Women Leaders in Sports Podcast

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Episode 150: The Retention Revolution with Erica Keswin Apr 18, 2024

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Hello and welcome to the Women Leaders in Sports Podcast... I am your host, Patti Phillips, CEO of Women Leaders in Sports.

Today we are joined by the author of THREE Wall Street Journal best-sellers and workplace strategist, Erica Keswin! Erica was a big hit as a LeaderShop speaker at our last convention and we are thrilled to have her on the podcast!

Erica's most recent book - The Retention Revolution: 7 Surprising (and Very Human!) Ways to Keep Employees Connected to Your Company – offers practical strategies for updating culture while attracting and retaining the best people...

Erica provides us with really great tactical and actionable insights, so keep on listening, buy the book! and remember, We Are Women Leaders.

Episode 149: Fireside Chat with Big 12 Commissioner, Brett Yormark Mar 28, 2024

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Today, we take you back to our Big 12 Reception in Kansas City, taking place during the Big 12 Men's and Women's Basketball Championships, where I had a chance to sit down with Commissioner Brett Yormark for a fireside chat! Keep listening for more from the Big 12 Commissioner, and remember, We Are Women Leaders.

Episode 148: Sheri Fella of Bloombase Mar 05, 2024

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Welcome to the Women Leaders Podcast. Today is a very special episode as I'm joined by Sheri Fella, the founder and CEO of Bloombase, an executive development firm that focuses on increasing the high-performance impact of executives and teams.

Sheri here today to talk more about her career journey, leadership and working with executive coaches. Listen in and remember, We are Women Leaders.

Episode 147: Angie Long of the KC Current Feb 29, 2024

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Hello and welcome to the Women Leaders in Sports Podcast...I am your host, Patti Phillips, CEO of Women Leaders in Sports.

Today we have a VERY special guest – Angie Long, Co-owner of the NWSL Kansas City Current. Angie and her husband Chris are not just making an impact on the NWSL and Kansas City, they are creating a legacy for women's sports. We discuss how it all began, including bringing the team to KC, the hiring of staff, building the FIRST-of-its-kind training facility, and of course, the new best-in-class, first female sport specific stadium in the world - CPKC Stadium...with the home opener just 2 weeks away! The women leaders staff and Board of Directors got a sneak peak of the stadium a few weeks ago - we were blown away! Angie also shares insights on leadership and the journey to leadership; how to make big dreams a reality, and how she balances two full-time jobs and 4 active kids. WOW. Listen in, and remember, We Are Women Leaders.

Episode 146: Desiree Reed-Francois Feb 08, 2024

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Hello and welcome to the Women Leaders in Sports Podcast... I am your host, Patti Phillips, CEO of Women Leaders in Sports.

Today we are joined by Desiree Reed Francois - Women Leaders board member and University of Missouri's FIRST female and woman of color Director of Athletics!

We had Desiree on the podcast several years ago, episode 48 actually, and talked through her career journey, her why, and other leadership insights. So, if be sure to check that one out if you haven't.

This conversation is focused on creating a Championship Culture, which Deisree has done at Mizzou in a very short time.

Everyone wants a "championship culture" but how do you actually build it? Desiree lays out the exact road map for building and sustaining it.

She shares the "secret sauce" on getting buy-in, the importance of measuring everything, and insights on hiring the right people, which she's done A LOT of in her 3 years with the Tigers.

There are some really great tactical and actionable insights here. So listen in, and remember, We Are Women Leaders.

Episode 145: CFP Event – Celebrating Female Playmakers Jan 18, 2024

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Hello and welcome to the Women Leaders in Sports Podcast... I am your host, Patti Phillips, CEO of Women Leaders in Sports.

We have a special episode coming to you straight from the College Football Playoff last week in Houston. In partnership with the CFP, Our "Celebrating Female Playmakers" event brought together over 200 women and men to connect and listen to a great conversation between top industry experts. And now we bring it to YOU!

