Athletes As Educators

Alia Caldwell is from Los Angeles and played college basketball at the University of California.  She's played basketball overseas in China, Poland, Greece and Spain. While at Cal Talia was a four-year starter and one of the few players in school history to reach 1,000 rebounds and 1,000-points. Her senior year she lead the Pac-12 in boards among active players and finished her college career with a Final Four appearance as a senior. In addition to a stellar playing career, Talia excelled academically, being the first student athlete to be accepted to the Haas School of Business. With an entrepreneurial mindset Talia has always loved business and looks forward to owning her own business one day.  On the podcast, Talia offers advice to players thinking about going overseas and she gives great insight to why young women should always feel powerful. Twitter @esoterictalia    

Cecelia, the Sporty Esquire, is proud graduate of Howard University and the University of California, Los Angeles-School of Law. As an undergraduate at Howard, Cecelia was a member and former team captain of the Women’s Tennis team. Her experiences as a student-athlete helped propel her success into and through law school.    Following graduation and bar passage Cecelia worked for the District of Columbia government where she focused on administrative law.  Since completing her tenure with DC government, Cecelia has worked with the federal government where her focus is administrative, personnel, environmental and torts law. She also works pro bono on issues involving criminal and family law.  In addition to her work with federal and local governments, Cecelia remains dedicated to sports. Specifically, she is focuses on improving on the image of female athletes and women in sports and the experiences of student-athletes.  To that end, she created and runs the blog, GladiatHers.com, a site dedicated discussing

Born and raised in St. Louis, MO by a single mother and two older brothers, Erica found a passion and a home for competition at a young age. Along with sports, Erica had a passion for business. At the tender age of 5 years old, her mother gave her a candy store. Erica was responsible for handling the sales for her neighborhood candy store and from there grew her entrepreneurial spirit and business aptitude. Today, she is Co-Owner of Machine Elite Basketball Academy and Founder of Second Wind, a company developed to prepare student-athletes to transition out of college athletics. Aside from business Erica fell in love with basketball at a young age however, she did not play organized basketball until 8th grade. At that time she joined a local all boys team. After playing a season with the boys. Erica played locally at Hazelwood West High School and went on to play collegiate basketball at Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC). While at SIUC, Erica was part of winning a conference championship; the fi

�As Ingrid traveled the world training and competing, she was fortunate enough to build a career helping others reach their own fitness and athletic goals.   Today, she is a sought after speaker, educator, strength & conditioning coach and movement specialist.   Frequent speaker at events like: Perform Better, IDEA World, Perform Better Europe, CPTN, Summer Strong 8, Women's Fitness Summit, NSCA  Ingrid began her athletic career as a gymnast at the local YMCA before she was 2 years old! She competed for the YMCA, Illinois Gymnastics Institute, and finally the College of William and Mary - where she earned a BBA in Marketing. After her gymnastics career ended , Ingrid found olympic weightlifting.  She won her first National weightlifting title at the 2009 National Championships in Chicago and has personal records of 93 kilos in the snatch and 111 kilos in the clean & jerk. In 2002, Ingrid was recruited to try out for the US Bobsled team. She won the combine and the National Push Championships

Osa played Division I basketball, overseas and is now impacting the lives of kids as a teacher in New York. Osa did not start playing basketball until she was 16 and combined with a dramatic growth spur she struggled early on. During the interview she explains how pushing through the adversity made her stronger. Osato also has a very successful YouTube channel, Living With Osa where she discusses 4c hair care and life. Angie and Osato have a blunt conversation about life overseas, how women can best take care of their hair while playing sports and dating in your 30s.    Instagram @LivingWithOsa YouTube: Living With Osa

Peppi Browne-Armstrong is a marketing professional with a robust analytical and sports background coupled with proven client facing success.  In any role she does she likes to explore, plan, design & innovate technically challenging issues to help individuals and companies solve problems.  She has performed several speaking engagements for profit and non-profit corporations, schools, camps, youth groups and other charitable organizations about managing ones time, money and energy as a successful student athlete.  She played college basketball at Duke University and was named to the Women's Basketball Journal Defensive All-American team.  She earned a Gold Medal as part of the US Junior National Team and was drafted by the Charlotte Sting of the WNBA.  She currently works for a large International technology company while owning and managing two small businesses and is married with two kids (8 and 3). website: www.docentz.com  

Pasha Cook is a native of Houston, Texas. She is a former collegiate and semi pro basketball player.  After receiving a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Kinesiology from the University of Memphis in 2002, she sustained a career ending injury. This struggle quickly propelled Pasha to finding a new strength- she decided to combine her passion as an educator, experience as an entrepreneur, and love for sports to create an organization that will positively impact and encourage individuals world-wide. In 2013, Cook relocated to New York to work as an image consultant for elite athletes which preceded her founding Pasha Cook & Associates which coaches trainees on how to identify and develop their transferable skills, to maximize their potential in creating life-long success on and off the court, and career advisory. Additionally, she facilitates athlete transition workshops, leadership development training, and career development seminars. Pasha educates and consults collegiate and professional athletes on athle

