Built Not Born

Joe Ciccarone
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Welcome to Built Not Born! The story of EVERYDAY PEOPLE creating REMARKABLE LIVES. Each week we bring a REMARKABLE story of an ordinary person that overcame the odds, fought through adversity and impacted the lives of countless people in their community. Subscribe and see why life is BUILT NOT BORN.

  1. Aug 11

    #198 -Katie Hardie — Peak Performance | Energy Management, Real Food & Why Your Body Never Lies 🏋️ 🥦 🧠

    Built Not Born Podcast (198) - Katie Hardie: Peak Performance | Energy Management, Real Food & Why Your Body Never Lies 🏋️ 🥦 🧠 Katie Hardie is a Board Certified Holistic Nutritionist, FDN Practitioner, former endurance athlete, and founder of My PEAK 365 — where she helps high performers stop settling for "fine" and start operating at their peak potential. After following mainstream health rules led her straight into burnout and heartbreak, Katie went looking for a better way — and found it under the hood, in hormones, gut health, blood sugar, and energy management. In this conversation, Katie breaks down the practical, do-it-today tactics that busy parents and professionals can actually use: why there's no one-size-fits-all diet, the one lab test almost nobody gets, the truth about naps and intermittent fasting, mouth taping for better sleep, and why less volume with more intensity beats grinding every day. The takeaway? Your body is always talking. Most of us just never learned how to listen. Connect with Katie Hardie: Website - MyPeak365.comIG: @MyPeak365 "Life is Built, Not Born." Joe Ciccarone © Copyright - Joe Ciccarone 2026 - Built Not Born Podcast. All Rights Reserved. Views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views of the host.

  2. Jul 27

    #197 - Chris Haueter - The Dirty Dozen | BJJ Pioneer on Coaching, the Rule of Threes & Why Nobody Knows Anything 🥋🔥🧠

    #197: Chris Haueter — The Dirty Dozen | BJJ Pioneer on Coaching, the Rule of Three's & Why Nobody Knows Anything 🥋🧠 Chris Haueter is a BJJ living legend: One of the Dirty Dozen — the first 12 non-Brazilians to ever earn a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.The first American to submit a Brazilian in competition.The man who coined the term "combat base."A coach whose influence runs all the way to Conor McGregor. He learned the art in the original Gracie garage in the late 1980s — no YouTube, no Instagram, no instructionals. Just reps, mentors, and mat time. In this conversation, Chris breaks down the difference between teaching and coaching, his Rule of Threes, why you should walk out of every class with just one thing, and his entire philosophy in six words: Think Street, Train Sport, Practice Art. At 61 and still rolling, Chris leaves us with three rules that go way beyond the mat — listen, don't pout and fuss, and be kind. Connect with Chris Haueter: Website: Combatbase.comIG: @chrishaueter96 "Life Is Built, Not Born." Joe Ciccarone © Copyright - Joe Ciccarone 2026 - Built Not Born Podcast. All Rights Reserved. Views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views of the host.

  3. Jul 13

    #196 - Josh Moniz - The Surfing Life | Winning Pipeline, The Ocean as a Classroom, Family & BJJ 🌊🥋🤙

    #196 - Josh Moniz - The Surfing Life | Winning Pipeline, The Ocean as a Classroom, Family & BJJ 🌊🥋🤙 Josh Moniz grew up on Waikiki Beach in one of Hawaii's most legendary surf families. His dad was a surfing icon in the 90s. His siblings are world class surfers. Josh had to earn his own name on the same beach where everyone already knew his father's. He did it with hard work. Two Pipeline victories (2108 & 2020). A broken neck at 26 that left him unable to move from the neck down. A comeback that took six months of learning to walk again. And now — a family surf school on iconic Waikiki, a BJJ blue belt training on Oahu, and still competing in the WSL (World Surfing League) going up against the best surfers in the world. Connect with Josh Moniz: Moniz Family Surf School — Waikiki Beach, across from the Duke Statue.IG: Josh Moniz © Copyright - Joe Ciccarone 2026 - Built Not Born Podcast. All Rights Reserved. Views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views of the host.

  4. Jul 1

    #195 - Scott Davis - The Last of the Old Breed | The Last WW2 Marines of the Pacific — Their Stories Before They're Gone Forever 🇺🇸🎖️📖

    #195 - Scott Davis - The Last of the Old Breed | The Last WWII Marines of the Pacific — Their Stories Before They're Gone Forever 🇺🇸🎖️📖 Scott Davis is an oral historian, author, and founder of The Vietnam Experience YouTube channel. Scott's new book "The Last of the Old Breed" captures the firsthand stories of over 130 of the final living Marines from World War II's Pacific Theater — men in their 90s and 100s who fought at Tarawa, Peleliu, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. We're crossing a moment in history right now. Soon there will be no living connection to World War II. No firsthand voices. No men who were there. Scott Davis made sure that before they were gone — we heard them. Fitting this episode drops the week of July 4th. The stories these men carried deserve to be heard. Thank a veteran. Website: scottdavisbooks.comBook: The Last of The Old Breed © Copyright - Joe Ciccarone 2026 - Built Not Born Podcast. All Rights Reserved. Views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views of the host.

