After Orange Slices
By Bridget Case
After Orange SlicesOct 18, 2019
A Mental Health Pandemic: Athletes Suffer in Silence, with Marcus Alston
Marcus Alston is a College Football Player and Founder/CEO of Alston for Athletes. Marcus led Saint Francis to their first conference championship as a Division I program and is a first-generation college graduate. While playing ball, Marcus was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder and didn’t have the support system he needed to succeed. Marcus founded Alston for Athletes in 2019 with one major goal: for no student-athlete to endure what he’d been through alone. He built a team of motivated individuals to help spread the message of promoting physical, emotional, and mental well-being. Learn more about Aston for Athletes and find mental health resources at www.alstonforathletes.org/
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The Athlete Transition is Real, with Jonathan Orr
Jonathan Orr is the founder of Athlete Transition Services, a former NFL player and college star at the University of Wisconsin. When Jonathan left football, he struggled jumping into his new life after sports. Orr founded ATS to help athletes have a successful and healthy transition into the next phase of life.
Learn more at www.atscorp.org
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Life & Show Update
In this episode, Bridget sits down and gets real with the listeners and uncovers why the show hasn't been posting as frequently. Don't panic! She then goes on to let everyone know where they can find her 4-5 days per week! Tune in below:
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The Mental Edge, with Performance Coach Shayne McGowan
Shayne McGowan is a certified mental game and performance coach who has trained some of the world’s toughest athletes, in the NFL, NHL, NBA, Professional Boxing and Martial Arts. Shayne joins AOS to discuss the power of our mindset and how much of sports is mental versus physical. Shayne has been featured in Forbes Magazine and is a regular contributor to Train Fitness and USA Today.
Learn more at mentaledgeperformance.ca/
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The Squeeze: NFL Schedule Winners & Losers
In this episode of The Squeeze, Bridget recaps the NFL schedule, landing spots for superstars, and looks ahead to much more surrounding this year's NFL season!
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Spoiled Milk Moment: How an NFL Player lost everything & rebuilt his empire, with Marques Ogden
Marques Ogden is a former NFL player who found instant success off the field following his retirement. Marques started Kayden Premier Enterprises, a construction company in 2007 which quickly escalated into a multi-million dollar construction firm. But in 2013, one bad business decision would change his life for the worse. It took losing everything for him to find the ultimate path to success. Today, Marques is a keynote speaker, executive coach, and author. Buy "The Success Cycle" on Amazon now. Visit marquesogden.com to learn more.
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Smash the Stereotype with NFL Cheerleader Kayla Bramlett
Kayla Bramlett is a current Miami Dolphins Cheerleader and badass businesswoman. She is the brains and beauty behind Nectar List Media, a digital media company she launched before her professional cheerleading career took off. Now she’s added a clothing line into the mix, and staying busy from home in quarantine. Kayla shares tips and tricks for dancers out there who need to kill it at virtual auditions, how to stay ambitious as an entrepreneur from home, the importance of thriving in the age of social media, and defying stereotypes.
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Band T-Shirts in the Boardroom, with Ally Redig
Ally Redig is the Founder of Athlete’s Relations, an agency aimed at serving pro athletes' personal and professional priorities. Ally talks about how her clients are managing training at home and adapting to a sports-less lifestyle, plus her thoughts on the upcoming virtual NFL Draft and what it’s like being a role model for other women in sports.
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The Squeeze: NBA Host & Retired Kings Dancer Katerina Kountouris talks future of the league
NBA Host, Retired Dancer, and Trainer Katerina Kountouris talks quarantine life, NBA future, and home workouts. Every Thursday Bridget records a live episode on Instagram Live with a special guest. Join the conversation each week!
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How to stay sane during COVID-19
Natasha is a well known mental health professional on a mission to save our society. Natasha is the founder of LACE and TEAM - two organizations that provide therapeutic resources for those in need. Natasha’s work with TEAM allows her to serve athletes struggling with their mental health. Today on the show Natasha and Bridget discuss what it will take to destigmatize mental health chat and how COVID-19 has affected those struggling without in person contact. Plus, tips and tricks for keeping sane at home!
