Glorious Professionals

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In this podcast we explore leadership, service, and the relentless pursuit of excellence. Glorious Professionals is hosted by former Green Beret Jason McCarthy and presented by GORUCK Media. Jason is joined by his wife Emily - a former CIA case officer, and Richard Rice - 30 year Veteran of Army Special Forces.

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056 - The GORUCK Games with...

04.29.2022

Jason and Emily are joined by Cadre DS and Mocha Mike to discuss the first-annual GORUCK Games that took place at the recent Sandlot JAX Fitness Festival. The GORUCK Games are a competition of grit worth $50K in prize money. ...

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04.29.2022 056 - The GORUCK Games with Cadre DS & Mocha Mike Jason and Emily are joined by Cadre DS and Mocha Mike to discuss the first-annual GORUCK Games that took place at the recent Sandlot JAX Fitness Festival. The GORUCK Games are a competition of grit worth $50K in prize money. ...
03.29.2022 055 - Sandlot JAX Fitness Festival Jason and Emily are joined by Cadre DS and Mocha Mike to discuss the first-annual GORUCK Games that took place at the recent Sandlot JAX Fitness Festival. The GORUCK Games are a competition of grit worth $50K in prize money. ...
01.12.2022 054 - Dr. Mike Roussell, PhD - Nutritionist and Author “My advice is to always find a way to take a good step forward.” To kick off 2022, Dr. Mike Roussell joins Jason for Episode 054 focusing on nutrition. Dr. Mike consults on health, nutrition, and performance for a range ...
11.11.2021 053 - GORUCK Cadre Dan Plants on 10 years of Challenges “The lessons you learn at GORUCK events, they’re applicable to everything in life.” Cadre Dan Plants returns to the podcast for episode 053 to talk with Jason about 10 years of building better Americans through GORUCK Events. Dan uses his ...
10.06.2021 052 - Sara Wilkinson and CHAD 1000x - Founder of the Step Up Project and Gold Star wife of Navy SEAL Chad Wilkinson “Everyone wants someone to care about them right? And that is what we are trying to do.” Sara Wilkinson is back with Jason and Emily for Episode 052 to focus on her work raising awareness of the struggles which lead ...
09.23.2021 051 - Malaika Underwood - USA National Team Baseball Player and Senior VP of Licensing at OneTeam Partners “Every time I thought this might be the end, it showed up again.” Malaika Underwood joins Jason and Emily for a very friendly Episode 051 to talk about her athletic career and the future she hopes to see in youth ...
09.01.2021 050 - Jaala Shaw - Teacher, Trainer, and Humanitarian, English Language Fellow in Afghanistan “I want my Afghan friends to know you’re not forgotten and you never were.” Episode 050 is a conversation Jason and Emily had with Jaala Shaw about Afghanistan, recorded on Friday August 20th (important context given recent events). Jaala lived ...
08.27.2021 049 - Matthew “Griff” Griffin and Blayne Smith, Veterans on Afghanistan Episode 049 begins with a piece written by Matthew “Griff” Griffin through the voice of the Taliban watching the withdrawal of US forces in Afghanistan. This conversation was recorded August 19, 2021 -- important context given more recent events. Jason ...
08.24.2021 048 - Aaron Hand - Ranger Battalion Sniper turned Green Beret, veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom and Task Force Dagger “As for me, after seeing what I’ve seen, I’m always gonna bet on freedom to win out in the end.” Episode 048 is the first in a series of episodes on Afghanistan. Former Green Beret and Ranger Battalion Sniper Aaron ...
08.11.2021 047 - Sara Wilkinson - Gold Star wife of Navy SEAL Chad Wilkinson, inspiration for Chad1000x “I don’t think anyone can live this life and not be affected.” Sara Wilkinson, gold star wife of Navy SEAL Chad Wilkinson, joins Emily and Jason in Jacksonville for Episode 047 in hard, honest conversation about growing up in a ...
