Jennifer Lucore - How Mom Made It! Playing Pickleball

She is a pickleball champion, pickleball historian and she’s in the Pickleball Hall of Fame! 

Pickleball! If you don’t play, you probably know someone who does. According to the Sports & Fitness Industry Association, it’s the fastest growing sport three years in a row with more than 36-million players in the United States. 

California apparently has the most players and in San Diego County, we have one of the best players in the nation. We recently had a chance to catch up with pickleball champion, pickleball historian and pickleball hall-of-famer, Jennifer Lucore. Jennifer is a native Californian and mom living in Oceanside, and has helped craft the pickleball world during her 15+ years of competition and contribution

Jennifer Lucore list of pickleball accomplishments:

- Pickleball Hall of Fame inductee 

- Co-author with her mom: History of Pickleball – More Than 50 Years of Fun! 

- Board of Director at Naples Pickleball Center (Pickleball capital of the world with 66 permanent courts) 

- USA Pickleball Ambassador at Large (since June 2015) 

- Pickleball Magazine – Board Member and Around the Post column co-contributor 

- USA Pickleball Historian. Assisting the media with their research of pickleball history (got to make sure they get it right! and yes, the sport was named after the dog Pickles) 

- Board of Director for the newly created team Naples JBB United, part of the National Pickleball League. 

Be sure to tune in to our interview as we discuss with Jennifer

• The fact that pickleball has 36 million players in the US and why is it so popular

To learn more visit Jennifer’s site: All Pickleball

Stephanie Brown, CEO and Founder of The Rosie Network

The Rosie Network is a non-profit organization founded by local military spouse, Stephanie Brown, after spending hours searching online for a contractor to do repair work on her home. Preferring to hire a veteran, a vision was born to promote military family-owned businesses to the American public. Shortly after, Rosie’s List was launched, the first-of-its-kind search tool featuring verified veteran and military spouse-owned businesses. Understanding the complex needs of small businesses the Service2CEO Program was developed to educate and empower the next generation of military-connected entrepreneurs! 

We had an opportunity to catch up with Stephanie and ask her why she started The Rosie Network and what it means to our community. 

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Or visit: The Rosie Network

Christy Harst | How Mom Made It! With her voice

You might not know it but chances are good that you’ve heard this mom’s voice on commercials for John Deere, Delta Faucets, Sherwin Williams, Bank of America and PNC Bank. 

In this episode, we’re chatting with Christy Harst, who for the past 20 years has been working as a voice over actor. 

Her journey started in college when she applied for a news internship at a radio station. During the interview, the station manager told her she had a good voice, escorted her to the studio, asked her to read the Star Spangled Banner into a microphone, and pressed record. After she was done, he played it back and said, “You’d do well in voice overs.” At the time, Christy says she didn’t even know what a voice over was, let alone how to get into the business. At the end of the internship, the station manager hired her to record a tag line for a commercial. She remembers her parents drove an hour to get in range to hear it on their car radio.

Listen to this episode and learn how Christy makes a living getting others to listen and how she launched her career from her home-based studio.

To learn more about Christy, visit: Christy Harst

How Mom Made It! Promoting Peace Around the World

Jill McManigal, Founder of Kids for Peace Global

Website: Kids for Peace Global

Jill McManigal is the proud mother of two beautiful children and the co-founder & executive director of the global nonprofit, Kids for Peace. What started in her Carlsbad backyard in 2006 has grown into a kindness movement with over 19 million youth in 115 countries participating. Through Kids for Peace, Jill and her team are building a worldwide community of kind, compassionate and empowered young people.

We recently had a chance to catch up with Jill. She shares the story of how an idea that started in her backyard sparked a global movement.

During the interview, we are talking about:

• The Great Kindness Challenge (for schools, families & businesses)

We’re also talking about three important points about making peace a part of your world.

1. Words matter! Create a positive home by placing affirmation notes around the house

To learn more, visit: www.kidsforpeaceglobal.org

*This podcast is for entertainment and education purposes only.

How Mom Made It! And got Her Product onto Store Shelves Nationwide!

Leeanna Gantt, Founder & CEO, TookTake & TookTake Pets

Leeanna Gantt, a mom and breast cancer survivor, invented a product to help people of all ages get & stay well. Now, she wants to share her story to inspire other moms.

Her story is inspiring! It all started with being diagnosed with cancer. During her chemotherapy, she found herself overwhelmed by the medications she had to take and the schedule of medications. The solution she came up with sparked the beginning of her company- and it all started with a sticky note.

Tooktake is a simple label-based solution that helps busy parents, pet owners, teenagers and kids track their wellness products while allowing them to stay in their child-safe packaging.

Leeanna hopes that her story will inspire others, and she believes that Tooktake will help millions of people get healthy & stay healthy. One dose at a time.

Be sure to listen to how her cancer recovery inspired a popular product invention + her advice for aspiring mom inventors!

Also, be ready to take notes. Leanna is sharing great tips for aspiring mom entrepreneurs and mom inventors. Here’s just a few of the highlights of what to expect during the conversation:

1. If you have an idea that you just can’t get out of your head, go for it.

To learn more about Leanna’s journey and her products, visit her site: www.tooktake.com

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leeannagantt/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tooktake/ or @tooktake

* This podcast is for entertainment and education purposes only.

This is a trailer for How Mom Made It!