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The Squeeze: Will There Be Football? NFL Draft Goes Virtual
Bridget touches on a hypothetical world without football, a completely virtual NFL Draft, and answers your questions from the IG mailbag. Every Thursday Bridget records a live episode on Instagram Live with a special guest. Join the conversation each week!
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Silencing One of the Best Voices in Sports: ESPN Sportscaster Adam Amin from Quarantine
Adam Amin is a play-by-play commentator for ESPN. He joined the worldwide leader in sports at age 24 in 2011, making history as one of the network’s youngest game-callers. Adam is best known as the voice for primetime college football matchups and of course, the Women’s Final Four. Adam and Bridget laugh about how they met 8 years ago thanks to Twitter, and Adam shares his “COVID-19 moment” when basketball was canceled, being quarantined in Chicago, becoming one of the most well-known voices in sports, and calling Andrew Luck’s accidental retirement announcement preseason game - yeah, that awkward one where everyone boo'd. He handled it like a pro.
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The Squeeze: The PGA post-pandemic, with Golf Channel’s Nikki Bondura
Golf Channel Host Nikki Bondura shares her thoughts on a sportsless world and what the PGA Tour will look like when we return to normalcy. Every Thursday Bridget records a live episode on Instagram Live with a special guest. Join the conversation each week!
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Joe Buck and Oliver Hudson have "Daddy Issues"
New Podcast Alert! So good, we had to share it here first. Working fathers and long-time friends take an honest, unfiltered look at what it’s like to be a father, a son and a brother navigating the world today. Buck and Hudson, along with a variety of famous friends, hilariously share personal stories and candid conversations exploring everything from raising kids and parenting to balancing work and home responsibilities to their hobbies, sports, Dad bods, sex, and marriage.
Click here to listen to Joe Buck & Oliver Hudson Have Daddy Issues
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Shift Happens: Former NFL Player & American Ninja Warrior inspires change
Anthony Trucks is a former NFL player and University of Oregon star turned entrepreneur, American Ninja Warrior, author, coach, and motivational speaker. Anthony has been fielding curveballs or “shifts” since his earliest days in foster care up until his darkest moments contemplating death as an adult. Instead of letting the pain control him, Anthony founded Identity Shift. His platform has one focus - to take back control of one's life by closing one's identity gap, reaching one's FULL potential, and Making "Shift" Happen.
Learn more at anthonytrucks.com
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The Squeeze: A Quarantine Pivot and Home Workouts with Victoria Brown
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Raising the Next Generation of Women in Sports, with Lani Silversides
Lani Silversides is a former D1 Basketball Player and Current High School Coach. Today she inspires the next generation of girls in sport through her Strong Girls United Foundation.
A message from Lani:
"Due to the current events around the globe, spring ‘Strong Girls’ nonprofit programs have been put on hold, but that doesn’t stop us! Stay strong and stay connected with our Strong Girls On Demand. All of our content and programming is getting released FREE and online on our website and YouTube. We have weekly Chalk Talks with professionals, olympians, mental skills trainers and more. We have workouts girls can do from their living rooms. College student athletes are releasing some skills and drills each week. And we are hosting “College Game Day” - where every Friday girls will get to know female athletes from a different university and then do a 7-minute workout with them! Join us by subscribing on YouTube, following on social, and please know during this time every follow, like, and share is helping our organization keep doing what we are so passionate about."
