Send us a textJessie Iwuji '10 - USNA Grad, Navy Football Player, Navy Officer,  & NASCAR DriverSo today we're joined by Jesse who is a class of 2010 graduate from the United States Naval Academy and was a member of the football team in 2007 when Navy beat Notre Dame in South bend for the first time in 43 years in triple overtime. So we talk, we talk about that story, but we also talk about a ton of other things. We talk about Jessie's time at the Naval Academy, some of the struggles that he had with swimming. We jump into his career as a surface warfare officer. His transition to the reserves, his transition into professional NASCAR driving as well, his entrepreneurial ventures, including a drag racing event company and a trucking and transportation company. Jesse is an extremely impressive individual. This opportunity to talk with him was a ton of fun. We share insight on a broad variety of topics about the Naval Academy and life after the Naval Academy. If you're a fan of Jesse and you're not familiar with Academy Insider, Academy insider is designed to provide information to loved ones of midshipman as well as prospective midshipmen to provide them insight into what life at the Naval Academy's actually like. So if you want to learn more about the United States Naval Academy, what the midshipman experience is all about and what life after the Naval Academy is like, make sure to check out our webpage at https://www.academyinsider.com/.Be sure to review and subscribe to The Vermeer Group is a residential real company matching military families with trusted real estate teams across the country.  If you have any real estate questions at all, please text Grant at (650) 282-1964 or email [email protected] To stay most up to date with Grant, Naval Academy updates, and real estate insights, follow him on LinkedInThe mission of Academy Insider is to guide, serve, and support Midshipmen, future Midshipmen, and their families.Grant Vermeer your host is the person who started it all. He is the founder of Academy Insider and the host of The Academy Insider podcast. He was a recruited athlete which brought him to Annapolis where he was a four year member of the varsity basketball team. He was a cyber operations major and commissioned into the Cryptologic Warfare Community. He was stationed at Fort Meade and supported the Subsurface Direct Support mission. He separated from the Navy in 2023 and now owns The Vermeer Group, a residential real estate company that matches service academy families with trusted real estate teams all across the country. Text (650) 282-1964 with any real estate questions. We are here to be your guide through the USNA experience. Connect with Grant on LinkedinAcademy Insider WebsiteAcademy Insider Facebook PageIf you are interested in sponsoring the podcast, have an idea, question or topic you would like to see covered, reach out: email [email protected] or text Grant at (443) 951-3064

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