All Episodes

#198 -Katie Hardie — Peak Performance | Energy Management, Real Food & Why Your Body Never Lies 🏋️ 🥦 🧠

#197 - Chris Haueter - The Dirty Dozen | BJJ Pioneer on Coaching, the Rule of Threes & Why Nobody Knows Anything 🥋🔥🧠

#196 - Josh Moniz - The Surfing Life | Winning Pipeline, The Ocean as a Classroom, Family & BJJ 🌊🥋🤙

#195 - Scott Davis - The Last of the Old Breed | The Last WW2 Marines of the Pacific — Their Stories Before They're Gone Forever 🇺🇸🎖️📖

#194 - Ed Kressy - Addiction, Recovery, and Chasing Significance ⛓️ 💡 🙏

#193 - Jordan & Erica - The Hawaii Vacation Guide | Everything You Need to Know Before You Go 🌺 🌊 🤙

#192 - Steve Maxwell - Jiu-Jitsu for Life | How to Stay on the Mat Forever 🥋💪🔥

#191 -Amy P. Kelly - Work Is Personal | Why Authenticity Is Your Competitive Advantage 🎯💼🔥

#190 - Bill Whiteside - Operation Catapult | Churchill's Darkest Decision & The 13 Minutes That Saved the World ⚓🇬🇧🔥

#189 - Martin Dugard - The Long Run | How a Decade Made Marathons Cool & Changed the World Forever 🏃‍♂️📚🔥

#188 -Emily Katz Anhalt - Ancient Wisdom for Polarizing Times | Why Humanity Needs Herodotus 📜🏛️🔥

#187 -Chris "Bones" Burns - The BJJ Project, Rickson Gracie, Invisible Jiu Jitsu and Why Everyone Needs to Calm the F*ck Down 🥋🔥

#186 - Chef Jose Garces - Iron Chef, James Beard Winner & Restaurant Empire Builder on Beating Bobby Flay, & Scaling Culture 🍳🏆

#185 - Guy Kawasaki - "Everyone Has Something to Hide | Apple & Canva Chief Evangelist on Privacy, Signal, and Protecting Your Freedom 📱🔐

#184 - Rob Jones - "Put Your Legs On" | Paralympic Medalist & 31 Marathons in 31 Days on Defeating the Inner Terrorist 🎖️🏃‍♂️

#183 - Ann E. Butler - "Wife. Mother. Spy." | 27-Year Undercover CIA Officer & Mom of Five on Secret Missions, Going Into Labor During Ops & Hiding It All From Her Kids 🕵️‍♀️👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

#182 -2025 Year End Wrap-Up | 100% Audience Growth, Lessons from My Dad & What's Coming in 2026 🎙️🔥

#181 - Gus "BigDawg" Felder - The Inside Game | From North Philly High School Dropout to the NFL: On Faith, Stoicism & Building Champions 🏈📘🔥

#180 -Roger Gracie - "The Warrior Mindset" | 10x BJJ World Champion on Conquering Fear, Winning the Mental Game & the Tao of a Champion 🥋🏆

#179 -Enri Pjetri : Rome Revealed - Gladiators, Emperors & Michelangelo's Secrets ⚔️🏛️🎨

#178 -Bryan Antonelli: "Seize, Clear, Build, Hold" - Transforming America's Most Violent Prisons

#177 - Dave Berke: "The Need to Lead" - Former Top Gun Instructor & F-35 Commander on Why Every Problem is a Leadership Problem ✈️

#176 -Amy P. Kelly & Julie Nee: "The Gift of Growth" 🌱

#175 -Guy Kawasaki - "Wiser Guy" : Apple's Former Chief Evangelist on Mission-Driven Leadership, Surfing at 71, and Where Motivation Comes From

#174 -Jay Papasan - The Rookie Real Estate Agent, Why Busy Means Broke, and Turning Focus Into a Superpower - Episode 174 🏠📈

#173 -End of Summer Recap, Camera Flashes, and Fall Preview 📸☀️🍂

#172 - Jon Gordon - The 7 Commitments of a Great Team, Why Teammates Are Forever, and How Commitments Crush Goals 🚀⚡

#171 - Martin Dugard - Taking Midway, Epic History, and the Courage That Changed the World 🚢⚓

#170 - Jamie Cochran - Jocko Willink's Secret Weapon on Extreme Ownership & Creating Leaders (Encore Episode)

