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The Determined Society with Shawn French | Adversity & Mindset

The Determined Society with Shawn French | Adversity & Mindset

Mark Sisson on Risk, Resilience and Redefining Health at 73

Oct 19, 2026 · 1h 8m

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Mark Sisson, founder of Primal Kitchen and Mark's Daily Apple, bestselling author, and co-founder of Peluva, joins Shawn French on The Determined Society for a conversation on entrepreneurship, health, longevity, failure, and determination. Mark shares how his Olympic running ambitions led to an unexpected health crisis, how years of failed ventures shaped his entrepreneurial mindset, and how he turned his unconventional approach to nutrition into Primal Kitchen, a company eventually sold to Kraft Heinz for $200 million. He and Shawn explore paleo and keto nutrition, the difference between fitness and health, why Mark believes people should walk more and run less, and his latest mission to…