BIG & Awkward

Alex McComb
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Pitching my own perspectives on the world of sports and its personalities, the lives of athletes, coaches and public figures outside of sports and much MUCH more.

  1. 2020-08-08

    #25: Athlete to Entrepreneur Part 4 - Dre Baldwin & Work On Your Game Inc.

    Former pro basketball player and current entrepreneur, author, speaker, among many other titles, Dre "Dre All Day" Baldwin joins the show this week. We talk about his basketball career, his life as a young entrepreneur, one of his 27 books "Work On Your Game" (named after his brand), how others can effectively work on their game (not just sports) to achieve goals that were once just pipe dreams and much MUCH more... Music by Oaks & Bans.

    30 min

  2. 2020-03-01

    #19: Athletes & Mental Health Part 4 - Noah Johns & Aaron Ward

    Former Guelph Gryphons wide receiver Noah Johns and current Western Mustangs lacrosse player Aaron Ward join the podcast as we continue with our fourth edition of the "Athletes & Mental Health" series. Noah and Aaron talk about how they got their start in sports and how different university varsity athletics has been compared to their experience in high school. The athletes explain how much reception they got from Noah's video (can be found on his social media pages) that he posted on #BellLetsTalkDay with clips of Canadian university students talking about their journey through mental illness. We dig in to the locker room culture surrounding collision sports like football and lacrosse and how the mental health of individual athletes could be affected. Noah also speaks on his lowest moment during his fight with mental illness and the two explain why #BellLetsTalk can't be the only day where we talk about mental health and much MUCH more... Music by Oaks & Bans.

    14 min

  3. 2020-02-23

    #18: Athlete to Entrepreneur Part 3 - Marcus Peterson

    NFL wide receiver, global innovative entrepreneur, philanthropist and international fashion model with LA Models, among other titles, Marcus Peterson joins the podcast today. We discuss his life in football, playing for both the Jacksonville Jaguars and most recently the Los Angeles Chargers. We talk about his brand, MP Motivational Apparel, and how he's used his three mantras to inspire others to be great. Marcus also speaks on his charitable efforts, raising awareness around global homelessness and his program using his brand to get more socks, which are overlooked necessities, to those in need. We finish off by talking about his time with the Chargers and what Philip Rivers is really like in the locker room and much MUCH more... Music by Oaks & Bans.

    17 min

  4. 2020-02-16

    #17: Women in Sports Part 2 - Jordyn "Jordy" Pimm

    Former Lindenwood University Lions (NCAA) and current Carleton Ravens (USports) women's hockey player Jordy Pimm joins me as we talk about her athletic career, her studies as an international relations graduate from Lindenwood and now as a philanthropy and non-profit leadership master's student at Carleton, her work on the charitable arm of the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG), her perspective on the current state of women and girls in sports and how we can improve, and much MUCH more... Music by Oaks & Bans.

    37 min

  5. 2020-02-09

    #16: Chris Osei-Kusi & Switch Mentality

    Montreal Alouettes wide receiver Chris Osei-Kusi joins as we talk shop about football, where he started, his opportunity to compete at camp with the Cleveland Browns, his new project, Switch Mentality, and much MUCH more... Music by Oaks & Bans.

    28 min

  6. 2020-01-29

    #15: Athletes & Mental Health Part 3: Nakisha Slavin & #BellLetsTalk Day

    On #BellLetsTalk day, former Western University field hockey player Nakisha Slavin joins to open up about her story with sports and mental illness. We talk about her beginnings in sports, how her mental health began to affect her, how she found help through Western's Student Athlete Mental Health Initiative (SAMHI), how #BellLetsTalk has impacted the mental health community and much Much more... Music by Oaks & Bans. If you or someone you know is struggling with their mental health, please visit the following links: http://www.samhi.ca/ https://cmha.ca/ https://www.connexontario.ca/ http://www.ospn.ca/ https://mindyourmind.ca/ https://cmhaww.ca/programs-services/skills-for-safer-living/ http://www.dcontario.org/ https://www.ementalhealth.ca/Toronto/Home/index.php?m=home https://www.teeupformentalhealth.com/get-involved https://bouncebackontario.ca/ https://www.211toronto.ca/index.jsp

    24 min

  7. 2020-01-25

    #14: Athlete to Entrepreneur Part 2 - Tyler Grochot

    Season 2 officially kicks off with St. Lawrence University (NCAA) sophomore quarterback and Ottawa, Ontario native Tyler Grochot as he joins me to discuss his football career, his entrepreneurial spirit, his new software company, Ilumi, and much MUCH more... Music by Oaks & Bans.

    28 min

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Pitching my own perspectives on the world of sports and its personalities, the lives of athletes, coaches and public figures outside of sports and much MUCH more.

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  • Creator
    Alex McComb
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2020
  • Episodes
    21
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Alex McComb
  • Show Website
    BIG & Awkward