No interview style today.  Just me.This is me sharing a story with a simple, but powerful message.  Pursuit of accomplishment often comes with adversity and setbacks.  Rarely is our first plan perfect and the one that gets...

What’s the first thing you say to yourself when you wake up?  Is it positive? Negative?  How about goals or habits you want to create or break?  What does you inner dialogue sound like toward those things?  In this episode, ...

John and Sarah Toracinta are the founders of the apparel company NOSOLO.  The brand however, represents much more than just trendy threads.  As a couple, they knew they wanted to build something together outside of their full-time job...

The term legend is no exaggeration.  In his 44 years as head coach at St. Augustine’s University in North Carolina, the success that George Williams has had is all but unmatched.  Under his direction, his teams won 39 NCAA titles, whi...

Virtually everyone has at least one behavior they would love to improve or change.  Why is it often so difficult to make changes that last?  Perhaps our focus is in the wrong place?  In this episode, I’m joined by Leighanne Gerst...

In 2019, Chris Stockel walked away from the corporate world to act on the idea that would become Mind Body Project.  Having dealt with his own struggles of anxiety throughout life, Chris had always found high intensity exercise and athleti...

Brittany McGowan has had many incredible opportunities come her way.  To name a couple, she was crowned Miss Nevada in 2015, and also landed a spot as a briefcase model on the hit show, Deal or No Deal.  She has long been involved in ...

Daniel Cutright, host of Winning Mentality, is always the person asking his guests questions. But on this episode, Daniel is put in the hot seat! Join us as we dive into his interesting background, discover the inspiration behind his podcast, h...

When you mention Virginia basketball, you can’t have that conversation without referencing the 1984 Final Four team.  On that team was arguably the greatest college basketball player of all time in Ralph Sampson, but also Jimmy Miller, who...

At the end of 2019, Christine Patruno began to put in motion an idea of helping people live better, healthier lives.  Fast-forward to April 2022.  Her idea has grown into a thriving business that has allowed her to walk away from a fu...

Amanda Sheridan is the CEO of BagValet, a luggage storage and delivery company designed to solve a problem faced by countless travelers.  While the concept is the first of its kind, how Amanda started may be what’s most impressive.  G...

Kelly Russell has worked in television for basically her whole career; from working in the newsroom, to working on shows like Deal or No Deal and the Masked Singer, and currently working for Fox Entertainment.  In the midst of this fast-pa...

When Coach Reed arrived at the University of Lynchburg in 2015, the men’s and women’s programs were at a low point to say the least.  Fast forward to 2021, and the men’s and women’s cross country programs are coming off of conference champ...

Henry Wynne is a professional distance runner with Brooks, NCAA individual champ, a part of the world-record setting 4x1 mile team, and Olympic hopeful for Tokyo.  Having recently run 3:34.06 for 1500 meters at the time of this podcast rel...

Rebekah Vepraskas is a peak performance researcher, licensed professional counselor, Founder/Owner of Salient Counseling, and Founder of Athlete Mettle.  Throughout her career, she has worked with individuals from all different backgrounds...

Dr. Brian Prax is a successful chiropractor, having practiced for 25+ years.  Throughout his career, he has been able to help patients overcome conditions such as neuropathy, that many other experts would say are irreversible.  In thi...

Katie Kline is a pediatric intensive care unit nurse, who not just excels in her profession, but who has also taken it upon herself to create useful content and resources to help other nurses.  In providing these tools she has grown an ext...

Kerry Wynn is an NFL veteran who played 5 years for the New York Giants, and 1 year for the Cincinnati Bengals.  After receiving just one scholarship offer, and going undrafted, Kerry was able to overcome any hurdles placed in front of him...

Keira D’Amato is a 36 year-old mom, wife, full-time realtor, and runner, who is fresh off of breaking the American 10-Mile record by 49 seconds, running a time of 51:23.  A standout runner at American University, Keira was a 4x All-America...

Gray Ellington is the founder of Wahoops, LLC, the successful social media account that has grown to over 26,000 followers in 4 years.  Their phenomenal coverage of the University of Virginia athletics has helped Wahoops continue to grow a...

Delesia Watson is an entrepreneur, 2x First Runner-Up Miss Virginia contestant, YouTuber, and writer.  While pursuing multiple endeavors, each of these has been connected by a common purpose.  In this episode, she shares about her hum...

Ryan Weigand is an Associate Director with the Virginia Athletics Foundation, and former UVA football player. His path to either of these endeavors was anything but normal or what he might have expected, but he shares some valuable insights aro...

Jerome Meyinsse is a professional basketball player in his 11th year.  He played college basketball at the University of Virginia, and has since played in professional leagues in Argentina, Brazil, and currently in Mexico.  He is a 3x...

Tim May is an entrepreneur through and through. In his own words, he has been so since he was 8 years old.  He's the founder of Pro Athlete Travel, a niche travel agency servicing professional athletes, he recently started his own podcast,...

Winston Brown is the Head Track & Field/Cross Country coach at Fork Union Military Academy.  With 30 years of coaching experience Winston has coached numerous state championship teams, All-Americans, and some of the most elite runners ...