Bob Parsons - Vietnam War Veteran / Founder of GoDaddy & PXG | SRS #197

Bob Parsons is a successful entrepreneur and philanthropist. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War and was awarded a Purple Heart. After graduating from college, he founded Parsons Technology, which was later sold to Intuit. He then founded GoDaddy, which became the world's largest domain name registrar. He later sold a majority stake in GoDaddy and founded YAM Worldwide. He also founded PXG, a golf club company, and The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation, which supports marginalized populations. Parsons is also the author of the bestselling book "FIRE IN THE HOLE!". Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkoujZQZatbqy4KGcgjpVxQ/join Shawn Ryan Show Links SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/@ShawnRyanShow Sign up: https://shawnryanshow.com/pages/newsletter Support the Show: https://www.patreon.com/VigilanceElite Download Free Content: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1lF-8_5jwRc5eAhzDkqqCOp-6yvd05vAw?usp=sharing Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shawn-ryan-show/id1492492083 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5eodRZd3qR9VT1ip1wI7xQ?si=59f9d106e56a4509 Follow on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@shawnryanshow Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shawnryanshow/ Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shawnryanshow/ Follow on X: https://twitter.com/ShawnRyanShow SRS Podcast Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4pqo9Uoh0WuUKxw0BmaK1yrg9Kd7E4lk #vigilanceelite #shawnryanshow Bob Parsons Links: X - ⁠https://x.com/DrBobParsons⁠  Instagram - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/drbobparsons⁠  YouTube - ⁠https://www.youtube.com/user/ThinkFast126⁠ LinkedIn - ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/thebobparsons/⁠ Website - ⁠BobParsons.com⁠ Book by Bob Parsons - https://amzn.to/3GDODMo As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases (paid links): ⁠Fire in the Hole!: The Untold Story of My Traumatic Life and Explosive Success⁠ Shawn Ryan Show Sponsors: https://www.shawnlikesgold.com⁠ https://www.meetfabric.com/shawn⁠ https://www.hillsdale.edu/srs⁠ https://www.helixsleep.com/srs⁠ https://www.tryarmra.com/srs⁠ ⁠https://www.betterhelp.com/srs⁠ This episode is sponsored by Better Help. Give online therapy a try at ⁠betterhelp.com/srs⁠ and get on your way to being your best self. ⁠ 00:00 War Stories & Introduction 00:36 Meet Bob Parsons 01:07 Early Life & Career Path 38:04 Joining the Marines 50:48 Combat & Mindset Shift 01:01:57 Wounded in Action & Recovery 01:46:58 Civilian Life & New Career 01:58:18 Building Parsons Tech 02:12:14 Founding GoDaddy 02:31:20 Super Bowl Ad Controversy 02:38:11 Golf, Philanthropy & New Passions 02:47:51 Psychedelics & Transformation 03:22:29 Spiritual Reflections & Closing Thoughts