Willing To Fail

Bobby Brackins is a hip-hop legend who's lived quite a crazy life. Here's what we talked about:0:00 Intro1:49 Childhood5:08 Putting music on Myspace6:15 First song on the radio7:08 Record labels calling11:15 Favorite moments12:49 Working with Ray J & Jeremih14:20 Pinch-me Moments17:30 Driving Motivation19:40 Songwriting process20:49 "Loyal" by Chris Brown21:51 "Saved" by Ty Dolla $ign23:10 Business of songwriting31:48 Bobby's plan going forward33:33 Singles or Albums?35:37 Bobby's songwriting process38:29 Making "My Birthday"44:20 Career Revival

Luis Perez's football journey is like no one else's. He never played varsity football, but he's won a D-II National Championship, XFL Championship and is still pushing to get back to the NFL. Here's what we talked about:0:00 Into1:31 Childhood2:59 High School3:31 Bowling4:46 Football6:04 College Football at Southwestern13:06 Transferring17:38 Going Pro21:49 NFL22:35 AAF25:25 XFL28:51 USFL30:30 XFL returns33:59 UFL35:42 The Spring King

Jared Veldheer is one of a kind. He played 12 years in the NFL, was a lunch lady, invented his own skincare product , & created an online coaching collective called The Veldheer Lineman Vault.Here's his recap of his unique life journey:0:00 Intro1:24 Childhood4:15 High School7:43 College12:04 NFL Draft process15:25 Raiders22:15 Cardinals29:29 Jumping from team to team37:12 What makes him great41:33 What drives him now45:40 His social media/entrepreneur journey54:40 Super Bowl predictions haha

I had no idea how crazy Jeff Garcia's life was before doing this interview. He's gone through more ups and downs than most humans could ever imagine. Here's what we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:44 Upbringing 4:38 Tragedy 10:17 Childhood 16:10 High School 18:33 Junior College 24:18 San Jose State 34:23 CFL 50:20 49ers 1:08:04 Other NFL teams 1:11:31 Tampa Bay 1:12:57 End of NFL career Use code: WILLINGTOFAIL for $20 off your first SeatGeek purchase of $50 or more

Austin Ekeler's life journey to the NFL is much crazier than you'd expect. Here's what we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:33 Zero star recruit 2:29 Hail Mary vs. Bears 5:13 High School 7:42 College football at Western Colorado 10:34 Growing up on a ranch 14:20 NFL Draft process 21:34 NFL

Jake Butt is probably most known for being one of the greatest TE's in college football history then tearing his ACL in his final game, ultimately tanking his draft stock and costing him millions of dollars. His story is incredible and this is the order he told it: 0:00 Intro 1:42 Upbringing 5:11 High School 6:34 Michigan Career 16:50 The Injury 23:50 NFL 40:13 Retiring 42:44 TV Analyst Career 49:08 His Charity

Trey Wingo holds nothing back as he recaps his entire journalism journey to ESPN, what it was really like working there, and why he left. 0:00 Intro 1:50 Upbringing 6:00 Normal job after college 7:52 Pursuing the dream 20:58 How ESPN found Trey Wingo 27:48 ESPN audition 28:33 Start of ESPN career 35:11 Leaving ESPN 43:30 Career after ESPN

Channing Crowder is arguably a bigger star now than he was while playing in the NFL for the Dolphins. Currently, he's the co-host of The Pivot & co-host of Inside the NFL. Here's everything we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:02 Childhood 6:34 Why Florida? 10:36 Battling injuries 16:04 What made him elite 18:01 What drove him 21:35 Why he went to the NFL as a sophomore 29:26 The Dolphins 34:30 Welcome to the NFL moment 36:40 Why he retired 38:12 How he got into sports media 41:22 Why he left I Am Athlete 43:31 Predictions for the Falcons 2024 season 47:33 Joining Inside the NFL 49:33 Stand Up Comedy journey 53:32 Why he peed his pants every NFL game 56:35 Crowder Powder 58:07 Outro BETR | use code: WILLINGTOFAIL for first deposit match up to $200https://engagebetr.onelink.me/auSX/willingtofail

