The Mark Divine Show

Mark Divine
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Mark Divine is the founder of SEALFIT and Unbeatable Mind. Mark is a Retired Navy SEAL Commander, NYT Best Selling author, speaker and entrepreneur. The podcast deals with a wide variety of subjects, from philosophical, emotional and meta-physical to self defense, fitness and elite physical performance. They all form a part of Mark's 5 mountain training path to develop your Mental, Physical, Emotional, Intuitive, and Kokoro (Heart) self. Find out more at unbeatableleader.com.

  1. 1d ago

    Henry J. Evans on Crisis Leadership: Why Preparation Matters More Than the Plan

    When a crisis hits, the ability to stay composed, make sound decisions, and keep a team focused becomes more important than ever. Yet even experienced leaders can become overwhelmed, react emotionally, or hold on to plans that no longer serve the situation. In this episode of the Mark Divine Show, Mark welcomes Henry J. Evans, bestselling author, crisis leadership expert, and founder and CEO of Dynamic Results. Henry draws on more than 25 years of leadership experience, 22 years supporting national security operations, and over 16,000 hours of executive coaching to explore what effective leadership looks like when the stakes are high. Henry shares how losing his business following September 11 led to an unexpected career in national security, where he learned the importance of preparation, adaptability, and disciplined decision-making. He and Mark discuss how stress affects judgment, why leaders must learn to regulate their reactions, and how simple practices such as box breathing and deliberate questioning can help restore focus. They also explore why the person with the highest title isn't always the person with the best information, how emotional safety strengthens accountability, and why organizations need to train consistently rather than wait for a crisis to develop these skills. In this episode: How stress influences leadership and decision-makingLessons from national security and counterterrorism operationsUsing breath control and deliberate questioning under pressureAssessing threats and identifying critical prioritiesBalancing emotional safety with extreme accountabilityWhy leaders must recognize when a plan needs to changeBuilding adaptable teams through consistent trainingPractical insights from Bombs, Bacon, and BankruptcyHenry's new book, Bombs, Bacon, and Bankruptcy: The Art of Crisis Leadership, releases November 10, 2026. Connect with Henry J. Evans Website: https://www.henryjevans.com/ Dynamic Results: https://dynamicresults.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/henryevansdynamicresults/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/henryjevans/ Learn more about Unbeatable Mind: https://www.unbeatablemind.com Follow the Mark Divine Show, leave a review, and share this episode with someone who could benefit from becoming a more prepared and capable leader. #MarkDivineShow #HenryJEvans #CrisisLeadership #LeadershipDevelopment #UnbeatableMind

  2. Nov 3

    From Loss to Legacy: Sean Lake on Friendship, Resilience, and Building BUBS Naturals

    Sean Lake and I have known each other since 2007, when he and my good friend and former Navy SEAL Glen Doherty walked onto the SEALFIT Grinder in Encinitas. What followed were years of hard training, experimentation, friendship, and some unforgettable experiences that helped shape the early days of SEALFIT. In this episode, Sean and I go back to where his story began. He shares how he and Glen grew up together outside Boston, dropped out of college around the same time to pursue adventure, and eventually took very different paths. Glen became a Navy SEAL while Sean pursued snowboarding, later working with athletes including Shaun White and Tony Hawk before finding his way into the early CrossFit world and eventually SEALFIT. We revisit what made those early SEALFIT years different. The suffering had a purpose. The physical work became a vehicle for developing character, accountability, adaptability, and the ability to become an exceptional teammate. Sean also shares what it was like to go through and later coach Kokoro, and why those lessons continued showing up in his life years later. The conversation takes a deeply personal turn as Sean recounts losing Glen in Benghazi. As Glen’s best friend and next of kin, Sean was among the first to be notified. Grief eventually became purpose as he helped establish the Glen Doherty Memorial Foundation and pursued a years-long fight over death benefits for government contractors. That effort ultimately extended beyond Glen, helping other families affected by the same issue. Sean later carried Glen’s legacy into entrepreneurship by founding BUBS Naturals, named for Glen’s Navy nickname. He shares how a personal experience with collagen sparked the idea, why the company was built around self-improvement and giving back, and what happened when an FDA recall nearly ended the business. We close by discussing Sean’s approach to product quality, collagen, creatine, longevity, third-party testing, and his vision for building a company that can improve people’s health while continuing to support causes that mattered to Glen. In this episode: • Sean and Glen Doherty’s friendship and early years together • Leaving the conventional path in pursuit of adventure • Sean’s years in snowboarding and action sports • How Sean and Glen discovered SEALFIT • The early culture that shaped SEALFIT and Unbeatable Mind • Why suffering can reveal character • What Kokoro taught Sean about teamwork • Becoming an exceptional teammate under pressure • Losing Glen in the Benghazi attack • Turning grief and anger into purposeful action • The Glen Doherty Memorial Foundation • Sean’s fight over contractor death benefits • How Glen’s legacy inspired BUBS Naturals • Nearly losing the company after an FDA recall • Why Sean prioritizes third-party testing and product quality • Collagen, creatine, human performance, and longevity • Building a business around self-improvement and service Learn more about BUBS Naturals: bubsnaturals.com Learn more about the Glen Doherty Memorial Foundation: glendohertyfoundation.org Learn more about Unbeatable Mind: unbeatablemind.com If this conversation resonates with you, share it with someone who could benefit, follow the Mark Divine Show, and leave a review wherever you listen. #MarkDivineShow #SeanLake #GlenDoherty #BUBSNaturals #Resilience

