From Oakland Technical High School to USD to 15 years playing professional football, Josh shares his journey and his learnings from an adult life consisting of understanding, playing, and coaching the game of football. Josh details how his formative high school and college years set the table for where he is at today as he continues to be one of the best quarterbacks in the world. Lots of USD Football talk in this one.

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Michigan Alum, Dave Sulfaro, proudly talks about his grind from community college to rubbing shoulders with 1st Round NFL Draft Picks and head football coaches. Dave highlights his hunger and ambition to do his absolute best while working in the world of sports.

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Cam Bell was a walk-on college lacrosse goalie who worked his way into becoming a professional lacrosse player. Along the way, he found ways to keep taking his performance to the next level. Cam talks about constant improvement and commonalities between success in sports and success in his professional career. Cam wraps up by talking about his love for the New York Jets.

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The fundamentals of success in football are referred to as blocking and tackling and few know literal and metaphorical blocking and tackling like Josh. He shares his football experience and how he got started in the fitness & strength training programming business that led him to success with TrainHeroic. A great friend, father, husband and businessman, Josh details his personal and professional path to success before speaking on his personal health discoveries. Awesome episode for all types of listeners.

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After playing QB at some of the best high school and college programs in the country, John reflects on lessons learned and lives impacted through the sport of football. John also talks about a willingness to grind and how his family instilled him with work ethic. The interview wraps up with comparisons of football to war and a fondness for Pulitzer Prize winning photographer David Turnley.

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A well-versed PR expert with experience in many industries, Mike Chavez Booth is in the running for Most Interesting Man in the World. In this episode, we exchange stories about interactions and hard work while Mike breaks down the nuances of how he achieves success in multiple professions, often times concurrently. A diverse and entertaining conversation between Toreros!

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Craig Elsten has covered the San Diego sports scene on camera, on radio, in print, via podcast and seemingly via any way sports content is consumed. He talks about how he stayed in the game and worked to find his path towards his current role as CMO of the best San Diego sports institution, the San Diego Soccers, and a host of several successful podcasts.

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Hollywood Producer Pat Raymond describes some of the secret sauce in movie making along with how he got the recipe! (Hint: Hard work, dedication, and passion) Pat reflects on his upbringing and his growth inside of the film industry. Lots of good insights and dialogue about achieving at a high level!

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Accomplished Chemistry professor and researcher reflects back on the path to becoming personally and professionally successful. Undertaking new ventures, unforeseeable challenges, and the relatively great unknowns of science were unable to deter Brent from leading a life of fulfillment. Highly rated by his students on RateMyProfessor, Brent focuses on students learning rather than his own teaching and we discuss New Orleans, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and the Utah Jazz scene (not really).

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Friend and former Torero Logan Gelbrich does hard work on a regular basis. He shares knowledge from his diverse array of experiences while constructively laying out the case for pursuing difficult progress in life. The dialogue in the episode reflects on lessons learned through sport and how they are applied to seemingly unrelated life experiences.

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One of the most undersized athletes to grace a Division 1 football field, Josh Denton talks about how he earned his playing opportunities in high school and college prior to ensuring that others maximized their own collegiate opportunities.

Josh overcame familial struggles and significant internal health issues to now be leading his best life! He makes himself available to others as a resource for them to lead a more healthy life. This was a very rewarding interview for us both!

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In an industry of predators trying to take advantage of athletes and their positions of power, Justin has proven himself to be a unicorn. His intelligence, strategy, and compassion have shown themselves to be remarkably unique. We discuss the impact that he has had, and continues to have, on youth in the sport of football. Justin speaks from the heart in reflecting on where he draws his inspiration from and how he plans to continue to evolve the business of giving back to athletes through sports.

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George Thorne is a very accomplished marketing professional who has worked with many of the biggest brands in the world. In this episode, he deconstructs marketing through his 7 points of power while delivering anecdotes to amplify the value and purpose of his message. This interview looks at marketing through a more customer-conscious lens that will inform and perhaps reform marketing decisions of listeners. A terrific episode for sure.
Learn more about George and his company at: www.onevoiceforgrowth.com

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J.T. O'Sullivan runs one of the internet's best resources for learning about the sport of football. His education has been made possible by his decade-long career in the NFL coupled with his worldwide travels and his ongoing education. We talk football coaching, football administration, and the importance of continuously educating yourself. J.T. keeps on learning and he keeps on sharing his knowledge for those who seek it!

With Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees under his belt from Stanford and Penn respectively, Jeremy Stewart knows a bit about being great. Jeremy discusses his football career in high school & college as well as what it took to become an NFLer. We talk about Jeremy’s athletic success and his commitment to excellence now in the business world.

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Having raised over $20 million as a fundraiser, Daniel reflects on the keys to building relationships and accomplishing greatness. Daniel describes his morning routine and how he continues to challenge himself to grow regularly. Daniel's unique greatness is unveiled through his grateful way of living throughout our conversation.

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Sam opens the show discussing his grind and his family's commitment to both his athletic and academic success. From there, Sam details his experience with the XFL and how he sees the NFL game evolving. The show ends with some nuanced football talk and general appreciation for people like George Kittle who are always looking for an edge.

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The importance of vision in sports is often overlooked, pardon the pun. Dr. Joe LaPlaca is helping athletes of all ages and ability levels with finding the winning edge through strengthening their vision and optical talents. Dr. Joe talks about how he helps athletes to gain the edge that comes with tracking objects better while also discussing the role that vision plays in evaluating head trauma in sport.

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In between producing his 4 AM micro-podcast and publishing a book, Troy Ritchie helps others with confidence, sales improvement, personal branding and more. In this episode we discuss his message of empowerment for the youth and why he has felt compelled to create shareable content for others.

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A self-made marketing success, Jacques Spitzer talks about his work ethic, his strategic approach to marketing, and his investment into his company's employees (hint: It's all about the relationships). Jacques also reflects on having one of the most successful direct action marketing campaigns in YouTube history.

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