1 00:00:03,240 --> 00:00:05,760 Speaker 1: The following. He's a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 2 00:00:05,800 --> 00:00:14,520 Speaker 1: and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club. Women in power. Women 3 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:18,560 Speaker 1: were daughters, wives, sisters, and mothers making strides in our 4 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:21,680 Speaker 1: own lives. We're women in sports and what matters to 5 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:25,040 Speaker 1: you matters to us. Let's talk about it all on 6 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:33,960 Speaker 1: The Playmaker. Here's your host, Nicky Harrison. Welcome to The Playmaker. 7 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:35,960 Speaker 1: I'm your host, Nicky Harrison, and I've got two more 8 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:38,800 Speaker 1: playmakers to talk to today. I'm so excited. I've got 9 00:00:38,880 --> 00:00:43,360 Speaker 1: Katie Stuckey, Dallas Cowboys Director of Corporate Sponsorship. Welcome, thank you, 10 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:47,240 Speaker 1: thank you for having me and no stranger to Dallas 11 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:52,199 Speaker 1: Cowboys dot Com. Lindsey Draper, our producer, content producer and reporter. 12 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:55,480 Speaker 1: And you're on the other side. You're now being asked 13 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:58,120 Speaker 1: the question. This is not I'm told NICKI, I'm bringing 14 00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 1: her into this because she is just as much a playment, 15 00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:04,120 Speaker 1: so we have to get in this too. Yes, all right, okay, 16 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:06,680 Speaker 1: Well the reason I wanted the two of you because 17 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 1: you both have demanding jobs, I mean director of corporate sponsorships. First, 18 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:15,119 Speaker 1: explain what that is quick? Sure, yes, oh quickly? So 19 00:01:16,840 --> 00:01:20,000 Speaker 1: oh no, no, it's good. So Director of Corporate Sponsorship 20 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:23,440 Speaker 1: is essentially I oversee a team who really takes care 21 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:25,520 Speaker 1: of all of our corporate partners, so making sure that 22 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:27,959 Speaker 1: they're happy, you know, the AT and t s, the 23 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:31,479 Speaker 1: Pepsi Actor peppers of the world. Really making sure that 24 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:35,200 Speaker 1: they're happy and satisfied with everything they're receiving through our 25 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:38,680 Speaker 1: partnership with the Cowboys. And in a nutshell, in a nutshell, 26 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 1: no easy feet, no, no, it's not phenomenal teams. Well, 27 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:45,360 Speaker 1: both of you have, like I said, demanding jobs, and 28 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:48,240 Speaker 1: you both are mothers. You have young little ones. Your 29 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:50,880 Speaker 1: oldest is three and a half. Three and a half, 30 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:55,560 Speaker 1: how turns four in February. I know ready makes me cry. 31 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 1: I know she's getting so big. And yours too, he's 32 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:02,520 Speaker 1: almost too. Yeah, he's wanted. For my co workers who 33 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 1: don't have kids, I say, like, yeah, like one and 34 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:07,280 Speaker 1: a half. But for y'all, say twenty months. Yeah you understand, 35 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:11,920 Speaker 1: get it exactly, almost too. Yeah, it's crazy, it flies. Well, 36 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:17,800 Speaker 1: it truly is balancing act, you know, trying to manage life, motherhood, marriage, 37 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:23,040 Speaker 1: career in a nutshell. How do you do it? You 38 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:26,760 Speaker 1: have to go, Well, do you just wait for the second, 39 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:30,120 Speaker 1: it's a whirlwind. Um, so it is. You know, I 40 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:32,399 Speaker 1: don't think anyone has it figured out. I certainly don't 41 00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:34,920 Speaker 1: have it figured