  3. Oct 27

    Richard A. Moore: What Four Decades of Leadership Teaches You About Risk, Trust, and Change

    Leadership principles may endure, but the environment in which we apply them never stops changing. In this episode of the Mark Divine Show, I sit down with Richard A. “Rick” Moore, whose leadership experience stretches from Vietnam and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to four decades in engineering and business. Rick brings a long view to what makes teams work, how leadership evolves with experience, and what today’s leaders can learn from navigating very different periods of technological and organizational change. We explore why trust remains the glue that holds teams together and why leaders risk losing something essential as they move further away from the people doing the work. Rick shares how his early leadership experiences taught him to understand not only what people could do, but what was happening beneath the surface and affecting their ability to perform. The conversation also turns to AI and the extraordinary pace of change leaders now face. We discuss the uncertainty ahead, the willingness to take risks and leave familiar territory, and why failure becomes valuable when leaders are willing to confront it openly and learn from it. Ultimately, leading through uncertainty isn’t simply about moving faster. It requires knowing when to act, when to slow down, how to maintain trust, and how to build teams whose strengths complement one another. In this episode: • Leadership lessons from Vietnam and the Army Corps of Engineers • Why trust is the glue that holds teams together • Staying connected to the emotional pulse of an organization • How leadership changes as organizations become larger • Why experience can’t always be accelerated • Balancing technological speed with time to think • What AI could mean for the future of leadership • Getting comfortable operating outside your comfort zone • Why failure can become one of your greatest teachers • Maintaining trust in volatile and uncertain environments • Slowing the mind down before taking action • Building teams around complementary strengths • Why great teams don’t require everyone to be good at everything Learn more about Richard A. Moore: www.moore.engineering Learn more about Unbeatable Mind: unbeatablemind.com If this conversation gives you a different perspective on leadership, trust, and navigating change, share it with someone who could benefit, follow the Mark Divine Show, and leave a review wherever you listen. #MarkDivineShow #RichardAMoore #Leadership #ArtificialIntelligence #Trust

  4. Oct 13

    The Missing Element of High Performance with Randy Lyman

    Success can be built through knowledge, hard work, and relentless execution. But those strengths alone don’t necessarily create fulfillment, connection, or exceptional leadership. In this episode of the Mark Divine Show, I sit down with Randy Lyman, author of The Third Element and The Emotional Healing Workbook. Randy began with a background in physics and entrepreneurship, bringing a highly systematic approach to solving problems. Eventually, he realized there was another part of the equation he had largely overlooked: emotion. We explore how suppressed emotions and old patterns can continue influencing our decisions, relationships, and leadership long after the original experience has passed. Randy shares his own experience discovering that overachievement was connected to a deeper desire for acceptance and approval, and how addressing that pattern changed the way he approached his life and work. We also discuss why emotional awareness requires more than simply learning an intellectual model of emotional intelligence. Randy shares practical methods for bringing the mind, body, and emotions into the process, including breathwork, EFT tapping, journaling, and his four-column exercise for identifying the emotions beneath recurring problems. In this episode: • Why success doesn’t automatically create fulfillment • Randy’s transition from physics to entrepreneurship and emotional development • The emotional patterns that can drive overachievement • Why the need for approval can undermine authenticity • The difference between understanding emotions and actually feeling them • Randy’s problem, solution, judgment, and emotion exercise • Breathwork, journaling, and EFT tapping • Why recurring irritation can reveal deeper patterns • Perfectionism and the desire to fit in • How presence changes leadership • Why a leader’s internal tension affects the entire team • Creating environments where people feel safe enough to contribute fully Learn more about Randy Lyman: randylyman.com Learn more about Unbeatable Mind: unbeatablemind.com If this conversation gives you a new perspective on emotional awareness and leadership, share it with someone who could benefit, follow the Mark Divine Show, and leave a review wherever you listen. #MarkDivineShow #RandyLyman #EmotionalIntelligence #Leadership #SelfMastery

