Chasing Edges - Jesse Williams | NFL Super Bowl Champion & Cancer Survivor: NOBODY CARES WORK HARDER, COMMITMENT & DISCIPLINE, CAN'T BREAK ME MENTALITY, EMBRACE THE PROCESS, BEATING CANCER, PAVING THE WAY FOR THE NEXT GENERATION, HIS JOURNEY.

Jesse Williams | NFL Super Bowl Champion & Cancer Survivor: NOBODY CARES WORK HARDER, COMMITMENT & DISCIPLINE, CAN'T BREAK ME MENTALITY, EMBRACE THE PROCESS, BEATING CANCER, PAVING THE WAY FOR THE NEXT GENERATION, HIS JOURNEY.

10/31/22 • 122 min

Jesse "Tha Monstar" Williams is an Australian native NFL defensive tackle that paved his own path from Brisbane to the Super Bowl Williams played Juco football for 2 years before becoming the #1 recruit in the nation for the University of Alabama, where he was a starter on the defensive line for the 2011&2012 National Championship teams under Nick Saban. The Seahawks chose him in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. Williams became the first Australian to win a Super Bowl ring as a member of Seattle's 2013 team. He was diagnosed with cancer at the beginning of his 3rd NFL season, he returned in a very short window but the repercussions of the kidney removal eventually led to his retirement. He now resides back in Brisbane where he is training and coaching the next generation of Australian Grid Iron Football players, along with making the rounds as a speaker sharing his story.

On the podcast, Jesse tells his incredible story, elaborating deeply on the mindset that made his unlikely dream a vivid reality. His mindset, commitment, sacrifices, and passion for the game are absolutely savage and a must listen for all those entertaining a football career. The boys break down what it took to make his dream happen, the armor he built to execute it, and all the lessons on the way. He beautifully articulates his emotional roller coaster with his cancer diagnosis and is a must listen in the world of facing adversity head on. Follow up questions to his incredible story yield some awesome wisdom as well, specifically the standards he held, and what he learned and observed in his time at Alabama under Nick Saban and in Seattle in his time being coached by Pete Carroll. Electric podcast. Hope you enjoy!

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undefined - Michael “Rod” Rodriguez | Special Forces Green Beret, CEO GWOT Memorial Foundation: VIOLENCE & PEACE, CANDID CURIOUSITY, THE ART OF LIVING, SUFFERING, HUMILITY & HUBRIS, COACHING & EXPERTS

Michael “Rod” Rodriguez | Special Forces Green Beret, CEO GWOT Memorial Foundation: VIOLENCE & PEACE, CANDID CURIOUSITY, THE ART OF LIVING, SUFFERING, HUMILITY & HUBRIS, COACHING & EXPERTS

Sergeant First Class Michael “Rod” Rodriguez is a retired Special Forces Green Beret and current President and CEO of the Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation and with 10 deployments, from his first in Somalia with 10th Mountain Division to his last in Afghanistan with 7th Special Forces Group. His last assignment as a Green Beret was as a Sniper Instructor at Fort Bragg, NC (Range 37).
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On the podcast Rod opens speaking about everything he and the GWOT Memorial Foundation have done and are doing to make the memorial an inclusive and interactive reality, and all the edges he’s chased to make that happen. The conversation then dives into the understanding of violence, the necessity for it, the personal power and peace it develops, and the misconceptions about it, as well as the suffering that can be a result of that capability, this all makes for an electric conversation. This leads into a conversation about the lessons he’s learned throughout his career, the understanding of humility and hubris, and the importance of pursuing knowledge and life with a candid and curious mindset. Then the boys close out with an in-depth talk on the art of high performance and their approach to the art of living. Hope you enjoy!

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undefined - Adam Von Rothfelder | CEO & Founder of Strong Coffee: STOP WASTING TIME, RAPID IDENTITY CHANGE, CHOOSING VIOLENCE, IRRESPONSIBLE INFLUENCE, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, TAKING COMPANY FROM 0 TO 1, LEARNING TO LET GO.

Adam Von Rothfelder | CEO & Founder of Strong Coffee: STOP WASTING TIME, RAPID IDENTITY CHANGE, CHOOSING VIOLENCE, IRRESPONSIBLE INFLUENCE, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, TAKING COMPANY FROM 0 TO 1, LEARNING TO LET GO.

Adam is the current CEO and Founder of Strong Coffee and quite a renaissance man holding occupations such as former Professional Fighter, Celebrity Trainer, Versace Model, Union Electrician, and Trainer on the TV Show STRONG. Brian and Adam have a phenomenal conversation starting with the creation, initial failure of launching Strong Coffee and the persistence it took to make it what it is today, and all the wisdom gained from its past and present. Then the conversation takes off in some fun fun and insightful directions where Adam describes the purpose behind his company and his life, the lessons he's learned as his platform has grown and all the fears and insecurities that motivated him to do his homework and create products he can be proud of. Then the boys get into the power of hyping up your people, how to motivate and push your circle, how fighting in emblematic of life. Adam then closes out with his take on when and how to use his concept of violence, and the areas he is chasing edges, how to let go, and his obsession with not wasting time. Juicy conversation. Hope you enjoy!