In this episode of Make It To Midnight we are joined by College Football media personality, the one the only, JD Pickell. JD Is One Of The Leaders At On3 Sports and in the industry as a whole and in this episode we unpack how he became the person he is today and who he is striving to become. 

I hope you guys enjoy it, I hope you all support JD in the future and most importantly I hope you guys continue to make it to midnight!

The first ever interview on Make It To Midnight is officially in the books. Tyler Olson has been a light of encouragement for me throughout my whole journey and to be able to hear/share his story is a great honor.

In this episode Tyler talks about his devastating spinal cord injury, the things and people that get him through his darkest days, the hope for Neuralink, and enjoying the simple things in life.

I hope you find this episode to be encouraging and I hope it helps you make it to midnight. Also make sure you subscribe to Tyler's youtube channel, My Backyard Friends!

Episode 30 is here and it is one of my personal favorites. Recently I learned about the term "Identity Bunkers" from a podcast interview on Diary Of A CEO w/ Brene Brown.

The more I heard her explain what these bunkers are and how they are dividing friendships the more I realized how prevalent this issue is in today's society.

Before diving into the identity bunkers I talk about one of my favorite TV shows of all time, Vinland Saga, and my favorite lesson from the show, "I have no enemies."

I hope you guys enjoy this episode and I hope you keep on making it to midnight, we need you!

For the final reflection episode of the 2025 year I will share with you the 10 questions I came up with to help me prepare and make the most of 2026.

After the questions I dive into the 5 themes I saw in my answers to the questions and how they could lead my 2026. I have a feeling we all may have some similar themes so hopefully this episode can help you out and encourage you to stick with your New Years Resolutions/fill your life with more things that help you become the person you want to become.

1. Working on yourself changes everything

2. Fear of being seen failing > Fear of actually failing

3. Joy comes from small moments, not achievements

4. The desire for creativity and connection

5. Distractions, Digital Noise and the Desire for clarity

Keep on making it to midnight, we need you!

My 30th birthday was on December 25th and for the first time in my life I wrote down some of the lessons I've learned.

It was a lot harder than I thought it was going to be. I have never fully sat with my thoughts on a birthday and explored my mind for the lessons I've learned and want to share with others. Needless to say it was a great way to exercise the brain and dig deep into myself.

I hope you enjoy these I would love for everyone who listens to it to do the same. You'll be amazed with what you come up with and what stands out from the story of your life so far.

Keep going and keep making it to midnight!

The internet lied to everyone once again. Zac Brown was the man in the arena this past week on the internet when people accused him of performing satanic rituals during his shows at the sphere.

That’s not true at all. The concert was a journey from pain to healing, hate to love, failure to triumph. 

It’s sad to see someone put two years of work into a project only for people who didn’t go to the concert to spread a false narrative.

But what a great reminder. 

It’s not the critic who counts.

We face those same critics in our life and people who say they are fighting for “good” and accountability when in reality they are just trying to highlight the failure of another person. Make someone small so you can feel big.

The message this week, remain the man in the arena and hold people accountable for the right reasons, not the selfish reasons. 

0:00 Man In The Arena

2:50 Zac Brown Band concert reaction

17:00 The Millionaire I met

21:00 The Couple I met

Episode 26 is here and we are celebrating the one year anniversary of the Make It To Midnight brand, LETS GOOOO!!

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone who may be reading this!! I hope you all had an incredible time with family, friends, or coworkers last week (shoutout to all of the hospital workers and others who had to work on Thanksgiving).

I recorded this episode right before I went home to Greenville, SC and it's a quick one with a few small things I'm grateful for that hopefully resonate with you guys too.

I'm grateful to all of you guys that tune in and I look forward to closing out the year strong and hopefully impacting as many lives as possible with this channel!

Keep going and Make It To Midnight, we need you!

This past weekend I had the opportunity to attend one Chris Williamson's live shows on his Self-Discovery tour and it was one of my favorite events I've been to ever.

I admire Chris's journey and take a ton of inspiration from him and his Modern Wisdom podcast so to hear him speak live was incredible.

In this episode, I break down the most powerful ideas from the night — including:

- Why doing nothing is still a decision

- Identity through Pain

I hope you enjoy the podcast and keep on making it to midnight, we need you!

Forgiveness is one of the hardest things to give someone after you've been hurt. That is exactly why it's so important to explore it, offer it, and accept it.

Nobody knows this better than Don Allison. Allison was shot in 1996 by a man named Marcus Cheffen. Today they are best friends.

I won't spoil any more of it but I hope this helps you find peace in forgiving someone else or even forgiving yourself. I hope you enjoy it and keep making it to midnight, we need you!!