Determined Society with Shawn French | Adversity & Mindset

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  The Tax Advice That Could Change Your Financial Life Ft. Karlton Dennis 03.08.2026 1u 1min
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  The Cost of Truth-Seeking | Ben Swann on Breaking Norms 27.07.2026 1u 14min

  Ben Swann, investigative journalist, founder and CEO of Truth in Media, joins The Determined Society for a powerful conversation on journalism, truth, controversy, resilience, faith, family, and what it means to run toward the storm. In this episode, Shawn French and Ben discuss his unconventional upbringing as one of ten homeschooled children, earning a college degree at 15, entering television news, becoming an award-winning journalist, asking difficult questions in mainstream media, losing major platforms, and rebuilding independently through Truth in Media. Ben shares how consistency, conviction, and the willingness to challenge powerful narratives shaped his career and why he believes the fastest way out of the storm is through it. This episode is about more than media. It is about conviction, restoration, resilience, and the determination to keep moving forward without abandoning the truth that brought you here.
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  Overcoming Failure | How Jake Bostwick Turned Loss Into Resilience 20.07.2026 1u 8min

  Jake “Brutal” Bostwick, professional fighter and bare-knuckle boxer, joins The Determined Society for a raw conversation on fighting, violence, identity, resilience, discipline, and refusing to stay down. Jake opens up about growing up in Southeast London, being surrounded by violence, learning to defend himself early, standing up for people being bullied, and stepping into professional fighting as a teenager. Together Shawn French and Jake discuss his journey through MMA, boxing, and bare-knuckle fighting, the pain and respect that come with combat sports, what it feels like to keep fighting after loss, and the identity challenges athletes face when the sport becomes who they are. This conversation goes beyond the ring and into the mindset of a man who has built his life around toughness, protection, discipline, and getting back up every time life hits.
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  Building Legacies Through Adversity: FuelFest & Paul Walker's Impact 13.07.2026 1u 12min

  Tyrese Gibson and Cody Walker join The Determined Society for a powerful conversation on FuelFest, Paul Walker’s legacy, Reach Out Worldwide, cars, music, faith, purpose, and what it means to build something that lives beyond you. What began as a shared love for car culture has grown into a global movement that brings people together through cars, motorsports, music, and community. At the heart of FuelFest is a deeper mission: honoring Paul Walker not only through memories, but through action, impact, and continued support for Reach Out Worldwide, the disaster relief organization he founded. In this episode, Shawn French, Tyrese, and Cody talk about carrying Paul’s legacy forward, the emotional responsibility of building FuelFest, and the power of creating spaces where people from different backgrounds can come together through something they love. Cody reflects on what it means to continue his brother’s mission, while Tyrese shares a passionate message on faith, action, determination, and the urgency of using your life to create impact before your time is up. This conversation goes beyond cars and entertainment. It is about brotherhood, legacy, service, purpose, and the determination to keep showing up for something bigger than yourself.
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  From Merrill Lynch to $1.5B: Chad Willardson on Discipline & True Wealth 06.07.2026 1u 3min

  Chad Willardson, founder of Pacific Capital, six-time author, father of five, and wealth advisor managing over $1.5 billion, joins The Determined Society for a powerful conversation on faith, family, money, leadership, risk, and building real wealth without losing what matters most. In this episode, Shawn and Chad discuss the moment Chad walked away from Merrill Lynch with no safety net, no clients to take with him, and everyone telling him he was making a mistake. Chad opens up about building Pacific Capital from the ground up, choosing family over hustle culture, walking away from millions of dollars when it did not align with his values, and why success means nothing if it costs you your marriage, your kids, your health, or your peace. This conversation is about wealth, principles, patience, leadership, vision, and the determination to build a life that is successful from the inside out.
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  Redemption Through Adversity: Michael Franzese's Path to Discipline 29.06.2026 1u 27min

  Michael Franzese, former Colombo crime family captain, author, speaker, husband, father, and one of the only men to publicly walk away from the mob life and live to tell the story, joins The Determined Society for a powerful conversation on family, loyalty, faith, accountability, forgiveness, and redemption. In this episode, Shawn French and Michael discuss the moment his father was sentenced to 50 years in prison, why Michael left the path to becoming a doctor, what it meant to enter the Colombo family, the blood oath, the gasoline tax scheme, trials, prison, and the decision to walk away from the life publicly. Michael also opens up about the contract placed on his life, his complicated relationship with his father, reconciling with his brother, refusing to cooperate, and how faith helped him rebuild a life rooted in family, purpose, and second chances.
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  Survival to Empire | How Bedros Keuilian Built Determination From Adversity 22.06.2026 1u 25min

  Bedros Keuilian, entrepreneur, author, speaker, founder of Fit Body Boot Camp, and creator of The Project, joins The Determined Society for a raw conversation on success, trauma, anxiety, healing, leadership, fatherhood, and becoming a better man. Bedros opens up about coming to America as an immigrant child, growing up on welfare and food stamps, being bullied, learning to reframe adversity, and building a massive fitness franchise from a place of drive and survival. In this episode, Shawn French and Bedros discuss the anxiety attack that forced him to face what success could not fix, the therapy work that helped him heal old wounds, the weight men carry in silence, why action alleviates anxiety, how trauma can create self-sabotage, and what it means to take the armor off at home. This conversation goes beyond business and into the deeper work of leadership, authenticity, family, masculinity, resilience, and becoming built for the winter.
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  Discipline Through Adversity | Trevor Bauer on Pressure, Media Judgment & Mental Strength 15.06.2026 1u 47min

