Sports for Social Impact

Jane Roos is deeply passionate about ensuring Canadian athletes have the resources they need to succeed on the world stage.Before founding CAN Fund, Jane was a promising track athlete whose career was cut short by a devastating car accident at the age of 19. This life-changing event inspired her to help other Canadian athletes who face challenges, not only with their training but also with the financial burden that comes with competing at the highest levels.Jane's achievements extend beyond her work with CAN Fund. She's been honored with the Live Olympic Award, an international recognition given to only 20 people, and has been named one of the most influential women in sport by CAAWS, now called Canadian women and sport. The Globe & Mail also selected her as one of the Most Influential People in Sport, and she received the Leadership in Sports Award at the 36th Canadian Sports Awards.Under Jane's leadership, CAN Fund has raised over $40 million and has directly supported 80% of Canadian athletes who have competed at the Olympic and Paralympic Games from Athens 2004 to Paris 2024. For over 20 years CAN Fund has been providing crucial financial support to the best athletic talent in Canada, helping them cover costs for training, coaching, nutrition, equipment, travel and basic living expenses. CAN Fund is a charity that offers 2 applications a year to which summer, winter, able-bodied and para athletes representing Canada on the world stage can apply.Links:CAN Fund: https://canadianathletesnow.ca/---- Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award.Send us an email at ⁠⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠⁠ Linktree: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠⁠Linkedin: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact) Follow us on Substack: ⁠https://substack.com/@sportssocimpact⁠Visit our website at ⁠https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/⁠

Jessica Platt is a retired professional ice hockey player and an advocate for transgender rights. She played for the Toronto Furies in the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL) and was the first transgender woman to play in the league.---- Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award.Send us an email at ⁠⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠⁠ Linktree: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠⁠Linkedin: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact) Follow us on Substack: ⁠https://substack.com/@sportssocimpact⁠Visit our website at ⁠https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/⁠

Harrison Browne is the first transgender athlete in professional hockey. He was part of the National Women's Hockey League and played for the Metropolitan Riveters and the Buffalo Beauts (winning a championship with both teams). He helped form the first-ever transgender policy in professional sports to aid both transmen and transwomen in their participation. He is the appointed inclusion leader for the NWHL advisory board and special ambassador for the National Hockey League's Hockey Is for Everyone initiative. Harrison has been featured in the New York Times, GQ Magazine, Players' Tribune, The Olympic Channel, VICE News, ESPN and many more news outlets. He continues to participate in talks and panels throughout North America and internationally.Rachel Browne is an award-winning investigative journalist and documentary producer whose work appears in VICE News, POLITICO, Global News, Maclean's magazine, Discovery+, and elsewhere.Links:Let Us Play Book: https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/let-us-play-winning-the-battle-for-gender-diverse-athletes/9780807045343.html?searchType=products&searchTerm=let%20them%20play%3A%20winning%20the%20battleCCES Transgender Women Athletes and Elite Sport: A Scientific Review: https://cces.ca/transgender-women-athletes-and-elite-sport-scientific-reviewCanadian Women & Sport: https://womenandsport.ca/resources/research-insights/trans-inclusion-in-sport/Fair Play book: https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/fair-play-how-sports-shape-the-gender-debates/72cca83e-72d6-387e-a3b8-f1819d1070d2.html?searchType=products&searchTerm=fair%20play%20katie%20barnesYou Can Play: https://www.youcanplay.org/Sport Inclusion Task Force resources: https://sportinclusion.ca/resources/---- Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award.Send us an email at ⁠⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠⁠ Linktree: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠⁠Linkedin: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact) Follow us on Substack: ⁠https://substack.com/@sportssocimpact⁠Visit our website at ⁠https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/⁠

Kristine Deacon is a swim coach and the team manager for athletics Canada. ---- Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award.Send us an email at ⁠⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠⁠ Linktree: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠⁠Linkedin: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact) Follow us on Substack: ⁠https://substack.com/@sportssocimpact⁠Visit our website at ⁠https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/⁠

Who will become Canada's next Prime Minister and who will form government will be decided on April 28th 2025. This episode explores all the sport, physical activity and recreation promises by the five largest political parties in Canada.Links:Green Party of Canada: https://cdn.greenparty.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/GP_Platform_English_Draft.pdfBloc Québécois: https://www.blocquebecois.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/blocqcplateforme-2025web.pdf Liberal: https://liberal.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/292/2025/04/Canada-Strong.pdf Conservative: https://canada-first-for-a-change.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/20250418_CPCPlatform_8-5x11_EN_R1-pages.pdf NDP: https://www.ndp.ca/campaign-commitments ---- Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award.Send us an email at ⁠⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠⁠ Linktree: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠⁠Linkedin: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact) Follow us on Substack: ⁠https://substack.com/@sportssocimpact⁠Visit our website at ⁠https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/⁠

Mia Kohout is the CEO of Vancouver bike share.Vancouver Bike Share Inc (Mobi by Rogers) is a public bike sharing service based in Vancouver, British Columbia. It is perfect for commuting, running errands, visiting friends, or exploring the city. Serving Vancouver with 2,000 classic bikes and 600 ebikes at 250+ stations, our bike share system has become an essential part of our transportation network.Articles:Vancouver Bike Share: https://www.mobibikes.ca/Shared Micromobility 2023 NACTO Report: https://nacto.org/topic/shared-micromobility/---- Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award.Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠ Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact) Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Neil Saravanamuttoo is the director of CitySHAPES. He was previously the chief economist of the G20's Global Infrastructure Hub and an executive in the Department of Finance Canada.CitySHAPES is working to make cities better by sparking and implementing the change they need to become healthier, greener, and more vibrant cities where everyone can thrive. They do this by working with partners in leading groundbreaking policy, advocacy, and community engagement work on key challenges faced by Canadian municipalities.Links:CitySHAPES: https://cityshapes.ca/BOOK Happy City by Charles Montgomery: https://happycities.com/the-bookBOOK The Miracle Pill by Peter Walker: https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/the-miracle-pill/66a39acb-a0e9-333d-897d-f212ffcdcb70.htmlBOOK Broken City by Patrick M. Condon: https://www.ubcpress.ca/broken-cityBOOK Building the Cycling City by Melissa and Chris Bruntlett: https://urbancyclinginstitute.org/building-the-cycling-city-the-dutch-blueprint-for-urban-vitality/ARTICLE Suburban expansion costs increase to $465 per person per year in Ottawa: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/urban-expansion-costs-menard-memo-1.6193429ARTICLE When Mothers are Active so are their Children: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140324090408.htmARTICLE The economic burden of physical inactivity: a global analysis of major non-communicable diseases: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(16)30383-X/abstract#au40ARTICLE The Price of Inactivity: Measuring the Powerful Impact of Sport, Physical Activity, and Recreation in Canada: https://measuring-impact.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/CFLRI-CPRA_Price-Inactivity-Full-Report-EN-FINAL.pdfARTICLE Impact of minimum parking requirements for multi-family residential buildings on housing affordability and sustainability: https://assets.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/sf/project/archive/housing_organizations4/impact-of-parking-requirements-on-housing-affordability_final-report.pdf---- Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award.Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠ Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact) Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Lucien Boyer is the Co-Founder of Global Sports Week, and the Founding & Managing Partner of Inspiring Sport Capital.Paniz Yousefi is a Young Sport Maker, IOC Young Leader 2019-2021 and the Founder of Parallel Play.Chloé Morard is a Young Sport Maker and Figure Skating Deputy Manager for Milano Cortina 2026.Links: Parallel Play: https://parallelplay.se/Global Sports Week: https://gsw.world/en/---- Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award.Send us an email at ⁠⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠⁠ Linktree: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠⁠Linkedin: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact) Follow us on Substack: ⁠https://substack.com/@sportssocimpact⁠Visit our website at ⁠https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/⁠

Chris Jenkins is the President of Commonwealth Sport.Commonwealth Sport is the public brand name of the Commonwealth Games Federation. Commonwealth Sport is the organisation responsible for the direction and control of the Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth Youth Games, and for delivering on the vision of the Commonwealth Sports Movement: Our Commonwealth, united through sport.LinksCommonwealth Sport: https://www.commonwealthsport.com/---- Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award.Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠ Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact) Follow us on Substack: https://substack.com/@sportssocimpactVisit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Nasser Al-Khori is the executive director of Generation amazing foundation.Generation amazing foundation operates in alignment with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals and the Qatar National Vision 2030. They are passionate about empowering young leaders in Qatar, across the region, and the world to transform their communities through football. In partnership with others, they have created sustainable programmes designed to generate thrilling social development opportunities long after the final ball was kicked in 2022.Links:Generation Amazing Foundation: https://www.generationamazing.qa/---- Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award.Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠ Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact) Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Meghan Tabor is an experienced leader in marketing and destination management, with over a decade dedicated to advancing tourism and community development. As the Executive Director at Tourism Revelstoke, Meghan leads strategic initiatives and builds impactful partnerships to strengthen tourism's role in community enhancement.In addition, she shares her industry expertise as a part-time business professor at Okanagan College, teaching courses in tourism and destination management. In her free time, she enjoys exploring through skiing, snowmobiling, and mountain biking.Tourism Revelstoke is a non-profit organization contracted by the City of Revelstoke to execute the 5-year Strategic Business Plan for the use of Municipal and Regional District Tax (MRDT).Links:Tourism Revelstoke: https://www.destinationrevelstoke.com/who-we-areRevelstoke Mountain Resort: https://www.revelstokemountainresort.com/mountain/mountain-stats/Protect Our Winters Outdoor Recreation Economic Report: https://www.protectourwinters.ca/economicreport---- Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award.Send us an email at⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠ Linktree:⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠Linkedin:⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact) Visit our website athttps://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Rob Kerr is a Sport Media Broadcaster. Dr. David Legg is a Professor of Sport Management at Mount Royal University. Dr. Robert Steadward is the founding President of the International Paralympic Committee. Listen to the We've Solved Nothing Podcast: https://sportcalgary.ca/news-releases/2023/we-solved-nothing-returns ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Welcome back to the Sports for Social Impact podcast! This is our season 5 opener with reflections and key takeaways from the past four years of the podcast. This episode is available as an article on our website: https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/post/reflections-to-start-off-2025 ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Julia Shaw is the founder of Manta Sail Training Centre.  Founded in 2008, MANTA Sail Training Centre is the first and only social ocean enterprise in Vietnam which aims to promote human and environmental health via watersports. MANTA's watersports-trained fishermen teach watersport to guests, in turn guests support sustainable development goals and alternative livelihood for fishermen. Links: MANTA: https://mantasailing.org/about/ Enabling an Ocean of Life Long Learning (VIDEO): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgvRSTMLzHg We the children! MANTA Global Goals (VIDEO): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJAe2eLVKec A case study about the programme and SDGs (VIDEO): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTFKOvDff1U Sport for Climate Action Collective Impact Award supported by Swedish Postcode Foundation (VIDEO): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpbES33MpuU MANTA outline: helping deliver UN global goals (2020) (VIDEO): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r8ZMwko0lo WWF Overfishing: https://www.worldwildlife.org/threats/overfishing Atlantic Cod Collapse: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/cod-return-1.5992916 Beyond the Surface: https://www.beyondthesurfaceinternational.org Coast2Coast Movement: https://www.coast2coastmovement.com ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Cheryl Macdonald is the CEO of Sport New Brusnwick. She holds a PhD in Social & Cultural Analysis from Concordia University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in building inclusive sporting communities at the University of Alberta. She was also the co-editor of Overcoming the Neutral Zone Trap: Hockey's agents of change (2021). Sport New Brunswick (Sport NB) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the development and promotion of the amateur sport community in New Brunswick. It is a federation that consists of over 70 provincial sport organizations (PSOs) and other sport related organizations. They aim to be a proactive organization that provides strategic leadership to PSOs in New Brunswick to facilitate, support, and advocate sports participation and excellence throughout the province.  