By The Diversity Movement
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The podcast currently has 19 episodes available.
Mack Brown, head football coach at UNC, opens up about growing up in the south (and what his parents did when they saw racist behavior), his growth when he started to realize his privilege, the patches the football team put on their jerseys in 2020, and why he’s not afraid to talk about race.
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If You Only Knew...with Dr. Debby Stroman is edited and produced by Earfluence, and brought to you by The Diversity Movement.
Intro and outro music provided by Soteria Shepperson.
You can subscribe to If You Only Knew…with Dr Debby Stroman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and more.
With everything that NC State National Champion Dereck Whittenburg does, it's amazing he has time to sleep. "There's no time to rest. You'll have plenty of time to rest when you go to heaven. But until then, while you on this Earth, you have to serve." Today, Dereck and Dr Debby talk about how it all got started, his films, his coaching career, and what college athletes are looking for in a mentor on campus.
If You Only Knew...with Dr. Debby Stroman is edited and produced by Earfluence, and brought to you by The Diversity Movement.
Intro and outro music provided by Soteria Shepperson.
You can subscribe to If You Only Knew…with Dr Debby Stroman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and more.
John Tobias (ESPN consultant, Lecturer at UNC Charlotte) is an expert in analytics, and, as a person of color, that’s pretty rare. Today, John and Dr. Debby talk about John’s career journey, what analytics means to sports, his passion for educating, being the only one in the room, and what we can do to encourage more diversity in sports analytics.
If You Only Knew...with Dr. Debby Stroman is edited and produced by Earfluence, and brought to you by The Diversity Movement.
Intro and outro music provided by Soteria Shepperson.
You can subscribe to If You Only Knew…with Dr Debby Stroman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and more.
Today’s guest is Jason Williamson, Vice President of Oracle for Startups and Oracle for research. Jason and Dr Debby have a lot in common - they both went to UVA, they’re both basketball players, they both love analytics in sports, and they have a passion for elevating historically underrepresented communities. They talk about all of that on the show today, plus how a misison trip led Jason to understand his privilege - and his responsibility to influence.
If You Only Knew...with Dr. Debby Stroman is edited and produced by Earfluence, and brought to you by The Diversity Movement.
Intro and outro music provided by Soteria Shepperson.
You can subscribe to If You Only Knew…with Dr Debby Stroman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and more.
The decisions made in the NBA front offices aren't easy - and many of them have nothing to do with player trades or free agent signings. When other NBA teams were in the Bubble in Orlando, how did the Charlotte Hornets react? How does the front office view business intelligence and analytics when not everyone buys in? And when players protest, what should the executives do? Dr Debby Stroman sits down with Charlotte Hornets VP of Consumer Engagement Seth Bennett.
If You Only Knew...with Dr. Debby Stroman is edited and produced by Earfluence, and brought to you by The Diversity Movement.
Intro and outro music provided by Soteria Shepperson.
You can subscribe to If You Only Knew…with Dr Debby Stroman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and more.
Sam Perkins and George Lynch are Tar Heel legends and NCAA basketball national champions - Sam in '82 and George in '93. As Black athletes, Sam and George have had to navigate whether to stand up for what's right or to stay quiet on the issues that matter.
Today, Dr. Debby Stroman talks to Sam and George about their experiences as players, coaches, and parents, how athletes today can use their voices, and how Coach Dean Smith would have reacted to the racial tension in our country.
If You Only Knew...with Dr. Debby Stroman is edited and produced by Earfluence, and brought to you by The Diversity Movement.
Intro and outro music provided by Soteria Shepperson.
You can subscribe to If You Only Knew…with Dr Debby Stroman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and more.
Guy Troupe went to one of the best schools in Oklahoma, and his K-12 class was the first to be integrated. He grew up playing multiple sports, but committed to his passion for football and attended Witchita State University. Though he was used to going to an integrated school, he had never gone to a school where Black culture wasn't at the forefront, so he transferred to Howard University. In this episode, hear about how his childhood prepared him for his diversity and sports work today.
If You Only Knew...with Dr. Debby Stroman is edited and produced by Earfluence, and brought to you by The Diversity Movement.
Intro and outro music provided by Soteria Shepperson.
You can subscribe to If You Only Knew…with Dr Debby Stroman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and more.
Growing up without much to do in Bertie County, N.C., Jessica Breland picked up a basketball. And despite the physical and mental challenges she's faced, she hasn't put it down. A former UNC Tar Heel, the current WNBA Phoenix Mercury is both an intern with Duke women's basketball and owner of bR3 Float & Cryo Studio, a wellness center in Durham. In this episode, she talks with Dr. Debby about her studio, how student-athletes can stay healthy during COVID-19 and Jessica’s life-changing personal health journey in college.
Note: In a league of more than 80% Black players, recently named Vicky Johnson (Dallas Wings) is the only active Black head coach in the WNBA.
If You Only Knew...with Dr. Debby Stroman is edited and produced by Earfluence, and brought to you by The Diversity Movement.
Intro and outro music provided by Soteria Shepperson.
You can subscribe to If You Only Knew…with Dr Debby Stroman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and more.
NBA Math Hoops is a board game and mobile app classroom curriculum that helps students uncover fundamental math skills through their love of basketball. Nick Monzi and Calvin Sibert discuss why they developed the platform and what it's meant to their students.
If You Only Knew...with Dr. Debby Stroman is edited and produced by Earfluence, and brought to you by The Diversity Movement.
Intro and outro music provided by Soteria Shepperson.
You can subscribe to If You Only Knew…with Dr Debby Stroman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and more.
What is it like to be a star athlete in 2020? What about a black female star athlete at Duke University during the time of Black Lives Matter, student protests, COVID, and all the political chaos? For Darcy Bourne, Mikayla Boykin, and Lexi Joseph, it's meant becoming more than just a student athlete.
If You Only Knew...with Dr. Debby Stroman is edited and produced by Earfluence, and brought to you by The Diversity Movement.
Intro and outro music provided by Soteria Shepperson.
You can subscribe to If You Only Knew…with Dr Debby Stroman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and more.
The podcast currently has 19 episodes available.