In her debut at one of trail running’s most prestigious race’s McKendree Hickory wasted no time stamping her place in Leadville 100 history by winning the whole damn thing. In this episode of The PowHERful Podcast, Hickory shares the details behind her multiple victories this summer, including the mantra she repeated when things go hard. The execute leadership coach also gives us a free session, breaking down how a reframe is sometimes all it takes to change what’s about to unfold and how we can all develop an enduring confidence in our ability to handle whatever life throws at us. 

Follow her on socials, and make sure you subscribe so you never miss an episode! 

 

In her debut at one of trail running&rsquo;s most prestigious race&rsquo;s McKendree Hickory wasted no time stamping her place in Leadville 100 history by winning the whole damn thing. In this episode of The PowHERful Podcast, Hickory shares the details behind her multiple victories this summer, including the mantra she repeated when things go hard. The execute leadership coach also gives us a free session, breaking down how a reframe is sometimes all it takes to change what&rsquo;s about to unfold and how we can all develop an enduring confidence in our ability to handle whatever life throws at us.&nbsp;
Follow her on socials, and make sure you subscribe so you never miss an episode!&nbsp;
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Ep 55: McKendree Hickory | Trail Runner Making HERstory

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She's only 19 years old but already she's accomplished something less than a handful of pro surfers have done in their entire careers: win back-to-back Championship Tour events at two of the world's highest performance, and consequence waves, Teahupo'o, Tahiti and Cloudbreak, Fiji. Erin Brooks' real accomplishment though, is the mindset she was able to shift herself into that made it possible. Entering these two events, her back was against the wall to make the WSL's postseason, but a trip to her favorite place in the world, some great advice from a fish, and chasing joy, not results, turned everything around.

Don't forget to follow Erin through the rest of her season and follow/subscribe The PowHERful on all your channels!

 

She's only 19 years old but already she's accomplished something less than a handful of pro surfers have done in their entire careers: win back-to-back Championship Tour events at two of the world's highest performance, and consequence waves, Teahupo'o, Tahiti and Cloudbreak, Fiji. Erin Brooks' real accomplishment though, is the mindset she was able to shift herself into that made it possible. Entering these two events, her back was against the wall to make the WSL's postseason, but a trip to her favorite place in the world, some great advice from a fish, and chasing joy, not results, turned everything around.
Don't forget to follow Erin through the rest of her season and follow/subscribe The PowHERful on all your channels!
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Ep 54: Pro Surfer Erin Brooks on HERstoric Win & The Mindset That Made it Possible

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She already holds a dozen records for open water swimming and now she's trying to do something that's never been done before - swim the entire length of the California Coast. Catherine Breed takes us inside the 900-mile journey, the self-doubt she faced in the first few weeks and the impact she's hoping to have by become the first person to complete this swim.

Follow her on IG & TT as well as catherinebreed.com

 

She already holds a dozen records for open water swimming and now she's trying to do something that's never been done before - swim the entire length of the California Coast. Catherine Breed takes us inside the 900-mile journey, the self-doubt she faced in the first few weeks and the impact she's hoping to have by become the first person to complete this swim.
Follow her on IG &amp; TT as well as catherinebreed.com
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Ep 53: Catherine Breed | Becoming the First Person to Swim the California Coast

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Since 1912 there’s been a men’s Olympic decathlon, the year is 2026 and there is still no women’s Olympic decathlon. That’s a fact that women around the world are fighting to change through the Women’s Decathlon Championships. The event is in its 4th Annual event and will host more athletes, from more countries, than ever before, including Paris 2024 Heptathlete Camryn Newton-Smith. The Australian multi-event specialist takes us inside the sexism that has long been accepted, what it takes in order to become an elite level decathlete and how we can watch and support this movement that she hopes will see her an Olympic decathlete in her home country in just a few years. 

Watch the event LIVE on Sunday, August 9th on the Women’s Sports Network and follow along @womensdecathlon as the event unfolds from Cleveland, Ohio. 

 

Since 1912 there&rsquo;s been a men&rsquo;s Olympic decathlon, the year is 2026 and there is still no women&rsquo;s Olympic decathlon. That&rsquo;s a fact that women around the world are fighting to change through the Women&rsquo;s Decathlon Championships. The event is in its 4th Annual event and will host more athletes, from more countries, than ever before, including Paris 2024 Heptathlete Camryn Newton-Smith. The Australian multi-event specialist takes us inside the sexism that has long been accepted, what it takes in order to become an elite level decathlete and how we can watch and support this movement that she hopes will see her an Olympic decathlete in her home country in just a few years.&nbsp;
Watch the event LIVE on Sunday, August 9th on the Women&rsquo;s Sports Network and follow along @womensdecathlon as the event unfolds from Cleveland, Ohio.&nbsp;
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Ep 52: Cameron Newton Smith (Decathlon)

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Olympic bronze medalist surfer Johanne Defay has led the field in competitive surfing for the last decade. She has won at the highest level, competed around the world, and now, after 18 months away from competition she’s doing something she’s never done: competing as a new mom. Nearly a year after welcoming her daughter, Kimi, into the world Defay returns to competition at the place she won 11 years ago, Huntington Beach. In this PowHERful Podcast, she and AJ McCord chat about motherhood, the World Surf League’s new maternity wildcard, how Defay helped make it happen and her dreams now as she returns to competition with Kimi by her side. 

