Today's guest, former NHL enforcer, Riley Cote, joins the show to discuss his journey from knuckles and pucks to peace. About: Riley Cote played 8 years of professional hockey including 4 with the Philadelphia Flyers. His hard style of play eventually took its toll and he decided to retire from…

Today's guest, speaker and adventurer, Oli France, joins the show to discuss guiding along the wild edge. Expedition Leader: Oli is a British adventurer, expedition leader and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, specialising in leading groups through the world's wildest places, from Iraq to Somalia, DR Congo to Socotra,…

Today's guest, former British special forces leader, Garry Banford, joins the show to discuss leading special forces and beyond. About Garry Banford: High stakes. High pressure. Uncertainty. This was Garry’s ‘normal’ for many years in his career within Special Forces. He can share insights you won’t easily find anywhere else…

Today's guest, Thomas Lee, is a journalist and author of "The Bruce Lee Code". About Thomas Lee: Longtime business journalist who has written extensively about innovation and entrepreneurship for major daily newspapers like the San Francisco Chronicle, the Star Tribune in Minneapolis, and the St. Louis Post Dispatch. In 2013,…

Today's guest, Louis Alexander is 23-year-old adventurer who is exploring the extreme. Louis has featured in the Evening Standard, Independent and The Times. About Louis: Louis Alexander is 23-year-old adventurer who is exploring the extreme. Louis has featured in the Evening Standard, Independent and The Times; named by the latter…

Today's guest, Scott Jagodzinski is making men over 50, harder to kill. He is also the founder of Argent Alpha, a company dedicated to helping men live their best lives. About Scott: For the last 12 years, Scott has been learning, testing, succeeding (and sometimes failing) at improving his performance,…

Today's guest, Anric Blatt, will help you live life on your terms. He is the founder of, "The Magnum Vault" and his work helps entrepreneurs breakthrough and unleash their zone of genius. Anric's Story: Anric has invested the last 30+ years heavily into making mistakes, growing and learning from them.…

Today's guest, Keith Allen Johns, is a coach who helps you live like you expected. His work with high level performers, ranging from surgeons to tech-mavens to serial entrepreneurs, has allowed them to expand and enhance their lives. Meet Today's Guest: Keith climbed the corporate ladder all the way up…

Today's guest, Jordan Wylie, is a humanitarian and extreme adventurer with a purpose. Jordan has been using his adventures around the world to help raise money that is used to build schools for children impacted by some of the most horrific war zones our world has ever seen. Meet Today's…

Today's guest, Orest Komarnyckyj, host of the popular podcast, "Old Guy Talks To Me", is a former periodontal surgeon turned executive men's coach. Meet Today's Guest: Dr. Orest Komarnyckyj enjoyed a prestigious career as a periodontal regenerative surgeon moving to a new passion in June 2018. He retired after 33…

Today's guest, Mike Bates is a former British Royal Marine Commando and covert counter terrorism operator who is often referred to as the real-life James Bond. Military: The day Mike stepped foot off the train at Lympstone Commando to begin Royal Marines training was the start. The start of a…

Today's guest, Jack Pearson, is an Australian born actor, singer / songwriter who has gotten a second chance at life after surviving a suicide attempt. Who Is Jack Pearson: Jack Pearson was born on September 3, 1989 in Strathewen, Victoria, Australia. He is an actor, known for Pam & Tommy…

Today's guest, Glen Macnow, is a sports talk radio host in Philadelphia for "Sports Radio 94 WIP". Additionally, he is seen on NBC Sports Philadelphia every Saturday night at 11 p.m. (EST). There, he co-hosts “What’s Brewing” alongside Don Russell. In the show, they travel to local breweries and beer…

Today's guest, Rafa Conde, has dedicated his life to the resurgence of the warrior mind. With four decades of martial arts training under his belt, tutelage from Zen masters, experience as a DEA/Narcotics/SWAT officer, and at one point in his life having been an elite Wall Street broker, to call…

Today's guest, Banning Sweatland, is a Marine Corps veteran and seasoned law enforcement officer with over twenty years of service, currently working as the Patrol Supervisor for the Sheriff’s Office in Jack County, Texas. He knew from a young age that he wanted to be in law enforcement. Born in…

On this episode, I speak with Chris Rubio, host of "The Rubio Method" podcast and president of "Rubio Long Snapping". In just 17 years, Chris Rubio has become the #1 snapping instructor in the country and the go-to man when a college coach needs a snapper. Colleges from across the…

On this episode I speak with professional mixed martial artist and bare-knuckle boxer, Joey "The Cinderella Man" Angelo. Tune in as we discuss the life of a combat sports professional and how he balances that while working a full-time job and his family. NGBN.TV is a holistic personal & professional…

On this episode I interview Muay Thai fighter and trainer Jorden Jones. Jorden has trained and fought in Thailand. He is also my Muay Thai trainer and played a big role in me regaining my health and fitness.

Today's guest, Ronald smith was just 6 days out from competing in an "Iron Man" competition. He was about to embark on what some say is the toughest day in sports. The devastating diagnosis he received would break most people. Instead, Ronnie completed the "Iron Man" and now he is…

Dave Bradley was born and raised in Manchester, England. Dave is highly experienced when it comes to dealing with people in the business and sporting world. He was a professional soccer player for 14 years, playing for Manchester United and Doncaster Rovers in England. He also played for Hellenic and…

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This is a compilation of "best of" clips from The Bear Essentials podcast for 2022.

This is one of the most inspirational comeback stories in professional sports. Today's guest on The Bear Essentials, Aaron Volpatti, was never supposed to play in the NHL. As an average, undersized youth hockey player, Aaron had to fight his way, literally, into competitive hockey. But in the early hours…