Women In Sports Podcast

Hosts Ashton Pilz & Erin Sinnott sit down with Amanda Busick and Emily Staker on the Women in Sports Podcast.

Rachel Balkovec and Brittany Lange joined us to discuss the importance of going after what you want being a woman in the sports industry. They both bring incredible insight and advice from their experiences. Rachel, one of the first female MLB hitting coaches and Brittany, one the youngest Division I Head Coach in the NCAA will empower you to keep chasing your dreams. Listen along as these two share not only their friendship with us but the impact they have had on women in the sports industry.

Becca Greenwell and Rachel Pincus join us to talk about their journey in the sports industry. They both discuss the importance of communications in sports along with persevering through career changes and post student-athlete lives. 

Ariel Braker, Tiffany Coppage, and Brittney Ezell joined us to talk about their experience stepping into their coaching careers and how they are making a positive impacts on their student-athletes. They discuss the importance of building lifelong relationships, preparing their athletes for life after sport, and discovering their true passion for coaching. Listen along as these three incredible women discuss the side of coaching that matters the most. 

Chloe Barnes, an entrepreneur and Janese Constantine, Assistant Coach at Alabama joined us to share the way basketball has influenced their lives. They discuss going after their passion, being where their feet are, and inspiring those around them along the way. 

Cristina Centeno, Morgan Jones, and Jenna Kotas joined us to talk about what they learned the most during their playing careers and how that has really impacted the way they have stepped into their own careers in the sports industry. Listen along to these three incredible women using their experiences to mentor their players and other young women.

Kara Hess and Samantha Quigley Smith are two incredibly impactful women in the sports industry. They joined us to discuss their playing careers, passion for mentoring young women, and putting an emphasis on creating genuine relationships. Listen along to be inspired by a couple of amazing women in the sports industry.

Mansa El, Hana Haden, and Kira Carter joined us to discuss all things basketball from their seasons ending due to a pandemic, continuing to recruit, while maintaining the importance of empowering their student-athletes. Listen along to hear from these three incredible coaches on how they are rising up and pushing through the current challenges in the world. 

A group of powerful coaches joined us to speak on their experiences, social justice, and how to stand up for what is right. Listen to the incredible conversation from Anya Covington, Doshia Woods, Destiny Ramsey, and Lauren Johnson on how to lock arms and fight for equality on and off the court.

Ally Pawarski, manager of corporate partnerships and business development at Pegula Sports & Entertainment and Natalie Piepsny, event services coordinator at Intersport, joined us to talk about their careers in the sports industry. Both hold possessions that are vital to the organization and development of sports. Learn more about their journeys and what it takes to be successful. 

Patty Medina, founder of Hooper Mentality and Julie Fournier, current student-athlete and founder/CEO of Ball is Psych. These incredible women have put mental health at the forefront of their work and passion. Listen along to hear more about the importance of mental health, investing into yourself, and creating a platform that helps others do the same.

Ashley Barlow and Ali Mitchell share how they have capitalized on all of the opportunities they were given to be better prepared for the next level. In this episode, Ashley Barlow talks about her transition from being a successful player at Notre Dame to a successful Assistant Coach at Wright State University. While Ali Mitchell, NBA Player Personnel discusses the importance of working hard at every level and how she was able to make it to the NBA.

Aisha Foy, Jenny Fischer, and LaSashia Connelly throw down on the very first episode of Women in Sports. This episode highlights three exceptional women killing it in each of their different roles in the sports industry. To start, Aisha Foy, Director of Player Personnel for the University of Kentucky women's basketball team discusses her journey with developing herself and those around her to make an impact. She is joined by Jenny Fischer, former NCAA Championships Digital and Social Media intern talks about her passion for the game of basketball and the inspiring stories behind the players and coaches off the court. And LaShashia Connelly, Assistant Coach for Maine Maritime women's basketball discusses the importance of being a good assistant to her head coach and mentor to her players.

Women in Sports is a platform to advance the narrative for women in the sports industry by highlighting different lessons, achievements, and stories of women killing the game. We interview powerful women in the sports in order for our audience to better understand that there are opportunities for women to be successful in sports. This is a Rising Coaches sponsored podcast hosted by Ashton Pilz and Erin Sinnott.