07.28.2021 046 - Melissa Urban - Whole30 Co-Founder and CEO “The more I use my voice, the more powerful I feel.” For Episode 046 Jason and Emily have a deep and far-ranging conversation with Melissa Urban: Whole30 Co-Founder and CEO, recovered addict, New York Times best-selling author, mother, podcast host, ...
07.07.2021 045 - Normandy Retrospective with Sergeant Major Plants aka Cadre Dan “It’s the ultimate symbol that freedom and liberty will always prevail. Always.” For episode 045, Jason, Emily, and Rich talked with Sergeant Major Dan Plants about D-Day and the GORUCK events he has led in Normandy to remember and honor ...
06.30.2021 044 - PFC Jim “Pee Wee” Martin - World War II Paratrooper, 101st Airborne Division, G Company Jim “Pee Wee” Martin in Ohio, one of the “Toccoa Originals” and few surviving paratroopers of WWII sat down with Jason and Rich, along with a handful of GORUCK Cadre, for Episode 044 in Ohio. On June 6, 2014, the ...
06.16.2021 043 - Ashley’s War - Remembering Army 1st Lieutenant Ashley White “If you’re the best, nothing else matters.” Episode 043 remembers and honors 1st Lt Ashley White Stumpf with some of the people who knew her well: Brian Porter, Doug Baker and Molly Donahue. Ashley served as a member of a ...
06.09.2021 042 - Sebastian Junger - Author and Journalist “I want to find out what’s true” Sebastian Junger -- war journalist, documentary filmmaker, and author of Tribe, The Perfect Storm, War and most recently Freedom -- joins Jason and Emily for Episode 042 about calculated risks, seeing the world ...
06.02.2021 041 - Michael Easter - Author, Health Journalist and Professor “What we were built to do can inform a lot of what we should do today.” Michael Easter joins Jason and Emily for Episode 041 on embracing discomfort through putting ourselves in extreme situations to appreciate what we have and ...
05.19.2021 040 - Scott Campbell - Tattoo Artist “The courage to say ‘yes,’ and let it change you.” Jason talks with Scott Campbell and Roger Sparks for Episode 040 about their chance meeting in 2010 in Afghanistan, how those experiences changed both their lives, and the overall power ...
05.05.2021 039 - Chris Long - Super Bowl-winning NFL Defensive End and Founder of The Chris Long Foundation “Service doesn’t require a great platform or require you to be the sole author of a solution. It is a humble task. And the only requirement is a love of people.” For Episode 39 of Glorious Professionals, Jason and Emily ...
03.31.2021 038 - Richard Rice on his piece of Operation Cyclone aka “Charlie Wilson’s War” 110 Days, 3 Missions over an 11,000 foot mountain, 45 “Sensitive Items,” and 10 rather small donkeys For Episode 038 Rich and Jason are alone in the SCIF at GORUCK HQ for an oral history of Rich’s experiences in Operation ...
03.17.2021 037 - James Geering - Firefighter, Paramedic and host of “Behind the Shield” “Absorb what is useful, discard what is useless and add what is specifically your own” — Bruce Lee Born in England on a farm, our guest for Episode 037 James Geering had always dreamed of becoming a Firefighter but was ...
02.24.2021 036 - Dr. Doug Kechijian - Air Force Pararescueman (PJ), Physical Therapist & Performance Coach, Co-founder of Resilient Performance Systems "These Things We Do, That Others May Live." Dr. Doug Kechijian (Dr. K) is a former Pararescueman, or PJ, in the US Air Force and now a Doctor of Physical Therapy and CEO / co-founder of Resilient Systems; he talks ...
02.10.2021 035 - Roger Sparks - Reconnaissance Marine (Ret.), Air Force Special Warfare Pararescueman (PJ) (Ret.) and GORUCK Tribe Cadre Silver Star Recipient Roger Sparks joins Jason in Jacksonville for a raw Episode 035 about resolve and intentions. From his wild upbringing and early struggles with his physical limits, through diverse experiences in the tip of the spear of two ...
01.27.2021 034 - Dr. Ellen Glasser - Mayor of Atlantic Beach, FL and Former FBI Special Agent Dr. Ellen Glasser joins Jason and Emily for Episode 034. Dr. Glasser was recently re-elected as Mayor of Atlantic Beach, FL and has a long history of public service. She was sworn in as an FBI Special agent in 1982, ...
