The Athlete Mentality with Emma Leyden

On today's episode of the Dynamic Leaders Podcast, Colin is joined by Emma Leyden. Emma is the Founder of Pick Her Up Basketball and is also a Product Manager at Ideo. Emma is a former basketball player at Macalester College, where she was a 3x Academic All-Conference selection and a team captain. Topics include: why her athlete mentality is a way of life and not something she tries to separate, how WNBA players like Maya Moore have been role models to Emma in her life, what her responsibility is to mentor young girls in basketball, what it takes to rebuild a culture that was once great but has fallen on hard times, and why she founded Pick Her Up Basketball so women would have more opportunities to continue playing the sport. Follow Emma: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmaleyden/ Some of the best quotes from Emma: In a lot of ways, I think once you're an athlete, you're always an athlete. Taking those opportunities to show young girls their power and everything they already have within them is the most direct way you can push the women's [basketball] game forward. You have to think about your vision: what are you actually trying to build? Pick Her Up Basketball: Website: https://www.emmaleyden.com/pick-her-up-basketball Instagram: @pickherupball The Maya Moore Story: https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/02/us/maya-moore-jonathan-irons-prison-released-spt-trnd/index.html ------- Take the Podcast Listener Survey and help us continue to improve the show! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeF4lX1H6S4g2ar4zwrPBiX7U7XgPTSUEuX5t356PVtfx913Q/viewform?usp=sf_link ------- Music by HookSounds: https://www.hooksounds.com/ ------- **MAILBAG** Shoot your questions over to colin@talent409.com ------- At the Talent 409 Leadership Academy, we guide women in sports to discover their Talent Altitude and increase their opportunities to be in positions of influence. Find more information: www.talent409.com Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn: @talent409 Twitter: @DynamicLeadPod Instagram: @dynami