Women Leaders in Sports Podcast

Hello and welcome to the Women Leaders in Sports Podcast...I am your host, Patti Phillips, CEO of Women Leaders in Sports.   In this episode, I'm joined by good friend and partner of Women Leaders, Chrissy Dunlap. Chrissy is the Chief Revenue Officer at BirdieBox, a luxury gifting solution that focuses on the creation of extraordinary personalized experiences.  Chrissy's journey to leadership is i...

Hello and welcome to the Women Leaders in Sports Podcast...I am your host, Patti Phillips, CEO of Women Leaders in Sports.  Today we connect with Jovan Overshown, the Deputy Athletic Director & Chief Revenue Officer at Baylor University - where Jovan is doing it ALL! We talk about her evolution into fundraising, development, and multi media rights in addition to being the primary sport supervisor...

Hello and welcome to the Women Leaders in Sports Podcast...I am your host, Patti Phillips, CEO of Women Leaders in Sports.  We've got a special one for you today as I talk with Beth Goetz, the Director of Athletics at the University of Iowa.  She joins us coming off the SPECTACULAR run the Iowa Women's Basketball program had this year…making it all the way to the NCAA championship game for the 2nd...

Hello and welcome to the Women Leaders in Sports Podcast... I am your host, Patti Phillips, CEO of Women Leaders in Sports.   Today we are joined by the author of THREE Wall Street Journal best-sellers and workplace strategist, Erica Keswin! Erica was a big hit as a LeaderShop speaker at our last convention and we are thrilled to have her on the podcast!   Erica's most recent book - The Retention...

Today, we take you back to our Big 12 Reception in Kansas City, taking place during the Big 12 Men's and Women's Basketball Championships, where I had a chance to sit down with Commissioner Brett Yormark for a fireside chat!   Keep listening for more from the Big 12 Commissioner, and remember, We Are Women Leaders.

Welcome to the Women Leaders Podcast. Today is a very special episode as I'm joined by Sheri Fella, the founder and CEO of Bloombase, an executive development firm that focuses on increasing the high-performance impact of executives and teams.    Sheri here today to talk more about her career journey, leadership and working with executive coaches. Listen in and remember, We are Women Leaders.

Hello and welcome to the Women Leaders in Sports Podcast...I am your host, Patti Phillips, CEO of Women Leaders in Sports.   Today we have a VERY special guest – Angie Long, Co-owner of the NWSL Kansas City Current.  Angie and her husband Chris are not just making an impact on the NWSL and Kansas City, they are creating a legacy for women's sports.   We discuss how it all began, including bringing...

Hello and welcome to the Women Leaders in Sports Podcast... I am your host, Patti Phillips, CEO of Women Leaders in Sports. Today we are joined by Desiree Reed Francois - Women Leaders board member and University of Missouri's FIRST female and woman of color Director of Athletics! We had Desiree on the podcast several years ago, episode 48 actually, and talked through her career journey, her why,...

Hello and welcome to the Women Leaders in Sports Podcast... I am your host, Patti Phillips, CEO of Women Leaders in Sports.   We have a special episode coming to you straight from the College Football Playoff last week in Houston. In partnership with the CFP, Our "Celebrating Female Playmakers" event brought together over 200 women and men to connect and listen to a great conversation between top...

Hello and welcome to the Women Leaders in Sports Podcast... I am your host, Patti Phillips. Today, we have a special episode on the Deputy Mindset that was recorded during our 2023 National Convention that took place in October.  We will hear from these four talented women shaping their organizations as great Number 2's: Carrie Michaels, Senior Associate Director of Athletics and Senior Woman Admi...

Hello and welcome to the Women Leaders In Sports Podcast…I'm Dr. Angel Mason, Director of Athletics at Berry College. I'll be taking over for Patti Phillips on this special podcast episode, coming to you straight from the 2023 Women Leaders National Convention in New Orleans earlier this month! The Women of Color Conversation is one of my favorite parts of Convention each year – our Women of Color...

Hello and welcome to the Women Leaders In Sports Podcast …I'm Patti Phillips , and today, I'm NOT your host . We have a very special episode for you   though , as we give  our community a behind the scenes look into our  decision to evolve  our brand to  be more inclusive of all women working in sports.      Nicole Auerbach,   a leading voice in college sports, will help facilitate the conversatio...

