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Do You Even Movie?Wind River (2017) A Chilling Neo-Western Masterpiece by Taylor SheridanCold Blooded January Kicks Off with Wind River!"This isn't the land of waiting for back up. This is the land of you're on your own."Welcome to 2025! We’re starting the new year with Cold Blooded January, a month-long celebration of chilling Winter and Snow-themed thrillers. This week, Henrique and David dive into one of the best Neo-Westerns of the last decade: Wind River (2017).Set in the harsh, unforgiving landscapes of Wyoming, Wind River tells the gripping story of an FBI agent and a seasoned game tracker teaming up to solve the murder of...2025-01-071h 43
Failed and Forged7 — Alex Gorsuch | Mission Over BusinessAlex Gorsuch shares hard-won lessons on successfully navigating the defense contracting space as a veteran entrepreneur and innovator. With over a decade of experience taking emerging technologies from the lab to the field, Alex provides invaluable insights on human-centered design, accelerating DOD innovation, commercialization, and deployment.
He explains the importance of deeply understanding user needs, mission outcomes, and the barriers to adoption. Alex also outlines strategies for creating compelling SBIR/STTR proposals, transitioning science projects to fielded systems, and securing that all-important memorandum of understanding.
Throughout the conversation, Alex emphasizes the criticality of maintaining alignment to mission over business interests...2023-10-2443 min
Failed and Forged6 — Travis Rosbach | From Empty Shelves to Overflowing Success
Travis Rosbach shares his remarkable journey from dive instructor and airline pilot to founding the wildly successful Hydro Flask brand. Learn how Travis manifested his vision, pivoted across industries, and built a billion-dollar company from only $11,000. He explains the importance of authentic branding, contrarian thinking, and maintaining core values through exponential growth. Travis also provides invaluable advice on finding motivation, avoiding common entrepreneurial pitfalls, and achieving work-life balance.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/failed-and-forged/message2023-10-1952 min
Failed and Forged5 – Daniel Gomez | Adapt or FailGo behind enemy lines and into the unconventional mind of Lt. Col. Daniel Gomez, an innovator who brewed creativity while deployed in uniform.
Discover how he spearheaded civil affairs projects in Iraq only to return home and get reprimanded for daring to color outside the lines. Learn his renegade rules for fostering innovation in rigid bureaucracies.
Hear how he channeled his battlefield improvisation into immersive training techniques to equip special operators with adaptability. From throwing artillery at a milk factory in Iraq to directing off-broadway shows, his winding career path reveals lessons on overcoming obstacles...2023-09-1951 min
Failed and Forged4 – Megan Militello | Entrepreneurship: An Active Lifestyle
Megan Militello shares her inspiring journey from Army air traffic controller to entrepreneur in Alaska. Learn how Megan translated the camaraderie and community of military service into building a loyal customer base for her lifestyle brand Elevated Oats. Hear Megan's insights on mindset, finding your strengths, and believing in your own power to accomplish big goals as a veteran entrepreneur. Megan talks candidly about the challenges of starting and winding down a business, emphasizing that failure is just an opportunity to overcome new challenges. Tune in for an empowering conversation about values, mental health, and creating community around shared...2023-09-0637 min
Failed and Forged3 – Richard Rogers | Fighting the FreezeJoin host Graham DeNoyer as he speaks with inventor Richard Rogers about his mission to save warfighters from losing critical electronics in freezing climates. They discuss the life-threatening challenges of vital gear like radios, phones, and transmitters failing in extreme cold.
Richard explains how his passion for protecting service members drove him to found Tundra Electronics and invent rugged heated cases. He walks through Tundra's process of researching, testing, and engineering solutions purpose-built for subzero military uses. They cover applications from heating headsets in helicopters to solving problems with parachute drops in Arctic conditions.
This...2023-09-0126 min
Failed and Forged2 – Michael Parsons | Start TodayJoin us for an illuminating conversation with Retired Army Colonel Michael Parsons, whose last assignment within the army was as the Capability Manager for Live Training Modernization. Mike shares insights into the Army's vision for modernizing live training and human performance optimization in this episode.
Drawing on decades of experience leading innovation, he discusses lessons in driving transformational change by empowering teams oriented toward the mission. Mike reflects on key mentors who shaped his approach to putting people first.
He also provides an inside look at new training technologies...2023-08-0336 min
Failed and Forged2 — Matt "Mohawk" Denny | sdfsdEpisode 2 of the Failed and Forged Podcast welcomes a special guest, "Mohawk" Matt Denny, partner and founder of the DenLyn Group. In this captivating episode, Matt shares his insightful journey and offers invaluable lessons on personal growth, entrepreneurship, and the power of storytelling.
The episode revolves around Matt's core philosophy of learning everything that comes his way, embracing new challenges, and pushing boundaries fearlessly. He emphasizes the importance of starting endeavors immediately and publicly through engaging anecdotes and captivating storytelling.
With infectious enthusiasm, Matt shares his secret to finding...2023-07-1800 minFailed and Forged1 — Mike Milsap | Follow the OpportunitiesIn this episode of Failed and Forged, we are joined by Mike Milsap. Milsap redefines the narratives of success through his stories, emphasizing that it’s often from high-pressure situations where the most significant accomplishments are born. He shares his experiences, showcasing how stepping outside your comfort zone and doing tasks beyond your job description can unfold unlimited potential only if one is brave enough to seize those opportunities.
He also dives into the importance of finding a mentor or sponsor, someone who truly believes in your potential and is ready to invest their ef...2023-07-1135 min
Failed and ForgedSeason 1 TrailerWhat’s up! I’m Graham DeNoyer
I have a long history of hacking situations and resources and getting more done with less effort. As an Army Chief Warrant Officer, I spent 20 years across seven countries, and eight states, advising and observing leaders make decisions –when there was a lot on the line. Some outcomes were favorable, and some were not.
The ones that were– I found patterns in their decision-making processes, which always included an opportunity to learn more, sometimes through failing.
This is Failed & Forged. We will talk with leaders, e...2023-06-1001 min
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelJason Voorhess Back With a VENGEANCE in New Friday the 13th Fan Film w/ Jason Brooks/The Forgotten Nightmare on Elm Street TV Series w/ Henrique Couto and David Denoyer
On this spooky season edition of Parallax Views, we've got not one but two conversations to get you ready for Halloween! First, up Jason Brooks joins us to discuss the new Friday the fan film he's directed, wrote, and starred in called Friday the 13th Vengeance Part 2: Bloodlines. the first Friday the 13th Vengeance was a huge hit with fans of the Jason Voorhees saga and with it's professional-look, use of alumni from the Friday the 13th franchise, and feature-length running time was often spoken about as being "more than a fan film" when it came out. The...2022-10-241h 44