Recon Marine Fox Special Forces Host Rudy Reyes Part Two | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 157

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Mike Ritland interviews Rudy Reyes, a former Marine Recon veteran of Generation Kill, about his post-military career struggles and eventual success. Reyes recounts his difficult transition out of Recon, failed business ventures in fitness DVDs, State Department counterterrorism work in East Africa, a period of substance abuse, and eventual breakthrough into entertainment through modeling, Call of Duty, and hosting the SAS reality show. He candidly discusses navigating the contracting world, entertainment industry politics, and finding purpose working with people.

Key takeaways

• Reyes describes struggling to adjust after leaving Recon, attempting fitness DVD ventures that failed due to inexperience with business and entertainment industry dynamics
• He recounts 10 years doing State Department and DHS work, primarily training missions in Kenya and Uganda, where he found community engagement and economic development more effective than direct action against Al-Shabaab
• Reyes credits documentary filmmaker James Bluemel’s Oscar-winning ‘Once Upon a Time in Iraq’ with reviving his entertainment career, leading to Call of Duty character work and hosting the SAS/Special Forces reality competition shows

Episode details: published October 8, 2023 · 39K views · 1:24:46 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Stories told by Mike Ritland’s podcast guests are the guests’ own accounts, attributed to them — not independently verified. Commentary is Ritland’s, presented as his analysis.

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