The daughter of a high school football coach growing up in the suburbs of Chicago, Victoria Carmen has only known that sports and family are synonymous which is one of the reasons she wanted to pursue a career in sports.

Her journey as a sports reporter and anchor has taken her to Wyoming, Ohio, Florida, upstate NY and now she continues that journey in Greenville, SC as the news anchor for Fox Carolina News where sports continues to be one of her loves.

Live moves so fast that most of us only focus on what's next but once Roy Philpott truly understood the importance of being great where you are in life he began to see how this would guide him on his path to follow his passion becoming a play-by-play broadcaster.

Now he's living that dream as an ESPN play-by-play broadcaster and you can even find him on SiriusXM as a sports talk radio host as well.

ESPN Senior Writer Andrea Adelson has been able to flourish in a male-dominated industry because of her belief that strength is power and the importance of setting goals which include even having incremental goals.

After telling her dad as a kid that she wanted to be a sports writer, Andrea would attend the University of Florida before she would embark on her career with various stops ultimately landing with ESPN where you can find her covering colleges sports with an ACC emphasis.

Sports talk radio host and play-by-by broadcaster William Qualkinbush understands that in life there will be times that we must choose a side but he also believes that sometimes the answer to which side you choose can simply be yes.

Currently, you can find him co-hosting "Out of Bounds" from 12-3 PM each weekday with Kelly Gramlich heard on 105.5 & 97.5 The Roar while he also serves as the radio play-by-play voice for Clemson baseball and women’s basketball.

Jonathan Gantt has experienced the power of paying it forward throughout his life from his mentors which is why it's so meaningful for him to do the same in his Associate AD/Creative Solutions role at Clemson University where he's been helping lead the digital transformation for Clemson Athletics beginning in 2013. His team’s work has helped the Tigers earn recognition from Forbes, Sports Business Journal, Sports Illustrated, and others.

He would begin understanding the power of social media and digital content while working for Ripken Baseball and the Tampa Bay Rays in media relations roles before helping Clemson Athletics become a nationally recognized leader in social and digital content.

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"What drives you?" is a question that Jason Donnelly not only has asked himself but also uses this question to help understand what motivates others throughout his basketball coaching career in high school and college where he served as an integral part of the 2 National Championships in 2016 and 2018 for Villanova University and Hall of Fame Coach Jay Wright.

Since 2019, Jason has served as the Director of Athletics for Furman University in Greenville, SC where he continues to focus on the Optimist Creed while striving to inspire, educate and develop outstanding student-athletes through a culture of excellence, prestigious liberal arts, and sciences education, and nationally competitive athletics programs.

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Show Notes:

• Bryton had the unique experience of being at Clemson pre-pandemic and then during the pandemic
• Had dreams of playing in the NFL but he never let it consume him and does regret not enrolling at IMG Academy because he thinks about what could have been at times
• Knew after the third time when he tore his ACL in the same knee that he would no longer pursue playing the game that he loved
• The decision to stop playing was based on his understanding of the importance of having a long-term vision mindset and thinking about 40-year decisions instead of the here and now
• Never had a true relationship with his biological father and it does matter but his mom raised him by herself and they are truly best friends

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Show Notes:

• Some days it doesn't seem real that Marcus opened a HIIT studio and even more amazed at watching the growth
• Most of the time it doesn't even feel like work and communication has been the key for him and co-founder Ben Boulware
• Grew up in a sports family with his dad playing football at Clemson and he always looked up to his older sister
• While he might not have lived out his dream of playing in the NFL, he still experienced success by playing college football at Newberry College
• Marcus believes that success can be measured and defined in many ways
• Doing what you enjoy will ultimately lead to success in life

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Show Notes:

• Sports allowed Sarah to find her place and fit in even at an early age
• Her family was always active in sports by playing various sports but her parents were never considered sportspeople
• It was a magical time living in Chicago during the Jordan years and she basically cried the first time she got to meet Michael Jordan
• She never really thought about a true career in sports but has always loved writing and being in front of the camera
• Sports has meant so much to Sarah but she does caution that sports is not always perfect.

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Show Notes:

• Completed a social media cleanse in 2020 and continued to prove to Brian that as humans we're not meant to handle all of the content available
• We have to be careful because emotions can be contagious and addictive at the same time
• He first felt freedom on the football field and even though he was the smallest player most of the time, he was never nervous about competing
• Believes that the power of sports is that it requires you to understand yourself in relation to the people around you
• Discipline can be best obtained when there's a system and the system is simple
• Words of Wisdom from Brian Kight: "DMGB: Doesn't matter, get better." and "Outlast your cynics."

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Show Notes:

• Damon realizes that every day is a gift and often times it's even hard for him to understand his journey
• Grew up in Port Arthur, TX where his dad, Bob West, was the Sports Editor for the "Port Arthur News" and he describes Port Arthur as a melting pot
• It wasn't until he was around 11 years old that he realized he could throw the football really well
• When he was 9, a female babysitter sexually abused him which ultimately led him to seek out adult vices such as drinking and smoking marijuana
• Would attend the University of North Texas on a football scholarship as the starting QB
• Addiction to methamphetamine would derail his post-college career in the financial sector and he would resort to burglarizing people's homes to pay for his addiction
• He would be sentenced to 65 years in prison in 2009 and heard the message of the coffee bean from an inmate (Mr. Jackson) in the county jail before he was moved to a Texas maximum-security prison
• Was paroled in 2016 and wrote his first book and autobiography called "The Change Agent" which is now being made into a movie
• Sports has taught him to be a team player and to be a successful team you have to be able to communicate and bond with sports providing that outlet and sports is part of something bigger than just games
• Words of Wisdom from Damon West: "Be a coffee bean."

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