Sara Antonio is an actress that took a leap of faith and pursued her dream of becoming an actress at the age of 29. She's been in several movies, commercials, and popular shows including Will Trent and Another Version of You. This interview is packed with incredible stories about her journey from leaving a career to pursue acting while also being a wife and mom, what it requires to prepare to be on scene, and how to navigate life as an actress. Enjoy! Brian: Well, hello, m

In this video, we have a private lesson with former NFL kicker Mike Hollis. Mike played 9 years in the NFL, 7 of which were with the Jacksonville Jaguars. He played on their inaugural team and in 1997 he led the NFL in points and was the most accurate kicker in the league that year. Check out this video with some tips on how to become a better field goal kicker. Enjoy!

Mike Hollis was a placekicker in the NFL for 9 seasons, 7 of them with the Jacksonville Jaguars including their inaugural season in 1995. He led the NFL in scoring (1997 season) and become the most accurate kicker in NFL history during that time. After being retired from the NFL for almost 20 years, Hollis joined the Jacksonville Sharks in the NAL in 2022. Since his retirement from the NFL, Hollis started ProForm Kicking Academy where he continues to work with young athletes

In our 3rd week of Grit Camp for this summer, we had an action packed week filled with tons of sports and a 'World Cup' theme featuring the movie Pele. We had 2 players from the Episcopal Highschool Soccer team talk about their undefeated season and playing in the State Championship game. This video also features testimonials from some of our campers and counselors. Enjoy!

CarrieAnn is the founder and CEO of A Safe Pack - a product she developed to help make sure every child comes home safe. Originally from Buffalo, NY where she also attended college, CarrieAnn worked for 5 years as a fitness coordinator for the US Navy. As a mother herself of two boys, she took action and created a bullet-proof backpack to help keep kids safe at school. She shares about coming up with the turtle mascot and how that helped her reframe how her product was introd

Brian Harbin: Hello, my name is Brian Harbin. Welcome to today's episode of the grit.org podcast. Excited to have Bash Wieland here with me today. So, Bash, welcome! Bash Wieland: Thanks! Appreciate you having me! Brian Harbin: Absolutely. So, a little bit on Bash. So, originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, grew up playing basketball, ended up playing 5 years at Bellarmine, played 1 year at UT Chattanooga last year where they won the NIT championship. And so, fresh out of college,

In our 2nd week of Grit Camp 2026, we had 93 campers and over 30 counselors for an action packed week of indoor and outdoor sports, water day, amazing food, and high energy! Our guest speaker was 13 year old racecar driver Jaxon Burnette and our movie for the week was Gran Turismo to stay with the racecar theme. In this video you get a peek of some of the sports action, interviews with campers and counselors, and the Grit Combine - 10 types of skills we test and record on the

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 him to run the organization. Enjoy! Brian Harbin: Well, hello, my name is Brian H

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 episode. Enjoy!

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 professional driver, his schedule, school, and some of his favorite moments on the track al

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 position he still holds today. Check out the interview to hear how he navigated

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 achieving her MBA at UC Boulder, career post college and the decision leading up to work

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! Brian Harbin: Well, hello, my name is Brian Harbin. Welcome to today's episode of the Grit.org podca

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 strategies on identifying Soul Injury and her journey through 30+ years of working as a

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 country in an RV with his wife and daughter, is President of SafeSpace Global, a

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 win - even himself. We hear the story of how he became known as the Galaxxy Warrior which is

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 Gold has funded $476,000 in alternative to chemotherapy treatment options. In her sp

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! Colby Harris: Welcome back to the Grit.org podcast! I'm your honorary host for the day, Colby Harris. Good to see everyone again, accomp

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 anchor in New York City. From how she trained herself to lose her southern accent, stories f

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 Sheriffs Office to become a 3-star Director and 3rd in command in the 3,300 person