Jay Setchell is a Marine, entrepreneur, father, and corporate problem solver who has built companies, filed patents, and led teams through high-pressure work.

He has also died three times.

A car crash. Another wreck. A broken neck and drowning.

He lives mostly paralyzed today. And he still leads from the front.

In this episode, Jay and I talk about what changes inside you when you have been that close to the edge, then wake up with breath still in your lungs. We talk business, leadership, resilience, and the kind of perspective most people never earn.

We also get into the mission he is building right now: immersive training tech that helps military, law enforcement, and firefighters train for real chaos using remote, non pyrotechnic effects and realistic scenarios designed to save lives.

Jay’s message is blunt and needed: focus on what you can do, not what you cannot. And stop waiting for motivation to show up.

• What “Never Quit Trying” actually means when life hurts every day

• How pain can sharpen resolve instead of breaking you

• Why time speeds up, and why that should light a fire under you

• Leadership without excuses

• “If it is to be, it is up to me”

• Why it is always too soon to quit

Book: The Strength Within You: It’s Always Too Soon to Quit (Amazon)
Company: opconus.com