Wrestling Mindset

Gene Zannetti

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Booking Overview

Wrestling Mindset is a mindset- and performance-focused wrestling show that features coaches and wrestlers using specific mental tools to build confidence, compete better, and sustain discipline. For PR outreach, it’s a niche athletics platform where guests who can speak to mental training and competitive development can align well with the brand’s coaching philosophy.

Metrics

Episodes: 457

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.6/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

YouTube: 14.8k subscribers

Instagram: 122.0k followers

Contact Information

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Host

Gene Zannetti - Co-founder and host of Wrestling Mindset, described as a wrestling-specific mindset training authority. He leads interviews with coaches and wrestlers and delivers keynote/mindset-training content ...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Wrestlers (especially state/regional champions), elite/high-level coaches, and well-known figures in wrestling development who can credibly speak to mindset training, athlete development, and coaching-parent relationship dynamics.
Required Achievements:  
State champion experience, Track record as a coach at high levels (e.g., “legendary coach” reputation), Authorship/recognition in wrestling circles (possible but not required based on recent guests), Demonstrable success building athlete confidence and competitive performance

Recent Guest Discussions

Cash Wheat - Mindset Training Journey; Confidence Anchor (leg Slap Trigger); Warrior Alter Ego; Translating Mindset Into Daily Life And Competitive Execution

Steve Rivera - Forces Reshaping Wrestling; Parent-coach Relationship; Club Hopping Effects; Loyalty And Long-term Development

Jeff Buxton - Forces Reshaping Wrestling; Parent-coach Relationship; Club Hopping Effects; Loyalty And Long-term Development

Ernie Monaco - Forces Reshaping Wrestling; Parent-coach Relationship; Club Hopping Effects; Long-term Loyalty And Development

Tegan Jones - Mindset Training Over Four Years; Learning Via Trial/error; Impact Of Outside Advice; Applying Wrestling Principles To Academic Goals

Recent Topics

Wrestling, Mindset, Coaching, Sports Psychology, Athlete Development

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Wrestling Mindset
:

TN State Champ Reed Loeffel - Wrestling Mindset Success Story

June 10, 2026

Gene Zannetti talks with Tennessee state champion Reed Loeffel about winning his first state title as a senior after joining Wrestling Mindset just two to three months before the tournament, how staying present and surrendering the outcome were the two biggest tools that kept him from choking on the biggest stage, pinning a two-time state champion in the finals who had beaten him twice during the season, and why even wrestlers who don't think they have a mindset problem can benefit from just ...

US Open U20 Champ Ryan Burton - Wrestling Mindset Success Story

June 04, 2026

Gene Zannetti talks with Virginia Tech wrestler and U20 US Open champion Ryan Burton about winning the US Open after moving back up to his natural weight and falling back in love with the sport, how stacking small daily wins in training gave him the confidence to compete at his best, why writing motivational phrases on his locker a month before the tournament kept him locked in on his purpose, and what it's like training alongside Bo Bassett and James Green at Virginia Tech as they build tow...

MD State Champ Cash Wheat - Wrestling Mindset Success Story

June 04, 2026

Gene Zannetti talks with Maryland state champion Cash Wheat about his three-year journey with Wrestling Mindset from a confidence-struggling sophomore to a dominant state champion, how building a confidence anchor using a simple leg slap helped him attack instead of hesitate, developing a warrior alter ego that transformed him the moment he stepped on the mat, and how the mindset work spilled over into his daily life giving him the confidence to talk to new people and feel like he belongs wit...

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