Sport NB aspires to be a key partner and contributor to the improvement of health and wellbeing for the people of New Brunswick through enhancing and acknowledging the social and economic benefits of sport participation and elite/national team performance and success.  Links: Sport NB: https://www.sportnb.com/ ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Thomas van Schaik is a globally recognized expert in athlete branding with over 25 years of experience in the sports industry. He has collaborated with iconic athletes like David Beckham, Leo Messi, and Kobe Bryant at Adidas, where he developed award-winning brand campaigns. As the former Chief Marketing Officer for the Dutch Olympic and Paralympic Committee, Thomas was pivotal in securing significant sponsorships through the successful Team NL initiative leading to Tokyo 2020. He founded The Athlete Brand to empower elite athletes with data-driven strategies and innovative tools that boost their independence, influence, impact, income, and inclusion. An associate of the Yunus Sports Hub, Thomas champions sports for social good and is the author of The Athlete Brand Book, a comprehensive guide to building impactful athlete brands. With over 400 talks delivered in more than 60 countries, he shares his vision for an athlete-centric, brand-driven, and data-powered future in sports. Links: The Athlete Brand Book: www.TheAthleteBrandBook.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasvanschaik Influence Insider: https://theathletebrand.substack.com The Athlete Brand: https://theathletebrand.com/ ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Charlie Hyman founded Bloomsbury Football in 2018. As CEO, he has experience in coaching, management, marketing, strategy, business development and financial operations. Charlie also advises businesses, charities and governing bodies within the sports industry. In 2021, Charlie was London Sport's Inspirational Young Person of the Year and was a Sport Industry 30 under 30 NextGen Leader. Bloomsbury Football is a London-based grassroots football charity working with over 5,000 young people per week. Their financial assistance model means that no one is turned away, and they cater to young people aged between 18 months to 18 years old. Everyone is welcome, regardless of ability to pay or play.  Links: Bloomsbury Football: https://bloomsburyfootball.com/ ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Carolyn Trono is the founder / volunteer executive director of WNSA.  She has worked in the sport system in Canada and Winnipeg for ovin 30 years in many leadership positions. She is the Winnipeg Newcomers Sport Academy founder and is currently the Director of Quality Sport Development for the Sport for Life Society (a national multisport organization). She recently served on Canadian Sport Minister Kirsty Duncan's Work Group for Gender Equity in Sport. Richard Sylvester is the director of field of play with WNSA. He brings a level of experience, expertise, education and enthusiasm about sport, fitness, strength. He designs the sessions to ensure participant athletes are given opportunities to explore fundamental movement and sport skills. HE is also one of the Leaders with the WNSA Youth Sport Leadership Initiative. Winnipeg Newcomer Sport Academy (WNSA) provides newcomer children and youth with economically accessible quality multi-sport programming that promotes growth and development that contributes to positive integration into their new community.  Link: Winnipeg Newcomer Sport Academy: https://wnsa.ca/ ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Tineke Weld is the neighbourhood project designer with everyone everyday Halifax. Her background is in Community Development, particularly working with young people and new entrepreneurs. She am serious and curious about building meaningful, present connections, and getting to know and create new versions of our community along the way.  Every One Every Day Kjipuktuk is working with local residents in the North End of Kjipuktuk (Halifax) to build a new system of neighbourhood participation that that has potential to transform how we live and learn together every day.  Every One Every Day is made possible by residents coming together to share ideas, time, and skills, and offer inspiration for the kinds of things we could be doing more of to make everyday life better for everyone. Taking part is easy. Every One Every Day projects are all about doing practical, creative things with people nearby, and finding more ways for people to connect and learn across the neighbourhood. They are all free to attend and open to everyone.    Links: https://www.halifaxiseveryone.ca/what-we-do ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Brianna Treat is the director of sustainability at climate pledge arena. Climate Pledge Arena is a transformational project. It is the most significant private investment ever made in Pacific Northwest sports and entertainment history. In partnership, Oak View Group, the Seattle Kraken, and the City of Seattle set out to reimagine and redevelop an arena constructed under an historic landmarked roof originally built for the 1962 Seattle World's Fair. Opening on October 19, 2021, Climate Pledge Arena, located at Seattle Center, and is home to the NHL Seattle Kraken, the WNBA Seattle Storm and the world's biggest performers of live music and events. Climate Pledge Arena serves as a long-lasting and regular reminder for the urgent need for climate action. The Climate Pledge, which was founded by Amazon and Global Optimism in 2019, is a commitment from companies globally to be net zero carbon by 2040. Links: Climate Pledge Arena: https://www.climatepledgearena.com/arena-info/ Green Sports Day Canada 2024 Summit registration: https://www.greensportsverts.ca/green-sports-day ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Fred Turner is the executive director of Beyond Sport. He leads efforts to place sport at the heart of addressing the world's most pressing issues through funding, capacity building, partnerships and campaigning. He has led a period of transformational growth for the Foundation, resulting in new programs and initiatives supported by increased income and a diversification of partnerships and delivery. He oversees staff delivery of several global multi-million-dollar grant programs and partnerships, including with Under Armour, the NBA, Z Zurich Foundation, New Balance Foundation, Unilever, NFL, ESPN, Olympism365 and Sun Life. Prior to Beyond Sport, Fred worked with prominent UK sport and business network, Sport Industry Group, and global corporate engagement initiative, Square Mile Relay - helping deliver events, production and content offerings. Fred sits on the Commonwealth's Open Ended Working Group for the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the BOND SDP Group, and is a regular judge for the Sport Industry Awards in the UK. Beyond Sport is a global foundation that leverages sport's transformative power to address today's critical social