Born and raised in Los Angeles, CA, Joi comes from a very active and athletic family. From just a few months old, she could be found splashing around at the local YWCA swimming pool, still in diapers. Throughout the years, Joi was competitive in a range of sports and, as a collegiate swimmer, was awarded All-American status in her freshman year. With no prior experience, Joi was eventually awarded a full athletic scholarship to play water polo in a new Division 1 program at California State University of Northridge (CSUN).  Formerly employed at the historic Expo Center, site of the 1932 Olympic games, Joi has always impressed upon her community the importance of physical activity as a part of daily lifestyle. She has both studied and taught about the human body extensively including a stint as a middle school health teacher in 2006-07. Early on, she set her sights on one day having her own fitness and health facility and in the spring of 2014, her hard work, dedication and ceaseless prayers paid off wh

Gary Buchanan had a stellar college basketball career at Villanova University. After leading the team in many categories, Gary went overseas and played for ten years in many different countries. Once Gary retired from playing professional basketball, he was able to secure a job working for an engineering company.In the interview Gary talks about playing competitive basketball as an adolescent with the St. Louis Eagles. He also discusses the importance of college athletes staying connected to their alumni base.  

Former NBA Super Sonic, Donald “Slick” Watts, has dedicated his life to the sport of basketball and worked hard to develop his skills. He is the recipient of the J. Walker Kennedy Citizenship Award for his services to the community and he believes it is important that youth learn the value of giving back to thier communities. He started Watts Basketball to go beyond developing personal performance and instilling character in the youth. Currently, Slick works in Public Education with the Seattle Public School District and continues to give back to his community daily. The Watts Basketball organization’s goal is to create a culture that will reinforce all of the positive qualities of our community while distracting our children from the negative influences. Watts Basketball strongly believes that the discipline and focus that is learned through participating in a team sport as well as the nurturing of their intellect, cultivation of the sense of civic responsibility and exposure to future possibilities, will he

Adam Bradley is an entrepreneur, intraprenuer, speaker and coach who was born and raised in Maryland, attend Montgomery College and University of Maryland. He is the owner & co-host of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast and launched the revolutionary sports leadership and character program called Lead 'Em Up. Lead ‘Em Up is a turn-key sports Leadership & Character Development program designed for coaches to easily implement a program with your team. Adam launched a web design & social media/brand consulting company called Simply Fresh, LLC. - Adam Bradley is the CEO of Secondary Media, LLC, (dba Ball Hogs Radio Network - BHRN), the Baltimore/Washington region's largest fan owned & operated sports network. The network owns and operates nine websites and internet radio shows covering each of the major teams in the Mid-Atlantic region. The Bradley Open golf event was established in 2007 as a celebration for Adam & Samantha's engagement and has since evolved into one of the biggest annual

On this podcast Angie Lewis interviews current and former athletes who are doing extraordinary things outside of sports. On episode 32 she interviews Daron K. Roberts, the founding director of the Center for Sports Leadership & Innovation (CSLi) at the University of Texas. He spent seven years as an NFL and college football coach after graduating from Harvard Law School. He has been featured in ESPN the Magazine, Bloomberg Businessweek and Sports Illustrated. As a lecturer at The University of Texas, Daron focuses on teaching leadership to nearly 200 students each year. His courses: Leadership Strategy in Sports, Disruptive Innovation in Sports, Weaponry of Words and A Gameplan for Winning at Life, are highly sought after. In the fall before his third year at Harvard Law School, Roberts decided to pursue a career in football coaching and wrote letters to college and professional football teams. The Kansas City Chiefs offered Roberts a training camp internship. He leveraged that unpaid position into an ass

Scott Highmark played college basketball at Saint Louis University and was on the the team that went to the NCAA tournament for the fist time in decades. He played in New Zealand and Australia after college before starting a career in financial management. He is now the president and principal of t Mosaic Family Wealth that he left Morgan Stanley Wealth Management  launch. Mosaic Family Wealth a full-service wealth management firm with $800 million in assets under management. Scott discusses growing up playing for the St. Louis Eagles and how competing against  great players at a young age prepared him for his college career. He also offers advice for parents who have kids that play sports. Scott encourages parents to watch the behaviors of the children when they have free time and use that as an indicator of their passion.     You can connect with Scott at: scott@mosaicwealth.com Twitter: @shighmark