out. Um. You really just try and 42 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:37,840 Speaker 1: do your best every day. And I think why I'm 43 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:39,680 Speaker 1: just so honored to be here today and to just 44 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:41,760 Speaker 1: chat with both of you and being your company, is 45 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 1: because you know, we're all figuring out together as mothers, 46 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:48,080 Speaker 1: as females in the sports industry or just in the 47 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:51,240 Speaker 1: working industry in general. And so you know, it's you 48 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:53,240 Speaker 1: just you try and do your best day by day 49 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 1: and you know, just keep afloat really, you know, make 50 00:02:57,240 --> 00:03:00,680 Speaker 1: sure that they're happy, that you're happy, and just making 51 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 1: sure that you can do what you've got to do 52 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 1: every day. For sure, I would say this same thing, 53 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:08,560 Speaker 1: and it might be a big revelation to some people, 54 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 1: but the secret is there is no balancing act. I 55 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 1: have a saying that I kind of rely on, and 56 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:16,519 Speaker 1: it's wherever you are, be all there. Yeah, And sometimes 57 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:19,519 Speaker 1: it's a lot of hours in this building and you've 58 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:22,040 Speaker 1: got to put yourself in it fully here and dedicate 59 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:24,080 Speaker 1: you know, your time to what you're doing and make 60 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:26,680 Speaker 1: yourself proud, make the baby's proud, and then when you're home, 61 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:29,840 Speaker 1: try to leave it here. And Nikki has a beautiful 62 00:03:29,880 --> 00:03:32,919 Speaker 1: desk overlooking outside. I've spent many hours at her desk 63 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:36,280 Speaker 1: talking about this and there's just so much to navigate 64 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 1: all the time, you never truly figure it all out. 65 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:42,120 Speaker 1: That makes sense. Like you said, you keep going, but 66 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 1: wherever you are, just just bloom where you're planted and 67 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:46,720 Speaker 1: do your best wherever you are. Let me ask you 68 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:49,880 Speaker 1: guys this. So to your point you said, when you're here, 69 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:53,520 Speaker 1: you're here. Well with you guys's jobs. I mean, when 70 00:03:53,520 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 1: you're here at the Dallas Cowboys, you have to be 71 00:03:56,080 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 1: locked in, and when you're home with family you have 72 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 1: to be locked in. But for me, I can't unlock 73 00:04:04,040 --> 00:04:07,520 Speaker 1: being mom. You know, my mom all the time. So 74 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:10,600 Speaker 1: when when you leave work at work, how do you 75 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 1: leave work at work when you're at home? Do you 76 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:15,480 Speaker 1: say okay, no checking emails for I don't know an 77 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:18,800 Speaker 1: hour or thirty minutes. Do you guys do things like that? 78 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:22,240 Speaker 1: I do. I definitely try to, so I will when 79 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:24,719 Speaker 1: I leave the office. You know, I can be on 80 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:27,000 Speaker 1: the phone take calls on my way home, but once 81 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:30,280 Speaker 1: I'm home, it's you know, it's it's the girls. It's 82 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:32,279 Speaker 1: time for the girls, and so really try and put 83 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:35,200 Speaker 1: the phone aside, play with them, you know, go outside, 84 00:04:35,320 --> 00:04:38,719 Speaker 1: read books, get take baths, you know, do the whole routine. Yeah, 85 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:41,280 Speaker 1: and then you know, put them down for bed, and 86 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:43,640 Speaker 1: that's really my time with the girls. And I really 87 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:47,320 Speaker 1: try and keep that you know, constant as much as possible. 