Updated 2024-12-30.
Hi there, my name is Sami Grosse. I’m an insatiably curious serial enthusiast with a passion for coaching, health/wellness, events, music, travel, human behaviour and all things dance related.
Here are a few random facts about me that you may or may not know:
~ I’m extremely curious by nature and love to learn new things and explore new places and ideas. I have a BA in Recreation and Leisure Studies (formerly known as Leisure Sciences) with electives in Business and Health and Lifestyle from Concordia. I studied Public Health Education and Promotion for a semester abroad at Curtin University in Perth, Australia (during the Covid19 pandemic – the irony 😅). For more info about my adventures in Oz, click here. I also have a DEC in Psychology, an AEC in Event Planning and Management, a dozen or so certifications related to health and wellness and over 15 years of experience working as an admin in healthcare. In fact, my first summer job was working as a receptionist in a physio clinic when I was 15.
~ I was obsessed with sports in high school. I played on every school team we had at the time – basketball, soccer, flag/touch football, badminton and indoor/outdoor track. My favorite track event was the 100m hurdles and favourite field event was javelin. I also played basketball for Sun Youth and Dawson Community Centre and soccer with VMSA. I spent most of those years with amazing coaches who have had a profound influence on who I am today. I will be forever grateful, and they were a major factor in my desire to become a coach myself.
~ I have had chronic anxiety since the age of 15. You can read more about that here. While it hasn’t always been easy, I refuse to let it interfere with my goals. I’ve learned that sometimes help is needed and it’s not a weakness to ask for it and that there are many ways to achieve a goal. Sometimes I just needed to adopt some more creative solutions to get things done. Also, that many people are not as put off by it as I imagined.
To do my part, I walked in the Montreal Walk for Mental Health every October until it ended in 2018 on its 10-year anniversary. It was and continues to be very important to me to help raise awareness and remove the social stigma associated with it. In 2021, I teamed up with Isabel to help her start the Mental Health & Suicide Awareness Walk in Montreal that now takes place annually in September on Mount Royal. I was on the organizing committee for three years but took a step back in 2024. For more information on the walk, click here.
~ I was an extra in a music video for a Francophone rapper from Montreal, Quebec named Gregson. It was a dream come true for me 😀 I had always wanted to dance in a music video. Some called it a pipe dream and said that would never happen, but it did, naysayers be damned. It was definitely an interesting experience to say the least.
~ I’m a bit of an adrenaline junkie. I’ve gone bungee jumping, sky diving, cliff jumping, white water rafting, rappelling and more recently, swimming with sharks (#bucketlist). I love the adrenaline rush but could do without the crash afterwards. What goes up must come down though. I really do like to push myself to my limits and have conquered one or two major fears in doing so. Feel the fear… And do it anyway; it’s the only way to grow.
~ There was a time in my life where my habits were anything but healthy; I was burnt out. I was exhausted all the time, always eating take out, had very little actual rest and I had gained a lot of weight. The day I hit my breaking point; I had a bit of a meltdown (ugly crying was involved) in a dressing room trying on jeans (not my finest moment). In the two months following this episode, I lost 40lbs and dropped 4 jean sizes. I didn’t start an intense exercise program or use any gimmicky weight loss products. All I did was change to a healthier diet (I started eating take out less often) and started walking more. Weight loss is simple but not always easy. It’s more about small, consistent efforts over time and I can help you along that journey too if you’d like. For more info on that, click here.
I’d like to get to know you too! What random facts would you like to share?
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