UNDERGROUND HUDDLE #8: Justin Fuente

The Underground Huddle is a virtual group meeting between BUILD clients and select guests that features a guest speaker. Guest speakers feature prominent leaders in sports or small business who have been there, done that, and are still doing it. All guests live our mission to build an army of Disciplined Leaders and share our vision to be a resource for and a connector of current and aspiring leaders in small business, sports, and other areas of life. BUILD’s 8th Underground Huddle was recorded on December 8th, 2023 and featured Justin Fuente, a former NCAA Division 1 Head Football Coach. Thanks to those on the roster for participating; we had over 60 leaders in small business and sports in attendance this morning. 

JUSTIN FUENTE is a 47-year-old football coach whose career has included stops at Illinois State, TCU, Memphis, and Virginia Tech. At TCU as Offensive Coordinator, Fuente helped lead the Horned Frogs to an undefeated season and a victory in the 2011 Rose Bowl. As the head coach at Memphis, Fuente led his team to an American Athletic Conference Championship in 2014 and in 2016, Fuente led Virginia Tech to a Coastal Division Championship in the Atlantic Coast Conference. As a player, Fuente played quarterback at Oklahoma and Murray State and following the 1999 season, he was named the Ohio Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Year. He still holds the conference record for most passing yards in a single season. Born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Fuente currently resides in Dallas, Texas with his wife and three daughters.