88 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:50,159 Speaker 1: And then once they're down, if I need to get 89 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:52,640 Speaker 1: back on you know, online and work some more and 90 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:54,599 Speaker 1: catch up, then that's the time that I do it. 91 00:04:54,640 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 1: Once they're sleep Already. Same for you. I'm getting better 92 00:04:57,160 --> 00:05:01,080 Speaker 1: at that. Okay. It's it's hard when the phone rings 93 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 1: and you see it somewhat important you want to get that. 94 00:05:03,560 --> 00:05:05,279 Speaker 1: But I am good now about doing it on the 95 00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:07,080 Speaker 1: way home as well, because when you get home you 96 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:09,599 Speaker 1: want to make dinner and talk with your husband and 97 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:12,560 Speaker 1: like decompress. But when your husband's a huge Cowboys fan, 98 00:05:12,680 --> 00:05:16,240 Speaker 1: you know, sometimes it goes and there he is, shouts 99 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:19,280 Speaker 1: out to Evan loves the Cowboys and loves talking cowboys 100 00:05:19,320 --> 00:05:21,880 Speaker 1: all the time. So it's no problem we take it home. 101 00:05:22,640 --> 00:05:25,360 Speaker 1: There we are at the preseason game this year. It's 102 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:27,640 Speaker 1: so funny when they're that age, like all he wanted 103 00:05:27,720 --> 00:05:29,760 Speaker 1: to do was go out and warm up with the players, 104 00:05:29,800 --> 00:05:31,479 Speaker 1: like of course you're to run on the field, and 105 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:33,919 Speaker 1: I'm like, we cannot go across the yellow line. And 106 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 1: he doesn't know why because so he's got his jersey. 107 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:42,080 Speaker 1: Now he's like, I'm playing like they're stretching. They need 108 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 1: me out there. So yeah, that is the life right now. Well, 109 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:46,479 Speaker 1: you know, it's interesting because when they get older. So 110 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:51,839 Speaker 1: Julie almost four, my oldest, she very is very knowledgeable 111 00:05:51,839 --> 00:05:55,320 Speaker 1: about who the Cowboys are. And you know that mommy's 112 00:05:55,360 --> 00:05:58,719 Speaker 1: working and at the Star here, she's been here multiple times. 113 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:00,400 Speaker 1: She calls it, you know where the cowboy Boys arts. 114 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:02,800 Speaker 1: You want to go see the cowboys. But so when 115 00:06:02,880 --> 00:06:04,960 Speaker 1: they are older and they start to talk, you can 116 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:07,119 Speaker 1: really reason with them and say, you know, well mommy 117 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:09,760 Speaker 1: has to go be with the cowboys today because they're 118 00:06:09,760 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 1: playing this weekend. And yes they're my girl there too, 119 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:15,719 Speaker 1: And so you know, just as they get older, you 120 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:18,880 Speaker 1: know they're really becoming a part of the whole Cowboys family, 121 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:22,040 Speaker 1: which tends to make it easier because they start to understand. Right, 122 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:25,279 Speaker 1: So it's it's really nice. Um you being a Baila 123 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:34,159 Speaker 1: grad you Ku grad? Yeah, yes, career was always front 124 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:36,920 Speaker 1: of mine. But was it always a career in sports, 125 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:42,640 Speaker 1: not necessarily for me. I knew when I graduated I 126 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:45,440 Speaker 1: had a degree in communications, and I did that on purpose. 