David Adelman is a partner in Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, which owns and operates the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils. An entrepreneur and active investor, since the age of 25 David has served as the CEO of Campus Apartments, one of the nation's largest providers of on- and off-campus student housing. He is also the co-founder and vice chairman of FS Investments, a leading alternative asset manager with $75 billion of assets under management; and founder of Darco Capital, his family office investment vehicle. In this episode, David discusses: The incredible story of his first investment at the tender age of 13;His thoughts on what athletes coming into capital--including through NIL deals--should do with it to build wealth;The question aspiring entrepreneurs should ask of established business leaders to better secure their success; A failure of his career and the lesson he learned from it; and How he evaluates whether to fund investment opportunities presented to him. The grandson of a Holocaust survivor, David discusses how his grandfather's legacy inspired his life and how he's addressing antisemitism through philanthrophy and personal actions. David is a notable wine and tequila collector. He has entered the alcohol space as both an investor in LeBron James' Lobos Tequila and entrepreneur of his own Darco Spirits. He shares his thoughts on the state of opportunity in alcohol entrepreneurship and provides athletes insights on how to best position themselves for success in the space. Finally, David is the chairman of 76 Devcorp, where he is working to conceptualize and build a $1.5 billion privately funded urban arena in the heart of Philadelphia. He tells us about the project and what fans can expect. Learn more about FS Investments https://fsinvestments.com/https://fsinvestments.com/. Learn more about Darco Capital here. Get the Ruling Sports Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rulingsports.com/newsletter/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Ruling Sports Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Instagram.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Twitter.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Facebook.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/company/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.tiktok.com/@RulingSports

Toni Breidinger is a trailblazing American racecar driver who has made significant strides in the world of motorsports. Toni is known not only for her speed on the track, but for breaking barriers in a traditionally male-dominated sport. Starting her career in go-karting, she made history in 2016 as the first woman to win a United States Auto Club race. Today, she competes in the ARCA Menards Series and in 2023, became the first female, Arab-American to compete in NASCAR. Beyond success on the racetrack, Toni is creating a playbook for how to win in sport sponsorship. Early in her career, she has secured major deals, including with Victoria's Secret, Gatorade, Hot Wheels and Raising Cane's. In this episode, Toni discusses: How to use journaling as a goal setting method to achieve big goalsHow her own journaling practice factored into her becoming a Victoria's Secret model and successful race car driverHer strategize for using social media to grow her personal brand and secure sponsorshipsHow she utilizes social media to grow the impact of women's sportsHow she selected her business advisors Read Sports Business Journal's article on Toni's social media and brand prowess here. Get the Ruling Sports Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rulingsports.com/newsletter/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Ruling Sports Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Instagram.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Twitter.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Facebook.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/company/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.tiktok.com/@RulingSports

Laila Ali is the most successful female in the history of women's boxing. A four-time undefeated boxing world champion, Laila amassed a 24-0 career record, including 21 knockouts. Despite being the daughter of the late, great Muhammad Ali, Laila didn't learn about women's boxing until 18-years-old. When she began pursuing the sport, the person who objected the most was her father. In this episode, Laila discusses where she gathered the courage to ignore her father's wishes. Today, her father's face graces the men's WBC championship belt, while Laila's is featured on the women's. In this episode, Laila discusses: How to find your passion;Why internal motivation is critical to success;The greatest lesson she learned from her father;How to build an undefeated mindset;The importance of self-talkHow to be your own personal coachHer role as past-president of the Women's Sports Foundation and what more can be done to advance interest and opportunities for girls in sport Learn about Laila's business ventures here. Learn about the Women's Sports Foundation here. Get the Ruling Sports Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rulingsports.com/newsletter/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Ruling Sports Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Instagram.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Twitter.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Facebook.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/company/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.tiktok.com/@RulingSports

