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Bryce Meredith's Perspective | Ep. 31 Jan 25, 2020

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3x NCAA All-American and 2020 Olympic Hopeful Bryce Meredith joined the show to talk about growing up in Wyoming, his wrestling career, and his future in MMA. We dive into a ton of topics around perspective and mindset including opportunity, sacrifice, success, happiness, and more.

- Growing up in Wyoming
- Opportunity > Sacrifice
- Going to NC State and Coming Home
- Going to the NJ RTC
- Losing NCAA’s & Not Wavering
- Not Complaining
- Last Chance Qualifier In Focus
- Passion in Wrestling -> MMA
- Building a Brand & Content Game
- Champion in Life, Success is Happiness
- Bryce Askes Me about My Background

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Getting to Know Nick Lee | Ep. 30 Jan 20, 2020

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2x All-American and 2020 Olympic Hopeful Nick Lee has already developed quite the wrestling career. Episode 30 catches up with the Nittany Lion as he's in the heart of the grind towards a Big 10, NCAA, and Olympic Championship in 2020. Before those big competitions, Justin had a conversation with Nick Lee to get to know the Penn State junior a bit more!

- Start in Wrestling
- Getting Better Young
- Enjoying the Sport
- Being Homeschooled Senior Year
- What Led You To Penn State
- Being Surrounded with Greatness at PSU
- Differences between Junior Level & College Wrestling
- Wrestling is What He Does, It’s Not Who He Is
- Balancing Wrestling & Life
- Working Towards Being an NCAA Champion
- The Process of Getting Your Mind Right After a Loss
- Balancing NCAA & Olympic Goals
- Differences Between Folkstyle & Freestyle
- Trusting Your Coaches
- Off the Mat Aspirations
- Olympic Trials in State College

The Jason Nolf Interview | Ep. 29 Jan 16, 2020

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He doesn't do many interviews and isn't in media much, but that's not because the 3x NCAA Champion/4x NCAA Finalist doesn't have the stories and insight. 2020 Olympic Hopeful Jason Nolf left a legacy at Penn State of being one of the best collegiate wrestlers of all time. How did he do it? What're the backstories? What's next? We talk about all that and more.

Order of Conversation & Topics:

- The Young Start with Wrestling
- Hating to Lose at 5 years Old
- Getting Better at a Young Age
- The Role of Faith in Jason’s Career
- Doing Things God’s Way
- The Path to Penn State
- Not Talking a College Visit
- The Penn State Teammate Effect
- Running To the Center of the Mat
- Laying The Ankle Bands Down
- The Hodge Trophy Distraction
- Having Fun & Scoring Points
- Learning from Both Wins & Losses
- Having High Self-Expectations
- Resetting Expectations
- Putting Career in God’s Hands
- NCAA Championship Feelings
- Meeting Maddie
- Balancing Engagement/Wedding with Wrestling
- Missing Being a Penn State Athlete
- Transitioning to Freestyle & Senior Level
- Working Towards an Olympic Gold
- The 74kg Field

This is Thomas Gilman | Ep. 28 Jan 10, 2020

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It was great chatting with 2017 World Silver Medalist Thomas Gilman just ahead of his trip to Italy & Russia to compete in a few tough tournaments. The Iowa Hawkeye and Olympic Hopeful is loved by many and has one of the biggest personalities in the sport, but his internet absence keeps many of his stories from being heard as much as they ought to be! Today, enjoy 45 minutes of stories and insight from Thomas Gilman.

Order of Topics:

- Early Start in Wrestling
- Wanting to be an Olympic Champ “In all 3 Styles”
- Getting Better Early On
- Young Adversity
- Relationship with Terry Brands
- Losing to Cory Clark
- Proper Perspective
- Righting the Wrongs
- Losing to Cory Clark
- Importance of Routine
- Breaking Out of the “Shy” Shell
- “The Persona”
- Favorite “Persona” Moment
- Sitting Out in Finals/Ramo’s Stressed Out
- Taking Time Off in 2019
- Thoughts on Social Media
- The Thomas Gilman Brand
- The Olympics & Olympic Trials
- Competing in Italy
- Micic Should be Tried for Treason
- Process Goals

Some Stories From Vincenzo Joseph | Ep. 27 Jan 04, 2020

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What 2x NCAA Champ/3x NCAA Finalist doesn't have a good story? 2020 Olympic Hopeful Vincenzo Joseph is no different. On Episode 27, the Nittany Lion Senior stops by to talk about his wrestling story; from practicing at a young age with Spencer Lee to wrestling Nolf at the Farrell to what it's like to run out at Rec Hall. Cenzo has no shortage of good stories, laughs and high-level insight. Enjoy!

