Qualified with Kate

Kate sat down with Social Media extraordinaire Dylan Stewart, the brilliant mind behind Formula 1's rapid social media growth in the past 4 years. Dylan shared with us his most influential professor, how he didn't let his age stop him from proving that he had the skills to execute his grand vision, and his transition into running Social Steering, an agency, himself. Y'all are in for a special treat with this episode. Dylan's passion and outlook are contagious and Kate walked away learning so much from this interview. If you enjoy, please be sure to reach out on socials and let us know. Instagram: @qualifiedwithkate Twitter: @qualified_kate Dylan Stewart Instagram: @dylanystewart Kate Instagram/Twitter: @xok_love Lucas Instagram/Twitter: @imstilllucas

Kate and executive producer Lucas are back with a new name but the same content. In this episode Kate and Lucas explain the gap between seasons, the reason for the name change, and some personal life updates. Kate's also joined by Maggie Gallagher, former UW softball player and current advocate for women in baseball. Kate and Maggie talk about how they met, navigating being females in a male dominated industry and what it's like navigating your own way in a world that seems to have set expectations. Maggie also shares her incredible life story, her college athletics experience, and why she's still playing baseball. In making this name change, Kate couldn't have thought of a better person to join us for the first episode under the new branding. Instagram: @qualifiedwithkate Twitter: @qualified_kate Maggie Instagram: @maggieegallagher Kate Instagram/Twitter: @xok_love Lucas Instagram/Twitter: @imstilllucas

Joey Mellows, the Baseball Brit, is a man who took an unfortunate situation and turned it into living every baseball fans dream. While teaching in Korea Joey fell in love with the game of baseball. When his plans for moving to the US fell through he looked at his life savings and decided he was going to spend 2019 trying to attend 162 MLB/MiLB/Independent league baseball games and share his love of the game with as many people as he could. We talked about what that adventure looked like, the difference between MLB and KBO baseball, and our favorite stadiums. (Some of our answers might surprise you.) It's refreshing to hear the perspective of someone who fell in love with the game of baseball later in life and outside of the US- we feel like we learned a few things in the process. Follow us on social: The Baseball Brit- Joey Mellows: @BaseballBrit (Twitter/Instagram) Kate: @xok_love (twitter/insta) Lucas: @imstilllucas (Twitter/insta) Next Pitch: @nextpitchpod (twitter) @nextpitchpodcast (Instagram) Don't forget to subscribe, leave a review, rate us five stars and tell a friend!

In this episode we're joined by Chicago White Sox Ace Lucas Giolito. Gio talks the decision between going pro and going to college when hurt, a difficult time in the minors, getting traded and finally finding his rhythm. He also talked with us about his passion for being vocal about social justice and how he's shaped and the influence his parents careers have had on him. A one of a kind guy, after listening to this episode you'll know exactly why Gio's so successful on and off the mound. Follow us on social: Lucas Giolito: @LGio27 (Twitter/Instagram) Kate: @xok_love (twitter/insta) Lucas: @imstilllucas (Twitter/insta) Next Pitch: @nextpitchpod (twitter) @nextpitchpodcast (Instagram) Don't forget to subscribe, leave a review, rate us five stars and tell a friend! Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mi5LkpK2Hv8

This week we're joined by Tyler Ferguson (current FA, 2014 NCAA National Champion, Vanderbilt) to discuss going from dominating as a pitcher and being on top of your game to struggling with the yips and mental aspects of baseball. Tyler was candid in sharing his journey from a career low point to finding his rhythm again. Tyler also told us all about playing for a powerhouse baseball program like Vanderbilt and how he even ended up there. Having an athlete be this truly candid about their struggles and the process is eye opening and a must listen to for any sports fan. Tyler did a fantastic job articulating the almost indescribable struggle that is the yips. Follow us on social: Tyler: @tylerferg (Instagram) Kate: @xok_love (twitter/insta) Lucas: @imstilllucas (Twitter/insta) Next Pitch: @nextpitchpod (twitter) @nextpitchpodcast (Instagram) Don't forget to subscribe, leave a review, rate us five stars and tell a friend!

This week we're joined by Emmy award winning filmmaker & NYY Fanalyst Randy Wilkins (ESPN 30 for 30 short 86-32). Randy joins us to talk finding his way into film, the art of story telling, and drops a few nuggets of wisdom along the way. He also talked with us about the Yankees, Kate's Rays fandom, and what we would do if we were commissioner. (Spoiler: his biggest change still has us talking.) Honestly we could've kept the episode going for another hour or two- Randy's that insightful. Follow us on social: Randy: @pamsson (Twitter) Kate: @xok_love (twitter/insta) Lucas: @imstilllucas (Twitter/insta) Next Pitch: @nextpitchpod (twitter) @nextpitchpodcast (Instagram) Don't forget to subscribe, leave a review, rate us five stars and tell a friend!

This week we're joined by Formula 1 journalist and broadcaster Chris Medland. (You just might recognize him from Season 1 of Drive to Survive.) After Kate fell down one of her infamous rabbit holes learning as much as possible about F1, we knew we needed to get an expert on the podcast- and Chris is exactly that. Brilliant and observant Chris tells us how exactly he ended up in Formula 1 (which is a fairly competitive space overall) and gives a great overview to a sport starting to find great traction in the U.S. Plus Kate thinks you'll find his accent far more enjoyable than hers. Entertaining for f1 newcomers and experts alike- we think you'll really love this episode. Find Chris on Twitter at @ChrisMedlandF1 Kate: @xok_love (twitter/Instagram) Lucas: @imstilllucas (Twitter/Instagram) Be sure to subscribe, review, and rate us 5 stars!

We are joined this week by the play-by-play voice of the Los Angeles Kings, Alex Faust

Former NFL Wide Receiver, Greg Camarillo, joins us this week. He discusses going from a walk on, non-starter at Stanford to having an 8 year career in the NFL. We touch on the tough transition athletes make when they move on from their current sport, and much more.

We are joined this week by none other than the PitchingNinja, Rob Friedman. We discuss his day job, how PitchingNinja came to be, how the need for an app like FlatGround became apparent, and players taking control of their own training. Plus Rob gives us a little insight into what his Momentum partnership will look like. Truly as candid as we've ever heard him- Don't forget to follow us on Instagram: @nextpitchpodcast Kate: @xok_love And follow Rob on Twitter and Instagram: @pitchingninja

On today's episode, we're joined by the King of JUCO, Eric Sim. Eric tells us what it was like growing up in South Korea and immigrating to Canada without knowing English, how playing at a JUCO shaped him as a player and person and how he switched from catching to pitching. Eric also discusses what he's doing now and what his goals for the future are. While Eric Sim is known for always being unashamedly himself and very open and honest- in the 5 years Kate has known him, this is the most open and complete she's ever heard him tell his story.

We're joined by Coordinator of Pitching Sciences for the San Francisco Giants Matt Daniels, to discuss his playing career, transition to developing pitchers at Driveline, the jump to pro ball, and much more.

Hosted by Kate Love, Next Pitch gives you a glimpse into the lives of people across all professional sports, highlighting their Next Pitch moment that allowed them to pivot into the success they are having today.