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The show is packed with wisdom and insight from a woman that has shattered the glass ceiling. Jennifer Cohen just completed her first year as the Athletic Director at the University of Washington. Her successes are directly reflected in the outstanding year that the UW athletic department had from a NCAA championship in women’s rowing this past month to a college football playoff appearance. Her athletic department is on the rise there is no doubt that the success is attributed and rooted in her leadership and vision.

Jen is from the Tacoma, WA area and grew up a Husky fan, which she will tell you more about. She went on to graduate from San Diego State University in 1991 followed by earning her master’s degree at Pacific Lutheran Univeristy. She served in athletics admistration at Pacific Lutheran, U of Puget Sound, and Texas Tech before being hired by UW in ’98. She oversaw sports including football and baseball and played a huge role in fundraising where she was tasked with raising support for their stadium expansion.

When Jen was hired last May as the next AD of UW, she became the only female AD in the Pac-12 and only 1 of 4 female Athletic Director’s in the nation out of 65 power 5 Universities.

We get to hear from Kendall Johnson! Kendall is currently a professional soccer player for the Portland Thorns and is also the creator of Arrow Living which is a blog and podcast for female athletes. Kendall is the first athlete we’ve had on the podcast that is currently competing so it will be fun to get her perspective. Kendall attended Lincoln High School in Portland which just so happens to be across the street from her current arena of competition, Providence Park. Kendall had great success at the high school level being named ESPN first team All-American and Gatorade state player of the year. For her efforts she was granted an opportunity to compete for the University of Portland which is renowned as one of the perennial soccer powers. She was also selected to compete for the U.S. U-20 team. In 2013 she was drafted by the Sky Blue FC of the National Women’s Soccer League. She went on to compete for the Western Sydney Wanderers and now for the Portland Thorns. The Thorns have become a must see event averaging over 10,000 fans and have seen upwards of 18,000 fans file into Providence Park. Pretty amazing how well supported the women’s soccer club is!

Kendall will discuss how she has remained so focused and driven toward her goals, how a concussion changed her outlook and life, and much more!

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ARROW LIVING BLOG AND PODCAST:

http://www.arrowliving.com

Twitter @ArrowLiving

Instagram @ArrowLiving

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Twitter @Kendelish

Instagram @Kendelish

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We get the pleasure of hearing from Lindsey Munday, Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach at University of Southern California. Five years ago, she took the newly instated Lacrosse program at USC and put it on the map. Lindsey’s accolades are super impressive. She is a 5x National Champion as a player and coach at Northwestern where she also is touted as one of the most decorated collegiate women’s lacrosse players in the history of the sport. Her success landed her consistent spots on the U.S. National teams in 2009, 20012-14. She led USA to its record 7th world title while she served as captain and was also named to the All-World team. Oh and don’t forget she was named Lacrosse Magazine’s Person of the Year in 2013! She’s as down to earth and humble as they come. Enjoy!

Follow Lindsey:

Twitter @LMunday01

Instagram @lindseymunday

USC Lacrosse Twitter @USCTrojansLAX

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Join host, Mandy Close Kavanaugh, for a Mother’s Day Special as she discusses the impact Title IX had on her mom and how it has shaped who she is today.

The profound impact that mothers have on their families and specifically their daughters cannot be overstated. This episode is dedicated to all of the moms and mom figures out there who pour out their love, strength, and wisdom into their children.

We have the pleasure of getting to know the incredible mom, daughter, teammate, mentor, coach that is the successful leader of UCLA softball, Kelly Inouye Perez. Much like her UCLA counterparts that we have already featured on the podcast, Kelly has a great understanding that she is a part of something bigger than herself. Kelly shares her story about how sports shaped the confident woman she is today as well as why its important to challenge our kids, specifically daughters to pursue sports. She opens up about being a mom and balancing her career as well as the pressures she faces.

Kelly has experienced astounding success in her career as an athlete and coach. In her 29 years at UCLA she has won 7 National Championships, 8 Pac 10/12 titles. She spent 5 years as a player, 13 as an assistant and now is in her 11th year as Head Coach. She’s really fun! Enjoy!

www.uclabruins.com

Twitter @UCLASoftball

Kelly’s social media:

Twitter @Coach_Inouye

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This woman holds a special place in my heart because she’s a Beaver and has had much success coaching gymnastics at my beloved Oregon State. I’ve always admired how Tanya Chaplin has led her program to great heights but more than that, she’s always had incredible young ladies on her team and I think that speaks volumes about her as a coach and person.

