Between the Game and Life

Basketball taught me how to care!

Many people go through life with a blah attitude! Basketball taught me how to approach life with gratitude and the fortitude to constantly improve!

Marcellus Barksdale - Basketball, Professional, Father, Community

This episode I am joined by my good friend Marcellus Barksdale. We get deep as we discuss playing high school basketball in Lexington, KY, dealing with tragedy, his college career and the ups and downs that came with it. We also touch on being young professionals and his passion to give back to the community through an annual week long event called Soul Feast. This conversation was a lot of fun! Enjoy!

Dennis Neumann - The Journey from Professional Sports and Life

Dennis Neumann is known professionally for working as the play by play announcer for the Orlando Magic for many years! We discuss his life and journey to working in professional sports, a little insight on the players he got the chance to see and his faith! I hope you enjoy!

Jerica Williams - Former UCLA, SDSU Player turned Mom, Turned Businesswoman, Turned Coach

Jerica Williams is someone I met through a post that someone liked on LinkedIn where she shared how she was terrible at 10 but fell in love with basketball and the game changed her life. She played at UCLA and SDSU, owns a business and is a coach for Windward in LA. During our conversation we discuss her work ethic, her commitment to UCLA, the struggles she experienced in college and gave up the game, how she was led back to the game through a job and then used the game to start a business and how she gives her life back to the ladies she coaches! This was an awesome conversation that is rich on work ethic, leadership, bouncing back from adversity and seizing opportunities. I hope you enjoy!

24 Hour reflection after Michigan State Loss!

Jarrod Polson and I share our reactions to UK losing to Michigan State!