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This series is all about showcasing Libsyn podcasters. Its sole purpose is to introduce these awesome podcasts to the world as well as share their podcasting insight to empower the community!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n I actually started podcasting about a month ago. It\u2019s been on my career bucket list for over a year now and I finally launched it about a month ago.<\/p>\n My career is in sports broadcasting, so I thought it was the perfect fit for me considering I\u2019m a bit of a \u201cchatty cathy\u201d and I love getting to know people and hearing stories.<\/p>\n The part about my career I love the most is not the stats and how amazing they performed in their sport. As an Olympian and a former athlete, I appreciated when interviewers asked about me as a person in addition to me as an athlete.<\/p>\n I want to give that same platform to athletes. I think it\u2019s important to recognize that they\u2019re human\u2026 Yes, superhuman sometimes if we\u2019re referring to the records they break, the scores they earn, or the flips that can successfully do, but nonetheless, they\u2019re human. I love getting to know THAT side of an athlete.<\/p>\n My podcast is called, \u201cI Have Cool Friends.\u201d<\/a> I thought about this name a year ago and assumed I would create something more clever when the time came.<\/p>\n Well, the time came and that was the best name I had, but I honestly loved it. I told one of my best friends, Jordyn Wieber, (2012 Olympic Gold Medalist) the name and her first response was, \u201cYou always say that.\u201d It\u2019s true.<\/p>\n I ALWAYS brag about how cool and awesome my friends are. Yes, a lot of them are successful and have done crazy cool things in their life, but it\u2019s more about them as people. I have the most driven, ambitiously humble, GOOD hearted people that I get to call friends and I feel extremely lucky for that.<\/p>\n Instead of bragging about them to everyone I meet, I decided I would start a podcast and chat with them, so people would just \u201cget it.\u201d<\/p>\n The first season of my podcast is gymnastics themed, so I\u2019m interviewing experts within the gymnastics world. We have Olympians, NCAA Championship coaches, Olympic coaches, college recruiting consultants, nutritionists, Sports Psychologists, etc.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, the gymnastics world is a tad behind because you can\u2019t find this curated knowledge anywhere else. I know I\u2019m biased, but I\u2019m always happy to make the toughest sport just a litttttleeee bit easier for athletes, coaches, parents, and fans.<\/p>\n On my social channels: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn. I\u2019d also be lying if I didn\u2019t say I promoted by word of mouth. Did I mention I\u2019ve got a big mouth and a lot of friends? \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n I feel comfortable now, but I wish I knew that I should just be authentic and totally myself. As a gymnast, I\u2019m such a perfectionist, so everything in my mind must be perfect.<\/p>\n So, at the beginning, I was trying too hard to be the perfect version of myself and not enough of the real version of myself. I can tell a difference in the interviews for sure.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re a gymnast, are interested in gymnastics or simply have a desire to know more about the human side of sports (and cool friends) you must subscribe to this podcast<\/a>! You can also connect Samantha via Twitter<\/a>, Instagram<\/a> and Facebook<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n If you are interested in starting a podcast because you simply must, we\u2019ve got you covered! 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\nQ & A with Samantha from I Have Cool Friends<\/h2>\n
\nWhen did you start podcasting?<\/h3>\n
Why did you start podcasting?<\/h3>\n
What\u2019s the name of your show about and what is it about?<\/h3>\n
How have you promoted your podcast?<\/h3>\n
What do you know now that you wish you knew when you started?<\/h3>\n
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