Podcast Summary: Bannon’s War Room – Episode 4747: Labor Day Special 2025
Date: September 1, 2025
Host: Stephen K. Bannon
Guests: Tej Gill, Jake Seawolf, Miles Grimbert
Theme: Entrepreneurship, American Resilience, and Self-Reliance in the MAGA Movement
Overview
This Labor Day special brings together successful entrepreneurs and leaders to discuss themes of work, perseverance, entrepreneurship, and resilience—central tenets of the MAGA movement. Stephen K. Bannon hosts Navy SEAL-turned-businessman Tej Gill, preparedness expert Jake Seawolf, and supplement company founder Miles Grimbert, delving into their journeys, philosophies on failure and grit, and practical lessons for aspiring entrepreneurs. The episode also connects these stories with broader MAGA values of anti-fragility and community, offering inspiration and actionable advice.
Key Segments & Insights
1. Opening: “The Primal Scream of a Dying Regime”
(00:02–00:47)
- Bannon sets a combative, urgent tone, framing the current political moment as existential for the MAGA movement and the nation.
- He expresses frustration with media narratives and calls his audience to action:
“Ask yourself, what is my task and what is my purpose? If that answer is to save my country, this country will be saved.” — Stephen K. Bannon [00:34]
2. Tej Gill: From Navy SEAL to Coffee Entrepreneur
(03:07–14:22)
Background and Mindset Shift
- Tej Gill discusses his transition from decades of military service to building Warpath Coffee.
- Reflects on the drastic change in motivation:
“Back then it was just like war, war, war... Now I've got a total mind shift change. These days it’s about my wife, my kids, the business, and just being a good person, you know, I’ve connected with God. It’s completely different.” — Tej Gill [03:36]
Challenges of Entrepreneurship
- Began in apparel, was banned on Zuckerberg’s platforms, and pivoted to coffee.
- Bootstrapped business—no investors—and focused on product excellence and resilience.
- Practical advice for aspiring entrepreneurs:
- “Just, you know you’re gonna fail. So everybody fails. But get back up, get back on the horse... Networking, marketing, and have a good product and just keep going. Failure is part of the journey.” — Tej Gill [09:43]
- Lessons brought from SEALs: never quit, emphasize training and preparation, insist on high standards (“A tier, tier one, everything is the best”) [11:00]
Customer Connection
- Stresses the value of direct customer feedback:
“Go to the website, look at your own compatriots, people in your exact position that went and ordered the coffee and then gave a review afterwards.” — Stephen K. Bannon [12:27]
- Warpath Coffee’s growth highlighted by customer loyalty:
“We’ve got almost 13,000 five-star reviews... We bootstrapped the whole thing.” — Tej Gill [06:26]
3. Jake Seawolf: Preparedness, Resilience, and the Prepping Mainstream
(15:00–35:29)
Transition of Prepping into the Mainstream
- Bannon links the MAGA movement’s resilience to the prepper mentality.
- Emphasizes how recent natural and man-made crises have shown the value in self-reliance.
“Those folks knew something that people didn’t, that you’ve got to—You can’t depend on the government, you can’t depend on these corporations. What you have to do is depend upon yourself and your family.” — Stephen K. Bannon [22:16]
Critique of FEMA and Government Response
- Seawolf recounts failures of FEMA, bias in services, and inefficiency.
- Warns against dependence on federal aid:
“FEMA’s not your safety net, there’s a chain around your neck. They want you waiting on rations, begging for federal government to feed you. It’s their playbook—They keep you weak, scared, dependent.” — Jake Seawolf [23:19]
- Contrasts this with the ethic of “prepare, don’t beg” [24:44].
Philosophy of Preparedness & MAGA
- Links prepping to the American tradition and MAGA values of “anti-fragility,” determination, and neighborly support.
“We’re not scared because we are ready. The same reason why people conceal carry, it’s the same reason why you put on a seatbelt when you get in your car. We are ready for the inevitable.” — Jake Seawolf [23:19]
- Customer story: a woman in Florida feeds her whole neighborhood for three days after a hurricane while waiting for FEMA, illustrating community strength [30:23].
