The Grit Files

Morgan Knox is a former collegiate athlete and Grit Files producer. When she isn't helping businesses brand and market themselves, she can be found coaching on the youth lacrosse fields. She is a full time employee at RedDog Agency and is the creative director working on everything from content creation, graphic design, photography, and videography.

Being involved in youth sports herself, she has experiences that have helped shape her into the coach she is today. What is her advice for young kids in sport today? What advice does she have for parents in youth sports? Listen in to find out.

Dan Green is one of the fastest-rising names in ultrarunning today. A Pennsylvania native now based in Huntington, West Virginia, Dan first discovered endurance sports through cross country and swimming before becoming captivated by the world of ultramarathons at a young age. He steadily built a reputation for his unconventional approach to endurance racing — embracing massive 200+ mile events long before most athletes his age ever consider them.

In this episode, we are talking all things running, injury, relationships, purpose, and grit! What does Dan Green have to say about finding his passion? Tune in to this episode to find out!

Nicole Hackett is a breaking the stigma associated with mom brain. With the release of her new book, she is teaching women that their mom brain is their superpower. With the release of her new book, she is an Amazon Best Seller and was recently placed number 4 on People's Top Ten Must-Read Spring Books.

Nicole is a Harford County Native and on top of being a mom and an author, she is a biochemical patent agent for a local law firm. Listen in to this episode to hear more about her experiences that helped her write her latest novel, Mom Brain.

Lisa Foxwell, founder of StavePoint HR, and a firm believer that sustainable business success starts with people practices that are intentional, strategic, and aligned to your goal. 

After 15+ years in HR and recruiting, she launched Stave Point to help small and mid-sized companies grow through their people, not around them. Whether it's navigating a tough employee conversation or building out your leadership bench, she’s here to help you lead with clarity, compassion, and compliance. 

But beyond the org charts and policy frameworks, here’s a bit more about Lisa: 

• Wife, mom, and bonus mom in a beautifully blended family of four incredible kids 

• Avid light tackle fisher woman—nothing clears my head like time on the water 

• Fitness enthusiast and early riser 

• Fueled by coffee in the morning and whiskey by the fire in the evening 

Liv Chapman is the Co-Founder and CEO of Inner Glow Circle (IGC), an online training company designed to accelerate women coaches and entrepreneurs — and one of the fastest-growing businesses in the coaching space. Liv joined IGC in 2015, after a chance meeting with founder Katie DePaola a few years prior.

As a Washington, DC public school teacher overwhelmed with her students’ needs, her own student loans and the constraints of public education, Liv went searching for a deeper life purpose. She realized she had run her life on what other people said she “should” do, but had completely ignored what she wanted to do.

Today, Liv manages and guides our entire IGC Team and vision— of course, with healthy profit margins and plenty of room for fun. She teaches women how to shift their “shoulds” into true desire and use their life challenges as a platform to make money and do work they love. She trains thousands of women across the world on how to find their purpose, live it and actually get paid.

Dr. Queale, a board-certified MD, is a strong advocate for integrating lifestyle medicine into primary care practices and has developed an integrated approach to the delivery of primary care services in healthcare systems.

He is the author of Dying to Save You, where he stresses the importance of lifestyle intervention medicine, confronts the issues of our current health care system and offers an innovative new perspective on the primary care model.

Dr. Queale obtained his Doctorate of Medicine from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and completed his residency in Internal Medicine and his fellowship in General Internal Medicine also at Johns Hopkins. During his fellowship, he obtained his Master of Health Science degree in Clinical Epidemiology from the Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health. His research included clinical and economic outcomes after orthopedic surgery and the prevention of sports injuries. He has been in private practice for over 20 years.

We are talking all things from addiction, to sick vs. healthcare, human space flight, and so much more!

Stephen Speck is the Founder&CEO of MantiSpeck, LLC, a personal andprofessionalenhancement firm.His company provides a wide array of services,spanning from keynote speaking to leadership development, educational coaching tofitness & wellness training. Prior toMantiSpeck, Stephen was an educator forroughly a quarter century, occupying the rolesof a classroom teacher, interscholastic athleticcoach, school-based administrator, and athleticdirector. He also spent nearly four yearsoverseeing relationship management for a full-service certified public accountants (CPA)business consulting firm. Additionally, Stephenspent over half a decade competing as aprofessional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. At this point in his life, he findsserving others with the knowledge that he has acquired and experienced that hehasamassedto be most gratifying. Stephen is a proud husband to his wife anddevoted father to their two sons.

Carolyn has been a personal trainer for over a decade. Starting out in a large gym, to now owning her own fitness space and training clients on her own.

She has her undergraduate degree in Speech and Hearing disorders and her Masters in Deaf Studies. She is a certified ASL interpreter, teaching and interpreting with the deaf for over 10 years.

She pivoted to personal training by completing the NASM personal training certification. From there she received the following certification:

NASM corrective exercise certificate

Performance Enhancement Specialist certification

TRX advanced certification

VIPR Functional Level 1

Stick Mobility

Animal Flow Level 1

Precision Nutrition Level 1

Andrew Hartnett, the Founder and CEO of Formula4Success, has a rich background in corporate America, having spent over 10 years in consulting, program management, and digital transformation for leading companies like Google, Waymo, Disney, NBC Universal, and The Home Depot. His approach blends traditional business frameworks with executive coaching and research in psychology and neuroscience, helping clients achieve better results through honest introspection and a focus on knowledge, growth, and reinvention. Hartnett's expertise and dedication have been recognized by his clients, who have experienced significant portfolio growth and new product development.  

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