Kaitlyn Tennenbaum knows what she wants. After a year of DII softball at Franklin Pierce University did not deliver the collegiate experience she was looking for, Kaitlyn (or KJ, as her friends call her), decided it was time to hang up her cleats all together.

In Episode 15 - Is This Serving Me? (feat. Kaitlyn Tennenbaum) you’ll hear about KJ’s journey back to the diamond, her cross country adventures as she navigated her early career, and what she enjoys most about working in human resources.

KJ received her Bachelors degree in Business Administration and Management from Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia, PA.

Part 1: This week’s guest, Cheryl R. Condon, thinks Dorothy from her favorite movie, The Wizard of Oz, said it best - “there’s no place like home.” Cheryl has carried the importance of home and family with her all her life, so it’s no surprise that she created a home and second family for so many student-athletes at Elms College.

Sure, she has amassed the most all-time victories among any coach in the history of Elms College athletics, but winning isn’t everything (although she assures us it is still important!). Listen in to hear about her collegiate experience at Massasoit Community College and Westfield State University, her career in admissions as a self-proclaimed shy homebody, and the triumphs and challenges of being the head coach of a college program.

Cheryl graduated with her Bachelor of Science degree from Westfield State University, where she majored in Physical Education and was a standout on the basketball and softball teams. She received her Master’s Degree in Education from Elms College and coached the Blazer softball team from 1986-2022.

Cheryl is also a 4-time Hall-of-Famer: Rockland High School, Massasoit Community College, Westfield State University, and Elms College.

No stranger to running her own race, former Division I track athlete, Brittany Green, has been climbing the ranks of the sports and entertainment industry since 2017. With experience in partnership marketing with the Miami Heat NBA team and partnership development with the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning, it’s no surprise that Brittany highly values relationship-building and hustle. Now in her current role as Senior Manager for Partnership Solutions with the Oak View Group in Los Angeles, California, Brittany continues to use lessons learned in sports to build connections with clients, all while feeding her love for running and passion for building community.

After getting her bachelor's degree in Sport Management from Elms College, Tyra Edwards knew she wanted to put her degree to use and have the title of "coach". Listen in to hear how this New York City native takes the lessons learned in her softball and cheerleading career and applies them everyday to her work with elementary school and middle school gymnastics students. In this episode, she reflects on how a major injury made her appreciate her health more, and how she hopes her role as a gymnastics coach will inspire more girls to pursue careers in the sports industry. 

Rachel Beery was born and raised in Springfield, MA and attended Division III Elms College, where she was a 4-year member of the softball team. After college, Rachel began working at StubHub, where she enjoyed a career in the fraud department. After a move to Arizona in 2017, Rachel began to channel her competitive edge into fitness activities, eventually leading to Rachel becoming a 2x Iron Man finisher. Listen in as Rachel and Jess discuss the thrill of competition, mental toughness, and saying "yes" more often.

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