A former minor league professional baseball player who played NCAA DI baseball at Rice University, Bobby Bramhall successfully navigated life after the game to blaze an impressive trail in business. Today, Bobby is an attorney, the co-founder of Athlete Licensing Company and a successful real estate entrepreneur who owns rental properties, a glamping location and wedding venue. Drawing on his path to professional baseball, Bobby is also the co-author of “Who’s on First? Everything Baseball Players and Their Parents Need to Know.” In this episode, Bobby discusses: The importance and power of a long-term mindset to personal success;The Pareto Principle and how he’s optimized its 80/20 idea to attain business success; andWhy who you surround yourself with can dictate whether or not you attain your goals and how being part of a top-tier team at Rice reshaped his outlook on goal setting. Bobby also provides listeners with important insights on how to navigate life after sport. He explains how he came to realize it’s ok to move on from a lofty dream and shares how he translated his baseball experience to find business success. For those interested in real estate, Bobby provides great insights into how to break into the field and explains where he sees opportunity in real estate entrepreneurship. Get Bobby's book here. Visit Bobby's glamping property here. Learn about Bobby's wedding venue here. Get the Ruling Sports Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rulingsports.com/newsletter/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Ruling Sports Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Instagram.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Twitter.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Facebook.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/company/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.tiktok.com/@RulingSports

Darleen Santore, known professionally as Coach Dar, is a board certified occupational therapist, CEO, author and keynote speaker. Through her work blending psychology, life experience and her personal mission to inspire greatness, Coach Dar helps professional athletes, corporate executives and individuals achieve their loftiest goals. Recently releasing her first book, “The Art of Bouncing Back: Find Your Flow to Thrive at Work and Life—Any Time You’re Off Your Game,” Coach Dar joins the Ruling Sports Podcast to discuss: How she built a practice working with some of the world’s most exciting athletes on mental skills coaching; The power of saying “yes” and leaning into possibility; Why recognizing that everything is on the other side of hard is a key to attaining success; The definition of a flow state and how athletes like Kobe Bryant showcase how to attain it; How to use the concept of film study as a tool to improve professional and personally; and The patterns that consistently exist amongst the most successful people she’s worked with. Get "The Art of Bouncing Back" here. Learn more about Coach Dar's practice here. Get the Ruling Sports Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rulingsports.com/newsletter/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Ruling Sports Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Instagram.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Twitter.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Facebook.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/company/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.tiktok.com/@RulingSports

A broadcaster for over two decades, Jen Mueller is currently the Seattle Seahawks' radio sideline reporter and a member of the Seattle Mariners television broadcast team on ROOT Sports. The founder of Talk Sporty to Me, a company that provides training and consultation services for personal and business communications, Jen is also the author of three books on effective communication: "Talk Sport to Me: Thinking Outside of Box Scores," "Game Time: Learn to Talk Sports in 5 Minutes a Day for Business," and "The Influential Conversationalist: Conversation Skills that Develop Leadership Potential." In this episode, Jen shares her expertise and experience to: Give athletes insights on how to be an interesting interviewee and utilize the media to grow their personal brands; Highlight how athletes can use communication and media engagement to strengthen fans’ affinity for them; Provide listeners with an applicable strategy to communicate their value to decision-makers; and Explain how to optimize networking from a conversation lens Learn more about Talk Sport to Me and buy Jen's books here. Get the Ruling Sports Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rulingsports.com/newsletter/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Ruling Sports Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Instagram.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Twitter.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Facebook.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/company/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.tiktok.com/@RulingSports

