Episode Details

Tim Kennedy is a Green Beret, UFC Fighter, entrepreneur, husband and father. He is also about to become a published author. Tim Jumped Into the back of WWII Land Rover Ambulance with host Fran Racioppi at Sandlot Jax and the GORUCK Games to share the details on his upcoming book Scars and Stripes: An Unapologetically American Story of Fighting the Taliban, UFC Warriors and Myself. 

Tim and Fran catch up after last seeing each other while supporting the withdrawal from Afghanistan. They talk about Tim’s mixed martial arts training seminar for the Sandlot festival goers and what he learned sparring with CrossFit champion Jason Khalipa.

Most importantly, Tim candidly shares his thoughts on writing about how his failures, shame and humiliation in life have made him stronger and more focused on what really matters. 

Tim’s book releases June 7th and special thanks to our partners Jaguar Land Rover of Fairfield and The Readiness Collective for donating the Defender ambulance and supporting our live recording at Sandlot.

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Highlights:

-Tim shares the details behind his upcoming book Stars and Stripes; how it is an unfiltered account of his failures and what he has learned from them to grow personally and professionally.

-Humility is a key characteristic of success. Fran and Tim define the importance of humility and how Tim has grown through honest assessment of himself.

-Tim uses CrossFit Champion Jason Khalipa as an example of humility while describing their martial art sparring session the day prior.  

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