Watch now on the Strong Girls Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsjq6B71JZq7Suia6OLWjFg?view_as=subscriber
Learn more about Lani at www.lanisilversides.com
Learn more about Strong Girls United at www.sgunitedfoundation.org
Lani's IG: @lanisilversides Strong Girls United IG: @stronggirlsunited
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SGUnitedFoundation/
Purchase Lani’s books on Amazon: A Strong Girls Guide to Being: Exercises and Inspiration for Becoming a Braver, Kinder, Healthier You (ages 8-12 approximately) Unstoppable: A Mental Training Guide for Fueling Performance (13+)
Contact Lani to work with your team or organization at lani@sgunitedfoundation.org
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Coronavirus is killing sports: Live Chat with The Sports Brat
While self-quarantined, we’re excited to bring you a new show format! Every week on Thursdays Bridget will chat live with special guests and listeners on Instagram, and the episode will air on all podcast platforms Friday morning. In the midst of COVID-19 chaos, the sports world is under attack: athletes and coaches testing positive for the virus, seasons getting canceled and suspended, and no way for fans to escape in this state of emergency. Bridget invites Dani aka @thesportsbrat on the first live episode to hopefully lower your anxiety and help us come together through our love of the game.
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Female Athlete Mission with Natalie Lawrence
Learn more at www.thefamblog.com/
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The Day Sports Stops & Her Sports Story, with Bethany Crouch
Follow Bethany on IG! @hersportsstory @bethanybcrouch and learn more at www.hersportsstory.org/
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Bullies, Brainwashing, and Bucks: NBA Dancer Lauren Herington was worth less than $4.00 an hour
In celebration of International Women’s Month, we welcome Lauren Herington on the podcast. Lauren is a former NBA Dancer for the Milwaukee Bucks and today is an ambassador for equal rights in the workplace. In 2015, Lauren sued the NBA franchise in a class-action suit after claiming she and other dancers were underpaid in violation of federal and state labor and wage laws. In 2017, the dancers came away with a total settlement of a meek $250,000. In hopes to spark change throughout the league and similar industries, Lauren speaks out on her unfair wages of less than $4.00 an hour, being blacklisted from other teams, severe bullying, brainwashing, and unhealthy environments she experienced as a professional dancer.
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The #AthleteAnd Ambition - Pro Beach Volleyball Player Aaron Wexler finds passion off the court
Aaron Wexler is a Pro Beach Volleyball Player and the Founder/Director of West Coast Volleyball Club. He played indoor for UCLA Men’s Volleyball and served as an assistant coach to the women on their National Championship run in 2011. Aaron shares his most memorable experiences on and off the court, what led him to transition to beach, the importance of making an impact in youth sports, and living out the “more than an athlete” purpose.
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Networking on a Two-way Street, with USC Tennis Player, Attorney & Athlete’s Touch Founder Kent Seton
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Define the Relationship - Athletes & Food, Conquering Disordered Eating with RD Bonnie Roney
Bonnie Rooney is a Nutritionist and Dietician who trained her whole life as a dancer and cheerleader. After spending many seasons cheering and reaching the collegiate level at Florida State, she discovered the toll that her negative relationship with food took on her sport, her body, and her mental health. Ironically, college was when she developed her best relationship with food. Bonnie opens up about growing up surrounded by women suffering from eating disorders, why she wants to help others find peace and food freedom, and how she built her incredible Instagram brand as an Intuitive Eating activist.
Follow Bonnie: @diet.culture.rebel
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“Sweat with you through all seasons” with Under Armour Athlete and SoulCycle Instructor Victoria Brown
One of my favorite high energy, positive forces joins the show today - welcome Victoria Brown! Victoria is an Under Armour Athlete, SoulCycle Instructor and mindset coach in NYC. Before she clipped in and climbed her way to the top, Victoria took a couple wipeouts. But instead of giving up, she celebrated her setbacks and pushed forward. Today she shares her early journey of going to LA with hopes to make it as a host, how SoulCycle changed her life, why Under Armour selected her as an athlete ambassador, loving her body, and being “tough” as a woman in the fitness industry.
Follow Victoria on IG: @victoriabrown
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Perfect Pitch: Making Yourself Marketable with Publicist Charlotte Silverstein
Charlotte Silverstein is one of the most sought after publicists in Los Angeles, and has been taking the country by storm since the launch of her own firm Lena Rose PR. Charlotte represents athletes, celebrities, authors, influencers, and beyond. Her best and brightest strength? Nailing the pitch. You know when you write an email and you’re not quite sure how to sell your product, your client, or YOURSELF? Charlotte spills her secrets on building your brand, how to work out of bounds, and sticking the landing. Several Lena Rose PR clients have joined the AOS podcast, so it’s only fitting that we have the woman making it all happen here today!