  5. Oct 6

    Can We Actually Age Better? Regan Archibald on the Future of Longevity

    What if the goal of longevity isn’t simply living longer, but remaining strong, capable, mentally sharp, and engaged as you age? In this episode of the Mark Divine Show, I sit down with Regan Archibald, founder of Ageless Future, to explore how personalized medicine, emerging therapies, and the fundamentals of human performance are changing the way we think about aging. Regan shares how his own health challenges led him toward a more individualized approach to medicine and why he believes comprehensive diagnostics can reveal patterns that standard testing may overlook. We discuss the hidden health costs that can accompany high performance, including chronic stress, overtraining, poor recovery, and the tendency to keep pushing even when the body is signaling that something needs attention. We also explore peptides and signaling medicine, hormone optimization, GLP-1 therapies, regenerative medicine, and MUSE cells. Throughout the conversation, we come back to an important point: emerging therapies don’t replace the fundamentals. Sleep, movement, nutrition, recovery, stress regulation, relationships, and mindset remain central to long-term health. In this episode: • Why high performance can carry hidden health costs • Looking beyond standard bloodwork with comprehensive diagnostics • Building a personalized health operating system • Chronic stress, overtraining, and accelerated aging • Why recovery becomes increasingly important with age • How peptides work as signaling molecules • Peptides versus hormone replacement • What to understand about GLP-1 therapies • The importance of lifestyle alongside medical interventions • Regenerative medicine and emerging MUSE cell therapies • Why relationships matter for longevity • Building today for the health and performance you want ten years from now Learn more about Regan Archibald and Ageless Future: agelessfuture.com Learn more about Unbeatable Mind: unbeatablemind.com If this conversation changes the way you think about aging and long-term performance, share it with someone who could benefit, follow the Mark Divine Show, and leave a review wherever you listen. #MarkDivineShow #ReganArchibald #Longevity #HumanPerformance #HealthyAging

  6. Sep 29

    From Trauma to Post-Traumatic Growth with Dr. Edith Shiro

    Trauma doesn’t always look like someone falling apart. Sometimes it can hide behind achievement, relentless ambition, risk-taking, and the drive to keep doing more. In this episode of the Mark Divine Show, I sit down with clinical psychologist Dr. Edith Shiro to explore post-traumatic growth and the possibility of becoming stronger, more aware, and more connected through the process of healing. Dr. Shiro shares how her own family history shaped her understanding of generational trauma and explains why trauma is about more than the event itself. The resources we have, the relationships surrounding us, our sense of purpose, and the tools we’ve developed can all influence how we respond. We also unpack her five-stage framework for post-traumatic growth, beginning with radical acceptance and moving through support, new narratives, integration, and ultimately greater wisdom and purpose. And we explore why high performers may need to look especially closely at what is driving their ambition when the outside world continues rewarding their success. In this episode: • How trauma can move through generations • Why the event itself doesn’t tell the whole story • Building resilience before adversity arrives • Why healing happens through relationships • Purpose and spirituality as protective factors • Dr. Shiro’s five stages of post-traumatic growth • Radical acceptance as the beginning of healing • Creating a new narrative after trauma • Why the body has to be part of trauma recovery • Forgiveness without bypassing pain • When high performance becomes a way of avoiding trauma • Moving from survival toward growth, wisdom, and service Learn more about Dr. Edith Shiro: dredithshiro.com Learn more about Unbeatable Mind: unbeatablemind.com If this conversation gives you a different way to think about trauma and growth, share it with someone who could benefit, follow the Mark Divine Show, and leave a review wherever you listen. #MarkDivineShow #EdithShiro #PostTraumaticGrowth #TraumaHealing #HighPerformance

