Jessie Iwuji '10 - USNA Grad, Navy Football Player, Navy Officer,  & NASCAR Driver

So today we're joined by Jesse who is a class of 2010 graduate from the United States Naval Academy and was a member of the football team in 2007 when Navy beat Notre Dame in South bend for the first time in 43 years in triple overtime.

So we talk, we talk about that story, but we also talk about a ton of other things. We talk about Jessie's time at the Naval Academy, some of the struggles that he had with swimming. We jump into his career as a surface warfare officer. His transition to the reserves, his transition into professional NASCAR driving as well, his entrepreneurial ventures, including a drag racing event company and a trucking and transportation company.

Jesse is an extremely impressive individual. This opportunity to talk with him was a ton of fun. We share insight on a broad variety of topics about the Naval Academy and life after the Naval Academy.

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