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 Intro 1:49 Childhood 5:08 Putting music on Myspace 6:15 First song on the radio 7:08 Record labels calling 11:15 Favorite moments 12:49 Working with Ray J & Jeremih 14:20 Pinch-me Moments 17:30 Driving Motivation 19:40 Songwriting process 20:49 "Loyal" by Chris Brown 21:51 "Saved" by Ty Dolla $...

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 Into 1:31 Childhood 2:59 High School 3:31 Bowling 4:46 Football 6:04 College Football at Southwestern 13:06 Transferring 17:38 Going Pro 21:49 NFL 22:35 AAF 25:25 XFL 28:51 U...

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 Intro 1:24 Childhood 4:15 High School 7:43 College 12:04 NFL Draft process 15:25 Raiders 22:15 Cardinals 29:29 Jumping from team to team 37:12 What makes...

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: WILLING...

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:...

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...

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 - U...

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 i...

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 Co...

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 Sport...

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...

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.