Latest Conqueringfear Podcast Episodes
Adji Cisse - The Natural
Brave Your Fear - April 07, 2021 18:59 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsPodcast Intro: Adji Cisse is a businesswoman. At 17 years old, she is the founder of Flawless Fro, a product line for Black girls and women embracing their natural hair. Adji is a great student, but that doesn’t mean she likes school. She is an activist, using her voice to advocate for Black ...
Holly Austin - High Risk, High Reward
Brave Your Fear - March 24, 2021 18:14 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsPodcast Intro: Holly Austin is a coach. She loves kids, she loves teaching, she loves motivating, and she loves building courageous young leaders who seek challenge instead of fear. As the founder of Ready Set Row, a competitive rowing club for girls who want to pursue rowing in college, Holly...
Patti Phillips - The Leader’s Leader
Brave Your Fear - March 17, 2021 15:20 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsPodcast Intro: Patti Phillips is the CEO of Women Leaders in College Sports. Her life’s work - and the mission of this robust and growing organization she has been running for over a decade - is to develop, connect and advance women in college sports. She played ball in college, was a color an...
Alex Aust - Confidence Booster
Brave Your Fear - March 10, 2021 21:56 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsPodcast Intro: Alex Aust is a super-decorated lacrosse superstar - she was an All-American and national Champion at the University of Maryland, a World Cup Champion on the Women’s National Team, and a multi-year professional lacrosse player. She co-runs a business coaching the game to young gi...
Cate Luzio – The Adapter
Brave Your Fear - March 03, 2021 18:14 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsPodcast Intro: Cate Luzio is the Founder and CEO of Luminary, a collaboration hub for women who are passionate about professional development and expanding their networks. Cate is a long-time advocate for empowering women and girls. Right now, she focuses Luminary’s impact toward women in the ...
Denise Wiggins - Made For This
Brave Your Fear - February 24, 2021 11:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsPodcast Intro: Denise Wiggins is a CEO. She has started and continues to run multiple multi-million dollar businesses including Einnaf Cosmetics, a global company that empowers women with great products, but also supports an ambassador program for any woman to drive her own business. Einnaf is...
Kylie Ohlmiller - The Smiling Underdog
Brave Your Fear - October 31, 2018 14:04 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsPodcast Intro: Kylie Ohlmiller is one of the best lacrosse players in the entire world, graduating last year from Stonybrook Univeristuy after a career that saw the program go from being ranked #70 in the nation to #1. She broke a 17-year old NCAA DI record for career points, and 9 year old NC...
Shana Renee - Major League Badass
Brave Your Fear - October 24, 2018 23:21 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsPodcast Intro: Shana Renee is a 5-ft tall sports fanatic whose passion was triggered in her sports-loving family. She says she was lucky to have grown up in the 90s - “the best time for sports” - and has cultivated this love alongside a commitment to create way more room in the industry for th...
Kerstin Anderson - The Storyteller
Brave Your Fear - October 11, 2018 01:32 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsPodcast Intro: Kerstin Anderson has always loved to sing. She always felt like an artist, but grew up in a family packed with parents who were into sports and science. Following her passion and using her voice, she came to NYC for college and after only 2 years, booked her dream job as lead ro...
Jennifer Francis – Disrupt Now
Brave Your Fear - October 03, 2018 13:25 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsPodcast Intro: Jennifer Francis is the Vice Provost for Relay Graduate School of Education. She grew up in Chicago, attended boarding school in Vermont, Scripps college in California, and a life-changing semester at Spellman College in Atlanta, GA. With a graduate degree from USC, Dr. Francis ...
Jacquette Timmons - We All Need a Wealth Therapist!
Brave Your Fear - July 25, 2018 04:48 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsPodcast Intro: Jacquette Timmons is a financial behaviorist, which means she focuses on the human side of money. With a career start in fashion, it took the stock market crash of ’87 to spark her passion for finance. She has lived a life packed with the twists of small business ownership and t...