  Trevor Bauer, 2020 Cy Young Award winner and former Los Angeles Dodger, joins The Determined Society for a raw conversation on baseball, pressure, public judgment, media narratives, and refusing to quit. Trevor opens up about his early obsession with the game, his engineering mindset, his rise from UCLA to the Major Leagues, winning the Cy Young, signing a historic Dodgers contract, and the moment his career changed. In this episode, Shawn French and Trevor discuss the controversy that pushed him out of MLB, the suspension and release that followed, his decision to keep competing in Japan, Mexico, and independent baseball, and the mindset that has kept him standing when most people would have walked away. This conversation is about resilience, reputation, competitiveness, and what it really means to keep going when the world expects you to stop.
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  Purpose & Elite Performance | Phil Daru on Discipline, Coaching Legends & Overcoming Obstacles 08.06.2026 1u 4min

  Phil Daru, world-class performance coach, former Mixed Martial Artist, and trainer to elite athletes like Dustin Poirier, Amanda Nunes, and Colby Covington, joins The Determined Society for a powerful conversation on discipline, faith, purpose, adversity, and what it really means to become unkillable in life. In this episode, Phil opens up about his early life in Broward County, training martial arts from a young age, playing Division I football, losing both parents within months, becoming a father, and being forced to pivot after a neurologist told him one more hit could change his future. He shares how that moment led him from fighting to coaching, and how routine, repetition, faith, and service became the foundation of his work with fighters, Olympians, Special Forces operators, CEOs, and high performers. This conversation is about more than training. It is about finding your purpose, staying prepared, and building the mind, body, and spirit to keep moving forward when life hits back.
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  Blaire White: Cultural Perspective on Overcoming Obstacles & Social Media Impact 01.06.2026 1u 8min

  Blaire White, a YouTuber, political commentator, and host of The Blaire White Project, joins The Determined Society for a raw and unexpected conversation about identity, faith, public life, criticism, and what it takes to stay grounded when the world thinks it already knows who you are. Blaire opens up about growing up in Chico, navigating personal identity, losing her father, rebuilding her relationship with spirituality, and learning how to live publicly without letting judgment define her. In this episode, Shawn French and Blaire dive into personal grief, spiritual trauma, anxiety, social media pressure, public criticism, culture, politics, personal responsibility, and the cost of being misunderstood online. This conversation goes beyond public opinions and into resilience, self-awareness, emotional growth, and the determination it takes to keep showing up as yourself when the world keeps trying to tell your story for you.
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  Overcoming Adversity | From Addiction to Building Redcon1 25.05.2026 1u

  Aaron Singerman built REDCON1 into one of the fastest-growing supplement brands in the world — sold in 80+ countries, stocked in every major U.S. retailer, and carried on military bases worldwide. What most people don't know is what it cost him to get there: heroin addiction, the violent death of a loved one, a federal conviction, and 11 months in prison. This is the unfiltered story of a man who lost everything more than once and built something greater every single time.
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  The Dynasty Coach: Skip Bertman on Determination & Culture 18.05.2026 1u 28min

  Legendary LSU baseball coach Skip Bertman joins The Determined Society with Shawn French, Ryan Theriot, and Blair Barbier for a powerful conversation on leadership, character, culture, brotherhood, and building champions beyond baseball. From transforming LSU into a national powerhouse to shaping men who went on to lead in business, family, and life, this episode is a masterclass in legacy, belief, and why everything matters.
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  From Broke to Biohacked: Anthony & TereZa Lolli on Health, Wealth, and Rebuilding Everything 11.05.2026 58min

  Anthony Lolli built one of New York City's largest real estate empires by age 23, then lost it all and found something more valuable: his health, his purpose, and his family. TereZa Lolli arrived in America with $300, became a two-time bikini world champion after hormonal collapse, and co-built one of the fastest-growing independent health media platforms in the world. In this raw, unfiltered conversation on The Determined Society, they talk biohacking, longevity, biological dentistry, sleep, stress, raising child investor-actors, and the lawsuit-ridden fall that nobody talks about — until now.
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  Determination & Discipline | From Random Gigs to Pitbull Collabs 27.04.2026 58min
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  Jana Kramer | How Adversity Builds Determination and Discipline 20.04.2026 1u 21min
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  The Turning Point: Adversity, Discipline & Mindset Shifts 17.04.2026 55min
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  The Hollywood Reality Check | Adversity Builds Discipline 13.04.2026 1u 24min
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  Adversity Builds Determination and Discipline | The Catalyst 10.04.2026 29min
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  Diana Mahrach: From Business Collapse to Resilience | Overcoming Obstacles 06.04.2026 1u 18min
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  Career Pivots: How Adversity Builds Discipline | The Real Catalyst 03.04.2026 1u 30min