Episode 95: I Can Do Anything with Sophie Hilaire
“There was a feeling in me that just felt really whole and I had everything I ever wanted. I didn’t want to leave.”
In this episode, Sophie Hilaire, a U.S. Army Veteran and Business Consultant with an MBA from the Wharton School of Business who has summited Mount Everest, joins us to share her story of resolve and confidence and how she’s used them both to fuel the voice that calls her to adventure. Sophie also discusses:
2:20 - Her upbringing and her belief that she can do anything
6:40 - Bringing out her confidence
8:20 - Tiger parenting
11:35 - Trauma passing through different generations
15:15 - What to do with this information
16:05 - How to reprogram your DNA
18:40 - Her time at West Point
23:20 - Being deployed to Afghanistan
26:20 - Her Guinness World Record
30:50 - The military to business consulting
34:30 - Seeking the best
38:05 - Summiting Mount Everest
43:00 - Witnessing death
50:00 - Her time living in a van
53:30 - Her inner rebel
55:55 - A thread that connects her life and past generations
59:15 - Her hope for the 14 generations that will come after her
1:00:20 - What’s next for her
1:02:22 - How people can follow her journey
1:04:00 - Who would play her in a Hollywood movie
You can learn more about Sophie by following her on Instagram @sophiehilaire, on YouTube, or on LinkedIn. You can also learn about her organization Free Rein by visiting Free-Rein.co and her upcoming podcast Blah Blah Black Sheep on Apple Podcasts.
See below for photos Sophie shared from her adventures.
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