127 00:06:45,480 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 1: I really found my niche I felt like, and I 128 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:50,840 Speaker 1: wanted to keep it open. But I knew I wanted 129 00:06:50,839 --> 00:06:54,840 Speaker 1: to be an entertainment of some sort. And then really 130 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:56,760 Speaker 1: out of college, got my foot in the door with 131 00:06:56,800 --> 00:07:00,640 Speaker 1: an internship at another NFL team and fell in love 132 00:07:00,760 --> 00:07:03,280 Speaker 1: right then and there with sponsorships with the sports industry, 133 00:07:03,320 --> 00:07:06,080 Speaker 1: the NFL, and knew it. There was no turning back 134 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:09,280 Speaker 1: for It's like an entertainment business. Yeah, absolutely, it's so 135 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:11,400 Speaker 1: fun all the time. I always know I wanted to 136 00:07:11,440 --> 00:07:13,400 Speaker 1: do sports. I honestly didn't know I wanted to be 137 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:16,440 Speaker 1: on camera. Journalism was always the plan for me, and 138 00:07:16,640 --> 00:07:19,679 Speaker 1: writing and growing up a coach's daughter and both my 139 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:22,600 Speaker 1: parents played college sports. So it's been a grant an 140 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 1: athlete in high school basketball, yeah, way back. When can 141 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:29,120 Speaker 1: we build a gym here at the start? But I 142 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:32,200 Speaker 1: mean I can pick up that back in my veins. 143 00:07:32,200 --> 00:07:34,000 Speaker 1: But yeah, I always knew it would need sports, but 144 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:35,840 Speaker 1: it's turned out to be so much more than that. 145 00:07:35,880 --> 00:07:38,360 Speaker 1: Like I do feel like with the Cowboys, you're at 146 00:07:38,360 --> 00:07:41,800 Speaker 1: the forefront of so many things beyond football. Absolutely, it's 147 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:45,160 Speaker 1: it's always something going on, Like wingstop is parked outside today. 148 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 1: We're gonna get huge with Wingstop out there today. So 149 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:52,200 Speaker 1: it's just crazy. Well, both of you have spouses who 150 00:07:52,240 --> 00:07:56,800 Speaker 1: also have demanding jobs. What is your support system like, 151 00:07:57,040 --> 00:08:00,440 Speaker 1: do you have you know, extended family that help. How 152 00:08:00,440 --> 00:08:03,720 Speaker 1: do you guys make that work? Yeah? Well I, um so, 153 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:06,200 Speaker 1: my husband travels a lot for work, um, and so 154 00:08:06,320 --> 00:08:11,840 Speaker 1: of course he do when he is actually employed with 155 00:08:11,880 --> 00:08:16,040 Speaker 1: the Dallas Cowboys as well. Yes, they're so cute. Oh gosh, 156 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:19,400 Speaker 1: thank you, thank you. Yes he's he's a scout, so 157 00:08:19,480 --> 00:08:22,440 Speaker 1: out on the road quite a bit. Um. But uh, 158 00:08:22,640 --> 00:08:24,840 Speaker 1: you know, I'm so fortunate and so thankful. I have 159 00:08:24,880 --> 00:08:29,240 Speaker 1: an amazing extended, um kind of set of hands, if 160 00:08:29,240 --> 00:08:32,240 Speaker 1: you will. Um, My in laws live here, my sister, 161 00:08:32,480 --> 00:08:35,600 Speaker 1: my brother and sister in law, and then my parents. 162 00:08:35,679 --> 00:08:37,240 Speaker 1: They come down at the drop of a hat if 163 00:08:37,320 --> 00:08:40,320 Speaker 1: there's anything that we need. So really, I could not 164 00:08:40,440 --> 00:08:42,960 Speaker 1: do this job without them, and I tell them that. 165 00:08:43,040 --> 00:08:45,679 Speaker 1: I try to remind them that all the time. But 166 00:08:45,800 --> 00:08:49,640 Speaker 1: really they helped me make my job a career. In 167 00:08:49,679 --> 00:08:53,240 Speaker 1: my dreams of being in this role success. So it's 168 00:08:53,559 --> 00:08:55,480 Speaker 1: could not do it without them, certainly, not with two. 169 00:08:55,559 --> 00:08:58,440 Speaker 1: With one, I could try my best, but with two 170 00:08:59,040 --> 00:09:02,320 Speaker 1: way yeah, on one. Now I'm the same way, like 171 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:05,000 Speaker 1: my first thought as family, having the in laws as 172 00:09:05,040 --> 00:09:07,320 Speaker 1: well as my parents here, they would do anything, like 173 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:09,520 Speaker 1: you said, at the drop of a hat to be around. 174 00:09:09,520 --> 00:09:12,600 Speaker 1: But also my sister or my brother keeping up with them. 175 00:09:12,679 --> 00:09:14,640 Speaker 1: And I just had a best friend text me on 176 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:16,840 Speaker 1: my way down here just to reach out and say, 177 00:09:16,880 --> 00:09:18,960 Speaker 1: you're doing such a good job. We see how hard 178 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:22,000 Speaker 1: you're working. I've realized so much how important it at 179 00:09:22,240 --> 00:09:25,800 Speaker 1: is to have people that understand what this job entails. 