215: Orange County Choppers and Chopping Bad Habits: Paul Teutal
The Hard Way With Joe De Sena
Spartan Races
4.8 • 874 Ratings
🗓️ 2 October 2018
⏱️ 23 minutes
🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
A man who needs little introduction is Paul Teutal from Orange County Choppers. This week we learn how he literally built his business out of the ashes, spent years overcoming obstacles with alcohol abuse and how strong bending steel really makes you. Many may wish for overnight success, but would you be ready to handle the consequence?
Lessons:
Be a man of your word
If you make a commitment stick to it- no matter the adversity
It's all about perseverance
You can be successful even if those around you don't believe in you
Don't be afraid of work: work HARD
Never give up what you're doing
Lead by the power of example
Make decisions that will give you a healthier life
How can you change people, places and things for the better?
Teeter has a special offer just for our listeners. Get the Teeter with bonus accessories and a FREE pair of Gravity Boots by going to https://teeter.com/spartan/
Time Stamps:
0:00 intro to episode
0:33 Teeter link
1:30 Paul's father's influence
2:20 Starting his own business
3:00 welding and finding opportunity
3:50 rough road of startup
4:20 working hard at whatever you do
5:00 A fire breaks out
5:40 keeping his commitments
6:40 dealing with alcohol abuse
7:15 getting sober
8:00 not willing to give up his business
8:50 Teeter Break
10:59 Interview Continues
11:45 Changing your habits
12:50 Starting Orange County Choppers
14:30 dealing with overnight success
15:40 Pauls lessons
16:27 Johnny Waite, Col. Nye, Sefra the Seed Huntress and Joe Desena discuss the interview
SUBSCRIBE:
Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpShow
YouTube: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpYT
Google Play: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpPlay
FOLLOW SPARTAN UP:
Spartan Up on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spartanuppodcast/
Spartan Up on Twitter https://twitter.com/SpartanUpPod
CREDITS:
Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc.
Hosts: Joe De Sena with Johnny Waite, Sefra Alexandra, and Col. Tim Nye.
Synopsis – Sefra Alexandra
Production Assistant - Andrea Hagarty
© 2018 Spartan
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Spartan Up Podcast. I'd like to introduce Tim Nye, Johnny Waite, Joe DeSena, |
| 0:05.7 | Saffra who we really don't know what our last name is, but our guest on this one needs |
| 0:09.3 | an introduction. Paul Tuttle, the dad on Orange Cannon Choppers. Everyone knows him, but you're going to find out some things about him |
| 0:15.1 | he didn't know, including an incredible point he made, |
| 0:17.4 | why the last thing you want in the world |
| 0:19.1 | is to be an overnight success. |
| 0:22.0 | This episode of Spartan Up is brought to you by Teeter. Go to Teeter.com |
| 0:26.4 | slash Spartan for our special offer. We are here for Spartan Up |
| 0:30.8 | podcast with the man who needs no introduction. |
| 0:33.4 | Paul from Orange County Chopper. |
| 0:36.0 | How you doing? |
| 0:37.0 | Doing good. |
| 0:39.0 | Especially after today. |
| 0:40.0 | Want to talk about choppers, want to talk about what it takes to be successful and happy in life and get shit done. |
| 0:45.0 | You're a get shit done kind of guy. |
| 0:48.0 | There's a big audience out there that's saying, Joe, how do we get motivated? |
| 0:52.8 | How do I get a hedge? |
| 0:54.0 | Should I start my own business? |
| 0:55.2 | Like, tell me about your child. |
| 0:57.1 | You must have had it really easy. |
| 0:58.3 | Your parents probably were rich. |
| 1:00.1 | No, no, quite contrary.. Actually, we were far from that. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Spartan Races, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Spartan Races and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.

