Jose Pila is an Army veteran and founder of the whiskey brand Warrior Dog Spirit.

After enlisting in the Army in the summer of 2001, Jose quickly found himself in the initial deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq following 9/11. Serving numerous combat tours both in the Army and private contracting, Jose found himself lost once his military career came to an end.

Jose would receive a service dog through the non-profit Pets For Vets. He accredits his Alaskan Malamute named Ranger for saving his life more than once. To honor Ranger he founded Warrior Dog Spirit. A whiskey company honoring service dogs throughout history. Each unique whiskey will honor a different service dog and share their story.

Jose also founded the Warrior Dog Spirit Foundation. Portions of every sale go directly to non-profits supporting veterans, service dogs and retired K9's.

This episode was helped brought together by C.R.A.F.T. Brewing & Distilling. A non-profit supporting veterans and first responders in the craft beverage industry. Thank you to Michael and his team for putting this interview together.

Filmed inside Tropicana Craft Distilling Group in Tampa, Florida.

Warrior Dog Spirit: WarriorDogSpirit.com

Warrior Dog Spirit's Instagram:  ⁨@WarriorDogSpirit⁩ 

Warrior Dog Spirit Foundation: WarriorDogSpirit.org

C.R.A.F.T. Brewing & Distilling: SupportCraft.org

C.R.A.F.T. Brewing & Distilling Instagram: @Support_Craft

Tropicana Craft Distilling Group: TropicanaCraftSpirits.com

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Brooke Bennett is a three-time Olympic gold medalist and one of the greatest female swimmers of all time.

Brooke started swimming lessons at the age of 3. By 9 years old she was training for her first Olympic Games. She made her Olympic debut in the 1996 Games winning the gold medal in the 800-meter freestyle at just 16 years old.

In the 2000 Olympic Games, Brooke won two more gold medals in the 400 & 800-meter freestyle. Also setting an Olympic Record in the 800-meter freestyle. She was the second swimmer to ever win the 800-meter freestyle in consecutive Olympic Games.

Her performance in the 2000 Olympic Games earned her World America Swimmer of the Year and even her own Wheaties Box. In total she won 13 U.S. National Championships, medaled in five World Championships (1 gold) and medaled in 10 Pan America/Pan-Pacific Games (7 gold). She has been inducted into numerous Halls of Fame including the International Swimming Hall of Fame (2010), Florida Sports Hall of Fame (2013) and the Boys & Girls Club Hall of Fame (2003).

She has continued competing in open water races around the world, triathlons and one Iron Man. She also teaches youth water safety and serves as a lifeguard. Brooke is currently the Development Manager for the non-profit Clearwater For Youth.

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Brooke Bennett Facebook: Brooke Bennett

Clearwater For Youth Instagram: @CFYpinellas

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Samwise Sorter is a skateboard content creator.

Samwise has been skateboarding since 1993. Getting his first skateboard at the age of 10 changed his life. Since then, he’s never truly set a skateboard down. For the last 33 years Samwise has skated as a hobby. In 2020, his wife convinced him to put his skate videos on Instagram. He gained a small organic following after entering an online competition.

However, in 2023 one of his videos truly went viral with over 2 million views in the first day. It was reposted and shared by the likes of Red Bull, Thrasher Magazine, X-Games and The Berrics. Skate pros like Chad Muska, Tony Hawk, Andy Anderson and more reached out. After going viral, Samwise became a team rider for John Montesi’s Westside Skateshop. He has amassed a following of over 225k people online.

Samwise Sorter Instagram: @SorterSamwise

Samwise Sorter Facebook: Samwise Sorter

Samwise Sorter TikTok: @Samwise83

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Mike Parsons is a tattoo artist of 32 years and a second degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Tattooing since 1994, Mike Parsons is an award winning artist known for his underwater landscapes, murals and chrome tattoos. He gained notoriety in the late 1990’s for his large underwater gradients and later his chrome pieces. His most recognizable piece may be the tribal design on the arm of retired professional wrestler Bill Goldberg.

Mike was mentored and befriended by tattoo legends such as Gill “The Drill” Monte, Tony “Doc Dog” Baker and Philadelphia Eddie. He has owned his own shop, Mike Parsons Ink in Riverview, Florida since 2010. He has also trained Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for 16 years and holds a second degree black belt.

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Mike Parsons Personal Instagram: @JohnMichaelParsonsJr

Mike Parsons Ink Phone: 813-374-2146

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Mike Parsons Ink Facebook: Mike Parsons Ink

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Ricky Handschumacher is a former computer hacker and ex-cyber criminal.

After getting hacked on Xbox as a teenager, Ricky followed the rabbit hole of learning to also hack video games. What started as hacking and selling Xbox gamertags led to hacking and selling Instagram & Twitter handles and eventually hacking & stealing crypto currency.

Over seven years Ricky stole about $8 million mostly through social engineering. A type of hacking that typically involves convincing the user or network provider to unknowingly provide crucial information used to obtain accounts. This allowed Ricky to sell unique Xbox, Instagram and Twitter handles but also drain crypto wallets dry.