issues. They champion people, programs and communities that use sport to build opportunity and equity, creating a more inclusive and progressive world. Since 2008, their global foundation has raised more than $20 million to promote social change. They've granted over $12.3 million to 539 initiatives across 77 countries in addition to vital capacity-building tools, supporting leaders to create lasting impact. They create environments where people and communities can flourish – because sport isn't just a game; it's a catalyst for good. Links: https://beyondsport.org/ ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Rachel May has worked in sport for Development since 2014. Previously as  Partnerships Manager for the Homeless World Cup Foundation and Project Manager for ENGSO. Rachel grew up in Aberdeenshire and was raised hiking – she loves snow and mountain-based sports. Rachel is qualified as a UK Mountain Leader and enjoys sharing new experiences with people outside. Mhor Outdoor is a not-for-profit social business that leads hikes for groups up hills in Scotland. Our mission is to allow everyone in Scotland to access an outdoor lifestyle, for a healthier and more equal society. For every hike delivered for a corporate team – a hike will be organised for people who are financially or socially excluded from the great Scottish outdoors. We want to make an outdoor lifestyle available to everyone. Links: Mhor Outdoor: https://mhoroutdoor.com/ The Weekender Effect: https://rmbooks.com/book/the-weekender-effect-2/ All We Want: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/625049/all-we-want-by-michael-harris/9780385695206 ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Matt Readman joined Dark Horses in 2019 to lead the agency's strategic output having previously been Strategy Director at both AnalogFolk and WCRS. He has a long track-record of working in sport and creativity, and is passionate about how sport influences the biggest issues in our society. Dark Horses is a creative agency specialising in sport, fitness and wellbeing. Their people are all creatively-led with backgrounds at some of the world's top agencies, but they have something else in common too. They all have a shared passion for sport and fitness. They are not just ‘fans', we truly understand how sport, creativity and culture connect. It means they have a hidden edge in this race; it's why they're Dark Horses. Links: Dark Horses: https://darkhorses.com/ ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Jamie Asante-Asare is the co-executive director of peace players international. Her journey towards fostering peace through sport began long before her involvement with PeacePlayers. Her collegiate experience laid the foundation for her passion for sports and its potential for positive change. Following her collegiate career, Jamie delved into the realm of peacebuilding, joining PeacePlayers as an International Fellow in the Middle East in December of 2012. Since then, her unwavering commitment and dedication have propelled her through various positions within the organization, each contributing to her growth and impact. Transitioning from a Fellow to a Project Manager in the Middle East, Jamie spearheaded initiatives in collaboration with USAID, a crucial partner in PeacePlayers' mission. Her leadership and strategic vision facilitated the successful execution of projects aimed at fostering peace and understanding through sport. PeacePlayers International offers basketball programming, peace education, and leadership development. Through our programming, we transform the lives of youth living in communities affected by conflict and inequity. As a result, youth become equipped to influence lasting change in their communities. Links: PeacePlayers: https://peaceplayers.org/ ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Nicole Matuska is currently the U.S. Director at Women Win, a global non-profit leader in gender equity through sport. In this role, she has travelled to over 30 countries on three continents leading trainings and providing strategic consulting to organizational staff and coaches of sport for social change organizations advancing the rights of girls and women. Her love for sport and and its power to transform lives was solidified during her Fulbright research in Morocco in 2007. GRLS flies the flag for girls' and young women's empowerment by actualising their collective strength through sport. A flag planted in the ground standing for all girls around the globe who deserve more from the world than they were given. Women Win is a global multi-dimensional fund investing in and supporting a diverse global portfolio of re-grantees (including non-traditional actors). They Influence a wide range of stakeholders and broker unusual partnerships by creating strategic alliances with other women's funds, and co-creating collective funds based on shared governance. Links: GRLS: https://www.womenwin.org/grls/the-club/ WomenWin: https://www.womenwin.org/ ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Alicia Tyson is the Managing Director of the Canadian Sport Film Festival. She is a Health Promotion Specialist who works with communities and organizations to create social and physical environments that promote health and wellbeing for all. She has provided leadership and support to individuals as a fitness instructor and personal trainer and has led sessions in chronic disease prevention for municipalities and the Province of Ontario at the Muskoka Parry Sound and Simcoe Muskoka Health Units.Alicia has been a leader in health and physical activity promotion at Active Healthy Kids Canada and has led community engagement in provinces and territories across the country through ParticipACTION‘s Sports Day in Canada program — a national celebration of sport to build community and facilitate healthy, active living.Alicia produced the short documentary The Power of Sport, about the key role sport and physical activity play in the rehabilitation and ongoing recovery of three stroke survivors. A driving force on the Canadian Sport Film Festival team since 2019, Alicia is always excited for CSFF Opening Night and currently works as an independent consultant. The Canadian Sport Film Festival (CSFF) brings together the theatre of sport and the medium of film to tell unique, provocative, and passionate human stories from around the world. We envision a global community that embraces sport for all. Their mission is to provoke dialogue on the power of sport to inspire social change. Links: CSFF: https://sportfilmfestival.ca/ ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Jennifer Scott - Jennifer is passionate about leveraging the power of sport to build leaders, capacity and communities.  As the VP, Community & Social Impact, she is responsible for the organization's community initiatives, ensuring the club is a transformational force in the communities it serves.  Prior to joining the Whitecaps, Jennifer was the Director, Sport Burnaby, where she built partnerships with local stakeholders and sport organizations to bring their notable events to Burnaby, BC in order to create positive social, sport and economic impacts.  She had the privilege of working for the Richmond Olympic Oval, Own the Podium and the 2010 Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.  Jennifer was the Chef de Mission for Team BC at the 2019 Canada Winter Games and the 2022 Canada Summer Games.  