#169 - In Memory of My Dad - Francis Silvio Ciccarone

#168 -GM Michael Lombardi: GRIDIRON GENIUS: A Championship Blueprint | From Bill Walsh to Bill Belichick | 3x Super Bowl Winner (Encore Episode)

#167 - Kyle McDowell - Begin with We: Turning Toxic Culture Into Unstoppable Teams

#166 - Steve Hordinski - US Navy Diver, BJJ Wisdom, & Mental Toughness

#165 - Kathryn Gordon - Relationship GRIT: Lessons to Stay Together, Grow Together, & Thrive Together

#164 - Stephen Marche - On Writing, Failure, and the Enduring Struggle of the Creative Life

#163 - Tim Conniff -From Sales Calls to Stand-Up: How to Escape Your Comfort Zone and Find Your True Calling

#162 - Jim Murphy - Inner Excellence

#161 - Dr Hillary Cauthen - Hello Trauma Our Invisible Teammate

#160 - Phil Van Treuren - Stoic Wisdom for Modern Life

#159 - Derek Sivers - Useful, Not True

#158 - Lt. Colonel Jodi Pritchard - Combat Flight Nurse

#157 - Max Boot - Ronald Reagan: His Life and Legend

#156 - Michael O'Brian -The Last Bad Day: How a Head-On Collision Sparked a Mindfulness Revolution

#155 - Looking Back, Moving Forward - 2025 New Year's Edition

#154 - Mackenzie Brooks - CBS Sports

#153 - Josh Vogel - Mastering BJJ Through Project-Based Learning

#152 - Donald Robertson - How to Think Like Socrates

#151 - James Develin: Never Give Up - Undrafted to 3x Super Bowl Champion

#150 - Seth Godin - This Is Strategy

#149 - Lisa Bodenburg - USMC Huey Door Gunner

#148 - Jon Gordon - The Power of Positivity

#147 - John Matthews - Ride Hard, Breathe Easy

#146 - Summer Wrap Up & Fall Season Preview

#145 - Adam Hergenrother - The 200% Life: Need Nothing, Enjoy Everything.

#144 - Harry Psaros - Autism: From Struggle to Strength a Father's Journey

#143 - Lucius Pomerantz, MD - Body, Brain, & BJJ

#142 - Amy P. Kelly - Difficult Conversations

#141 - Terry C. Carney, Sr. - Put the Guns Down: A World Epidemic

#140 - Matt Arroyo - Creating a Blueprint for Jiu Jitsu & Life

#139 - Angelo Cataldi - Loud

#138 - 3 Years of Built Not Born, Breaking Away, Touring the UK, The Next Wave & A New Puppy

#137 - Kate Volman - Creativity, Courage and Do What You Love

#136 - Guy Kawasaki on Steve Jobs, Surfing, and the Power of Thinking Remarkable

#135 -Ryron Gracie - Thriving in Adversity, Creating a Survival Mindset & The Evolution of Gracie Combatives 2.0

#134 - Donald Robertson - Marcus Aurelius: The Stoic Emperor

#133 - Stephanie LaFlora - Why Not Me?

#132 - Andrew Roberts - Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine

#131 - Lt. Case Wilson - Apaches, Drones, Courage & Mental Health

#130 - Jeffrey Gitomer - Master the Art of Selling

#129 - Tricia Burdo, PhD - The Relentless Pursuit to Cure HIV / AIDS

#128 - Robin Waterfield - The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius

#127 - Seth Godin - Creativity, Overcoming Fear & Saving the Planet (Archive)

#126 - Micah Bowens - Rich Forever

#125 - Javier Vazquez - Don't Give Up

#124 - J.P. Dinnell: A Warrior's Journey - Life Lessons from the Battlefield to the Boardroom

#123 - Attitude of Gratitude

#122 - Jay Papasan: Think Like a CEO

#121 - JP Dinnell, Jay Papasan & The NEW Built Not Born Blog

#120 - Leanne Mauriello, PhD: The Science of Behavior Change

#119 -Robin Bartlett: Vietnam Combat: Fire Fights & Writing History

#118 - The In-between Episode: Life Gets in the Way, YouTube, TikTok, Vietnam, Simple Not Easy, & Blog Posts

#117 - Michael Lombardi: Football Done Right -Setting the Record Straight on the Coaches, Players, and History of the NFL

