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🗓️ 5 December 2018

⏱️ 50 minutes

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In his New York Times bestselling book Living with a Seal, Jesse chronicles his month of living and training with Navy Seal David Goggins. Years later he shared his experience living in a monastery in New York in his book Living with Monks. Early in his career, Jesse was a rapper, and these days he is also a serious adventurer, running ultramarathons and launching an event called 29,029 that brings “Everesting” to individuals around the country.

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0:00.0	This episode features author, entrepreneur, and adventurer, Jesse Itzler.
0:04.7	Welcome to Wild Ideas Worth Living, an adventure podcast presented by REI Co-op,
0:11.8	the brand who helps get you outside through gear, classes, and
0:15.4	adventures.
0:16.7	We talk to experts who have taken a wild idea and made it a reality so you can too.
0:21.6	From people who have climbed the tallest peaks, started thriving
0:24.3	businesses, and even broken records, some of the wildest ideas can lead to the
0:28.9	most rewarding adventures. I'm your host Shelby Stanger and I hope you enjoy this show.
0:40.6	Jesse Itzler only eats fruit until noon. He loves run DMC and he enjoys living life out of the box.
0:47.0	He's the author of the New York Times bestseller, Living with a Seal, the story where he literally hired a Navy Seal to live with him and train him for a month.
0:55.1	Then he wrote this book called Living with Monks, where he lived with Monks in upstate New York.
1:00.0	Prior to being a best-selling and hilarious author, he co-founded Marquis Jet, it's the world's largest
1:05.7	private jet card company, which he and his partner sold to Berkshire Hathaway slash Netjets.
1:11.2	Jesse then partnered with Zigo Coconut Water, which he and his partner later sold to the
1:15.9	Coca-Cola company. He got his start as a rapper on MTV, and he wrote and performed the
1:21.0	NBA's Emmy Award winning,
1:23.0	I Love this Game Music campaign
1:25.0	and the popular New York Nix anthem,
1:27.0	Go New York Go, New York, go.
1:28.0	Jesse's also a serious adventure,
1:31.0	which we get into a bit on this podcast. He's an ultra marathon runner and in the
1:34.9	last few years he launched this event called 29,029 where participants literally go to
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