down with Tiffany Childers — a woman whose story will move you to your core. Tiffany opens up about her journey through childhood abuse, unhealed trauma, and the moment she almost ended her life… before finding…
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