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Coach Kitch is the Founder and President of Edge Leadership Academy. He is a former Division 1 Coach, and a PhD Candidate with a master's degree in sport psychology, who has a decade of experience building leaders, culture, and mindset at the highest levels of sports and business. He is the author of The Pyramid: A System for Building Tomorrow's Leaders Today, and The Scoreboard: A Self-Audit System to Help You Build the Life You Want. As a speaker, consultant, and coach, Coach Kitch is trusted by 100+ CEO's, coaches, and high performers to help them lead and win in business, athletics, and life.

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Ep54: Always An Athlete W/ Kelsey Gannett &Raquo; Podcast Artbaf60
EP54: Always an Athlete w/ Kelsey Gannett

Kelsey Gannett is an educator and the founder of The Retired Athlete Coach, a company that seeks to hold space for all retired athletes after they leave their athletic organizations.   We dive deep i…

Kelsey Gannett is an…

Kelsey Gannett is an educator and the founder of The Retired Athlete Coach, a company that seeks to hold space for all retired athletes after they leave their athletic organizations.   We dive deep into:  - Navigating the identity of an athlete - Making room for your identity after athletics - Changing your relationship with competition - Finding your new tribe  - Transferring skills from athletics to life   

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Ep53: Exploring The Edge Of Elite W/ Matt Nein &Raquo; Podcast Artbaf60
EP53: Exploring the Edge of Elite w/ Matt Nein

In his 20th year as the Assistant Athletic Director and Coordinator of Sports Performance at Salisbury University, Matt oversees the training programs of 21 varsity teams During his tenure, Matt has h…

In his 20th year as …

In his 20th year as the Assistant Athletic Director and Coordinator of Sports Performance at Salisbury University, Matt oversees the training programs of 21 varsity teams During his tenure, Matt has had the opportunity to work with 14 National Championship teams, eight individual National Championship athletes, and over 340 All-Americans. In 2018, Matt was named the NSCA's Collegiate Strength & Conditioning Coach of the Year after being a finalist in 2016 & 2017.   This conversation is an absolute masterclass on: - Culture building in action - Player led teams  - Good vs. Elite  - T…

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Ep52: A Life Of Iron W/ Ryan Nosak &Raquo; Podcast Artbaf60
EP52: A Life of Iron w/ Ryan Nosak

Ryan Nosak has lived a life that is anything but ordinary. After finding his passion for strength training, he spent 10 years in collegiate strength and conditioning at the highest levels including Pe…

Ryan Nosak has lived…

Ryan Nosak has lived a life that is anything but ordinary. After finding his passion for strength training, he spent 10 years in collegiate strength and conditioning at the highest levels including Penn State, Vanderbilt, Robert Morris University, UNC-Charlotte, Tennessee State, and DePaul. During his career he’s coached professional athletes, and spent time being mentored by legends of Coaching. Ryan stepped away from college athletics in 2020 to build his own company, RyNo Strength, based in Chicago. He’s expanded from a personal training business to a top online coaching brand focused o…

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Ep51: Build A Brand Build Your Career W/ John Tarnoff &Raquo; Podcast Artbaf60
EP51: Build A Brand Build Your Career w/ John Tarnoff

John Tarnoff is an executive and career transition coach, Tedx speaker, and best-selling author who helps mid-career professionals land better jobs and build more meaningful and sustainable careers. H…

John Tarnoff is an e…

John Tarnoff is an executive and career transition coach, Tedx speaker, and best-selling author who helps mid-career professionals land better jobs and build more meaningful and sustainable careers. He’s worked with clients like Bank of America, Levi-Strauss, Softbank, and TD Ameritrade. After reinventing his own career at 50, John earned a master’s degree in counseling psychology to share his career lessons with others going through similar challenges. He has also led career workshops for MBA alumni in career transition, including for UCLA’s Anderson School of Management and Cornell's S…

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Ep50: How To Unleash Joy To Overcome Hard Times W/ Coleen Greco &Raquo; Podcast Artbaf60
EP50: How to Unleash Joy to Overcome Hard Times w/ Coleen Greco

