Let’s Talk Cheer: The Cheerleading Podcast For Parents & Coaches

By Jason Larkins, BleavSports

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Let’s Talk Cheer: The Cheerleading Podcast For Parents & Coaches episodes

October 11, 2022How to Use Social Media to Grow Your Program with Lauren Oklay
In this episode Jason Larkins interviews Lauren Oklay, coach and social media manager of Star Athletics. They talk all about social media and how gyms can use these platforms in promoting their gym.
They tackled the five things a gym should practice to create a strong social media presence.
Be Consistent (your social presence should match your team’s overall attitude)
Be Visible (show don’t tell)
Be Critical (be your own critic)
Be Opportunistic (taking advantage of the opportunities you have)
Be Competitive
📷 Follow Lauren on Instagram
📷 Follow Star Athletics on Instagram
🗳 Submit a Question of the Week
📝 Lets Talk Cheer Survey
📧 To set up a summer clinic, coaches training, routine cleaning, or to get a video review- [email protected]
🎵 Sounds Like That is the official music producer of the Let’s Talk Cheer Podcast and of American Cheer, so if you’re interested in getting music from Sounds Like That, click the link below to receive more information. https://shorturl.at/mqwQr
📱Watch/Listen to Let’s Talk Cheer on other platforms
💵 You can support this podcast by making donations here
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1 hr 9 min
October 04, 2022 Is Your Allstar Cheer Gym Falling Behind? Kevin Brubaker on Why MotUS Could Be the Key to Success
In this episode Jason Larkins interviews Kevin Brubaker, the owner of Charlotte Allstars. They talk about how Kevin got his start in cheerleading and owning the gym, how he started CHEERSPORT, selling CHEERSPORT to Varsity, and his new venture with MotUS and how they are helping gyms grow their programs.
🔗 Join the Movement
📧 Email Kevin- [email protected]
🔗 Follow MotUS on Facebook
🗳 Submit a Question of the Week
📝 Lets Talk Cheer Survey
📧 To set up a summer clinic, coaches training, routine cleaning, or to get a video review- [email protected]
🎵 Sounds Like That is the official music producer of the Let’s Talk Cheer Podcast and of American Cheer, so if you’re interested in getting music from Sounds Like That, click the link below to receive more information. https://shorturl.at/mqwQr
📱Watch/Listen to Let’s Talk Cheer on other platforms
💵 You can support this podcast by making donations here
📷 Follow Jason on Instagram
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1 hr 4 min
September 27, 2022 Staying or Moving On? Kristen Wheeler on Trusting the Process and Knowing When You Should Switch Gyms
Jason Larkins has on Kristen Wheeler aka Cheer Mom Blog of TikTok as a guest co-host stepping in for B-Moore. We get to know Kristen a little bit, how and why she started her blog and social media channels. They also talk about trusting the process, when to do it, and when it might be time to move on. Kristen has a great topic for what's poppin with the parents, something that we're sure you will enjoy. If you're new, thank you for joining, be sure to subscribe so that you don't miss any future episodes.
🔗 Cheer Mom Blog Website
🎧 Cheer Mom Podcast
⏰ Cheer Mom Blog TikTok
🗳 Submit a Question of the Week
📝 Lets Talk Cheer Survey
📧 To set up a summer clinic, coaches training, routine cleaning, or to get a video review- [email protected]
🎵 Sounds Like That is the official music producer of the Let’s Talk Cheer Podcast and of American Cheer, so if you’re interested in getting music from Sounds Like That, click the link below to receive more information. https://shorturl.at/mqwQr
📱Watch/Listen to Let’s Talk Cheer on other platforms
💵 You can support this podcast by making donations here
📷 Follow Jason on Instagram
📷 Follow Brittany on Instagram
Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jasonlarkins/support

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1 hr 6 min
September 20, 2022 Is Enough Being Done to Protect Cheer Athletes? A Critical Look at Abuse in the Industry
In this episode Jason Larkins talks with Dan Cotton about the recent allegations of sexual abuse in the allstar cheerleading industry. They talk about what gyms can do to protect themselves, what families need to do, how gyms address this with their families and so much more. Please be sure to share this episode with anyone else in the industry, this is a message everyone needs to hear.

