A 10,000-pound boulder, a stage stacked with real cash, and 2,000 contestants trying to read the future with zero info. We’re telling our Beast Games origin story as a squad, sharing the moments that bonded us fast, the hilarious mix-ups that came with the jerseys, and the Vegas “mental math” that had grown adults building alliances around games that never even existed.

From Toronto prep to bus-ride puzzles, we get into the culture of sharing and over-preparing, including an early attempt at using an AI agent to study old game shows and predict what might come next. Then we relive the emotional gut-punch of thinking we were eliminated on the towers, hugging it out, and the instant high of getting pulled back in. If you’ve ever had a moment that flipped your mindset from “don’t lose” to “play to win,” you’ll feel this one.

We also zoom out into the behind-the-scenes lessons: why Beast Industries moves like a founder-led startup, how Jimmy thinks in metrics and bottlenecks, and why “tell me how it can be possible” is a business mindset worth stealing. We end with gratitude for the crew who went above and beyond, the real impact of philanthropy and rare disease support, and a ridiculous pitch for what a Beast Games for dads would look like.

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