The show is packed with wisdom and insight from a woman that has shattered the glass ceiling. Jennifer Cohen just completed her first year as the Athletic Director at the University of Washington. Her successes are directly reflected in the outstanding year that the UW athletic department had from a NCAA championship in women’s rowing this past month to a college football playoff appearance. Her athletic department is on the rise there is no doubt that the success is attributed and rooted in...

We get to hear from Kendall Johnson! Kendall is currently a professional soccer player for the Portland Thorns and is also the creator of Arrow Living which is a blog and podcast for female athletes. Kendall is the first athlete we’ve had on the podcast that is currently competing so it will be fun to get her perspective. Kendall attended Lincoln High School in Portland which just so happens to be across the street from her current arena of competition, Providence Park. Kendall had great...

We get the pleasure of hearing from Lindsey Munday, Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach at University of Southern California. Five years ago, she took the newly instated Lacrosse program at USC and put it on the map. Lindsey’s accolades are super impressive. She is a 5x National Champion as a player and coach at Northwestern where she also is touted as one of the most decorated collegiate women’s lacrosse players in the history of the sport. Her success landed her consistent spots on the U.S....

Join host, Mandy Close Kavanaugh, for a Mother’s Day Special as she discusses the impact Title IX had on her mom and how it has shaped who she is today. The profound impact that mothers have on their families and specifically their daughters cannot be overstated. This episode is dedicated to all of the moms and mom figures out there who pour out their love, strength, and wisdom into their children.

We have the pleasure of getting to know the incredible mom, daughter, teammate, mentor, coach that is the successful leader of UCLA softball, Kelly Inouye Perez. Much like her UCLA counterparts that we have already featured on the podcast, Kelly has a great understanding that she is a part of something bigger than herself. Kelly shares her story about how sports shaped the confident woman she is today as well as why its important to challenge our kids, specifically daughters to pursue sports....

This woman holds a special place in my heart because she’s a Beaver and has had much success coaching gymnastics at my beloved Oregon State. I’ve always admired how Tanya Chaplin has led her program to great heights but more than that, she’s always had incredible young ladies on her team and I think that speaks volumes about her as a coach and person. Tanya competed collegiately at UCLA where she was a six-time All-American and two-time Pac-10 Gymnast of the Year. She also is a three-time...

She is fierce, focused, competitive, and compassionate. You will feel that as you listen to her today. Jenny Boucek is the 3 year Head Coach of the WNBA Seattle Storm and her journey is one of going against the expected to create for herself and others a life that she was called to. You will hear her passion about how she wants to be an agent of change for the WNBA. She also discusses adversity that she faced in her career as well as advice she gives to those pursuing dreams. She was a 4...

The awesome woman we have on the show this week is Adia Barnes. She just completed her first year as the University of Arizona Head women’s basketball coach. This interview was recorded in the Fall entering into her first season. She was hired to come back to her alma mater and change the culture. Her vision is encouraging and her past has prepared her to take on the new challenge that she faces. She shares about her mentors, how she has pivoted in the professional world, and how she has...

The inspiring woman that we have on the show today is Cori Close. She is the head women’s basketball coach of the UCLA Bruins. She is willing to share her story of struggle and triumph in such a raw and vulnerable way which gives insight into her leadership. She has this podcast laced with pearls of wisdom and lessons that she has learned from her parents, book authors, and none other than Coach John Wooden. One of the most inspiring things about her is her willingness to share her faith and...

You cannot miss Valorie Kondos Field and her incredible story! Val, or Miss Val as she is affectionately called, is the Head Coach for the UCLA Gymnastics team. She discusses how she, as a ballerina and professional dancer, became the Head Coach of one of the premier teams in the nation, as well as how she became like family to the late great Coach John Wooden. Val opens up about her battle with cancer and why she decided to have a heart of gratitude through it all. She’s a leader that has...

Megan Marsden, Co-Head Coach for the University of Utah Red Rocks Gymnastics team is on the show today. Megan not only has helped establish one of the premier gymnastics programs in the nation, but she is a very accomplished athlete herself. She competed for Utah in the early 80’s and won two back-to-back NCAA All-Around National titles. Her senior year she won the Broderick Award that recognized her as the country’s top collegiate woman gymnast. As a gymnast or coach, Megan has participated...

I have the great pleasure of having Lindsay Gottlieb, Head Women’s basketball Coach for the Cal Bears, on the show. Lindsay has achieved success in the coaching world but you won’t want to miss how she went from an Ivy league graduate majoring in Political Science and the daughter of a New York state judge, to a winning Coach. Her intellect, hard work, and relational personality have led her and her Bears to the Final Four as well as a Pac-12 Championship the 2012-13 season. For her...

I am excited to welcome Charli Turner Thorne, Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Arizona State University, to inspired by her. Charli has earned much success at ASU over her two decades of coaching. She is the winningest coach in Sun Devil WBB history and number two in the Pac-12 in most career wins. Coach has led the program to the postseason 16 of the last 17 years and in 2016 she was named Pac-12 Coach of the Year. To top it all off she has also earned a pair of gold medals with USA...