Follow on IG @charsilverstein
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Bonus: Turbo Talk with Robert Turbin & Bridget Case
Bridget is cohosting a new podcast “Turbo Talk” with Seahawks RB and Super Bowl Champion Robert Turbin. On the inaugural episode, they discuss the definition of a sport with retired NFL WR and Super Bowl Champion Ricardo Lockette. Subscribe to Turbo Talk for weekly episodes featuring the most exciting figures in the world of sports!
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Learn more about Rob's Runnin4u Foundation and kids camps here: robertjturbin.com
Connect with Rob! IG: @robertjturbin Twitter: @RobertJTurbin
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Athletes winning after retirement, with 2x Olympian Myriam Glez
She participated in 4 Olympic Games for 4 different countries as an athlete (2000 - Team France, 2008 - Team Australia), coach (2012 - Team GB) and team leader (2016 - Team USA).
Learn about Athletes Soul at athletessoul.space/ and follow on IG @athletessoul
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On that Girlboss Grind: Heather Monohan Creates Confidence
The ultimate girl boss joins the show - welcome Heather Monohan! You know Heather best from her "Creating Confidence" podcast, Ted Talks, entrepreneurial spirit, and best selling book "Confidence Creator", but there’s so much more to her beauty. Heather reminds us to never give up. She has risen to the top after losing her corporate job and taking every hard hitting punch that came her way. Today she is the founder of Boss in Heels and she hasn't even peaked yet. In this episode, we talk about what it means to “create confidence” and so much more. Learn more about Heather at heathermonahan.com.
Listen to Heather's podcast here.
Buy Heather's book "Confidence Creator" on Amazon here.
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Super Bowl Special: Miss it or Make it with NFL Kicker Michael Badgley (aka Money Badger)
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Super Bowl Special: Beyond the Brand - Behind the biggest celebrity & athlete partnerships, with LMS Agency Co- Founders Denise Lambertson & Kelli Reyes
In this Super Bowl special episode, Seahawks’ RB Robert Turbin returns to the show as a guest cohost and shares some exciting news. Bridget and Robert are joined by Denise Lambertson and Kelli Reyes - two badass businesswomen who originally met working as Madonna’s executive assistants. Years down the line, they took their experience in entertainment to launch LMS, an influencer and social media agency specializing in brand partnerships with athletes and celebrities. Basically, these women predicted the social media boom and have their eye on what’s coming next. We talk startups and finding a product’s fit, where the influencer industry is headed, and what it takes for an athlete to build a brand off the field.
Follow along with our guests today: @robertjturbin, @hold4lms, & @kelli__frazier
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Survivor or Thriver: Pro Wakeboarder & Minnesota Vikings/ Fox Sports Host Alexa Score
Alexa Score is a professional wakeboarder, TV host, speaker, and cancer survivor. She’s currently a TV personality for the Minnesota Vikings, Fox Sports and The CW Twin Cities. Alexa was diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia at age sixteen and has been living with cancer for the past thirteen years. While still being treated with a daily dose of oral chemotherapy her journey is far from over as she continues to battle her disease and its side effects. She inspires others and uses her platform to raise money and awareness for multiple charities including The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, BeTheMatch.org, and others.
