19 Jesse Thomas -Part 2 - Balancing a Big Life as Husband, Father, CEO, and Pro Triathlete
Purple Patch Podcast
Matt Dixon
4.8 • 647 Ratings
🗓️ 26 April 2018
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
In Part 1 the Jesse Thomas story with Matt Dixon, Jesse and Matt reminisced about Jesse's surprising and humorous entrance into the world of professional triathlon racing with his unsuspecting win at the legendary Wildflower Triathlon. Since then, he's gone on to win six Wildflower titles, two Ironmans and countless 70.3s, performing at the top level for practically the last decade.
Today, Jesse is still performing at a world-class level, but much has changed for him and his family. Now, he and wife, Lauren Fleshman, are parents to two young children. He's also CEO of fast-growing Picky Bars, as well as his own brand. While professional triathlon is still incredibly important, it's certainly not his sole focus.
This is a story of the transition from an unapologetic quest for world-class performance to high performance across sport, work, and life. In this episode, you'll hear Jesse and Matt discuss:
- What drives him now in this new phase of life
- How he describes balance
- How he prioritizes his day with family, work, and training
- How he overcomes adversity
- What has allowed him to keep improving
- The role and value that a coach plays in maximizing the hours he does have
- His proudest moments
There are so many lessons for any time-starved individual in this honest and introspective conversation.
The mission of Purple Patch Fitness is to empower and educate every human being to reach their athletic potential. Through the lens of reaching your athletic potential, you reach your human potential.
Jesse is a prime example of reaching both athletic and human potential.
In celebration of the return of the Wildflower Triathlon and Jesse’s return to the start line, we’ve teamed up with Roka and Picky Bars to giveaway prize packs valued at over $2000! Visit purplepatchfitness.com/wildflowergiveawway to register.
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Matt Dixon and welcome to the Purple Patch podcast. The mission of Purple Patch is to empower and educate every human being to reach their athletic potential. Through the lens of athletic potential, you reach your human potential. The purpose of this podcast is to help time-starved people everywhere integrate sport into life. |
| 0:20.1 | Welcome back once again. This is the Purple Patch podcast. And yes, |
| 0:23.8 | I am your host as ever, Matt Dixon. And today it is part two of the Jesse Thomas experience. |
| 0:31.1 | I hope that you listen to episode one, all about Wildflower, which was the big race that acted as |
| 0:36.9 | the springboard for Jesse as an athlete. |
| 0:39.2 | But I think what you'll hear today is Jesse's story is about so much more than simple professional |
| 0:45.0 | triathlon and world-class performance. I have to say as we get into this episode, Jesse was one of |
| 0:50.9 | those rare breeds that truly had the physical potential to be on the podium |
| 0:55.6 | in a world championships, but he has in my mind achieved so much more than that. This is a story |
| 1:02.5 | of transition from unapologetic quest for world class performance to high performance |
| 1:08.0 | across sport, work and life. He is now competing as a professional triathlete right at the top level, |
| 1:14.1 | while also a CEO, husband and father. |
| 1:17.7 | This is the Jesse Somers story, and I can promise you, it is not to be missed. |
| 1:22.7 | But first, let's get a little cheesy. |
| 1:24.7 | We like the way he thinks, serious with a wink. |
| 1:29.2 | Let's open the book. |
| 1:31.3 | It's time to take a peek. |
| 1:34.0 | It's the Dixonary Word of the Week. |
| 1:38.7 | Well, guys, the Word of the Week this week, and yes, I am going to get a little cheesy. |
| 1:42.6 | I'm going to get a little emotional. |
| 1:44.6 | Hopefully, I won't shed a tear, but the word of the week is thankful at the end of today's show you hear me |
| 1:49.7 | talk about jesse as an athlete in really glowing terms I am thankful to him and while it's emotional |
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