Jenny Fisher is a sports media professional & storyteller with a wide range of experience for such a young woman. With just a few years removed from college Jenny has an impressive resume and has worked for the NCAA, Marquette Athletics, Big East Conference and the Milwaukee Brewers to name a few.  She comes from an athletic family where both mom and dad played college basketball.  This is where she gets her competitive drive from.  We have an awesome chat on an array of topics.  Jenny shares powerful stories about overcoming insurmountable odds to get to where she is now.    

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Nate Ramezane is the Principal at Reed Elementary School in San Jose.  If that wasn't enough he is also a college basketball official and Realtor at CSR Real Estate Services.  You will quickly learn why his nickname is “Super Man”. This former college athlete shares the many buckets in his life and how he has managed to find success with his unparalleled work ethic.  Nate and I had a really good chat and found many common characteristics that have helped us both in our many endeavors.

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Kendra Aaron is a certified mental performance & life coach.  She is also an assistant basketball coach at Central Arizona College.  This former collegiate basketball player at Adams State University is extremely impressive.  We have a dynamic conversation about how she helps her clients with their thoughts.  I learned that as humans we have between 60k-80k thoughts per day… So managing how and  what you are thinking about is paramount to finding true happiness and awareness.  This chat was super insightful and I know that it will add value to anyone listening in all walks of life.     

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Danielle Robinson was the #6 Overall Pick in the 2011 WNBA draft and is a 3x WNBA All-Star.  Danielle’s has an infectious smile and personality.  We have a great talk about her professional basketball journey both in the WNBA and Overseas.  We discuss the adversity she faced at every level of her career and her amazing experience in college at the University of Oklahoma.  She provides insight to the work ethic it takes to make it as a professional and how her family and support from the people around her is the motivation she uses to push her when times get hard.      

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Tyler Johnson is an NBA veteran most famously known for his time with the Miami Heat and most recently the Phoenix Suns.  This NBA Free Agent and I discuss his NBA journey, overcoming injuries and critics to reach the league… Tyler shares his unique relationship with former Miami Heat greats Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh and how it shaped his NBA journey on and off the court.  We discuss the close bond with his family that has kept him grounded when his NBA stardom came to fruition.  We have a phenomenal conversation on a myriad of topics.  This is a great listen for anyone wanting to know more about the NBA and what it takes to get there.    

Craig Campbell is the Girls Varsity Basketball Coach at Clovis West High School.  Craig is one of the best coaches in the entire United States and has over 600 wins during his 20+ year career.  In 2017 his team was the consensus National Champion based on three National publications.  Craig is relentless in his approach to improve his own knowledge to better equip his teams for success on and off the court.  We have a very candid conversation about his growth mindset, competition, how he runs his program like a business and his basketball philosophies on offense, defense and coaching effort.  For all my basketball enthusiasts this is a great episode! 

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Jeb Ivey is a former professional basketball player from San Jose, CA.  He played 16 seasons in Europe which included stops in Finland, Iceland, Germany and France during his career.  This former Division 1 Guard from Portland State University is the Guinness Book World Record holder for most consecutive games with a 3 pointer made as a professional.  We have a great discussion on his time spent in Europe, the transition back  to the states, the importance of his family when his mother passed away and how being overlooked at every level helped him achieve so much with his unparalleled work ethic with some special guidance from his step father Joe Quilici.  Enjoy this real talk episode!     

Carlnel Wiley joins the show with a ton of basketball coaching experience from the NBA Developmental League (now called the G-League), Division 1, Junior College, High School and AAU.  Carlnel is a dynamic personality that is well versed in many ways.  During our chat we discussed our close relationship, his journey of trying to achieve his dreams as a professional basketball player, his long list of coaching stops and his new role as the commissioner of the newly formed professional league called… The Basketball League.  This is a great listen with endless hilarious stories and non stop excitement. 

Social Inequality is a huge topic right now.  Phillip Thomas and I sit down and give our perspective on the following topics.  Hope you enjoy it! 

-Why we need to have this talk now... not just George Floyd

- Our Personal experiences with being black in America 

- What can do to communicate to others that may not understand what we go through as black men 

- Is this only a black issue or humanity issue?

- Uncomfortable for non black people to talk about this issue. 

- What we’re going to do in our own community

- How can people not be angry? 

- Biracial relationships  

Bob Burton has coached basketball for over 40 years.  He was a long time educator and basketball coach at the high school, junior college and Division 1 levels, finishing his coaching career as the Head Coach of Cal State Fullerton.  In his coaching tenure, Bob has amassed over 780 wins.  He is revered in the coaching community and has touched the lives of many.  We take a deep dive into his philosophies on life, coaching, relationships and of course the game of basketball.  My cheeks are literally hurting from smiling with all the stories Coach Burton shared during our conversation, including a cool story about Kawhi Leonard… Enjoy!