Unlimit Your Potential with Seth Pepper

Stay Calm in the Chaos: The Mindset That Builds Empires | Dan Fleyshman

He built a public company by 23, lost a top-5 poker empire overnight, and rebuilt something bigger. This is Dan Fleyshman. On this episode of Unlimit Your Potential, Seth Pepper sits down with Dan Fleyshman — the youngest founder of a publicly traded company in history. At 17, Dan turned a $43,000 college fund into a clothing empire and the first-ever zero-sugar, zero-carb, zero-calorie energy drink in 55,000 stores. He went on to build Victory Poker into a top-5 global site — until the U.S. shut down online poker in 2011 and he personally paid back 41,000 players before starting over. What came next is the heart of the conversation: angel investing in 40+ companies, $60M+ in influencer marketing, two best-selling books, and a Guinness World Record–holding toy drive through Trina's Kids Foundation. Dan breaks down the system behind all of it — spotting market inefficiencies, staying calm in the chaos, networking through "forced interactions," and why he's "not scared of death, just scared of time." A masterclass in resilience, relationships, and reach. 🎧 New episodes of Unlimit Your Potential drop weekly. Follow the show so you never miss one.

The F#ck It Switch: How I Broke Every Rule and Won a National Title

At 14, Seth Pepper walked up to a coach and said he wanted to go to the Olympics. The coach asked if he knew how to swim. He didn't. Four years later, state champion. By his senior year of college, national champion — and the man who handed him the trophy was the Olympic gold medalist whose photo had been taped to his bedroom wall for six years. This is the episode where the chair turns around. No guest. No script. Just Seth — his origin story, the framework that built his career, and the moment behind the blocks that changed everything: The Eff It Switch. (00:00) Cold Open (01:54) Why This Podcast Exists (04:52) The Origin of "Unlimit Your Potential" (08:18) The Performance Equation: Ability Minus Resistance (09:46) Where Pressure Comes From (11:40) Feelings Are Not Facts (14:07) Sharing the Story Becomes a Calling (19:59) Growing Up with a Depressed Mother (22:52) The Podcast as Natural Progression (26:46) Trusting the Unknown in Real Time (29:28) Family, Faith, and Free Thinking (31:01) The Planetarium, the Book, and Eric Heiden (33:30) The 14-Year-Old's Olympic Decision (35:26) "Do You Know How to Swim?" (37:35) Why Failure Gives You the Most Information (38:47) The Australian Basketball Study (42:09) Programming the Subconscious Mind (44:06) Thoughts Become Words Become Actions (45:04) Choosing Arizona: Trust Over Pedigree (47:55) The Mentor Who Saw Greatness First (49:51) Behind the Blocks: The Eff It Switch (53:39) The Religious Experience of Letting Go (55:34) Winning the National Championship (56:34) Pablo Morales: Wall to Trophy (57:33) The Story That Never Heals (59:05) Power Hides in the Obvious (01:00:27) Proof It Works: My Brother's Story (01:04:18) Greatness Isn't Accidental

From Undrafted to the NFL: Chris Streveler on Mindset, Visualization & Resilience

