Josh Comune is a former Division 1 quarterback, professional football prospect, content creator, and MBA student at NYU who turned an injury-plagued athletic career into a global online platform. When the 2020 pandemic filled his football career with uncertainty, Josh executed a major pivot, picking up a smartphone to launch his personal brand.
Today, he has generated over 150 million views and amassed more than 140,000 followers. Known for his relentless drive, resourcefulness, and out-of-the-box thinking, Josh uses his platform to inspire others to overcome adversity, own their personal brand, and manifest their biggest ambitions far beyond the traditional rules of sports and media.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
- How Josh Comune turned two ACL tears and a lost Division I roster spot into a global digital platform.
- That a career-ending football setback can become the catalyst for building a bigger personal and professional dream.
- How he leveraged a smartphone and his mother's filming to generate over 150 million social media views.
- Why manifestation without execution is just daydreaming: speak it, see it, then put in the physical work to create it.
- How to use social media to build leverage, force new opportunities, and control your own narrative.
- That reframing adversity into opportunity can take a bad football situation and end with playing professionally on your own terms.
- Why determination over perfection matters: a simple smartphone, clear vision, and authentic passion can build a global platform.
- How to own your identity beyond the game by weaponizing the same grit, focus, and drive in content creation.
- That the loss of one dream can be the exact catalyst needed to build a bigger one.
about the show
Transitioning out of professional athletics into business takes dedication and clear strategy. Champions Reborn shows how former professional athletes apply the focus, team principles, and work ethic from their sporting careers to build and run real commercial companies.
Champions Reborn is a television docuseries profiling former athletes who have successfully launched and managed businesses after sports. The series focuses on practical operations, business growth, and long-term execution across various industries.
The series takes viewers inside the actual experiences of former players who became active business owners. Champions Reborn gives these founders a platform to share their operational insights, growth strategies, and personal journeys as entrepreneurs.
