TIP162: Atlanta Hawks Owner Jesse Itzler, Mt. Everest, & Colin O'Brady (Business Podcast)
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Stig Brodersen
4.6 • 3.6K Ratings
🗓️ 29 October 2017
⏱️ 83 minutes
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Summary
In today's show, we interview serial entrepreneur and part owner of the Atlanta Hawks, Jesse Itzler. Jesse recently held an event in Stratton Vermont where people climbed the mountain 17 times to simulate the climb of Mount Everest's 29,029 feet. In the second part of the interview, Preston talks to 2X World Record Holder, Colin O'Brady about climbing the real Mount Everest. This week's show is all about mindset and what it takes to accomplish very difficult things in life.
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In this episode, you'll learn:
- What Jesse's 29029 event was like
- Jesse and Preston's top take-aways from climbing the mountain 17 times
- What it takes to develop more grit
- The incredible story of Colin O'Brady (climbing the 7 tallest peaks and visiting both poles)
- How to overcome major obstacles in your life
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to TIP. |
| 0:02.6 | About two and a half months ago, we had Jesse Itzler on our show. |
| 0:06.4 | Jesse is an owner of the Atlanta Hawks basketball team and he was the founder of Marquis Jett, |
| 0:11.2 | which was sold to Warren Buffett's net jets. |
| 0:13.8 | He's written the best-selling book, Living With A Seal, and he's even run 100 miles |
| 0:18.2 | within 24 hours. |
| 0:20.4 | During our last interview with Jesse, he kind of gave me an opportunity of a lifetime when |
| 0:24.6 | he invited me to his next big endurance challenge that was like nothing I'd ever heard of. |
| 0:31.6 | Jesse rented Stratton Mountain in Vermont and decided to climb it enough time so he |
| 0:36.6 | could travel from sea level up to 29,029 feet. |
| 0:42.0 | This is the same elevation as Mount Everest. |
| 0:45.5 | So I was afforded this awesome opportunity to participate in this growing event. |
| 0:49.6 | At the event, I got the chance to meet some of the most fascinating people in business. |
| 0:54.6 | For example, Jesse's wife Sarah Blakely, who's the billionaire founder of Spanx, she also |
| 0:59.4 | participated in the event along with 150 other people that were equally hardcore and equally |
| 1:05.2 | fascinating in their own right. |
| 1:07.3 | This interview has broken down into two parts. |
| 1:09.8 | The first part is an interview with Jesse where we both talk about what the event was like |
| 1:14.1 | and what we both learned from going through this growing weekend. |
| 1:18.7 | The second part of the interview, I talked to one of the most astounding people I've |
| 1:22.8 | ever had the pleasure of interviewing. |
| 1:25.1 | His story is so captivating and moving that you'll probably have a hard time believing |
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