9 episodes

tha Hustle is a semi regular brain dump from Founder of Compound Sportswear and Compound Wrestling Cliff Fretwell that covers a wide range of topics and discussions from branding and marketing in sports to motivation and self improvement. We'll also discuss coaching and mentoring in the sport of collegiate and olympic wrestling styles.

thaHustle Cliff Fretwell

    • Sports
    • 4.9 • 34 Ratings

tha Hustle is a semi regular brain dump from Founder of Compound Sportswear and Compound Wrestling Cliff Fretwell that covers a wide range of topics and discussions from branding and marketing in sports to motivation and self improvement. We'll also discuss coaching and mentoring in the sport of collegiate and olympic wrestling styles.

    Redefining Myself as a Coach

    Redefining Myself as a Coach

    After almost 20 years of coaching I've been doing some reflecting on things that have been successful and things that have not. I talk about the initial approach to coaching when we starter Compound Wrestling and how I am adjusting for this new crop of athletes as well as my plan for the next 8-10 years to get the club back to where we were at our peak.

    • 42 min
    Personal Brand - Execution

    Personal Brand - Execution

    Deep dive into purposeful execution strategies to grow your personal or business brand via social media content.

    • 1 hr 17 min
    ThaHustle - Importance of Social Media

    ThaHustle - Importance of Social Media

    I dive into a couple layers of my perspective on how important I think understanding the power of social media is. My thoughts as it relates to raising your children with social media and using it to their advantage to grow personal brand and leverage it to enhance future opportunities.

    • 45 min
    The Smiths - Recap

    The Smiths - Recap

    I spend some time talking about my big take aways from the 7 part audio documentary about the Smith Family that dives deep into the lives of Pat, Leroy and 6X world and Olympic Champ John Smith. I approached it mainly from a coaching perspective and how his rare view of elite competition resonated with me.

    • 36 min
    Kenny Monday Talks About His Career

    Kenny Monday Talks About His Career

    Kenny Monday, The first Black Man to win an Olympic Gold Wrestling Medal talks about life growing up in Tulsa, his prep career and eventual Olympic gold. He discusses his relationship with his coaches and rivalry with Dave Shultz.

    • 28 min
    Youth Wrestling Discussion

    Youth Wrestling Discussion

    Me, Roper and Fellers discuss youth wrestling dynamic. Coaching, training, parent interaction and culture building.

    • 1 hr 28 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
34 Ratings

34 Ratings

Nate Clem ,

Great mind

Very knowledgeable! Been through it all and shares the ups and downs. Just needs to put more content out! :)

JPWC1225 ,

Great Podcast

Love the podcast. Can’t wait for more episodes!!!!

tim42387 ,

Need more of Tha Hustle

I love this podcast. Cliff, it would be awesome if you could put out more content either in interviews or just your thoughts.

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