She was the youngest and first female Chef de Mission in Team BC history. Tosaint Ricketts- Tosaint is a former 14-year professional soccer player and 2017 MLS Cup winner working at Vancouver Whitecaps FC as Liaison, Club and Player Engagement. Tosaint represented the Men's Canadian National Team 61 times and retired 7th among all-time leading goal scorers. His work ethic on the field translated to his life off the field, earning his Bachelor's degree in Sports Management and MBA while playing soccer full-time. Through his philanthropic work, which earned him the Whitecaps Humanitarian of the Year award three consecutive times, he has significantly impacted the community and is committed to inspiring future generations. Tosaint Ricketts is Vancouver Whitecaps FC's 2024 eMLS athlete and represents the Men's Canadian National Team at the governance level as the player representative on the Canada Soccer Member's Council. Vancouver White Caps FC is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Vancouver. They compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. Links: Vancouver White Caps: https://www.whitecapsfc.com/community/ ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Nick Kershaw is the energetic leader of the dream and revels in making a vision into a reality - bringing people together through the power of running. In 2015, Nick left his job in finance, placed all his possessions in two bags, and set on his way to create Impact Marathons around the world. He is deeply passionate about almost everything, and he brings his relentless energy to every meeting, every race, every taxi journey...everything. He built Impact Marathon starting from zero, and has had to do the same again as we emerge for the pandemic. He lives, and breathes 'the power of running' but is inspired by every single Impact Runner, every single charity partner, every single team member who give so much to those around them. The Impact Marathon Series was born from a dream that they could use the simple power of running to uplift communities and empower runners all over the world. In 2015, they turned our dream into a reality, taking Impact Marathon to Nepal. Living in a Nepali village, they undertook the challenge of building a 5km water pipeline to the community, before lacing up their shoes and running their own race - it was then that they realised they have the power to change people's lives forever. ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Martin Sampson is CEO at the Canadian Parks and Recreation Association (CPRA). He is a dynamic and passionate leader who has been engaging in Canada's national conversation for twenty years. Passionate about fully realizing the role parks and recreation play in building healthy and vibrant communities, Martin is proud to lead a team that represents the interests of the dynamic parks and recreation sector to Canada's federal government. Ottawa is Martin's home where he has been working in public affairs for two decades. Mike Roma is the past President of the Alberta Recreation and Parks Association and has also served on the Leisure Information Network Board and the Recreation for Life Foundation Board. Mike has been involved in the recreation and parks sector for over 15 years and truly believes in the benefits of these essential services to the individual, community, and environment. Mike is an active volunteer, participant, and coach and lives in Sherwood Park, Alberta with his family of four. The Canadian Parks and Recreation Association (CPRA) is a national organization dedicated to realizing the full potential of parks and recreation as a major contributor to community health and vibrancy. Links: CPRA: https://cpra.ca/ Canada's Budget 2024: https://www.budget.canada.ca/2024/report-rapport/toc-tdm-en.html British Columbia: https://www.bcbudget.gov.bc.ca/2024/downloads.htm#gotoAllMaterials Alberta: https://www.alberta.ca/budget Saskatchewan: https://budget.saskatchewan.ca/budget-documents Manitoba: https://www.gov.mb.ca/budget2024/index.html Ontario: https://budget.ontario.ca/2024/pdf/2024-ontario-budget-en.pdf Quebec: https://www.finances.gouv.qc.ca/Budget_and_update/budget/index.asp New Brunswick: https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/corporate/promo/budget.html Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca/budget/ PEI: https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/topic/provincial-budget Newfoundland and Labrador: https://www.gov.nl.ca/budget/2024/reports-and-publications/ ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Anton Klischewski is to promoting sustainability in professional and grassroots sports. He does this as the coordinator for sustainability and inclusion at FC Internationale Berlin 1980 e.V., the first sustainably certified amateur club in Germany. In addition, he is a consultant for sports and fair trade at the Action Alliance in Berlin and advise sports clubs, sports associations, politics and administration in the area of consumption and production. Within the campaign #sporthandeltfair he offers networking opportunities and thematic trainings, e.g. on fair procurement or climate communication in sports. Sport Handelt Fair is an association of NGOs, sports clubs, associations and municipalities that are actively committed to the topics of sport, fair trade and sustainability nationwide. Links: Sport Handelt Fair: https://sporthandeltfair.com/ ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Tiago Guilherme is the Project and Policy Manager at ENGSO Youth. ENGSO Youth is the independent youth body of the European Sports NGO (ENGSO). ENGSO Youth focuses on the youth sport-for-all sector in Europe and represents young Europeans under the age of 35 in sports in more than 30 countries. ​ Since 2002, we have been at the forefront of youth sport advocacy at European level. Links: ENGSO Youth: https://engsoyouth.eu/ What is Sport Diplomacy?: https://www.sportanddev.org/thematic-areas/democracy/what-sports-diplomacy Sports Diplomacy Australia: https://www.dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/sports-diplomacy#diplomacy ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Brett Harrison is an experienced endurance athlete, coach and event organizer. He's coached numerous runners to PRs, a US cross country team to the state finals, and loads of people from couch to 5K. Brett has lived in Tanzania since 2009, working in community development with a focus on increasing food security among rural people. Brett started Red Knot Racing Company in 2012, in order to fund agriculture development work. In 2019 Brett registered non-profit organization Red Knot Development to scale his existing community development work while expanding its scope to include sports development and wildlife conservation.  Brett's affinity for mountain biking and trail running, combined with their love for Tanzania, left them no choice but to organize world-class endurance events here.  They work hard to ensure our courses are unique and challenging, with the perfect combination of varied terrain and spectacular scenery.  Red Knot Racing firmly believes the solutions to the world's problems lie in sacrificing ourselves in order to improve life for others. They founded Red Knot to make the world a better place, and they stand by that commitment. A minimum of 2% of our total revenue supports community development work in Tanzania. But it's not just money they contribute; our staff personally assists farmers and youth to navigate the hardships they encounter. They believe the power to motivate others towards lasting change comes from relationships. The way forward is by walking alongside people — not in front of them.  