Let’s celebrate! 🎉
Good morning. Legacies are meant to be celebrated.
This past weekend, the International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) inducted its 58th class and wow - was this an impressive class!
This Hall of Fame class included multiple Olympians, renowned coaches, and notable figures in the swimming community. Thomas Gompf and Elaine K. Howley were among the inductees, receiving the Buck Dawson Author's Award for A Life Aloft.
Annual celebrations like this are important for several reasons:
They give us a reason to celebrate. And who doesn't love that?!
They acknowledge the progress that each individual has made in their respective sport/ role. Take a look at the inductee class and you will see what I mean.
They provide inspiration for the future.
To the ISHOF class of 2023: thank you for your contributions to our aquatic sports. We appreciate all you have done and continue to do!
-- Taylor and the CG Sports Co team
OTHER BIG NEWS THIS WEEK:
Katie Grimes caught up with Team USA!
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This Friday, Sarah Thomas will attempt to make history once more with a swim across the length of Lake Mead. The swim is approximately 50 miles from South Cove to the Hoover Dam.
Thomas is partnering with Swim Across America for this swim, raising funds for cancer research in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month and the 6-year anniversary of her own anniversary. If you are willing and able to donate, you can do so by clicking here.
Mandy Marquardt joined the Team Novo Nordisk Podcast last month and talked about her dream of qualifying for the Olympic Games and living with Type 1 Diabetes. Marquardt explained, "Not only would it be the pinnacle of my athlete career, but also an incredible platform to inspire, educate and empower everyone affected by diabetes."
Click here to listen to the full podcast interview.
Following her return from the FIBA 3x3 Women's Series, Cierra Burdick caught up with The Next. Burdick told The Next, "It was a fun experience being able to travel the world and seeing all of these different cities and venues and continu[ing] to experience different cultures. It was really cool...because of FIBA 3X3, I was able to visit some really cool places. It was an awesome and crazy summer.”
The 2023 Pan American Games will be held in Santiago, Chile from October 20th to November 5th, 2023. CG Sports Co is proud to announce that we have multiple athletes representing several sports in Santiago:
Burdick will be competing on the USA 3x3 basketball team;
McKenzie Coan and Abbas Karimi will represent Team USA's Paralympic Swim team;
Jack Dahlgren is slated to swim the 200 LCM Fly; and
Mandy Marquardt is entered in the Keirin, Sprint, and Team Sprint cycling events.
#Throwback: How to be a professional speaker and what it takes
Today we take a look under the hood at the professional speaking industry. Below I share three misconceptions people have about the public speaking business.
Let's get into it.
Professional speakers are naturally gifted: FALSE. As with professional sports, being a paid speakers takes years of practice, training and reps. The easier someone makes it look on video, the more training they have behind them. The best speakers record themselves on video, review their performance, make tweaks, re-record and repeat the process hundreds of times. It's this commitment to their craft that allows speakers to begin charging higher speaking fees for their work.
Speaking gigs are booked through cold calling: Also false. While cold calling and outreach is an important tactic, it is rarely the most effective. 80% of paid speaking gigs come from someone who has seen you speak before. Let's take a moment to let that sink in. A speaker who walks into a room equipped with business cards, contact info to share, leave behind materials and a strategy for how to engage an audience after a speech - will bring in more leads than a month of cold calling. This applies to video and social media as well. Pro tip: Want to get more leads for speaking gigs? Get more video of yourself speaking out into the market and across your own personal network.
Agents handle everything: To quote Malcom Gladwell, one of the highest paid speakers in the world, "the break for me in speaking came when I realized it required about 10x more work that I was giving it." Speaking is a very personal business. The market is competitive and the speakers who are consistently producing content and showing their value will get the deals. Speakers and agents need to work as a team if they want to be successful. Speakers handle the self promotion and marketing. Agents handle leads, negotiating, scheduling, billing and post-event follow up. Every successful speaker has a team around them.
Want to take your speaking career to the next level? Practice in front of the camera, review, tweak, repeat. Use every speaking gig as a golden lead generation opportunity. Self-promote and self-market yourself like hell and have a team in place to handle the business stuff.
Have questions about elevating your speaking career? Book time with the #1 Olympic Sports Agent directly for a free 30 min strategy session: Book on Cejih’s Client Calendar Here
New achievement unlocked: Elizabeth Beisel is on a billboard in her Rhode Island hometown!!
Block Cancer
The Block Cancer organization was born in 2021 after Olympian Elizabeth Beisel's father was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Beisel completed a 20km route from Pt. Judith to Block Island, raising more than $160,000 for cancer research and clinical trials.
Since then, Block Cancer and the Swim Across America (SAA) community have raised additional funds (over $665,000) and helped support three different grants. The grants were awarded to Dr. Peter Yu, who is pancreatic cancer cell lines, and two team science awards, who are studying early pancreatic cancer detection.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Block Cancer has launched a merchandise line specifically for breast cancer awareness. Explore all Block Cancer merchandise, learn about research Block Cancer has funded, or donateonline by visiting www.blockcancer.co.
Champion's Mojo, Episode #229: "Bubble, Bubble, Breathe -- SwimSmooth Founder & Champion Paul Newsome"
Imagine finding a treasure chest brimming with secrets to refine your swimming technique and endurance. Well, we’ve got something better than that - a chat with the Technique Genius, Paul Newsome, the founder of SwimSmooth and the pioneer of that transformational swimming program. We journey from his successful English Channel swim to understanding the mantra that keeps swimmers focused in the water, "bubble, bubble breathe."
You'll hear how Paul helped Kelly drop major time. Dive into Paul’s passion for coaching as we traverse from a 50-meter pool to the swells of the Swim Around Manhattan. Discover how a proper wet suit fitting can maximize a swimmer's performance and how concentrating on one stroke at a time is the mantra for finishing races.
Ever wondered about the role self-belief plays in the swimming world? Paul delves into the depths of the power of self-belief, the significance of consistency, and the importance of leading by example. He provides insights into his effective eight-week training program that has been a game changer for swimmers worldwide. Plus, there's an unexpected surprise - Paul shares about his past appearance on a UK dating show! Don't miss out on this enlightening and entertaining conversation that will surely leave you inspired to jump into the water and swim smoother and faster!
Catch up on EVERY episode at ChampionsMojo.com.