Arkeema Chandler – Young, Black and Plus Size
Brave Your Fear - July 04, 2018 12:06 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsPodcast Intro: Arkeema Chandler is an 18-year-old powerhouse who has many stories to tell. She lost her father when she was 7 years old to AIDS and her mother at the age of 12 to sickle-sell related lung disease. With an incredible extended family, and the help of amazing teachers and school l...
Jera Foster-Fell - The Accidental Influencer
Brave Your Fear - June 27, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsPodcast Intro: Jera Foster-Fell was born and raised in New York City, went to school in LA, worked as a graphic artist, then, to help her get over a break-up, started a fitness regimen that led her all the way to the Soul Cycle instructor podium. In less than 4 years, she has amassed nearly 20...
Karen Sutton - Surgical Competitor
Brave Your Fear - May 31, 2018 02:57 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsPodcast Intro: Dr. Karen Sutton was once a fierce defender from Duke University and now she is among the 3-6% of female Orthopedic Surgeons in this country. She is pint-sized. She is a mother of four. She is fueled by intensity. And she is so competitive, she might just call a timeout and rip ...
Jess Ekstrom - Hustle, Hope & Headbands
Brave Your Fear - May 23, 2018 14:10 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsPodcast Intro: Jess Ekstrom is a social entrepreneur who started Headbands of Hope, a non-profit organization that gives a free headband away to a kid with cancer for every one that is sold. Headbands of Hope has donated headbands to every single children’s hospital in the united states. Jess ...
Ask Me Anything! (#2)
Brave Your Fear - May 02, 2018 18:19 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsAsk Me Anything is a raw mini-episode of the Brave Your Fear podcast where host Crista Samaras answers fan-and-friend questions about anything and everything. It's funny, authentic, deep, shallow and totally unscripted. Questions are submitted via FB and IG and asked by Nick Coleman, producer of...
Ask Me Anything!
Brave Your Fear - April 25, 2018 05:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsAsk Me Anything is a raw mini-episode of the Brave Your Fear podcast where host Crista Samaras answers fan-and-friend questions about anything and everything. It's funny, authentic, deep, shallow and totally unscripted. Questions are submitted via FB and IG and asked by Nick Coleman, producer of...
Cathy Samaras – Mother of Six
Brave Your Fear - April 18, 2018 16:45 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 45 ratings#17 Episode with Cathy Samaras – Mother of Six APRIL 18, 2018 Cathy Samaras. 1987. Annapolis. I am energetic. I am creative. I connect the dots. BE next, now. Badass Quotes: “Why did I do it? Because no one else would.” (3:00) “I wanted that and I figured out how I w...
LaKisha Adams – Brooklyn Born
Brave Your Fear - April 11, 2018 13:29 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratings#16 Episode with LaKisha Adams – Brooklyn Born APRIL 11, 2018 LaKisha Adams. 2003. Venice, Italy. I am a servant. I am love. I am light. BE a blessing. Badass Quotes: “I gotta figure out a plan to make this work. (11:32) “Kids feel good when their mom is hanging arou...
Theresa Sherry – She Plays to Win
Brave Your Fear - March 21, 2018 05:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratings#15 Episode with Theresa Sherry – She Plays to Win MARCH 21, 2018 Theresa Sherry. 2000. Truckee, California. I am driven. I am thoughtful. I am learning. BE ready. Badass Quotes: “My teams were my families.” (5:15) “I didn’t know what I didn’t know.” (15:30) “I thi...
Murray Hill - Showbiz!
Brave Your Fear - March 14, 2018 05:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratings#14 Episode with Murray Hill – Showbiz! MARCH 14, 2018 Murray Hill. 1996. New York City. I am chubby. I am nice. I am here to make a difference. BE funny. Badass Quotes: “I’m a little different than the other guys.” (3:09) “That’s for the memoir.” (8:15) “I’ve had ...
