Ben Rod Podcast: Be your best you.

Ben Rod Podcast: Be your best you.

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Join me, as a silent observer, as I sit and learn from some of the most interesting people in the world. Life is a journey and the people you will meet with me have been on a wild ride and are sharing indispensable, inspirational, life lessons. Thank you for joining us!

Ben Rod


    • Sep 30, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 1h 57m AVG DURATION
    • 11 EPISODES


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    Kelsey Lyn - Vlogger/Youtuber - Ben Rod Podcast #11

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2019 78:49


    Kelsey Lyn is a popular vlogger and Youtuber. In this podcast, we discuss depression and how to find your way out it. We also go deep on her story with her biological father. Through DNA testing, Kelsey was able to track down her biological father and captured the reunion on film.

    Prof. Saad Al-Aziz - BJJ Black Belt & School Owner - Ben Rod Podcast #10

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2019 119:25


    Professor Saad Al-Aziz is a BJJ Black Belt and co-owner of Semper Fortis Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in San Antonio Texas. Professor Saad is an active competitor having just placed 3rd in his bracket at IBJJF Masters Worlds. He served our country for 33 years in the US Navy and retired a Lt. Commander.

    Dr John Beach - Licensed Psychologist, Sports & Performance Coach, Veteran - Ben Rod Podcast #09

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2019 83:03


    Dr. Beach is a sport and performance psychology consultant and licensed psychologist who has been practicing psychology since 2003 in military and civilian clinics. During this time he served in the Army Reserves and was deployed during operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm, and Bosnia. He then completed his doctorate in Counseling Psychology at the University of Houston and runs a private practice in Bulverde TX.

    Jay Leon - Medically Retired Army Medic, Afghanistan Vet, BJJ Blue Belt - Ben Rod Podcast #08

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2019 158:22


    Jay Leon served in the Army for 15.5 years and fought in Afghanistan as a medic following 9/11. He has a lot of injuries both physical and psychological.

    Chris Coffey - Google Engineer / Veteran - Ben Rod Podcast - Episode #07

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2019 179:25


    Chris Coffey is an Engineer with Google's Cloud Platform. Chris's expertise is with Cloud Technologies, Containerization, Automation, and Security. In this conversation, we go deep into some technologies as well as how they affect us on a social level.

    Fernando Ferreira - Black Belt, IT Executive, Computer Vision Expert - Ben Rod Podcast #06 -

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2019 78:21


    Fernando is a BJJ Black Belt with Gracie Barra, a Senior Executive in the Computer Vision & Machine Learning space and he is a father and husband. In this podcast, we explore Machine Learning (a subset of AI), personal development, and we discuss Fernando's personal journey as a school owner and how he became a black belt.

    James Overton - Black Belt, Firefighter, Veteran - Ben Rod Podcast #05 -

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2019 134:28


    James Overton is a BJJ Black Belt with Gracie Barra, SAFD Firefighter, Iraq War Veteran, and an all-around great guy. In this episode, we talk about self-defense, his military experience, adapting to civilian life, personal growth and much more.

    Rebecca Easley - Therapist / Entrepreneur - Ben Rod Podcast #04

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2019 52:53


    Rebecca Easley is a Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, NCC, practicing in Bulverde TX. Becca provides Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in her practice, Esteem Wellness. She is also a home rehabber and owns Solid Rock Ranch in Carmine TX. Solid Rock Ranch a working ranch that provides a secluded getaway to individuals and groups.

    Scott Hudnall - Nurse Practitioner / BJJ Enthusiast - Ben Rod Podcast #03

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2019 101:32


    Scott Hudnall is a practicing Nurse Practitioner, former paramedic, father, husband and a great friend of mine. Scott is gifted with a quick wit and a sharp mind. We had a fun conversation that traversed preventative medicine, common diseases, parenthood, entrepreneurship and much more. I'm going to have to have Scott back on since we only began the conversation when our time was up.

    Bebe Tota - Yoga Instructor / War Refugee - Ben Rod Podcast #02

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2019 142:35


    Bebe Tota is a yoga instructor, mother, war refugee, survivor, and thriver. Bebe's story is a great lesson for anyone that has or is currently facing, difficult times and dark days where they need to see hope and what is possible. She is an incarnation of how we can craft our own life and narrative and where you are in your journey is not where you will be. Keep growing, keep showing up and you can be and become anything that you want to be.

    Benito Almaguer - Retired Navy/Student/BJJ Brown Belt - Ben Rod Podcast #01

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2019 167:16


    Benito Almaguer is a Navy vet, BJJ Brown Belt with Gracie Barra, father, and is pursuing his Masters in Social Work. We discuss the influence of social media, Marvel comics, fatherhood, education, AI, simulation theory, and much more.

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