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Super Bowl Special: Football is Family - Paving your own Path, with former NFL Cheerleader Alexa Flutie
It’s Super Bowl week, and the legends are roaming about Miami. But one father-daughter football legacy calls Florida home - Alexa and Doug Flutie. Alexa followed in her father’s footsteps as she became an NFL Cheerleader for the New England Patriots and San Diego Chargers - two franchises that her father led as a QB during her childhood. But, her talent, grit, and tenacity was never recognized enough because of “who her dad was”. Instead of living under a shadow, Alexa spent her dancing days creating her own legacy and making a name for herself. Now she is a successful college coach while Dad watches from the stands. Alexa is a passionate philanthropist with the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism. To donate or find out more, visit flutiefoundation.org
Follow Alexa! @alexaflutie
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Super Bowl Special: Athletes “Tackle What’s Next” during Super Bowl Week
It’s Super Bowl week in Miami, and today’s quick minisode features a round table conversation with former athletes turned entrepreneurs. Malcolm Lemmons is a former pro basketball player, Founder of Players Point Sports and Podcast Host. Darrel Young is a retired NFL athlete who now works in the league as the Manager of Engagement and Player Relations. Jason Fox is a former NFL Lineman and current Founder/CEO of EarBuds - you’ll see Patrick Mahomes repping his brand on the field before the big game this Sunday!
These athletes shared their “life after sports” stories on the “Tackle What’s Next” panel. To learn more about Tackle What’s Next and resources for athletes transitioning into the business world, visit https://www.tacklewhatsnext.com
Connect with the guys! IG: @MalcolmLemmons, @DarrelYoung, & @JasonFox70
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Super Bowl Special: Dolphins Legend Nat Moore
We're here at Super Bowl week kicking things off with an interview from Dolphins legend Nat Moore! Follow along with us all week as we release content live from Super Bowl 54 media week!
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"Never giving up on God", with Super Bowl Champion Robert Turbin
This episode is dedicated to Kobe Bryant and all of the Orange County families affected by the helicopter crash in Calabasas. Mamba strong.
We kick off Super Bowl week right with a Super Bowl Champ, Seattle's own RB Robert Turbin! Rob shares his journey from being drafted by the Seahawks in the 4th Round to hopping around the league, to getting dropped by the Colts while rehabbing an injury, and then sitting out an entire season. Then, he received the best Christmas present imaginable on December 24th - a call to come home and sign with Seattle. In Rob's words: "Never give up on God, he'll never give up on you". Plus... we get a little teaser of what's to come on the Robert J Turbin podcast!
Learn more about Rob's Runnin4u Foundation and kids camps here: robertjturbin.com
Connect with Rob! IG: @robertjturbin Twitter: @RobertJTurbin
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Make Fitness Fun Again! With the Alpha Champ
We are Miami bound baby! Super Bowl LIV is just around the corner and Stefan Sillner is here to celebrate the big event. Stefan is a global business development manager for different fitness brands, especially focusing on innovative fitness and sports products. Today we're talking about the newest innovation in athletics - the Alpha Champ.
The Alpha Champ is a lateral rebound trainer that gives athletes and fitness enthusiasts an opportunity to put the "fun" back into working out. Come see us go to work in Florida at the Super Bowl Fantasy Fitness workout hosted by NFL Hall of Famer & Performance Athlete Coach Isaiah Stanback. Sign up for the event at https://fitnessfootballfantasy.splashthat.com/ and learn more about the Alpha Champ at https://www.alphachamp.com/en.
Check out the Alpha Champ on YouTube.
IG: @alpha.champ.lrt
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The Dismount Discovery, with Megan Astore
It's about to get real REAL on the podcast today - are you ready to discover your true self? Welcome special guest Megan Astore to the show! Megan is a Certified Health Coach, Blogger, and Founder of "Female Athlete Rising". As a former competitive gymnast, she has made it her mission to inspire other female athletes to free themselves of the pressures they felt under a life of elite athletic competition. And all that B.S. doesn't just disappear when you say goodbye to your sport...it lingers, and creates a toxicity that can even manifest in personal relationships. So what's a girl to do? FIGHT. Become that "Female Athlete Rising" out of the ashes, falling in love with the real you. Today we tackle the most taboo topics of abuse, abortion, mental illness, and beyond...be ready to come out of this episode stronger than EVER.
