Voice In Sport

Darian Jenkins, Professional NWSL Soccer Player for the OL Reign and former Division I Athlete at UCLA describes her journey in sport as impatient, persevering, and joyful. In this episode, Darian discusses the highs and lows of her journey in sport, from her experience with youth national teams to her recruitment process to her professional career in soccer today. She also shares untold stories o...

Rachael Adams, Professional Volleyball Player, Olympic Bronze Medalist, FIVB World Championship Gold Medalist, and former Division 1 Volleyball Player at the University of Texas at Austin describes her journey in sport as rewarding, perfectly imperfect, and fun. Rachael shares her incredible journey, and she discusses her philosophy of learning every single day, the importance of positive self-tal...

Jordan DiBiasi, a Professional Soccer Player for the NWSL Washington Spirit and former Division 1 Athlete at Stanford University describes her journey in sport as trying, rewarding, and enjoyable. We discuss how Jordan fell in love with soccer at a young age and the adversity and opportunities she faced during the transitions from high school soccer to college soccer and eventually onto profession...

Abbey Weitzel, Professional Swimmer, 2x Olympic Medalist, and former Division 1 Swimmer at the University of California Berkeley describes her journey in sport as unsteady, happy, and inspiring. Today, Abbey provides a powerful perspective on her journey in sport, and candidly shares her struggles and triumphs. She also discusses the ever-important topics of body image, confidence, happiness, and...

Taylor Cummings , Professional Lacrosse Player in the Women’s Professional Lacrosse League, a Member of Team USA, and a Two-Time National Champion at the University of Maryland shares her journey in sport, from the youth level to the WPLL. She emphasizes the importance of strengthening our minds and our bodies by shedding light on her struggles with self-confidence and body image and how she overc...

Alanna Smith , WNBA Player for the Phoenix Mercury, Member of the Australian Women’s National Team, and an Olympic hopeful describes her journey in sport as rocky, rewarding, and relentless. We discuss her journey from a 12 year-old girl who feared failure and wanted to quit basketball to the brilliant female leader that she is today in the WNBA. She shares the vitally important, yet untold strugg...

Lia Neal, Professional Swimmer, a 2x Olympic Medalist, and former Division 1 swimmer at Stanford University shares her incredible journey to the highest level of her sport at a young age, and dealing with pressures surrounding both her mind and body as she transitioned to the collegiate and professional levels. We also discuss her mindset while facing adversity in sport, the importance of resistin...

Paige Monaghan , Sky Blue FC NWSL player, 2x All-Big East First Team player at Butler University and the 2017 All-Big East Offensive Player of the Year, shares her journey in the sport of soccer and highlights the important role her coaches, teammates, and family had in her continued success. Throughout the highs and lows of her soccer career, she continued to focus only on things she could contro...

Simi Adeagbo , Nigerian Olympic Skeleton Racer, 1st ever female African Olympic Skeleton Racer, and 4x All-American at the University of Kentucky in Track in Field describes her journey in sport as uncomfortable, purposeful, and fun. We discuss her journey and how “failures” to actualize one dream simply serve as opportunities to reimagine and pursue another dream. Simi also shares how mental toug...

Kiah Stokes , 3x National Champion & WNBA player for the New York Liberty. After graduating from the University of Connecticut in 2015, Kiah was a first round pick for the New York Liberty. Originally from Iowa, at UCONN she led her team to three National Championship titles. Kiah also earned individual awards, such as the 2014-2015 American Athletic conference defensive player of the year. Sh...

Kikkan Randal , 5x Olympic Cross Country Ski Racer from Alaska. The First American Skier to win a Gold Medal at the Winter Olympics in Women’s Team Sprint Event in Pyeongchang in 2018 describes her journey in sport as strong, patient, and fun. Kikkan inspires us all to not be afraid to DREAM BIG. She describes the power of setting goals and how putting things together one step at a time will ultim...

Kelsey Robinson , D1 athlete, Pro Volleyball Player, 2016 Olympic Medalist, 2014 World Champion and current Team USA Member describes her journey in sport as one of discovery, passion & commitment. We explore the power of intangibles that make a great player, her battle with confidence and how it led to an incredible level of commitment to her craft. Kelsey shares untold stories about the pres...