 

Olympic bronze medalist surfer Johanne Defay has led the field in competitive surfing for the last decade. She has won at the highest level, competed around the world, and now, after 18 months away from competition she&rsquo;s doing something she&rsquo;s never done: competing as a new mom. Nearly a year after welcoming her daughter, Kimi, into the world Defay returns to competition at the place she won 11 years ago, Huntington Beach. In this PowHERful Podcast, she and AJ McCord chat about motherhood, the World Surf League&rsquo;s new maternity wildcard, how Defay helped make it happen and her dreams now as she returns to competition with Kimi by her side.&nbsp;
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Ep 51: Johanne Defay (Surfing)

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This week AJ McCord and The PowHERful Podcast hit the road for Flavor Flav’s SHE Weekend in Las Vegas. What started as a tweet offering to throw a part for the Olympic gold medal winning Team USA Women’s Hockey team turned into a weekend where the best Olympians and Paralympians from the Milan-Cortina Games took over the Las Vegas Strip. There were parties, panels, and PowHERful conversations about how to elevate women’s sport and ensure all sports and athletes are included in that.

In this mega-episode AJ catches up with hockey star Laila Edwards, moguls medalist Jaelin Kauf, para-snowboard superstar Brenna Huckaby, ice skating phenom Amber Glenn, cross-country superwoman Jessie Diggins, and first-time Olympian halfpipe snowboarder Bea Kim. They talk Olympics, sidequest maxxing, the emotions of the Games and the weekends in a heartfelt and hilarious episode you don’t want to miss. 

 

This week AJ McCord and The PowHERful Podcast hit the road for Flavor Flav&rsquo;s SHE Weekend in Las Vegas. What started as a tweet offering to throw a part for the Olympic gold medal winning Team USA Women&rsquo;s Hockey team turned into a weekend where the best Olympians and Paralympians from the Milan-Cortina Games took over the Las Vegas Strip. There were parties, panels, and PowHERful conversations about how to elevate women&rsquo;s sport and ensure all sports and athletes are included in that.
In this mega-episode AJ catches up with hockey star Laila Edwards, moguls medalist Jaelin Kauf, para-snowboard superstar Brenna Huckaby, ice skating phenom Amber Glenn, cross-country superwoman Jessie Diggins, and first-time Olympian halfpipe snowboarder Bea Kim. They talk Olympics, sidequest maxxing, the emotions of the Games and the weekends in a heartfelt and hilarious episode you don&rsquo;t want to miss.&nbsp;
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Ep 50: Flavor Flav’s SHE Weekend

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She started as a wildcard and now she hasn't lost in the nine years since. Red Bull World Series Cliff Diver Rhiannan Iffland is the undisputed queen in her sport, she's won nine straight titles and is going for her 10th. But in this episode, the Aussie gets vulnerable about fear, how she faces it every time she's on the platform, and the ways she's learned to talk herself through the scariest of moments.

 

She started as a wildcard and now she hasn't lost in the nine years since. Red Bull World Series Cliff Diver Rhiannan Iffland is the undisputed queen in her sport, she's won nine straight titles and is going for her 10th. But in this episode, the Aussie gets vulnerable about fear, how she faces it every time she's on the platform, and the ways she's learned to talk herself through the scariest of moments.
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Ep 49: Rhiannan Iffland (Cliff Diver)

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“Being brave is not an absence of fear, you need fear to be brave.” Kelsey Pfendler is trying to do what no woman her age has done before - row from Monterey, California to Oahu, Hawaii by herself, completely unsupported, rowing a boat utilizing only her own power to get across the 2,400 mile stretch of Pacific Ocean. It sounds crazy, but for Kelsey, who’s been a professional whitewater rafting guide in the Grand Canyon for eight years, on the water in the middle of nowhere is where she feels most at home.

She shares her goals, her fears, and her why. It’s an episode that we hope inspires you to dream of your own mid-Pacific row, showing up scared, and doing it anyway. 


You can track Kelsey’s progress here.You can follow her journey here. 


Make sure you follow, subscribe and share The PowHERful Podcast everywhere you get your podcasts and on IG, TT, and YT. 