Hello and welcome to the Women Leaders Podcast. I'm your host, Patti Phillips…And I'm super excited about today's conversation. We all want to be able to speak as well as we think, right? Well, get your notebook ready! Communications expert Angie Bennett joins me for the ultimate coaching session. Angie, a long-time friend of Women Leaders, is the Senior Vice President at Dardis Communications, wh...

Hello and welcome to the Women Leaders Podcast. I'm your host, Patti Phillips…    Today I am thrilled joined by the President of Baylor University, Dr. Linda Livingstone! President Livingstone, a former Division I Women's Basketball player and the current chair of the NCAA Board of Governors, has led Baylor through an impressive transformation during her tenure that started in 2017.     Throughout...

Hello and welcome to the Women Leaders Podcast. I'm your host, Patti Phillips… Today I'm joined by Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Commissioner Sonja Stills! Sonja is the first woman commissioner in the conference's history, as well as the first woman commissioner of a Division 1 HBCU Conference…talking about Kicking Glass! There are so many great insights in this conversation – including t...

Hello and welcome to the Women Leaders Podcast.  I'm your host, Patti Phillips…    Today we honor and celebrate Juneteenth - the day that enslaved black Americans in Texas became free.  Juneteenth gives us an opportunity to reflect on how far we've come and how far we still have to go.      In this episode, we take you back to a vital conversation that took place at our 2022 National Convention in...

Hello and welcome to the Women Leaders Podcast. I'm your host, Patti Phillips… I'm excited about this episode which highlights the strategies leaders use in recruiting and hiring top talent. It's obviously a topic that plays a crucial role in shaping all successful organizations. And we're joined by two rockstar Women Leaders, who have excelled in the world of college sports and are at the forefro...

Hello and welcome to the Women Leaders Podcast. I'm your host, Patti Phillips… I'm excited to bring today's episode to you as I talk with two phenomenal women about their experiences with Making a Pivot in their careers: Jenn Hunter currently the Chief Impact Officer for the Big 12 Conference, pivoted from the pro sports space after working at the Portland Trailblazers for nearly four years. Joini...

Hello and welcome to the Women Leaders Podcast .    I'm   your host,   Patti Phillip s.   Today,   I'm  here with   a very special  guest, Laura Gassner Otting, Washington Post Best-Selling Author and Speaker  –   Yes, the same Laura who delivered an epic  keynote speech at our 2022 National Convention in Kansas City !         I 'm   excited  to   have her on the podcast today to talk about her ne...

Hello and welcome to the Women Leaders Podcast. I'm your host, Patti Phillips…CEO of Women Leaders in College Sports. Today we bring you part two of our series on Managing Up, and we have Texas A&M in the house! I am joined by Kristen Brown, Deputy Athletics Director, and Senior Women's Administrator…and Ross Bjork, Director of Athletics. They are a dynamic duo, and we have a great convo. Kristen...

Hello and welcome to the Women Leaders Podcast. I'm Patti Phillips, and I am pumped to kick off the first episode of our two-part series on Managing Up! I am joined by Lindsey Pollak, New York Times bestselling author and one of the world's leading career and workplace experts and WOW!...She nailed it! We have been hearing from so many leaders that today's workforce isn't executing on Managing UP...

Hello, and welcome to the Women Leaders podcast! I'm Patti Phillips, CEO of Women Leaders in College Sports.   In this episode, I'm joined by Judy MacLeod, our 2020 Women Leaders Executive of the Year winner, and the first female commissioner of a FBS conference.   We dive deep into Judy's career journey - She has excelled in the industry for years as a coach, athletic director and most recently i...

Hello, and welcome to the Women Leaders podcast! I'm Patti Phillips, CEO of Women Leaders in College Sports.   A few weeks ago, we attended one of college sport's biggest event: the college football national championship in Los Angeles! In partnership with the College Football Playoff, Women Leaders hosted a panel and reception at the Grammy Museum.   I sat down with four industry leaders includin...

Hello, happy new year, and welcome BACK to the Women Leaders podcast! I'm Patti Phillips, CEO of Women Leaders in College Sports.  We are excited to bring you a really special episode to start the new year - our all-star keynote panel from our record-breaking 2022 Women Leaders National Convention in Kansas City.  The keynote panel featured three powerful women leaders and catalysts for Title IX -...

On this episode, we take you back to the 2022 Women Leaders National Convention in Kansas City! If you were in attendance, I hope you are STILL feeling inspired and energized by ALL our incredible speakers, breakout sessions and connection moments. My soul was set on FIRE! One of the many powerful keynotes brought Holly Rowe, ESPN reporter and play-by-play commentator, on stage for a candid and em...