SEASON FINALE SPECIAL! This week, Lisa welcomes Mike Krzyzewski to the Enlightened community. "Coach K," as he is known in the sports world, sits down for the seasons one finale of Enlightened to talk about four decades of making history as the head of Duke men's basketball, what it was like coaching the USA men's national team to three consecutive gold medals, and how he applies sports experiences to real world challenges. He tells us why he is the ultimate Girl Dad, shares the importance of adhering to women's wisdom, and explains an inherited philosophy he refers to as 'getting on the right bus.' And in a series of anecdotes, coach offers up his own words of wisdom around why there's leadership in losing, how his military background has informed his ability to lead and teach, and what he truly means when he makes the ultimate ask of his players — to 'be worthy of winning.'

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Food media entrepreneur, Stephen Satterfield, joins the show this week to serve up a small batch sermon on the power of conviction and cuisine. The founder of Whetstone and host of Netflix's High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America talks champagne, terroir, and wine as a means of socioeconomic development. We examine how and why he's come full circle on the distinctions that enable food to deepen human connection — and we explore the history of agricultural acumen and its role in systemic inequality. This is a mouthwatering and mind-blowing conversation! It's also a soul-stirring dive into the future of food — and a recipe for combining epicurean taste and empathy for a more compassionate world.

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Hello, hello, hello! This is Lisa Borders and I just wanted to pop by to let you know we are taking a brief hiatus this week and we'll be back on August 24th with food writer and entrepreneur, Stephen Satterfield. Stephen is the host of this year's hit Netflix docuseries, High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America. If you're looking for a way to fill that normal Enlightened hour with us, I strongly recommend you check out his show. Warning, y'all -- don't watch it on an empty stomach because while it's an extraordinary culinary history lesson, it will leave you longing for the cuisine. Also, I want to mention that our Enlightened season one finale will be coming up in September. I hope you'll join us for a truly special episode then, too. But in the meantime, I just want to say -- you've all been incredible and I'm humbled by the tremendous love for the pod. Thank you for listening, for leaving your comments and feedback, and for being a big part of how we build this Enlightened community.

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Golden Domers and moguls in the making, Ayden Syal and Brandon Wimbush, join me on this week's episode to share their Notre Dame origin stories and break down the novelty of the name, image, and likeness revolution in collegiate athletics. They also give me a glimpse into MOGL, their innovative startup created to help NCAA athletes navigate the complicated world of monetization, philanthropy, and personal brand building. We discuss the significance of the newly signed legislation — and we hear why these two believe what's next may be the most important and athlete-centric era the world has ever seen. With stories about everything from finance to football, fashion to friendship, and market shares to mentorship, this millennial duo enlightens us about how their time in the college football capital of the world has led to a high stakes, holistic approach to emboldening players, building communities, and shifting the power dynamic in sports.

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Former wellness coach, Toni Jones, is now an affirmation musician determined to help people revolutionize the way they think, behave, and move through life. This week, she joins me on the show to talk about the importance of grounding yourself in gratitude, what it truly means to 'speak to the times,' and why she believes music can be medicinal. In this upbeat, energetic conversation, we discuss having an anthem for advocacy, explore her desire to 'complement human design,' and we make the connection between Motown and mental health. This episode offers an enlightened perspective on taking chances, having confidence during a career change, and remembering that you are more than only your work ethic.

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Renee Montgomery, the first WNBA player to co-own a WNBA team, comes to the pod this week to discuss everything from her decision to forgo the 2020 WBNA season, to 'controlling the controllables,' to her retirement in early 2021, to 'turning it up' both court side and in a corporate management role. We get into why she believes the lifestyle inherent to athletes can create more empathetic human beings, her untimely bout with Salmonella during a monumental trade, and her plans for reimagining the future of the Atlanta Dream. And we look at how her career path was destined for the broadcast world — and the opportunities where she could speak up, speak out, and live up to her personal ideal that if your voice isn't being heard, you can always make it felt.

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Enlightened welcomes Women's Impact Network Scholars Idalis French and Katie Taylor to discuss the differing paths that led to their improbable, but unparalleled friendship. In the pod's first duo guest episode, we hear from two women who put to rest the age old notion that women don't support women. We discuss humble beginnings — and we chat about experiencing mathematics as a breakthrough and not a barrier discipline, the intersection of speech pathology and psychology, and the growing field of gender affirming voice care. We look at the pair's 'lightbulb moments,' get into the emotional nature of wanting to both fit in and stand out, and we discuss the strength and value in feeling worthy wherever you are.

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Longtime Duke University Athletic Director, Kevin White, joins the show this week to discuss the high stakes world of higher education. We talk about the four-pronged matrix needed for effective leadership shopping and the importance of institutional integrity. Kevin shares his personal feelings about being the outgoing leader of a legacy athletic program and gives us a look at what's next on the horizon. He takes us down memory lane and describes a 'career of happenstance' — and we chat about the necessity of climbing into the moment, our passions for athletics and academia, and Duke's singular distinction between building intellectual capital and building better people.

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The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee has faced a firestorm these last few years with a series of independent investigations into a culture of silence and at times, the organization's underinvestment in athlete health and well-being. Board Chair Susanne Lyons comes on the pod this week to give us an honest look at the seesawing of servant leadership in sports and the takeaways from her transformative and humbling experience navigating a problematic authority gradient. With prestigious positions at Visa, Charles Schwab, Fidelity, and more, Susanne connects the dots between her dynamic career in business and her work in protecting and empowering athletes. We also discuss the importance of having a career-life balance, the discriminatory nature of disease in the American healthcare system, and the extraordinary catalysts that can come from a crisis.

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The WNBA's Elizabeth Williams stops by the show to talk about the often unmentioned humanity at the heart of the Black Lives Matter movement. From the Atlanta Dream to her own American dream, Elizabeth reverses her own history of hesitancy and shares her methodical evolution with social justice in the United States. Together, we follow her journey from quiet supporter, to marching on Centennial Park, to effectively standing up to her Senator and team's owner, to peacefully calling the bluff of the National Guard. She walks us through the inner workings of 'the shirt,' takes us behind the scenes of the 2020 Wubble, and lets us in on some league secrets around the detailed and disciplined mechanics of making a difference.

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