416. The Everest Challenge
The ONE Thing
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4.6 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 4 September 2023
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Are you interested in challenging yourself to test the limits of your physical, mental, and spiritual endurance? Getting out of your comfort zone is the only way to grow, but not all of us are willing to climb Mount Everest to get there. That’s where today’s guest comes in.
We sat down with Marc Hodelick, the CEO and co-founder of 29029, the Everest Challenge—an awe-inspiring event that emulates the physical endurance of climbing 29,029 feet in just 36 hours, all without the complications and dangers of scaling the actual mountain. In our discussion, Marc unpacks the fascinating journey of building 29029 and the community that has evolved around it.
But this isn't just an episode for aspiring climbers or endurance athletes. Marc dives deep into the importance of creating a strong culture—whether you're leading a team, an event, or even an entire company. He also reveals how he uses principles learned from endurance sports to drive success in his business and personal life. If you're trying to achieve big goals, this conversation is packed with actionable insights.
Marc also shares how benchmarking against world-class organizations like Ferrari has transformed his approach to customer experience. Whether you're looking to conquer physical challenges or corporate summits, this episode will equip you with the tools you need.
If you have questions, or you'd like to hear us work through the challenges you're facing in your business or personal life, shoot us a message at [email protected]. If you're interested in exploring how The ONE Thing principles can help you achieve your goals, visit the1thing.com/coaching.
To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/pods.
We talk about:
- The goal behind 29029 and the value of competing against yourself
- Taking risks and failing in order to spur personal growth
- Approaching your business with an intentional growth plan
- Creating a supportive culture and community
Links & Tools from This Episode:
- Learn more at 29029everesting.com
- Follow Marc on Instagram: @marc29029
- Free Resources
- Want to be a guest or share feedback? Email [email protected]
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everyone and welcome back to the One Thing Podcast. I'm Nikki Miller. |
| 0:11.0 | I'm Chris Dixon. |
| 0:13.0 | And today we are speaking with Mark Hodolick, who is the CEO and co-founder of 29.029, the Everest Challenge. |
| 0:20.0 | And we decided to bring Mark on because as you all know, once a month or so, we'd like to answer the questions that you submit to the podcast at theOneThing.com. |
| 0:28.0 | And I did this challenge a few weeks ago. A few of you reached out to ask how it went. |
| 0:32.0 | And I thought, who better than to talk to about it than the CEO and co-founder himself. |
| 0:37.0 | So Mark came on and talked to us about 29.029, how it came about, how he has leveraged his partners to build was an incredible event and an incredible community. |
| 0:47.0 | And for those that don't know what it is, 29.029 is a physical challenge to climb what is the equivalent of Everest 29.029 feet within the span of 36 hours. |
| 0:57.0 | Without actually doing Everest itself and all the challenges therein. |
| 1:01.0 | And we had a great conversation with Mark about how to build culture, how you create culture within team and within an environment, company event, whatever it may be. |
| 1:09.0 | And how he's used a lot of the principles that he's learned as an endurance athlete in his business and in his life itself. |
| 1:15.0 | And for those of you who love this conversation and want to hear us do live training, want to hear us work through the challenges that you're facing in your business or in the big goals that you're trying to achieve. |
| 1:26.0 | Send us a message or your questions to podcasts at theonething.com, that number one thing.com, for a chance to answer those questions, live coach someone through something or to be featured on the podcast. |
| 1:39.0 | I really appreciated so much of this conversation and what Mark shared not only about this incredible event, but he also talked about how important it is to benchmark against other world class organizations like Ferrari and these companies that have incredible customer experience. |
| 1:55.0 | And I think there's a lot you can take away from that. |
| 1:57.0 | Regardless if you're interested in submitting the equivalent of Everest like Nikki you did or if you're trying to summit big goals in your life, I think there's so much you can take away from this conversation. |
| 2:06.0 | And as always, if you like what you hear on this podcast and you want to learn more about how you can bring the principles, the concepts, the one thing to yourself or to your business, then check us out at theonething.com slash coaching. |
| 2:18.0 | Help us be a part of you achieving your goals. |
| 2:20.0 | So let's go talk now to Mark and enjoy the conversation. |
| 2:26.0 | Welcome back everyone to the one thing podcast. I am super excited to have Mark Hodelec here who is the CEO and co founder of 2929 the Everest challenge. |
| 2:42.0 | And before I get into all of the questions that I know our viewers have Mark, I just want to share a little bit about you, because you are a very accomplished entrepreneur and endurance athlete. |
| 2:51.0 | You've completed the ledville 100, the henna pin 100, you've completed an iron man. |
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