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MENTAL PERFORMANCE

ATHLETIC RECRUITING

NUTRITION

MEDITATION & BREATHWORK

ATHLETE AFTERLIFE

ZAK KRYSAK

Founder & Head Mental Performance Coach

Specialties: Mental Performance, Executive Skills, Game Theory, Strategy & Mental Tactics

  • Mental Perrformance Mastery (MPM), National Certified Coach (NCCP)

    Zak Krysak is the Founder & Head Mental Performance Coach of The Grind Performance. After struggling with his mental game and stepping into the coaching world, Coach Zak wanted to help others perform at their highest potential while developing a system in combatting mental health issues. This is where The Grind Performance was born in helping all individuals develop the critical skills to perform at one’s highest potential within athletics, academics & life itself. Coach Zak specializes in areas of how athletes can gain numerous competitive advantages through mental tactics and game theory strategies.

    After competing as a multi-sport and college athlete, I realized that elite athletes differ from average ones not by talent or physical ability, but by their mindset. Growing up, I aimed to excel in sports and did everything possible to succeed with dreams of reaching the next level. Despite training hard, working out and excelling academically, I struggled with my mental health and performance. Reaching a low point, and following the passing of my close teammate due to mental health, I made it my mission to help other athletes and provide them solutions to navigating the challenging athlete lifestyle. This shift led me to my current role today. I started coaching at the age of 16 and have been accredited with Mental Performance Mastery & NCCP certifications. My experience as a high-performance athlete inspired me to help others develop the mental skills I once needed. Having worked alongside some of the top coaches around the globe such as; Brian Cain, Tom Graham, Tony Robbins and Brenley Shapiro provides me the knowledge and expertise assisting others in reaching their full potential.

    At The Grind Performance, our team uses research-backed methods and proven systems that has helped thousands of athletes from the youth to professional levels. Our coaching, online community, personal app and numerous resources provides individuals across all sports the support needed to maxmize their performance and mental game. The Grind Performance has aided thousands of athletes, teams, and students from over 10 countries in developing crucial mental skills for lifelong success. Join us in the Grind Performance Community and learn how to build unshakable confidence, mental resilience, and the skills needed to perform at your highest potential!

Head Sports Nutritionist & Coach

Specialties: Athletic Nutrition, Sports Medicine, Excercise Science

  • BSc. MSc, ND, MD, Certified Sports Nutritionist

    As a professional ultra-distance athlete and coach I am passionate in helping all athletes reach their maximum potential. With a focus on sports nutriton and performance my goal is to help you optimize your physical potential on and off the field. I have had the opportunity to develop the Sports Medicine program for CCNM and founder of The Sport Lab. Let’s get to work on helping you develop into an elite performer on and off the field!

DR. Lowell grieb

trapper goldsmith

Financial Coach & Athlete Advisor

Specialties: Financial Advising, Brand Development, Career Planning, Athletic Development

  • B.Com, CFP, PGA Professional

    As a former multi-sport and professional athlete my mission is to help educate, support and guide athletes towards their highest potential. My goal is to help athletes develop high performance skills with a specific focus on financial literacy. Providing support for athletes on and off the field allows them to achieve the next level of their game and lifelong success.

    From an early age Trapper was born a competitor, he had the drive, determination, stubbornness and relentless pursuit to chase his dream of being a professional athlete. Having an early successful career in Motocross Racing that eventually evolved into being a multiple sport senior athlete in school for Volleyball, Track & Field and Golf he knew if he was to chase the dream he’d have to chose one. Even though choosing golf didn’t seem like it was always the right choice after attending Mt Royal University for a Bachelor Of Commerce Trapper turned pro in 2005.

    Professional sport had its up downs but the biggest down came 8 years after being a carded pro when Trapper came to the losing battle with Cohn’s disease and after spending almost 40 days in hospital recovering from multiple emergency surgeries his sport career came to an end. Dealing with the life after sport LOW was one of the hardest obstacles he had to endure, but through that journey found his path to give back to sport and support other athletes chasing their athletic dreams without the financial burden that almost every athlete feels.

    Now as a Financial Business Owner & Coach within our community, Trapper is a support, liaison, advisor, educator on financial literacy so that other athletes don’t have lack of financial education and planning as one of the reasons they don’t make it on the top step of the podium. His competitive drive has propelled him to become one of the top advisors in the industry and he continues to create financial success for athletes with a “relationship first” mission statement.

