EP 198: Humbled with Sim Williams
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On this episode of The Project Endure Podcast, Joe Rinaldi sits down with Sim Williams — endurance athlete, former boxer, Army veteran, husband, and father — for a deeply reflective conversation about loss, legacy, and the quiet strength required to keep going when life gets hard. Sim opens up about the personal losses that shaped his recent endurance pursuits, including his grandmother’s battle with colon cancer and the sudden passing of his dog, Maverick, and how those experiences fueled his motivation during the 24 Hours of Stairs challenge. He shares how grief, responsibility, and...
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BONUS: 2026 Wisdom with Joe Rinaldi
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On this episode of The Project Endure Podcast, Joe Rinaldi sits down to reflect on lessons from this past year in order to add as much value as possible as we enter 2026. This is one of those episodes that you might want to listen to more than once. Consider this a software update for the soul as we pursue growth in the new year. Give this episode a listen, take some notes and lean into the things you might not want to hear. If you found value in this episode and would like to help us grow, please leave the podcast a review on your platform of choice and share it with a...
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EP 197: Stubborn with Kaleigh Kurtz
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On this episode of The Project Endure Podcast, Joe Rinaldi sits down with Kaleigh Kurtz — professional soccer player and self-proclaimed "work in progress" — for an honest conversation about resilience, self-trust, and the mental endurance required to navigate both sport and life. Kaleigh shares her journey from a perfection-driven young athlete to a more grounded, connected leader, reflecting on the lessons she’s learned about authenticity, teamwork, and staying true to who she is — especially when life doesn’t look the way she hoped. Joe and Kaleigh dive into the realities...
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EP 196: The Chaos with Erika Tvedten
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On this episode of The Project Endure Podcast, Joe Rinaldi sits down with Erika Tvedten — dermatology resident, ultrarunner, and relentless pursuer of growth — for a raw and wide-ranging conversation about balancing ambition, anxiety, and the pursuit of meaning. Erika shares the reality behind her busy life, from training for a 100-mile race to navigating the pressures of residency and learning to manage stress, doubt, and mindset along the way. Joe and Erika explore how running serves as healing, strengthens resilience, and connects to overall health — including the impact of...
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EP 195: Within The Mile with Bear Lee
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On this episode of The Project Endure Podcast, Joe Rinaldi sits down with Bear Lee — endurance athlete, adventurer, and mental health advocate — for a powerful conversation about navigating darkness, chasing difficult goals, and choosing growth through adversity. Bear opens up about his lifelong battles with anxiety and depression, the numbing impact of medication, and how endurance sports became a pathway back to purpose and presence. He shares the story behind his nickname, the role of human connection in healing, and his raw experience running the Moab 240 with an injured...
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EP 194: Crossing The Line with Kareem Rosser
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On this episode of The Project Endure Podcast, Joe Rinaldi sits down with Kareem Rosser — author, athlete, and advocate — for a heartfelt conversation about finding empowerment through adversity. Kareem shares his remarkable journey from growing up in West Philadelphia, navigating poverty and loss, to discovering the transformative power of polo and the Work to Ride program. He opens up about losing loved ones to gun violence, including his brother David, and how forgiveness, faith, and horses helped him heal and find purpose. Joe and Kareem explore deep themes of resilience,...
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EP 193: We're Not There Yet with Paula Weaver Shrock
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On this episode of The Project Endure Podcast, Joe Rinaldi sits down with Paula Shrock to talk about battling ocular melanoma, how everything can change in a heartbeat, not letting fear take us to dark places, having support from loved ones (Brian riding bike from tip to top of Nova Scotia), hope has blood on her knuckles, leaning on humor, seeing control as an illusion, with life comes suffering, learning to embrace the fringe benefits of said suffering, take some risk (do some crazy things), bad choices make good stories, the thrill of...
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EP 192: Thresholds with JP Singer
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On this episode of The Project Endure Podcast, Joe Rinaldi sits down with JP Singer to talk about being a lover of life, using death to liberate us, minimizing future regret, dropping out of school to play music, creating memories instead of regrets, time waits for no one, ready is a decision, committing to what you want, seeing the unknown as where we grow, battling depression with a shift in perspective, embracing movement as the path forward, the power in playing the long game, the observation that we limit ourselves to what we've...
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BONUS: 2025 Retreat with Joe Rinaldi
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On this episode of The Project Endure Podcast, Joe Rinaldi breaks down the 2025 Project Endure Retreat as he processes the whole thing in real time. This episode covers the retreat recap, behind the scene logistics, honest personal reflections, the importance of being with other people who want to grow, the power of moments, making deep connections, some lessons from behind the scenes, gratitude for those who support us, recognizing how far we've come, what's next fro the brand, how to get involved and so much more. Give this episode a listen as we dive into Joe's mind and learn about what...
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BONUS: 24 Hours of Stairs (again) with Joe Rinaldi
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On this episode of The Project Endure Podcast, Joe Rinaldi sits down to discuss the PHL 24 Event (24 hours of stairs) including every high, every low, every lesson and everything in between. Give this episode a listen as we dive deep into Joe's race and learn about what persistence, perspective and endurance mean to him. Project Endure Coaching If you found value in this episode and would like to help us grow, please leave the podcast a review on your platform of choice and share it with a friend(s). We appreciate your support! Follow Joe Listen to Bonus EP...
info_outlineOn this episode of The Project Endure Podcast, Joe Rinaldi sits down with Zach Hamilton to talk about embracing our feelings, learning to love all of our parts, building a safe space to process, seeing triggers are our power, sitting with discomfort, doing the work it takes to stay sober, loving people at their worst, processing the loss a parent, showing our scars tell our stories that encourage others, seeing life as a gift, nervous system regulation , speaking with our subconscious, letting things be what they are, leading with radical love, moving from darkness to light, detaching from the outcome, we can't be resilient without resistance, being obedient to our visions, it all starts with believing and so much more. Give this episode a listen as we dive deep into Zach's life and learn about what persistence, perspective and endurance mean to him.
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