Amy Mitchell grew up in West Texas where she was a standout athlete and a gifted academic. Amy left home early, becoming a pediatric trauma ICU nurse. Amy is a proud mom of 4; she is of Mexican and Indian descent and has never met a gun she doesn’t like.

An amazing young woman who gained prominence by
documenting her firearms training from day 1 on her hit Youtube channel American Gun Chic. She trains extensively with elite level tactical instructors and currently works as a lead instructor in Houston, TX at American HoneyBadger USA. The American HoneyBadger program is by far the
most complete women’s self defense focused training program in America. She can be found at AmericanHoneyBadgerUSA.com or on her popular Instagram and YouTube Channel American Gun Chic.

A Tennessee lighting designer with a flair for the extreme, Danny’s not just known for making famous people look good on stage. With urban escape and evasion expertise, TCCC certification, and as a self-defense instructor for conflict zone-bound missionaries, he’s a force to be reckoned with. Danny rounds out his skills with top-tier firearms training and a strong martial arts background. A devoted husband and father of three girls, he’s motivated to stay fit, prepared, and eager to show Surviving Mann what a well-trained civilian can achieve.

Dave hails from Science Hill, Kentucky. He and his wife met in New York City where they were both living and working and they quickly decided that their face-paced, stressful life wasn’t the path they wanted to continue on. They left it all behind and moved to a very remote, backwoods setting in south-central Kentucky. Dave was heavily inspired to live a more self-reliant, more meaningful, simple life. Dave became a Firefighter/EMT in order to become a better version of himself and be able to protect his family and community. Dave decided to pursue one of his life-long passions, archery and bow making. And his business Mead Longbows was born. Dave has been a martial artist his entire life and believes archery has a natural, true mind, body, spirit connection.
In conjunction with archery, Dave has been practicing primitive survival skills since he was a child and is a master at hunting and tracking. Dave can be found on YouTube at Dave Mead Does (self reliance survival channel) and Mead Longbows (archery channel).

Moving to the US on his own at 17 this IT professional finds himself outdoors every day pushing himself to do the things that most 61 years olds never dream of. Running miles every day only to sometimes bike for another 20 before feeding the dogs or kids, this Marine Sharpshooter finds himself loving life on his farm in Rye Colorado, at the gun range teaching 4H youth program or on the slopes the last day of ski season.

This emergency physician has a passion for serving her country and community. As a former Army JAG officer and former police officer, she gained the training and experience that drove her to compete in American Ninja Warrior, Military Edition at age 47. Now at 51, she’s ready to show the competition that she’s got the drive and determination to be the last person standing.

Starting in the early 70’s Joe became interested in extreme sports. Rock Climbing, Rugby, Long Distance Paddling and Trail Running, Triathlon, etc. In 1998 Joe attended Odyssey Adventure Racing Academy which was owned by Don Mann and set for a week of training and concluded with entry into a 2-day Adventure Race called the Endorphin Fix. Over the last 25 Years, Joe has completed Adventure Races, ran countless Ultras, rode Centuries and signed up for Triathlons. Through his journeys, Joe raced against some of the greatest endurance athletes in the country.
At the time of filming Season 2 of Surviving Mann, Joe was 68. He competed through the season while also battling blood cancer. Despite this, Joe managed to keep moving forward and competing better than ever! To Joe, he feels like he’s just getting going!

This 45 year old retired Army National Guard veteran from southeast Minnesota, is no stranger to endurance challenges. Having competed in SEALFIT Kokoro, 100 mile races and multiple ultra marathons, he knows he’s got the endurance to last beyond the competition and face Mann.

Richard began his career in real estate as a mortgage broker more than 35 years ago and throughout the years has owned several real estate franchises and quickly became the top mortgage loan originator in the nation during the early 2000s. In 2018 Richard became semi-retired and started shooting competitively in USPSA and IDPA 3-gun shooting matches then in 2019 decided to become a firearms instructor for pistol, rifle, and shotgun. Richard is credentialed by NRA, USCCA, CRPA, and CA-DOJ.