Connect with Megan: www.themegthing.com IG: @femaleathleterising
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Your Network is Your Net Worth, with Shakeout's Classye James
New CBA announced for the athletes of the WNBA, congrats ladies! How do you translate your personal brand as an athlete into the workforce? Former D1 Basketball Player Classye James is here to break it all down for ya! Classye is the CEO and Founder of Shakeout LLC. Forced to retire after injury, she now helps fellow athletes navigate the abyss that is life after sports. We talk making rejection your friend, why the word "no" won't kill you, and how the Googles and Facebooks of the world truly select resumes - and why yours won’t get picked. But what can we do about it? Turns out, A LOT. The Shakeout motto: You are more than your sport.
Learn more about Shakeout LLC at www.shakeoutllc.com.
Connect with Shakeout! IG: @shakeoutllc
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Choosing life or the knife: A healthy athlete blueprint, with Dr. Chad Stephens
It's the morning of the College Football National Championship...I'm 100% confident the Tigers win. Get it? ;)
Dr. Chad Stephens, Interventional Pain and Sports Medicine Physician, joins the show today! Dr. Stephens is a surgeon, non-invasive treatment specialist, world speaker, and the podcast host of "Dr. Stephens Speaks". He breaks down what sports medicine really means - not only treating professional athletes. His number one priority is putting a patient back into life, not an athlete back on the field. We talk the athlete transition into life after sports, what we know now about CTE, and how to take care of your body without going under the knife.
Chad B. Stephens, DO has over 14 years of experience focusing on interventional pain management and sports medicine and serves the communities of Southlake and Fort Worth, Texas, and the surrounding areas at his state-of-the-art practice, Noble Pain Management & Sports Medicine. Learn more at noblepainandsports.com.
Listen to the "Dr. Stephens Speaks" podcast here.
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Building your Legacy off the field, with Taj Dashaun
What good is an athletic mindset if you're not applying it to something that you actually care about? These wise words from today's guest, Taj Dashaun. Taj is a former college football player at Stony Brook University who now helps fellow athletes "Thrive After Sports". A Coach, speaker, and podcast host, Taj ignites the inner athlete within us all to leave our own unique legacy. Visit his website at https://www.tajdashaun.com/ to learn more.
Connect with Taj!
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tajdashaun/
Instagram: @tajdashaun
Listen to the "Thrive After Sports" podcast.
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"Getting injured saved me mentally," with Texas Volleyball Player & Blogger Blair Westerlund
Blair Westerlund joins the podcast! Blair has survived the highest of pressures as a D1 athlete, but didn't get to leave the court completely on her own terms. After tearing her ACL and undergoing multiple surgeries, the University of Texas Volleyball player had a choice to make: risk it all for the teammates she'd die for or walk away with her head up for the sake of her own mental health. Through decades of dealing with paralyzing anxiety and panic attacks, Blair has learned to love the person she is today because of what she's been through. Today she is a mental health advocate and blogger setting an example for the next generation of athletes under pressure. Blair, Bridget, and Lauren break down the mental health stigma in college sports, dealing with the pressures of social media, and saying yes to medication and therapy.
Read Blair's blog at www.blairwesterlund.com.
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Finding Faith and Purpose: Sports Spectrum Podcast Host & Former ESPN Producer Jason Romano
Listen to the Sports Spectrum Podcast and learn more at sportsspectrum.com.
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Baller to Blogger: Redefining the male athlete in the digital age, with Drew Mellon & Molly Hogan
Drew Mellon is your classic D1 college athlete. As a walk-on at the nationally acclaimed University of Arizona basketball team, Drew lived out every kid's dream of suiting up on the world's biggest stage and punching multiple tickets to the NCAA tournament. After the final buzzer of his career, he was without a plan for the first time in his life. Grinding his way through a few boring sales jobs, Drew met his girlfriend Molly. Not only did he meet his dream girl, but he found his saving grace that picked him up when he felt his lowest. Drew and Molly are bloggers/influencers who strive to make our digital world a better place. They post with a purpose - to encourage others to find their own style and promote mental health awareness. On this episode Drew and Molly touch on Drew's transition from the basketball court to the blog, defying influencer stereotypes, and the importance of understanding how apps like Instagram can affect our mental health.