 

&ldquo;Being brave is not an absence of fear, you need fear to be brave.&rdquo; Kelsey Pfendler is trying to do what no woman her age has done before - row from Monterey, California to Oahu, Hawaii by herself, completely unsupported, rowing a boat utilizing only her own power to get across the 2,400 mile stretch of Pacific Ocean. It sounds crazy, but for Kelsey, who&rsquo;s been a professional whitewater rafting guide in the Grand Canyon for eight years, on the water in the middle of nowhere is where she feels most at home.
She shares her goals, her fears, and her why. It&rsquo;s an episode that we hope inspires you to dream of your own mid-Pacific row, showing up scared, and doing it anyway.&nbsp;
 You can&nbsp;<a href="https://yourowkelsey.com/">track Kelsey&rsquo;s progress here</a>.You can&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/yourowkelsey/">follow her journey here</a>.&nbsp;
 Make sure you follow, subscribe and share The PowHERful Podcast everywhere you get your podcasts and on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thepowherful/">IG</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thepowherfulstories">TT,</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ThePowHERful">YT.</a>&nbsp;
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Ep 48: Kelsey Pfendler (Ocean Row)

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Women’s surfing is entering a new era, one of equal pay, consequential waves, an excitement for the sport that feels unquenchable. Six women are leading the way and in a groundbreaking Red Bull Media House Film they share their Now Days. Highlighting the surfing of world champions, Olympians and ceiling shatterers, four of the women sit down to share where they see women’s surfing going, how they’ve created collaboration in the midsts of intense competition and what is most PowHERful to them.

Now Days drops Friday, May 1 on Red Bull TV.

 

Women&rsquo;s surfing is entering a new era, one of equal pay, consequential waves, an excitement for the sport that feels unquenchable. Six women are leading the way and in a groundbreaking Red Bull Media House Film they share their Now Days. Highlighting the surfing of world champions, Olympians and ceiling shatterers, four of the women sit down to share where they see women&rsquo;s surfing going, how they&rsquo;ve created collaboration in the midsts of intense competition and what is most PowHERful to them.
Now Days drops Friday, May 1 on Red Bull TV.
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Ep 47: Now Days

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CURIOSITY | Para-snowboarder Brenna Huckaby describes her journey from Louisiana to professional snowboarding as a bit of a “Jamaican Bobsled” story. After losing her leg to cancer, she was introduced to the mountains through a hospital program designed to help recent amputees rebuild confidence — the idea being that if they could conquer a physical mountain, the metaphorical ones ahead might feel a little less daunting.

 

For Brenna, it was love at first sight. Racing down the mountain reignited a spark cancer had tried to extinguish. 

 

From learning to live with a prosthetic leg, to becoming a mother at 19, to chasing Paralympic history, Brenna has carried a contagious curiosity — about how to show up fully for herself, her family, and those who look up to her, all with authenticity and heart. 

 

This conversation is for anyone who has ever felt like their hardest day might break them and wondered where strength and hope could possibly come from. Brenna shares the hard-earned roadmap she’s traveled — one that guides us toward a more courageous, curious, and joyful existence.

 

For more on the Winter Paralympics in Milan-Cortina, follow @ThePowHERful on Instagram!

 

CURIOSITY | Para-snowboarder Brenna Huckaby describes her journey from Louisiana to professional snowboarding as a bit of a &ldquo;Jamaican Bobsled&rdquo; story. After losing her leg to cancer, she was introduced to the mountains through a hospital program designed to help recent amputees rebuild confidence &mdash; the idea being that if they could conquer a physical mountain, the metaphorical ones ahead might feel a little less daunting.
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For Brenna, it was love at first sight. Racing down the mountain reignited a spark cancer had tried to extinguish.&nbsp;
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From learning to live with a prosthetic leg, to becoming a mother at 19, to chasing Paralympic history, Brenna has carried a contagious curiosity &mdash; about how to show up fully for herself, her family, and those who look up to her, all with authenticity and heart.&nbsp;
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This conversation is for anyone who has ever felt like their hardest day might break them and wondered where strength and hope could possibly come from. Brenna shares the hard-earned roadmap she&rsquo;s traveled &mdash; one that guides us toward a more courageous, curious, and joyful existence.
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For more on the Winter Paralympics in Milan-Cortina, follow @ThePowHERful on Instagram!
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Ep 46: (BEST OF) Brenna Huckaby (USA Para Snowboarding)

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Welcome to The PowHERful Podcast where we introduce you to PowHERful women who are changing the game in and outside of their field of play. These are women’s stories of Olympians, extreme and outdoor athletes– women who happen to do things many of us can only dream of, but the lessons and inspiration they share is universal.

Tune in every Tuesday for a new episode of The PowHERful Podcast.

 

Welcome to The PowHERful Podcast where we introduce you to PowHERful women who are changing the game in and outside of their field of play. These are women&rsquo;s stories of Olympians, extreme and outdoor athletes&ndash; women who happen to do things many of us can only dream of, but the lessons and inspiration they share is universal.
Tune in every Tuesday for a new episode of The PowHERful Podcast.
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