The FIRE panel included:

Jen Cohen, Director of Athletics at USC
Boo Corrigan, Director of Athletics at NC State University
Rosalyn Durant, Executive VP, Programming & Acquisitions at ESPN/Disney
And Judy MacLeod, Commissioner at Conference USA

We discussed the seismic impact of football in today's market, as a driver and influencer in college sports. And with women and people of color underrepresented in football leadership, this group tackled what needs to be done to accelerate change in representation at the top. There are SO MANY insights in here for women looking to lead in sports and break through these longstanding barriers.

So, join me, as we take it back to last week's event....and remember, We Are Women Leaders.

Episode 144: Convention Ted Talk: The Deputy Mindset-What it Takes to be a Great #2 Nov 16, 2023

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Hello and welcome to the Women Leaders in Sports Podcast... I am your host, Patti Phillips. Today, we have a special episode on the Deputy Mindset that was recorded during our 2023 National Convention that took place in October. We will hear from these four talented women shaping their organizations as great Number 2's:

Carrie Michaels, Senior Associate Director of Athletics and Senior Woman Administrator at Shippensburg University
Heather Owen, Deputy Athletics Director and SWA at Stanford University
Jill Redmond, Deputy Commissioner at Missouri Valley Conference
Summer Hutcheson, Senior Associate Athletic Director Internal Operations and SWA at Washington University St. Louis

During these candid Ted Talks, you will hear what it means to be in the deputy role from several different perspectives- as each one has impactful insights. You're really going to love Carrie's unique list of the "Deputy Dirty Dozen".

Make sure to stay on until the end to gain insights from the open and honest discussion between the audience and panelists during the Q&A. Let's dive into the mindset of a deputy....and remember, We Are Women Leaders.

Episode 143: 2023 National Convention Women of Color Conversation presented by adidas Oct 26, 2023

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Hello and welcome to the Women Leaders In Sports Podcast…I'm Dr. Angel Mason, Director of Athletics at Berry College. I'll be taking over for Patti Phillips on this special podcast episode, coming to you straight from the 2023 Women Leaders National Convention in New Orleans earlier this month!

The Women of Color Conversation is one of my favorite parts of Convention each year – our Women of Color Virtual Circle community comes to LIFE, and with over 300 members in attendance, I had the opportunity to sit down with the one and only Angela Taylor!

Angela is an equity and inclusion strategist, executive coach, motivational speaker, podcaster, TV analyst…she's an all-around ROCKSTAR who shares with us what is needed to be in place for impact and excellence as Women Leaders.

Be sure to join the Women of Color Member Circle on ENGAGE if you haven't already, for part two of this conversation with Angela at a later date.

Lets dive in and we remember…We Are Women Leaders.

Episode 142: Brand Evolution Sep 21, 2023

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Hello and welcome to the Women Leaders In Sports Podcast…I'm Patti Phillips, and today, I'm NOT your host. We have a very special episode for you though, as we give our community a behind the scenes look into our decision to evolve our brand to be more inclusive of all women working in sports.

Nicole Auerbach, a leading voice in college sports, will help facilitate the conversation– Nicole is a senior writer at the Athletic, serves as a studio analyst for the Big Ten Network and is a radio host for SiriusXM!

I'm also joined by Women Leaders President and Director of Athletics at the University of Pittsburgh, Heather Lyke

We'll discuss the organization's history, the "why" behind the evolution to Women Leaders in Sports and how our mission remains steadfast – to develop, connect and champion women to advance and be a powerful influence in sports.

I hope you enjoy learning more about our brand evolution, and if you aren't a member, that you will join our community!

We Are Women Leaders.

Episode 141: Angie Bennett Aug 31, 2023

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Hello and welcome to the Women Leaders Podcast. I'm your host, Patti Phillips…And I'm super excited about today's conversation.

We all want to be able to speak as well as we think, right? Well, get your notebook ready! Communications expert Angie Bennett joins me for the ultimate coaching session.

Angie, a long-time friend of Women Leaders, is the Senior Vice President at Dardis Communications, where she's been teaching people how to share their gift, for the past 12 years.

Just a few tips you'll learn are why communication is physical, how to develop an elevator pitch, how to "Brief the Boss' – this is one of my personal faves, and how to develop confidence in public speaking.

Whether you're a seasoned leader or looking to ace your next interview, Angie's communication coaching will resonate with you.

Let's dive into this masterclass in communication…and remember, We Are Women Leaders.

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