#116 - Ryan Manion: Resilience, Fearless Ignorance, and the Ultimate Sacrifice: A Conversation with the President of the Travis Manion Foundation and Author of "The Knock at the Door'"

#115 - Christopher Dodson, MD: Work Ethic, Resilience, ACL Repairs, Rotator Cuff Tears, Finding GRIT and the Art of Sports Medicine

#114: Essentialism, Fear, and Persistence - Cara Ooi, MD Interviews Joe Ciccarone on The DECODE Project Podcast

#113 - Marco "The Professor" Perazzo: Conquering Imposter Syndrome, The Art of Coffee Making, Falling in Love with the Process, Evolving Your BJJ Game, and How to Live Like a Billionaire

#112 - Ken Rusk's Blue Collar Rebellion: Skip College, Find Success

#111 - Nadine Kelly, MD - The YOGI MD (Archive)

#110 - Javier Vazquez - Change Jiu Jitsu Forever

#109 - Jocko Willink Does Not Have Time

#108 - Cam F. Awesome - Transform Your Life

#107 - Henry Akins - Hidden Jiu Jitsu

#106 - Matt Seabrook - Weathering the Storm & Finding Your Passion (Archive Edition)

#105 - Donald Robertson - How to Think Like A Roman Emperor (Part 2)

#104 - Donald Robertson - Stoicism, Marcus Aurelius & The Meditations (Part 1)

#103 - Maliq Harris - Empowering Lives Through Boxing

#102 - Andrew Lubell, MD, FAAP - Healthy Kids & The Business of Medicine

#101 - Jamie Cochran - Echelon Front, Chief Operating Officer

#100 - Seth Godin - The Song of Significance

#99 - Turn the Tables: Corey Schlosser-Hall & Boston Blake Interview Joe Ciccarone

#98 - Charlie Vinch - Gratitude, Tony Robbins & Jiu Jitsu

#97 - Bill Whiteside - Winston Churchill, The Creative Process & The Art of Sales

#96 - Wylie McGraw - Slay Your Demons

#95 - Ryane LeCesne - The Stories We Tell Ourselves Make All the Difference

#94 - Jill Palme' - Surviving Triple Negative Breast Cancer

#93 - Andrew Sobel - Creating Clients for Life

#92 - Cara Ooi, MD - The Art of Sleep (Archive)

#91 - Marcello Moghbel - A Walk Through Rome

#90 - Steve Carcarey - Baseball Into the Bakery

#89 - Paul Lizell - Real Estate: The Art of the Deal

#88 - Jennifer Coleman, MSN, RNC - Stop, Challenge, Choose

#87 - Ernie Neve, CPA - Death & Taxes

#86 - Valerie Worthington, PhD - Training Wheels

#85 - Mark Ciccone - Jungle Warfare (Archive Edition)

#84 - Dez McDonald - The Place of Peace

#83 - Satyam Kantamneni - Founder & Chief Experience Officer of UXReactor

#82 - Lucius Pomerantz, MD - Cut to the Bone

#81 - Jay Papasan - The ONE Thing

#80 - Steve Maxwell - Gracie Jiu Jitsu, Longevity and How to Breathe

#79 - Seth Godin - On Creativity, Overcoming Fear and Saving the Planet

#78 -Tania Del Rio, PhD - Postcards from Paris

#77 - Sammy Oropeza (Archive Edition) - MMA, Real Estate & Believing

#76 - Rodd Olmstead - E-Commerce, CrossFit & Strategy for Life

#75 - Charlie "The Spaniard" Brenneman - From the Classroom to UFC Cage

#74 - Gabe the Bass Player - An Artist's Journey

#73 - Kristi Artz, MD (Archive Edition) - The Power of Lifestyle Medicine

#72 - Billy Oppenheimer - The Magic of Saying Yes

#71 - Kodiak Fields - 2x IBJJF World Champion

#70 - Bashar Hanna, PhD - College 101

#69 - Bill Murphy - Thriving In the Storm

#68 - Chris Matakas - Follow Your Fears

#67 - Cara Ooi, MD - DECODE Insomnia

#66 - Derek Sivers - Hell Yeah or No

#65 - Phil Martelli - How to Succeed in Basketball & Life

#64 - Jeffrey Gitomer - Sell or Die

#63 - Ryron Gracie - Mindset, Willpower & the Present Moment

#62 - Michael Lombardi - Former NFL General Manager & 3-time Super Bowl Champion

#61 - Tom Garvey (Archive Edition) - The SECRET Apartment, Vet Stadium a Surreal Memoir

