The Fearless Warrior Podcast

In today's episode, we are sharing our mentorship call with Michaela Edenfield, Texas Volts catcher, Florida State alum, and also known as "Area 51". She opens up about failing forward in Junior Olympic trials, why she never had a dream school, and why doing it until you are it is the only version of confidence worth chasing. Episode Highlights: Why having dream goals instead of a d...

In today's episode, Coach Kara and our Warriors interviewed Skylar Wallace, a professional softball player for the AUSL's Chicago Bandits and the Japan Diamond Softball League, as well as a three-time All-American, NFCA National Player of the Year, and three-time All-SEC First Team selection at the University of Florida. She opens up about self-talk, the transfer decision that changed ev...

We are so excited to share this mentorship call with Jocelyn Erickson, a University of Florida alum, two-time Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner, 2024 NFCA National Player of the Year, SEC Player of the Year, and now a professional player for the Chicago Bandits She sat down with Coach Kara and our Warriors for a raw, honest conversation about visualization, identity, team culture, and what it reall...

Welcome back to our Cool Careers in Sports series! Susan Forbes is a recruiting advisor, life coaching certified consultant, and host of the number one volleyball recruiting podcast, the NXTVB Podcast. With over a decade of experience, she has built a career around one powerful idea: athletes should be in the driver's seat of their recruiting journey, and the right program wants who they actu...

Welcome back to our Cool Careers in Sports series! In this week's episode, I interviewed Matt Woods, who is part of the Motor Preferences Experts team, the first and only performance company in the US specializing in a science-backed system based on an athlete's unique, natural movement patterns. If you have seen the colored tape on catchers' chest protectors at college games, or sp...

Welcome back to our Cool Careers in Sports series! Hana DeGuzman served Team Fearless from 2021-2025 and is now serving as a Certified Mental Performance Consultant at Premier Sport with the Minnesota Twins. In this episode, Hana unveils what it actually takes to build a career in sports psychology, the difference between mental health and mental performance, and why open-mindedness is the superpo...

Welcome back to our Cool Careers in Sports series! This week, I interviewed Kaylee Dellert, the Softball Marketing Manager at Rawlings Sporting Goods, where she manages marketing for both Rawlings Softball and Easton Fastpitch. She gives us the inside scoop on what it really takes to build a brand voice that an entire community loves, how she noticed a gap as an intern and ran with it, and why the...

We are diving into another episode of our Cool Careers in Sports series! This week, Savanna Collins, Senior Reporter for the AUSL, pulls back the curtain on what it really takes to build a career in sports media. She shares why failing and putting yourself out there with smaller opportunities is exactly what prepares you to shine on the biggest stage. Episode Highlights: How being a coach's k...

This episode features one of the most decorated and dynamic voices in softball today, Nicole Mendes. A two-time national champion and three-time WCWS All-Tournament Team selection at Oklahoma, Olympic athlete with Team Mexico at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and now a softball analyst for ESPN, Nicole is proof that the mental tools you build on the field will follow you everywhere you go in life. Episo...

In this week’s episode, we break it down with Jade Hewitt, Director of Photography for Athletes Unlimited and the AUSL. Jade works exclusively in women's sports and made history as the first official photographer for a Topps trading card deck featuring all professional female athletes. In this episode, Jade unveils what it takes to build a career behind the lens in professional softball, why...

Welcome to our brand new series on Cool Careers in Sports! Karis Hudgins is a student sports broadcast director at UNC Greensboro, where she directs live ESPN+ productions for Spartan Sports Network, and recently went viral for giving the world a behind the scenes look at what it actually takes to call a live college softball game. In this episode, Karis pulls back the curtain on the mental load,...

We are pulling this one from the archives because Taryn Kern just received her AUSL Golden Ticket! In this original interview, she opened up about the mental game that made it all possible and what she was still learning. We can't wait to watch her get drafted live on ESPN2 on May 4! Episode Highlights: How she navigated the recruiting process during COVID without ever visiting the school Wha...

Why does my daughter crush it in practice and completely fall apart in the game? Coach AB and Coach Kara are giving you 3 Easy Challenges To Try This Week (that have nothing to do with softball) Episode Highlights: Challenge 1: The Solo Mission — how giving her real responsibility and real consequences builds real confidence Challenge 2: Compliment a Stranger — why this challenge is one of the mos...

