On today's episode of the Dynamic Leaders Podcast, Colin is joined by Alexis Robinson. Alexis is a former college tennis player who has since gone on to found DiamondMPR, where she is a manager and publicist for athletes, entertainers, and influencers.

Topics include: how tennis taught her about personal responsibility from a young age, how accountability has helped her develop significant relationships throughout her life and career, how she uses tunnel vision to her advantage and why she doesn't worry about being blinded by it, what her relationship-building process is like and why she is so open to having conversations with "random" people, why it's okay that not everyone likes you, and why she is so passionate about advocating for women in sports.

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• Twitter & IG: alexis_marie24
• Website: https://www.alexis.vegas/

Some of the best quotes from Alexis:

• That's what I love about tennis; it taught me about personal responsibility really early in my life.
• I'm not just accountable for my wins, I'm accountable for my losses too.
• I really thrive off my relationships.

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On today's episode of the Dynamic Leaders Podcast, Colin is joined by Antonishia McRay. Nishia is a student-athlete Engagement Coordinator at Texas A&M University. She has also spent time in similar capacities at the University of South Florida, at Old Dominion University, and with the NCAA.

Topics include: what she learned about life from growing up in a single-family household, how collegiate athletics provides a sense of family and community, a detailed breakdown to her relationship-building process and how you can use it to your advantage, what finding a mentor can do for you as a mentee and how you can add value to the mentor, and how student-athlete development and engagement prepares student-athletes with life skills they need once they graduate.

Follow Nishia:

• Twitter: @AntonishiaM
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonishia-mcray-35654b108/

Some of the best quotes from Nishia:

• At the core of it, being able to build relationships is really what my job is about.
• Have somebody that can advocate for the work you're doing because we all know you can't get exposure until you get your foot in the door.
• You have to let go of that fear and say this is what you want, so you have to let people know this is what you want -- or they can't help you.

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On today's episode of the Dynamic Leaders Podcast, Colin talks about a PIVOT in the podcasting schedule, why there is a change being initiated, and what to expect in the future.

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On today's episode of the Dynamic Leaders Podcast, Colin is joined by Jenny Fischer. Jenny is a former student-athlete basketball player at Marquette University. Jenny has worked for the NCAA, and now she works for the WNBA, focusing on their digital and social media content.

Topics include: why storytelling is inherent to who she is as a person, how her passion for sports is built upon a foundational passion to people, how strong women leaders such as her mom helped shape her perception of relationship building, why it's important not to be sorry when you make a mistake, and how being curious leads to her being passionate about her work.

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• Twitter & Instagram @jennylynnfisch

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On today's episode of the Dynamic Leaders Podcast, Colin is joined by Bridget Orchard. Bridget is the head softball coach at Villanova University. Prior to taking over for the Wildcats, Bridget spent seventeen seasons at Fordham University. This all coming after her own success playing career at Villanova.

Topics include: the increased knowledge-level of student-athletes and how that affects recruiting and relationship building, the evolution of a young coach and what goes into the learning process, why it's important to not get too high or not too low with your emotions, what it means to treat people differently but also treat them fairly, and how to connect with a team individually but also in a wider-team setting.

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• Twitter: @bridgetorchard

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• Website: https://villanova.com/sports/softball

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On today's episode of the Dynamic Leaders Podcast, Colin is joined by Landis Wade. Landis is a retired trial lawyer of 35 years from Charlotte, NC. Instead of defending conflict, he now writes about it as an author and is the host of the Charlotte Reader's Podcast. Landis also played college football at Davidson College.

Topics include: developing an opportunistic attitude, how he took the discipline and preparation traits he learned in athletics and transferred it into his law career, writing his first book series about lawyers who save Christmas, and why challenges make for a more interesting life.

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On today's episode of the Dynamic Leaders Podcast, Colin talks about black people in baseball. Topics around the subject include: the history of black players, coaches, and executives in Major League Baseball (MLB, what MLB has done to try and revive black interest in the sport, and where glaring problems/challenges still exist that need to be addressed.

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On today's episode of the Dynamic Leaders Podcast, Colin is joined by Anika Orrock. Anika is the author of The Incredible Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. In addition to her writing, Anika is also an illustrator and designer.

Topics include: the excitement of getting to use her creative powers to publish an amazing book about the only girls' professional baseball league, how growing up in the Bay Area of California helped her grow to love the sport of baseball, overcoming challenges in the creative world and why discovering yourself as a creative person is a never-ending process, why it's so important to find YOUR voice to tell stories -- even if they are ones not about you, how humor has acted as a source of inspiration in her work and in her life, and how if you find work where you enjoy the challenges then you know you are doing something worthwhile and meaningful.  

Follow Anika:

• Twitter & Instagram: Anikadrawls
• Website: https://www.anikaorrock.com/

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• https://www.anikaorrock.com/book-the-incredible-women-of-the-aagpbl

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On today's episode of the Dynamic Leaders Podcast, Colin is joined by Brittany Alvarado. Brittany is a Creative Solutions Graduate Assistant for the Clemson University athletics department. Previously, Brittany has done work in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and Men's Soccer League (MLS) as well as an array of freelancing work. Brittany also played softball, basketball, and field hockey while in school at York College of Pennsylvania. 

Topics include: why it's imperative to grow your brand, why it's her motto to tell stories that deserve to be heard, how she ended up playing THREE (!) different sports while in college, learning work ethic from NWSL best players, how she developed a mindset that built a resiliency muscle through rejection and failure, and the incredible story of why interviewing Derek Jeter helped her realize that she could be a dream chaser. 

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• Twitter: @bavacado2
• Instagram: @bavacado

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On today's episode of the Dynamic Leaders Podcast, Colin is joined by Larissa Anderson. Larissa is the head softball coach at the University of Missouri. Before getting to Missouri, Larissa was the head coach at Hofstra University and also played college softball at Gannon University. 

Topics include: Overcoming adversity you have no control over off the field, why great teams are disciplined and how to achieve that, and how she learns from her husband Patrick who is a manager in the Washington Nationals minor league system (Auburn, NY), and how she creates culture pyramids that get her players from "me" to "we."

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• Twitter: @CoachLarissaA

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• https://mutigers.com/sports/softball/
• Twitter & IG: @MizzouSoftball

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