Coleen is a compassionate, empathetic and boldly authentic human being but she wasn’t always this way. Like many, she’s been plagued by her own self defeating thoughts - some of them she’s carri…

Coleen is a compassi…

Coleen is a compassionate, empathetic and boldly authentic human being but she wasn’t always this way. Like many, she’s been plagued by her own self defeating thoughts - some of them she’s carried for over four decades! Through her own journey of self discovery, spiritual exploration and personal crisis she managed to transform her life into the most unimaginable source of joy. Today, Coleen is a Joyologist. She provides mindset and nutrition coaching as well as personal training to people who feel stuck and want to reclaim joy in their life. As a motivational speaker, she works with ind…

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Ep49: Leadership And Authenticity From A Super Bowl Champion Coach W/ Jamel Cooper &Raquo; Podcast Artbaf60
EP49: Leadership and Authenticity From a Super Bowl Champion Coach w/ Jamel Cooper

Jamel “King” Cooper is a super bowl champion and a seasoned strength and conditioning expert. With a decade of experience in D1 and the NFL, he has left his mark at institutions like Middle Tennes…

Jamel “King” Coo…

Jamel “King” Cooper is a super bowl champion and a seasoned strength and conditioning expert. With a decade of experience in D1 and the NFL, he has left his mark at institutions like Middle Tennessee State University, Wake Forest, and Louisville. Most recently, he was part of the coaching staff for the Los Angeles Rams' win in Super Bowl 56.   We dive deep into  - The sacrifices to get to the top  - The power of Relationships in building a career - Discipline vs. Motivation - What separates the great from the elite - Managing Mental Health as a high performer 

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Ep48: Your Past Does Not Define You - From Handcuffs To Hollywood W/ John Petrelli &Raquo; Podcast Artbaf60
EP48: Your Past Does Not Define You – From Handcuffs to Hollywood w/ John Petrelli

John Petrelli has been a professional fitness coach for over 30 years, having worked alongside some of the biggest names in the Entertainment industry, from Grammy-Award-winning recording artists to A…

John Petrelli has be…

John Petrelli has been a professional fitness coach for over 30 years, having worked alongside some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry, from Grammy-Award-winning recording artists to A-list Hollywood actors. He and his work have been featured in Men's Health, Men's Fitness, Muscle & Fitness, GQ, and Vogue, and shown on national television networks including NBC, CBS, The USA Network, and FOX TV. In 2021, John's life took an unexpected turn when he became paralyzed with Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), a rare autoimmune disease that landed him in the ICU. With a Lifestyle so …

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Ep47: Life And Leadership From The Farm To The Combat Zone W/ David Nordel &Raquo; Podcast Artbaf60
EP47: Life and Leadership from the Farm to the Combat Zone w/ David Nordel

Dave Nordel is a retired United States Air Force Command Chief Master Sergeant with over 30 years of service; Dave is the recipient of a Bronze Star and the Legion of Merit, our nation’s 6th highest…

Dave Nordel is a ret…

Dave Nordel is a retired United States Air Force Command Chief Master Sergeant with over 30 years of service; Dave is the recipient of a Bronze Star and the Legion of Merit, our nation’s 6th highest military decoration. After leaving home at 19 to join the Air Force and ascended through the enlisted ranks to culminate as the senior enlisted leader for all nuclear missile forces in the United States. He is the author of the international best-selling books Giving Back – Life and Leadership from the Farm to the Combat Zone and Beyond and When the Cows Lie Down – Why people quit you – the…

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Ep46: Uplevel Your Relationships W/ Michelle Hoffman &Raquo; Podcast Artbaf60
EP46: Uplevel Your Relationships w/ Michelle Hoffman

Michelle Hoffmann is a Relationship Coach and International Bestselling Author of three books “Life Worth Living,” “New Management Blueprint,” and the soon to be released “Find Love Now,” …