🔗 Dan's Reaction Episode
🔗 Protecting Athletes from the dangers of Social Media
🗳 Submit a Question of the Week
📝 Lets Talk Cheer Survey
📧 To set up a summer clinic, coaches training, routine cleaning, or to get a video review- [email protected]
🎵 Sounds Like That is the official music producer of the Let’s Talk Cheer Podcast and of American Cheer, so if you’re interested in getting music from Sounds Like That, click the link below to receive more information. https://shorturl.at/mqwQr
📱Watch/Listen to Let’s Talk Cheer on other platforms
💵 You can support this podcast by making donations here
📷 Follow Jason on Instagram
📷 Follow Brittany on Instagram
Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jasonlarkins/support

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1 hr 45 min
September 13, 2022 Coaching Like the Best: John Davenport Shares What Makes Cheer Athletics Teams Exceptional
In this episode Jason Larkins interviews John Davenport, Director of Routine Development at Cheer Athletics, and coach of SassyCats, Cheetahs and Panthers. They talk about what it's like for John to coach such high profile teams, NCA vs Worlds, Panthers breaking the curse, and much much more.
📺 John's YouTube Channel
⏰ Follow John on TikTok
📷 Follow John on Instagram
🗳 Submit a Question of the Week
📝 Lets Talk Cheer Survey
📧 To set up a summer clinic, coaches training, routine cleaning, or to get a video review- [email protected]
🎵 Sounds Like That is the official music producer of the Let’s Talk Cheer Podcast and of American Cheer, so if you’re interested in getting music from Sounds Like That, click the link below to receive more information. https://shorturl.at/mqwQr
📱Watch/Listen to Let’s Talk Cheer on other platforms
💵 You can support this podcast by making donations here
📷 Follow Jason on Instagram
📷 Follow Brittany on Instagram
Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jasonlarkins/support

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1 hr 30 min
September 06, 2022 Is USASF’s Reign Over? Les Stella on Why WASF Could Be the Future of Cheerleading
In this episode Jason Larkins interviews Les Stella, the Executive Director of the new World Allstar Federation. Les talks about his start with the USASF and the new opportunity with the WASF. Jason wants to know why the industry needs another governing body and Les explains the positive impact the WASF plans to bring to the allstar cheerleading industry.
🔗 World Allstar Federation
📧 Email Les- [email protected]
🗳 Submit a Question of the Week
📝 Lets Talk Cheer Survey
📧 To set up a summer clinic, coaches training, routine cleaning, or to get a video review- [email protected]
🎵 Sounds Like That is the official music producer of the Let’s Talk Cheer Podcast and of American Cheer, so if you’re interested in getting music from Sounds Like That, click the link below to receive more information. https://shorturl.at/mqwQr
📱Watch/Listen to Let’s Talk Cheer on other platforms
💵 You can support this podcast by making donations here
📷 Follow Jason on Instagram
📷 Follow Brittany on Instagram
Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jasonlarkins/support

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1 hr 17 min
August 30, 2022 The Pros and Cons of Running a D2 Gym with Aly Wenzel
In this episode Jason interviews Aly Wenzel, the cheer director at Central Coast Elite. Aly talks about the pros and cons of the being a d2 gym, her thoughts on the new scoresheet, and her general love for the sport of cheer.
🗳 Submit a Question of the Week
📝 Lets Talk Cheer Survey
📧 To set up a summer clinic, coaches training, routine cleaning, or to get a video review- [email protected]
🎵 Sounds Like That is the official music producer of the Let’s Talk Cheer Podcast and of American Cheer, so if you’re interested in getting music from Sounds Like That, click the link below to receive more information. https://shorturl.at/mqwQr
📱Watch/Listen to Let’s Talk Cheer on other platforms https://linktr.ee/Jason.Larkins
💵 You can support this podcast by making donations here https://anchor.fm/jasonlarkins/support
📷 Follow Jason on Instagram- https://instagram.com/jasonlarkins
📷Follow Brittany on Instagram- https://instagram.com/b.moore____?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jasonlarkins/support

