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Grit and Growth — 103 episodes

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E.101 | Aaron Wilbur: The Pressure to Win Too Early (Part One)

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E.100 | The Moments That Defined Us

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E.99 | Dr. Jody Carrington: Why Acknowledgement Comes Before Fixing (Part Two)

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G&G Applied With Carmen Busse: Fueling Athletes With Simplicity

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E.98 | Dr. Jody Carrington: Regulation Starts With the Big People (Part One)

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E.97 | Katherine & Michelle Plouffe: Separating Self from Performance (Part Two)

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E.96 | Katherine & Michelle Plouffe: Identity Beyond the Game (Part One)

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E.95 | Drew DeBiasse: The Work in Action with Joshua Carvalho (Part Two)

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E.94 | Drew DeBiasse: When Athletes Start to Break (Part One)

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E.93 | AJ Ouellette: Building Confidence in the Next Generation (Part Two)

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E.92 | AJ Ouellette: From Walk-On to Grey Cup Champion (Part One)

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E.91 | Ben Herring: Mastering Ego and Building Buy-In (Part Two)

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E.90 | Ben Herring: Culture Before X’s and O’s (Part One)

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E.89 | Matt Thomann: Hope, Pressure, and the Long Game (Part Two)

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E.88 | Matt Thomann: Forging “Mettle” as a Sustainable Kind of Toughness (Part One)

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E.87 | Connor Emeny: Choosing to Continue When Quitting Is Easier (Part Two)

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E.86 | Connor Emeny: Seven-Time Ironman on Seven Continents (Part One)

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E.85 | The Question That Shapes Confident, Grounded Teens – Angus Reid

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E.84 | Staying With Your People - Rod Pedersen (Part Two)

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E83 | They Didn’t Quit: Leadership, Grit, and Recovery with Rod Pedersen (Part 1)

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E.82 | Brook Cupps - Leading With Values That Actually Last (Our Most-Listened-To Episode of 2025)

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E.81 | Stephen Clements — Show Up, Serve, and Say Yes (A Holiday Special)

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E.80 | John Olinger: Winning at What Matters Most (Part Two)

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E.79 | John Olinger: From 15th Man to Nike Executive (Part One)

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E.78 | Significance Over Success: Why We Wrote the Book

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E.77 | Brian Smith: Identity, Permission, and a Better Way to Parent Athletes (Part Two)

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E.76 | Brian Smith: Why Kids Quit—and How to Bring Back Joy (Part One)

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E.75 | Jason Caldwell: Building the Boat That Believes (Part 2)

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E.74 | Jason Caldwell -How Failure Built a World Record (Part One)

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E.73 | Coaching That Shapes People, Not Just Players with Geoff Glasspell (Part Two)

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E.72 | Geoff Glasspell - Purpose-Driven Coaching (Part One)

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E. 71 | Jamie Gilbert - Compete, Don’t Compare (Part Two)

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E.70 | Jamie Gilbert: The Heart Behind Greatness

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E.69 | How Consistency Wins Seasons with Coach Dustin Friesen

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E.68 | Mano Watsa — Creating Environments Where Athletes Thrive (Part Two)

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E.67 | Mano Watsa — Lessons in Sport, Coaching, and Character (Part One)

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E.66 | Jordan Bokser: Cutting Through the Supplement Hype (Part Two)

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E.65 | Jordan Bokser: Fighting Fear, Finding Health (Part One)

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E.64 | Beyond the Game: Jill Lane’s Five Foundations for Student and Pro Athletes (Part Two)

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E.63 | Jill Lane: Beyond Nutrition and Into Identity (Part One)

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E.62 | Jason Romano – Part Two: Faith, Forgiveness, and Blooming Where You’re Planted

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E.61 | Jason Romano – Part One: ESPN, Will Ferrell, and Finding Purpose Beyond the Spotlight

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E.60 | Culture, Character & Coaching Beyond the Ice with Jackie Crum (Part 2)

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E.59 | Beyond the Ice: Jackie Crum on Building NCAA-Ready Athletes

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E.58 | Casey Bruggeman: Beyond the Scoreboard (Part Two)

