This episode of Game Changers features Lisa Strasman, president of NCSA College Recruiting as well as one of the first competitive female ice hockey players in Illinois. She went on to captain the women’s hockey team at Yale University and, after graduation, she played professional hockey in Switzerland.

Lisa joined NCSA as a recruiting coach in 2004 and helped create the digital platform that continues to guide thousands of student-athletes and their parents through college athletic recruiting. During her tenure as president, NCSA has seen steady growth in the number of college commitments as well as expansion of its recruiting services to more sports. NCSA has also been consistently named one of the top digital companies in Chicago and has been recognized as one of the best places to work.

In addition to her role as president, she is a frequent speaker and featured panelist at events including SXSW and Women in Sports and Events. She has also written articles for Fast Company, Entrepreneur and more.

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On this exciting episode of Game Changers of the Women’s Sports Museum, we are joined by one of the most decorated ultra cyclists in the world, Amanda Coker.

In this incredible story of challenge to triumph, Amanda shares how she overcame adversity at the age of twelve in addition to a number of set backs she faced on her way to both breaking and setting multiple Guinness records.


At the time of this recording, Amanda holds 15 world ultra cycling association sanctioned records, the record for the highest annual mileage recorded in addition to the 100,000 mile record which she completed in 423 days.

This is a story about resilience, perseverance, come backs and incredible mental fortitude.

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In this episode, we have the pleasure of speaking with one of the most influential women in Tampa Bay Sports, Claire Lessinger.

Claire is the Vice President of Events for the Tampa Bay Sports Commission and President of the Tampa Chapter of WISE (Women in Sports and Events).

In addition to being a former collegiate volleyball player for the University of Florida where she won five SEC championships (and has an award named after her), Claire went on to become the assistant volleyball coach for USF for seven years and then head coach for eight years prior to joining the Tampa Bay Sports Commission.

Join us as Claire shares insights into her exciting journey through sports and discusses past as well as upcoming events that elevate the women's sports narrative.

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