Episode 101 – Lt. Col. (Retired) Bryan Price, Ph.D. – Founder Top Mental Game/Executive Director of the Buccino Leadership Academy at Seton Hall University

Summary: Two Fit Crazies & A Microphone Episode 101 – Lt. Col. (Retired) Bryan Price, Ph.D. – Founder Top Mental Game/Executive Director of the Buccino Leadership Academy at Seton Hall University In Episode 101, the Two Fit Crazies have the honor of hosting, in studio, a Brian’s longtime friend and friend of the show, Bryan Price to hear of his Forrest Gump-like journey in athletics, military, leadership roles, coaching, his love of #sports and Mental Skills Training, which has become his passionate pursuit as he enters civilian life. As intriguing as ever, Bryan will have you slapping the floor ready to “D Up” anything that comes your way. Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Bryan C. Price, Ph.D. is the founder of Top Mental Game, a provider of professional coaching and mental skills training for athletes in high school, college, and the professional ranks. He is also the founding Executive Director of the Buccino Leadership Institute at Seton Hall University. Prior to starting Top Mental Game and joining Seton Hall in 2018, he spent the first half of a 20-year Army career in operational assignments as an Apache helicopter pilot, including combat deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan. From 2012-2018, he was an Academy Professor in the Department of Social Sciences and the Director of the Combating Terrorism Center (CTC) at the U.S. Military Academy. He is known for his published research on terrorist leadership and organizational behavior, and he is the author of Targeting Top Terrorists: Understanding Leadership Removal in Counterterrorism Strategy by Columbia University Press. He holds a B.S. from the U.S. Military Academy in U.S. history, an M.A. in international relations from St. Mary’s University (TX), and an M.A. and Ph.D. in political science from Stanford University. In his role as the CTC Director, he was asked to testify in front of Congress and frequently briefed the nation’s top counterterrorism leaders, including the Secretary of Defense, Directors of the CIA, and multiple combatant commanders. At West Point, he was a three-year starter and team captain on the baseball team, setting school records in career and season runs scored as well as hits in a season. A three-time All-Patriot League selection, Price was named on the Patriot League All-Decade Team (1990-2000). He also served as an assistant coach (infield/first base coach) on the team during the 2010 and 2013 seasons, which included a Patriot League Championship and a trip to the NCAA Regionals. Bryan truly is an incredible man. We Thank You Bryan for your service to our country and for all that you contribute to the world at large. Stay Focused Fans! Two Fit Crazies www.twofitcrazies.com For more on Bryan Price: Top Mental Game: http://topmentalgame.com/ Buccino Leadership Institute at Seton Hall University: https://www.shu.edu/leadership/index.cfm Combating Terrorism Center at U.S. Military Academy: https://ctc.usma.edu/ Facebook: Bryan Price LinkedIn: Bryan Price Please, as always, be sure to subscribe, rate and review Two Fit Crazies and a Microphone on iTunes or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. We appreciate the support and it goes a long way in helping us share our message of health and fitness.