Grit.org Podcast

Bash Wieland is a former college basketball player playing for Bellarmine and later for UT Chattanooga where the won the NIT tournament.  He shares his journey in overcoming injuries, transferring, and some of the mental challenges involved in competing at a high level.  He is passionate about his spiritual journey and shares how it has helped him on and off the court and in helping separate his i...

Steve is the President of the Jacksonville Sharks arena Football team and is one of the founding partners of the team.  He helped build the team, come up the name, hire the staff, and is in charge of all day to day operations including ticket sales, marketing and sponsors.  We get a unique perspective of what it takes to start and run a sports team and his journey on what led up to helping prepare...

Grit Brokerage Domain Brokers Brian Harbin and Michael Law discuss recent sales including domains like Path.com, Wisdom.com, Canary.com, Glex.com, EmmaStone.com, CashForHouses.com, Daytona.com, and many more which helped them achieve Escrow.com Masters of Domains award for the 4th time in just 5 years.  Each domain sale has an interesting teachable moment so there is much to learn from this episod...

Jaxon Burnett is 13 year old professional race car driver that has been racing competitively since he was 6 years old.  His family moved from Washington State to North Carolina in order for him to compete in more races with over 50 scheduled races for this year alone.  He was the 2025 EPSTT Rookie of the Year and has continued compiling trophies and wins.  We talk about navigating being a professi...

Steve Zona began his law enforcement career with the Jacksonville Beach Police Department in 1988, serving as a patrol officer until 1990. In 1990 he joined the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, serving as a patrol officer and sergeant until he retired in 2016.  Steve became a member of Jacksonville Consolidated Lodge 5-30 in 1990. He was elected Lodge Secretary in 2013 and Lodge President in 2015, a...

Megan Bush Del Pizzo is the vice president of the Tom Bush Family of Dealerships in Jacksonville, Florida. A full-time working mother and a fourth-generation dealer, she has been instrumental to the company’s success, leveraging her expertise, passion, and knowledge to drive the business forward every day.  We unpack her journey growing up in the family business, attending UF undergrad and achievi...

We sit back down with Grit University graduate Colby Harris and talk about his journey over the past couple years in developing and honing his sales skills, his latest ventures, and we reflect back on some of his highlights while working with Grit.org.  He sets the tone for Gen Z with his passion, work ethic, and dedication to being a student of perfecting his craft.  Enjoy! Website: https://www.g...

Deborah Grassman is recognized as one of the nation’s leading experts in caring for Veterans nearing the end of life.  Deborah is most well known for being the first to identify the unique needs of Veterans at the end of life.  Her clinical work played a key role in establishing the national Hospice-Veteran Partnership and the We Honor Veterans programs.  She shares some of her techniques and stra...

Dustin Hillis grew up in Dalton, Georgia and had an early start in sales and entrepreneurship as a college student at University of Tennessee.  He broke a 140 year old sales record selling educational books door to door, founded a speaking and consulting business and grew it to 8 figures in sales, became the youngest CEO in one of the oldest companies in Nashville, Tennessee, recently traveled the...

Nate Campbell was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida and competed as a professional boxer from 2000 to 2014 amassing 37 wins over his career and a 3-time Lightweight Champion.  He shares his incredible journey rising the ranks of the boxing world, his mentors, training, highs and lows, and the fascinating story of how "Duuuval" chant helped him win a fight no one thought he could w...

Erin Tracy, originally from Pulaski, New York, has been a full time registered nurse since 2013 here in Jacksonville, Florida and founded Fourth and Gold in 2020 when she realized the harsh, outdated treatments being used for childhood cancer treatment.  She shares here competitive spirit growing up playing softball and her passion for helping people in becoming a nurse.  Since 2020, Fourth and Go...

Sharla McBride is an Emmy award winning Journalist currently a co-host at Newsmax and Wake Up America.  We dive into her early years growing up in Texas leading up to her interest in studying Broadcasting and majoring in International Affairs and Foreign Policies at the University of Georgia.  We unpack her incredible journey from a summer intern at Atlanta's Fox affiliate to now a news ancho...

