Jeff Hopeck

🎙️ Interesting Humans Podcast

Society EN ↓ 80 episodes

🫆 Real stories about fear, failure, and rebuild — because your story isn’t finished either. 🇺🇸 Host @jeffhopeck Fmr U.S. Secret Service Officer.

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Jeff Hopeck

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Ep. 5: F-18 Pilot. State Department Diplomat. Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel 22.01.2024 55:50

Prepare to be blown away! In this interview with JP Hesford we deep dive into his multi-faceted career and life as a retired Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel, former F-18 pilot, and retired diplomat with the State Department. We discuss what life looks like during training, where and for how long training takes place, how many states and countries he's visited along with his favorite and lea...

Ep. 4: He Did in 4 Years What Most Race Car Drivers Never Do 21.01.2024 45:46

Erik Evans. The Evans's family are friends and neighbors and I have known Erik since he was 8 years old. I've identified Erik as an Interesting Human when I first started my podcast in 2023. He was in my original top 10 interesting people list because of how he lived his life. He was different than most 16 year olds. He was home schooling so he can compete in racing events and practice l...

Ep.3: From $2.9B Exit to Purpose-Driven Life | John Bardis 16.01.2024 51:04

John Bardis isn’t just accomplished—he’s uncommon. Founder of MedAssets (built and exited for $2.9B). Creator of Hire Heroes. Olympic wrestling coach. Executive producer of MULLY. A life stacked with impact. But none of that is why this conversation matters most. Two things define John: 1️⃣ His servant leadership isn’t something he talks about—it’s how he lives, every single day. 2️⃣ He ran the Ma...

Ep. 2: VP of Ideas, The Coca Cola Company. [600lb Tiger Story] 30.10.2023 1:02:02

Keith Wilmot is a dear friend of mine, a very unique human being, and Founder/CEO of Ignitor Group. In his previous career he was VP of Ideas for the Coca-Cola Company. Keith once brought a 600lb White SiberianTiger to an innovation meeting. This is one of the "tamer" stories in Keith’s successful career! Listen as Keith tells epic stories of his days at Coca-Cola helping solve some of t...

Ep. 1: Sneaking a U.S. President Into a War Zone: Retired U.S. Secret Service Agent 20.10.2023 53:13

Derek Lyman . 25yr retired U.S. Secret Service Agent . ( I worked with him during my 4yrs serving as a U.S. Secret Service Officer at the White House .) Derek was on one of the most invigorating top secret Presidential trips in history. Sneaking the president into Iraq to serve Thanksgiving Dinner to the troops. In this episode he discusses details of the trip along with other remarkable feats he&...