When Strava Meets Capture The Flag

Pitching Shark Tank is Simple, But Not Easy

Author

Dr. Rob Bell
December 05, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes

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Destin Bell is the founder of Card.io, the platform transforming how athletes, creators, and everyday performers build consistency and accountability. 

Destin’s work centers on discipline, daily habits, and showing up with purpose. He has appeared on Shark Tank as well as Squid Game: The Challenge.

  • 3 – The Twin War That Built a Competitor

  • 6:55 – When Public Speaking Became a Combat Sport

  • 7:52 – The Graduation Speech They Tried to Cut

  • 9:33 – The Moment the Room Cried and He Arrived

  • 12:25 – Confidence Wasn’t Taught — It Was Engineered

  • 17:50 – When Words Became Weapons, Not Homework

  • 20:00 – The Childhood Game That Created a CEO

  • 21:00 – Why Discipline Alone Never Wins the Long Game

  • 22:59 – Seeing Someone Who Looks Like You Shifted the Ceiling

  • 29:50 – Rock Bottom on an Attic Floor Became a Launch Pad

  • 30:36 – COVID Didn’t Just End Plan B — It Forced Plan Only

  • 35:55 – Identity Rebuilt Under Pressure and No Exit

  • 40:22 – Shark Tank Came Calling (Literally)

  • 41:34 – From “Is This a Scam?” to “Pack Your Bags”

  • 42:47 – When the Pitch Stopped Feeling Like a Pitch

  • 47:16 – The Pause That Took Back Power

  • 47:40 – Silence as Strategy: Negotiation in Neutral

  • 51:34 – When TV Ended but the Relationships Didn’t

  • 55:17 — Inside Squid Game Dorm life, elimination pressure, and life on one of Netflix’s most watched shows.

  • 1:02:31 — The “now what?” gap Emotional and psychological drop after a major achievement.

  • 1:03:10 — Forward focus Shift toward investing, development, and new opportunities.

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