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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. 

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.