Carissa Gordon Gump | Lessons Learned on the Olympic Stage

Carissa Gordon Gump is the Executive Director of the NSCA Foundation. She has previously worked for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee and USA Weightlifting, serving as their Associate Executive Director for Business & Development, as well as the USA Weightlifting Foundation Executive Director.

Gump is a 2008 Olympian in the sport of weightlifting, an American Record holder, National Champion, Pan American Champion, All-American, World Team member and USA Weightlifting & New England Weightlifting Hall of Fame member.

In this episode I speak with her about the pressure competing on the national stage. We dive into how this pressure can make people perform and others crack. We also talk about life after the Olympics and finding your next calling.

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