01.13.2021 033 - Kevin Flike - Green Beret (Ret) Medically Retired Green Beret Kevin Flike joins Jason and Rich for Episode 033. Kevin tells the story of his life of service up to and after his second tour as a combat engineer in Afghanistan in September 2011 when during ...
01.07.2021 032 - GORUCK Tribe “We can ignore even pleasure. But pain insists upon being attended to. God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world.” ― C.S. Lewis, ...
12.30.2020 031 - Dr. Stuart McGill - Professor, Author and BackFitPro CEO For Episode 031, Jason interviews Dr. Stuart McGill, CEO of BackFitPro and the expert when it comes to backs and dealing effectively with back injury and pain. Dr. McGill explains in simple, easily understood terms why proper adequate movement is ...
10.26.2020 030 - Foster Huntington - Photographer, Author & Filmmaker Foster Huntington is a photographer, filmmaker, and adventurer who talks to Jason and Emily about creating his life off the beaten path on his own terms. The focus is on creativity and overcoming obstacles to intentionally choose your course - ...
10.07.2020 029 - State of GORUCK 2020: Chaos is Opportunity History is happening all around us, and it’s going to be OK. In the spirit of leading with transparency, since 2013 Jason has published a “State of GORUCK” blogpost for the community. He turns 2020’s post into Episode 029. You ...
10.05.2020 028 - Dave Castro - Former SEAL and BUD/S Instructor, Current Director of the CrossFit Games Dave Castro rarely speaks of his service at the tip of the spear but the imprint of those years of training to excellence is apparent in everything he does -- especially at the CrossFit Games. “The past that I speak ...
08.27.2020 027 - Team Roundup with Jason, Emily and Rich Jason, Emily and Rich do a team check-in of sorts for Episode 027. They discuss COVID and learning from history about “unusual times” particularly with regards to schooling; adaptation and sacrifice; the tensions of community and personal responsibility; having self-discipline; ...
08.20.2020 026 - Kelly Starrett, DPT - Strength and Mobility Coach, Author, and Founder of The Ready State Dr. Kelly Starrett distills his years of accumulated knowledge to lay out the basics for “playing the long game” of life to build better individuals who build better communities. In a far-ranging Episode 026, Jason and Rich cover a lot ...
07.22.2020 025 - Flo Groberg - US Army Captain (Ret) and Medal of Honor Recipient For Episode 025, Florent “Flo” Groberg shares his very American stories of service, sacrifice, family, and the four men who are forever linked to his life. Flo talks with Jason and Rich about his upbringing in France and family in ...
07.10.2020 024 - Jimi Letchford, Former Director CrossFit International Jimi talks about the early days of CrossFit and gives his secrets for building and shepherding communities particularly as part of a growing business. Episode 024 is part two of Jason & Rich’s conversation with Jimi Letchford who wound up ...
06.30.2020 023 - Jimi Letchford, USMC Infantry Officer (Part 1) Episode 023 is Part One of Jimi Letchford’s conversation with Jason and Rich about his life in service. Jimi is the former Director of CrossFit International and a Marine Infantry Officer. This part focuses on Jimi’s early life and then ...
06.23.2020 022 - Chad Malone PhD, Owner of Capital MMA & Elite Fitness Lorton For Episode 022, Jason and Emily talk with Chad Malone about his experiences as a Black man growing up and living in America, raising his own children in Washington DC, and his perspective on the current race-related uprisings. Chad is ...
06.17.2020 021 - Benjamin Bunn, Owner of Cigar City CrossFit and Former Green Beret Ben Bunn joins Jason and Rich in studio — also known as the champagne room — at GORUCK HQ for Episode 021. Growing up in the Tampa area, Ben was the last person anyone would have pegged as a future ...
06.11.2020 020 - Senator Joni Ernst, US Senator from Iowa Senator Joni Ernst joins Jason and Emily for a conversation focused on service for Episode 020. Senator Ernst is the first woman to represent Iowa in Congress and the first female combat Veteran elected to the United States Senate, and ...