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1 hr 33 min
August 23, 2022 What It Takes to Cheer in College: Expert Advice from HPU’s Ryan Johnson
In this episode Jason Larkins interviews Ryan Johnson, the head cheerleading coach at Hawaii Pacific University. Ryan talks about why HPU cheer went away, how he is bringing it back, and how athletes can take the next steps in becoming a collegiate athlete. Share this episode with someone looking to cheer in college.

📷 Follow HPU Cheer on Instargram
🗳 Submit a Question of the Week
📝 Lets Talk Cheer Survey
📧 To set up a summer clinic, coaches training, routine cleaning, or to get a video review- [email protected]
🎵 Sounds Like That is the official music producer of the Let’s Talk Cheer Podcast and of American Cheer, so if you’re interested in getting music from Sounds Like That, click the link below to receive more information. https://shorturl.at/mqwQr
📱Watch/Listen to Let’s Talk Cheer on other platforms https://linktr.ee/Jason.Larkins
💵 You can support this podcast by making donations here https://anchor.fm/jasonlarkins/support
📷 Follow Jason on Instagram
📷 Follow Brittany on Instagram
Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jasonlarkins/support

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1 hr 34 min
August 16, 2022 Is the Cheer Industry Headed in the Right Direction? Alex Gaggioli of Cheer Theory Weighs In
In this episode Jason Larkins interviews Alex Gaggioli, the face behind the Cheer Theory website. Alex shares why he started Cheer Theory, his thoughts on the current state of the industry and everything in between.
🔗 CheerTheory.com
🗳 Submit a Question of the Week
📝 Lets Talk Cheer Survey
📧 To set up a summer clinic, coaches training, routine cleaning, or to get a video review- [email protected]
🎵 Sounds Like That is the official music producer of the Let’s Talk Cheer Podcast and of American Cheer, so if you’re interested in getting music from Sounds Like That, click the link below to receive more information. https://shorturl.at/mqwQr
📱Watch/Listen to Let’s Talk Cheer on other platforms
💵 You can support this podcast by making donations here
📷 Follow Jason on Instagram
Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jasonlarkins/support

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1 hr 8 min
August 09, 2022 Achieving Success On and Off the Mat: Mandy Morgan’s Guide to Balancing Cheer and Life
In this episode Jason Larkins interviews Mandy Morgan owner of The OC Allstars! Mandy shares how she got involved with cheerleading, why she decided to go to OSU as well as what moved her out to California from Texas/Oklahoma. If you're new, thank you for joining, be sure to subscribe so that you don't miss any future episodes.
📝Lets Talk Cheer Survey- https://forms.gle/wJPKGeTydzTFsDhcA
📧 To set up a summer clinic, coaches training, routine cleaning, or to get a video review- [email protected]
🎵 Sounds Like That is the official music producer of the Let’s Talk Cheer Podcast and of American Cheer, so if you’re interested in getting music from Sounds Like That, click the link below to receive more information. https://shorturl.at/mqwQr
📱Watch/Listen to Let’s Talk Cheer on other platforms https://linktr.ee/Jason.Larkins
💵 You can support this podcast by making donations here https://anchor.fm/jasonlarkins/support
📷 Follow Jason on Instagram- https://instagram.com/jasonlarkins
📷Follow Brittany on Instagram- https://instagram.com/b.moore____?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jasonlarkins/support

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1 hr 26 min