180 00:09:25,920 --> 00:09:30,520 Speaker 1: I mean from August to January, hopefully February we just 181 00:09:30,559 --> 00:09:33,559 Speaker 1: go off the map really in July, and having your 182 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:37,240 Speaker 1: family and siblings and a couple of friends that really 183 00:09:37,320 --> 00:09:40,520 Speaker 1: understand what you're doing, that type of support like hey, 184 00:09:40,720 --> 00:09:42,839 Speaker 1: you don't have to answer, but we love you. Yes, 185 00:09:42,960 --> 00:09:46,319 Speaker 1: that just means everything to me. Absolutely, It's really it's 186 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:52,240 Speaker 1: crazy now, Katie, you talked about just yesterday what it 187 00:09:52,360 --> 00:09:56,720 Speaker 1: was like being up for promotion and being pregnant with 188 00:09:56,760 --> 00:09:58,880 Speaker 1: your second Yes, all at the same time, all at 189 00:09:58,920 --> 00:10:00,840 Speaker 1: the same time, and you had even share the news 190 00:10:00,840 --> 00:10:04,640 Speaker 1: that you were second. I hadn't um so I was 191 00:10:04,760 --> 00:10:07,679 Speaker 1: up yes for for the promotion and had been you know, 192 00:10:07,760 --> 00:10:10,440 Speaker 1: going through the whole process there and certainly, you know, 193 00:10:10,520 --> 00:10:12,480 Speaker 1: really nerve wracking. This was my dream, This was my 194 00:10:12,559 --> 00:10:15,120 Speaker 1: goal of what what I wanted to do with my career. 195 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:18,960 Speaker 1: And it was so interesting that the day that I 196 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:21,880 Speaker 1: actually sat down and heard the great news that I 197 00:10:21,960 --> 00:10:24,440 Speaker 1: was going to become the director of Corporate Partnership Marketing, 198 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:27,280 Speaker 1: that I also in the same week then found out 199 00:10:27,320 --> 00:10:30,280 Speaker 1: I was pregnant with my second So it was just 200 00:10:30,440 --> 00:10:34,080 Speaker 1: a whirlwind of emotions and you know, trying to understand 201 00:10:35,200 --> 00:10:36,480 Speaker 1: how am I going to do all of this? How 202 00:10:36,520 --> 00:10:38,520 Speaker 1: am I going to balance this knowing that you know, 203 00:10:38,640 --> 00:10:41,880 Speaker 1: my next year or so was going to completely change 204 00:10:41,960 --> 00:10:44,840 Speaker 1: once again, and you know, just try to put my 205 00:10:44,880 --> 00:10:47,320 Speaker 1: best foote forward, absolutely do as best as I could, 206 00:10:47,559 --> 00:10:49,280 Speaker 1: you know, for that year. And it can be a 207 00:10:49,320 --> 00:10:53,800 Speaker 1: little scary because you you wonder, am I going to 208 00:10:53,880 --> 00:10:56,120 Speaker 1: be able to do this? Am I going to be 209 00:10:56,160 --> 00:10:58,679 Speaker 1: able to have the career that I want and still 210 00:10:58,720 --> 00:11:02,160 Speaker 1: have the family that I want? And what's interesting is 211 00:11:02,480 --> 00:11:04,559 Speaker 1: that's not something that men have to think about No, 212 00:11:05,160 --> 00:11:09,280 Speaker 1: it's not it's not. And the expectations here are high. Absolutely, 213 00:11:09,280 --> 00:11:10,800 Speaker 1: you don't even have to hide that. I mean, the 214 00:11:11,120 --> 00:11:14,520 Speaker 1: Jones family demands excellence and we bring it. That's why 215 00:11:14,600 --> 00:11:17,040 Speaker 1: it works. But that always you know you need to 216 00:11:17,040 --> 00:11:19,520 Speaker 1: do more, you need to do better. That's always there too. 217 00:11:19,679 --> 00:11:22,880 Speaker 1: You know. It's interesting. Um, when I was up, when 218 00:11:22,920 --> 00:11:25,600 Speaker 1: I decided, okay, I'm gonna I'm gonna go for this 219 00:11:25,720 --> 00:11:28,520 Speaker 1: role and go for this promotion. UM, I had folks 220 00:11:28,559 --> 00:11:30,760 Speaker 1: that were close to me, family friends, that said, you 221 00:11:30,800 --> 00:11:32,719 Speaker 1: can't do that. There's no way you can do that. 222 00:11:32,720 --> 00:11:36,439 Speaker 1: That's that's too demanding if you want to have a family. Um. 223 00:11:36,800 --> 00:11:38,400 Speaker 1: And it was some of those that maybe just didn't 224 00:11:38,400 --> 00:11:42,160 Speaker 1: really understand my true passions. And you know that, you know, yes, 225 00:11:42,200 --> 00:11:45,199 Speaker 1: I can do this, and so that actually just motivated 226 00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:47,400 Speaker 1: me even more to say, no, I'm going to figure 227 00:11:47,400 --> 00:11:49,240 Speaker 1: this out, I'm going to do this, I'm gonna make 228 00:11:49,280 --> 00:11:51,760 Speaker 1: this happen. And you know, again, thanks to my family 229 00:11:51,800 --> 00:11:56,079 Speaker 1: and my husband for supporting me along the way that 230 00:11:54,440 --> 00:12:00,320 Speaker 1: they seriously you do it though with so much grace, 231 00:12:00,440 --> 00:12:03,120 Speaker 1: like you never seem stressed. And when I run into 232 00:12:03,160 --> 00:12:05,440 Speaker 1: it at lunch you always look like this, I mean, 233 00:12:05,480 --> 00:12:08,760 Speaker 1: like you really a good thing. You went for it, 234 00:12:08,800 --> 00:12:10,880 Speaker 1: well nailed it, Thank you, thank well. I have to 235 00:12:10,920 --> 00:12:15,480 Speaker 1: say being a people manager does being a mom help 236 00:12:15,520 --> 00:12:19,440 Speaker 1: with that? Like your mom had never goes off? You should? 