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The Gabby Reece Show#301 The Spartan Founder's Playbook: Joe DeSena on Resilience, Parenting, and Physical ChallengesGabby Reece speaks with Joe DeSena, the founder of Spartan Race, about resilience, parenting, and the importance of physical challenges. They explore Joe's early life, the lessons learned from his pool business, and the journey to creating a global fitness brand. The discussion delves into the role of parenting in nurturing toughness in children, the impact of technology on youth, and the significance of delayed gratification. Joe shares insights from his experiences and emphasizes the need for uncomfortable parenting to foster resilience in the next generation. In this engaging conversation, Gabby Reece and Joe De Sena explore the journey...2024-12-231h 19
Win Monday with Paul EpsteinJoe De Sena's Secrets to Resilience: From "Goodfellas" to Spartan Race EmpireIn this episode of Win Monday, we revisit a previous conversation with Joe De Sena, founder and CEO of Spartan, in a fresh and exciting way. Joe shares his incredible journey from growing up in a tough "Goodfellas" neighborhood to navigating Wall Street and ultimately creating Spartan. The conversation delves deep into mental toughness, resilience, and the power of embracing challenges. Joe discusses how purpose and persistence fuel success, both in life and in business, while stressing the importance of stepping outside comfort zones. He also offers valuable insights on parenting, emphasizing the role of struggle in building resilience...2024-12-0837 min
Wrestling MindsetExtreme Balance with Spartan Owner Joe DeSenaJoe DeSena, Owner of Spartan, talks with Gene Zannetti about the new book he collaborated on, Extreme Balance: Paradoxical Principles That Make You a Champion https://a.co/d/1L9D0oI.Together, they dive into some core teachings of the book: the mistake most people make is to sacrifice health and wellness first, how we need to shift from focusing on work-life balance to work-life integration, and that kids can learn a lot through rejection that will help build their character.Timestamps:0:28 - Extreme Balance Example3:12 - Work-life integration, not balan...2024-10-0718 min
The STRONG Life Podcast with Zach Even - EshSpartan Talk w/ Joe DeSena - MAHA, Life Changing Push Ups & How GREAT Friends Change Your LifeSTRONG Life Podcast ep 462 Spartan Talk w/ Joe DeSena - MAHA (Make America Healthy Again), Life Changing Push Ups & How GREAT Friends Change Your Life Lessons learned from my Philly Push Up Marathon Experience with Joe DeSena Brought to you by https://UndergroundStrengthCon.com - The Underground Strength Conference will be at Varsity House Gym Nov 15 - 16, 2024 See ALL the Videos / Resources from my trip to Philly with Joe DeSena at https://zacheven-esh.com/ep-462 ========== RECOMMENDED RESOURCES: http://ZachStrength.com - BEST FREE STRENGTH COURSES 2024-09-1146 min
High Impact Man PodcastEpisode 128 - HIM Joe De Sena What Is Your Profession? This week’s guest is Joe DeSena. Founder and CEO of Spartan Race. Joe tells his story of growing up in New York, his embracing of endurance/adventure racing, how he started Spartan Races and the positive things people get from learning to overcome obstacles in their own lives. 2024-08-261h 03
THE ED MYLETT SHOWDo You Have What It Takes To Be A GREAT Entrepreneur? Feat. Joe DeSenaBrace yourself for an episode that's all about shattering limits and mastering the art of success!In this Mashup throwback episode, join me alongside giants of industry—Joe DeSena, Alex Hormozi, and Andy Frisella—as we dive into the strategies that have propelled us to huge successes in business and life.This is a crash course in achieving the extraordinary. We're peeling back the curtain on the mental and strategic frameworks that have allowed us to dominate our fields. Here's what you'll gain from this powerhouse mashup:2024-06-291h 20
Becoming The 1% PodcastJoe Desena | Becoming the 1% Podcast | Episode 93Guest for today is Joe Desena, the founder and CEO of Spartan Race. This episode is packed with powerful stories, expert insights, and practical advice to help you conquer your goals and elevate your life. Together let's enjoy this episode.
