The Championship Mindset Podcast

Today on the Championship Mindset Podcast we speak with David Nurse. David is an NBA life and optimization coach, author, and worldwide motivational speaker. A former professional basketball player and coach with the Brooklyn Nets, David has personally helped over 150 NBA players with their personal and professional development on and off the court. David’s first book, Pivot & Go is a compelling, hands-on blueprint to changing course and leading the life you want to live—today. In December 2021, David released his second book, Breakthrough: A Sure-Fire Guide to Realizing Your Potential, Pushing Through Limitations, and Achieving Things You Didn’t Know Were Possible. We hope you enjoy our conversation with David Nurse.

This week on the Championship Mindset Podcast we speak with Heather Monahan. She is a 2-time best-selling author and was recently named a Top 50 Keynote Speaker in the World. Heather is also the host of the highly rated Creating Confidence Podcast. Her TedX talk has been translated into 6 languages. Her most recent book, Overcome Your Villains was released in November 2021. We hope you enjoy our conversation with Heather Monahan.

This week welcome Charles Schultz to The Championship Mindset Podcast. Charles is a former Division 1 baseball player at Youngstown State University where he was a First Team Freshmen All-American. Following his college career, he has provided coaching and training to young athletes. Charles is the host of the Edge of Greatness podcast and the author of his new book, Be Great: Lessons Learned From a Life in the Dirt. We hope you enjoy our conversation with Charles Schultz.

Today on the Championship Mindset Podcast we welcome Nick Buonocore. Nick is the Founder of The Reformed Sports Parent and the host of the Reformed Sports Project Podcast. RSP’s mission is to restore healthy balance and perspective in all areas of sport, through education and advocacy. Nick is a former National Champion and All Conference baseball player at N.C. Wesleyan. We hope you enjoy our conversation with Nick Buonocore.

This week on The Championship Mindset Podcast we speak with author and motivational speaker, Chad Foster. Chad’s new book, Blind Ambition, details his amazing story of how he went from victim to visionary after losing his eyesight in his early 20’s. He turned this life changing event into a successful career in business as an executive and later becoming the first blind graduate of the Harvard Business School leadership program. Chad is also an avid downhill skier which we talk about during our interview. We hope you enjoy our conversation with Chad Foster.

This week on the Championship Mindset Podcast we speak former Professional Lacrosse player Chris Bocklet. Chris won a MLL Championship in 2015 with the Denver Outlaws. Prior to his professional career, Chris was a stand out player for the Virginia Cavaliers where he was a three-time All-American and member of the 2011 National Championship Team. On New Year’s Day 2021, Chris suffered a life-threatening head injury while riding his long board on vacation in Del Ray Beach, Florida. The serious injury caused seizures and took both his speech and memory which led to a long recovery. We hope you enjoy our conversation with Chris Bocklet.

Today’s guest on the Championship Mindset Podcast is Hannah Huesman. Hannah was recently named the Mental Performance Coordinator with the Texas Rangers. Prior to her time with the Rangers, she spent several years with the Philadelphia Phillies. Hannah also travels for speaking engagements on how training your mental skills can help any performer. She is also the host of #MentalSweatMonday on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn where she posts a one-minute video every Monday to help others work on their mental game. We hope you enjoy our conversation with Hannah Huesman.

This week we welcome Mind Size CEO, Christian Straka to the Championship Mindset Podcast. Christian has been practicing mindfulness for many years and developed a unique approach to mindset training through methodologies for applying evidence based mindfulness techniques to sports. A former professional tennis player, Christian turned to coaching following a career ending injury. He has coached multiple top 10 players throughout their tennis careers. In addition to his personal and corporate clients, Christian is also the Global Mindset Coach for Adidas Runners. We hope you enjoy our conversation with Christian Straka.

Today on the Championship Mindset Podcast we speak with Janine Tucker. Janine recently announced that she was stepping away as the Women’s Lacrosse Head Coach at Johns Hopkins University. During her 29 year career at Hopkins, she was named IWLCA Regional Coach of the Year five times while leading the Blue Jays to over 300 wins. Prior to her time at Hopkins, Janine was an Assistant Coach at her alma mater Loyola University Maryland where she was an All-American player as well. In addition, Janine has authored or co-authored six books. We hope you enjoy our conversation with Janine Tucker.

This week on the Championship Mindset Podcast we welcome Damon West. Damon is a college professor, nationally known keynote speaker and best-selling author of The Coffee Bean which he co-authored with Jon Gordon. He is also the author of his autobiography, The Change Agent: How a Former College QB Sentenced to Life in Prison Transformed His World, which was published just three years after his release from a Texas maximum-security prison. A former Division 1 starting quarterback at the University of North Texas, Damon’s promising future would be sidetracked by a career ending injury which lead to drug use that spiraled into a life of crime. Today, Damon lives a life of recovery and service sharing his story all over the country. We hope that you enjoy our conversation with Damon West.