And we’re starting off with a bang.

We sit down with the unstoppable Dakota Whyte, a basketball star whose journey has been nothing short of extraordinary. From her days as a standout guard at University of Wisconsin Badgers, where she racked up accolades and left her mark as one of the top players in the Big Ten, to representing Canada on the international stage and eventually playing professionally oversees, Dakota has stories you need to hear. For real.

Her transition out of the professional athletic world didn’t take her far from the court. And we gotta say Dakota’s LinkedIn is just as impressive as her FIRST life in sport - we’re talking working for one of the world’s largest athletic brands to now being the Executive Director of the PS43Foundation, former Toronto Raptor Pascal Siakam’s not-for-profit. Now, Dakota is using her platform to inspire the next generation of athletes while breaking barriers in the world of sports.

In this episode, we dig into Dakota’s experiences as a Black woman in elite athletics, her reflections on mental health in competitive sports, and how she’s navigating her leadership role in the not-for-profit space. What lessons has she learned along the way? Tune in this Friday to find out.