06.01.2020 019 - Marjorie K. Eastman, US Army Veteran Marjorie K. Eastman joins Emily and Jason for Episode 019. Marjorie served as a US Army Intelligence officer and commander, and she wrote “The Frontline Generation: How We Served Post 9/11”. Her ten years of post 9/11 military service include ...
05.29.2020 018 - Cadre Dan Skidmore (DS), GORUCK’s Director of Training and former Air Force Combat Controller Cadre DS, aka Dan Skidmore, is back with Jason and Rich in Episode 018 to talk about training. The previous part of the conversation (Episode 017) covered in more detail DS’s history and high level of physical preparedness as an ...
05.26.2020 017 - Cadre Dan Skidmore (DS), GORUCK’s Director of Training and former Air Force Combat Controller Cadre DS, aka Dan Skidmore, joins Jason and Rich for Part One of their conversation for Episode 017. Part Two will focus on training, while this part focuses on DS’s history: his progression from paintball battles in the fields of ...
05.20.2020 016 - Will Hinkson, GORUCK Cadre & Former Reconnaissance Marine For Episode 016, Jason and Rich talk to Cadre Will Hinkson about going through transitions, perceptions versus reality, and the importance of finding an individual “why.” Will’s competitive nature - and some good advertising - led him to become a ...
05.18.2020 015 - Chris Voss, Negotiations Expert Chris Voss, the former lead international kidnapping negotiator for the FBI, author of the best-selling book “Never Split the Difference,” founder of The Black Swan Group, and currently THE Negotiations expert on MasterClass joins Jason and Emily for Episode 015. ...
05.13.2020 014 - Ryan Manion, President of Travis Manion Foundation “If not me, then who?” - 1stLt Travis Manion, USMC The mission of the Travis Manion Foundation (TMF) is to unite and strengthen communities by training, developing, and highlighting the role models that lead them. Ryan Manion, TMF’s President, joins ...
05.10.2020 013 - Lieutenant General (Ret) Ken Tovo, Former Commanding General USASOC On Episode Lucky Number 13 is Lieutenant General (Ret) Kenneth Tovo, a Green Beret who most recently served as Commanding General of the United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) before retirement in 2018 after 35 years of military service. ...
05.08.2020 012 - Ambassador Elisabeth Millard, Former US Ambassador to Tajikistan For Episode 012, Jason and Emily are joined by Ambassador Elisabeth Millard, a career diplomat in the Foreign Service who most recently served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs. The mission of a ...
05.06.2020 011 - Coco Tang, Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) Instructor & Paramedic in NYC Coco Tang has traveled the world as a Nationally Registered Paramedic and a DOD-trained Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) instructor, and she is currently on contract working the night shift in New York City treating COVID-19 patients. She joins Jason ...
05.01.2020 010 - Linda Mansolillo, Disaster Preparedness Expert In Episode 010, Jason and Emily are joined by expert Linda Mansolillo to talk about disaster preparation - be it wildfires, earthquakes, hurricanes, or a global epidemic. Linda is a biotech strategist with 24 years of military service, currently a ...
04.28.2020 009 - Dr. Rajeev Ramchand, Epidemiologist Our guest on Episode 009 is Dr. Rajeev Ramchand. He joins Emily and Jason - after a decade lapse in contact - to help us understand the COVID-19 pandemic better using an epidemiological lens and to educate others about where ...
04.24.2020 008 - Brent Cooper, Green Beret Foundation Executive Director In episode 008 of Glorious Professionals we welcome former Quiet Professional (aka Green Beret) Brent Cooper in to talk with Jason and Rich about failure and not quitting, the sum of a team being greater than its parts, and how ...
04.21.2020 007 - Congressman Michael Waltz, First Green Beret Elected to the United States Congress US Congressman Michael Waltz from Florida’s 6th District (Northeast coast covering just south of GORUCK HQ through Daytona and the Palm Coast) joins Jason and Rich for Episode 007. The Congressman is the first Green Beret to serve in Congress ...

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