ANDREA ERVAY

Head Recruiting Advisor & Coach

Specialties: Athletic Recruiting, Mental Performance, Business Strategy

  • B.Sc, B.Com

    Andrea has been teaching, coaching, and mentoring student-athletes for over 18 years. In high school, Andrea was involved in almost every club, sport, and extracurricular activity. Her favorite sport was lacrosse, playing all four years of high school, and went on to play in college in Upstate NY. In addition to being a collegiate athlete, Andrea also started substitute teaching when she was 19. She found her passion of teaching, coaching and entrepreneurship over the next few years. After working with multiple start-ups in Baltimore and Charlotte, Andrea continued her entrepreneurial journey to the west coast. While in San Diego, she pursued her dreams of running her second business at the age of 25, as well as continued her coaching career.

    Andrea was the Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach at the University of California at San Diego for five years. In 2014 she was named Coach of the Year through the Western Women’s Lacrosse League, leading the UCSD Tridents to take home the gold at the WWLL DII Championship. It was during this time that Andrea left her six-figure job in medical sales to finally close the doors on Corporate America and journey back into the world entrepreneurship. At the beginning of 2016, she co-founded her third business, launching TEAM Lacrosse Academy, and later that year expanded the company back to the east coast where she now resides in Charlotte, NC. She was the head varsity lacrosse coach at Providence High School for four years and was named Coach of the Year for the 2016-2017 season. She currently coaches the varsity team at Lake Norman Charter, as well as oversees youth rec and club programs in Huntersville, Cornelius, Denver and Matthews through TEAM Foundation. Currently, Andrea runs a nonprofit organization that aims to support girls who are facing financial hardships by providing them with scholarships. Through the generosity of champions within the community, these scholarships enable girls to participate in sports, fostering personal development and empowerment. Coach Andrea is passionate about helping individuals unlock their full potential and achieve their goals. Through her coaching programs, masterminds, and connections, she empowers her clients to overcome obstacles, develop new skills, and create a life of success and fulfillment. Andrea's commitment to personal development and her unwavering dedication to her clients make her a trusted guide on their journey towards personal growth and transformation.

m.c. cLINT MOROZ

Psychologist & Counsellor

Specialties: Life Coaching, Navigating Adversity, Trauma & Grief Counselling

  • Master of Counselling (MC), Licensed Professional Psychotherpaist (LPP)

    Clint grew up competing as high performance athlete and college hockey player with the University of Saskatchewan Huskies. After 20 years of classroom teaching, Clint was drawn to wanting to help others with their mental health & wellness needs. Clint’s ability to form connections with others, combined with his vast experience, knowledge base and skill set allows him to provide the greatest support for his clients.

    Clint pursues his passion for helping and supporting others because of his steadfast belief that we are all called to help one another whatever that means within each individual’s circumstances and realities.

    The Grind Performance resonated with me because of my athletic history. I wanted to have some connection to the culture of, the reality of, elite athletes and the world of athletics. We work hard and we rest. Each individual/ line on a team takes a shift to do hard work. While the hard work is being done, others rest and breathe. Success comes from the balance between the work and the rest. The individual shifts that are taken make the most profound difference; they shift you closer to the change you are looking for.

    I believe that we all want and need to shift within our thought processes, belief systems, perspectives, and habits, at different times in our lives. It's hard to shift on your own, it is really hard work, and you don't have to be alone during your shift. When people shift, they move towards the best versions of themselves. It is my honour and privilege to help others shift to where they want and need to go.

    Having support on the mental side of the game and help navigating the student athlete lifestyle allows athletes to perform at their highest potential in their athletics & life itself.

Jeff Murray

Mental Performance Coach & Athlete Afterlife Advisor

Specialties: Career Planning, Breathwork & Meditation, Athlete Development

  • As someone who excelled in sports, I gravitated to an acute focus on the diamond. It was here, where, I realized I was a natural leader. It was a forgone conclusion my life was headed to become a professional ball player. That is until I shocked everyone around me and quit. I was lost and unsure of what life had in store, but I took what I learned in leadership as a player and the lack of good coaching and formulated my own path into being a leader.

    Feeling like something was missing in my life, I joined a coaching group and thought my path was to coach leadership. After 18 months, clues were leading me in a different direction and after doing my own discovery, it led me to see a very clear vision. That vision was to guide former athletes in finding their identity and purpose after sports. My mission is to be your resource and guide for creating an unstoppable life after sports by rebuilding the elite mindset you had in sports and building a powerfully healthy body for optimal performance in life. This happens by digging deep and working with you to find out your true life's purpose. Your true identity.

    It is more than being an athlete. You are meant for more and have more to give and lives to impact. That can only truly happen when you make that impact on your life first. When you realize you always have been the one. Growth is a constant and we want your growth and discovery to be yours, not someone else's. Our goal is to expedite the process by stripping away the known and stepping into the unknown. Focusing on your physical, physiological and psychological states, we will give you the knowledge and tools to attack and attract what your life desires. 

    It's time to get to work.