Links: Red Knot Racing: https://redknotracing.com/about ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Ryan Redondo is the CEO of Youth Tennis San Diego and Barnes Tennis Centre. Ryan has spent a career in racquet sports, first as a All-American tennis player then as a developer of emerging junior American tennis talent through his work at San Diego State University, University of the Pacific and Youth Tennis San Diego. Ryan is also Tournament Director of the WTA San Diego Open. Under Ryan's leadership, Barnes Tennis Center / Youth Tennis San Diego is helping educate and train future generations of American tennis talent, from diverse backgrounds. The centre has a focus on increasing access to tennis for all young people through fee free options along with a growing wheelchair tennis program. Youth Tennis San Diego's vision is to inspire and lead the international tennis community in transforming the lives of youth. Youth Tennis San Diego, a nonprofit organization, contributes to the development pathway of all youth by providing physical, mental, emotional, educational, and social platforms through tennis for children to thrive. Articles: Youth Tennis San Diego: https://www.barnestenniscenter.com/ ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Youthful Cities is a social enterprise that creates data-driven solutions to make cities more youthful — connected, open, dynamic, inventive, curious and playful — places. The Urban Work Summit is on the future of work in Canadian cities, designed and delivered by young workers, powered by the 2023 Urban Work Index (UWI). Articles: Youthful Cities UWI: https://www.youthfulcities.com/blog/reports/urban-work-index-2023/ Youthful Cities UWI Methodology: https://thegrid.youthfulcities.com/pages/uwi-2023-methodology/ Calgary's Active Economy Report: https://sirc.ca/blog/evolution-of-the-active-economy/ Measuring Impact of SPAR: https://measuring-impact.ca/resources/ Measuring Impact of SPAR Report: https://measuring-impact.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/CFLRI-CPRA_Price-Inactivity-Full-Report-EN-FINAL.pdf Canadian Labour Market Information: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/240209/dq240209a-eng.htm?indid=3587-1&indgeo=0 True Sport Report (CCES): https://cces.ca/sites/default/files/content/docs/pdf/cces-true-sport-report-2022-acc-eng.pdf Uniting Movement Impact Report (Sport England): https://www.sportengland.org/news/uniting-movement-impact-report-published   ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Jeremy Zoller specializes in edible landscapes, gardens and food forests through his company Sunshine Earth Works. He is an experienced finishing carpenter and has been working with several key local landscape and project management professionals for years. Jeremy has also co-managed a greenhouse heirloom tomato operation and has extensive board and volunteer experience in the local arts and culture scene. Highfield Farm is a project of the Compost Council of Canada and the City of Calgary. Through land revitalization, regenerative food and community building, Highfield Farm is transitioning an underutilized brownfield site into and active urban community farm hub.  Articles: Highfield Regenerative Farm: https://www.highfieldfarm.ca/ WHO Physical Activity: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/physical-activity Global Action Plan on Physical Activity 2018-2030: https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/272722/9789241514187-eng.pdf?isAllowed=y&sequence=1 ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Paul Tingley is a five-time Paralympic medallist, he is considered one of the world's top solo competitors in the sport of sailing. He has been involved with SailAble Nova Scotia since the mid-90s and, later, served on the AbleSail Network Canada board of directors. In 2020, he was elected Chair of the AbleSail Network. AbleSail Network guides and supports adaptive sailing programs across the country, so that Canadians of all ages and abilities can experience the freedom, independence, and joy of sailing. Articles: AbleSail Network: https://ablesailnetwork.com/ ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Jana Janotova, is Engagement Officer for Sports for Nature at the IUCN. She is responsible for building and managing relations with and between the wider sports and nature conservation communities and helping develop sports' capacity to champion nature and contribute to its protection and restoration. Jana came into the role with rich sustainability and sports experience, having worked on sustainability strategies, public affairs and diplomacy in the Olympic movement for the last decade. Sports for Nature is a joint initiative with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the International Olympic Committee, the United Nations Environment Programme, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity and Sails of Change. Articles: Sports for Nature Framework: https://www.iucn.org/resources/file/sports-nature-framework Sports and Urban Biodiversity: https://portals.iucn.org/library/node/49127  ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

With 38 years of experience in the ocean and dinghy racing industry, Damian Foxall has spent most of his life competing on the water. In that time, he has logged 460,000 nautical miles as a professional racing sailor and has participated in 20+ Trans-Atlantics, 11 round the world races and holder of numerous World records. Damian Foxall is the sustainability program manager for the 11th Hour Racing team entered in the 2022-2023 Ocean Race and developed the 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Toolbox. 11th Hour Racing Team: 11th Hour Racing Team's mission is to build a high-performance ocean racing team with sustainability at the core of all team operations, inspiring positive action among sailing and coastal communities, and global sports fans, to create long-lasting change for ocean health. 11th Hour Racing: 11th Hour Racing works to mobilize sports, maritime and coastal communities with an innovative approach to inspire solutions for the ocean. Since 2010 11th Hour Racing has been harnessing the power of sport to promote collaborative, systemic change through three primary areas of engagement: Sponsorships, Grantees, and Ambassadors. The Toolbox: The Toolbox is a suite of guides, tools and templates created by 11th Hour Racing Team for the purpose of establishing a sustainability program within any organization, no matter the size or industry sector. Articles: 11th Hour Racing Team: https://www.11thhourracingteam.org/ The Sustainability Toolbox: https://sustainabilitytoolbox.com/ 11th Hour Racing: https://11thhourracing.org/ ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Laura Smith is a Project Manager for Park People. She holds a Master of Urban and Regional Planning from Queen's University. Her planning interests include healthy community planning, equitable placemaking, and exploring marginalized peoples' experiences in city-building. Park People supports and mobilizes community park groups, community organizers, non-profits, park professionals and funders who activate the power of parks. Through Canada-wide and city-specific programs and events, funding, resources, research and professional services they help realize the power of parks to build strong communities, healthy environments, and resilient cities. Articles: Park People: ⁠https://parkpeople.ca/⁠ Brown Girl Outdoor World: https://browngirloutdoorworld.com/ Colour the Trails: https://colourthetrails.com/ High Park Nature Centre, Branching Out: https://highparknaturecentre.com/branching-out/ Surfacing Solutions: https://ccpr.parkpeople.ca/2023/ Cornerstone Report: https://parkpeople.ca/blog/park-people-releases-cornerstone-parks-report-on-stewardship-and-park-use Race and Nature in the City: https://naturecanada.ca/race-and-nature-in-the-city/ ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at ⁠⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠⁠  Linktree: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠⁠ Linkedin: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at ⁠https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Laura Bernier is a Public Outreach Education Officer with Parks Canada. Parks Canada is the federal agency that manages and protects Canada's national parks and national park reserves. The Learn to Camp Programme is a partnership between Parks Canada and the MEC (Mountain Equipment Company), offering opportunities for newcomers to access national parks in new ways. Articles: Parks Canada: https://parks.canada.ca/ Learn to Camp: https://parks.canada.ca/serapprocher-connect/ltc-dlc ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Nikos Lemanis is a Co-Founder of Football Without Borders. Football Without Borders' mission is to harness the global power and reach of football, our mission is to raise awareness of inequality and to alleviate the plight of those displaced, underprivileged or oppressed. They believe that football is a uniting language. It can start conversations on every continent, promoting connections that would otherwise not exist and fostering a sense of likeness and equality. They bring the world's most accessible and followed sport directly to communities around the globe, providing equipment, education and activity to those who are most in need. Articles: Football Without Borders: https://footballwithoutborders.org/ Canadian Suburb Atlas: https://schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/research/canadian-suburbs-atlas/ ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Mark Lawrie is the Chief Executive of StreetGames. He leads the StreetGames Executive team and support them as they collectively deliver their mission and work towards their vision for children and young people.  StreetGames is one of the UK's leading ‘sport for development' charities – changing lives and transforming communities through the power of sport. Articles: StreetGames: https://www.streetgames.org/ Shared Micromobility in North America: https://nacto.org/publication/shared-micromobility-in-2022/ ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Shelton Hawkins is the founder of Play in Colour and muralist for Project Backboard. He restores public basketball courts with large-scale artworks. He aims to create safe spaces where kids of all races and genders can become more active. Project Backboard is a 501(c)(3) organization, founded in 2015, whose mission is to renovate public basketball courts and install large scale works of site-specific art on the surface in order to strengthen communities, improve park safety, encourage multi-generational play, and inspire people to think more critically and creatively about their environment.   Articles: Project Backboard: https://projectbackboard.org/about-1 Play in Colour: https://www.playincolor.org/ Historic International Wheelchair Rugby Cup starts in style: https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/2023/news/881486 NHL Backtracks on Pride Tape Ban: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nhl-backtracks-pride-tape-ban-1.7006393 Contact Project Backboard: Dan Peterson: dpeterson@projectbackboard.org Shelton Hawkins: shelton@projectbackboard.org ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award in 2023. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Charles Frémont is the UEFA Innovation Hub Manager. UEFA – the Union of European Football Associations – is the governing body of European football and the umbrella organisation for 55 national associations. The UEFA Innovation Hub helps them shape the future of football through collaborative innovation. The world is experiencing unprecedented change and this brings great opportunities for football. The UEFA Innovation Hub is a vehicle for future-proofing UEFA and ensuring we stay one step ahead of the latest trends to shape the future of our sport. Articles: UEFA Innovation Hub: https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/football-development/innovation-hub/ Champions Innovate: https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/football-development/innovation-hub/champions-innovate World Basketball Day: https://www.un.org/en/observances/world-basketball-day ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award in 2023. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Dr. Louise de Lannoy completed her PhD at Queen's University in 2019 in clinical exercise physiology. Her interests in population health and knowledge translation led her to join the Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Team at the CHEO Research Institute in 2020 where she first became involved in Outdoor Play Canada while it resided within the CHEO Research Institute, growing with it as it became a not-for-profit organization. Outdoor Play Canada serves to build and support the growing network of leaders and organizations working together to galvanize an outdoor play movement across Canada. Articles: Outdoor Play Canada: https://www.outdoorplaycanada.ca/ NHL Banning "Cause-based" Jerseys: https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/nhl-banning-cause-based-jerseys-next-season-1.6885826 NHL Banning use of Pride Tape: https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/nhl-ban-pride-tape-1.6991413 Hockey Canada Updated Dressing Room Policy: https://cdn.hockeycanada.ca/hockey-canada/Hockey-Programs/Safety/Downloads/dressing-room-policy-e.pdf NHL's Pride tape ban shows 'Hockey for Everyone' was a lie: https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/the-nhl-unwraps-the-pride-tape-and-shows-the-hockey-is-for-everyone-campaign-was/article_20e8d97c-fcfd-5c0a-a81e-63a1452ccec4.html ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award in 2023. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Örjan Lundberg is a strategic environmental sustainability expert with extensive experience across three continents. Skilled in developing, delivering and managing comprehensive sustainability and ESG programs. He previously managed the environmental sustainability program for FIFA World Cup 2022 at the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy. Articles: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™SUSTAINABILITY PROGRESS REPORT: https://publications.fifa.com/en/sustainability-report/sustainability-at-the-fifa-world-cup/sustainability-at-the-fifa-world-cup-2022/ Green Sports Day Canada: https://www.greensportsverts.ca/ Register for Green Sports Day Canada: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSflBuo-eZgOVmEnDnYb1A1399GdT0u6RRX5qweFqCzQ_2LScQ/viewform Public Development Banks acknowledge the importance of sport as an enabler of the Sustainable Development Goals: https://olympics.com/ioc/news/public-development-banks-acknowledge-the-importance-of-sport-as-an-enabler-of-the-sustainable-development-goals Finance in Common FINAL COMMUNIQUÉ: https://financeincommon2023.com/final-communique/ ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award in 2023. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Scott Marshall is a recent graduate from the University of Hawaii at Manoa where he received his Masters of Arts, Urban and Regional Planning. He focused on how sport venues can be catalysts for change in our communities, and how we can harness the power of sport through them. He was a student-athlete, competing on the American Football team. Articles: Green Sports Day Canada Registration: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-pWSfc8qhVX5UtubBmjb_eLBTYZ2u4SXAUo5RniOXc0/edit?usp=sharing Green Sports Day Canada: https://www.greensportsverts.ca/ Norwegian study linking sports and social capital (Seippel, 2006): http://www.seippel.no/Seippel_SportAndSocialCapital.pdf Deloitte study, “The Stadium Experience: Keeping sports fans engaged—and loyal” (2018): https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/us/Documents/technology-media-telecommunications/us-tmt-stadium-experience-keeping-sports-fans-engaged-loyal.pdf Let's Build An Aloha Stadium We Can Be Proud Of (by Scott Marshall): https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/09/lets-build-an-aloha-stadium-we-can-be-proud-of/ IOC Athlete's Giving Back Course: https://olympics.com/athlete365/courses/athletes-giving-back/ ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award in 2023. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Judy Joseph-Black has worked in the Canadian sport industry for more than three decades and is a strong advocate for athletes and coaches with a disability, women in sport, and Indigenous sport. Her background is in communications and media relations, and she has worked with Team Canada at the Paralympic Games, as well as Team BC at the Canada Games from 1993-2019. She currently lives on Gabriola Island, BC and is the Event Manager at BC Senior Games Society. The BC Seniors Games Society is a volunteer based charitable organization responsible for the overall governance of the 55+ BC Games.  The 55+ BC Games are presented on an annual basis in different host communities.   Each community, under it's own registered volunteer board of directors, enlists hundreds of volunteers to help plan and stage the Games in partnership with the BC Seniors Games Society.  The Games are funded by the BC Seniors Games Society, with funding provided by the provincial government through the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport as well as many local Friends of the Games contributors.  Hosting the Games represents an approximate $3 million economic impact on the host community and surrounding area. The 55+ BC Games are an important part of the BC sport system and the largest annual multi-sport event in the province.  The Games offer the opportunity to celebrate sport and active living with other participants from across the province and experience the hospitality of the host community. Articles: BC 55+ Games: https://55plusbcgames.org/ Get Active: a strategy for the future of sport and physical activity: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/get-active-a-strategy-for-the-future-of-sport-and-physical-activity ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award in 2023. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Thomas Cervetti, 34 years old, is a former Civil Engineer and passionate surfer. He was living in South East Asia for 5 years where he met Nicolas and Basile. Surfing all over Indonesia, they faced shocking plastic pollution and could noticed its impact on marine life and reefs. That's when they decided to start NOMADS SURFING in order to develop alternatives in the surf industry. Nomads Surfing,  an ecofriendly surf brand, is the story of three friends, three surfers but most of all, three globetrotters: Nicolas, Thomas and Basile, traveling from West to East for work or pleasure but always with a surfboard in their luggage. The story started on April 2017, around a good beer at the bottom of the Pyla dune, facing the ocean, this ocean that became our project's keystone. Articles: Nomads Surfing: https://www.nomads-surfing.com/en/about-us/ Women's FIFA World Cup 2023: https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/tournaments/womens/womensworldcup/australia-new-zealand2023/articles/tournament-review-england-spain-australia-new-zealand-beyond-greatness Men's FIFA World Cup 2022: https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/media-releases/groundbreaking-facts-and-figures-as-qatar-2022-tm-group-stage-wraps-up Matildas' Women's World Cup semifinal loss to England sets TV audience record: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-17/fifa-womens-world-cup-matildas-england-tv-audience/102741074 ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award in 2023. Send us an email at sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com  Linktree: https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Lucy Hunt is a Senior Advisor with The Ocean Race Summits & Learning programmes, the Founder of the Sea Synergy Marine Awareness + Activity Centre. She specializes in: Environmental Event content creation, Multigenerational Environmental Education, Marine Awareness, Outdoor Learning, Social + Environmental Event programming and strategy, Marine Research, MMO, Environmental surveys, PADI Divemaster, marine tour guide, surveyor, Senior Advisor on marine conservation and curriculum creation, Environmental awareness exhibtion content creation, Environmental awareness film production researcher and content creation, speech content and writing, Environmental documentary host and narrator. The Ocean Race is often described as the longest and toughest professional sporting event in the world, sailing's toughest team challenge and one of the sport's Big Three events, alongside the Olympic Games and America's Cup. To truly understand the race, though, it's better to think of it in a way the athletes who take part will recognise immediately. Put simply, The Ocean Race is an obsession, and many of the world's best sailors have dedicated years, even decades of their lives trying to win it. Since 1973, The Ocean Race has provided the ultimate test of a team and a human adventure like no other. For nearly 50 years, it has kept an almost mythical hold over some of the greatest sailors and been the proving ground for the legends of our sport. Articles: The Ocean Race: https://www.theoceanrace.com/en/home Breaking Barriers in Sport: https://sites.ungeneva.org/not-a-womans-job-2023/en/international-olympic-committee/ Female Soccer Players Earn 25 cents to the dollar of men at World Cup: https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/20/football/womens-world-cup-pay-prize-money-spt-intl-dg/index.html ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award in 2023. Send us an email at sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com  Linktree: https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact Follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Fakhrie Arendse is the Sport Social Worker at School of Hard Knocks. He is an optimistic, compassionate, and outspoken husband and father. Fakhrie's passion for Social Work was born out of exposure to adverse norms in his own community, and a rather inexplicable interest in 'why people are the way they are'. This psychology major has since worked with society's most vulnerable; his experience ranging from trauma and grief counselling, mediation, family therapy, advocacy, conflict management, youth development, community strengthening, public speaking, to project management and coordination. He has a particular passion for youth empowerment through sport and believes the fruits of a well-functioning society are fostered in the efforts of nurturing young people - by creating an environment conducive for youth to make a positive contribution to the world at large. School of Hard Knocks (SoHK) is an award winning Cape Town based non-profit with a proven track record in using sport and one on one counselling to help young people cope with trauma, change outdated perceptions of gender, and improve their physical and emotional well-being. Links: School of Hard Knocks: https://www.schoolofhardknocks.co.za/ IOC Annual Reports: https://olympics.com/ioc/documents/International-olympic-committee/ioc-annual-report ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award in 2023. Send us an email at sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com  Linktree: https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact Follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/