You know those people that you meet and you think "is this really your life?!" Alyssa is one of those people. A self-professed storyteller, Alyssa has spent her life learning to hone her curiosity and talkative nature into a successful career. It all started in elementary school with reading the morning announcements to help redirect those tendencies...

Alyssa has gone on to have a prolific career as sports writer & broadcaster for ESPN. Not only does she cover traditional ball sports, she has carved out a niche in the outdoor adventure and action sports realms. Think X-Games: skateboarding, snowboarding, freeskiing and ski-mountaineering. She's also been to seven Olympics covering both summer & winter sports.

In this episode you'll learn:

How to better yourself through failures

The value of broadening your perspective

How Alyssa got on the phone with Noam Chomsky & Bear Grylls

The real reason for the "X" in X-Games

How she learned to ask for what she wants

What stories aren't told from the Olympics