Passing Power

Episode 15 brings on Mackenzie Owens. Mackenzie is currently a full time mum but she has had a life full of experiences since leaving college!

After deciding that volleyball was going to be sport she was going to play in college, Mackenzie set off on a path to work with those who need extra help. Then after being president of various clubs, having some guidance from those who she looked up to, a master degree in recreational therapy and an internship on the other side of USA, she has now settled down for a little bit to be a mum.

Join this talk to learn about a whole different journey you can take to helping people and what its like to have a new born that you now have to look after!

Conor Cable joins me on the show this week. Conor has recently become the new assistant coach for the Louisiana State University (LSU) Womens Soccer team.

Conor has seen success everywhere he has gone and in this podcast we breakdown how success is earned not given, both in the work setting and in the playing setting as an athlete. Listen in to learn more!

Up to this point Conor has had a very packed athletic background, from going through academies in England, to succesfully completing four years at the NAIA level where he repeatedly broke team and individual records. Following the collegiate success, Conor looked into making it pro in USA and we talk about the difficulties that lay in trying to make it as an international and especially a goalkeeper.

Conor then went on to become a graduate assistant as a goalkeeper coach at Lake Erie College soccer team. Success followed him there as he helped the team to conference championships and national tournament apperances, along with coaching multiple all conference and all american players through out each of his years there. We talk about the drive needed to succeed in these situations.

We also look at Conors time spent playing in the MPSL for Cleveland SC where again he saw glory on both the team stage and individual stage. We talk about what should drive a person to be succesfull in any activity they take on.

For this episode I sit down with the current assistant coach of Lake Erie Mens Soccer Team and also the captain of the USL 2 team Lionsbridge FC. Sam Hall takes us on his journey of coming to USA and playing at a junior college where he won the national title, followed by a succesful campaign at a DII university Chowan. Sam has also seen success at the USL 2 stage making it all the way to the national finals in 2023. In his first year as assistant coach at Lake Erie, Sam helped take the team to the conference finals and the second round of the National Tournament.

Me and Sam talk about the decision to come to America and the benefits that come with it. We also talk about how hard it is to make it as a pro in USA if you are an international. We break down what it takes to be succesful at your sport. Finally we talk about being in the shoes of someone who doesnt really know what they want to do apart from play in college. So join in on the episode to find out about it all!

In this Episode I sit down with Holly Bonde to talk about her experience at Kansas State as a volleyball player. We talk about her time getting recruited there in her sophmore year at high school. Tearing her ACL right before getting there and tough schedule of a D1 school.

We then dive into Holly finding a passion in exercises and how to help athletes over come injuries and get better at their sport. We talk about the important aspects of getting into the sport world when it comes to applying for jobs and interviews.

Tune in to learn about all of that and more!

This week Leighton Keller joins me on the show. Leighton is an old friend who currently works at one of the biggest Mid West baseball training facilities in Chicago.

Leighton breaks down his journey to collegiate baseball and how he went from a sport management degree, to working with athletes. We break down the importance of keeping your options open and how important it is to have people in your life who are willing to help you now matter how.

On this weeks episode Raquel (Rocky) joins me to talk about her experience in playing volleyball at Division 1 Tennessee. Along with that we dive into how important time management was for her and also how her undergraduate degree helped in her professional career.

Rocky was lucky enough to have a top of the line internship secured before even starting her last semester. This was due to hard work through networking and connections with advisors at the school.

Tune in to get the details on how to get through the rigorous sporting schedule, come out with a great degree and land a great job after college in one of the most famous companies in the world.

This week Olivia Klank joins me. She is currently in her 2nd year at G2 in Chicago. She is already a Senior- Business Development Representative, we break down her path into being a volleyball student- athlete and how this path gave her the base to be successful in the professional world.

Tune to find out about the importance of a schedule and about asking questions from your network to get ahead of everyone else.

On the 7th episode I catch up with Pedro, a Brazilian football player who I met in St. Louis. When I first met Pedro, he could not speak a word of English, since then he has established him self as a great player, great coach and someone with a entrepreneurial mind. Pedro now resides in Miami.

On this episode we break down some of the challenges that come with coming to a new place without knowing the language, the struggle of a balanced life and then how setting goals can help elevate your life.

Pedro is now graduating from St. Thomas University and he will be doing masters while trying to start a clothing brand, as well as a coaching academy.

This week I catch with Oscar Gordillo. Oscar played for one of the top academies in Colombia before taking some time out and then coming to play soccer in America. Already in his Junior year Oscar started to think about what he needed to do to be successful in the work life after he graduated. He found out that it is not that easy to find a job in just one year of OPT. After this year he did a STEM Program which gave him 3 years of OPT once he graduated. Tune in to hear more about some common cues that will help you with applying for job after graduating as a student- athlete.