We interview Jen Harbin, co-founder of Grit.org sits down with previous Grit University interns and talks about her journey of growing up in south Florida, doing crew at University of Florida, her summer sales career in college, and navigating being a mom of 3 boys, Grit University mom, running Grit Camp each summer and much more.  Enjoy! Website: https://www.grit.org/ Youtube: https://www.youtube...

We interview Michelle Cook, the current Sheriff for Clay County here in Northeast Florida.  She shares her story of growing up here in Jacksonville, attending UNF, and discovering her passion for law enforcement during a ride along day.  Michelle discusses her passion for protecting and serving, how she used her smaller stature to her advantage as an officer, rising the ranks of the Jacksonville S...

Grit Brokerage's Brian Harbin and Maureen Sullivan speak with Clinton Hicks about the acquisition of EWN.com domain name discussing the what, why, and how it all happened.  Clinton speaks to the importance of owning  and using a premium domain and how a url shortener helps with branding, credibility, and marketing.  Enjoy! Website: https://www.grit.org/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channe...

Grit Brokerage's Brian Harbin and Michael Law discuss some of their recent sales including Sunlight.com, Computing.com, Phoenix.com, Assembly.com, Pallet.com, Nowhere.com, Yet.com, Quo.com, and others.  They also discuss acquisition and sales stories and recent trends in the domain industry.  Enjoy! Website: https://www.grit.org/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNYFCl9ZQw6opYuNsm48e...

In this episode, Grit Brokerage discusses helping GetBrightWatch.com acquire the domain BrightWatch.com with CEO Eric Aronson.  He shares why they made decision to go after the domain, the process to acquire it, and the immediate benefits of owning this domain.  Enjoy! Website: https://www.grit.org/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNYFCl9ZQw6opYuNsm48euw Instagram: https://www.instagram....

We sit down with John Phillips who runs a defense law firm in Jacksonville, Florida.  He has been the attorney for many high profile clients like the Tiger King and Omarosa, is a TEDx speaker, business owner, father of 3, and has built a large social media following on YouTube.   He shares with us some incredible stories and up close moments with Robert Shapiro and many more fascinating moments th...

We speak with the founder of The Grit Institute and discuss our passion for the word grit!  Shannon was one of the first women to fly the Apache helicopter in the U.S. Army leading line units on 3 continents.  She is a speaker, author of The Grit Factor and North of Hope, and CEO focusing on developing leaders through executive education.  We also discuss being a mom of two boys and instilling gri...

We sit down with Nancy Hogshead and discuss her journey of becoming an Olympic Swimmer that won 3 gold medals and a silver in the '84 Olympics.  Swimming 800 laps per day in training, elite coaching, and a supportive family helped her get the first swimming scholarship at Duke University.  After obtaining her law degree and practicing law for many years, she started Champion Women which helps...

In this episode, Fox News Anchor Will Cain shares his journey from growing up in Texas, competing on the water polo team at Pepperdine, law school, entrepreneurship and running a media company, working with CNN, ESPN, and Fox News.  He shares incredible insight behind his determination and passion for broadcasting and what he has endured through the process.  Will also talks about family life, adv...

 We sit back down with Garrett a little more than 2 years since our first interview.  We discuss his decision to train and prepare for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles and why and how he has changed since he competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.  We also talk about his journey as a coach and trainer over the past two years and what he has learned about himself in additional to the skills he has lea...

Donovin Darius shares his incredible journey from growing up in Camden, New Jersey and using football as a path to lead, motivate, and inspire others.  He holds the record for career tackles at Syracuse with 347 tackles, and he played 8 seasons with the Jaguars and is the only player to have 3 franchise tags during his NFL career.  He is now a motivational speaker, author, coach, and instrumental...

We get to sit down with the Head Coach of the Jacksonville Sharks.  The Sharks are the arena football team here in Jacksonville, and Jason shares his journey from playing wide receiver in college and beyond, coaching high school football, and coaching arena football now for almost 20 years.  It's an interesting and captivating conversation learning about what goes behind running an efficient...

In this episode, Grit Brokerage discusses helping Alively acquire the domain Alively.com with co-Founder and CEO Andrew McConnell.  He shares about the mission behind Alively, how they determined the name, the process to acquire it, and the profound impact having this domain has had on their business.  Enjoy! Website: https://www.grit.org/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNYFCl9ZQw6opYuN...