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Hosted by Mark Perna · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 15 episodes
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Candid, high-impact conversations with combat veterans, skydivers, and entrepreneurs. Focus on the mindset, grit, and lessons learned from pushing limits—whether on the battlefield, in the air, or in business.
Mark Perna hosts The Hard Deck with Mark Perna, a society show with 15 episodes published.
Alethia Austin has spent more than two decades in skydiving — but her story starts long before the first jump. In this episode of the Hard Deck Podcast, Mark sits down with Alethia Austin, owner and publisher of Skydive
In this solo episode, Mark Perna reflects on recent skydiving fatalities and the question every skydiver eventually asks: Is it worth it? The conversation expands into life after military service, PTSD, veteran suicide,
Joe Lohmuller—better known as Moab Joe—went from sleeping in his car outside a small Cessna drop zone to becoming a wingsuit coach, competitor, and founder of Tough Turkey. In this episode of The Hard Deck, Joe shares ho
World record skydiver, author, speaker, coach, and Highlight Pro Skydiving Team co-captain Melanie Curtis joins The Hard Deck for a powerful conversation about fear, performance, healing, and what it really means to live
Brian Naiman joins Mark Perna on The Hard Deck Podcast for a wide-ranging conversation about skydiving, leadership, drop zone ownership, safety, and the future of the sport. Brian is the USPA Pacific Regional Director, a
Matt Fry is a world record skydiver, vertical formation organizer, speed skydiver, and one of the minds behind some of the biggest head-down skydiving formations ever built. In this episode of Hard Deck, Matt breaks down
Berrick Abramson is a former U.S. Marine, entrepreneur, executive coach, policy strategist, and Commissioner on the Colorado Commission on Higher Education. He is also the host of the Living Life All In podcast, where he
Raymond Adams didn’t come into skydiving photography as just another jumper with a camera on his helmet. He came from the fashion world — lighting, composition, style, attitude — and brought that eye straight into freefa
In this episode of Hard Deck, I sit down with Angie Aragon — USPA National Director, newly appointed Latin America representative, founder of USPAcourses.com, tandem and AFF examiner, FAA senior rigger, and one of the mo
In this episode, Mark Perna sits down with legendary skydiver, aerial stunt coordinator, and freefall cinematographer Joe Jennings. Joe is a pioneer of camera flying and competitive skysurfing, a World Champion, and an X
Mark sits down with Tim Jedrek of Right Rudder Marketing to talk aviation, digital marketing, flight schools, and the strange overlap between teaching people to fly and hucking people out of airplanes. Tim shares how he
In this episode of The Hard Deck , Mark Perna sits down with Jeannie Bartholomew — record-setting canopy pilot, USPA National Director , co-owner of the United States Canopy Piloting Association , and leader with Alter E
Danny Velez is a Navy veteran, former SARC (Special Amphibious Reconnaissance Corpsman), and the owner of Music City Skydiving. In this episode, Danny shares his story — growing up as an Army brat, entering the Navy at 1
In the first episode of Hard Deck, Mark Perna reconnects with his friend and fellow former Marine infantryman Trevor Cichosz — two-time World’s Toughest Mudder champion , ultra-endurance athlete, and author of Dear Grand
What is The Hard Deck? The Hard Deck is a podcast about people who live and operate close to the edge — skydivers, veterans, athletes, entrepreneurs, and high performers who’ve pushed past their limits and lived to talk
Alethia J. Austin
Skydive Mag
1 appearance on this show
Joe Lohmuller
Tough Turkey
1 appearance on this show
Angie Aragon
United States Parachute Association
1 appearance on this show
Tim Jedrek
Right Rudder Marketing
1 appearance on this show
Danny Velez
Music City Skydiving
1 appearance on this show
Jeannie Bartholomew
United States Canopy Piloting Association
1 appearance on this show
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The Hard Deck with Mark Perna is hosted by Mark Perna. The show is categorised under society (culture) and has published 15 episodes.
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