Episode 170: Happy Birthday to H&P. This episode kicks off our 5th season from our first episode on March 8, 2019! In this milestone episode, we have a young but might student athlete as our guest. Addison Christian plays soccer for Frisco High School and BVB Girls Academy. 

She’s a vocal leader on the defensive end of the field, an avid student with interest in dermatology and a class President at FHS. Enjoy getting to know Addison’s story and you’ll be cheering her on for sure.

Resources:

Frisco High School: Site | Soccer Booster Club

BVB Soccer Club: Site

University of North Texas: Womens Soccer

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Episode 169: Meet some of the biggest names at FC Dallas. Part of what I do as a local media member is cover team media days, press conferences, events, announcements and games.

This episode gives you a peek into two pre-season FC Dallas activities. From a press conference with the coach in Spain to a cocktail event with players and team owners, enjoy this episode on FC Dallas.

Resources:

FC Dallas: Site | FCD Foundation | Burn Baby Burn Kit | Legacy of Lamar Hunt

Jesus Ferreira: Bio

Paul Arriola: Bio

Head Coach Nico Estevez: Bio

Tarik Scott: Bio

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Episode 168:

Spud is Kaity. Floyd is Spud. She is Floyd. It’ll all make sense when you watch this episode with RoughRiders host, Kaity Floyd. We talk about her work with the RoughRiders, Frisco Fighters, Allen Americans, and more. We recorded from School of Rock, where Kaity teaches music to her students (of all ages). Learn more about her music, tattoos and cats, too.

Enjoy this episode with Katie Floyd.

Resources:

Kaity’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SheIsFloyd

Frisco RoughRiders | Frisco Fighters | Allen Americans | Dallas Jackals Rugby | SMU Men’s Basketball

School of Rock (The Colony)

Episode 167: Let’s take a minute to chat about what’s going on in the news, specifically in the NFL. And I do a quick recap of Hustle and Pro’s guests in 2022. We talked to a lot of AMAZING athletes, coaches, and broadcasters.

I'm thankful for them all, and look forward to meeting more guests in 2023.

Episode 166: Discovery Channel called it the “Impossible Row”, and our guest, John Petersen experienced it and tells us what it is, why he did it and what he learned from it. We talk about trust, leadership and building teams, specifically in John’s work in education. 

Resources:

Discovery Channel Media Short from the “Impossible Row”

Article on the Row: East Bay Times

Threshold Rising | thresholdrising.com

John on Linkedin | Instagram: @johnrpetersen

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Episode 165: Our guest is Cedric Thornton, former NFL defensive tackle who played for the Eagles, Cowboys and Bills. We sit down in Cedric’s gym to talk about what shaped his NFL career and the lasting impacts he strives to make on teammates and the next generation. 

Episode 164: Come with me to Media Day of the Dallas Mavericks’ G-League affiliate team, the Texas Legends. We walk you thru the concourse of Comerica Center and quick interviews with the Legends 2022-23 roster. You’ll meet James Banks, Yudai Baba, Olin Carter, Tyler Dorsey, Mo Gueye, Amauri Hardy, Jaden Hardy and more.

Episode 163: The US Army Bowl is bringing youth talent from across the country to Frisco in December. The Ford Center at the Star will host high school all Americans in the 2022 US Army Bowl. In addition to the game, youth athletes and their families will head to Frisco […]

Episode 162: Collin Smith is a right back within the FC Dallas system and he sat down with Hustle and Pro to talk soccer, coaches and pre-game rituals. We learned a lot from the Frisco native about his transition from youth to club to FCD Academy. Enjoy this chat getting […]

Episode 161: Frisco ISD is big – like 60,000 students, 12,000 student athletes and 640 coaches big. We sit down with Grace McDowell, who is at the helm of Frisco ISD Athletics. We’re talking about her long-time role within the district and the scope of the Athletic Director role.