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

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! Brian Harbin: Well, hello, my name is Brian Harbin. Welcome to today's episode of the Grit.org podcast. Today we're getting into the nitty-gritty, talking

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! Brian: Well, hello, my name is Brian Harbin. Welcome to today's episode of the Grit.org podcast! Today we are talking about domains and here with Michael Law from Grit B

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! Brian: All right. Well, hello you guys! Welcome to today's episode of the Grit.org podcast! Today we're going to jump into the nitty gritty and talk about Grit Brokerage and one of our clients. We help sec

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 throughout his career in becoming one of the youngest lawyers to be Board Certified i

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