#60 - Andreia Torain (Archive Edition) - Violins and Jiu Jitsu

#59 - Jim Trunick (Archive Edition) - The CORE of Leadership

#58 - David Kaplan (Archive Edition) - WatchBox, COO

#57 - Shawn Nesbit (Archive Edition) - Good Karma & Going for Now

#56 - Trent McEntire - Overcoming Cerebral Palsy & Finding Your Own Path

#55 - Kuri Yasuno -Autism With a Side of Sushi

#54 - Marsha Redmon - The Art of Reinvention

#53 - Naketa Ren Thigpen - Healing Trauma, Setting Boundaries & Being a Rebel

#52 - John Stoj - Wall Street, Personal Finance & Mindset Shifts

#51 -Drexwell Seymour - Overcoming Fear & Finding Purpose

#49 - Vikas Shah - Thought Economics

#48 -Chef Yehuda Sichel - Owner, HUDA

#47 - Lisa Morton - CEO & Founder of Roland Dransfield

#46 - Sam Oropeza - Pennsylvania State Senate Candidate 5th District

#45 - Jackson Duncan - Founder of Focused Athletics

#44 - Josh Vogel - Creating a Game Plan for BJJ & Life

#43 - Spring Break & A Killer Question

#42 - John Lefebvre - Drug Deals, Climate Change & Creating a Better World

#41 - Richard Bresler - Worth Defending

#40 - Khushbu Modi - Finding Flow in Yoga & Life

#39 - Drew Vogel - Building a Framework for Jiu Jitsu & Life

#38 - US Air Force Colonel (Ret.) Mo Barrett - Laugh, Learn, Think

#37 - John Livens - Escaping the Soviets, Surviving the Nazis & An Unexpected Journey

#36 - Jason Goldsmith, MD, PhD - Making Sense of COVID-19

#35 - Ricardo Migliarese - How to Maneuver Through Life

#34 - Sophie McLean - Tragedy, Resilience & Wisdom

#33 - Ron Skotarczak - How to Sell and Lead on the Biggest Stage on Earth

#32 - Melissa Sprau - Psychedelics, Mental Health & Finding Peace

#31 - Phil Migliarese - Strategy, Leverage & Balance

#30 - Admiral Michael Mittelman - Honor, Courage & Commitment

#29 - Attitude of Gratitude

#28 - Alberto Robayo - God, Family, Country & Jiu Jitsu

#27 - Jessica Berman, MD - Cancer 101: Screening, Treatment & Prevention

#26 - Maliq Harris - Boxing for Life

#25 - Dave Duda - Basketball, Coaching & Life

#24 - Clayton Prince - The Cosby Show, Hair Spray & The Last Dragon

#23 - Lieutenant Dan Asper, USMC - Leadership, Awareness & Service

#22 - Matt Marcinek - "Never Give Up"

#21 - Kristi Artz, MD - The Science of Fasting

#20 - Bassil Hafez - Family, Bravery & Courage

#19 - Mike Trombetta - Alaska Rendezvous: Helicopter Skiing

#18 - Barry Butler - Turning Negatives Into Positives

#17 - Mike Thomas - Swimming Into the Fire

#16 - Joe Gozdieski - Tenacity, Grit & Failing Forward

#15 - Marco "The Professor" Perazzo - Ninja Rob, BJJ & Building Relationships

#14 - Dr David Meltzer - 20/20 Vision

#13 - Coach Mike Collins - Bloomsburg University Baseball

#12 - Nadine Kelly, MD - The YOGI MD

#11 - Matt Seabrook - Weathering the Storm & Finding Your Passion

#10 - Cara Ooi, MD - The Art of Sleep

#9 - Mark Ciccone - Jungle Warfare, Traffic Jams, & Saying Yes

#8 - Tania Del Rio, PhD - Happy, Healthy, & Zen

#7 - Sammy Oropeza - MMA, Real Estate, & Believing

#6 - Kristi Artz, MD - Lifestyle Medicine

#5 - Tom Garvey - Vet Stadium, The SECRET Apartment

#4 - Andreia Torain - Violins & Jiu Jitsu

#3 - Jim Trunick , The CORE of Leadership

#2 - David Kaplan, COO - WatchBox

#1 - Shawn Nesbit, CEO - Good Karma Cafe

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