Project Endure Podcast

On this episode of The Project Endure Podcast, Joe Rinaldi sits down with Bear Lee — endurance athlete, adventurer, and mental health advocate — for a powerful conversation about navigating darkness, chasing difficult goals, and choosing growth through adversity. Bear opens up about his lifelong battles with anxiety and depression, the numbing impact of medication, and how endurance sports became a pathway back to purpose and presence. He shares the story behind his nickname, the role of human connection in healing, and his raw experience running the Moab 240 with an injured ankle. Joe and Bear explore themes of resilience, self-belief, and staying grounded in the moment, even when the path feels impossible. From brutal weather to moments of wanting to quit, Bear reflects on the support that kept him moving and the mindset of "Stay Within the Mile" that helped him finish. This conversation is an honest reminder that even in our hardest miles, strength, meaning, and hope can be found. Give this episode a listen as we dive deep into Bear's life and learn about what persistence, perspective and endurance mean to him. If you found value in this episode and would like to help us grow, please leave the podcast a review on your platform of choice and share it with a friend(s). We appreciate your support! Follow Bear (here) Follow Project Endure (here) Project Endure Coaching (here) Join The Hard Things Club (here) Shop Project Endure (here) Follow Joe (here) Read Joe's Blog (here)

On this episode of The Project Endure Podcast, Joe Rinaldi sits down with Kareem Rosser — author, athlete, and advocate — for a heartfelt conversation about finding empowerment through adversity. Kareem shares his remarkable journey from growing up in West Philadelphia, navigating poverty and loss, to discovering the transformative power of polo and the Work to Ride program. He opens up about losing loved ones to gun violence, including his brother David, and how forgiveness, faith, and horses helped him heal and find purpose. Joe and Kareem explore deep themes of resilience, redemption, and the link between personal growth and service to others, as well as what it means to face feeling like an imposter and what it looks like to transform discomfort into confidence. This episode is a raw and uplifting reminder that even the hardest challenges can become the foundation for strength, meaning, and lasting impact. Give this episode a listen as we dive deep into Kareem's life and learn about what persistence, perspective and endurance mean to him. If you found value in this episode and would like to help us grow, please leave the podcast a review on your platform of choice and share it with a friend(s). We appreciate your support! Follow Kareem (here) Follow Project Endure (here) Project Endure Coaching (here) Join The Hard Things Club (here) Shop Project Endure (here) Follow Joe (here) Read Joe's Blog (here)

On this episode of The Project Endure Podcast, Joe Rinaldi sits down with Paula Shrock to talk about battling ocular melanoma, how everything can change in a heartbeat, not letting fear take us to dark places, having support from loved ones (Brian riding bike from tip to top of Nova Scotia), hope has blood on her knuckles, leaning on humor, seeing control as an illusion, with life comes suffering, learning to embrace the fringe benefits of said suffering, take some risk (do some crazy things), bad choices make good stories, the thrill of the hunt (thrifting), enjoying seeing things restored, handling the perpetual disappointment not being able to get pregnant, dynamic parenting (different for each child), tomorrow is a new day, never stop making goals and so much more. Give this episode a listen as we dive deep into Paula's life and learn about what persistence, perspective and endurance mean to her. People speak of hope as if it is this delicate, ephemeral thing made of whispers and spider's webs. It's not. Hope has dirt on her face, blood on her knuckles, the grit of the cobblestones in her hair, and just spat out a tooth as she rises for another go. If you found value in this episode and would like to help us grow, please leave the podcast a review on your platform of choice and share it with a friend(s). We appreciate your support! Follow Project Endure (here) Project Endure Coaching (here) Join The Hard Things Club (here) Shop Project Endure (here) Follow Joe (here) Read Joe's Blog (here)

On this episode of The Project Endure Podcast, Joe Rinaldi sits down with JP Singer to talk about being a lover of life, using death to liberate us, minimizing future regret, dropping out of school to play music, creating memories instead of regrets, time waits for no one, ready is a decision, committing to what you want, seeing the unknown as where we grow, battling depression with a shift in perspective, embracing movement as the path forward, the power in playing the long game, the observation that we limit ourselves to what we've experienced, the importance of setting new thresholds (do hard things), operating from a place of possibility, leaving a job to start a business , the law of attraction, breaking triggers to create new patterns, continue moving toward what you want, the skill of bending, not breaking and so much more. Give this episode a listen as we dive deep into JP's life and learn about what persistence, perspective and endurance mean to him. If you found value in this episode and would like to help us grow, please leave the podcast a review on your platform of choice and share it with a friend(s). We appreciate your support! Follow JP (here) Watch JP (here) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0IAXBdYo7M&t=336s Follow Project Endure (here) Project Endure Coaching (here) Join The Hard Things Club (here) Shop Project Endure (here) Follow Joe (here) Read Joe's Blog (here)

