Get to know more about Podcast Host and The Recruit Grind Owner, Funaki Asisi and what expectations he has set for you.

Our guest speaker for episode 3 is Amber Rae Childers. Amber Rae Childers has been working in college athletics since 2008. She is an expert in NCAA eligibility, amateurism, and several other topics related to the progression of student-athletes through a collegiate career. Her insight on the recruitment process is priceless.

Parents/Guardians are a huge part of the recruiting process. It was awesome to have Ela Asisi on as a guest. She has great perspective, sharing her role as a parent getting Daniel Asisi recruited to Weber State University.

Taylor Hughes talks through a day in the life of a collegiate sports dietician and having to take care of the nutritional needs of over 200 student-athletes. Taylor has 8+ years of professional experience in sports nutrition. Currently working for Gatorade, she provides great insight on what you can be doing as an athlete to elevate your game by fueling your body the right way.

Great conversation with Hawaii native and current coach at Punahou High School, Manoa Latu. Manoa spent several years in college athletics both as a player and a coach. Providing great insight from his days at the JuCo level to D1 and even as a star from Season 3 of “Last Chance U”. Check out recruitgrind.com for links to the episode!

True pleasure having GM of Personnel at Florida State University, Darrick Yray (a.k.a. D-Yray) on to talk film evaluation and discuss other recruiting topics. D-Yray is a wealth of knowledge in the world of college football and shares a bunch of it on this weeks episode!

University of Houston Men’s Basketball S&C coach, Alan Bishop unpacked some great information on this weeks episode. Listen in for more or watch on athletes.tv

Personal Branding in the recruiting process is extremely important. Listen into The Recruit Grind podcast and listen to Coach Winters @win26d talk about how to build your personal brand!

I had the privilege of speaking with Zach Van Leeuwen (@zvanny17) about his experience with mental health and how it has propelled his passion today. Zach has fantastic feedback on how mental heath can impact your performance as an athlete. We also discuss ways you can be more self-aware of your own mental health and what you can do to improve your state of mind.