NATE BOYER | Iron Minds | Ep 9 | FULL EPISODE

Special Guest Nate Boyer is a renaissance man. He’s a former active-duty Green Beret, who is also a world traveler, a philanthropist, and a community leader.
Boyer played college football as a walk-on for the prestigious University of Texas despite never playing a down of organized football. He is a former member of the Seattle Seahawks professional football team. In 2016, Nate met with Colin Kaepernick during his protest, and inspired him to take a knee instead of sitting during the national anthem.
Boyer’s belief that “Anything is Possible” has served him well throughout his life and has made him especially fit to speak about finding one’s passions and living with purpose for other people. Nate’s can-do attitude is contagious and his inspirational story resounds with any audience; students, veterans, businesspersons, athletes, and people from all walks of life can take something away from his unique story.

PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS:
(5:28) Nate explains how the events of 9/11 personally affected him and shares that purchasing a plane ticket to Sudan changed his life.

(21:10) Nate speaks on how he tackles big goals by breaking them down into smaller, more attainable goals, which ultimately led him to become a Green Beret and make it to the NFL.

(31:05) Nate discusses the moment when he finally felt whole on the plane ride to Sudan.

(35:39) Nate talks about his dream of playing college football and reveals that he watched YouTube videos while deployed in Iraq to learn how to play football.

(39:00) Nate reminisces about leading the Seattle Seahawks out of the tunnel with the American flag. He shares what was going through his mind during that powerful moment.

(43:19) Nate speaks on founding the MVP program with Jay Glazer. The program helps former players and vets find purpose and identity when the uniform comes off.

(53:37) Nate talks about his relationship with Colin Kaepernick and explains the thought process behind his open letter. He chronicles their first meeting and how the “taking a knee” protest came to be.

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