Brooke Singer is a professional football player, model and fashion designer. A sport obsessed child, Brooke grew up playing soccer in her home state of Ohio. One of four children, Brooke watched her older brother play football and her father, a doctor, treat numerous football athletes. As a girl, she longed for the opportunity to play. However, she was told by the local coach that girls don't play football. Not one to be deterred by a "no," Brooke remained adamant about obtaining her goal and ultimately became the first girl in Ohio's Orange High School's history to play tackle football. After playing intercollegiate soccer at the Fashion Institute of Technology, today, Brooke is a member of the New York Wolves in the Women's Football Alliance. In this episode, Brooke discusses: The greatest lessons sports have taught herWhy access to and representation in sports is critical for girls and womenWhat needs to be done to create more opportunity for women and girls in footballHow she navigated her transition from being a soccer athleteHow she managed her mental health after the unexpected loss of her soccer career Get the Ruling Sports Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rulingsports.com/newsletter/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Ruling Sports Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Instagram.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Twitter.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Facebook.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/company/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.tiktok.com/@RulingSports

Kirsty Coventry is a seven-time Olympic medalist who competed in five Olympic Games and holds five swimming world records. Born and raised in Zimbabwe, she competed in NCAA swimming at Auburn University, where she led the women's swim and dive team to three NCAA championships. Inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2023, Kirsty is also a member of the International Olympic Committee. In this episode, Kirsty discusses: The personal mindset she adopted as a child that allowed her to become an Olympic gold medalist;Whether the drive to achieve dreams comes naturally or is something that can be built;How being able to profit from her NIL would have impacted her as a college athlete;The mindset of an Olympian and what her thought process was as she broke records; How she navigated her transition from athletic competition and advice for athletes to best prepare for transition from sport;Her current role with the IOC, how she has used sport to impact children in Zimbabwe and her future leadership aspirations Learn more about Kirsty's nonprofit work here. Get the Ruling Sports Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rulingsports.com/newsletter/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Ruling Sports Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Instagram.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Twitter.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Facebook.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/company/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.tiktok.com/@RulingSports

Nicky Nieves is a member of the Paralympic gold medal winning 2016 U.S. women's national sitting volleyball team. Born without a left hand, Nicky set out to not let being a limb different individual define her. Instead, she adopted a mindset wherein she believed anything was possible--including being a highly competitive traditional athlete--and then went out and achieved it. In this episode, Nicky discusses: How she got involved in sports and her ultimate rise to become an intercollegiate traditional volleyball player;Why she initially rejected competing in adaptive sports, including sitting volleyball;How sitting volleyball ended up changing her life and the new world of opportunity it presented; The mindset shift that allowed the U.S. women's national sitting volleyball team to accrue a 25-match win streak;Her mental health journey and her tips for others in managing their mental health;Why access to sport for all is critical, and how her nonprofit, Limitless People Inc. is creating opportunities in volleyball for people around the world; andHow she's preparing for the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games Learn about Nicky's nonprofit, Limitless People Inc. here. Support Team USA ⁠here⁠. Get the Ruling Sports Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rulingsports.com/newsletter/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Ruling Sports Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Instagram.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Twitter.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Facebook.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/company/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.tiktok.com/@RulingSports

Jorge Sanchez is a gold medal winning member of the Team USA Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball Team. At eight years old, Jorge was diagnosed with osteogenic sarcoma, a bone cancer, and faced the tough decision of whether or not to amputate his leg. In this episode, Jorge shares how he made his decision and how a chance encounter led him to wheelchair basketball, which gave him renewed reason to live. Throughout the discussion, Jorge shares with listeners: How to find the courage to take risks;How knowing your "why"--or having a personal mission--can help you navigate and persevere in tough times;Why after winning gold in a 2020 Paralympic Games impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, he is more motivated than ever to win a roster spot for the 2024 Games; andHow fans can best support Paralympic athletes and the misconceptions he wishes observers didn't possess. Listen to Jorge's TedTalk here. Support Team USA here. Get the Ruling Sports Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rulingsports.com/newsletter/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Ruling Sports Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Instagram.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Twitter.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Facebook.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/company/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.tiktok.com/@RulingSports

