Built For More with Jacob O'Connor

Back for round 4, Jon Peterson joins Jacob to discuss their 2,000 challenge that they completed in late April. Jon did 2,000 push ups and Jacob did 2,000 pull ups. In this episode they do an in depth debrief of the challenge, what it was like, their takeaways, etc. 

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Curt Gridley started Amber Waves Systems Inc. in 1994 which was acquired by U.S. Robotics only two years later. More recently, he is the Co Founder of the Wichita based co working space, Groover Labs. In this episode we discuss Curt's upbringing, the role it played in his life, and what it was like running Amber Wave Systems. 

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Carter Nelson (aka "Gills") is a Division I swimmer at Texas A&M. Jacob and Carter have been friends for years starting with the StartUp program, random challenges, and even a dodgeball tournament. In this episode, Carter shares the story of getting his Olympic Qualifier time, what it's like to be a D1 athlete, and the story of the time Jacob almost joined the swim team. 

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Bryce Lob is the Founder and Owner of Una Vida Tequila and El Trago. Bryce shares insights into what it's like running a tequila company, his thoughts on celebrity tequila brands, and much more. Jacob has an interesting realization regarding the world's greatest runners: The Tarahumara. 

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In this episode Jacob joins Alex Quinn in his STL office to catch up on a wide variety of topics (listen to our first interview in 2020 here). Their conversation primarily revolves around Alex's company, Disruptel. Alex started Disruptel in High School and in 4 short years has raised over $2M, developed revolutionary contextual AI software, and partnered with TCL to bring their products to market. In this episode we discuss Disruptel, not going to college, NFT's, and other topics.

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In this episode, Jacob is joined by Jake DeCicco. Jake is the Founder and CRO of Super Coffee. In this episode Jake talks about founding Super Coffee and then tells an incredible story about hiking the elevation of Mount Everest and flying to watch an NBA game courtside with the owner of the team in the middle of the hiking challenge. To date Super Coffee has raised $150M and removed 4 million pounds of sugar from American diets.

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In this episode, Jacob is joined by Eric Hinman. Eric is a successful entrepreneur, restauranteur, and athlete. Eric discusses how he got his start in the business world, and how he occupies his time now-- everything from Ironman's to CrossFit to jumping in cold streams. 

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In this episode, Jon shares what it's like doing 1,452 push ups in 6 hours. Jon and Jacob discuss doing 1,452 push ups/pull ups, what their experience was like, and why it's important to challenge yourself.

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In this episode, Jacob is joined by Sae Alcorn. Sae is a D1 track athlete at the University of Kansas and the Co Founder of The Vintage Hawks (an online & pop-up shop for Vintage KC and KU gear). Sae discusses starting a Vine account with 1M followers, selling 20,000 units of apparel, and starting The Vintage Hawks.

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Luke Moberly is the Founder and CEO of Bumper -- an investing app built specifically for teenagers. Luke shares what it's like being a first time Founder, raising money to fund his vision, and what it's like to do all this while in college.

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