TJ Callaway is founder, owner & CEO of Onward Reserve, a massive clothing brand that's solid in over 250 locations. He also is a booster for the University of Georgia Football program. 0:00 Intro 1:16 Upbringing 3:55 How Onward Reserve Started 33:41 Relation with Georgia Football

Drew Davis was a WR for the Atlanta Falcons from 2012-2014. His hilarious story-telling ability gives great insight on what it's like for a practice squad player to live out his dream of playing in the NFL. 0:00 Intro 1:20 Childhood 6:42 Why Oregon 8:32 Oregon 23:58 NFL 51:05 Contract Year 57:10 Post NFL BETR - Daily fantasy & sportsbook - Legal in 24 states incl. Ca, Tx, Ga, Fl & more - Use Code: WTFSTATS to double your first deposit up to $250

Ricky Williams is one unique individual. He's the only person to play pro baseball and college football for all 4 years and he won the Heisman doing it. His NFL career is full of ups & downs and talks about it all. There is truly nobody like this guy. Here's what we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:01 Gifted Kid 3:43 Two Sport Athlete 11:49 NFL Draft 13:11 Was Ricky Williams a bust? 14:33 ESPN cover in a dress 15:45 Start of NFL career 18:48 Traded to Dolphins 20:09 Why He Retired from Football 25:07 Why He Returned to Football 27:50 Back to the Dolphins 29:28 Suspended again then to the CFL 31:32 Back to the NFL 39:12 Retired from NFL (again) 40:00 Cannabis Entrepreneur Journey 44:11 Astrology Journey Don't worry, his video quality improves about 2 minutes into the video.

Peter Moylan is 1 of only 6 players who played 10 or more seasons in the MLB. As if coming from Australia wasn't difficult enough, Peter failed miserably at his first attempt to play in the big leagues at 18 years old and didn't get another chance until 9 years later. His story is a crazy one.

Steven Jackson is the Rams all-time leading rusher with 10,138 yards. He's 18th on the NFL's all-time leading rushing list with 11,438 yards. In this interview, we talk about what got him into football as a child, his dominant high school & college days and how this all led to him being one the NFL's greatest running backs.

Bryant McFadden played in the NFL for 7 years and won 2 Super Bowls with the Steelers. Now he is a football analyst for CBS & a podcast host.

Matt Ganyard actually tried out to be the kicker for Virginia when he was 19 as a sophomore but didn't make the team. After serving 10 years in the Marines, his dream finally came true at the age of 34. His journey to realize this dream is even crazier than you'd think.

Shaquem's Griffin's inspiring life story is like no others. What he's accomplished along side his identical twin brother is truly unbelievable. If you've made is this far into reading this description, I promise this episode is more than worth your time.In this interview, we talk about... 0:00 Intro 0:48 Interview Starts 1:12 Why Shaquem has 1 Hand 5:05 Early Childhood 8:33 Elite Mindset 11:23 Competition Between Twins 16:50 Recruiting Process 21:39 UCF | Being Benched for 3 Years 29:26 UCF | Scott Frost Era 37:32 Leadership Style 39:11 Why Shaquem is the 1% of the 1% 44:01 NFL Draft Process 53:20 Highlight of NFL Career 55:15 Future after Football 1:03:24 Movie coming...? If you liked the show, please drop a like or hit subscribe! And here's some deals I have for you: $20 OFF SeatGeek with code: WTFSTATS First entry back up to $250 on Betr with code: WTFSTATS 500 Craziest WTF Stats in Sports History | Amazon $19.99

JaeyBxrd is an up & coming musical artist most known for his hit song "Devil's Kiss" which got the thumbs up approval from Travis Scott in a viral video last summer.

Ike Shehadeh is the founder & owner of Ike's Love & Sandwiches. Founded in 2007, Ike's now has 118 locations across 7 states. In this interview, he talks about his journey starting this company and all the struggles and successes that came from it.

