Jason Perry & Jesse Vargas

Built In Real Time

Education EN ↓ 3 episodes

Built In Real Time is a podcast about getting better out loud. Jesse and Jason are two friends, two Marine vets, and two respiratory therapists who got tired of waiting for the right time to start, so we just started. We talk about the real stuff. Leadership, fear, faith, being a father, staying disciplined, and actually growing. Not from the top looking down, but from right in the middle of it, still figuring it out like everybody else. Jesse works the ER and ICU and builds on the side. Jason is out there starting his own painting business from the ground up. Same fight, different lanes, both...

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Jason Perry & Jesse Vargas

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Build Before You’re Ready | Self-Doubt, 75 Hard, and Taking the Shot 11.07.2026 41:18

In Episode 3, Jason and Jesse get honest about the discomfort of putting their work into the world—the negative self-talk, the fear that nobody is listening, and the temptation to quit before momentum has a chance to build. They revisit 75 Hard, balancing discipline with 12-hour hospital shifts, parenting, sleep, and real-life responsibilities. Jason shares his progress toward launching BRT Painti...

Do It Anyway | Discipline, Competition, and 75 Hard 06.07.2026 41:55

In this episode, Jason and Jesse get into the mindset of doing the hard thing anyway. They talk about competition showing up early through youth sports, learning to push through heat, discomfort, doubt, and self-defeat, and why mindset matters long before adulthood. The conversation shifts into discipline, personal standards, and how small daily choices either sharpen you or soften you. They also...

Why We're Here 30.06.2026 36:48

There's gotta be more to this than getting up, punching the clock, barely making it, and watching the rest go to taxes. That's why we're here. This is episode one. We introduce ourselves, lay out the mission, and get into why we're doing this in the first place. A little about us. We're both Marine vets and respiratory therapists with about 14 years in. Jesse did two comba...