Cultivate Your Passion and Go All In With Stanford Assistant Wrestling Coach Grant Leeth
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05/26/23 • 73 min
In this episode, we interview current Stanford Assistant Wrestling Coach and former All-American wrestler at Missouri.
Grant has a unique story in that he faced just about every adversity along his journey. After an unfathomable amount of injuries and missing two and a half seasons, Grant returned to the mat and captured his first conference title and achieved All-America status. He was ranked as high as No. 3 in the nation that season and finished sixth at 149 pounds at the NCAA Championships in Cleveland, Ohio. Following the season, he was named Most Improved at his team's year-end banquet.
Grant also qualified for the NCAA Championships in 2020 at 141 pounds after placing third at the MAC Championships.
He is also endeavoring into the entrepreneurial side of things, launching his shoe brand, Heilung Shoes, The Ultimate Business Casual Dress Shoe for Health-Conscious Professionals.
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In this episode, we interview current Stanford Assistant Wrestling Coach and former All-American wrestler at Missouri.
Grant has a unique story in that he faced just about every adversity along his journey. After an unfathomable amount of injuries and missing two and a half seasons, Grant returned to the mat and captured his first conference title and achieved All-America status. He was ranked as high as No. 3 in the nation that season and finished sixth at 149 pounds at the NCAA Championships in Cleveland, Ohio. Following the season, he was named Most Improved at his team's year-end banquet.
Grant also qualified for the NCAA Championships in 2020 at 141 pounds after placing third at the MAC Championships.
He is also endeavoring into the entrepreneurial side of things, launching his shoe brand, Heilung Shoes, The Ultimate Business Casual Dress Shoe for Health-Conscious Professionals.
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Follow Grant on Instagram (@gbaby_149)
Follow Stanford Wrestling on Instagram (@cardwrestling)
Follow Grant's Shoe Brand, Heilung Shoes on Instagram (@heilungshoes)
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You can follow us on social media @underdog_brand on Instagram, @underdog_brand on TikTok and The Underdog Brand on YouTube where we share podcast snippets, athletic research, and our products.
Visit our website to shop clothing and our just released energy drink, UD Energy.
Thanks for letting us share inspiring stories with you! Make sure to leave us a review and rating, it is very much appreciated! Most importantly, share with a friend that needs to hear this story.
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Follow Daniel on Instagram (@_dancardenas)
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You can follow us on social media @underdog_brand on Instagram, @underdog_brand on TikTok and The Underdog Brand on YouTube where we share podcast snippets, athletic research, and our products.
Visit our website to shop clothing and our just released energy drink, UD Energy.
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Follow Simmi on Instagram (@strengthwithsimmi)
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You can follow us on social media @underdog_brand on Instagram, @underdog_brand on TikTok and The Underdog Brand on YouTube where we share podcast snippets, athletic research, and our products.
Visit our website to shop clothing and our just released energy drink, UD Energy.
Thanks for letting us share inspiring stories with you! Make sure to leave us a review and rating, it is very much appreciated! Most importantly, share with a friend that needs to hear this story.
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