Joe IG account: https://www.instagram.com/realjoedesena/ 2024-05-3136 min
Big Questions with Cal FussmanSpartan’s Joe DeSena: Your Resilience CoachHow can I guy who built an obstacle racing empire ever give up? That was the question when Spartan hovered near bankruptcy when its events were cancelled during the pandemic. Joe and Spartan trudged forward and last year Spartan rallied with a profit. After all the money borrowed during Covid, Joe says it seems like the profit is like giving a starving elephant a Tic-Tac. But the races go on, and Joe moves on his goal of making 100 million Americans healthy.2024-03-0536 min
Rise Again From The StruggleWords of wisdom from Joe DeSena.In this episode I discuss a quote from Spartan founder, Joe DeSena.2024-02-0403 min
REST | EAT | MOVE162. Author & CEO of Spartan Race Joe Desena - on Mental Toughness, Doing Harder Things, Taking Action, How to Stop Waiting for the Perfect Time *Taking the Leap NOW*In this video, I interview CEO of Spartan Race Joe Desena. Joe shares his story of how mental toughness, doing harder things, and taking action have helped him achieve success. Joe also discusses how Spartan Race has helped motivate and encourage people around the world to take action and live their best lives.This is a great video to watch if you're looking to learn more about mental toughness, doing harder things, and taking action today. Joe shares his story of success, and how you can apply these lessons to your own life. Watch...2023-05-2227 min
🎗️You Winning Life🎗️Ep. 149- "Be Ready For Anything" with Spartan Race Founder Joe DeSenaLet us know what you thought about the show!A few months ago, I had the honor of hearing Joe DeSena speak at a GoBundance event and decided to recommit to my physical health for the 2023 year. Joe is the founder and CEO of Spartan Race, a series of obstacle races of varying distance and difficulty ranging from 3 miles to marathon distances. An entrepreneur since his preteens where he started selling fireworks, He also had a t-shirt business in high school and then a multi-million pool business in college. Joe De...2022-12-1534 min
Adaptive LeadersSpartan Rules for True Resilience With Joe DesenaWolf Pack on Todays episode I have Joe De Sena on! Joe is the founder and creator of The Spartan Race. His events span over 45 different countries and he’s had over 10 million attendees over the last 2 decades! Joe is also the host of the new CNBC show No Retreat.We cover his new book 10 principle of resilience: Mental toughness for families. What he did to survive 2020, the launch of The Unbreakable Pass, Getting Your Ashes Buried in Sparta with the 300 and much more!Watch This Episode on Youtube: CLICK HEREWear Wolfpack Cl...2022-09-3046 min
Adaptive Leaders PodcastEp. 1 Spartan Rules for True Resilience With Joe DesenaWolf Pack on Todays episode I have Joe De Sena on! Joe is the founder and creator of The Spartan Race. His events span over 45 different countries and he’s had over 10 million attendees over the last 2 decades! Joe is also the host of the new CNBC show No Retreat.We cover his new book 10 principle of resilience: Mental toughness for families. What he did to survive 2020, the launch of The Unbreakable Pass, Getting Your Ashes Buried in Sparta with the 300 and much more!Watch This Episode on Youtube: CLICK HERE\ ON:ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.co...2022-09-3046 min
The Tyler Wagner ShowJoe Desena: Joe Builds Unbreakable Humans @Joe De Sena is the founder and CEO of Spartan, the world’s leading endurance sports brand. Growing up in working-class Queens, De Sena has demonstrated an entrepreneurial spirit since his preteens. He built a multimillion-dollar pool cleaning business before moving to Wall Street, where he started his own trading firm. In 2001, De Sena fled Wall Street for Riverside Farm in rural Vermont. It was during this time that he discovered his passion for adventure races and endurance events, and Spartan Race was born.
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The Hard Way With Joe De SenaProblems With Your Kids? / CLASSICZach Even-Esh, Jimmy Chin, Rick Lamb, and Gabby Reece are going to help us become better parents, giving us advice and their own experiences as guidance to get our kids on the journey to greatness. Retired Command Sergeant Major Rick Lamb says, “Family. That's what you're left with at the end of the day. You know, as the body fails, the brain fails, everything else. Like we were talking about earlier, you don't want to be that guy that's dying at the VA hospital with oatmeal dripping off your chin because nobody's going to visit you.” 2022-03-2620 minThe Hard Way With Joe De SenaTurn Pain Into Power / CLASSICAmanda Sullivan, Hannah Eden, and Marko Cheseto have experiences that will drive you to find strength and power from your life’s hardest moments. “So what do you do in this instance? To our point previously, when you know you’re going in a bad direction, do you keep going down that way or do you try and make that pivot, and go, “Shxt, I’ve got to do something positive here.” And be an example, I guess, to the rest of the world, and try and use something negative and turn it into something positive,” says Hannah Ed...2022-03-1227 minThe Hard Way With Joe De SenaBuild Consistent Habits / CLASSICTom Bilyeu, Ray Ushikubo, and Brian Chontosh are here to tell us how we can build on being consistent. “What if I broadened our idea of what consistency was, to include taking advantage of opportunity when you have it. Meaning, I might not have an opportunity to work out today. Well, let’s not hold it against me because everytime I do have an opportunity, I take it,” says Brian Chontosh. In this episode, we talk about how to get consistent and keep your momentum with some great advice. In this episode you’ll learn...2022-03-0513 minThe Hard Way With Joe De SenaFinding Your Mission and Breaking Up With Your Old Self / CLASSICJoe - “You woke up one day and you were like, ‘I’m done, I’m not going to the bar?’” Anders Varner - “Yeah, it was, like, pretty much exactly like that.” In this episode, we look back to some classic episodes to help you figure out your mission going into the new year and letting go of your negative lifestyle. In this episode you’ll learn… Understand why you’re doing what you’re doing and that you have to love it Figure out your mission and your “Grand Vision”...2022-01-0118 min
Find Your Finish Line with Mike ReillyJoe Desena: Spartan Up! EP 16Joe Desena, Spartan Race Founder and New York Times Best Selling Author, joins me to talk about health, leadership, and the Spartan Way of life. Joe's best-selling book's are "Spartan Up" and "Spartan Fit," and recently released, "The Spartan Way." Joe's vision in life and business is clear, bold, and inspiring. His vision is to get 100 million people healthy and off the couch, get Obstacle Racing recognized as an Olympic Sport and to guide my kids to be badass, productive, and happy for when they are out on their own.
