The People of Penn State
Welcome to the People of Penn State Podcast — the podcast from the Penn State Alumni Association that brings you the incredible stories of Nittany Lions making their mark on the world!
Each episode, a rotating cast of hosts sit down with Penn State alumni who are changing the game in business, science, sports, the arts, and beyond. You never know who you'll hear from next — but you do know it'll be a conversation worth tuning in for!
The People of Penn State
Episode 41 — Private Coach and Meditation Instructor, Nick Gancitano '82
On today's episode of The People of Penn State podcast we speak with former Penn State Football placekicker, Nick Gancitano (1986 – Biomechanics), who was a part of the Nittany Lions' 1982 National Championship team.
After his NFL career was interrupted by injury, he went into the business world at A.L. Williams, where he led high-performance sales teams as a regional vice president and public speaker. Nick went on to teach physics, anatomy-physiology honors and biology while privately developing 55 collegiate place-kickers, including 13 All-Americans and three professionals. He later left the public schools to focus on a concentrated spiritual pursuit through meditation and the inner journey of self-realization.
Professionally, he is now a private coach, meditation instructor and bioresonance therapist. Nick has written two books, "The Awakened Athlete" and "Be Still and Know I AM God," a number one Best Seller and International Book Award Finalist.
We talk with Nick about all of this and more on this edition of The People of Penn State!
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0:00 — Intro
1:00 — Welcoming Nick to the program
3:10 — Becoming a Penn Stater
4:10 — Memories of the 1982 National Championship season for Penn State Football
6:03 — Studying biomechanics at Penn State
7:41 — Keeping connected with fellow lettermen
10:03 — Ad Read - PSAA Presents
10:55 — Experience kicking in the NFL
15:01 — Nick's journey to enlightenment
18:32 — Published work
20:20 — Returning to Happy Valley and opening up the "Good Vibes" office
23:27 — Lightning Round Q&A
25:35 — Outro
