Uploaded July 2022 | Updated September 2026, 39 minutes ago
TRAVIS WILSON
Retired Green Beret and Founder & CEO of Alpha Elite Performance
How does a near-fatal parachute accident equate to becoming an entrepreneur?
Ask this week’s Team Never Quit guest, Travis Wilson. He served 21 years in the U.S. Army as a Green Beret and in the Special Forces. When his chute’s canopy collapsed and he “burned in,” Travis spent his recovery time developing his own line of supplement products. Listen in as Travis tells of his life transitions; his successes and failures. From a broken back, knee replacements and over a dozen surgeries to launching Alpha Elite Performance and serving as an Ambassador for the Green Beret Foundation, Travis is a picture of motivation and perseverance. Check it out.
In this episode you will hear:
• I was on a free-fall team the majority of my military career.
• On a night jump, the right side of my canopy collapsed. I was a right below 500’, so there’s no pulling reserve – just pray.
• I thought I had landed on a fence post. I broke my back, so I felt like I was impaled.
• I went to school for Exercise Science. But did I graduate? No, because “I’m not gonna miss this war.”
• I was an Army Medic.
• I stated a non-profit – Alpha Elite Performance. It’s a way for me to give back to veterans.
• My dad didn’t care if I failed or I succeeded, as long as I tried.
• My dad’s attitude was: “You’re not gonna grow up and quit.”
• When I got hurt, I thought I was gonna get kicked out, so that’s when I started my nutrition company.
• It’s a super challenge owning your own business.
• I was a security manager for Five Finger Death Punch, because I had a medical background.
• I lost 2 wives and 2 Harleys.
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Special Thanks / Credits
Executive Producer & Artwork - Andrew Brockenbush
Audio Engineer - Joey Garza
Video Editor - John Fritzsching
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About TNQ Podcast:
Each week join Retired Navy SEAL and Lone Survivor Marcus Luttrell, Morgan Luttrell, and Producer Andrew Brockenbush as they’ll take you into the “briefing room” to chat with incredible guests who share their greatest never quit stories. This humorous, heartfelt, and entertaining podcast is changing lives and has become a beacon of hope and resilience to those who are facing the impossible. One of the best ways we can support our community is to share their stories so that we might inspire others to Never Quit.
We’re bringing you real-life stories of men and women who took life’s toughest challenges and met them head-on, radically changing their own lives and inspiring others to do the same.
TRAVIS WILSON
Retired Green Beret and Founder & CEO of Alpha Elite Performance
How does a near-fatal parachute accident equate to becoming an entrepreneur?
Ask this week’s Team Never Quit guest, Travis Wilson. He served 21 years in the U.S. Army as a Green Beret and in the Special Forces. When his chute’s canopy collapsed and he “burned in,” Travis spent his recovery time developing his own line of supplement products. Listen in as Travis tells of his life transitions; his successes and failures. From a broken back, knee replacements and over a dozen surgeries to launching Alpha Elite Performance and serving as an Ambassador for the Green Beret Foundation, Travis is a picture of motivation and perseverance. Check it out.
In this episode you will hear:
• I was on a free-fall team the majority of my military career.
• On a night jump, the right side of my canopy collapsed. I was a right below 500’, so there’s no pulling reserve – just pray.
• I thought I had landed on a fence post. I broke my back, so I felt like I was impaled.
• I went to school for Exercise Science. But did I graduate? No, because “I’m not gonna miss this war.”
• I was an Army Medic.
• I stated a non-profit – Alpha Elite Performance. It’s a way for me to give back to veterans.
• My dad didn’t care if I failed or I succeeded, as long as I tried.
• My dad’s attitude was: “You’re not gonna grow up and quit.”
• When I got hurt, I thought I was gonna get kicked out, so that’s when I started my nutrition company.
• It’s a super challenge owning your own business.
• I was a security manager for Five Finger Death Punch, because I had a medical background.
• I lost 2 wives and 2 Harleys.
—
For More Fun, Follow:
Team Never Quit
Instagram: instagram.com/team_neverquit
Marcus Luttrell
Instagram: instagram.com/marcusluttrell
Morgan Luttrell:
Instagram: instagram.com/mojoluttrell
Andrew Brockenbush:
instagram.com/andrewbrockenbush
—
Support the Show
patreon.com/teamneverquit
—
Special Thanks / Credits
Executive Producer & Artwork - Andrew Brockenbush
Audio Engineer - Joey Garza
Video Editor - John Fritzsching
—
About TNQ Podcast:
Each week join Retired Navy SEAL and Lone Survivor Marcus Luttrell, Morgan Luttrell, and Producer Andrew Brockenbush as they’ll take you into the “briefing room” to chat with incredible guests who share their greatest never quit stories. This humorous, heartfelt, and entertaining podcast is changing lives and has become a beacon of hope and resilience to those who are facing the impossible. One of the best ways we can support our community is to share their stories so that we might inspire others to Never Quit.
We’re bringing you real-life stories of men and women who took life’s toughest challenges and met them head-on, radically changing their own lives and inspiring others to do the same.
