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War isn’t uncommon for a two-star General in the US Army, but when the war is mental illness, the rules of engagement are different. Today’s guest on The Bear Essentials, Gregg Martin is a retired US Army General who suffers from bipolar disorder. Gregg F. Martin, PhD, Major General, US…

War isn’t uncommon for a two-star General in the US Army, but when the war is mental illness, the rules of engagement are different. Today’s guest on The Bear Essentials, Gregg Martin is a retired US Army General who suffers from bipolar disorder. Gregg F. Martin, PhD, Major General, US…

Remember when you were an athlete, how you looked, how you felt and the confidence that came along with it. Today’s guest on The Bear Essentials, Javen Palmer was a former world class athlete with the Crystal Palace football club. He then started working in the corporate world & had…

Imagine getting to work and you get a call from the FBI to return home immediately as they have a warrant for your arrest. Today’s guest on The Bear Essentials, Craig Stanland, lived this experience. In 2012, Craig Stanland made a choice that would cost him everything. After exploiting the…

Did you know that you can lose up to 8% of your muscle mass per decade starting in your 30s. Today’s guest on The Bear Essentials, Bill Vogel joins us to discuss living longer and still kicking ass while we age. After experiencing his own “rock bottom” Bill became interested…

Imagine if the choices you made had you facing a potential life sentence in prison. Today’s guest on The Bear Essentials, Ed Hennings, was sentenced to a 40-year prison sentence. After serving 20 years, he took his experience and used it to fortify his mind and will. Determining that when…

Today’s leaders have a responsibility to inspire the leaders of tomorrow. On this episode of The Bear Essentials, we are joined by retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel Oak McCulloch who has lived his life by this motto. Throughout his decorated 23-year career in the United States Army and various civilian…

Imagine leaving your stable corporate career to start a BBQ brand during a pandemic. Today’s guest on The Bear Essentials, former USMC combat veteran, Greg Fischer, did just that. Greg shares his experience from the military and how that translated into his corporate life and ultimately into his current career…

Imagine your child walks out of your life for reasons out of your control. Would you feel shame, maybe guilt or just be emotionally broken. Eric Brooker lived with that shame until he had a realization, “I AM ENOUGH”. In this interview Eric opens up about the situation regarding his…

Would you have the guts to admit fraud? On the 9th of April 2021, the chief of Bellatorum Resources, a Texas-based energy fund, wrote an email to his stakeholders, admitting to having squandered millions of their dollars. Chris Bentley was that man and today he joins me on “The Bear…

At a young age his parents divorced, and as a way of coping, he watched his mother turn to food abuse. Watching what his mother was going through, he had a decision to make, live in this environment and develop the same self-destructive habits or choose the gym. Thankfully for…

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In this episode I speak with Brad Ritter who started School of Grit after he graduated from SEALFit’s infamous Kokoro Camp, which is renowned as the world’s toughest civilian training. After graduation he wanted to find a way to serve others and help people take control of their lives and…

"Morning Coffee With The Bear" is a way for "The Bear Essentials" host Charles Wallace to connect more directly with the audience and will premiere weekly on Sunday mornings at 7:00 AM EST. These episodes will have an audience participation focus as Charles will look to answer your questions. Please…

"Morning Coffee With The Bear" is a way for "The Bear Essentials" host Charles Wallace to connect more directly with the audience and will premiere weekly on Sunday mornings at 7:00 AM EST. These episodes will have an audience participation focus as Charles will look to answer your questions. Please…

In this episode, I speak with Ian Hill. Humanitarian. Business Leader. Award- Winning Social Innovator. Professional Development Pioneer. World Record Breaker. These are some of the words often used when referring to Ian Hill. Whether running a multi-million-dollar business operation with over 1,000 employees or spearheading first-of-their-kind, life-changing community projects,…

Tony Horton is the wildly popular creator of the best-selling fitness series: P90X®, P90X2®, P90X3®, and Ten Minute Trainer®, and most recently his 22-Minute military inspired workout, 22 Minute Hard Corps®. Tony is a world-class motivational speaker and the author of top-selling books “Bring It”, Crush It!” and his latest…

Tony Horton is the wildly popular creator of the best-selling fitness series: P90X®, P90X2®, P90X3®, and Ten Minute Trainer®, and most recently his 22-Minute military inspired workout, 22 Minute Hard Corps®. Tony is a world-class motivational speaker and the author of top-selling books “Bring It”, Crush It!” and his latest…

In this episode I speak with former British Royal Marine commando and triple amputee Mark Ormrod. We discuss his time in the military including the incident in Afghanistan that left him a triple amputee. We also speak about his book, Man Down, the upcoming movie based on his book and…

In this episode, I interview fitness expert, human movement specialist and adventure athlete, Matt Scarfo about his journey to base camp at Mount Everest. This expedition was fueled by love, rage and desperation and was an attempt to raise money and awareness about Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. This is such a…

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In this episode I speak about the importance of finding your "WHY".

In this episode, I speak with author of "The Mental Wellness Diet", Justin Bethoney. His journey to becoming a healing professional began prior to entering nurse practitioner school. He didn't realize it at the time, but his undergraduate education would set him on a path of service. Justin's original aim…

In this episode I speak with Brian Sachetta, author of the "Get Out of Your Head" book series, a collection of personal development works focused on helping readers overcome various forms of mental illness. The first entry in that series, "Get Out of Your Head: A Toolkit for Living with…