# 5 | Harry Gilbert - Rising Through The Ranks: From D1 to U.S. Special Forces Strength & Conditioning

#9 | Sam Dancer - Dance With Discomfort: Chasing the Difficult Things in Strength & Conditioning + Business

In today's episode we speak with Sam Dancer, one of the fittest men on earth and business owner. He speaks with us about how he started his own gym, how he found Christ, the current struggles in owning a multiple businesses, and much more. This episode is brought to you by: Performance Surfaces For all of your commercial flooring needs in a performance setting, from gymnasiums, locker rooms, weight rooms and track surfaces, check out the surfaces built to perform.  https://performancesurfaces.com [https://performancesurfaces.com/] Connect with Sam: https://linktr.ee/samdancing [https://linktr.ee/samdancing]  https://www.instagram.com/samdancing/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/samdancing/?hl=en]  Check out the Dancer Love Foundation: https://dancerlove.org/ [https://dancerlove.org/]  Check out Sam's Strong Coffee Company: https://strongcoffeecompany.com/ [https://strongcoffeecompany.com/]

#8 | Donnie Maib - Embrace the Edge: Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone

In this episode we speak with Donnie Maib from the University of Texas (Hook 'Em). We discuss leadership strategies for coaches and athletes, always striving to be outside of your comfort zone, his experiences as a writer and so much more. This episode is brought to you by: Performance Surfaces For all of your commercial flooring needs in a performance setting, from gymnasiums, locker rooms, weight rooms and track surfaces, check out the surfaces built to perform.  https://performancesurfaces.com [https://performancesurfaces.com/] Connect with Donnie: https://www.donniemaib.com/ [https://www.donniemaib.com/] https://www.instagram.com/donniemaib/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/donniemaib/?hl=en] https://x.com/coachdonnie?lang=en [https://x.com/coachdonnie?lang=en] Check out Donnies books below! The Secret Sauce of Leadership: https://a.co/d/fHmqQc8 [https://a.co/d/fHmqQc8] The Two Buckets of Leadership: https://a.co/d/afSqgKA [https://a.co/d/afSqgKA] Donnie’s Recommended Reads (After you read his): The Leadership Challenge: https://a.co/d/9ZHwe2k [https://a.co/d/9ZHwe2k] Lincoln on Leadership: https://a.co/d/gtoPZ1S [https://a.co/d/gtoPZ1S] Winning With People: https://a.co/d/hC487GZ [https://a.co/d/hC487GZ] Good Leaders Ask Questions: https://a.co/d/2hXuT7l [https://a.co/d/2hXuT7l]

#7 | Michael Gragg - Building a Legacy of Strength and Family: Building Athletes & Creating Coaches

In today's episode we speak with Coach Michael Gragg, Head Strength & Conditioning Coordinator at Harding University. We discuss how he prioritizes his family while still being a great coach, Hardings unique way of acquiring GA's, and much more. This episode is brought to you by: Performance Surfaces For all of your commercial flooring needs in a performance setting, from gymnasiums, locker rooms, weight rooms and track surfaces, check out the surfaces built to perform. https://performancesurfaces.com Connect with Michael Gragg: https://hardingsports.com/staff-directory/michael-gragg/171 https://x.com/michaelgragg

#6 | Sarah Ramey - Running the Marathon of Strength & Conditioning Leadership

In this episode, we speak with Sarah Ramey from the University of Texas Permian Basin. We discuss her journey in the profession, being faced with building a strength department at a university before stepping foot on campus, and her experience competing in Ironman competitions. This episode is brought to you by: Performance Surfaces For all of your commercial flooring needs in a performance setting, from gymnasiums, locker rooms, weight rooms and track surfaces, check out the surfaces built to perform. https://performancesurfaces.com Connect with Sarah: X: https://x.com/sramey11?s=21 [https://x.com/sramey11?s=21]

# 5 | Harry Gilbert - Rising Through The Ranks: From D1 to U.S. Special Forces Strength & Conditioning

In this episode we speak with Tactical Strength and Conditioning Coach Harry Gilbert. We discus his journey from undergrad to being a D1 strength coach to working with U.S. Special Forces and much more. This episode is brought to you by: Performance Surfaces For all of your commercial flooring needs in a performance setting, from gymnasiums, locker rooms, weight rooms and track surfaces, check out the surfaces built to Perform. https://www.performancesurfaces.com