NFL quarterback Chris Streveler joins Seth Pepper on Unlimit Your Potential to talk about the mental game of playing the toughest position in football — from an undrafted free agent in the CFL to starting NFL games, getting cut five times, surviving back-to-back ACL tears, and learning from Aaron Rodgers and Lamar Jackson along the way. Chris breaks down visualization, breath work, how to stay ready when nobody's watching, and the three things he controls every single day: attitude, effort, and work ethic. In this episode of Unlimit Your Potential, host Seth Pepper sits down with NFL quarterback Chris Streveler for an honest, in-depth conversation about the mindset behind playing professional football — and the principles that carry over into every part of life. Chris went undrafted out of college, spent his early career in the CFL where he won a Grey Cup with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and earned his way onto an NFL roster the hard way. Along the way, he was cut five times, played in the same quarterback rooms as Aaron Rodgers and Lamar Jackson, and tore his ACL in back-to-back seasons. In this conversation, he opens up about all of it. You'll hear the story of how he made the New York Jets after being told he was just a "camp arm" — and threw three game-winning touchdown passes in the preseason after going three weeks without a single rep. You'll hear what Aaron Rodgers taught him about quarterback vision ("if you're trying to see everything, you're seeing nothing"), what made Lamar Jackson's greatness feel different in the building, and the mental tools Chris uses to stay ready when his name isn't called. Chris and Seth also dig into visualization, breath work, the trap of social media validation, and why "staying off the rollercoaster" is the leadership principle that's defined his career. The episode closes with Chris announcing his retirement from the NFL and sharing what's next — including his new dating app Going Steady, his quarterback coaching business, and his speaking work. Chapters: * 00:00 Intro * 00:34 Early days: football, baseball, and loving the violence of the game * 02:11 The mental game of playing quarterback * 03:36 What Aaron Rodgers taught him: "If you're trying to see everything, you're seeing nothing" * 04:13 Greatness looks different — Aaron Rodgers vs. Lamar Jackson * 07:15 Adversity is the journey: two ACL tears, two comebacks * 10:00 Going undrafted, the CFL, and winning a championship in Winnipeg * 11:17 The Twitter leak: how he found out he was cut by the Cardinals * 14:58 Tom Brady, "The Brady Six," and just sticking with it * 16:10 "I'm going to get shots up": his mantra for this season of life * 18:04 Stay off the rollercoaster * 18:54 Be where your feet are * 19:51 Lessons from his dad and high school coaches * 25:07 Why he doesn't play the game for the fans * 31:37 Coaching young quarterbacks and the mental game * 33:12 Mental tools: process, preparation, and the test on game day * 35:56 Visualization that actually works (heart rate, palms, the full environment) * 36:42 The breath: 4 seconds in, 6 seconds out * 38:50 Six hours' notice to start an NFL game * 42:37 Regulating high energy and finding neutral * 43:27 The smooth jazz pregame ritual (yes, really) * 48:40 Chasing your best vs. chasing other people * 52:36 "There are millions of people who want your job" * 53:59 Flow state and the New York Jets story * 59:28 Announcing retirement * 1:00:13 Applying the quarterback mindset to the next chapter * 1:01:42 The Butterfly Effect connection * 1:03:04 Final word: attitude, effort, work ethic * 1:04:18 Going Steady — the new values-based dating app Connect with Chris Streveler: * Instagram: @CStrevy5 * TikTok: @CStrevy5 * LinkedIn: Chris Streveler * Going Steady (dating app): Available in the App Store

What I Did Isn't Who I Am: Mark Immelman on Identity, the Masters, and the Four Pillars of Elite Performance

CBS Sports golf analyst Mark Immelman on identity, elite performance, and the Masters | Unlimit Your Potential Ep. 3 Two-time NCAA Division I champion, longtime D1 head coach, CBS Sports golf analyst, and host of the On the Mark Golf Podcast — Mark Immelman joins Seth Pepper for one of the most candid conversations on golf, mindset, and identity you'll hear this year. Mark coached his younger brother Trevor Immelman to the 2008 Masters Championship, and in this episode he tells the untold story for the first time in this format: the three putters in the bag, the plastic ball marker, and the conversation in the kitchen that changed everything. He also shares the Larry Mize moment that reframed his entire relationship with achievement — "Winning the Masters is what I did. Winning the Masters is not who I am." Along the way, Mark and Seth (two-time NCAA runner-up swimmer and brother of a national champion) dig into why coaches see greatness that athletes can't see in themselves, what separates Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, and Scottie Scheffler at the top of the game, the four pillars Mark believes every elite performance is built on, and how to find a healthy relationship with failure. If you care about peak performance, sports psychology, or what really happens behind the scenes at the highest level of professional golf, this one is for you.

"You'll Never Reach Your Potential Until…" — Ken Crenshaw on Greatness, Not-Enoughness, and 38 Years Inside Pro Baseball

What does it actually take to perform at the highest level — and stay human while you do it? In Episode 2 of Unlimit Your Potential, host Seth Pepper sits down with Ken Crenshaw, Director of Sports Medicine and Performance for the Arizona Diamondbacks and one of the most respected figures in Major League Baseball. Over 38 years in the game, Ken has worked alongside Hall of Famers Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, John Smoltz, Randy Johnson, Wade Boggs, and Paul Goldschmidt — and he's the only trainer to have been on staff for the last three pitchers ever to reach 300 career wins. But this conversation isn't really about baseball. It's about the freshman-year moment that rewired Ken's life, the framework he calls "not-enoughness," and why the greatest athletes he's ever worked with are the ones who learned to play for the love of the game — not to prove anyone wrong. Seth and Ken go deep on: – Why a coach refused to promote him to varsity — and how it changed everything– The hidden cost of "not-enoughness" in elite performers– How parents are unknowingly sabotaging their young athletes– What Paul Goldschmidt does in the dugout that nobody else does– Why "simple hard" beats talent every time– The next-play mentality and how it translates to life off the field– Building the ultimate team — in sports, in business, and at home Whether you're an athlete, a coach, a parent, a leader, or someone trying to figure out what's actually been holding you back — this one will sit with you. 🎙 ABOUT THE PODCASTUnlimit Your Potential with Seth Pepper is a podcast about the mindset, mechanics, and moments behind elite performance — in sport, business, and life. Hosted by former professional swimmer and Nike-sponsored athlete Seth Pepper.