Rachel Baribeau is a former national sportscaster who was the first woman to host a show on SiriusXM and also holds a vote for the Heisman Trophy. In 2016 following a series of headline incidents negatively portraying college football players and coaches, Rachel realized the industry and sport she loved faced a reckoning. Rather than backing away from a difficult moment, Rachel leaned in and founded #ImChangingTheNarrative. #ImChangingTheNarrative has grown into a national movement centered on the power athletes have to shape stories and their own purpose in life. In 2023, Rachel published her first book, "Relentless Joy: Finding Freedom, Passion and Happiness (Even When You Have To Fight For It)," which explores how to live joyfully even in tough times. In this episode, Rachel discusses: How she built a successful sport broadcasting career utilizing vulnerability in a male-dominated industry;Tips for athletes to successfully engage with the media;How she built a national movement and steps others can take to build impactful public facing platforms; andThe biggest issue facing today's college students and how #ImChangingTheNarrative is addressing it. Learn more about #ImChangingTheNarrative here. Purchase Rachel's book here. Get the Ruling Sports Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rulingsports.com/newsletter/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Ruling Sports Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Instagram.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Twitter.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Facebook.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/company/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.tiktok.com/@RulingSports

Dr. Mimi Nartey is a former professional soccer player who competed in the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup for Ghana. Growing up in rural Illinois, Mimi came to love the sport through her father, who was born and raised in Ghana. After contracting malaria while training with the Ghanaian national team in Ghana, Dr. Nartey was inspired to utilize her education to find ways to promote public health. She competed her undergraduate degree in Environmental Biology at Columbia University, where she played NCAA soccer, and earned a Masters and PhD. In this episode, Dr. Nartey discusses: Why "ruthless optimism" guides her life;The unique perspective competing in the World Cup granted her and how it's helped her in business and beyond;How the courage to lean into uncomfortable situations can prepare you for greater things ahead;The lesson that only soccer could've taught her;How contracting malaria impacted her career decisions and why it inspired her to advocate for women and people in underdeveloped nations who are fighting the disease;How to use sport as a tool to promote public health; andSteps athletes can take to use their platforms for good. Get the Ruling Sports Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠https://rulingsports.com/newsletter/⁠⁠⁠ Follow Ruling Sports Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠www.Instagram.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠www.Twitter.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠www.Facebook.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/company/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠www.tiktok.com/@RulingSports

Gabriel Muratalla, Jr. is a professional boxer who is competing in Overtime Boxing—also known as OTX. Boxing as a featherweight, Gabriel enters the competition with an undefeated record. Uniquely, Gabriel's day job is that of preschool teacher. In this episode, Gabriel discusses: What goes through a boxer's mind entering the ringWhat’s more important to a boxer’s success: their physical or mental prowess? How to stay motivated when the only thing holding you accountable is yourself;How he manages his relationship with his brother, Raymond Muratalla, who also is a successful professional boxerThe lesson he learned from his current trainer, famed champion Robert Garcia, who has trained numerous champions, including Victor OrtizHow he flips from classroom mode into fighter mode and what it's like living a double life Get the Ruling Sports Newsletter: ⁠⁠https://rulingsports.com/newsletter/⁠⁠ Follow Ruling Sports Instagram: ⁠⁠www.Instagram.com/RulingSports⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠www.Twitter.com/RulingSports⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠www.Facebook.com/RulingSports⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/company/RulingSports⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠www.tiktok.com/@RulingSports

