Episode 154: Athlete Branding with Vickie Saunders

This week we're talking about how Olympians, Paralympians and elite athletes develop their personal brand. Athlete branding expert Vickie Saunders, president of The Brand Builders, a company that specializes in educating and training individuals and organizations about branding, takes us through how elite athletes figure out how to create a brand that's authentic to them. Read More

Vickie Saunders, president of The Brand Builders, joins Jill Jaracz and Alison Brown on Keep the Flame Alive Podcast to explain how Olympians, Paralympians and eliteathletes can build their personal brand.
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Episode 155: Our Third Anniversary!

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Book cover of "Wheels of Courage: How Paralyzed Veterans from WWII Invented Wheelchair Sports, Fought for Disability Rights, and Inspired a Nation, about the history of wheelchair basketball," by author David Davis, guest on this episode of Keep the Flame Alive podcast.

Episode 151: Author David Davis on the History of Wheelchair Basketball

We're marking one year to go to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics with a look at how the sport of wheelchair basketball developed. David Davis, author of the new book Wheels of Courage: How Paralyzed Veterans from WWII Invented Wheelchair Sports, Fought for Disability Rights, and Inspired a Nation, joins us to talk about the fascinating history of this sport. Read More
August 27, 2020
Fran Johnson, aka Film Buff Fran, contributor to Keep the Flame Alive Podcast is on to showcase an Olympic-related film.

Episode 150: Film Buff Fran on “Without Limits” and “Prefontaine”

Film Buff Fran is back for another edition of our movie club! We've got a double-feature this time, looking at two biopics on 1972 Olympic runner Steve Prefontaine. "Without Limits" stars Billy Crudup as the confident athlete, while "Prefontaine" stars Jared Leto in the same role. Which movie was more accurate? Which actor was the better Pre? Listen to find out! Read More
August 20, 2020
Leslie Klein, Olympian and former director of the US Olympic & Paralympic Committee's Athlete Career and Education (ACE) program, talks with Jill Jaracz & Alison Brown on athletes' transition from competitive/elite sport in this episode of Keep the Flame Alive podcast..

Episode 149: Leslie Klein on Elite Athlete Transition from Sport

If 2020 was a normal year, we would've just said good-bye to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics--and many athletes would be making big decisions about their futures. Since many athletes retire after an Olympics, we wanted to look at how elite athletes transition out of competitive life. To help us understand this topic, we talked with Leslie Klein, an Olympian who most recently was the Director of Athlete Career and Education (ACE) at the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee until the COVID-19 pandemic eliminated her position. She told us about the efforts of Team USA and other National Olympic Committees to help their athletes plan for life beyond sport. Read More
August 13, 2020

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Jill Jaracz - host and executive producer of Keep the Flame Alive podcast

Jill Jaracz

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Jill Jaracz is the host and executive producer of Keep the Flame Alive. She doesn't understand why biathlon isn't more popular in America.
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    Alison Brown is the co-host and producer of Keep the Flame Alive. She believes there's nothing finer than a beautifully executed twizzle.

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