  7. Sep 22

    What We’re Still Getting Wrong About Concussions with Dr. Teena Shetty

    A concussion can affect far more than memory or concentration. It can change sleep, mood, physical function, personality, and even how someone experiences their own identity. In this episode of the Mark Divine Show, I sit down with neurologist and concussion expert Dr. Teena Shetty to explore why brain injury requires a much more integrated approach to recovery. Dr. Shetty explains why concussion should not simply be treated by waiting for symptoms to disappear. We discuss the role of sleep and circadian rhythm, exercise, nutrition, physical and vestibular therapy, psychological support, and caregivers in helping the brain recover. We also explore repetitive and subconcussive impacts, why someone doesn’t necessarily have to lose consciousness to experience a concussion, and how symptoms such as anxiety, irritability, sadness, and personality changes can be connected to brain injury. In this episode: • Why concussion recovery requires an integrated approach • The cognitive, physical, and emotional symptoms of brain injury • Why loss of consciousness doesn’t determine concussion severity • Repetitive and subconcussive impacts • Sleep and circadian rhythm in brain recovery • Why the old “cocooning” approach has changed • Exercise, nutrition, and rehabilitation • The importance of caregivers and community • Identity changes after brain injury • Emerging approaches to neurological recovery • What we still don’t know about long-term brain health Learn more about Dr. Teena Shetty: teenashettymd.com Dr. Shetty’s book, Healing the Brain: A Revolutionary Program for Concussion Recovery: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/798251/healing-the-brain-by-teena-shetty-md/ Learn more about Unbeatable Mind: unbeatablemind.com If this conversation helps you better understand concussion and brain health, share it with someone who could benefit, follow the Mark Divine Show, and leave a review wherever you listen. #MarkDivineShow #TeenaShetty #BrainHealth #ConcussionRecovery #Neurology

  8. Sep 15

    Ben Greenfield on What Happens When the Pursuit of More Stops Being Enough

    What happens when becoming stronger, faster, healthier, and more optimized is no longer enough? In this episode of the Mark Divine Show, I reconnect with my longtime friend Ben Greenfield for a conversation that moves beyond biohacking and peak performance into the deeper question of what all that optimization is actually for. Ben spent years pushing the limits of health, fitness, endurance, and longevity, but nearly losing his marriage and family forced him to confront how much of his identity had become attached to achievement. He shares how that experience changed his priorities and shifted his focus toward faith, family, relationships, presence, and the legacy he wants to leave behind. We explore the tension between effort and surrender and why the drive to constantly improve can sometimes become another form of control. We also talk about deliberately creating space for silence, stepping away from constant distraction, and learning to pursue health without allowing it to become the center of your identity. Ben also shares the story behind his new documentary, Boundless: The Man Who Became Human After Being Superhuman, and how it captures his evolution from pursuing extraordinary physical performance toward discovering a more meaningful definition of being boundless. In this episode: • When self-improvement becomes part of your identity  • The hidden cost of pursuing perfection  • Ben’s wake-up call after nearly losing his family  • Shifting from self-preservation toward legacy  • Why health should serve a larger purpose  • Balancing effort with surrender  • Creating intentional space for silence and stillness  • How constant optimization can become a form of control  • Faith, family, and redefining what matters  • The story behind Ben’s Boundless documentary • Raising children with values, wisdom, and purpose • Moving from achievement toward presence Boundless is slated for release on Apple TV on September 22. Pre-order here: https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/boundless/umc.cmc.135w7pfdrbkzmcqxh9jnghy07 Learn more about Ben Greenfield: https://bengreenfieldlife.com/ Learn more about Unbeatable Mind: https://unbeatablemind.com/ If this conversation challenges the way you think about performance and what you’re ultimately pursuing, share it with someone who needs to hear it, subscribe to the Mark Divine Show, and leave a review wherever you listen. #MarkDivineShow #BenGreenfield #Boundless #HumanPerformance #PersonalGrowth

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Mark Divine is the founder of SEALFIT and Unbeatable Mind. Mark is a Retired Navy SEAL Commander, NYT Best Selling author, speaker and entrepreneur. The podcast deals with a wide variety of subjects, from philosophical, emotional and meta-physical to self defense, fitness and elite physical performance. They all form a part of Mark's 5 mountain training path to develop your Mental, Physical, Emotional, Intuitive, and Kokoro (Heart) self. Find out more at unbeatableleader.com.

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  • Creator
    Mark Divine
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2026
  • Episodes
    594
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    © 2026 The Mark Divine Show
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