Joe Heskett's guest appearances

Joe Heskett

World Wrestling Resource Podcast

Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Gene Zannetti

Terry Brands

Tom Ryan

Brent Metcalf

Mike Powell

Lee Kemp

Dennis Hall

Tony Rotundo

Jason Bryant

Dan Gable

Helen Maroulis

Mike Mena

Clint Wattenberg

Jim Harshaw

Dave Schultz

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ABOUT: Wrestling Changed My Life explores the lives of wrestlers and how the world's oldest sport impacted their life. SUBSCRIBE to the show if you dig this episode. THIS EPISODE:Joe Heskett is a former NCAA champion, 3x NCAA finalist and 4x All American. He was on the national team throughout the early and mid 2000's.  In 2007, Heskett made the World Team and placed 5th at the World champinoships.  A week later, he suffered a massive heart attack and was found to have a heart condition that ultimately forced Joe to retire.  Tune in for the full interview!

ABOUT: Wrestling Changed My Life explores the lives of wrestlers and how the world's oldest sport impacted their life. SUBSCRIBE to the show if you dig this episode. THIS EPISODE: Joe Heskett is a former NCAA champion, 3x NCAA finalist and 4x All American. He was on the national team throughout the early and mid 2000's. In 2007, Heskett made the World Team and placed 5th at the World champinoships. A week later, he suffered a massive heart attack and was found to have a heart condition that ultimately forced Joe to retire. Tune in for the full interview!

#40 Joe Heskett on World Class Performance and Leadership

Joe Heskett was a four-time NCAA Division I All-American and a 2002 NCAA champion at Iowa State University under coach Bobby Douglas. In 2007, Heskett was on the path to the Olympics after finishing fifth in the World at the 2007 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. Five days later his life changed.  On Episode 52 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast, Heskett talks about his upbringing, wrestling and a life-altering cardiac arrest that nearly killed him. Ten years later, after coaching jobs and a career in athletic administration, Heskett is working on his company, hLeadership and working to build leaders in all walks of life.  What does Joe Heskett do on a day-to-day basis (1:55) What does working in hLeadership actually mean (2:45) Leadership isn't a position, it's how you communicate. (4:35) hLeadership isn't about wrestling or sports, it's about life (7:12) Drawing inspiration for leadership from my youth (9:30) Dealing with race growing up (12:08) What's the payoff of a championship after coming up short? (17:30) Why is Cael Sanderson a good leader? (20:45) There's a heart problem. (25:48) I have to stop wrestling (31:28) Being a college head coach (34:54) Being a college administrator (38:35) What is college sports about? (40:23) Is the gap between the haves and have nots in Divison I widening or closing? (45:46) What positives are wrestling coaches doing? (48:18) Joe's back on the mat (50:46) Defense Soap (54:37) The World Wrestling Resource has a slew of resources for wrestlers and coaches from all levels and information about the products can be found at www.worldwrestlingresource.com.  Do you have a question or a topic you'd like to hear the World Wrestling Resource staff discuss? Drop us a comment on Facebook at www.facebook.com/worldwrestlingresource or on twitter at @WWRESO.  The World Wrestling Resource is sponsored by DefenseSoap. The World Wrestling Resource Podcast is a presentation of the Mat Talk Podcast Network.  JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too.   SUBSCRIBE TO THE WWR PODCAST Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | TuneIn Google Play Music | RSS  JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too.   Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

Joe Heskett was a four-time NCAA Division I All-American and a 2002 NCAA champion at Iowa State University under coach Bobby Douglas. In 2007, Heskett was on the path to the Olympics after finishing fifth in the World at the 2007 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. Five days later his life changed. On Episode 52 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast, Heskett talks about his upbringing, wrestling and a life-altering cardiac arrest that nearly killed him. Ten years later, after coaching jobs and a career in athletic administration, Heskett is working on his company, hLeadership and working to build leaders in all walks of life. What does Joe Heskett do on a day-to-day basis (1:55) What does working in hLeadership actually mean (2:45) Leadership isn't a position, it's how you communicate. (4:35) hLeadership isn't about wrestling or sports, it's about life (7:12) Drawing inspiration for leadership from my youth (9:30) Dealing with race growing up (12:08) What's the payoff of a championship after coming up short? (17:30) Why is Cael Sanderson a good leader? (20:45) There's a heart problem. (25:48) I have to stop wrestling (31:28) Being a college head coach (34:54) Being a college administrator (38:35) What is college sports about? (40:23) Is the gap between the haves and have nots in Divison I widening or closing? (45:46) What positives are wrestling coaches doing? (48:18) Joe's back on the mat (50:46) Defense Soap (54:37) The World Wrestling Resource has a slew of resources for wrestlers and coaches from all levels and information about the products can be found at <a href="http://www.worldwrestlingresource.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.worldwrestlingresource.com</a>. Do you have a question or a topic you'd like to hear the World Wrestling Resource staff discuss? Drop us a comment on Facebook at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/worldwrestlingresource" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/worldwrestlingresource</a> or on twitter at @WWRESO. The World Wrestling Resource is sponsored by DefenseSoap. The World Wrestling Resource Podcast is a presentation of the Mat Talk Podcast Network. JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. SUBSCRIBE TO THE WWR PODCAST Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | TuneIn Google Play Music | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

WWR52: hLeadership's Joe Heskett looking to help change lives after his own life-changing experiences