Tanya competed collegiately at UCLA where she was a six-time All-American and two-time Pac-10 Gymnast of the Year. She also is a three-time member of the U.S. National Team. She began her coaching career as an assistant at UCLA and Washington. In 1998 she was named the head coach at Oregon State where she is a five-time Pac-10 Coach of the Year, in 2011 was named the West Region Coach of the Year and she has led her team to 11 NCAA Championship appearances. Let’s get to know the woman behind all of the success!

Follow Oregon State Gymnastics at the following links:

osubeavers.com

Twitter @BeaverGym

Instagram @BeaverGym

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She is fierce, focused, competitive, and compassionate. You will feel that as you listen to her today. Jenny Boucek is the 3 year Head Coach of the WNBA Seattle Storm and her journey is one of going against the expected to create for herself and others a life that she was called to. You will hear her passion about how she wants to be an agent of change for the WNBA. She also discusses adversity that she faced in her career as well as advice she gives to those pursuing dreams.

She was a 4 year starter and standout at University of Virginia. After her graduation she joined the WNBA’s inaugural season with the Cleveland Rockers. After her playing days she spent 1999-2005 serving as an assistant coach for various teams until 2006 when she was granted her first head coaching position with the Sacramento Monarchs. She is regarded as one of the brilliant and innovative minds in the game and her accolades account for that.

You can follow the Seattle Storm and Jenny at the following links:

http://storm.wnba.com

Twitter @seattlestorm

Twitter @jboucek

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The awesome woman we have on the show this week is Adia Barnes. She just completed her first year as the University of Arizona Head women’s basketball coach. This interview was recorded in the Fall entering into her first season. She was hired to come back to her alma mater and change the culture. Her vision is encouraging and her past has prepared her to take on the new challenge that she faces. She shares about her mentors, how she has pivoted in the professional world, and how she has developed a tough skin.

Adia has no lack of success on her resume. She had an illustrious career at Arizona leaving there as the all-time leading scorer in program history as well as Pac-10 player of the year and first team All-American her senior season. Adia went on to play professionally for 12 years including a WNBA Championship with the Seattle Storm in 2004. She also served as the Seattle Storm’s TV analyst and color commentator for radio broadcasts.

You can keep up with Adia on Twitter @AdiaBarnes

Follow her program at arizonawildcats.com

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The inspiring woman that we have on the show today is Cori Close. She is the head women’s basketball coach of the UCLA Bruins. She is willing to share her story of struggle and triumph in such a raw and vulnerable way which gives insight into her leadership. She has this podcast laced with pearls of wisdom and lessons that she has learned from her parents, book authors, and none other than Coach John Wooden. One of the most inspiring things about her is her willingness to share her faith and her struggles.

Cori, of course has had much success in the athletics world. She is in her 6th season at UCLA and led her team to the sweet 16 in the NCAA tourney last season. For her efforts she was named the WBCA NCAA Div. 1 Region 5 Co- Coach of the year. In 2015 the Bruins won the championship of the WNIT for the first time in school history.

Before UCLA she spent seven seasons at Florida State as associate HC, nine seasons as an assistant at UC Santa Barbara and two at UCLA.

You can follow Cori and all of her wisdom on Twitter @CoachCloseUCLA

Visit uclabruins.com for the latest on her team’s success.

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You cannot miss Valorie Kondos Field and her incredible story! Val, or Miss Val as she is affectionately called, is the Head Coach for the UCLA Gymnastics team. She discusses how she, as a ballerina and professional dancer, became the Head Coach of one of the premier teams in the nation, as well as how she became like family to the late great Coach John Wooden. Val opens up about her battle with cancer and why she decided to have a heart of gratitude through it all. She’s a leader that has led UCLA Gym to 6 National Championships. She has been touted as one of the best beam and floor exercise choreographers in the country as well as one of the best recruiters. She has coached 3 Olympians, 8 World Championship comptetitors, and 5 U.S. National Team members.

Please visit officialmissval.com to read all of her inspiring “musings.”

Follow Miss Val on Twitter @OfficialMissVal, Instagram @MissValKondos, Facebook.com/valorie.field

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