237 00:12:19,520 --> 00:12:23,640 Speaker 1: You should ask my team, But yes, um, I think 238 00:12:23,679 --> 00:12:27,199 Speaker 1: it does. You know I am Now I feel like, gosh, 239 00:12:27,200 --> 00:12:29,800 Speaker 1: I have eleven um on my team, and so I 240 00:12:29,840 --> 00:12:33,280 Speaker 1: feel like, you know, I have thirteen kids. Now you 241 00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:36,000 Speaker 1: know that I just really care about all of them. 242 00:12:36,040 --> 00:12:38,720 Speaker 1: And sometimes it's like, Okay, I'm put my mom hat on. 243 00:12:38,760 --> 00:12:41,679 Speaker 1: I'm just making sure that you've got everything set for 244 00:12:41,840 --> 00:12:44,160 Speaker 1: the game and what you've got going on and making 245 00:12:44,200 --> 00:12:46,960 Speaker 1: sure that everything's taken care of. But um, sometimes in 246 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:53,520 Speaker 1: a good way and maybe sometimes in a you mean time. 247 00:12:53,679 --> 00:12:57,160 Speaker 1: So yeah, now, lindsay, Okay, So Katie, with your husband 248 00:12:57,160 --> 00:13:00,120 Speaker 1: being a scout, both of you know the intricacies of 249 00:13:00,160 --> 00:13:03,080 Speaker 1: what football season is and what it brings. Yes, your 250 00:13:03,120 --> 00:13:06,720 Speaker 1: husbands in a totally different field and he works a lot. Yes, 251 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:10,040 Speaker 1: what is it like? What's your dynamic like? Since you 252 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:13,600 Speaker 1: know football season is a whole horse of a different color. 253 00:13:13,920 --> 00:13:17,000 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, yes, So my husband's a military pilot and 254 00:13:17,120 --> 00:13:19,520 Speaker 1: he flies for American as well. So it's a it's 255 00:13:19,520 --> 00:13:23,319 Speaker 1: a busy, busy job. The dynamic is, really, how can 256 00:13:23,360 --> 00:13:27,000 Speaker 1: we fit the schedule around Sunday, So he's home on Sunday, 257 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:30,200 Speaker 1: use those tickets, get to the club a little early, 258 00:13:30,320 --> 00:13:33,920 Speaker 1: go to the game. Honestly, you know, it's so funny, guys. 259 00:13:34,120 --> 00:13:38,120 Speaker 1: Is it's ever evolving. And I literally, in my spare 260 00:13:38,160 --> 00:13:41,480 Speaker 1: time just earlier, wrote a poem saying I'm sorry because 261 00:13:41,760 --> 00:13:43,880 Speaker 1: I snapped. I was like, look, I really wanted to 262 00:13:43,920 --> 00:13:45,559 Speaker 1: go to this thing Wednesday night, but you're going to 263 00:13:45,600 --> 00:13:47,959 Speaker 1: be gone, And so I wrote him a poem saying 264 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:50,760 Speaker 1: I'm sorry. Like nobody around here is perfect. I'm not 265 00:13:50,800 --> 00:13:53,560 Speaker 1: even going to pretend it's hard. It's very hard when 266 00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:56,079 Speaker 1: you're both working and in the evenings you want to 267 00:13:56,120 --> 00:13:58,440 Speaker 1: do stuff, and then people are traveling and gone, and 268 00:13:59,200 --> 00:14:01,840 Speaker 1: it really is a sacrifice. I think remembering like, hey, 269 00:14:01,960 --> 00:14:04,240 Speaker 1: I'm doing this because I love it and because I 270 00:14:04,280 --> 00:14:06,880 Speaker 1: love you guys, and then reminding yourself that's why they're 271 00:14:06,880 --> 00:14:08,800 Speaker 1: doing it too. He's on the road, he's gone. You 272 00:14:08,880 --> 00:14:10,880 Speaker 1: got the two, but you're like, he loves us, that's 273 00:14:10,880 --> 00:14:14,400 Speaker 1: why he's doing Absolutely That keeps me going. Absolutely I 274 00:14:14,480 --> 00:14:20,000 Speaker 1: know your faith. Also talk about what that means to you. Oh, 275 00:14:20,040 --> 00:14:23,640 Speaker 1: it means it's everything I mean understanding. And I think 276 00:14:23,720 --> 00:14:25,760 Speaker 1: this will be my only my sixth season. What season 277 00:14:25,840 --> 00:14:28,680 Speaker 1: is this for you? This is my eighth Okay, yakay, yes, 278 00:14:28,840 --> 00:14:31,760 Speaker 1: so eighth season, sixth season. I just learned this past 279 00:14:31,840 --> 00:14:34,480 Speaker 1: offseason what it means to give yourself grace and to 280 00:14:35,160 --> 00:14:39,320 Speaker 1: not beat yourself up and pull everything you do into question, 281 