Plenty of Positivity with Courtney Beck welcomes Missy Smith!

Missy Smith, CMAA is the Oregon School Activities Association Assistant Executive Director and Founder of The Oregon Girls Sports Leadership Summit, Take the Lead. She also does freelance work for ESPN+ as a Basketball Color Analyst. Most recently, Missy was named the Oregon 3A Boys Golf Coach of the Year for the 2023 season.

This podcast episode is full of inspiration! Missy Smith takes action on her ideas to bring them to reality. She takes the listener along her athletic journey as a Student-Athlete, Head Coach, Associate Athletic Director, Founder, and Assistant Executive Director. She discusses important topics such as mental health, community, and communication. Missy also describes the positive impact The Oregon Girls Sports Leadership Summit has on young girls and young women.

Tune into an incredibly inspiring and uplifting podcast episode!

*The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the host and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent.*

Plenty of Positivity is dedicated to building a positive community for a better tomorrow. The main components are Life, Sport, and Career. For more information, please visit: www.courtneyannbeck.com

Plenty of Positivity with Courtney Beck welcomes Valorie Kondos Field!

Valorie Kondos Field, known to many as Miss Val, was the Head Coach of the UCLA Women's Gymnastics Team for 29 years. She was inducted into the 2010 UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame, a Seven-Time National Champion, 18-Time Pac-12 Champion, Four-Time National Coach of the Year, Pac-12 Coach of the Century, TED Talk Speaker.

The title of her book is: Life Is Short, Don't Wait To Dance.

In this episode, Miss Val takes the listener on an exciting journey from how she became a professional ballerina to one of the winningest head coaches in collegiate gymnastics!

She shares how she entered the sport of gymnastics, the impact her parent's had on her, as well as discusses her thoughts on the potential trajectory of where collegiate gymnastics could be headed.

In addition, Miss Val discusses the positive impact her mentor, legendary basketball coach, John Wooden had on her life. She also discusses the exciting adventures she is on following her retirement from collegiate gymnastics.

Tune into an incredibly inspiring and motivational podcast episode!

*The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the host and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent.*

Plenty of Positivity is dedicated to building a positive community for a better tomorrow. The main components are Life, Sport, and Career. For more information, please visit: www.courtneyannbeck.com

Plenty of Positivity with Courtney Beck welcomes Steven Pivnik!

Steven Pivnik is an international keynote speaker, business advisor, best-selling author, and serial entrepreneur.

He shares his journey of immigrating to the United States and building a successful business. During his time with his company, Binary Tree, he negotiated and closed multimillion-dollar licensing deals with tech giants, IBM and Microsoft. He grew Binary Tree to over 200 employees across 12 countries, ultimately leading to a successful exit to a 4-billion-dollar competitor, Quest Software.

He started AIP Advisory, LLC to advise select founders and CEO's who are looking to scale their company to new heights.

In addition, Steven is a marathoner, ultramarathoner, triathlete, IRONMAN, and mountaineer set to scale all seven summits.

Tune in to an incredibly inspiring and motivational episode!