Prince Daniels, Jr. is a former NFL running back turned high performance mentor and author who lives by the mantra, “nothing is impossible unless you truly believe it is.” Prince made it from a walk-on player at Georgia Tech to a starter in the NFL. While in the NFL, he spent time at a monastery to learn how to utilize mindfulness and meditation to gain discipline. In this episode, Prince discusses: How he responded to the famed college football coach who told him he'd never play a down in college or the NFL;How to not give into doubt or let the opinions of others influence your life;Three strategies to be successful as an NCAA athlete;Why college athletes should make academics a priority, even if they're going pro;How to use clarity as a tool to achieve what you want from life; The mental strategy that allowed him to successfully transition to NFL competition;How he navigated the loss of his athletic identity; andWhy the mindfulness and meditation skills he learned at the monastery helped save his life. Finally, Prince shares a great mindfulness strategy that can be used by athletes and non-athletes. Trigger warning: This episode contains discussion of suicide and suicidal ideation. If you are considering suicide or have suicidal thoughts, please call the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at: 988. Get the Ruling Sports Newsletter: ⁠https://rulingsports.com/newsletter/⁠ Follow Ruling Sports Instagram: ⁠www.Instagram.com/RulingSports⁠ Twitter: ⁠www.Twitter.com/RulingSports⁠ Facebook: ⁠www.Facebook.com/RulingSports⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠www.linkedin.com/company/RulingSports⁠ TikTok: ⁠www.tiktok.com/@RulingSports

Esther Vergeer has been called the "most dominant athlete" in history. After suffering three strokes between the ages of six- and eight-years-old, Esther was left paralyzed from the waist down following a surgical accident. Introduced to sport in a rehabilitation facility, Esther fell in love with wheelchair tennis, because it gave her a chance to focus on what she could do, instead of what she couldn't. Esther went on to win eight Paralympic medals, including seven gold; all of the 21 Grand Slam events she contested; and held a ten-year, 470 match winning streak before she chose to retire from the sport on her own terms. In July 2023, Esther will be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. In this episode, Esther discusses: Her unique path to sport and how winning the 1998 U.S. Open changed her mindset as an athlete, paving a pathway for her future athletic success; Her decision to retire from competition, despite many believing she was still at the top of her game;The mental strategies she utilized to attain her streak of 470 matches won and how the streak revolutionized the game of wheelchair tennis; Why she began engaging in activities beyond sport while competing, despite the advice and opinion of others and how doing so made her transition from competition easier; andHow her foundation is creating opportunities for children with disabilities and chronic diseases to experience the same benefits from sport that she did. Get the Ruling Sports Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rulingsports.com/newsletter/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Ruling Sports Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Instagram.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Twitter.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Facebook.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/company/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.tiktok.com/@RulingSports⁠

Trischa Zorn-Hudson is the most-decorated Paralympian in the history of the Paralympic Games. Born in California, Trischa’s parents received scary news in her early days. She was born with Aniridia, an absence of the iris in her eyes. At the time, significant stigma surrounded people with disabilities. Trischa’s parents were told that she would need to be institutionalized. That possibility wasn’t an option for either Trischa or her parents. Instead, Trischa became heavily involved in—and talented at—swimming early on. Her ability was so great that she became the first visually impaired athlete to earn an NCAA Division I scholarship, competing and becoming a four-time All-American at the University of Nebraska. Before enrolling at the University of Nebraska, Trischa actually competed in her first Paralympic Games at just 16. There, she won seven gold medals. Between the ages of 16 and 40, Trischa won 55 Paralympic medals, including 41 gold medals across seven Paralympic Games. In this episode, Trischa discusses: The stigma she faced as an athlete with a disability, how the landscape has changed and what still needs to be done to create an equitable playing field for athletes with disabilities;Why she attended law school despite a guidance counselor telling her it was impossible for a visually impaired person; andHow changing her routine allowed her attain one of the greatest streaks in sport history Already inducted into the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame, this September Trischa will be inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. Get the Ruling Sports Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rulingsports.com/newsletter/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Ruling Sports Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Instagram.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Twitter.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Facebook.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/company/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.tiktok.com/@RulingSports⁠

Steve Delsohn is a Peabody award and EMMY nominated 30-plus year sport journalist, who one day after winning top journalism awards was unexpectedly laid off from ESPN after 16-years on "Outside the Lines." 59 years old and facing unemployment, Steve tells us how he navigated shock and fear to establish not only a new identity, but a successful business--Delsohn Strategies. In this episode, Steve highlights how to: Pursue truth unrelentingly as a journalist;Bounce back from unexpected setbacks; andBuild values-centered businesses using your core skills and past experiences. Get the Ruling Sports Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rulingsports.com/newsletter/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Ruling Sports Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Instagram.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Twitter.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Facebook.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/company/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.tiktok.com/@RulingSports⁠