Drew's Blog: beachbyrds.com / IG: @beachbyrds
Molly's Blog: trendychickadee.com / IG: @trendychickadee
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"Many ways to get to the cheese", with NFL Agent Sam Leaf Ireifej
CFP Rankings are out! Who is in? And what does that mean for the future of college athletics? NFL Agent Sam Leaf Ireifej joins the show to share his opinion on the future of the NCAA and give us the inside scoop on what it takes to become an agent. Sam is a former NFL Player who represents high profile clients and hot young talent including Malik Reed and Devin Singletary. He is the President of Entourage Management, a sports agency that works with their clients on more than succeeding on the field. To learn more about Entourage Management, visit their website entouragemgmt.com. Follow Bridget! Instagram: @afterorangeslices Twitter: @bridgetcase_ afterorangeslices.com Sponsored by Quiktract, the easiest way to create and sign a contract. Download the FREE Quiktract app today.
Reach out with a Reason: Work In Sports' Brian Clapp is the Networking Guru
Are you on LinkedIn yet? By the end of this episode, YOU WILL BE. Meet the mastermind of professional networking, Brian Clapp. Brian is the Host of the Work in Sports Podcast and VP of Content and Engaged Learning at WorkinSports.com. Work in Sports is a premium job board subscription for the sports industry with over 24,000 active jobs. After 20 years in the industry and stops at CNN/Sports Illustrated and Fox Sports Northwest, Brian has helped build the Work in Sports mogul into what it is today.
Connect with Brian on LinkedIn here.
Subscribe and learn more about the Work in Sports Podcast and WorkinSports.com.
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Athletes Overcoming Addiction: How a game of catch 37 years ago saved lives, with College Football stars Dan Devaney & Walter Bailey
Dan Devaney and Walter Bailey grew up in Oregon and went on to star as some of the best defensive forces in the Pac-10. Dan is a Duck and Walter is a Husky, but the conference rivalry is the only thing that separates them. Dan was Walter's football hero growing up. One afternoon the two met, picked up a football, and played a game of catch. That was in 1982. Fast forward to 2019, and the two have reunited. One saved the other's life. After years of battling with drugs and alcohol, both men are sober and counselors in the Portland area. In 2020, they'll launch their Hey Catch foundation to support fellow athletes.
Connect with Dan on LinkedIn here.
Follow Dan on Twitter: @duck54d
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The Guide to Intuitive Eating: Crushing eating disorder stereotypes & health barriers with RD Katie Spada
Two toddlers make a quick appearance before introducing the next AOS guest, Katie Spada! Katie is a Dietitian and Nutritionist who is best known for her brand "Fueling Former Athletes". She spent all of her life competing in synchronized swimming and continued her career as a college athlete. As a former athlete herself, Katie has taken her experiences from the pool to create a welcoming space for other athletes finding it difficult to transition out of sports - especially when it comes to food. Katie is all about "intuitive eating" and listening to your body. Bridget and Katie get raw and open up about the realities of autoimmune diseases and tackle athlete eating disorders.
Contact Katie and learn more about her programs at spadastrongnutrition.com.
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You're more than a million bucks: vegan fried chicken company serves Shark Tank with a tall order
DISCLAIMER: Bridget is really sick and sounds like a dying turkey. You might not recognize her. But perfect timing because it's almost Turkey Day, and the AOS podcast celebrates with a special guest! Deborah Torres is best known as the woman who went viral for turning down ONE MILLION DOLLARS on ABC's Shark Tank. Crazy or genius? We think BRILLIANT! Deborah fries up the world's most popular vegan fried chicken along with other vegan products that you can find served up at restaurants across the United States. Deborah dishes on fad diets, athlete eating habits, and how to shop healthy. You'll be lickin' your chops by the end of this episode.
To get on the delivery waiting list or learn more about Atlas Monroe vegan food products, head to atlasmonroe.com.
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