Primal King Podcast

Eddie Penney is the founder and CEO of the Contingent Group that provides creative, strategic and vigilant security. He is also the founder of the "Unafraid" brand which helps others through coaching, speaking and mentoring. Eddie has a very unique story having served in the US Military for 20 years and rose to being a Navy Seal among many other honors.  After going through a dark place trying to...

In this episode Derek asks one of the most relevant questions that can be asked..."what will you tell your kids?"  There are a lot of crazy things going on right now in the world and far too many people aren't willing to sacrifice comfort in an attempt to preserve long term freedom. This freedom comes in the form of governance, your body and all areas of life. How will you answer the questions tha...

Everyone's favorite guest is back again! Jess comes on with Derek this week to talk all about what you need to know if you are going to start or grow a business with your spouse. We all know there is no shortage of "business coaches" and "life coaches" but what about getting coached on the dicey path of running a business with the person that you also run your family with? Derek and Jess have you...

One of the questions Christians often contemplate is "what does God want for my life?" Derek dives into the taboo topic of whether or not it is noble to be okay with "just getting by." He also asks why it is that people seem to accept lack and scarcity when we should be focused on creating abundance to bless others? This can be a very controversial topic but he isn't one to shy away from those iss...

Adam Bender has been able to go all around the world hunting. That has exposed him to different (sometimes very exotic) types of game as well as cultures being the club events manager for Cabelas/Bass Pro Shops. In this episode, Adam and Derek take a step away from all of the chaos that seems to be going on in the world to have a conversation around hunting. You will hear about Adam's wife who was...

Derek is fired up on this episode! Almost everything that is happening in your life, whether it be mandates, health, relationships, jobs and the list goes on and on can be changed right away...but it comes down to you. Do you wonder why governments have gotten away with dictatorial measures throughout history? Because people have allowed it. Do you wonder why people get morbidly obese? Because peo...

In this episode Derek talks about the most common comments that he gets from listeners and social media followers: "thank you for saying the things that I can't say" and "what should we do?" These questions hit really close to home this week in a tricky conversation that he was brought into. (Check out the episode to learn more about that) How do our values and beliefs hold up when they are really...

Phil Daru is a former professional MMA fighter, a massively successful business owner and a trainer for top MMA fighters, professional athletes and A-Level celebrities. His path to success hasn't been easy. From dealing with concussions that ultimately made him retire from his young professional fighting career to starting a business to help his parents out with the bills, nothing has come easy. R...

Have you ever had someone say something to you that is disrespectful? Have you ever had someone say something to you that you thought was unacceptable? Most of us, at some point in our life, have had people say things to us that weren't helpful and we wouldn't accept it but we say the exact same things to ourselves all of the time. Why is that acceptable? Answer: it's not. In this episode, Derek a...

Bert Sorin is the co-owner of Sorinex Exercise Equipment which is one of the most widely known brands in weight training and fitness. Their equipment can be found in collegiate, professional and military weight rooms all across the country. Bert's path to success wasn't what you may think though; he describes it as a type of "Forrest Gump" path (when you listen, you will understand why). He was a...

Whether it's the war on poverty...or the war on drugs...or the war on terrorism...why can't we actually WIN? In this episode, Derek talks about why success can't be abstract. We fight these wars, and even though they are noble efforts, we don't seem to ever actually win. Why is that?  Success has to be DEFINED. Do you want to be rich? What does that actually mean? Do you want to be fit? What does...

Many of us struggle with seeing our true flaws. We struggle, to some degree, with HONEST self awareness. In this episode Derek takes the side of what would your enemy want from you? How would your enemy want you to feel? What thoughts would your enemy hope you are thinking? If you want to take a completely different approach to understanding where you are in life right now and some of the things t...

One of the questions that we hear all the time around relationships and marriage is whether or not LOVE is actually enough... Derek and Jess wanted to dive into this exact topic because there is so much confusion on what it takes to have a thriving relationship. Do you love someone but feel like it isn't enough? Are you wondering if you should actually move forward into marriage when you know that...

In this episode, Derek talks all about how important it is to be great at whatever it is that you're doing. Are you a janitor? Perfect! Be great at it. Are you a CEO? Nice! Be great at it. More opportunities are created from being great at what you are doing right now even if it isn't where you want to be forever. People are ALWAYS looking to hire someone (and pay them very well) that is great whe...

Cristy Nickel aka Cristy Code Red was once named one of the Top 3 Most Dangerous women in the world during her professional boxing career. That wasn't her defining moment though...she has helped over 50,000 people take control of their life and their health between her coaching, her book, her teaching and through her tough love and very direct style. If you need a little extra motivation and you k...

So often in today's times, we really only hear about feelings. We hear about expressing feelings and accepting feelings and that "toughness" is actually a weakness. Don't be fooled; this is all garbage. In today's episode, Derek talks about WHY you should be equipping yourself with the mental toughness to get through the toughest days when (not if) they happen. He had a pretty intense situation th...

Drew Parker seems to be what most would consider a "normal guy." Well, other than the fact that he has co-written some of the biggest country music songs in the past 3 years including "Homemade" by Jake Owen and "Forever After All" with Luke Combs among many others. In this episode, Drew talks about the decision on why he left his hometown in Georgia to pursue country music as his career and how h...

In this episode, Derek takes on a few "hot button" issues... When did we get to the point that we started to believe things that our eyes tell us are completely false? Whether it is political issues, personal issues or anything else, we seem to stop believing what is easy to see. People will try to lie to us. We will even try to lie to ourselves. When it's all said and done, we can see the truth I...

We hear all of the time how we should write down our goals. We are told to create a 3 year plan and a 5 year plan. The "experts" want us to plan out every move but there is something that no one seems to talk about: who do YOU have to become to accept the gifts that achieving your goals will bring? Do you seem to fall into the same relationship patterns? How about the same work or business pattern...

Colin Wayne is one of the most fascinating people to join the Primal King Podcast. In his young life he has already done more than most could dream of in a lifetime. After being critically wounded in  Afghanistan, he went on to become a recruiter then a model and influencer making more money than he could imagine.  It didn't take him long to realize that he had much bigger aspirations and wasn't c...

About a year and a half ago, Derek put out an episode all around forgiveness. This is a concept that has now come full circle.  In this brand new episode, Derek will take you through what has happened since he put out that episode and how it has actually impacted him recently greatly. If you feel any anger, resentment or if you have been holding grudges PLEASE make this episode a priority. 

Recently Derek was chastised as being "afraid" for wanting to shield his kids from some of the craziness of the world. Because of that, he wanted to bring on his most popular guest, Jess, to have the conversation about when we should expose our kids to things that are controversial in our current time such as gender identification, sex, gays and lesbians and other controversial topics. This episod...

In today's episode, Derek wants to know what your story is. We all have a story and the truth is that most of them are absolute b.s. He talks about how he recently realized what his story is and how it has held him back. He also talks about how easy it is to have a story about yourself that may be "hard wired" into your brain. If it seems complex, it really isn't. If you wonder what is holding you...

Mike Milhalski is the Co-Owner and Founder of the wildly successful company Sons of Liberty Gun Works. Not only is he a great guy but his story will inspire you to realize what is possible in only a few short years. It wasn't long ago that Mike was selling his car and bartering for rifle parts just to get started. He took a passion, some hard work and a dream and fulfilled it in less than a decade...

In today's episode, Derek talks about the four different areas in our life and how they work together. If you are prepared for war in all areas, you will always weather the storm. If you aren't, you will inevitably experience the "snowball effect." It is really easy to mask issues in certain areas of life when one area is crushing it but if you encounter any problems when you aren't prepared for w...