How This Drag Racer Manages Fear and Seizes Opportunity

Leah Pritchett discusses the challenges she faces as a woman in a male-dominated sport.

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In this video with David Meltzer, championship NHRA drag racer Leah Pritchett discusses the challenges she faces as a woman in a male-dominated sport, how she works to find the right sponsors and the surprising relationship between fear and excitement. Click play to learn more.

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David Meltzer

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Co-Founder of Sports 1 Marketing, Speaker, Author and Business Coach

David Meltzer, co-founder of Sports 1 Marketing and host of Entrepreneur's podcast, “The Playbook”, is a Top 100 Business Coach, global public speaker and three-time international best-selling author who has been honored by Variety as “Sports Humanitarian of the Year”.

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