Mavericks in Motion

Shari Teigman

Mavericks in Motion podcast is your behind the scenes look at what it takes to be a Maverick in your life and work. Your host, Shari Teigman, an international mindset coach and creative business strategist, brings you incredible Mavericks from around the world to give you a peek behind what it takes to unleash your life and do extraordinary things. Through these interviews, you will learn how to face adversity and fears with a go getter attitude and be inspired to set out on your own Maverick adventure and change the world through seeing what is possible when you do the work! Like what you hear? Subscribe to the show and stay up to date

  1. Breaking Down Barriers with Blake Leeper

    03/05/2021

    Breaking Down Barriers with Blake Leeper

    Today's Maverick is the incredible Blake Leeper.  Patrick "Blake" Leeper, eight-time Paralympic Track and Field international medalist, world record holder and three-time American record holder started his medal run in 2011 at the Parapan American Games where he took his first silver in the 100-meter dash. He went on to compete in the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, where he picked up two more medals, a bronze in the 200-meter dash and silver in the 400-meter dash, losing to South African Oscar Pistorius, whose world record of 45.39 seconds is Leeper is chasing. In 2013, Leeper also took four medals at the Paralympic World Championships in Lyon, France, where he ran as part of the world record-setting 4x100-meter relay gold medal team. At the same event he took the silver medal in the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash and 400-meter dash. Leeper's medal collection includes one gold, six silver and one bronze. Over his career, he hopes to win more medals than any Paralympic athlete in track and field. He is also striving to be the first American track and field Paralympian who qualifies for the able bodied Olympic trials. In addition to the medals he has already won, Leeper holds one 2013 Paralympic world record in the 4x100m relay and three American records in the 100-meter dash (10.91). On June 21st the day after a one-year suspension for the use of a non-performance drug discovered after participating in an event on June 20th 2015. Leeper broke his own American record in the 200-meter dash (21.49) and smashed the 400-meter dash record with a time of (46.54). Leeper's world record for his part in the 4x100-meter relay still stands today. The 26-year-old Leeper, who was born without legs from a congenital birth defect, did not start racing until 2010. It was at his first ever race in Edmond, Oklahoma that he caught the attention of the Associate Director of High Performance for U.S. Paralympics Track and Field, who convinced his parents to let their son move into the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California, where he started his habit of winning. That's when Leeper left the University of Tennessee to embark on a journey that no one could envision for a kid from Tennessee born without legs. Find him at https://www.leeper.run/ and on instagram at https://www.instagram.com/leepster/ Don’t forget to subscribe and leave a review so we can build this Maverick Revolution together! To learn more about Shari and her Maverick work, head over to www.shariteigman.com

    1h 9m
  2. No Fear on Wheels With Shaun Gash

    01/15/2021

    No Fear on Wheels With Shaun Gash

    30 YEARS IN A WHEELCHAIR 50 YEARS EMBRACING LIFE THOUSANDS OF POUNDS RAISED FOR DIFFERENT CHARITIES "If life gives you lemons, make lemonade" turn something bitter into something sweet. Today's Maverick Shaun Gash will blow you away not because of what he has overcome but because of who he has become DESPITE it! Always looking for the next adventure, challenge and supporting charities along the way. From climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, the first paraplegic to ascend the Rongai Route Jumping 15000 feet out of an aeroplane 2 times UK OCR Championships first adaptive athelte to complete with his team "No Fear on Wheels" Completed over 100km of OCR courses to date Climbed Helvellyn, Snowdon and more to follow Completed Lands End to John O Groats in August 2017 2018 RGK Ben Nevis Challenge 2019 First paraplegic amputee to gain SSI Open Water and Snorkeling dive qualification Looking for the next challenge- resilience determination focus Accolades to date- 2016 RGK Legend RGK Ambassador Calvert Trust Exmor Ambassador Hollister Medical Ambassador HolliSTARS WBCcaresUK Adaptive Boxing Ambassador Tyson Fury Foundation Ambassador Rock FM Cash for Kids- Time to Shine Awards 2018 Sports Achievement 2018 The Sir Tom Finney Award 2018 Inclusive Companies Award- shortlisted for Lifetime Achiever Award 2018 National Diversity Awards- nominated for the Positive Role Model Award for Disability 2019 National Diversity Awards- nominated for the Positive Role Model Award for Disability second year running To learn more about Shaun here to: https://www.momentsofinspiration.org.uk/ https://www.instagram.com/shaungash/ To donate to Shaun's laptop initiative:  https://www.gofundme.com/f/xnvuw-laptops-for-schools?sharetype=teams&member=7911526&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_na+share-sheet&rcid=6ad33d45eaa444c69f397ea2c6bfb0a1 Don’t forget to subscribe and leave a review so we can build this Maverick Revolution together! To learn more about Shari and her Maverick work, head over to www.shariteigman.com

    1h 4m
5
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Mavericks in Motion podcast is your behind the scenes look at what it takes to be a Maverick in your life and work. Your host, Shari Teigman, an international mindset coach and creative business strategist, brings you incredible Mavericks from around the world to give you a peek behind what it takes to unleash your life and do extraordinary things. Through these interviews, you will learn how to face adversity and fears with a go getter attitude and be inspired to set out on your own Maverick adventure and change the world through seeing what is possible when you do the work! Like what you hear? Subscribe to the show and stay up to date