Accessibility and Practical Support
- MyPatriotSupply offers personalized consultations, payment plans, and a commitment to practical, affordable products.
“Not only do you get an American, but you also get someone who knows what they’re talking about... We help you build a plan that works for you.” — Jake Seawolf [33:39]
4. Bannon on MAGA’s Resilience and “Antifragility”
(35:36–38:29)
- Bannon reflects on the “four years in the wilderness” post-2020 election as pivotal:
“We didn’t quit. Number two, we regrouped and thought things through at a very sophisticated level. Everything you see happening today is the fruit of what happened in those four years.” — Stephen K. Bannon [36:05]
- Argues MAGA is defined by persistence and productive adaptation, not defeat.
5. Miles Grimbert: Entrepreneurship in Nutrition—Building BrickHouse & Field of Greens
(38:30–52:16)
Entrepreneurial Story
- Grimbert’s journey began at age 16 with a landscaping business, then evolved into tech, and pivoted into nutritional supplements.
“As soon as I got my driver’s license, I started a big landscaping and fixer upper company… pretty much always been entrepreneurship.” — Miles Grimbert [38:30]
- Transitioned to supplement sales, noticed the industry’s flaws (“race to the bottom”), and chose to build value through science, not just marketing.
Differentiation by Quality
- Describes how most supplements are low-quality, driven by marketing and cost-cutting.
“There’s ways you can make these products extremely cheap and then, but not really do what they say they’re going to do.” — Miles Grimbert [45:34]
- Field of Greens uses whole, freeze-dried fruits and vegetables (not extracts), backed by transparent formulation and scientific validation.
Scientific Validation
- Auburn University study shows Field of Greens slows the progression of biological age.
“We partnered up with Auburn to do a study… and after extensive studies, we were able to see that Field of Greens did lower your biological age from increasing too rapidly.” — Miles Grimbert [48:01]
Transparency and Engagement
- BrickHouse publishes nutrition facts and research prominently for its audience, trusting customers to do their own homework [49:39].
- Distinction from competitors is both in product quality and customer empowerment.
Notable Quotes & Timestamps
- “This is the primal scream of a dying regime... Pray for our enemies because we’re going medieval on these people.” — Stephen K. Bannon [00:02]
- “Just, you know you’re gonna fail. So everybody fails. But get back up, get back on the horse, you know, you have to keep going and use the failures as lessons... That’s life, right? Problem solving, keep going.” — Tej Gill [09:43]
- “FEMA’s not your safety net, there’s a chain around your neck... But you know, as patriots, that’s not who we are. And you call us crazy for being prepared. I call us ready.” — Jake Seawolf [23:19]
- “We didn’t quit. We regrouped and thought things through at a very sophisticated level... That’s being resilient, that’s being antifragile. That’s the manifestation of that.” — Stephen K. Bannon [36:05]
- “I wanted to create a super high quality product and not just be a marketing gimmick... There’s a race to the bottom versus the high quality products on the market.” — Miles Grimbert [38:30 & 45:34]
Segment Timestamps
- Opening & Monologue: [00:02–00:47]
- Tej Gill Interview (Entrepreneurship Journey): [03:07–14:22]
- Preparedness, FEMA, & Self-Reliance (Jake Seawolf): [15:00–35:29]
- MAGA Movement Resilience: [35:36–38:29]
- Miles Grimbert & Entrepreneurial Insights in Nutrition: [38:30–52:16]
Conclusion: Essential Takeaways for the Audience
- Entrepreneurship is built on resilience, discipline, repeated failure, and a refusal to quit—qualities drawn directly from military and MAGA values.
- Purpose-driven work, community, and faith are central motivators for both individual and movement success.
- Be antifragile: Prepare for setbacks, adapt, and build systems that benefit your family and community independent of government/establishment reliance.
- Product excellence, transparency, and customer feedback are core to long-term business success in any field.
Final Thought:
On this Labor Day special, the War Room spotlights “the right stuff”—not just for entrepreneurs, but for citizens committed to personal responsibility, national renewal, and the unyielding work of saving their country.