Brave Your Fear

Podcast Intro:

Jacquette Timmons is a financial behaviorist, which means she focuses on the human side of money. With a career start in fashion, it took the stock market crash of '87 to spark her passion for finance. She has lived a life packed with the twists of small business ownership and the turns of grief from the loss of the two most important people in her life. She is not just still standing, she is glowing with joy. She is omnipresent and made of the same things that make the sun so bright and warm and vital.

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https://www.morebrave.com/24jacquette

Podcast Intro:

Arkeema Chandler is an 18-year-old powerhouse who has many stories to tell. She lost her father when she was 7 years old to AIDS and her mother at the age of 12 to sickle-sell related lung disease. With an incredible extended family, and the help of amazing teachers and school leaders, she fought her way out of grief and found a way to express her anger.

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https://www.morebrave.com/23arkeema

Podcast Intro:

Jera Foster-Fell was born and raised in New York City, went to school in LA, worked as a graphic artist, then, to help her get over a break-up, started a fitness regimen that led her all the way to the Soul Cycle instructor podium. In less than 4 years, she has amassed nearly 200,000 instagram followers by sharing her life, which has most recently been in flux. Her followers love her because she is raw, open and as willing to be as unedited as she is capable of being sexy. She is changing. She is refreshing. She is on a mission to connect.

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https://www.morebrave.com/22jera

Podcast Intro:

Dr. Karen Sutton was once a fierce defender from Duke University and now she is among the 3-6% of female Orthopedic Surgeons in this country. She is pint-sized. She is a mother of four. She is fueled by intensity. And she is so competitive, she might just call a timeout and rip you a new one if you're not IN it to win it. Dr. Karen Sutton is a strong woman who knows her strengths, is constantly looking for ways to increases her competencies and step out of her comfort zone. She is a persistent persister who persists.

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Jess Ekstrom is a social entrepreneur who started Headbands of Hope, a non-profit organization that gives a free headband away to a kid with cancer for every one that is sold. Headbands of Hope has donated headbands to every single children's hospital in the united states. Jess was born a businesswoman – she sold her American girl dolls when she was done playing with them and swapped her clothes online to rotate her closet without spending any additional money. She is funny. She is open. She is a problem solver. And she is a proud, hardworking, outspoken and, I might add, incredible - millennial.

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Ask Me Anything is a raw mini-episode of the Brave Your Fear podcast where host Crista Samaras answers fan-and-friend questions about anything and everything. It's funny, authentic, deep, shallow and totally unscripted. Questions are submitted via FB and IG and asked by Nick Coleman, producer of the podcast. Crista has no idea what questions are coming when.

Ask Me Anything is a raw mini-episode of the Brave Your Fear podcast where host Crista Samaras answers fan-and-friend questions about anything and everything. It's funny, authentic, deep, shallow and totally unscripted. Questions are submitted via FB and IG and asked by Nick Coleman, producer of the podcast. Crista has no idea what questions are coming when.

APRIL 18, 2018

Cathy Samaras.

1987.

Annapolis.

I am energetic.

I am creative.

I connect the dots.

BE next, now.

• "Why did I do it? Because no one else would." (3:00)
• "I wanted that and I figured out how I was going to get that." (21:38)
• "I was not the smartest kid in the class, but I could make things happen." (23:19)
• "It was scary because we were giving up our independence, the right to decide the fate of our sport. (43:17)
• "If I let them see how upset I am, then it will all be over." (52:48)
• "I love challenges. I like to rise to the challenge. I like to create and innovate a different way to reach that challenge." (1:02:30)
• "You just don't have what you had 5 years ago." (1:12:10)

There is no one like Cathy Samaras. She is a sassy, smart and driven woman who has broken so many molds in her lifetime so far. She is my mother and the bravest person I know. She was a physical education teacher after college, started businesses as an outlet for her passion after she had kids, and stumbled into being one of greatest change agents in the history of women's lacrosse. Her tribe is the family she built with her high school sweetheart, George. She is in-your-face. She always says what's on her mind. She is a matriarch, a feminist, a wife, a mother and has a dedicated group of self-proclaimed hens she hangs out with regularly. Cathy has an unrelenting spirit, my mother is a geyser of innovative ideas and this Head Honcho – as she likes to refer to herself - is an undeniable beacon for authenticity.

Cathy has been recognized by Sports Business Journal as one of the top 10 US executives influencing the future of women's sports. She serves on the National Advisory Board of Connect Sports, the Boys and Girls Club of Annapolis & Anne Arundel County and Chairs the Annapolis High School Alumni Committee for the Capital Campaign for Maryland Hall [more ...] - https://www.chesapeakeclublacrosse.com/coaches

• Where does her "spark" come from (10:45)
• Growing up with alcoholic parents (11:32)
• Why activities outside of school were critical in 1950s (17:20)
• When Cathy changed her name to Kitty (23:52)
• Getting engaged to her high school sweetheart (28:45)
• Why she got into lacrosse (35:22)
• Where does her drive come from (40:05)
• Why she got 2 facelifts (1:07:35)
• What it's like being 74 years old (1:11:45)
• What would be on her tombstone (1:14:30)

