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

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 . 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 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.

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WWR52: hLeadership's Joe Heskett looking to help change lives after his own life-changing experiences is an episode from World Wrestling Resource Podcast | Wrestling discussion with World Champs Terry Brands, Dennis Hall & coach Jon McGovern by Jason Bryant, Mat Talk Podcast Network.

This episode is 56:24 long.

This episode was published on Nov 30, 2017.

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