  5. Jun 13

    #194 - Ed Kressy - Addiction, Recovery, and Chasing Significance ⛓️ 💡 🙏

    #194 - Ed Kressy - Addiction, Recovery, and Why Significance Is What We're All Chasing ⛓️ 💡 🙏 Ed Kressy had a career at Stanford University, a home in San Francisco, a BMW motorcycle, and a life savings. He put all of it in a glass pipe and smoked it away. 20 years addicted to cocaine and meth. Homeless. Arrested. Carrying a loaded .357 pistol through the streets of San Francisco because he believed the FBI was hunting him. Then one night in a hotel ballroom — wearing a filthy tuxedo — he made the decision that changed everything. Ed shares the raw truth about addiction, mental health, rock bottom, and the three S's that pulled him back — spirituality, self-improvement, and service. He's now the CEO of Uncarcerated, a nonprofit helping incarcerated people transform their lives. His book is distributed inside prison walls. The comeback is real. And it started with one decision. Connect with Ed Kressy: Linked In: Ed Kressy Ed's Book: My Addiction & Recovery © Copyright - Joe Ciccarone 2026 - Built Not Born Podcast. All Rights Reserved. Views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views of the host.

  6. Jun 1

    #193 - Jordan & Erica - The Hawaii Vacation Guide | Everything You Need to Know Before You Go 🌺 🌊 🤙

    Jordan & Erica - The Hawaii Vacation Guide | Everything You Need to Know Before You Go 🌺🌊🤙 Jordan and Erica are the founders of The Hawaii Vacation Guide — the most trusted travel resource for anyone heading to the Aloha State. They've lived on Oahu and Maui, explored every island, and built a thriving media business during a global pandemic when nobody was traveling anywhere. In this conversation, we break down all four major Hawaiian islands, the best beaches, the most underrated experiences most tourists never find, and the mistakes first-timers make. Plus — how two people from UC Santa Barbara turned a side project into one of the top Hawaii travel brands on the internet. If you're planning a trip to Hawaii — or just dreaming about one — this is your cheat code. Website - TheHawaiiVacationGuide.com © Copyright - Joe Ciccarone 2026 - Built Not Born Podcast. All Rights Reserved. Views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views of the host.

  7. May 17

    #192 - Steve Maxwell - Jiu-Jitsu for Life | How to Stay on the Mat Forever 🥋💪🔥

    Built Not Born Podcast - #192 - Steve Maxwell: Jiu-Jitsu for Life | How to Stay on the Mat Forever 🥋💪🔥 Steve Maxwell is a Gracie Jiu-Jitsu black belt, world-renowned strength coach, and the man who introduced Philadelphia to Gracie Jiu Jitsu in the 1990's. Steve opened the first BJJ academy on the East Coast, Maxercise, on 7th and Chestnut in Philadelphia. Steve is back with a message that every aging athlete needs to hear: you're going to lose it no matter what — but you can slow the loss down to a trickle. In this conversation, we go deep on how to stay on the mat for life. Strength training, Isometric training, flow rolling, sleep protocols, intentions over goals, and why every single BJJ injury Steve ever sustained came from competition. Website: https://www.maxwellsc.com/IG: @SteveMaxwell SC © Copyright - Joe Ciccarone 2026 - Built Not Born Podcast. All Rights Reserved. Views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views of the host.

  8. May 6

    #191 -Amy P. Kelly - Work Is Personal | Why Authenticity Is Your Competitive Advantage 🎯💼🔥

    Built Not Born Podcast (#191) -Amy P. Kelly - Work Is Personal | Why Authenticity Is Your Competitive Advantage 🎯💼🔥 Amy P. Kelly is a leadership expert, talent development executive, and co-author of Difficult Conversations Don't Have to Be Difficult with Jon Gordon. Amy's new book Work Is Personal challenges one of business culture's most damaging myths — that work and personal don't mix. The phrase "it's not personal, it's just business" was invented by a mob accountant. Amy traced it back, called it out, and built a framework to replace it. In this conversation, we get into why authentic leaders outperform, how to have hard conversations without going nuclear, and why the future belongs to the humans who stay human. One lesson you'll carry out of this episode: Don't judge. Support. The leaders who get that right build teams that don't leave. Check out - WorkIsPersonalBook.com © Copyright - Joe Ciccarone 2026 - Built Not Born Podcast. All Rights Reserved. Views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views of the host.

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Welcome to Built Not Born! The story of EVERYDAY PEOPLE creating REMARKABLE LIVES. Each week we bring a REMARKABLE story of an ordinary person that overcame the odds, fought through adversity and impacted the lives of countless people in their community. Subscribe and see why life is BUILT NOT BORN.

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  • Creator
    Joe Ciccarone
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    198
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    © Copyright 2026 Joe Ciccarone
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