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:41,600 Speaker 1: and just to say, you know what, it's okay, Like, 282 00:14:41,680 --> 00:14:44,320 Speaker 1: there's no reason to judge yourself for that. Let's just 283 00:14:44,360 --> 00:14:46,640 Speaker 1: be okay with that and move on. Hey, this went wrong, 284 00:14:46,800 --> 00:14:48,880 Speaker 1: that's okay. Hey you messed up on a show on 285 00:14:49,000 --> 00:14:51,480 Speaker 1: air in front of everyone. You know what, It's gonna 286 00:14:51,520 --> 00:14:54,080 Speaker 1: be okay. And that part of my faith has really 287 00:14:54,720 --> 00:14:57,280 Speaker 1: stepped into the workplace and change the way that I'm 288 00:14:57,320 --> 00:14:59,800 Speaker 1: able to be here. And so when I go home 289 00:15:00,160 --> 00:15:03,280 Speaker 1: just much more calm because everything that we do it's 290 00:15:03,320 --> 00:15:05,320 Speaker 1: not going to be perfect, that's right. Everything we know 291 00:15:05,440 --> 00:15:08,360 Speaker 1: yet with everything yes right, Like our relationships aren't perfect, 292 00:15:08,400 --> 00:15:11,280 Speaker 1: life isn't. But we put a huge standard on ourselves here. 293 00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:13,840 Speaker 1: We got to give ourselves grace in the workplace. Absolutely. 294 00:15:14,120 --> 00:15:18,640 Speaker 1: That brings me to this question, do you guys agree 295 00:15:18,760 --> 00:15:22,920 Speaker 1: or disagree that there's still judgment placed on mothers who 296 00:15:23,240 --> 00:15:27,680 Speaker 1: choose to go far in their careers and choose to 297 00:15:27,680 --> 00:15:30,840 Speaker 1: have a family because it's a choice. We're making this 298 00:15:30,960 --> 00:15:34,160 Speaker 1: choice to do this. You know, I think that's an 299 00:15:34,160 --> 00:15:37,760 Speaker 1: interesting question. I think that at times, yes, there still is. 300 00:15:38,520 --> 00:15:41,600 Speaker 1: You know, we're not We're not perfect, and so I 301 00:15:41,640 --> 00:15:43,760 Speaker 1: think there is. But I think more than ever, what 302 00:15:43,880 --> 00:15:47,440 Speaker 1: I have seen, just as I'm a relatively new mom 303 00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:51,400 Speaker 1: is just other women supporting women, which is amazing and 304 00:15:51,480 --> 00:15:53,800 Speaker 1: all that we can ask for um And you know, 305 00:15:53,920 --> 00:15:56,160 Speaker 1: for me personally, it's looking up to some of the 306 00:15:56,200 --> 00:16:00,280 Speaker 1: other mothers and working women in our organization, some of 307 00:16:00,320 --> 00:16:02,080 Speaker 1: the partners that I work with. You know, I've reached 308 00:16:02,120 --> 00:16:04,240 Speaker 1: out to a number of them to ask and say, hey, 309 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:06,960 Speaker 1: how do you do it? You have three, um, some 310 00:16:07,040 --> 00:16:09,280 Speaker 1: of our lovely ladies now, but you know, how how 311 00:16:09,320 --> 00:16:12,160 Speaker 1: do you make it happen? And you know, you just 312 00:16:12,160 --> 00:16:13,920 Speaker 1: really have to lean on each other for support, And 313 00:16:13,960 --> 00:16:15,400 Speaker 1: I think that you know, at the end of the day, 314 00:16:15,400 --> 00:16:17,520 Speaker 1: we all want each other to be really successful and 315 00:16:17,600 --> 00:16:21,600 Speaker 1: to do well. And that helps me personally get through 316 00:16:21,640 --> 00:16:24,160 Speaker 1: and hopefully it helps everyone else too. I would say, 317 00:16:24,200 --> 00:16:27,080 Speaker 1: I hope that it's changing. YEA, hope, that's the narrative. 318 00:16:27,160 --> 00:16:30,280 Speaker 1: It is different thing was five ten years ago. Absolutely, 319 00:16:30,320 --> 00:16:32,680 Speaker 1: even having co workers like Nikki, your kids are how 320 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:36,240 Speaker 1: old now, twelve and eight? Twelve and eight, and you're 321 00:16:36,440 --> 00:16:39,560 Speaker 1: here every day. I know they grow so fast, but 322 00:16:39,680 --> 00:16:41,880 Speaker 1: you're here every day and you come in. So that 323 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:45,280 Speaker 1: encourages me knowing, Okay, Nikki's here doing it. Absolutely is 324 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:47,960 Speaker 1: doing Katie, she just had her second. That means I'm 325 00:16:48,040 --> 00:16:50,080 Speaker 1: I can do it, you can do it, you can 326 00:16:50,120 --> 00:16:54,520 Speaker 1: do it. I can know. And then of course Charlotte, yeah, absolutely, 327 00:16:54,520 --> 00:16:57,400 Speaker 1: well she is. We work for a family and they're 328 00:16:57,480 --> 00:17:00,840 Speaker 1: so family oriented and they understand and there's been things 329 00:17:00,840 --> 00:17:05,159 Speaker 1: that happen in this organization, personal problems and death in 330 00:17:05,200 --> 00:17:07,480 Speaker 1: the families that have happened with our co workers. And 331 00:17:07,520 --> 00:17:11,000 Speaker 1: then Jones family goes above and beyond just beyond love 332 00:17:11,080 --> 00:17:13,720 Speaker 1: and support and you don't see that. You know that's 333 00:17:13,720 --> 00:17:17,520 Speaker 1: not broadcast everywhere, but rightly the organization just does a 334 00:17:17,520 --> 00:17:20,280 Speaker 1: whole just big old hug. Absolutely we are a family. 