This week’s episode comes with a big announcement from Bobbi-Sue followed by an interview with Minnesota Lynx Head Coach and General Manager, Cheryl Reeve. After playing collegiate basketball, Cheryl immediately started her career as an assistant coach with her alma mater. Not only is Cheryl one of the most successful coaches in our time, but […] The post Leveling The Playing Field: Cheryl Reeve, Head Coach/GM of the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx appeared first on Radio Influence.

This week’s guest is Dari Passarello Herman, former sports and entertainment attorney, who turned her love of running and disdain for existing headbands into a new business. She is the Owner/Creator of SparklySoul Headbands. Dari’s path is obviously unique given where she landed. Well before her entrepreneurial hustle started, however, she was blazing her own […] The post Leveling The Playing Field: Dari Passarello Herman, Owner of SparklySoul Headbands appeared first on Radio Influence.

Our guest this week is Sarah Axelson, Sr. Director of Advocacy at the Women’s Sports Foundation. Sarah was an athlete all through college and wasn’t quite sure what to do near graduation when she was alerted to an internship by a friend. She’s been with WSF ever since. She talks about her career but also […] The post Leveling The Playing Field: Sarah Axelson, Sr. Director of Advocacy at the Women’s Sports Foundation appeared first on Radio Influence.

Stefanie Jewett, CEO/Founder of Activvely – a fitness app that matches people together as workout buddies or activity friends – joins Bobbi-Sue on this week’s episode of LTPF. Stefanie was not a sports girl growing up and truly thought her passion was in broadcast journalism. She had many interesting internships in politics and advocacy before […] The post Leveling The Playing Field: Stefanie Jewett, CEO/Founder of Activvely appeared first on Radio Influence.

This week, Bobbi-Sue speaks with children’s book author, Shelly Boyum-Breen. She is the author of the “Shelly Bean the Sports Queen” books. Growing up in MN, Shelly spent countless hours on the basketball court, neighborhood hockey rinks and local golf courses. She spent five years in the education field, coaching college and high school basketball […] The post Leveling The Playing Field: Shelly Boyum-Breen, Author & Founder of the Foundation IX & Let Me Play Grants appeared first on Radio Influence.

Celeste Bell, the Senior Director, Talent Acquisition for Major League Baseball. is this week’s guest on the pod. Celeste’s career has been full of twists and turns much like other guests. While in school, Celeste thought she wanted to be an athletic trainer until an internship showed her maybe that wasn’t her path. She then had […] The post Leveling The Playing Field: Celeste Bell, MLB’s Senior Director, Talent Acquisition appeared first on Radio Influence.

This week’s guest is Donna Orender. Donna is a powerhouse in the sports world. Not only did she play professional basketball in the original women’s basketball league, but she also spent 18 years at the PGA, and was the president of the WNBA during one of its most pivotal moments. During her time at the […] The post Leveling The Playing Field: Former WNBA President & CEO of Generation W, Donna Orender appeared first on Radio Influence.

This week’s guest is America East Conference Commissioner, Amy Huchthausen. She is the first woman to lead the conference and has received many industry accolades including being named to the Sports Business Journal’s “40 under 40” and “Game Changers.” Prior to being a Commissioner at the America East, she was with the NCAA and a […] The post Leveling The Playing Field: America East Conference Commissioner Amy Huchthausen appeared first on Radio Influence.

This week’s episode features Jaclyn Miller, the Director of Marketing & Communications for Up2Us Sports. Up2Us Sports is the nationwide leader in engaging, training, and supporting sports coaches to serve as mentors and role models to youth living in some of America’s most under served communities. Jaclyn’s commitment to giving back and working for nonprofits […] The post Leveling The Playing Field: Jaclyn Miller, Director of Marketing/Communications for Up2Us Sports appeared first on Radio Influence.