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E.57 | Casey Bruggeman: Coaching People First, Players Second

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E56 | Best of Season Two (So Far)

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E.55 | Coaching by Design with Scott Dutertre: From Pushing Pucks to Building People

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E.54 | Moose Wars, NHL Dreams, and the Risk of Chasing Joy with Part Two of Justin Reves

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E.53 | Startups, Setbacks, and Moose War with Justin Reves

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E.52 | Coaching the World Stage: What Changes and What Doesn’t With Coach Lisa Thomaidis

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E.51 | Shaping a Championship Culture With Coach Lisa Thomaidis

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E.50 | Growth Begins Where Comfort Ends with Lindsey Wilson

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E.49 | Mastering your sport begins in your mind with Lindsey Wilson

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E.48 | Standing Out Online: Winning Strategies with Social Media Expert Rob Clark

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E.47 | Preparation and attitude with Megan Rembielak

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E.46 | Unlocking your true potential with Dr. Rob Bell

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E.45 | Cynthia Monteleone: Healthy habits for top athletes

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E.44 | Angus Reid: How good do you want to be?

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E.43 | Bernice Doan Part Two: Canada’s Ultimate Hockey Mom

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E.42 | Bernice Doan: Canada’s Ultimate Hockey Mom

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E.41 | Leadership with Lasting Impact - Brook Cupps

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E.40 | Integrity and Ethics - All The Way to Olympic Gold

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E.39 | Spotlight On Shane Sowden

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E.38 | Levi Nelson - Creating Your Coaching Philosophy

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E.37 | Coaches and Parents - your influence means everything!

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E.36 | Why Athletes Need A Mental Coach

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Grit & Growth. Season Two - New Name, New Discoveries!

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E.35 | See you SOON!

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E34 | From CFL Legend to NFL Coach: Kerry Joseph's Journey to Coaching Excellence

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E.33 | Leadership Beyond the Rink: Insights from Jeff Sandquist

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E.32 | How to win at your offseason training!

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E.31 | Dean McAmmond -“Sit down and shut up!”

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E.30 | Player agent for NHL All-Stars and the underdogs!

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E.29 | Parents guide to high performance athletes

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E.28 | The Four letter word used to break records!

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E.27 | Bedard and McDavid - How their speed coach makes them fast

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E.26 | Building Your Brand

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E.25 | Why you should brand yourself

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E.24 | How to create harmony between your life and your career | Guest: Richard Husseiny

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E.23 | Mike Burnstein - Taking care of World Junior Athletes!

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E.22 | The Sports Parent Solution with J.P. Nerbun

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E.21 | Memorial Cup Starting Goaltender and Crushed Can Shenanigans

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E.20 | Redefining Your Career | Guest: Stan Peters

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E.19 | Developing Character in young athletes | Guest: Rob Holoien

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E.18 | Elite Female Athlete Development | Guest: Ryan Hofer

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E.17 | How to get noticed by a scout

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E.16 | Becoming National Leaders in Education Based Hockey | Guest: Kevin Goodwin

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E.15 | How to become an NHL hockey player | Guest: Karl Taylor

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E.14 | Success or Bust - The Talent Myth | Guest: Dave King

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E.13 | Life of Impact with Lorne Molleken

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E.12 | Fueling Champions Part 2 | Guest: Melissa Ieraci

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E.11 | Captain's Class | Guest: Dustin Friesen

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E.10 | Chase Coward - From Deep Adversity to NHL Camp

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EP.9 | How It All Began

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EP.8 | Keys to success by the National Jr A Coach of the Year | Brayden Klimosko

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EP.7 | Scott Barney | Don't Expect Them To Know

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EP.6 | Winning the Stanley Cup | Bob Lowes

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EP.5 | Training McDavid & Bedard with High Performance Director Adrian Valaca

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EP.4 | Moose Jaw Warriors Associate Coach | Scott King

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EP.3 | Fueling Champions | Melissa Ieraci

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EP.2 | CALVERT BROTHERS

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EP.1 | Transformational Cultures | JP Nerbun