Jack Carr is a former Navy SEAL, #1 New York Times bestselling author, and creator of The Terminal List. In this episode, Jack joins Travis Chappell to talk about the future of the Jack Carr universe, including The Terminal List, Dark Wolf, True Believer, The Fourth Option, and the possibility of video games. Jack shares how his books became a Prime Video series starring Chris Pratt, why Taylor Kitsch changed the way he saw Ben Edwards, how he thinks about Hollywood adaptations, and why every new story has to earn the reader’s time.

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Retired Marine Corps officer, combat veteran, and former F/A-18 pilot, Dave Berke deployed twice from the USS John C. Stennis in support of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. He served three years as an Instructor Pilot at TOPGUN as Training Officer and senior staff pilot. He also worked as a Forward Air Controller during urban combat in Ramadi, Iraq, supporting SEAL Task Unit Bruiser. Dave was the first operational pilot qualified in both the F-22 Raptor and F-35B, commanding the Marine Corps' first F-35 squadron. Now at Echelon Front (founded by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin), he teaches leadership as a learnable skill.

Michelle "Mace" Curran is a former U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter pilot who flew combat missions in Afghanistan and served as Lead Solo pilot for the Thunderbirds (2019-2022). With over 2,000 hours in the F-16, she broke barriers as one of the elite demonstration team's first female lead solos. Author of The Flipside: How to Invert Your Perspective and Turn Fear Into Your Superpower, she now delivers keynotes on overcoming fear, building trust, and decisive action. Based in Las Vegas, she empowers teams through her military-honed insights.

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Dave Berke is a retired US Marine Corps Officer, TOPGUN Instructor, and now a leadership instructor and speaker with Echelon Front, where he serves as Chief Development Officer. As a F/A-18 pilot, he deployed twice from the USS John C Stennis in support of combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. He spent three years as an Instructor Pilot at TOPGUN where he served as the Training Officer, the senior staff pilot responsible for the conduct of the TOPGUN course. 

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Darren Prince, International Best Selling author of his memoir Aiming High, is a prominent sports and celebrity agent and global advocate for addiction/mental health and recovery. Through his agency, Prince Marketing Group, he represents icons Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Jerry West, Dominique Wilkins, Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Chevy Chase, Charlie Sheen, Denise Richards, Carmen Electra, and many others as well as having worked with the late Smokin’ Joe Frazier, Muhammad Ali and Evel Knievel.

Darren / PMG has also worked with Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Shaquille O’Neal, Dennis Rodman, Oscar De La Hoya, Roy Jones Jr, Tom Brady, Pamela Anderson, Vince Neil, Dee Snider and Keith Urban.

PMG is one of the most respected boutique sports and entertainment agencies in the world with over $500M in deals negotiated in its 25 plus years in the industry. Having paired a celebrity with everything from Super Bowl commercials, product endorsement campaigns, keynotes, licensing and branded social media campaigns companies such as Apple, Oracle, Best Buy, Gillette, Hard Rock Casino and hundreds of others have utilized their expertise to find the perfect celebrity to fit their initiative, product or service. 

As a leading authority in this space, Prince’s insights have been featured in WSJ, NYT, USA Today, CNN, Fox and Friends, Chris Cuomo, Tucker Carlson, “On Purpose” podcast with Jay Shetty, Extra TV, Dr. OZ and many other top media outlets. Darren has experienced what life is like in the celebrity world but also seen the dark reality of addiction through his own personal struggle with opiates. With over 14 years of sobriety, it’s now Darren’s mission to help others avoid and break free from addiction and mental health struggles. He had a God awakening on July 2, 2008, and believes in a spiritual higher power and that anyone can turn their bottom into a new beginning.

Prince started his 501(c)3 Aiming High Foundation where 100% of the proceeds provide treatment for those suffering. He has become a highly sought-after speaker on addiction recovery and mental health. He specializes in helping high functioning addicts and at-risk executives to identify and avoid the pitfalls of addiction and working with teens on self-esteem and self-worth. He also is a consultant to Banyan Treatment Center which has 15 locations spread across the United States. Prince is on the commercial advisory board of Bridge Therapeutics, a revolutionary opiate detox drug. With anticipation of FDA approval in making its way to the medical industry in 2024. A life saving detox drug treating addicts for pain management and transitioning them to an opiate free lifestyle.

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*Originally Released Aug 12, 2025*

In this unfiltered episode of the Travis Makes Friends podcast, host Travis Chappell reunites with comedian and podcaster Zach Justice for a hilarious and heartfelt chat. They dive into Zach's decision to end his hit show Dropouts after five years, wild blind dating mishaps (including a fentanyl-fueled park interruption), navigating fame, entrepreneurship lessons from family and mentors like Alex Hormozi, and musings on life, relationships, and even starting a satirical Bible app. Packed with laughs, raw stories, and insightful advice, it's a must-listen for fans of unfiltered conversations!

