Smashing The Stereotypes

Jessica Sconyers

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This is a weekly podcast titled, Smashing The Stereotypes, hosted by Jessica Sconyers. A sport photographer and videographer at Piedmont University. Being extremely avid in the sports media industry, she speaks with other women about their struggles and love for the industry. Every week join Sconyers as she discusses the stereotyping that women in the sports media industry face.

04/23/2025

Ep 12: Alexis Baumgardner - Photographers Creating History

Smashing the Stereotypes - Episode 12Alexis Baumgardner - Photographers Creating History In our Twelfth episode of the podcast, your host Jessica Sconyers sits down with Alexis Baumgardener, a student and a photopgraher for the ROAR newspaper. We discuss her path in the sports media world as well as how amazing it is that photographers make history without knowing it at the time!

29 min
04/09/2025

Ep 11: Erin Donovan - Supporting Women in Golf

Smashing the Stereotypes - Episode 11Erin Donovan - Supporting Women in Golf In our Eleventh episode of the podcast, your host Jessica Sconyers sits down with Erin Donovan, a student and golfer at Piedmont University. We discuss her path in the sports media world as well as being a successful writer for the ROAR, school newspaper.

16 min
04/02/2025

Ep 10: Ava Schmitt - You Don't Know Until You Try It

Smashing the Stereotypes - Episode 10Ava Schmitt - You don't know until you try it In our tenth episode of the podcast, your host Jessica Sconyers sits down with Ava Schmitt, a student but also the creative media assistant at Western Carolina University. We discuss her path in the sports photography industry, as well as not worrying about others. You should let your work speak for itself.

20 min
03/26/2025

Ep 9: Jaela Dodson - The NBA and Focusing On You!

Smashing the Stereotypes - Episode 9Jaela Dodson - The NBA and Focusing On You! In our ninth episode of the podcast, your host Jessica Sconyers sits down with Jaela Dodson, the Social Content Producer for the NBA, to discuss her path to the big leagues and how she found what she loves to do.

20 min
03/19/2025

Ep 8: Suzi Mellano - No Role Models and Paving The Way

Smashing the Stereotypes - Episode 8Suzi Mellano - Having No Role Models and Paving The Way In our eighth episode of the podcast, your host Jessica Sconyers sits down with Suzi Mellano, the Director of Creative Content at UCLA , to discuss her path to from news broadcasting to being a successful sports videographer at UCLA. We also talked about how much stereotyping and how often she has faced it since being in the industry for so long.

20 min
03/12/2025

Ep 7: Abby Howerton - If You Want Something Just Do It!

Smashing the Stereotypes - Episode 7Abby Howerton - If You Want Something Just Do It! In our seventh episode of the podcast, your host Jessica Sconyers sits down with Abby Howerton, a senior at WCU, to discuss her path to broadcasting Division one sports on live TV. We also talked about knowing your worth within your industry and proving that women can do a job just as good maybe even better.

17 min
03/05/2025

Ep 6: Vanessa Manzo - Graduate Programs and Female Reporters

Smashing the Stereotypes - Episode 6Vanessa Manzo - Graduate Programs and Female Reporters In our sixth episode of the podcast, your host Jessica Sconyers sits down with Vanessa Manzo to discuss her current track on applying to graduate programs and the constant stereotyping of female MLB reporters. We also talked about her love for different areas of interest in the industry.

32 min
02/26/2025

Ep 5: Chloe Spradlin - Atlanta United and Believing in Yourself

Smashing the Stereotypes - Episode 5Chloe Spradlin - Working at Atlanta United and Believing in Yourself In our fifth episode of the podcast, your host Jessica Sconyers sits down with Chloe Spradlin to discuss her recent job, working at Atlanta United, as well as believing in yourself and making decisions that are in your best interest.

25 min
02/19/2025

Ep 4: Michelle Cates - Photography and Creative Passion

Smashing the Stereotypes - Episode 4 Michelle Cates - Photography and Creative Passion In our fourth episode of the podcast, your host Jessica Sconyers sits down with Michelle Cates to discuss her love for photography as well as the stereotypes faced in sports photography as a female in sports media.

24 min
02/12/2025

Ep 3: Paige Kluba - Internships and Having Confidence

Smashing the Stereotypes - Episode 3 Paige Kluba - Internships and Confidence In our third episode of the podcast, your host Jessica Sconyers sits down with Paige Kluba to discuss her experience in internships and having the confidence and willingness to learn even if your not well seasoned in that position.

24 min
02/05/2025

Ep 2: Danielle Percival - Career before and at Piedmont University

Smashing the Stereotypes - Episode 2 Danielle Percival: Her career before and at Piedmont University In our second episode of the podcast, your host Jessica Sconyers sits down with Danielle Percival to discuss her career path before and while working at Piedmont University as Assistant of Athletic Communications.

25 min
01/29/2025

Ep 1: Gel Lux - Baseball and Stats

Smashing the Stereotypes - Episode 1 Gel Lux: Baseball and Stats In our first episode of the podcast, your host Jessica Sconyers sits down with Gel Lux to discuss their love for baseball, stats, and future goals in the sports media industry.

24 min

12 Episodes

This is a weekly podcast titled, Smashing The Stereotypes, hosted by Jessica Sconyers. A sport photographer and videographer at Piedmont University. Being extremely avid in the sports media industry, she speaks with other women about their struggles and love for the industry. Every week join Sconyers as she discusses the stereotyping that women in the sports media industry face.

Creator

Jessica Sconyers
Episodes

12
Rating

Clean
Copyright

© 2025 Jessica Sconyers