{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Long Road to Spartan Endurance - Joe De Sena","description":"On today's podcast, we have Joe De Sena. &amp;nbsp; Joe is the CEO and founder of Spartan Race. Spartan hosts over 400 races in 60 countries with over 1 million participants every year. He's also a New York Times bestselling author of Spartan Up, Spartan Fit, and the Spartan Way. Joe grew up in Queens, New York, a working class kid in a mafia neighbourhood.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; He had a successful career on Wall street as an equity derivatives trader before pivoting to compete in what would end up being hundreds of extreme adventure races in a single year. Joe competed in 50 ultramarathons and 14 Iron man events. Joe's a tireless worker, a serial entrepreneur, and a legend in adventure racing.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; In this episode, we're going to discuss the value of doing hard things, the role significant emotional events have in our lives, and how we can better navigate adversity. &amp;nbsp; I hope you enjoy. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;  ---------------------------------------------------------------- &amp;nbsp; Find Joe: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/realjoedesena\/ https:\/\/www.joedesena.com\/ &amp;nbsp; Find James: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jamesakingofficial\/ https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jamesaking_\/ https:\/\/jamesaking.com\/ &amp;nbsp; \ud83d\udd0a Listen on Spotify:  https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5LJFspGl7b0e5YuxMfPLpx?si=e852f426c16b4f2d &amp;nbsp; \ud83d\udd0a Listen on Apple Podcasts:  https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/the-accelerating-excellence-podcast\/id1706636304 &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Accelerating Excellence","author_url":"https:\/\/www.jamesaking.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/29793563\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/29793563"}