Willing To Fail

Peyton Bennett
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The life stories of successful athletes, musicians, entrepreneurs & more.

  1. Bobby Brackins: multi-Platinum selling artist & songwriter

    03/18/2025

    Bobby Brackins: multi-Platinum selling artist & songwriter

    Bobby Brackins is a hip-hop legend who's lived quite a crazy life. Here's what we talked about: 0:00 Intro 1:49 Childhood 5:08 Putting music on Myspace 6:15 First song on the radio 7:08 Record labels calling 11:15 Favorite moments 12:49 Working with Ray J & Jeremih 14:20 Pinch-me Moments 17:30 Driving Motivation 19:40 Songwriting process 20:49 "Loyal" by Chris Brown 21:51 "Saved" by Ty Dolla $ign 23:10 Business of songwriting 31:48 Bobby's plan going forward 33:33 Singles or Albums? 35:37 Bobby's songwriting process 38:29 Making "My Birthday" 44:20 Career Revival

    47 min
  2. Luis Perez: The Spring King, NFL/UFL/XFL/USFL/AAF QB

    02/18/2025

    Luis Perez: The Spring King, NFL/UFL/XFL/USFL/AAF QB

    Luis Perez's football journey is like no one else's. He never played varsity football, but he's won a D-II National Championship, XFL Championship and is still pushing to get back to the NFL. Here's what we talked about: 0:00 Into 1:31 Childhood 2:59 High School 3:31 Bowling 4:46 Football 6:04 College Football at Southwestern 13:06 Transferring 17:38 Going Pro 21:49 NFL 22:35 AAF 25:25 XFL 28:51 USFL 30:30 XFL returns 33:59 UFL 35:42 The Spring King

    40 min
  3. Jared Veldheer: 12-year NFL vet, entrepreneur

    02/11/2025

    Jared Veldheer: 12-year NFL vet, entrepreneur

    Jared Veldheer is one of a kind. He played 12 years in the NFL, was a lunch lady, invented his own skincare product , & created an online coaching collective called The Veldheer Lineman Vault. Here's his recap of his unique life journey: 0:00 Intro 1:24 Childhood 4:15 High School 7:43 College 12:04 NFL Draft process 15:25 Raiders 22:15 Cardinals 29:29 Jumping from team to team 37:12 What makes him great 41:33 What drives him now 45:40 His social media/entrepreneur journey 54:40 Super Bowl predictions haha

    1 hr
  4. Jeff Garcia: former NFL QB

    12/17/2024

    Jeff Garcia: former NFL QB

    I had no idea how crazy Jeff Garcia's life was before doing this interview. He's gone through more ups and downs than most humans could ever imagine. Here's what we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:44 Upbringing 4:38 Tragedy 10:17 Childhood 16:10 High School 18:33 Junior College 24:18 San Jose State 34:23 CFL 50:20 49ers 1:08:04 Other NFL teams 1:11:31 Tampa Bay 1:12:57 End of NFL career Use code: WILLINGTOFAIL for $20 off your first SeatGeek purchase of $50 or more

    1h 22m
  5. Austin Ekeler: NFL RB, entrepreneur

    10/30/2024

    Austin Ekeler: NFL RB, entrepreneur

    Austin Ekeler's life journey to the NFL is much crazier than you'd expect. Here's what we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:33 Zero star recruit 2:29 Hail Mary vs. Bears 5:13 High School 7:42 College football at Western Colorado 10:34 Growing up on a ranch 14:20 NFL Draft process 21:34 NFL

    29 min
  6. Jake Butt: Michigan TE, Broncos TE, college football TV analyst

    10/22/2024

    Jake Butt: Michigan TE, Broncos TE, college football TV analyst

    Jake Butt is probably most known for being one of the greatest TE's in college football history then tearing his ACL in his final game, ultimately tanking his draft stock and costing him millions of dollars. His story is incredible and this is the order he told it: 0:00 Intro 1:42 Upbringing 5:11 High School 6:34 Michigan Career 16:50 The Injury 23:50 NFL 40:13 Retiring 42:44 TV Analyst Career 49:08 His Charity

    52 min
  7. Trey Wingo: Former ESPN Host/Legend

    10/15/2024

    Trey Wingo: Former ESPN Host/Legend

    Trey Wingo holds nothing back as he recaps his entire journalism journey to ESPN, what it was really like working there, and why he left. 0:00 Intro 1:50 Upbringing 6:00 Normal job after college 7:52 Pursuing the dream 20:58 How ESPN found Trey Wingo 27:48 ESPN audition 28:33 Start of ESPN career 35:11 Leaving ESPN 43:30 Career after ESPN

    53 min
  8. Channing Crowder: Former NFL LB, Co-Host of The Pivot and much more

    09/10/2024

    Channing Crowder: Former NFL LB, Co-Host of The Pivot and much more

    Channing Crowder is arguably a bigger star now than he was while playing in the NFL for the Dolphins. Currently, he's the co-host of The Pivot & co-host of Inside the NFL. Here's everything we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:02 Childhood 6:34 Why Florida? 10:36 Battling injuries 16:04 What made him elite 18:01 What drove him 21:35 Why he went to the NFL as a sophomore 29:26 The Dolphins 34:30 Welcome to the NFL moment 36:40 Why he retired 38:12 How he got into sports media 41:22 Why he left I Am Athlete 43:31 Predictions for the Falcons 2024 season 47:33 Joining Inside the NFL 49:33 Stand Up Comedy journey 53:32 Why he peed his pants every NFL game 56:35 Crowder Powder 58:07 Outro BETR | use code: WILLINGTOFAIL for first deposit match up to $200https://engagebetr.onelink.me/auSX/willingtofail

    59 min
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The life stories of successful athletes, musicians, entrepreneurs & more.

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  • Creator
    Peyton Bennett
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    33
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Peyton Bennett
  • Show Website
    Willing To Fail