Michelle Hoffmann is…

Michelle Hoffmann is a Relationship Coach and International Bestselling Author of three books “Life Worth Living,” “New Management Blueprint,” and the soon to be released “Find Love Now,” the Founder and program producer of “The Art of Relationshipping.”. Her work on management strategies has been widely recognized in the corporate world across industries. Michelle has proven expertise in organizational development and change management which has set the stage for her success as a Keynote Speaker.   We dive into:  - What makes a good relationship - What mistakes are people ma…

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Ep45: Leading Yourself Through A Career Journey W/ Dr. Benjamin Ritter &Raquo; Podcast Artbaf60
EP45: Leading Yourself Through a Career Journey w/ Dr. Benjamin Ritter

Aside from having a PhD in Organizational Leadership, Dr. Benjamin Ritter is the founder of Live for Yourself Consulting, is an international leadership and career coach, Sr. Talent Management Consult…

Aside from having a …

Aside from having a PhD in Organizational Leadership, Dr. Benjamin Ritter is the founder of Live for Yourself Consulting, is an international leadership and career coach, Sr. Talent Management Consultant, and host of two podcasts; The Executive Podcast, and The Live for Yourself Revolution Podcast. With over twenty years of executive-level professional experience in Leadership and Talent Development, Ben has worked with and coached clients at some of the most well-known global organizations such as, Amazon, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Coursera, Doordash, Google, Fiserv, MayoClinic, Northwestern Un…

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Ep44: Using Authenticity As A Superpower W/ Autumn Lockwood &Raquo; Podcast Artbaf60
EP44: Using Authenticity as a Superpower w/ Autumn Lockwood

Autumn Lockwood is a performance coach with the Philadelphia Eagles and was the first black woman to coach in a super bowl. Prior to the Eagles, she climbed the ranks in the strength and conditioning …

Autumn Lockwood is a…

Autumn Lockwood is a performance coach with the Philadelphia Eagles and was the first black woman to coach in a super bowl. Prior to the Eagles, she climbed the ranks in the strength and conditioning world including stops at the Atlanta Falcons, and in the college world as as the director of sports performance at the University of Houston and as the assistant director of basketball sports performance at East Tennessee State as well as stops at UNLV and the University of Arizona.   During this episode we get a chance to discuss: -Following your passion -Leveraging your strengths into superpowe…

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Ep43: Building A Top Down Culture W/ Lyndsay Dowd &Raquo; Podcast Artbaf60
EP43: Building a Top Down Culture w/ Lyndsay Dowd

After spending 25 years leading high performing teams at companies like IBM, Lyndsay Dowd created her company, Heartbeat for Hire, and has devoted her career to transforming leadership through buildin…

After spending 25 ye…

After spending 25 years leading high performing teams at companies like IBM, Lyndsay Dowd created her company, Heartbeat for Hire, and has devoted her career to transforming leadership through building irresistible culture and modern leadership practices to get the best results from their teams. As a Speaker, Founder, Author, Coach, Podcast Host and a Disruptor, she was recognized as a Top 10 Business Coach by Apple news and was the recipient of the 2023 Award for Innovation and Excellence, and also named Business Coach of the Year. This conversation took deep dives into:  -Modern Leadership …

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Ep42: Balancing Creativity And Ambition W/ Forrest Tuff &Raquo; Podcast Artbaf60
EP42: Balancing Creativity and Ambition w/ Forrest Tuff

Forrest Tuff is a the definition of a leader. He is a former college Hall of Fame basketball player turned entrepreneur. He’s award-winning author, film producer, master coach, and keynote speaker. …

Forrest Tuff is a th…

Forrest Tuff is a the definition of a leader. He is a former college Hall of Fame basketball player turned entrepreneur. He’s award-winning author, film producer, master coach, and keynote speaker. Featured in CIOTimes Magazine as a 'Top 5 CEO to Watch in 2024,' Forrest is the founder of One Vision Productions, an award-winning media and branding agency. On the stage, he’s been recognized as a top 100 speaker in the world, and is also noted as one of John Maxwell’s top leadership speakers.   We dive deep into:  - The mindset of success - Navigating challenges and building resilience - …

