Built Not Born

Built Not Born Podcast - Bryan Antonelli: "Seize, Clear, Build Hold" - Transforming America's Most Violent Prisons Former Federal Bureau of Prisons Senior Deputy Regional Director Bryan Antonelli shares 25 years of leadership lessons from transforming America's most dangerous prisons. From Hazelton (where Whitey Bulger was murdered) to Coleman (largest prison complex in America), Bryan reveals how...

Dave Berke: "The Need to Lead" - Former Top Gun Instructor & F-35 Commander on Why Every Problem is a Leadership Problem ✈️ Former Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel Dave Berke shares his journey from Top Gun instructor to F-35 squadron commander to combat veteran fighting alongside Navy SEALs in Ramadi. Now a leadership instructor at Echelon Front with Jocko Willink and Leif Babin , Dave reveals...

Built Not Born Podcast (#176)- Amy P. Kelly & Julie Nee: "The Gift of Growth" on Daily Micro-Actions, Building Beliefs, and Why Four Minutes Beats Four Hours Amy P. Kelly and Julie Nee share their latest book "The Gift of Growth" - a daily growth guide proving that four minutes of intentional action beats four hours of planning. Both corporate veterans who've worked with Jon Gordon for a decad...

Episode: Built Not Born Guest: Guy Kawasaki - Former Apple Chief Evangelist, Author of "Wiser Guy" Host: Joe Ciccarone Release Date: September 22, 2025 🎯 Power Quote "Your true scorecard isn't measured in dollars, followers, or fancy titles. It's measured in lives changed, relationships strengthened and personal growth achieved. I hope you made people's lives better. I hope the world is better fo...

Built Not Born Podcast: Jay Papasan - The Rookie Real Estate Agent, Why Busy Means Broke, and Turning Focus Into a Superpower - Episode 174 🏠📈 Episode Description 📖 Co-author of "The One Thing" Jay Papasan returns to Built Not Born for his third appearance to discuss his latest book "The Rookie Real Estate Agent." In this power-packed conversation, Jay reveals the research-backed strategies tha...

End of Summer Recap, Camera Flashes, and Fall Preview - Episode 173 📸☀️🍂 Episode Description 📖 Built Not Born host Joe Ciccarone takes a break from guest interviews to share an end-of-summer reflection and preview the exciting lineup of guests coming in the fall season. Joe opens up about the "best of times and worst of times" summer, sharing the loss of his father Fran and celebrating sending...

Built Not Born Podcast: Jon Gordon - The 7 Commitments of a Great Team, Why Teammates Are Forever, and How Commitments Crush Goals 🚀⚡ Episode Description 📖 Bestselling author Jon Gordon returns to Built Not Born to discuss his latest book "The 7 Commitments of a Great Team" - a book that took him 16 days to type but 54 years to write 📚. From his days as a Cornell lacrosse player to becoming on...

Built Not Born Podcast: Martin Dugard on Taking Midway, Epic History, and the Courage That Changed the World 🚢⚓ Episode Description 📖 New York Times bestselling author Martin Dugard joins Built Not Born to discuss his latest book "Taking Midway" and how he makes history as exciting as a spy thriller 🕵️‍♂️. From co-authoring 12+ books in The Killing Series with Bill O'Reilly to his solo Taking S...

Built Not Born Podcast: Jamie Cochran - Jocko Willink's Secret Weapon on Extreme Ownership & Creating Leaders POWER QUOTE: "You are doing your team a disservice if you are not putting them in a position to lead. If you are not giving them those opportunities to solve problems, to come up with solutions, to come up with plans and then go execute on those plans, you are not creating a team that...

Episode 169: In Memory of Francis Silvio Ciccarone - Life Lessons from The Counselor 💔 A Special Memorial Episode - Host Joe Ciccarone honors his father Francis, who passed away July 3rd, 2025 after a courageous battle with cancer. This deeply personal episode shares the life lessons, wisdom, and legacy of a Department of Defense Hall of Fame engineer who was the family's trusted advisor for 82...

🏆 GRIDIRON GENIUS: GM Michael Lombardi's NFL Championship Blueprint | From Bill Walsh to Bill Belichick | 3x Super Bowl Winner Episode Description The ultimate NFL & College Football insider joins Built Not Born for an incredible conversation. Michael Lombardi , 3x Super Bowl winning GM who now serves as General Manager at the University of North Carolina working alongside the legendary Coach...

🎯 From Toxic Culture to Unstoppable Teams: Kyle McDowell's 10 Principles That Created a Leadership Revolution. 💪 Power Quote "We reward people for how busy they are... 'I was triple booked, I had 13 meetings today.' I don't care. What I care about is: can you draw a straight line from any of those activities to the outcome you're actually responsible for?" - Kyle McDowell After 30 years climbing...