Ricky’s friend in Michigan was first caught and the FBI brought down six other hackers during the sting. Ricky spent four years with an ankle monitor awaiting trial and was sentenced to 48 months in prison. He served 27 months and is now advocating ethical hacking and cyber security.

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Jeff Behary is the curator and owner of The Turn of the Century Electrotherapy Museum in Riviera Beach, Florida.

For over 30 years Jeff has collected historical electrical artifacts and forgotten medical machines. He is an expert in antique machines involving electricity, light and radiation. Including literal machines of Nikola Tesla, Thomas Edison, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Burton Kinraide and more. His museum houses some of the last known artifacts from these inventors. Jeff has worked in collaboration with numerous institutions including NASA and the Florida Institute of Technology. He’s been featured on National Geographic, Modern Marvels, ABC, the BBC and more.

He has documented, preserved and digitally archived over 500 gigabytes of historical books and over 250,000 photographs. All available FOR FREE to the public via his website ElectrotherapyMuseum.org.

Filmed inside The Turn of the Century Electrotherapy Museum in Riviera Beach, Florida.

Jeff Behary Cell Phone: 561-267-2679

Jeff Behary's Instagram: @JeffBehary

Jeff Behary's YouTube:  ⁨@JeffBehary⁩ 

Electrotherapy Museum's Instagram: @ElectrotherapyMuseum

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Rick Vaughn is the former Public Relations Director for the Tampa Bay Rays, Washington Redskins and Baltimore Orioles.

From 1984 till 1994, Rick was the PR Director of the Baltimore Orioles. A highlight of his time in Baltimore was overseeing the transition from Memorial Stadium to Camden Yards in 1992.

For one season in 1995, Rick served as the PR Director for the Washington Redskins.

In 1996, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays hired him as they built the new franchise. He spent two years in Tampa Bay before a team was even fielded and spent 20 years with the Rays as PR Director. Experiencing both initial creation and the rebranding of the franchise.

Since retiring in 2016, Rick has volunteered at the Homeless Empowerment Program (HEP) in Clearwater, Florida where he feeds the homeless. He has also authored two books on the history of Spring Training in Tampa and St. Pete. Available on Amazon and in person at the Tampa Baseball Museum.

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Homeless Empowerment Program (HEP): HEPempowers.org

Rick's two books on Amazon.com: "Tampa Spring Training Tales: Major League Memories"

"100 Years of Baseball on St. Petersburg's Waterfront: How the Game Helped Shape a City"

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Michael Francisco is a mental health coach and founder of Restore Skate.

Inspired to pick up skateboarding at the age of 40, Michael decided to create a nonprofit that prioritized mental health while also promoting skateboarding. Over nearly 10 years, Restore Skate has provided more than 10,000 meals to skateboarders and the homeless in Tampa Bay. Every week Michael and Restore Skate provide free mental health coaching in addition to meals at skate parks in Tampa Bay, Florida.

Filmed inside Agape Coffeehouse in Clearwater, Florida.

Restore Skate: RestoreSkate.com

Restore Skate Instagram: @RestoreSkate

Michael Francisco's Instagram: @_MichaelFrancisco

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Regis Lima is a martial arts master and the owner of RL Martial Arts.

Training Taekwondo since 1989, Regis is now a 6th degree black belt. He is a Regional, State and National Champion in Brazil where he grew up. He has also won a US National Championship and a silver medal at the US Open (2007). He started training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in 2011 and earned his black belt in 2024.

Moving to America in 1999, he pursued his dream of teaching martial arts and founded RL Martial Arts (RLMA) in 2004. Since opening RLMA, he has taught over a thousand students of all ages. He is also the AAU Florida Taekwondo District Director. In his spare time, Regis is the vocalist and lyricist of the hard rock band Voxx.

Filmed inside RL Martial Arts in Hudson, Florida.

RL Martial Arts Phone: (727) 868-1188

RL Martial Arts Email: [email protected]

RL Martial Arts: RLMartialArts.com

RL Martial Arts Instagram: @RL_Martial_Arts

RL Martial Arts Facebook: RL Martial Arts

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Clay Muehlstein is an author.

Clay’s life changed at a college frat party when he was charged with a third degree felony for hazing after a fraternity pledge tragically passed away at a party his fraternity hosted. Being suspended indefinitely from college, he agreed to wear a SCRAM alcohol monitor while awaiting trial. One critical mistake changed everything when he woke up in handcuffs and booked into Leon County Jail.

The next four years he would wear a SCRAM monitor over 700 days and have numerous false positive readings. Dragging him back in and out of jail several times. He spent 62 days in LA County Jail and several months in total in Leon County Jail. After spending four years attempting to prove his innocence he decided to plead guilty to an “11/29” deal. Sentenced to 11 months and 29 days in jail, he ultimately spent just over seven more months with his time in LA and probation earning time off his sentence.

Clay spent six years, most of which while incarcerated, handwriting his memoir Why Me about his experience in and out of jail.

Clay Muehlstein's Instagram: @Clay_Muehlstein

Clay's Book 'Why Me' on Amazon: Amazon.com

Clay's Book 'Why Me' on Barnes & Noble: BarnesAndNoble.com

Clay's Book 'Why Me' on Books A Million: BooksAMillion.com

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