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Welcome to Episode 204 of the Mile 40 Podcast! Tune in as Bishoy sits down with Aaron Golub, a speaker, entrepreneur, and consultant who became the first legally blind Division I football player at Tulane and later an NFL free agent, for a conversation about resilience, perspective, and what it takes to keep moving when the world has already decided what you can do.
Aaron grew up outside Boston with a rare genetic eye condition that left him completely blind in his right eye and with a small pinhole of vision in his left. He talks about parents who made him figure things out on his own, being picked last in every sport, and the sophomore year of high school when he decided he had enough. From there he walks us through finding the long snapper position, training at 5 a.m. with his dad, calling every college coach in the country until Tulane said yes, and leading by example until he was named a team captain.
We also follow Aaron after football: a hard first year out, a career in finance, and the slow build of a speaking business through cold emails, free talks, and eight TED talks during Covid. Along the way he shares the Good Morning America moment with Michael Strahan, the advice that convinced him to say yes, and why he calls being born legally blind the greatest thing that ever happened to him.
Aaron Golub is a professional speaker, entrepreneur, and consultant who specializes in helping to shatter perceived limitations. He made history as the first legally blind Division I athlete to play in a game, serving as a team captain at Tulane University before moving on to the NFL as a free agent.
After his story captured the national spotlight on Good Morning America, Aaron realized his journey wasn't just about football, it was a blueprint for resilience. Since the age of 17, he has traveled the globe delivering high-impact strategies that challenge teams to rethink their "impossible" and take immediate action.
Aaron doesn't just deliver a keynote and leave; he is a dedicated partner who works alongside leadership to implement lasting change and ensure insights turn into results.
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