On this episode of The Project Endure Podcast, Joe Rinaldi breaks down the 2025 Project Endure Retreat as he processes the whole thing in real time. This episode covers the retreat recap, behind the scene logistics, honest personal reflections, the importance of being with other people who want to grow, the power of moments, making deep connections, some lessons from behind the scenes, gratitude for those who support us, recognizing how far we've come, what's next fro the brand, how to get involved and so much more. Give this episode a listen as we dive into Joe's mind and learn about what persistence, perspective and endurance mean to him. Follow Joe (here) Follow Project Endure (here) Project Endure Coaching (here) Join The Hard Things Club (here) Shop Project Endure (here) Follow Joe (here) Read Joe's Blog (here)

On this episode of The Project Endure Podcast, Joe Rinaldi sits down to discuss the PHL 24 Event (24 hours of stairs) including every high, every low, every lesson and everything in between. Give this episode a listen as we dive deep into Joe's race and learn about what persistence, perspective and endurance mean to him. Project Endure Coaching (here) If you found value in this episode and would like to help us grow, please leave the podcast a review on your platform of choice and share it with a friend(s). We appreciate your support! Follow Joe (here) Listen to Bonus EP (24 Hours Stairs) (here) Listen to Bonus EP (NYC Marathon) (here) Follow Project Endure (here) Project Endure Coaching (here) Join The Hard Things Club (here) Shop Project Endure (here) Follow Joe (here) Read Joe's Blog (here)

On this episode of The Project Endure Podcast, Joe Rinaldi sits down with Jimmy Christie to talk about the mission of making people better, celebrating what we're capable of, the struggle of watching parents go through challenges, the importance of being (selectively) selfish, letting challenge inform gratitude, the minister and the monk, letting goals guide the process, who you want to be should (and can) change, attempting to qualify for the Boston Marathon, confidence without expectations, running 100 miles, the process of realizing that we are capable of more than we think, outlasting our own expectations, the rule of thirds, controlling the controllables and so much more. Give this episode a listen as we dive deep into Jimmy's life and learn about what persistence, perspective and endurance mean to him. If you found value in this episode and would like to help us grow, please leave the podcast a review on your platform of choice and share it with a friend(s). We appreciate your support! Follow Jimmy (here) Follow Project Endure (here) Project Endure Coaching (here) Join The Hard Things Club (here) Shop Project Endure (here) Follow Joe (here) Read Joe's Blog (here)

On this episode of The Project Endure Podcast, Joe Rinaldi sits down with Callum Cobb to talk about leaving the UK to come to the US, losing his mom to cancer, running a marathon a month for an entire year, "do not let this break you," learning to see pain as a privilege, realizing that we are all stronger together, leaning on faith during tough times, you might not understand now but you'll understand then, not waiting for perfect conditions to do what we want, being present now because tomorrow isn't promised, it's crazy what we can do out of love, endurance is whatever it takes, building confidence from keeping promises, make tomorrow better and so much more. Give this episode a listen as we dive deep into Callum's life and learn about what persistence, perspective and endurance mean to him. If you found value in this episode and would like to help us grow, please leave the podcast a review on your platform of choice and share it with a friend(s). We appreciate your support! Follow Callum (here) https://calrunsformum.com/ Follow Project Endure (here) Project Endure Coaching (here) Join The Hard Things Club (here) Shop Project Endure (here) Follow Joe (here) Read Joe's Blog (here)

On this episode of The Project Endure Podcast, Joe Rinaldi sits down with Tyler Van to talk about the skill of being wrong, coming to peace with not knowing everything, the problem with fake it until you make it, success is a feeling (it's also subjective), the power of being honest, the transformative nature of writing, rolling wit the punches, navigating a life changing cardiac incident, being awake for cardioversion, everything happens for a reason, building the muscle of gratitude, things that are given are not gifts, the work is the reward (it's about who you become), becoming our own biggest supporter, taking our own advice, handling struggle well, withstanding hardship with grace, trusting that it'll all going to be ok and so much more. Give this episode a listen as we dive deep into Tyler's life and learn about what persistence, perspective and endurance mean to him. If you found value in this episode and would like to help us grow, please leave the podcast a review on your platform of choice and share it with a friend(s). We appreciate your support! Follow Tyler (here) Follow Project Endure (here) Project Endure Coaching (here) Join The Hard Things Club (here) Shop Project Endure (here) Follow Joe (here) Read Joe's Blog (here)

On this episode of The Project Endure Podcast, Joe Rinaldi sits down with Dean Karnazes to talk about leading a curious life, the loss of a sibling and the associated pain, seeing running as a vehicle for personal growth (it holds a mirror up to us), winning the world's toughest race (Badwater), the courage it takes to make a change, the power in focusing only on the next step, wisdom from greek philosophers, thinking being the problem, celebrating misery, embracing the suck and so much more. Give this episode a listen as we dive deep into Dean's life and learn about what persistence, perspective and endurance mean to him. If you found value in this episode and would like to help us grow, please leave the podcast a review on your platform of choice and share it with a friend(s). We appreciate your support! Follow Dean (here) Follow Project Endure (here) Project Endure Coaching (here) Join The Hard Things Club (here) Shop Project Endure (here) Follow Joe (here) Read Joe's Blog (here)