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Today, Jim sits down with Kelly Gunther, a 2014 US Olympian in speed skating. At the age of 6, Kelly knew she wanted to be an Olympian when she saw others take the ice. She briefly took up figure skating before taking up in-line speed skating because she wanted to move faster than the music allowed. As an inline skater, she won multiple World Championship gold medals on the US relay team before transitioning to ice speed skating in 2009. It was the perfect fit. While this was the start of Kelly’s road to becoming an Olympian, she could have never predicted the obstacles that came her way. Despite having a learning disability as a student, facing setbacks in her skating career, and nearly losing her entire foot on the ice in a double compound fracture, Kelly found a way to come back each time - earning her the nickname, “The Comeback Kid.” Her story is one of incredible resiliency and determination. We’re so excited to bring you this episode and make sure to like, share, and subscribe to the Good Athlete Podcast. And now, Kelly Gunther.

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*[Correction] Foundation Executive Director

Today, Jim sits down with Carissa Gump, a 2008 US Olympian in weight lifting. She is a multiple-time American record holder, a five-time consecutive American National Open champion, and is in the New England Weightlifting Hall of Fame. Carissa has spent her life in sport whether it be as an athlete, advocate, or as an executive leader. She currently serves as the Executive Director* for the National Strength and Conditioning Association, the NSCA, and is the founder of Lifting You Up, L.L.C., which is focused on supporting nonprofits at the policy and process level to help advance their respective mission. Outside of her amazing career achievements, she’s also a wonderful mother and role model for her two children. We’re so excited to bring you this episode, and make sure to share and subscribe to the Good Athlete Podcast. And now, Carissa Gump.

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Today, Jim sits down with Pat Williams, a basketball Hall-of-Famer, former general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers, and co-founder of the NBA’s Orlando Magic. He’s also been the general manager with NBA teams in Chicago, Philadelphia, Atlanta, and Orlando, including the 1983 World Champion 76ers. He’s also beaten an incurable form of cancer, Multiple Myeloma, and has since kept a clean bill of health. Additionally, as the father of 19 children, 14 of them adopted, he continues to be a strong influence within the family. On top of all of that, he’s an author who’s written over a hundred books and an incredible leader, coach, and mentor that anyone would be lucky to learn from. We’re so excited to bring you this episode and make sure to share and subscribe to the Good Athlete Podcast. And now, Pat Williams.

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Check out Pat's latest book, Revolutionary Leadership: https://www.patwilliams.com/revolutionary-leadership
Pat's Twitter: @OrlandoMagicPat

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This week, Jim sits down with Nina Kraus, a scientist, inventor, and musician. Nina studies the biology of auditory learning at Brainvolts Auditory Neuroscience Lab at Northwestern University. She began her career measuring responses from single auditory neurons and was one of the first to show that the adult nervous system has the potential for reorganization following learning. Her book, OF SOUND MIND: How Our Brain Constructs a Meaningful Sonic World, communicates these principles in a narrative digestible to any interested reader. OF SOUND MIND is Kraus’ love letter to sound, how sound connects us, its biological impact on making us us, and how it affects the world we live in. We’re so excited to bring you this episode, and make sure to subscribe to the Good Athlete Podcast. And now, Nina Kraus.

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Additional Resources:
Nina Kraus' Book - Of Sound Mind: https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262545075/of-sound-mind/
Peter Callahan's Book: How Worlds Collapse

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This week, we’re joined by Jamie Mittelman. Jamie is the founder and host of Flame Bearers, an award-winning podcast and the world's first storytelling platform, specifically for women Olympians and Paralympians. She founded Flame Bearers while receiving her Masters in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School where she received an award for her significant impact on the Harvard community. Having a background in media, she’s also managed a $30 Million media portfolio on behalf of the conglomerate of Yahoo, The Huffington Post, AOL, and Verizon. And most recently, Jamie completed the Boston Marathon, making it the 2nd marathon completed. We can’t wait for you to hear her story and the amazing stories of the resiliency of Olympic and Paralympic athletes. And now, Jamie Mittelman.

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This week, we’re joined by Jake Flint, the Director of Athletic Development at LSU. Prior to LSU, Flint spent 12 years at Notre Dame on the strength and conditioning staff. During this time, he helped Notre Dame compete in 11 bowl games, 2 College Football Playoffs, and the BCS National Championship Game. Flint is also a certified CSCCA and USAW strength coach and trained over 60 players who went on to be selected in the NFL draft. In addition to being an incredible coach, he’s also played for Central Michigan University and represented USA Weightlifting in the 85 kg weight class. If you’re serious about being an athlete or coach, you need to follow this guy. Make sure to subscribe to the Good Athlete Podcast so you never miss an episode! And now, Jake Flint.

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