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Lewis Howes

Lewis Howes

Lewis Howes is an American author, entrepreneur, and former professional Arena League football player. [23] He hosts The School of Greatness, a talk show distributed as a podcast.

He is on the advisory board of the non-profit Pencils of Promise.

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The School of Greatness
Presentation
Hosted byLewis Howes
GenreBusiness, Personal Development
LanguageEnglish
LengthApprox. 30-130 Minutes
Publication
Original releaseFebruary 1, 2013 – present
WebsiteLewisHowes.com

Sports

Howes attended Principia College and Capital University and was an All-American football player and decathlete. [2] He is the former NCAA record holder for the most receiving yards in a single game, having caught 17 passes for 418 yards in a 2002 game against Martin Luther College. [4] [7] He left college early to pursue professional football. [11] However, two games into his first Arena League season he collided with a wall while diving to make a catch and snapped his wrist. He played the rest of the season with a broken wrist, and after the last game he underwent corrective surgery that ended his football career. [15]

In 2012, Howes moved to New York City to play team handball for the amateur New York Team Handball Club. He is currently in the selection pool for the USA Men's National team. [18]

In August 2013 signed by the Spanish handball team Ademar León as a player to test for 15 days. [21]

Businesses

Howes has built several multimillion-dollar online businesses.

[23] [24] Howes founded SportsNetworker in 2008, a social media marketing consulting firm aimed at the sports industry. [28] [1] [5] He also started Sports Executives Association, a monthly membership website for sports executives, and Inspired Marketing, which creates educational materials based on social media. [12]

The School of Greatness

The School of Greatness is a business, leadership, and personal development podcast hosted by Lewis Howes. [17] [20] [26] [3]

Howes is host of “The School of Greatness,” a long form conversation with guests.

It is a top rated leadership and personal development podcast on iTunes. [6] The show includes a wide range of guests such as authors, business leaders, actors, musicians, entrepreneurs, spoken word artists, nutritionists, and many others. Past guests have included Robert Greene, [27] Tim Ferriss, Timothy Sykes, John Romaniello, and Bryan Clay.

Books

Howes co-wrote the 2009 book, LinkedWorking: Generating Success on the World’s Largest Professional Networking Website.

[28] [27] The book is a guide to using the business oriented social networking site LinkedIn. [13] [16] [16] [27] He is also the author of The Ultimate Webinar Marketing Guide, which was published in 2012. [25] Lewis released his first hard cover book in October 2015, titled The School of Greatness: A Real-World Guide to Living Bigger, Loving Deeper, and Leaving a Legacy. [29]

Family

Howes is the brother of jazz musician Christian Howes.

References

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Citation Linklewishowes.comPodcast List
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