LEAH HOWARD has effectively utilized her role as a mentee to master the commitment it takes to pursue her dreams while being a light in the lives of others. Her passion for making a difference in the world has positioned her to impact the lives of thousands of students through teaching and counseling experiences. 

 Leah received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education from the illustrious Spelman College, followed by a Master of Arts Degree in Counseling from Georgia State University. Leah has presented at multiple counseling conferences in the southeastern region and is currently pursuing her Ph.D in the counseling field. Leah is completing her clinical studies within Grady Hospital's Behavioral Health Unit through Emory University School of Medicine's Psychiatry department. 

During her time at Spelman College, she was elected by her teammates to be the captain of the tennis team and was awarded with the Sportsmanship Award and the Coach’s Award for demonstrating strong leadership abilities. “Spelman Tennis Team Gives Back to the Community” was Leah’s first published article for the college which was followed by many other opportunities. She has been featured in the New York Times article “At a College Dropping Sports in Favor of Fitness”. Leah has returned to both Georgia State University and Spelman College as an alumna to speak with current students about how to be an impactful presence in their careers.  She currently uses her instagram profile @thesportscounselor to advocate for mental health awareness specifically for the athlete community. 
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Website: www.thesportscounselor.com

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We talk with John about his early days in athletics and some of the set backs he has overcome and how he has become a master clinician and trainer as well as a quickly rising BJJ athlete.
Follow John on Instagram @ jmarsh_bjj_wrestling

Pete Jacobson is head wrestling coach at Edgemont HS in NYS. He is also a 20 veteran of the FDNY. Pete has learned many lessons over the years on how to build a strong, successful and rewarding program at his school and has this all together in his WinSmarter program.
Listen to this episode and hear some of Pete's strategies and stay to the end to receive a FREE ebook from WinSmarter.
You can contact him at [email protected] 
Check out the website: winsmarter.com
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Two legendary New England wrestling coaches joining us to talk about how and why they first started competing with each other and what it mean to the success of both programs. With 48 State titles and 10 New England titles between the two schools these are two of the storied programs in the North East. 
Ricky and Scott talk about how they built their programs to the elite level and what their schools healthy rivalry meant in that process.
Great listen for athletes and coaches or any wrestling fan!

Our conversation found Tess to be mature beyond her years and full of insights on how to approach and master athletic performance. Young athletes will learn a lot from Tess about goal setting, self-evaluation, motivation and much more.

Justin Sherman, founder/owner, hands on coach at JustinTime Baseball was introduced to baseball at a young age and continues to inspire other young athletes by instilling a sense of confidence and independence through the game. 
We talk with Justin about the mental game in baseball and how it is a series of skills that when introduced to kids at a young age with positive energy can not only teach great lessons but be something they love for a lifetime.

Perseverance and taking on all challenges is the name of the game for Nick Newell. Born with a congenital amputation of his left arm, one might think Nick is at a disadvantage...not him. Nick does tell us though about his humbling start in high school wrestling and how his drive and determination allowed him to have a successful high school and college wrestling career. Nick also talks about challenging himself in the work of MMA and how he now is coaching others who want that same sort of challenge.

Jay obviously knows what it takes to become a National champion and also what it feels like to fail in a big spot. Jay talks with us about how he grew from his loss to become a 2x champ. He is also very specific with the mindset and work ethic that is needed to be successful. 
Great advice give to us here on this episode.

Nicole chats with us about her love for the game and how each level of play demanded a change to her workouts and mindset. Nicole also discusses the impact her season ending surgery had on her as a teammate, leader and person.

Barry will give us insight and direction on how to utilize music to stimulate or relax athletes as they go through the different stages of athletic preparation, workout, performance,assessment, recovery, rest.
Barry has composed and produced music for Television, Film, Major record labels, Documentaries and Top Ten Recording artists.  His musical experience spans many styles and his Grammy winning productions have been used with Rock Icon’s, New York Times Bestselling Authors, Motivational Leaders, and medical experts throughout the world for over 25 years!