• Why she kept on having kids (4:15)
• City girl moves to the country (15:55)
• How 4H Club taught her organization (18:28)
• The Greatest Teacher & his mischievous class (24:52)
• Different times Cathy was resilient (31:31)
• Hardest professional experience (42:00)
• Walking out of the house you built (54:32)
• Who she considers brave (58:30)
• Cathy's 7-Line Brave Pitch (1:04:15)
• Describing her tribe one by one (1:13:15)

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Thomas J Tereshinski – Cathy's Favorite Teacher

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/thomas-tereshinski-obituary?pid=101946542&view=guestbook

Sue Chittim – Principal, Annapolis High School

http://www.capitalgazette.com/cg2-arc-097b1309-2016-5550-92bc-226bef530a76-20130906-story.html

Nancy Schrum – Not My Child Program

http://www.aacounty.org/departments/county-executive/county-initiatives/heroin/

Synapse Sports

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CCLax Club Lacrosse

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APRIL 11, 2018

LaKisha Adams.

2003.

Venice, Italy.

I am a servant.

I am love.

I am light.

BE a blessing.

• "I gotta figure out a plan to make this work. (11:32)
• "Kids feel good when their mom is hanging around." (19:00)
• "If ACS needs anybody, they need somebody like me." (25:06)
• "Family is being surrounded by people who love and support you and who you love and support and it doesn't necessarily have to be by blood." (34:29)
• "You may think I take 'no' but you believe I'm working on a plan." (41:38)
• "My friends call me Siri." (43:06)
• "I'm going to give up my comfort zone." (47:00)
• "It's not your mama's Criminal Justice class." (46:50)
• "Our history started pretty good before we were enslaved." (48:29)
• "I've allowed myself to become an innovator." (51:28)

LaKisha Adams is a tried-and-true badass. She gave up her comfort zone for lent, that's how badass she is. Kisha is the adoptive mother to three great kids who she fought hard and long to keep together – and she was only 26 when she did it! Born and raised in Brooklyn, she is the neighborhood kid who became a community leader. She is bold with her words, passionate about her relationships, ready for the rigor of tough conversations and loaded with the expertise one gets only from living it.

Lakisha was born and raised in Brooklyn and is a mom of three, raising her children in Brooklyn. Lakisha was educated by the NYC public school system and went on to earn her Masters Degree in Public Administration from CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice [more ...] - https://www.morebrave.com/16lakisha

• Battling the foster care system (9:45)
• When your job serves your purpose AND your family (17:45)
• Why it was important to go to church (22:30)
• What is a vision board (33:50)
• How you overcome self-doubt (37:00)
• Transferable skills (38:45)
• Why she gave up her comfort zone for lent (43:55)
• Her favorite part of teaching (46:25)
• Importance of relationships and connecting with people (53:45)

• Why it's important to keep family together (13:40)
• Hardest part of Mom-ing (21:20)
• When God told her to change her attitude (26:50)
• ACS Fatherhood Program (28:07)
• 3 Best Parts of Kisha's job (32:50)
• When Kisha was brave (39:30)
• Her Dream Team (40:30)
• Her cross-country train trip (44:30)
• How do we tackle racism? (47:30)
• Why people think Kisha is so brave (52:50)

Facebook - @bkkisha1

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Brooklyn Born Kisha

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MARCH 21, 2018

Theresa Sherry.

2000.

Truckee, California.

I am driven.

I am thoughtful.

I am learning.

BE ready.

• "My teams were my families." (5:15)
• "I didn't know what I didn't know." (15:30)
• "I think striving for excellence rather than perfection is the way to go." (19:45)
• "I'm overscheduled." (22:00)
• "If I see something that can be done, I want to do it the best." (23:00)
• "I really hate losing." (28:45)
• "I don't play not to lose (34:15)
• "People are my home." (36:30)
• "I'm a champion because of the little moments that I overcome the hard stuff." (38:40)

Theresa Sherry is a champion. She won a World Championship for the United States on the U19 team in 1999. She won 2 National Champions for the lacrosse team at Princeton, where she also played soccer for all four years. She started a business to grow the sport she loves along with the confidence of thousands of girls who play or have played in her programs. This is a woman who has BEEN through stuff, which she would say is what makes her the most ready for whatever is to come.

Theresa Sherry was born in Truckee, California and grew up in Baltimore, Maryland as the oldest of Paul and Jan Sherry's 4 children. She was a 3x All-American at Princeton University where she won 2 NCAA Championships, 4 Ivy League Championships in lacrosse, and 3 Ivy League Championships in soccer. [more ...] - https://tenacityproject.org/staff/

• Christian Science as helpful to mental toughness (9:40)
• Why she has the best job in the world (14:30)
• What intimidates Theresa (17:30)
• What kind of coach is Theresa (20:45)
• Hardest thing she's ever done (26:00)
• How Theresa gets "ready" (33:15)
• What TENACITY is (38:00)

• Theresa singing national anthem (2:30)
• Tools for grieving (11:25)
• Why she changed Tenacity from for-profit to non-profit (18:45)
• What keeps her going (22:45)
• How sports saved her life (23:45)
• Favorite failure (29:00)
• Theresa's 7-line pitch (31:45)
• How Theresa defies labels (37:00)

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