23: Survivor Season 43 Champion and Heart Valve Specialist - Mike Gabler

Playing the Unassuming Assassin in Survivor Season 43 With Mike Gabler AKA The AlliGabler

In this episode we have the Survivor Season 43 Champion take us beneath the surface of his game play to understand how he was able to navigate the primal side of tribal council to near perfection. Mike Gabler is a Heart Valve Specialist by training and profession, who has a penchant for helping people. He's a lover of life and he takes us on his journey to get busy living, or get busy dying, where he chooses the former. His motto is, "Life is short, life is now. You've got to live it." That's his spin to the teachings of 1800's existential philosopher, Soren Kierkegaard, to anchor infinite possibility with necessity.

Gabler is a living testament to taking action and living life to the fullest. He graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University, but not before becoming the Texas state light heavyweight boxing champion in 1992. From there he broke out into a career in the medical device field which allowed him to work with legends in the industry that ultimately led him to a cutting edge technology and practice called, TAVR, or Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. He's worked his way up through hard work and taking action following the philosophy of Patient, Practice, Program. This has brought him immense success in his career by always putting the patient first.

As if the success in his career wasn't enough to put on his resume, he decided to apply for Survivor before the age of 50 years old where he ultimately made it on by the age of 52. His resume boasts record breaking time in the bucket challenge which one him immunity, record breaking time in the fire challenge to get to the final three (his record was short lived as Season 44 player set a new record), and he is the very first Survivor winner to donate all of his winnings to charity.

Make sure to tune into this episode Relatively Uncharted to hear the incredible story of one of the most interesting, selfless, genuine persons you will come across. It's only fitting that Gabler has made a career as a Heart Valve Specialist because his heart is full. Join us to share in this amazing persons story!

Favorite Book: Empire of the Summer Moon by S.C. Gwynne

Favorite Movie: Dune: Parts One and Two

Favorite Song: I Wanna Be Somebody by W.A.S.P.

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