Sydney Stewart just made history. Jennie Finch walked onto the field at Arizona and handed Sydney her AUSL Golden Ticket, making her one of only 17 collegiate players in the country guaranteed a spot in the professional draft. When we first recorded this conversation, Sydney was a junior transfer just arriving in Tucson with something to prove. Now she is a first-team All-Big 12 and second-team Al...

Campbell Petrick is not just a guest on today's episode — she is a Fearless Warrior mentor and two-time retreat leader who has shown up for our athletes in a big way. Currently a senior pitcher at Midland University, Campbell brings radical honesty and hard-earned wisdom to every conversation. She opens up about tearing her ACL, MCL, and meniscus just weeks into her freshman year of college,...

In this episode of the Fearless Warrior Podcast, I sit down with Janet McCormick, a Mental Performance Coach, to explore what truly separates good athletes from great ones. We dive into the hidden mental barriers athletes face, why “working harder” isn’t always the answer, and how coaches and players can better communicate, lead, and grow together. Episode Highlights: The unseen mental side of ath...

We are diving into the archives today and going back to 2020 with Jenna (Lilley) Weisberg, a retired professional softball player. She is an alum for the University of Oregon and Team USA. Jenna opens up about the mindset required to compete at the elite level, and shares her honest insights about overcoming adversity. Episode Highlights: Day in the life of a D1 softball player Importance of teamm...

On this week's episode of the Fearless Warrior Podcast, I interview Kim Zuroff, a seasoned executive coach and keynote speaker, who helps high-level professionals cut through the chaos, gain clarity, and lead with confidence. We explore how to build sustainable high performance through clarity, one keystone habit, and consistent action, without burning out. Episode Highlights: • Defining a cl...

Today, Coach Kara sat down with a Fearless Warrior Mom to give us the inside scoop on the Fearless Warrior Team Curriculum. She shared how her daughter’s softball team turns mental skills into a real competitive edge. Episode Highlights: • How plug-and-play lessons fit busy coaches and engaged parents • Building a common language for resets and routines • Turning vulnerability into trust and stead...

In today's episode, Coach Kara and our Warriors talk with OU’s Riley Zache. She shares practical routines, recruiting lessons, and advice to younger athletes who want to own their path. Episode Highlights: • Living with bilateral hearing loss and adapting to hearing aids • Shifting mindset freshman year • Staying ready off the bench and owning preparation • Identity beyond softball through fa...

The 2026 Winter Olympics are a perfect opportunity to watch the world's best athletes compete both physically and mentally. The Games will take place in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, bringing together thousands of athletes from around the globe competing in snow and ice sports such as skiing, figure skating, hockey, snowboarding, bobsled, and more. Coach Kara, Sarah, and Amara take over t...

In today's episode, I am going to give you 3 POWERFUL things you can do tonight that will set you up for success whenever your tryouts are: 1. How to not let your identity be defined by your sport. 2. How to journal so you feel prepared and confident in your skills. 3. How to productively evaluate your performance. Ready to take your mental prep to the next level so you can have your best sea...

This week, Coach AB and our Warriors sit down with professional softball player Payton Gottshall to unpack the mental work behind elite softball. From SEC doubt to year-round pro play in the U.S. and Mexico, she shares routines, recruiting advice, and the mindset shift that turned pressure into power. Episode Highlights: • Journaling for clarity and next-day resets • Vocal self-talk and mid-inning...

Today, I go behind the scenes with Justin Su'a, Podcast Host, Author, and CEO of Performance Advisory Group, to show how elite athletes design simple systems that hold up under pressure. We unpack environmental design, feedback loops, and why competence beats confidence when it matters most. Episode Highlights: • Systems by design vs systems by default • Separating life from sport with a &quo...

In this week's episode, we are sharing our mentorship call with Amanda Lorenz Mazur, Professional Softball Player for the AUSL and the U.S.A. National Team. She dove into the mental skills that kept her steady under pressure - love practice, align work with goals, and choose words that build confidence instead of breaking it. Episode Highlights: • First encounters with mental skills • Languag...