Ann Rodriguez - Pro Sports' Creative Catalyst
Brave Your Fear - March 07, 2018 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 45 ratings#13 Episode with Ann Rodriguez – Pro Sports’ Creative Catalyst MARCH 7, 2018 Ann Rodriguez. 2003. California. I am relentless. I am rock solid. I am wild at heart. Be real. Badass Quotes: “I was always good at selling things.” (5:20) “I just appreciated that she was ...
Damian Pitts - Ball Player, Math Teacher, Community Change Agent
Brave Your Fear - February 28, 2018 06:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratings#12 Episode with Damian Pitts – Ball Player, Math Teacher, Community Change Agent FEBRURY 28, 2018 Damian Pitts 2002. East New York, Brooklyn. I am relentless. I am reflective. I am passionate. BE influential. Badass Quotes: “I played the best player 1 on 1 and that wa...
Amelia Christensen - Butch of Center
Brave Your Fear - February 22, 2018 00:21 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratings#11 Episode with Amelia Christensen – Butch of Center FEB 21, 2018 Amelia Christensen. 2010. Brooklyn, New York. I am sensitive. I am intense. I am in flux. BE enough. Badass Quotes: “We have a particular way of communicating with one another and usually feelings are l...
Chaquetta Grace - Alpha Woman, Scientist, Bride
Brave Your Fear - February 14, 2018 15:29 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratings#10 Episode with Chaquetta Grace – Alpha Woman Scientist Bride FEB 14, 2018 Chaquetta Grace 2004 Atlanta, GA I am a servant. I am a scientist. I am a sister. BE better. Badass Quotes: “I knew that I was pretty good, but I wasn’t phenomenal.” (3:15) “I knew what my po...
Nadia Lopez - The Great Disruptor
Brave Your Fear - January 31, 2018 15:03 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratings#09 Episode with Nadia Lopez – The Great Disruptor JAN 31, 2018 Badass Quotes: “I’m brown girl, brilliance, born and raised in Brooklyn.” (1:19) “Great teachers just know when something’s wrong.” (4:17) “I just need a minute to breathe and figure me out.” (16:59) “Our experience a...
Chris Sailer - The Coach, The Defender, The Legend
Brave Your Fear - January 24, 2018 18:43 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratings#08 Episode with Chris Sailer: The Coach, The Defender & The Legend JAN 24, 2018 Badass Quotes: “You have to meet kids where they are now, you can’t coach the same way you coached 30 years ago and think you’re going to be successful with the kids of today.” (4:35) “Kids at elite unive...
Diane Nathaniel - She Beat Stage 3!
Brave Your Fear - January 17, 2018 06:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratings#07 Episode with Diane Nathaniel – She Beat Stage 3! JAN 17, 2018 Badass Quotes: “The perception in our society that smaller people are not sick, inside.” (2:10) “Why don’t we take this on the road for other survivors.” (8:22) “They were not educated, but they were always working.” ...
Jeff Namnum - Guy, Geek & Guru
Brave Your Fear - January 10, 2018 06:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratings#06 Episode with Jeff Namnum – Guy, Geek & Guru JAN 10, 2018 Badass Quotes: “I’m very rarely an “I”. I’m usually a “we”.” (2:10) “Can I actually go into Hooters?” (6:00) “That is when I panicked.” (6:59) “Ignorance is great because you don’t know that you can f*ck things up.” (7:...
Cory Samaras Griffeth - Sister, Mother, Power-Lifter
Brave Your Fear - January 03, 2018 06:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratings#05 Episode with Cory Samaras Griffeth JAN 3, 2018 Badass Quotes: “The bravest thing I ever did was cancel my wedding 3 weeks out.” (2:00) “I had to be sad. I had to be in my sadness” (11:30) “I call them my fissues – food issues.” (12:55) “If I’m going to eat 5000 calories, I’m g...
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