Heroes Like You

Joe is the founder and CEO of Spartan Race, an endurance event helping millions of people get fit and overcome life's obstacles.  When Joe was younger, he was forced to be on his own and learned to embrace adversity and use it to propel him towards success.

Before the age of 1 Michael was diagnosed with cancer and given a 4% chance of living.  Through years of treatment and hardship, Michael was able to find the hope that enabled him to beat his cancer and has had to hold on to that hope to continue to overcome other physical challenges.  

Michael is an International Best Selling Author and speaker who continues to inspire others to change their lives for the better.  

Nicholas Hinrichsen got his MBA at Stanford in 2013 and started a used car selling platform after graduating.  Nicky and his co-founder Chris Coleman went through the startup accelerator YCombinator in 2014 before raising $10M in venture capital and selling the business to Carvana in 2017.  After three years at Carvana, the two founders left to start their next company: WithClutch.com is a digital platform for auto loan refinancing.  Car owners can lower their monthly payments and save thousands of dollars in less than two minutes.  

Through adversity and failure, Nicky learned how to keep going and not give up even when success seemed far out of reach.

Ben is an accomplished potter who found himself questioning whether he could continue in his career after he was diagnosed with arthritis.  Through perseverance, resilience, and faith, Ben was able to overcome this obstacle and was able to better himself and thousands of others because of it.

Travis was born with cerebral palsy and has had to have assistance walking most of his life.  Despite that, he has gone through life focusing on how to make a positive impact on the world rather than focusing on his disability and the things he is unable to do.

Dan’s specialty is analyzing the power of emotions to shape outcomes and personalities. He pioneered the use of facial coding in business and has done research for over 50% of the world’s top 100 B2C companies. Media highlights include: appearances on ABC’s Good Morning, America and NBC’s The Today Show, plus front-page coverage in The New York Times. Dan’s blog Faces of the Week

Statistically Bill didn't have much of a chance to become anything significant.  Growing up on the streets, running from cops, and hanging around with gangs, the future didn't look very bright.  But Bill was able to create a life that eventually led to the Olympics and earned him a silver medal with the U.S. Bobsled team.  Learn what Bill did to change his stars and achieve his dreams.  

Being labeled as mentally slow from an early age, Neal started believing it until a wise teacher told him he was smart. Over time, Neal started to be convinced that she was right and eventually became the person she believed he could be. He now teaches kids to find value in themselves and believe that they are amazing no matter their background.

Brett Lechtenberg is a 7th degree blackbelt who found ways to build confidence despite being abused as a child.  Brett is the author of several books, a business owner, business coach, and founder of Operation Limitless.  In this episode, Brett teaches us how to build confidence, mitigate bullying and rise above our challenges.

Sal Rosanno was never the best student and wouldn't have graduated but for the plumbing trade school that bumped up his GPA.  The future didn't look bright for this East Coast kid who didn't have much self confidence.  But it's this same kid who was able to change the course of his life and achieve what most couldn't, by becoming a member of the United States Special Forces.  

In this episode, Sal shares how he was able to make changes in his life that lead him to be able to make a positive impact in the lives of many others.