168 Hours

Rustico CEO and Founder Isaac Childs discusses what it's been like to run a small-business during the pandemic. He talks about how mindfulness and being present helps him daily and shares some of the big plans that he has for his company in the future.

Staff Sergeant David Reed sits down to discuss his experiences while serving 20 years in the United States Marine Corps and his final lessons learned as he nears retirement. He describes how he's developed throughout his military service and how time away from family has taught him what's most important in life. Dave also shares how his faith plays a pivotal role in his life and offers advice on how anyone can develop a stronger faith of their own.

Greg Houska discusses his life fly fishing and how he's able to balance three days of nursing along with his adventures every week. He talks about some of the benefits of being out in nature and hopes that he has for his own future.

Everett sits down to discuss his time as an officer in the United States Army including deployment to Iraq, his non-profit for Veterans, his experience in the tech world, and his short stint on a reality Tv series. Enjoy and apply things you learn.

In this episode of 168 Hours, Jared Trust and I discuss everything from weight lifting to nutrition to entrepreneurship to goal setting to surfing. Jared has been a friend and an example to me for over a decade and I really appreciate the insight he offers during this episode. Please leave a review and share if you enjoy it!

Colorado native, Eleise Lowe talks her transition from Cross Country running, to triathlons, to competitive women's cycling. She discusses her love for endurance sports and how nutrition plays a vital role in her success. This episode is a perfect follow-up to the last with a second opinion on athletic training. Eleise also talks in detail about her experiencing racing the longest sanctioned American cycling race, Lotoja.

Triathlete Skye Moench discusses her journey to becoming a professional endurance athlete as well as what competing means to her. She relives her recent win at the European IRONMAN Championship and shares her excitement to compete in the World Championship at Kona this year. Something that really struck me about Skye is how her drive to win effected not only her racing, but every aspect of her life. Enjoy.

Thursday Boot Co. Chairman and Co-Founder, Connor Wilson, discusses some of his experiences growing the successful boot brand and the essential components that have made it successful. Connor touches on his and his partner Nolan's vision of building a great product, successfully funding a Kickstarter campaign, finding a reliable manufacturer, and growing the company into a proper brand. In addition to Thursday Boots, Connor also talks about attending Harvard and Columbia University, running competitively in college, and how his parents have positively influenced him.

Jeff Gonzales joins The Ben Steele Show to discuss travel, olympic lifting and personal finance. As part of these three key topics, Jeff talks about goal setting and how setting high goals has allowed him to take his life (particularly his lifting) to the next level. Jeff is without a doubt a future leader of the world and that truth really shines through during this conversation.

Branding and advertising guru Jenn Cook discusses what it's been like to work with clients such as IBM, Microsoft, and Burger King. She shares her opinion on equal pay for men and women in corporate America and describes the life changing experience of being in NYC when 9/11 happened. In addition, Jenn shares a few things that she tries to focus on to be happy and balanced such as a daily gratitude journal and working in creative environments.