Dr. Andrew Mac Intosh is the Chief Program Officer for RISE. He leads the translation of RISE's mission to educate and empower the sports community into programs for varying audiences and contexts. He has worked in the business sector for over 10 years leading the implementation of organizational development initiatives and developing performance management along with training and development strategies. He’s also worked both within the United States as well as internationally helping various organizations to design and implement sport initiatives that build life skills and character. Before RISE, he worked at Michigan State University's Institute for the Study of Youth Sport as a Research and Teaching Assistant. Andrew has also spent time working in Detroit assisting with the development of evaluation systems for youth sport programs and with the design and facilitation of training programs for coaches and mentors.

Dr. James Borchers is a repeat guest. Dr. Borchers is the President and CEO of the U.S. Council for Athletes’ Health, as well as the Chief Medical Officer for the Big Ten Conference, and the Director of Sports Medicine at the Ohio State University. He joined us to discuss mental health for administrators and how mental health education can help in preventing burnout among athletic staff members.

Charlotte West is a well-respected athletic administrator and has been an instrumental advocate for women’s sports and a pioneer for Title IX. She served as SIU’s Director of Athletics for Women for nearly 30 years, during which time she led the women’s golf team to a National Championship and women’s basketball to a fifth place finish nationally. She was the first recipient of the Honda Award and the Woman Administrator of the Year, which are both given nationally to women who have achieved great things for women’s athletics. She’s served on numerous NCAA Committees, and was the Director of National Championships and President of the AIAW, while serving on the US Olympic Committee. She’s been inducted into multiple halls of fame - NACDA, the Missouri Valley Conference, and SIU. For her efforts, SIU named their softball facility after her and a room at NCAA HQ has been named in her honor.

Dr. Kayleigh McCauley-Sayer is the Director of Membership Services at Move United. Prior to that she worked at Lewis & Clark College in various capacities, including being the executive director of the Center for Social Change and Community Involvement and directing student support services, Title IX programming, and student-athlete development. She’s had stints at the University of New England, East Stroudsburg University, and Texas A&M-Corpus Cristi. She is also the founder of Out in Athletics, which offers comprehensive LGBTQA+ diversity and inclusion consulting and programming for athletics.

Dr. Maya Ozery is the Senior Associate Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Development at Kansas University. She has had stops at Georgetown University, the University of Richmond, and Longwood University. A former student-athlete and a former member of Israel’s National Women’s Soccer Team, Maya serves as a lead facilitator for the NCAA Leadership Forum and NCAA Leadership Academy Workshop. Follow her on Twitter: @Maya_Ozery

Today On Power the Journey a former Football player at the University of San Diego under Jim Harbaugh. He is a 15-year veteran in Sales Leadership and Development in the Tech Start-up world. He helped grow the Tech start-up Snap Raise as an org from 6 people to nearly 400, with almost 250 of that being the sales team spread out across the country. He is on the board of the FCA in the State of Washington, he is currently a partner with Prota Ventures and VP of Sales at Copper Banking the 3rd largest digital banking app for teens in the country. He is a Mentor, a friend, and a Natural Born Leader. Introducing Kenny Stivers. To Learn More Visit: https://wearegameplan.com/powerthejourney/

Today on Power the Journey we have a former basketball star hailing from Southern California and then taking her talents to the University of Rhode Island, where she majored in finance. Before taking a 5th year at UMASS Lowell and receiving a second degree in marketing. She is the founder and creator of Playoff, the only athlete exclusive dating app. Join our conversation as we talk about entrepreneurship, mental health, and a whole bunch of other topics. Introducing Amanda McGrew. To Learn More Visit: https://wearegameplan.com/powerthejourney/