218: Stefan Persson - Don't tell me I can't

The Hard Way With Joe De Sena

Spartan Races

Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Education

4.8 • 874 Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2018

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

The Managing Director at the helm of Craft Sportswear. He tells Joe what motivated him to a position of success, hint: people told him he wasn't qualified. This week we learn that when someone tells you you can't, that can be your fuel to show them just how well you CAN!

Lessons:

Get past fear in life
You don't need a degree to get to the top
When someone says you can't, use that as fuel to show you can
Find the balance between work, life and play
Understand the value of your team
Trusting your team is key
Bring positive energy and push boundaries
Love the obstacles you confront in work
Be outside your comfort zone in the UNCOMFORT zone
Be aware of cultural differences in business
Don't be your biggest obstacle
TRUST IN YOURSELF

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Time Stamps:

0:00 intro

0:49 Athletic Greens special offer

1:17 interview begins

2:00 invention of polyester clothing layering system

3:45 working class to ceo at 32

5:00 being competitive in business

6:00 balance between hobbies, personal life and work

6:45 it takes a team

7:00 the benefits of trust and positive energy to push boundaries

7:42 Athletic Greens break

10:24 Interview continues: love the obstacles & be outside your comfort zone

11:45 cultural differences in business

12:50 the biggest obstacle can be yourself

14:10 get out of your comfort zone

15:20 Spartan Apparel

17:13 Sefra, Colonel Nye, Johnny & Joe discuss the interview

22:52 Athletic Greens close

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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

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to Spartan Up Podcast. We have a good one for you today. We have Stephan Perritt. Looking forward to it.
0:06.0	Looking forward to it, right? It's a good one.
0:07.5	Stephen Percine, CEO Kraft. Kraft, for those who don't know is our new partner, Spartan Race globally. They make really high-end
0:15.1	clothing out of Sweden and what you're going to take away here, what we took away
0:19.8	amongst other things was get past the fear in life. He goes into a board meeting
0:26.5	having never done it before at a young age. This guy teaches us that you know what
0:30.9	you don't need a degree to get to the top. I always thought you
0:35.0	need a degree I fought my way to get a college degree we right all of us fought our
0:39.6	way in to get a college degree will not separate but he's really smart.
0:42.1	I did we got into Cornell the same way.
0:45.3	He's smart.
0:46.1	He gets in.
0:48.1	You're gonna love this.
0:48.8	Talk to you later.
0:50.1	This episode of Spartan Up is brought to you by Athletic Green.
0:53.4	Ensure your body gets the nutrition it needs.
0:56.0	Athletic Greens has an offer just for our listeners.
0:58.8	Go to Athletic Greens.com slash Spartan
1:01.6	to get a free box of 20 travel packets with your order a
1:04.8	$100 value. All right,
1:13.0	we are here for Spartan Up Podcast and Morzine France with Stephan Person.
1:22.0	Did I say that right person?
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