Finding Your Summit Podcast
Stories with ordinary people accomplishing extraordinary things. Hosted by Mark Pattison.
174: Josh Pelland is a former British Marine Commando and Special Opps who lived a life of adventure until he took a 65 foot fall, became paralyzed and has had to fight his way back. His tenacity, grit and shear will have got him back into the lane of life
Josh Pelland How did Josh Pelland end up in Britain’s Elite Royal Marine Commando and Special Ops? “I grew up in Canada, lived all over ...
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173: Butch is a former 11 year Army Apache helicopter pilot who helped to protect the ground forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. He went from the Battlefield to the Backcountry in co-founding Kryptek, an outdoor apparel company. This guy is the real deal!!
Butch Whiting Why was it that pushed today’s guest butch Whiting to go into the military at a young age? “I was inspired to go ...
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172: Tom Arnold is an American actor with over 100+ movies and TV shows in addition to working with the USO whom Bob Hope exposed him to years ago plus a host of the Best Damn Sports Show years ago. He keeps reinventing himself and was a super interesting and engaging guest!
Tom Arnold What was it like for actor Tom Arnold growing? “I did grow up in a small farming town and the oldest of seven ...
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171: Joe is a former NFL player that after 8 years decided to retire, give away all this stuff, buy a Van, get a dog named Freedom and got hit the road for 8 months. Talk about self discovery of driving around the US, meeting new people and getting outside his comfort zone
Joe Hawley Joe Hawley discusses his choice to take his college football efforts to UNLV as a California guy. “I really wanted to go to ...
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170: MJ was one of the first venture capitalist in Silicon Valley. What a resilient story of overcoming the odds of being a woman in a men-dominated space to, in part, fund some of the most dynamic companies of this generation
MJ Elmore MJ Elmore discusses how growing up, her older sister, who also attended Purdue University, was an early mentor figure for her. “In my ...
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169: Andrew Hughes has been chasing mountains around the world in his attempt to climb the Seven Summits. Despite being pushed back on a few of his climbs, he continues to show his resiliency by coming back, not giving up and staying the course
Andrew Hughes What was the whole idea behind the 5683 steps personal training challenge that Andrew Hughes did after the pandemic? “Like you, we were ...
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