General Flow of Topics:

- Start in Wrestling
- Good at Young Age
- Getting Better & Leveling up
- Practicing with Spencer Lee & Nolf Young
- Having Fun
- Dealing with Adversity
- Balancing Big Wins & Losses
- Self Awareness
- Wrestling Nolf at the Farrell
- Olympic Goals
- Wrapping Up a Penn State Career

A Chat with Lauren Burroughs | Ep. 26 Dec 31, 2019

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Being the wife to arguably the greatest wrestler in the world, Lauren has insights no one else has been privileged with. It was a pleasure catching up with good friend Lauren Burroughs and chatting about her story, her relationship with Jordan and diving into the personal brand-building and social media discussion.

General Flow Of Topics:

- Building a Brand in Wrestling & Putting In The Work- Initial & Start in Wrestling
- Writing Career , Personal Desires
- How Lauren & Jordan Met
- Any Idea What Would Ensue in This Relationship?
- Selflessness to Focus on "dream-sharing"
- The Evolution of The Relationship with JB’s Success
- Navigating Brand/Family Sponsorship Deals
- Experiencing the Highs/Lows of Success As a Family
- Ability to Decipher Opportunity vs Distraction
- The Role of Faith in The Marriage
- Balancing Social & Life
- Engaging with Your Audience
- Secrecy & Transparency
- More Brand-Building Talk
- Baby Watch

The Impact of Joey McKenna's Faith | Ep. 25 Dec 24, 2019

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Fresh off an awesome performance at the US Open/Senior Nationals, Joey McKenna joins the show as we talk about his story & his faith. Many of us are guilty of not giving God the glory due because honestly, so often we're focused on what we don't have. Joey set his mind & heart right after leaving Stanford and he says its the best thing he did in his wrestling career! Here's the order of topics for today's show:

- Jersey Wrestling Start
- Why Joey Went Greco Young
- Decisions Behind Going to Stanford/Ohio State
- Impact of Faith on Career
- Last Year’s WTT Failure
- Managing the Highs & Lows
- The Move to Penn RTC
- Olympic Trials Prep
- Post-Wrestling Aspirations
- Signing with ScrapLife

It’s Izzy Style! This is the Israel Martinez Story | Ep. 24 Dec 19, 2019

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Pumped to have coach Izzy Martinez on the show for episode 24. I got a lot of good feedback on the Chris Bono episode and to play off of that, I wanted to bring another high-level coach with value & entertainment on the show! Before he was coaching Jon Jones & Holly Holm to championships in the UFC Octagon, and coaching a top 10 high school program, Izzy was an elite-level youth & amateur wrestler and also had his fair shares and ups and downs. Today, we dive into the Izzy Story!

Rough Order of Topics:

- Izzy as a Wrestler
- Not Making it in Iowa City
- Being A “18-22-Year-old Trainwreck”
- What Early Failure Taught
- The Transition from Athlete to Coaching
- Chasing Opportunity
- Entering MMA
- Self Awareness
- Mental Health
- Social Media

Meet 74kg James Green | Ep. 23 Dec 12, 2019

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He's had a ton of success throughout his career, but an Olympic/World Championship alludes James Green. His losses that led to Bronze & Silver Medals at the '15 and '17 World Championships were to Olympic & World Champions. Now, he'll have to win a bracket that includes multiple World & Olympics Champions just to make the team. What will James have to do to make the team and win an Olympic Championship? What has got him to where he is now? We talk about all that and more just a few days removed from James competing in Russia at 74kg this past weekend. Tune in to episode 23 and meet the 74kg version of James Green.
Order of Topics:
- Jersey Start in Wrestling
- Stopping Playing Football
- The Nebraska Connection
- The Career Grind
- Losses to World/Olympic Champions
- What The Grind Has Taught James
- Definition of Success
- The Transition to 74kg
- Fatherhood
- Business & branding
- Post-Competition Plans
- What Wrestling Means to JG
- What the Next 4 Months Look Like

'Jump Around' with Chris Bono | Ep. 22 Dec 05, 2019

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Chris Bono has had a wild career as both an athlete and a coach. Over the past decade, Coach Bono has continued to jump levels as a coach, much as he did as an athlete, using the same principles and mindset throughout both. He's not done yet and fresh into his second season as Wisconsin head coach, he's more excited than ever! It was fun diving into a plethora of topics in this conversation.

Conversation Flow & Order of Topics:

- Accolades the Proudest Of
- Wrestling in Pennsylvania & Florida
- Biggest Contribution to Success
- The transition from Athlete to Coach
- Evolving as a Coach
- Most Important Time as a Coach
- Establishing Culture
- Big Loss to Iowa
- Giving Seth Gross a Second Chance
- Coaching Seth to Win NCAA’s
- Thoughts on Social Media
- Excitement for the Future

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