Steve Astephen is the Founder and CEO of The Familie and co-founder of Unlisted/Brand Lab. Moving from Boston to Vail, CO in the late-1980s, Steve opened the Vail-area's first snowboard shop, despite feedback that the plan would never work. Thus began a nearly 40 year entrepreneurial journey building big consumer facing brands and companies for the likes of Machine Gun Kelly, Travis Pastrana and more. In this episode, Steve discusses: How to find the courage to move forward with an entrepreneurial idea even if others shoot it down;Why risk is everything as an entrepreneur and how to manage it; What mindset to take in scaling a company as it relates to bringing on investors;How the agency business is changing and the way The Familie is navigating the new landscape;How to build impactful athlete-owned companies;Where the real marketing opportunity lies for brands in entering into NIL deals with college athletes; and Guidelines for athletes in deciding what endorsement deals to accept. Get the Ruling Sports Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rulingsports.com/newsletter/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Ruling Sports Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Instagram.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Twitter.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Facebook.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/company/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.tiktok.com/@RulingSports⁠

Kaig Lightner is the founder and Executive Director of the Portland Community Football Club. Kaig recognized that the cost of youth sports precludes low-income youth from accessing the benefits of sport. Founded in 2013, the organization dismantles the barriers to competitive athletic training and opportunity, and provides a safe space for all youth to gain skills, confidence, educational and emotional support. Kaig knows the importance of access to sport to personal development and health. Assigned the female gender identity at birth and given the name “Kate,” Kaig tells us that he cannot remember a moment in his life where he aligned with being or felt female.  As a kid, Kaig enjoyed playing with stereotypical boys’ toys and dressed and presented in a way that the world sees as a boy. Because of this, Kaig faced persistent teasing, harassment and bullying. He says that the ability to take on another identity—that of athlete on the soccer field—saved his life. In this episode, Kaig bravely opens up about not fitting into the gender binary and how sport helped him release anxiety, stress and trauma. He discusses the importance of physical movement as a tool to address trauma and the science behind it. Kaig tells us about his journey to become a soccer coach, the hurdles he’s faced in the process and why he believes the best thing any of us can do is tell and show kids that they are acceptable and belong just as they are. Finally, Kaig shares how his experience in social work in Portland inspired him to found the Portland Community Football Club. We talk about building trust across diverse communities and why sport is an incredible tool to positively impact peoples’ lives. To this end, we discuss the importance of ensuring access to sport for transgender people. Learn more about the Portland Community Football Club here. Get the Ruling Sports Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rulingsports.com/newsletter/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Ruling Sports Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Instagram.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Twitter.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Facebook.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/company/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.tiktok.com/@RulingSports⁠

Amy Perko is the CEO of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Sports, an organization leading the conversation on necessary reforms to strengthen the educational mission of college sports. A former DI women’s basketball player at Wake Forest, Amy tells us how Title IX impacted her life and how she got involved with basketball. A Phi Beta Kappa member who graduated summa cum laude, Amy has great advice for college athletes on how to balance athletics with academic achievement, time management and finding the confidence to pursue lofty goals. Beginning her career at NCAA headquarters and also a former associate athletics director and Senior Woman Administrator at the University of Kansas, Amy gives advice on how to break into sport business and tips for college athletes on how to maximize career opportunities while playing college sports. Amy gives an expansive look into her work with the Knight Commission and outlines areas of main priority for the organization, particularly related to gender equity and revenue sharing. Amy also shares what she thinks the NCAA will look like in a decade. Get the Ruling Sports Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rulingsports.com/newsletter/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Ruling Sports Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Instagram.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Twitter.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Facebook.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/company/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.tiktok.com/@RulingSports⁠