Endure Athletics Podcast

Welcome back to the Endure Athletics Podcast. This week we flip the script! Long time supporter of all things Endure interviews Joel about all the happenings in December and what is scheduled for the next few months! Listen in to hear all about the Christmas party and New Years Eve Bash.

This episode of the podcast features Danielle Kovach. Danielle is a newer member of the Endure Board. She recently (two years ago) moved to Murfreesboro from Ohio. She is working for Synovous Bank in Smyrna as a commercial lender. She is passionate about small business and financial literacy for all walks of life. She is a great asset to the team here at Endure and we are excited for you all to get to know her better! Listen in for the full story!

The New Years Eve Bash at the Walnut House was a huge success! Definitely a great turnout and atmosphere to support Endure. Trent Denson from Spread The Positive did some quick interviews with some of the people attending and who were involved with the sponsoring and putting on the event! Really awesome to hear why people attended and how passionate they are about our organization. For more information as always please visit Endureathletics.org and sign up to be a champion for our programs!

Pastor Bob Landham has been a mentor and friend to Joel for years! He has been a pivotal role in all things Endure and is a staple here in our community! New Vision has blessed Endure with extremely charitable donations and clearly believes in the mission/work that is being done within this incredible organization! Listen in to hear Bob's story and everything he is doing to help our communities here locally and beyond!

This week's episode features Joel going over all the amazing stuff that happened in 2021 for Endure! He speaks about some success stories and some hurdles they have overcome! He also speaks about some exciting things coming for New Years and what to expect in 2022! Listen in for all the details. Grad your tickets to the New Year's Eve tickets for what is sure to be the event of the year that is benefitting Endure!

https://endureathletics.org/news-events/boronyebash

Janna and I worked together for a few years at Steel Technologies before I left to start Endure. She graciously joined our Board in the early years and still serves faithfully today. I am thankful for your commitment for the betterment of our community.

Today I get to introduce you to Sam Johnson, Ph.D. Sam is an Assistant Professor at Middle Tennessee in the Department of Health and Human Performance – Exercise Science. She is also the President of our Board of Directors and has been involved in our organization for the past 6 years.

Joel Bigelow the Founder of Endure Athletics joins the show! Endure Athletics' mission is to enrich the lives of the homeless youth population here in Rutherford County. They do this through afterschool programs, summer camps, Saturday Morning breakfast meetups, and more! The work being done by Endure is truly amazing and very needed in our community! To support their mission visit endureathletics.org!

Today we welcome Rick Murr & Curran Scarlata owners of United Real Estate of Middle TN. United was one of Endure Athletics' early corporate partners because of both Curran and Rick's deep conviction in giving back to the local community. Both are successful entrepreneurs, fathers, and strong men of Christ.

In this episode, I have the pleasure of introducing you to two of our full-time staff members, Assistant Program Director Corey Gray & Lead Youth Development Coach True Kraner. Corey comes to us from Middle Tennessee with his undergrad in Exercise Science and has been a part of Endure for nearly 6 years. True has a marketing degree from Virginia Commonwealth University, attends New Vision, and is married to his beautiful wife Lindsey. We are excited to see how God continues to work through these two!