Joe tells it like it is. His m...2021-10-2745 min
The Social NinjasJoe DeSena: Mental Toughness & Getting UncomfortableIn this episode, Kyle & Jeremy interview Joe DeSena. Joe is the founder of Spartan Race and identifies his job as "getting people off the couch." Joe wants people to get outside their comfort zone to explore and grow within. We talk with Joe on why and how he started doing mentally and physically uncomfortable challenges, how he gets his kids to do it, the 7 things you need to do every day to stay mentally & physically fit, and much more!
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Inst...2021-10-2529 minThe Hard Way With Joe De SenaHow this Coach is using Rugby to change lives/ Joe Desena and the SCRUM movieCoach Frank McKinney, one of the first Black college rugby coaches in the US, says "I didn't get into coaching to win games. My thing is to make young men better." It turns out those are also the ingredients of a winning team. Joe De Sena, founder and CEO of Spartan, interviews coach Frank McKinney and critically acclaimed filmmaker Thomas Morgan about the new film "Scrum" and the incredible story behind it. Listen for the inspiring story, or for coach Frank's great coaching advice and insights. "I tell the players, the kind...2021-10-0534 min
Momentum AudioJoe Desena on Running Toward DiscomfortJoe Desena, founder of Spartan and the Death Race, shares his advice for the next generation on why they should run toward discomfort. Hosts Dylan Gambardella & Justin Lafazan, CoFounders & CEOs of Next Gen HQ, dive deeper to unpack the reasons Joe encourages others to write down their goals to remain accountable. Joe has led such an interesting life and goes in-depth about how to strengthen your mindset as an entrepreneur. SUBSCRIBE TO MOMENTUM NEWSLETTER: ✨https://nextgenhq.com/getmomentum CONNECT WITH NEXT GEN HQ 🚀Website - https://nextgenhq.com/ 🚀Instagram - https...2021-07-2628 minThe Hard Way With Joe De SenaHow Your Gut Impacts Performance / Joe De Sena and Naveen JainWhat you eat can impact everything from mood, to energy, to disease. Naveen Jain, founder of Viome, and Joe Desena, Spartan Race founder and CEO, talk about the gut microbiome. What it is, how it works, and what foods make it work best. This episode of Spartan Up! Is brought to you by GONEROGUESNACKS.COM - use code SPARTAN25 for a discount FOLLOW SPARTAN UP: Spartan Up on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spartanuppodcast/ Spartan Up on Twitter https://twitter.com/SpartanUpPod CRE...2021-05-1130 min
The Greg Bennett ShowJoe DeSena - CEO and founder of Spartan and the Death Race.
In this episode of The Greg Bennett Show, Greg has an inspiring conversation with Joe DeSena.
Joe is the CEO and founder of Spartan events and the Death Race.
He’s a NY Times best-selling author of Spartan Up, Spartan Fit, and The Spartan Way. And a host of the ever-popular Spartan Up podcast.
He’s an ultra-endurance athlete with remarkable stories of human endurance and perseverance - In one year, he completed fifty ultra-events and fourteen Ironmans.