This week’s episode of Leveling The Playing Field is with Kate T. Parker. Kate is a photographer whose series of photographs titled Strong is the New Pretty went viral in 2015 after a failed gallery showing. The response was tremendous and she has since turned the series into a book called “Strong Is The New […] The post Leveling The Playing Field: Photographer/Author Kate T. Parker appeared first on Radio Influence.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! On this week’s show, Bobbi-Sue talks about some of the things/people she’s grateful for and she geeks out about the new planner she ordered for 2019. This is our first multi-guest episode and for really good reason. The co-founders of Asiya, Fatimah Hussein and Jamie Glover, join Bobbi-Sue to talk about the […] The post Leveling The Playing Field: Fatimah Hussein & Jamie Glover, Co-Founders Of Asiya appeared first on Radio Influence.

This week’s episode is a special one just in time for Thanksgiving. It’s so important to take time to be grateful for the good things in our lives and to be grateful for what sport can do. Katie Lentz was in a head-on collision with a drunk driver just before her sophomore year at Tulane. […] The post Leveling The Playing Field: Katie Lentz, Administrator for MLB’s B.A.T. appeared first on Radio Influence.

Bobbi-Sue Doyle-Hazard’s guest this week is Janis Burke, CEO of the Harris County–Houston Sports Authority. She became the third chief executive and first woman to hold the position. In addition to overseeing the billion dollars of bond debt service for Houston’s professional sports stadiums, under her leadership, Houston has been awarded major sporting events to […] The post Leveling The Playing Field: Janis Burke, CEO of the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority appeared first on Radio Influence.

Quick “mini-sode” for LTPF listeners. You can now join the Leveling The Playing Field Group on Facebook. Bobbi-Sue also reminds y’all to go out and vote and, if you’re in Florida, vote “yes” on the voting rights amendment. You can follow the podcast on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LTPFPod or check out the website […] The post Leveling The Playing Field Bonus: Vote appeared first on Radio Influence.

Happy 50th episode!! Bobbi-Sue celebrates by making a few announcements. Keep your eyes open for a private group on Facebook, merchandise, and a new website. And, of course, lots of gratitude to you, our listeners, and Jerry and Jason at Radio Influence. This week’s episode is with Tracie Speca-Ventura, Founder & President of Sports and […] The post Leveling The Playing Field: Tracie Speca-Ventura, Founder/President Of Sports And The Arts appeared first on Radio Influence.

This week’s episode starts with Bobbi-Sue talking about her experience at the Women’s Sports Museum Gala where trailblazers Donna Orender, Justine Siegal, the IAWA, and Lauren Holtkamp-Sterling were honored. She is so proud that the first event that the LTPF sponsored was this event. In addition, Bobbi-Sue shares about speaking on a panel at a […] The post Leveling The Playing Field: Anna Karefa-Johnson, VP of Events & Programming for RISE appeared first on Radio Influence.

After a really tough couple of weeks for a lot of women in this country, this week’s guest brings a lot of hope because she’s helping to empower young girls to be go-getters, innovators, risk takers, and leaders. Jessica Muroff is the CEO of the Girl Scouts of West Central Florida. As a former Girl […] The post Leveling The Playing Field: Jessica Muroff, CEO of the Girl Scouts of West Central Florida appeared first on Radio Influence.

This week’s episode is with Christina Unkel, one of three American female FIFA referees. Christina began refereeing at the age of 10. She worked her way up the ranks (once she realized that there were ranks to climb) and now has a FIFA badge. You can find her traveling across the world to referee elite […] The post Leveling The Playing Field: Christina Unkel, FIFA Referee, Attorney, & Board Member of the Women’s Sports Museum appeared first on Radio Influence.

This week’s episode starts with a bit of news! Our 50th episode is coming up! Tell us how we should celebrate. Help us get to 100 reviews on Apple Podcasts and 500 followers on Instagram! Also, we’re thinking of selling swag! Tell us what you want to see in the store. In addition, we’ve become […] The post Leveling The Playing Field: Sports Psychologist/Author Dr. Caroline Silby appeared first on Radio Influence.

This episode of Leveling The Playing Field starts with Bobbi-Sue talking about the launch of the Tampa Bay chapter of WISE. There were no less than six former guests and at least one future guest in attendance. Make sure you join the chapter if you’re in Tampa. If not, check out where the closest chapter […] The post Leveling The Playing Field: Jenna Byrnes, Senior VP of the Oklahoma City Dodgers appeared first on Radio Influence.