Andrea is an athletic trainer in the secondary setting where she has spent most of her career. Throughout her time she has been typically working with a co-worker but recently has been working as a solo AT. Being a solo AT definitely can put you on an island and bring with it an array of potential challenges. In this type of setting it can also be hard to demonstrate leadership and lead from that position. In this episode, we discuss leadership in this setting and how it is still imperative to demonstrate leadership and that you can be a leader even when you don’t have direct followers. Andrea provides great insight into the importance of being a solo AT and how leading in this role still has a significant amount of impact on those that you work with and serve. Check out what Andrea has to say about her leadership journey that she describes as just starting and constantly evolving. There are many tremendous insights. Please enjoy. LINK: https://www.athletictrainingchat.com/2022/10/ep-117-andrea-kovalsky-leading-with.html In this Episode: +Being ‘on an island’ as a solo AT +The only impression of an AT for a community +Leadership as a solo AT. +Navigating difficult conversations and situations +Learning leadership and resources +Volunteering and incorporating leadership +”Lead with compassion” Connect +Twitter: @ATCandrea +andreakovalsky11@gmail.com +Twitter: @ILAthTrainers www.athletictrainingchat.com www.cliniallypressed.org SUBSCRIBE:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc3WyCs2lmnKK6shrL5A4hw?sub_confirmation=1#ATCchat #ATtwitter #complicatedsimple #atimpact #at4all #nata #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #careeverywhere #service #marketing #ATvalue #leadership #leadwithcompassion

Jeremey Jackson is the founder and host of the Sports Medicine Broadcast and an athletic training podcasting OG. In this episode we discuss athletic training podcasting and what it has meant to the profession and helping connect everyone. There has been an increase over the past year or so and for someone that was first in the game, Jeremey has a very unique perspective on what it means for the profession overall. We also get into a discussion on Jeremy’s theme for the year, “I am not strong enough.” It might seem that it has a negative connotation but Jeremy has a unique take on what that means to him and how it can actually help improve the overall quality of his life and others by including more people into making things happy. Fascinating take and a lot of good information to take away. Enjoy. www.athletictrainingchat.com www.cliniallypressed.org SUBSCRIBE:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc3WyCs2lmnKK6shrL5A4hw?sub_confirmation=1 #ATchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #medicalprofessional #professional #LAT #ATSarehealthcare #builtinsport #muellerready #complicatedsimple #services #atservices #sportsmedicinebroadcast #SMB #strong #strongenough

Mike was a previous guest on ATChat in our roundtable Discussion on Race in Athletic Training (Ep. 47). In that episode Mike mentioned his company Festive Fitness and we’ve been trying to line up an interview since. We finally did and some things have changed with Mike and Festive Fitness. Mike is now working full-time in an orthopedic clinic while running Festive Fitness on the side. Mike talks about the challenges he faced running his own business and then making the transition to having it be a part-time gig. Mike highlights how this has allowed him to have more control in his life and pick and choose when he wants to invest time into the business. There is a great discussion on how the skills that ATs have can translate to making it in the world of owning your own business. A lot of great insight in this episode. Enjoy! LINK: https://www.athletictrainingchat.com/2022/02/ep-95-mike-watkins.html In this Episode: +Festive Fitness +Balance and awareness with burnout +Transferable skills, admin in AT helping with the entrepreneurial journey +Finding your niche +Building community and culture www.athletictrainingchat.com www.cliniallypressed.org SUBSCRIBE:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc3WyCs2lmnKK6shrL5A4hw?sub_confirmation=1#ATCchat #ATtwitter #atimpact #at4all #nata #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #medicalprofessional #festive #festivefitness #entrepreneur #sidegig #orthoclinic #ortho