But he’s far more than CEO of an events company, author, athlete, and podcast host… he has a life mission to get people m...2021-03-151h 00
UltraGrowthEP1 | Joe Desena: Transforming through Purposeful SufferingMeet the man whose purpose is to transform 100 million people to get people off the couch by running an obstacle course. Joe Desena is the founder of Spartan, a movement that challenges and transforms people from around the world to live healthier and embrace life's challenges.In this episode: Joe's philosophy on why it is imperative to embrace a living of 'Manufactured Adversity'. How wrestling can keep us prepared in life. The most important value to embody when nothing is going right.***Follow Joe's Journey:Instagram - https...2021-02-1150 min
Obstacle Racing Media PodcastDave and Bethany from OFX /Joe DesenaCanadians, Dave Claxton and Bethany McChesney, come on to discuss their new show, the OFX Podcast. Plus Joe Desena and his thoughts on GameStop. This show is sponsored by – Inside Tracker. Change is an inside job! Save 30% now by clicking here. Intro Music – Paul B. Outro Music – Brian Revels ORM YouTube Channel Support Us On Patreon2021-02-031h 04The Hard Way With Joe De SenaFormer Colts Player Curt Maggitt on Life, the NFL and Spartan / with Joe De SenaWhat defines you? Is it your origins? What you've overcome? What you've achieved? Who you are becoming? By any measure, Curt Maggitt is a champion. We met Curt, a former NFL Colts player, at the 2020 inaugural Spartan Games presented by Harley Davidson, where he launched out of his comfort zone tackling challenges ranging from Spartan courses and mountain biking to Deka fit and wrestling- all with a smile and an unrelenting drive. Childhood wasn't easy, Curt's mother died when he was two leaving his father raised three children "I've always told myself, nothing I do in life...2020-12-0227 minThe Hard Way With Joe De SenaUPDATE: What You Need to Know NOW about COVID-19 with Kyle Enfield MD and Joe De SenaDid you listen to the "Spartan Up!" interview with Ivor Cummins? Joe Desena interviewed the biochemical engineer and complex problem-solving specialist about what popular messaging got wrong about COVID-19 and the lockdowns. We asked you for your feedback, and Spartan racer Kyle Enfield MD reached out to us. Kyle runs the Covid ICU at UVA, has a master's in epidemiology, and was willing to come on the show and give us the latest updates, background, and detail about Covid. This is a no politics no B.S. "Spartan Up!" episode where we tell you exactly what you...2020-11-3029 min
Obstacle Racing Media PodcastDeSena On Rogan. Mulan Rouge. Covid Tests. | Obstacle Discourse With Davis And ChaceObstacle Discourse with Davis and Chace – A weekly news show with Josh Chace and Matt B. Davis discussing items of the week for Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, and all other OCR related news. This week’s topics: Joe DeSena on Joe Rogan. What's it like to be nasal swabbed. Is Mulan worth $30? Parlor/Parler. Show Notes: Support Us On Patreon Join the Discord Davis and Chace theme music composed by Charmian Lee!2020-08-071h 08
Obstacle Racing Media PodcastJoe Offers $100K! Savage Is Back! || Obstacle Discourse with Davis and ChaceObstacle Discourse with Davis and Chace – A weekly news show with Josh Chace and Matt B. Davis discussing items of the week for Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, and all other OCR related news. This week’s topics: Joe Desena is putting on a $100,000 race. Savage Race put on an event in Chicago with special appearance by @hmaven55. TechCorner on Peacock TV! Show Notes: Support Us On Patreon Join the Discord Davis and Chace theme music composed by Charmian Lee! 2020-07-291h 08
This Sustainable Life364: Joe De Sena, part 1: The Spartan Race: Resilience from effortJoe DeSena founded the Spartan Race and hosts the Spartan Up podcast. For those who know about me and my burpees, cold showers, rowing a marathon, picking up garbage daily, and so on, you can imagine I love what he does.Joe has made it his mission to bring the emotional rewards of joy, service, happiness, resilience, grit, toughness, and all those things to the world by creating a culture and community that works for it. Some people expect tough means suffering, but I hope you'll catch what I found at the root of Joe's message and...2020-07-2945 min
HOP Nation PodcastHOP Nation Podcast - Epsiode 10 - Joe DeSenaIn this edition of the podcast, Corey catches up with Joe DeSena, the CEO and founder of Spartan and the Death Race and NY Times best selling author of Spartan Up, Spartan Fit and The Spartan Way. Corey and Joe have a candid and entertaining conversation on all these topics and more, so take Joe’s advice and force yourself out of your comfort zone.Key Points: 1. “Doing a good job with what’s in front of you today and if legacy is important to you it will follow” a. Legacy is a natural outcome of doing...2020-06-2641 min
Health & Fitness Redefined006 Joe DeSena: A True Spartan!Send us a text***Explicit Language In Episode***Today we welcome, Joe DeSena, the man needs no introduction!He is the CEO of Spartan and has devoted his life to push his very limits!For those that don't know Spartan, then I highly recommend checking them out: http://www.spartan.comThese Spartan Races vary to help challenge every individual to see that they are able to accomplish more then they believe! We talk about all their current races and their new one DEKA that is designed to get even the most beginner...2020-05-0425 min