191: Mark Rampolla | Coconuts, Fear and Entrepreneurship
The Hard Way With Joe De Sena
Spartan Races
4.8 • 874 Ratings
🗓️ 17 April 2018
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
What's the connection between Mark Rampolla, Joe De Sena & Coconut water? It begins with dysentery, giardia and an ultra race in Fiji. Joe experienced all three and coconut water saved him. Mark Rampolla, founder of Zico, was introduced to coconut water in the Peace Corps and Coconut water changed his life too when he decided it would be the vehicle for his next chapter in life. Why coconut water? In this episode hear how he found his true north, stayed the course, and about the natural power of coconut water. Is it possible to create a life that includes great family, a successful business and a positive impact on the world? Let us know what you think after this episode.What's the connection between Mark Rampolla, Joe De Sena & Coconut water? It begins with dysentery, giardia and an ultra race in Fiji. Joe experienced all three and coconut water saved him. Mark Rampolla, founder of Zico, was introduced to coconut water in the Peace Corps and Coconut water changed his life too when he decided it would be the vehicle for his next chapter in life. Why coconut water? In this episode hear how he found his true north, stayed the course, and about the natural power of coconut water. Is it possible to create a life that includes great family, a successful business and a positive impact on the world? Let us know what you think after this episode.
Lessons:
1. If you're doing something you love, making a positive impact on the world and meeting your definition of success, then you a win.
2. Burn your ships: when you're doing something big, don't allow a way to back out.
3. To overcome fear write your limiting beliefs down then refute them one by one.
Links: Mark Rampolla & PowerPlant Ventures http://powerplantvc.com/about/mark-rampolla/"High-Hanging Fruit" by Mark Rampolla https://www.amazon.com/High-Hanging-Fruit-Build-Something-Great/dp/0399562125Zico http://zico.com/get-to-know-us/
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Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc.
Hosts: Joe De Sena with Johnny Waite, Sefra Alexandra, and Col. Tim Nye.
Synopsis – Matt Baatz
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of Spartan Up is brought to you by AfterShocks Open Ear Headphones. |
| 0:05.0 | Visit Spartan. Aftershocks.com for $30 off a wireless pair. |
| 0:10.0 | That's Spartan. Aftershocks, S-H-O-K-Z dot com. |
| 0:14.4 | Welcome back to Spartan-Up podcast. |
| 0:18.0 | I have retired Colonel Tim Nye. |
| 0:21.0 | I have will retire |
| 0:23.0 | will retire if she ever starts working sappra |
| 0:28.0 | Ohhoo and dr Johnny and mary and who's always working behind the camera there. |
| 0:35.0 | Hey, speaking of working and retiring, we have this week Mark from Pala. |
| 0:39.0 | He was the CEO of Zico, the founder of Zico, Coconut Water. This guy sold the company. He is doing all kinds |
| 0:46.4 | of other stuff that we're going to find out about. Really interesting though, I drank a lot of that |
| 0:49.5 | coconut water here in Pittsfield. I know you did too. Yes I did. It got me through many a death race. |
| 0:54.8 | Yeah it is good stuff but we're going to find out what Mark's doing now because that's the most interesting thing. |
| 0:58.8 | What do you do once you sell your company that's hugely successful and go on to do more into with your life. |
| 1:04.7 | We are here for Spartan Up Podcast in the hills of Malibu next to a swimming pool with Ben |
| 1:09.7 | Greenfield swimming. |
| 1:12.0 | You can see him underwater there. He is biohacking his swim. He's going to pop |
| 1:16.9 | up any second. I think he's trying to hold his breath for 12 or 13 minutes. Let's see what he's got. |
| 1:22.1 | See what he's got. Can he make it? Can he make it? Can he make it? |
| 1:26.0 | He doesn't make it. He doesn't make it. |
| 1:27.0 | He doesn't make that. Let's see. There he goes. |
| 1:33.0 | Yes. |
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