Jack Settleman is the founder & CEO of Snapback Sports, the largest sports media company on snapchat. He now hosts a podcast with Ravens CB Marlon Humphrey called Punch Line Podcast. Here's what else we talk about: 0:00 Intro 0:50 Interview starts 1:30 Jack's upbringing 3:56 First college business 5:50 Beginning of Snapback Sports 11:59 Alopecia Areata 15:00 Going Full-Time with Snapback Sports 22:02 Snapback Sports Verticals 23:57 Getting Marlon Humphrey 30:36 Punch Line Podcast 37:48 Jack's Biggest Fear 40:30 Future of Snapback Sports

Bryton Constantin from Squid Game: The Challenge talks about his personal journey from being a top high school recruit, going to Clemson to play football, then pivoting to social media and reality TV.

In this episode of Willing To Fail, Paul Hembo of ESPN talks about his personal journey from a college baseball player to a content producer & on-camera personality at ESPN. We also chat about stats from his book & stats regarding this year's Super Bowl.

Joe Foster tells his entire life journey through making shoes as a kid to eventually selling Reebok and everything in between.

I read & watched every interview with LeGarrette Blount before talking to him. I promise you, nobody has a longer, more in depth interview with him. Here's what we talk about: 1:50 role models growing up 7:03 high school career 9:55 going to East Mississippi 16:12 going to Oregon 23:36 the punch 33:23 signing with Titans in NFL 39:09 getting traded from Bucs to Pats 42:25 year with Steelers 47:45 Super Bowl experience 53:05 season with the Lions 54:15 decision to retire 56:22 LeGarrette Blount, business owner 1:09:02 funniest part Recorded: July 27th, 2021

I read & watched every interview with LeGarrette Blount before talking to him. I promise you, nobody has a longer, more in depth interview with him. Here's what we talk about: - role models growing up - high school career - going to East Mississippi - going to Oregon - the punch - signing with Titans - getting traded from Bucs to Pats - year with Steelers - Super Bowl experience - season with the Lions - decision to retire - LG's Feel Good, his CBD company

Jake Bentley is entering his 6th college football season. After 4 seasons at South Carolina & 1 season at Utah, he is now the starting QB for South Alabama. In this interview, we discuss hit entire football journey up until now.

In this episode, I get a chance to chat with Ryan Rottman, who has acted in 29 different TV Shows & films, produced 3 Movies & a TV Show, and now he's launched a sports website with Aaron Rodgers called OSDB which is essentially an IMDB for athletes. We also discuss: - starting as an actor in college - dating Victoria Justice while working with her at Nickelodeon - how he started OSDB with Aaron Rodgers

In this full interview with platinum-artist Sammy Adams, we discuss: - his upbringing - missing college classes to perform shows w/ Kid Cudi & Kanye - his creative process - having tears in his eyes recording songs - what he's up to these days... and much more

From freestyling at parties in college to touring the world as pop phenom, Cal Shapiro has been on quite the journey. We talk about his journey, advice for upcoming artists, how to be creative, his day-to-day, and more.

Interesting & fun conversation with the inventor of Bop It, Dan Klitsner. He tells the stories of his journey before & after creating Bop It along with some of his other ideas. If you want to see what his products look like, this full conversation is also on our YouTube channel: WTF Sports.

One of best conversations I've ever had. This dude lived in the UK during WWII and then created Reebok. What're you doing still reading this!? Just listen to the episode.

Fares Ksebati is the CEO & Founder of MySwimPro, which is basically a personal training app for swimming. MySwimPro was the 2016 App of the Year by Apple. Fares Ksebati was also featured on the Forbes 30 under 30. Here's his story.

Greg Meade, his older brother Chris, and their childhood friend Mike created a new sport called CROSSNET, that's sweeping the nation. In their first year (2017), they did $75,000 in sales. Year 2, over $2 million. And now in year 3, they're on pace for $10-15 million in sales. Here's their story, told by Greg.

In the first episode of Willing To Fail, I had the privilege to interview a legend, Josh Booty. He was drafted 5th overall by the Florida Marlins in 1994. Then after getting a World Series ring with them, he went on to be an NFL QB for the Cleveland Browns but his pro-athlete story doesn't end there!