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In this episode, we chat with Oakland Soul SC’s first-ever Head Coach: Jessica Clinton! Jessica has more than 15 years of experience as a Division One college coach with including Head Coach at Fordham University from 2014-2021. She's a former collegiate player at Boston University as well! 

Oakland Soul is the women's side of the Oakland Roots organization which plays in the USLW. The Soul is a football club truly rooted in its purpose and the surrounding community, being a purpose-driven women's soccer team that will be an elite pathway to pro soccer.

Home games begin May 13 and you can grab tickets here: https://www.oaklandsoulsc.com/tickets/ 

The jersey drop happens this week so follow on socials below and stay tuned!

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On this episode, we are joined by Abbie from Her Way! This 12-year-old entrepreneur from Sydney, Australia is sensational. She was named in Newscorp’s Power 100 List of Women in Sport in Australia. Her mission is to celebrate and promote women's sports, so that more people watch them and female athletes get the recognition they deserve. Enjoy!

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On this episode, we are joined by Amanda Rutland and Kristen Pojunis of the San Diego Super Bloom! The Super Bloom is a team in the Western Ultimate League. Amanda and Kristen share all that is happening in the start to their second season in the Western Ultimate League!

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On this episode, we are joined by Sierra Myers and Kelsey Pfendler of Hericane Rowing! Hericane Rowing is a women’s team preparing for the Great Pacific Race in May 2024. It’s an ocean rowing race from San Francisco to Hawai’i. They are training with the goal of beating the current women’s world record. The mission of the team is to highlight the strength and grit of women and break down the assumed limitations of women’s capabilities.

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Cassidy is a former Professional Volleyball Player, a Member of Athletes Unlimited’s Player Executive Committee and Board of Directors, the Director of Volleyball for AU, and a non-profit founder of P/ATH which focuses on using sports as a vehicle to teach skills around empathy, equity, and empowerment. Whew... what a resume! She was also recently named the winner of the 2022 Athletes Unlimited Civic Leadership Award presented by EY. We hope you enjoy our chat!

2023 AU Volleyball Exhibition Tour (Info and Tickets Here)

• March 25: Ohio State University — 6:30 p.m. ET  on BTN+
• March 30: University of Kentucky — 7 p.m. ET on SEC+
• March 31: University of Louisville — 6 p.m. ET (Broadcast not available)
• April 4: University of Minnesota — 8 p.m. ET on BTN+
• April 5: University of Wisconsin — 8 p.m. ET on BTN+
• April 8: Windy City Qualifier (Chicago)
• April 12: University of Texas — 8 p.m. ET on Longhorn Network
• April 13: Baylor University — 8 p.m. ET (Broadcast not available)
• April 15: Northeast Qualifier (Philadelphia)
• April 19: Howard University — 7 p.m. ET on HUBison.com
• April 21: Penn State University — 7 p.m. ET on BTN+

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Devin Cox is a beach national champion, a director of Color of Ultimate events, and a Co-owner of the Atlanta Soul. He is also on the organizing committee for Camp Ultimate Peace, a co-ed youth ultimate camp with the goal of healing divides in our country.  Atlanta Soul, a team in the Premier Ultimate League, has been rebranded with a focus on equity and activism. He plays professional ultimate for the Los Angeles Aviators. 

Check out these orgs below!

https://linktr.ee/colorofultimate

https://www.atlantasoulultimate.com/

https://www.ultimatepeace.org/

Watch Color of Ultimate's documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQcC3Cau2-c 

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Steve Rubenfaer is the founder & CEO of BettorTakes, the first company in the sports betting industry devoted to helping sports bettors improve performance through understanding their own betting patterns and biases.

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Get in touch with Steve here: [email protected]

Watch undefeated Zenyatta become the first female to win the Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday, November 7 at Santa Anita: https://youtu.be/ud_XPH6Eix4

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We are joined by CEO & Founder of Gilder Office for Growth, Ginny Gilder, who is also:
- co-owner of the WNBA Seattle Storm
- 2x All-Ivy Rowing Champ
- Olympic silver medalist
- author of Course Correction, A Story of Rowing and Resilience in the Wake of Title IX

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Get a copy of Ginny's book!

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Manisha 'Slap' Daryani is a retired elite ultimate frisbee player, and has coached at all levels for the sport of ultimate frisbee. She coached at the college level for seven years, as head coach of the UC Davis and UC Berkeley women’s teams. In 2018, she transitioned to coaching HS boys, helping found the Bay Area's first boys' youth club team, Gold Rush. She recently won gold as an assistant coach for the 2022 WJUC U20 Team USA Girls Team after being named a selector for U24 Mixed Team in 2018. Slap also currently coaches in the women’s club team division, with Nightlock, and is co-founder and head coach of the San Francisco women’s pro team, the Falcons.  Slap is also the Board President of the WUL, the semi-pro league in which the Falcons play.

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We chat with Maggie O’Connor, a professional ultimate frisbee player for the Los Angeles Astra. She also currently plays on SoCal Flipside for club ultimate. Maggie has been playing competitively since 2018, and when not playing frisbee, is in the coast guard stationed in Long Beach, CA.

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