On this podcast Angie interviews current and former athletes who are doing extraordinary things outside of sports. Alan Byrd, played college football at Southeast Missouri State University. He currently serves as the Dean of Enrollment Services at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.  In this position, he is responsible for providing leadership, direction, and planning for all undergraduate recruitment initiatives at the university. Alan began his career in college admissions as an Admission Counselor at Southeast Missouri State University.  For eight years, he served in the recruitment program at SEMO in a variety of positions including the Director of Minority Recruitment and the Associate Director of Enrollment Management. As a native of St. Louis, Alan was born and raised in North City.  He attended Lafayette High School as a participant in the VICC Desegregation Program before attending SEMO where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Master of Arts in Higher Education Administration. He is

On this podcast Angie Lewis interviews current and former athletes who are doing extraordinary things outside of sports. On this episode Angie interview Corey Frazier who player college basketball at St. Louis University and overseas. He has won multiple state championships at the high school level and coaches summer basketball with the St. Louis Eagles, a member of Nike's EYBL. Corey talks about what it takes to become a dynamic coach and what leadership principles he instills in his players. In addition, Corey offers advice for parents who have children interested in playing on the next level. 

On the Athletes as Educators podcast Angie Lewis, former pro ball players, championship winning coach and author interviews current and former athletes who are doing extraordinary things outside of sports. On this podcast Angie speaks with Jamar Landrom who played football at Tennessee State University, in the NFL for the Jacksonville Jaguars, and in NFL Europe for the Frankfurt Galaxy. Jamar Landrom found his purpose as an entrepreneur who inspires people to live healthy lives as The Messiah of Fitness with the company ID Life.  IG @messiah_of_fitness website: www.messiahoffitness.com  email: messiahfitnessweb@gmail.com Contact Angie Lewis on Twitter @AtheltesEducate and IG @athletes_educate www.angelarlewis.com 

On the Athletes as Educators Podcast Angie Lewis interviews current and former athletes who are doing extraordinary things outside of sports. On this episode Angie interviews Ian Warner is an Entrepreneur, Olympian, NCAA All-American and he is the managing director of Cover-Ground.com. Ian's new app Fixt is disrupting the way athletes and therapist find one another and educating young athletes on the important of "pre-hab".  Ian Warner graduated from the business school at Iowa State University. He is dedicated to helping athletes succeed, both on and off the field. In Ian's first book Endure: An Athletes Guide to Faith, Hope and Success, Ian explains why life is not about winning but about enduring and understanding we are being prepared for God's purposes. Ian Warner demonstrates the power of endurance through various journeys, personal inspirations, and biblical stories. Fifty athletes share their testimonies and explain the gut-wrenching details of their most difficult athletic experiences.    Find more i

On this podcast Angie interviews current and former athletes who are doing extraordinary things outside of sports. On the podcast today, Angie speaks with Malcom Waters, Founding Partner & CEO, BS Sports Management, University of Charleston, MBA Nova Southeastern University. Malcom Waters’ has a wide breath of professional experience spanning across the sports industry and the corporate banking world. His education includes a B.S. in Sports Business Management from the University of Charleston and a MBA in Finance from the H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business. In addition, Malcom excelled as a student athlete where he was a key stakeholder in the development of the University of Charleston’s inaugural football program in 2003. He starred as the team’s defensive captain and starting free safety leading the team in tackles from 2003 to 2005. Following life after collegiate athletics, Malcom quickly transitioned into a career within the Sports Industry and then Corporate America. Malcom worked for the NBA o

On this podcast Angie interviews current and former athletes who are doing extraordinary things outside of sports. Dr. Moira Forsythe is an IPEC certified professional leadership coach and naturopathic practitioner who’s passion for empowering others to their best lives has been a central theme for her for over 30 years.  She is nationally certified in several disciplines of holistic practice, at one time having the largest complementary care wellness practice in central Colorado. The past decade has brought her the privilege of being able to lecture nationally and internationally to large groups on the topics of bioenergetics and lifestyle balance which ultimately inspired her to develop her coaching practice. In addition to the CPC, she holds certifications in Spiritual Network Marketing coaching, Professional Group Coaching, Energy Leadership Coaching and Circle of Life Wellness Coaching.  Leading transition and empowerment MasterMind groups for entrepreneurs, women and athletes for over 10 years has been

On the Athletes as Educators Podcast, Angie interviews current and former athletes who are doing extraordinary things outside of sports. On episode 24 Angie speaks with Cecelia Townes, the Sporty Esquire, is proud graduate of Howard University and the University of California, Los Angeles-School of Law.  As an undergraduate at Howard, Cecelia was a member and former team captain of the Women’s Tennis team.  Her experiences as a student-athlete helped propel her success into and through law school.  Following graduation and bar passage Cecelia worked for the District of Columbia government where she focused on administrative law.  Since completing her tenure the District of Columbia, Cecelia has worked with the federal government where her focus is administrative, personnel, environmental and torts law.  In addition to her work with federal and local governments, Cecelia remains dedicated to sports.  Specifically, she is focused on improving on the image of female athletes and women in sports and the experienc