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No. 033 John Allen: Navy SEAL veteran & CEO of Elite Meet Mar 24, 2019

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On the 33rd episode of the Kill Cliff podcast, we are joined by John Allen. John is not only a Navy SEAL veteran, but he is also the CEO/Founder of Elite Meet, an organization dedicated to helping recently retired special operators gain high-quality employment.

John and host Mark Zinno chat about everything from John's insanely talented family, how his mom finagled his way into college, his participation in a riot, becoming a world-ranked gamer, his introduction to a couple of SEALs that changed his life, his BUD/S experience, coming face-to-face with death and a grenade, his transition out of the SEALs, how Elite Meet got its start, and more.

No. 032 Kyle Maynard: Quadruple Congenital Amputee, Best-Selling Author, and Motivational Speaker Mar 13, 2019

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Episode 32 of the Kill The Quit podcast features possibly our most unique guest yet, Kyle Maynard. Maynard is a quadruple congenital amputee, best-selling author, motivational speaker, Mt. Kilimanjaro conqueror, 2x ESPY award winner, competitive MMA/Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighter, world record-setting weightlifter, and more.

Maynard and Kill The Quit host Mark Zinno dive into the life of Kyle, including the realization that he's different than everyone, getting started in youth sports, losing 35 wrestling matches in a row to start his wrestling career to winning 36 matches his senior year, his transition from wrestling to writing a best-selling book and starting his motivational speaking career, how and why he climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro and Mt. Aconcagua, winning multiple ESPYS, and more.

No. 031 Omar "Crispy" Avila: Purple Heart Recipient Mar 07, 2019

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For episode 31 of the Kill the Quit podcast, we are joined by Omar "Crispy" Avila, a retired Army sergeant, Purple Heart recipient, Combat Infantry Badge Recipient, and Paralympic record holder.

Crispy and Zinno chat about Omar's childhood aspirations for joining the military, having to choose between college football and military service, his initial deployment thoughts, the incredible story of how he was nearly killed in action by multiple IEDs, his recovery from the multitude of injuries he suffered as a result of the IEDs, his post-accident weightlifting career, and more.

No. 030 John Dudley: Former Team USA Archery Athlete & Elite Level Coach Feb 20, 2019

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John Dudley is our guest for the 30th edition of the Kill The Quit podcast! Dudley is a Kill Cliff athlete, professional archery athlete, former Team USA athlete, and an elite level coach. Dudley's trophy case includes: APA Rookie of the Year, IBO National Champion (2X), NABH National Champion, AZ International Gold Medallist, European Grand Prix Gold medallist, World Field Championship Bronze Medallist, World Field Championship Silver Medallist, Arnold Classic Champion (2X), US Open Silver Medallist, US Open Gold Medal Team, British National Indoor Champion, and Australian Field Championship Gold Medallist, just to name a few.

Host Mark Zinno and Dudley cover a lot in this episode, including Dudley hunting with his father, his disappointing end to his college football career, how he got into archery, his successful archery career, his relationship with Joe Rogan, and more.

No. 029 Megan Henry: Team USA Skeleton Athlete & Army Soldier Feb 15, 2019

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Our guest on the 29th episode of the Kill the Quit podcast is Megan Henry! Currently a member of Team USA Skeleton, Megan is in the process of making the 2020 USA Winter Olympic team. Not only is Megan an elite Skeleton athlete, but she is also an Army soldier.

Mark Zinno and Megan discuss her recruitment into the Army, her time in the Army and the World Class Athlete Program, balancing a life of Army and athletics, how she originally got into the unique sport of Skeleton, explains the sport in detail, her Olympic goals, and more.

No. 028 Chad Ward: Whiskey Bent BBQ Pit Master Feb 05, 2019

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The 28th episode of the Kill The Quit podcast should be covered in BBQ sauce and listened to low and slow because we're talking BBQ. This week's guest is Chad Ward, Traeger Grills Director of BBQ Marketing and Whiskey Bent BBQ Pit Master.

Host Mark Zinno chats with Chad about how Chad got his start in BBQ, everything about competition BBQ, sizing up his competition, teaching others how to throw down like him, his experiences with Traeger, and more.

No. 027 Todd Connor: CEO/Founder of Bunker Labs - U.S. Navy veteran Jan 23, 2019

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This week's episode of Kill the Quit features Todd Connor. Todd is the CEO and Founder of Bunker Labs and U.S. Navy veteran. Bunker Labs is a 501(c)(3) non-profit national network of veteran entrepreneurs dedicated to helping new veteran entrepreneurs start their own business.

Todd joined Mark Zinno to discuss how his military service came about, his reaction to 9/11, his military career, transitioning out of the military, the creation of Bunker Labs, and more.

No. 026 Donny O'Malley: Creator of VET TV - U.S. Marine veteran Jan 07, 2019

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The first Kill The Quit episode of 2019 features one of our most creative guests yet. On this episode, we are joined by Donny O'Malley. Donny is not only a U.S. Marine veteran, but he is the creator/founder of VET TV. VET Tv is the first veteran television network full of dark, perverted, inappropriate, controversial, and irreverent military humor- created by and for veterans, without civilian influence.

Host Mark Zinno and Donny talk about what led Donny to join the Marines, his father's plea to graduate college, what Donny wanted to change about the Marines, the dark comedy and creativity that fueled his book "Embarrassing Confessions of Marine Lieutenant: Operation Branding Iron 2.1A", the creation of VET TV, and more.

No. 025 Jesse Iwuji: NASCAR Driver - Former College Football Player Dec 19, 2018

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Episode 25 of the Kill The Quit podcast is here and it's a good one. Our guest this week is Jesse Iwuji. Jesse is not only a professional NASCAR driver, but he also played football and graduated from the United States Naval Academy. Iwuji also served in the Navy and is currently in the US Navy Reserve.

Iwuji and host Mark Zinno talk about Jesse's high school football recruitment, the balancing act of college athletics and academics, his time serving in the Navy, how he wound up on a race track, and more.

No. 024 David Taylor: 2018 World Champion & 2x NCAA Champion Dec 13, 2018

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Team USA wrestler David Taylor is the 24th guest on the Kill The Quit podcast. David is a four-time Ohio state champion, won two NCAA national championships at Penn State, and has continued his success in world competition as he has three US Open championships and was the 2018 World Cup champion.

David and host Mark Zinno discuss David's youth in wrestling, David's determination for wrestling dominance at the age of 8, moving across the country for better wrestling competition, the coaching and mentorship of wrestling legend Cael Sanderson, his Penn State days, and his Olympic dreams.

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