Built Not Born Podcast: Steve Hordinski - US Navy Diver, BJJ Wisdom, & Mental Toughness "Discipline will take you a long ways, but mental toughness will take you further." - Steve Hordinski Episode Description In Built Not Born Episode 166 - We DIVE deep with Steve Hordinski, a 4th-degree black belt under Master Carlos "Caique" Elias and owner of the Katharo Training Center in Colorado. Steve...

Built Not Born Podcast: Kathryn Gordon on Relationship GRIT - How to Stay Together, Grow Together, and Thrive Together "Where there is a void in communication, negativity will fill it. That's why we need to communicate, communicate, communicate." - Kathryn Gordon Episode Overview Kathryn Gordon is the co-author of the bestselling book "Relationship GRIT" and wife of best selling author Jon Gordon...

"The struggle is the cost of admission. It is the price of doing business." - Stephen Marche Stephen Marche: On Writing, Failure, and the Enduring Struggle of the Creative Life 📚 In this week's conversation, Joe Ciccarone sits down with Stephen Marche , acclaimed Canadian writer and cultural commentator whose work appears in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and The New York Times. Stephen shares ins...

"Your comfort zone is no joke - but life gets better when you step outside of it." - Tim Conniff Tim Conniff: Breaking Out of Your Comfort Zone - From Corporate Sales to Stand-Up Comedian 🎭 In this entertaining and inspiring episode, Joe Ciccarone sits down with Tim Conniff, who transitioned from being a healthcare sales director to a full-time stand-up comedian and keynote speaker. Tim shares hi...

"Success takes care of itself when you take care of yourself. Your best moments always come from a clear heart and an unburdened mind." - Jim Murphy Jim Murphy: #1 NY Times Best Selling Author - How Inner Excellence Creates Champions 🏆 In this powerful episode, Joe Ciccarone sits down with Jim Murphy, author of the viral sensation "Inner Excellence" that was famously read by Eagles wide receiver...

🧠 Hello Trauma: Dr. Hillary Cauthen on How Trauma Affects Athletic Performance & Mental Health "Coming forward and standing up for yourself is the most astonishing act of bravery. Refusing to go quietly, asserting one's right to safety takes courage that people who haven't experienced any trauma can barely imagine. What heroes do is so simple, yet so rare. They say, 'Stop, this is not right....

🧠 Stoic Philosophy for Modern Life with Phil Van Treuren "Stoicism is focusing on things that are in your control, overcoming negative emotions, living in the present moment, helping others for the common good, and finding opportunity in every obstacle." - Phil Van Treuren In this episode of the Built Not Born Podcast, Joe welcomes author and entrepreneur Phil Van Treuren to explore how ancient S...

Built Not Born Podcast with Derek Sivers 🎙️ Episode: Useful, Not True - Choosing Better Beliefs "We choose what we believe not because it's absolutely true, but because it's useful to believe it." - Derek Sivers In this episode, Joe welcomes back best selling author Derek Sivers for a deep dive into his new book "Useful, Not True" and explores how our beliefs shape our reality. Derek shares insigh...

Lt. Colonel Jodi Pritchard (USAF): Combat Flight Nurse | Never Stop Believing In Yourself | Built Not Born Podcast 💫 "I wanted to be part of something bigger than myself. And that's what my father helped me with - he led me in the right direction. The biggest team there is, is the United States military." - Lt. Colonel Jodi Pritchard Featured in James Patterson's #1 New York Times bestseller "Wal...

🎙️ Built Not Born Podcast: Max Boot on Ronald Reagan - His Life and Legend 🎙️ "The crew of the space shuttle Challenger honored us by the manner in which they lived their lives. We will never forget them, nor the last time we saw them this morning as they prepared for their journey and waved goodbye and slipped the surly bonds of earth to touch the face of God." - Ronald Reagan, January 28, 1986 I...

🎙️ From Tragedy to Triumph: How Michael O'Brien Turned His "Last Bad Day" Into a Mindfulness Revolution In this powerful episode, we sit down with Michael O'Brien, who shares his incredible journey from a devastating cycling accident to becoming an executive coach and mindfulness advocate. After being hit head-on by an SUV traveling 40 mph in 2001, Michael transformed his near-death experience int...

Built Not Born Podcast - Episode 155: New Year's Special 🎉 Show Description Join host Joe Ciccarone for a special New Year's Eve episode as he reflects on the podcast's journey and shares exciting updates for 2025! 🎊 Episode Timestamps 🎤 00:00 - Introduction and New Year's Greeting 🙏 01:15 - Thank You to Loyal Listeners 📅 02:30 - Podcast Journey Since April 2021 ⭐ 03:45 - Highlight Reel of 2...

🎙️ From College Football Runner to CBS Sports Betting Analyst: How Mackenzie Brooks is Changing the Game. "I speak for the nerds. I'm like the Lorax of the coders - bridging the gap between casual fans and complex analytics." - Mackenzie Brooks In this episode, we sit down with Mackenzie Brooks , a 23-year-old sports betting analyst for CBS Sports who's revolutionizing how we understand sports ana...