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Ep41: Life Of Leadership: From Special Ops To The Whitehouse W/ Atlas Aultman &Raquo; Podcast Artbaf60
EP41: Life of Leadership: From Special Ops to the Whitehouse w/ Atlas Aultman

Atlas Aultman is a five-time bestselling author, TEDx speaker, and a veteran with nearly three decades of service in Special Operations and the White House military office, Atlas brings a wealth of le…

Atlas Aultman is a f…

Atlas Aultman is a five-time bestselling author, TEDx speaker, and a veteran with nearly three decades of service in Special Operations and the White House military office, Atlas brings a wealth of leadership Wisdom. He has 4 degrees, hundreds of leadership awards including being named and top 40 under 40 in innovation and Technology, and now lives in Phoenix when he is not on stages doing keynotes or masterclasses. Today, we delve into key aspects of decision-making, building meaningful connections, navigating failures, the essence of feedback, and the intriguing story behind his call sign." …

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Ep40: How To Have Better Conversations W/ Patti Denucci &Raquo; Podcast Artbaf60
EP40: How to Have Better Conversations w/ Patti DeNucci

Patti DeNucci is the author of the award-winning success guide, The Intentional Networker: Attracting Powerful Relationships, Referrals & Results in Business and has just released her new book…

Patti DeNucci is the…

Patti DeNucci is the author of the award-winning success guide, The Intentional Networker: Attracting Powerful Relationships, Referrals & Results in Business and has just released her new book More Than Just Talk: The Essential Guide for Anyone Who Wants to Have Better Conversations. She is also a speaker, workshop facilitator, and consultant.  Organizations such as Microsoft, Rodan + Fields, HEB, MGM Resorts, Hewlett Packard, the Texas Conference for Women, and many others have invited Patti to help their teams and event participants learn how to attract, experience, and enjoy more …

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Ep39: Fighting For A Cancer-Free Future W/ Krissy Hitz &Raquo; Podcast Artbaf60
EP39: Fighting for A Cancer-Free Future w/ Krissy Hitz

Krissy Hitz is a Campaign Development Manager with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.   In this episode, we discuss: - The mission of LLS - Krissy's story  - The future of Cancer research  -  Ho…

Krissy Hitz is a Cam…

Krissy Hitz is a Campaign Development Manager with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.   In this episode, we discuss: - The mission of LLS - Krissy's story  - The future of cancer research  -  How to get involved with the LLS mission for a cancer free future

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Ep37: Is It Who You Are Or What You Do? W/ Alex Molden &Raquo; Podcast Artbaf60
EP37: Is It Who You Are or What You Do? w/ Alex Molden

Alex was drafted in the 1st round (11th overall) of the 1996 NFL draft. He played 8-years battling some of the best athletes on EARTH before injuries pushed him to retire in 2005. Playing for 7 differ…

Alex was drafted in …

Alex was drafted in the 1st round (11th overall) of the 1996 NFL draft. He played 8-years battling some of the best athletes on EARTH before injuries pushed him to retire in 2005. Playing for 7 different head coaches in 8-years in the NFL Alex knows a thing or two about change, culture, influence & how to navigate the pitfall of having your identity intertwined with your platform & ability. Alex is now a Personal Development/Leadership Speaker and Coach. His blueprint has given many individuals, organizations and executives PROVEN SOLUTIONS to help them build a more galvanized team. It…

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Ep36: Turning Pain Into Purpose W/ Richard Yeargin Iii &Raquo; Podcast Artbaf60
EP36: Turning Pain into Purpose w/ Richard Yeargin III

Richard Yeargin III, is a former two time CFP national champion at Clemson University, Professional speaker and Author, Professor at Clemson University, and PhD student. However, he is called to make …

Richard Yeargin III,…

Richard Yeargin III, is a former two time CFP national champion at Clemson University, Professional speaker and Author, Professor at Clemson University, and PhD student. However, he is called to make a difference in the school systems and be a strong asset to the aiding of student development and success.   In this conversation we discuss  - Finding the strength to take responsibility for your actions - Stepping into new environments and finding success - Turning pressure into a privilege  - Dealing with a near death experience - Finding purpose through serving others - Identifying your pri…

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