No Surrender

"Only a psychopath would do that" - that's how Paul Davis describes the God he was taught to worship growing up. In this raw and unfiltered follow-up, Justin Cole welcomes back longtime friend Paul Davis - the Fired-Up Texas Lawyer turned spiritual guide and Real Good News Founder - for a conversation that goes even deeper than Part 1. Paul opens up about the Bible contradictions that continued to...

In this powerful No Surrender episode, Justin Cole sits down with Persephone Maglaya, CEO of The Media Socialites and a true embodiment of resilience. From a childhood marked by her parents' bitter divorce, Munchausen by proxy abuse, a bipolar misdiagnosis, and forced medication, Persephone emerged with unbreakable grit. She climbed from intern to a top-performing sales leader at WeddingWire and T...

In this raw and deeply honest No Surrender episode, Justin Cole reconnects with longtime friend Paul Davis, a Texas attorney known as the Fired Up Texas Lawyer. Paul shares his remarkable life story: from breaking his collarbone on the first day of football practice, to becoming a University of Texas cheerleader while in law school, building a successful legal career, and then losing nearly everyt...

In this powerful No Surrender episode, Alan Walker, a direct descendant of the legendary Colt Walker gun Design Consultant, Texas Ranger Founder, and namesake of Walker County, Texas, shares his unbelievable rise from rock bottom to building a $15 Million pool management empire. Starting with no car, no money, and literally counting change at Taco Bell to buy meals, Alan took Advanced Aquatics of...

In this powerful No Surrender episode, former Navy SEAL Sniper, author, and entrepreneur Eric Davis shares his raw journey through BUD/S, quitting and returning stronger, and learning to embrace extreme pain as a pathway to personal mastery. From Hell Week and freezing navigation courses where he nearly died, to high-stakes combat missions and major life pivots after leaving the SEALs, Eric breaks...

In this powerful and deeply personal No Surrender episode, Author, Entrepreneur, Actress, and former Miss USA Ali Landry shares her raw journey from winning the crown with a homemade dress to devastating public heartbreak and betrayal, and how she completely reshaped her life through radical Faith and Surrender. From small-town Louisiana to Hollywood, Ali opens up about the Oprah-covered wedding t...

In this raw and long-awaited No Surrender episode, Justin Cole finally tells the complete untold story of the only factory Tucker Convertible in existence. From discovering the unfinished experimental serial number 1057 prototype in a small Wisconsin garage, trading multiple cars, a diamond ring, and more to acquire it in the middle of the 2008 financial crisis, to the explosive New York Times fea...

In this raw and resilient No Surrender episode, Justin Cole sits down with 23-year-old Joe McCarthy, who went from growing up on a Virginia farm to building a personal brand with over 500,000 followers and coaching over 7,500 students. Joe shares his wild journey: from selling eggs as a kid to losing hundreds of animals in a devastating setback to wanting to quit to learning a major life lesson wh...

In this raw and resilient No Surrender episode, we talk with Chad Cunningham, CEO of duPont REGISTRY Exchange about dominating the exotic car world: rising from his dad's cheap car lot, GM roles at massive dealerships (400+ Toyotas/month), risky shift to wholesale for family balance (initial pay cut from $250K+), buying and wholesaling for other companies, and now leading duPont to over $1 BILLION...

In this powerful No Surrender episode, host Justin Cole sits down with Lyndol Woodruff, former Hollywood executive, recovering addict, solo dad, and energy-efficient window consultant at Woodruff Windows in McKinney, TX. Lyndol opens up about his wild journey: living the dream in LA after getting there on a Greyhound bus with only $340, battling alcohol and drug addiction, multiple DWIs, felony pr...

Jerry Morrison did not grow up with stability. Raised in a single-parent household surrounded by financial hardship, family instability, and exposure to abuse, his early life was marked by uncertainty. With an absent father and a home that often shifted between survival and struggle, Jerry learned resilience before he even knew what the word meant. By high school, the path ahead was not promising....

Larry Yatch didn't grow up preparing to be extraordinary. He grew up like most of us, facing challenges, uncertainty, and even undiagnosed autism. But his journey would take him to the elite ranks of the U.S. Navy SEALs. The battlefield didn't just test his body. It tested his mind, character, and purpose. What does it mean to lead under pressure? To stay disciplined when failure is not an option?...

Daniel Chilton didn't grow up with a blueprint. He was raised in a broken home. One of three fatherless boys. A childhood shaped by instability, unanswered questions, and rebellion. Authority didn't make sense. Tradition felt hollow. And purpose felt distant. Without a father to model manhood, Daniel wrestled deeply with questions most people avoid: What does it mean to be a husband? A father? A m...

Ryan Blair grew up navigating chaos—family fracture, addiction inside a doctor's household, ADHD, and a constant feeling of being out of place. School never fit. Authority never stuck. And for a long time, neither did direction.   By 15, life forced a reckoning. Sent away to a boys' rehab school in Mexico, Ryan was stripped of distractions, and for the first time, asked the question that would cha...

He came to the US at 17, not knowing English, with no diploma, and a 1.6 GPA. Six months to learn English in America. That was the plan... Parties. Alcohol. No direction. Life felt chaotic—but easy to ignore. Until something shifted. Not overnight. Not dramatically. But quietly… a conviction in his soul that the life he was living was destroying him. He didn't know how he'd tell stories. He only k...

She grew up at Wincroft Academy (the same school Taylor Swift attended), surrounded by art, music, and opportunity. A tiny girl with a big voice. Life felt golden… until age 15. Her parents divorced, and a scandal rocked her family. Suddenly, the golden girl found a life of parties, boys, and drugs. What followed was a whirlwind of alcohol, self-destruction, and hidden pain masked by a smile.  Unt...

Mark Divine shares how trauma, Zen training, and stillness transformed him from a stressed CPA into an elite Navy SEAL and teacher. He breaks down visualization, box breathing, asking better questions, and aligning with purpose over ego. We explore leadership, resilience, spiritual growth, and how meditation creates clarity, courage, and true happiness. Discover the mindset behind SEALFIT and the...

He opened his first business at 12 to buy a car — and by 14, he did: a 1968 Mustang Fastback. At 15, he was a standout athlete. By 17, he was homeless. From dyslexia and near-death experiences to building and losing, or nearly losing, multimillion-dollar businesses, Justin's story is raw, real, and relentless. Alongside his wife Andrea, he shares the hardest battles, the lessons of faith, and what...

No Surrender by Justin Cole is a podcast about real people who hit rock bottom—and found a way back up. Each episode dives into raw, unfiltered stories of pain, resilience, growth, faith, and transformation. From personal and business struggles and failures to breakthrough moments and success, guests open up about the battles they've faced, the lessons they've learned, and the victories that came...