Portrait by Jason Chatfield
Teacher
Craig Weller
Jonathan Pope and Craig Weller are the founders of Building the Elite, a coaching company that trains people for the world’s toughest military special operations selection courses. Their clients have extremely high success rates because, alongside physical fitness, their training process accounts for the mental and emotional aspects of performance under stress. Through their book, website, podcast, and coaching program, they help special operators and the coaches who support them develop high levels of performance and resilience while pursuing the careers of their dreams.