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In this episode of the Travis Makes Friends podcast, host Travis dives deep into health, longevity, and biohacking with Dr. Jeffrey Gross, a renowned neurological surgeon and regenerative medicine expert. From the truth about GLP-1 peptides and testosterone therapy to debunking cholesterol myths and exploring stem cell treatments, this conversation unpacks cutting-edge insights for optimizing your health. Tune in for practical tips and a no-nonsense take on navigating modern medicine!

In this explosive episode of Travis Makes Friends, UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture reveals the untold story behind his journey from a fatherless teen trying to get noticed on the wrestling mat to becoming “The Natural”—one of the greatest legends in MMA. From Olympic-level discipline to life-changing phone calls, this is about grit, legacy, and raw transformation.

Join us on the Travis Makes Friends podcast as we dive into an incredible conversation with Michelle 'Mace' Curran, a decorated U.S. Air Force veteran and former Thunderbird lead solo pilot. From her small-town roots in Wisconsin to flying F-16s in combat and inspiring audiences as a motivational speaker, Michelle shares her journey, the challenges of being a female fighter pilot, and insights from her new book, The Flip Side: How to Invert Your Perspective and Turn Fear into Your Superpower. Buckle up for an inspiring episode filled with high-flying stories and life-changing lessons!

Travis Makes Friends episode featuring serial entrepreneur and investor Mike Lazerow—co-founder of Buddy Media (sold to Salesforce for ~$1B), early Golf.com success story, and seed investor in Liquid Death. Mike shares the raw journey from shoveling snow in DC suburbs to making $1M by 22, surviving dot-com bankruptcies (including buying back Golf.com), investor lawsuits/death threats from friends & family, and the boardroom wisdom of "don't shine the turd."

Travis and Mike break down AI's shift from 10x engineers to 10x entrepreneurs, why solo $300-400k a year businesses with 60%+ margins will dominate, and how it's never been easier to hit $1M but never harder to get a job. They cover Liquid Death's origin story, radical honesty in leadership, and why podcasting is the ultimate relationship/networking hack.

CHAPTERS

1:01 First dollar: Snow shoveling + pricing psychology

1:58 $1M at 22 with University Wire (pre-crash)

2:23 "Things crash... close to zero" (dot-com lesson)

3:30 Golf.com: Bought for $279k from NBC, sold $25M after bankruptcy buyback

16:02 "Lost everything... friends sued us, one threatened to kill us"

17:36 Post-bankruptcy fundraising desperation

27:26 "DON'T SHINE THE TURD" (became book chapter)

10:48 "Never easier 0→$1M... never harder to get a job"

12:13 Future: $350k/year solo ops, 68% margins

31:44 Liquid Death seed story (from Gary Vee's conference room)

33:43 LD pitch: "Market wellness, not poison"

50:09 "Lacking relationships? Start a podcast"

53:54 Generosity

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EPISODE DESCRIPTION:

Relationships are the most important asset we have in life, and in this episode of Travis Makes Friends, Travis sits down in‑studio with behavioral scientist and author Jon Levy to unpack the science of how to build them intentionally. Jon went from overweight, broke, and hitting snooze every morning to hosting underground dinners and invite‑only events for Olympians, Nobel laureates, Grammy winners, NBA legends, and Fortune 500 executives—and he breaks down the exact psychology behind how he did it. If you’ve ever felt stuck on the outside looking in, this conversation will completely reframe how you think about friends, status, and access.

IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT:

– How your friends’ habits are literally contagious—and why obesity, happiness, divorce, voting, and even income spread through your social network.

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– Why most people land jobs and big breaks through “loose” or dormant ties, not their closest friends.

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– The five social pressures high‑status people live under (time, money, access, expertise, clout) and why that makes them so protected.

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– The four characteristics John uses to actually make friends with influential people: novelty, curated experiences, extreme generosity, and awe.

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– The origin story of his secret dinners where 12 strangers cook a terrible meal together—before discovering they’ve been chopping onions next to Emmy winners, astronauts, and NBA All‑Stars.

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– How Travis rebuilt his entire network after leaving a high‑control religious environment and starting from zero.

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KEY TAKEAWAYS:

– Behavior is contagious: your life will start to look like the people you spend the most time with, for better or worse.

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– Influential people are overwhelmed with asks; the way in is to remove pressure, add value, and create environments they actually want to be in.

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– Networking feels gross; making friends feels natural—so design experiences that create common ground, shared effort, and repeated exposure.

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– Novel, emotionally intense moments (including awe) are what cement you in someone’s memory long after the event is over.

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