335 00:17:20,359 --> 00:17:24,399 Speaker 1: We are, and that that encourages me a lot. Definitely. Now, 336 00:17:24,560 --> 00:17:26,920 Speaker 1: this is one thing I want to talk about. It's. Um, 337 00:17:26,920 --> 00:17:29,800 Speaker 1: it's hard to believe first of all that the middle 338 00:17:29,840 --> 00:17:31,840 Speaker 1: of the season is almost here. I mean, can you 339 00:17:31,880 --> 00:17:36,280 Speaker 1: believe that? No? Absolutely not. It is flying by, So 340 00:17:36,359 --> 00:17:40,840 Speaker 1: we're going full steam ahead. UM, let's talk about mom guilt? 341 00:17:41,560 --> 00:17:51,800 Speaker 1: Is that oh real? Yeah, it's real. It's real. I mean, 342 00:17:52,040 --> 00:17:55,080 Speaker 1: and I mean I could speak for myself with mine 343 00:17:55,440 --> 00:17:57,800 Speaker 1: being twelve and eight. You know, you feel you feel 344 00:17:57,880 --> 00:18:01,560 Speaker 1: bad if you can't make that little dance recital, but 345 00:18:01,600 --> 00:18:04,360 Speaker 1: you do everything you can to get there, but sometimes 346 00:18:04,760 --> 00:18:08,960 Speaker 1: you can't. How do you guys handle it? I for me, 347 00:18:09,240 --> 00:18:12,159 Speaker 1: I actually just kind of worked through this recently with 348 00:18:12,240 --> 00:18:14,360 Speaker 1: someone who kind of mentors me and helps me through 349 00:18:14,400 --> 00:18:18,040 Speaker 1: these things. And he said, is it something that you like, 350 00:18:18,080 --> 00:18:20,239 Speaker 1: you say, missing the recital? Is it something that you 351 00:18:20,320 --> 00:18:23,760 Speaker 1: did on purpose and you did it wrong? If you did, 352 00:18:23,840 --> 00:18:25,959 Speaker 1: and you need to go apologize, that's one thing. But 353 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:27,879 Speaker 1: if you did not do that, you didn't miss the 354 00:18:27,920 --> 00:18:30,680 Speaker 1: recital on purpose, you get the scissors out and cut 355 00:18:30,680 --> 00:18:34,120 Speaker 1: the guilt, cut the shame, cut the worries, and cut 356 00:18:34,160 --> 00:18:37,600 Speaker 1: them loose. Like it's such easier said than done. But 357 00:18:37,640 --> 00:18:40,119 Speaker 1: if you didn't do it on purpose, you gotta let 358 00:18:40,160 --> 00:18:41,520 Speaker 1: it go like I didn't mean to get home at 359 00:18:41,600 --> 00:18:43,879 Speaker 1: nine thirty last night. I had stuff to do, But 360 00:18:43,920 --> 00:18:46,480 Speaker 1: I can't be guilty about it, Like why wear that around? 361 00:18:46,560 --> 00:18:50,480 Speaker 1: Absolutely right? You have a mentor? Yeah, you're all we 362 00:18:50,680 --> 00:18:55,080 Speaker 1: need him to keep this brain straight, not going on. 363 00:18:55,440 --> 00:18:58,040 Speaker 1: Yeah that it's fabulous. What about you, ash Well? I 364 00:18:58,080 --> 00:19:01,000 Speaker 1: love that cut it someone to start using at UM finitely, 365 00:19:01,200 --> 00:19:03,680 Speaker 1: you know it's it's real, it's there, and I think 366 00:19:03,760 --> 00:19:06,199 Speaker 1: that you know, you try and do what you can. UM. 367 00:19:06,440 --> 00:19:09,000 Speaker 1: For me, it is I have a lot of mom 368 00:19:09,080 --> 00:19:12,040 Speaker 1: guilt around. Again. I have such a large team here 369 00:19:12,160 --> 00:19:14,840 Speaker 1: and you know, there's always something going on right within 370 00:19:14,880 --> 00:19:17,560 Speaker 1: the organization, on our team, and so for me it 371 00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:21,240 Speaker 1: really is, you know, I can't be everywhere at once, UM, 372 00:19:21,280 --> 00:19:26,800 Speaker 1: and so realize yes I wish yes, UM, And so 373 00:19:26,960 --> 00:19:31,800 Speaker 1: really just making smart choices and prioritizing my time UM, 374 00:19:31,840 --> 00:19:34,320 Speaker 1: both here at work, but then also at home and 375 00:19:34,440 --> 00:19:37,879 Speaker 1: with you know the girls, but my husband and my family. UM, 376 00:19:37,960 --> 00:19:40,439 Speaker 1: and really just making smart choices on where to be 377 00:19:40,560 --> 00:19:44,040 Speaker 1: and when. UM tries to help alleviate some of that 378 00:19:44,119 --> 00:19:47,600 Speaker 1: mom guilt. Planning ahead, yes, just having a plan, Oh 379 00:19:47,600 --> 00:19:50,560 Speaker 1: my gosh, since becoming a mom, like it has been like, 380 00:19:50,600 --> 00:19:52,600 Speaker 1: you have to plan ahead. I don't don't know how 381 00:19:52,680 --> 00:19:55,560 Speaker 1: moms do it if if you don't, Yeah, that planner 382 00:19:55,680 --> 00:20:00,440 Speaker 1: in your purse is real. Yeah, the schedule, it's real. Okay, 383 00:20:00,520 --> 00:20:04,080 Speaker 1: let's check this all A coordinated Yes, A dryer race 384 00:20:04,200 --> 00:20:07,919 Speaker 1: board by the garage door. Yes. Now, as we wrap, 385 00:20:07,960 --> 00:20:10,280 Speaker 1: I want to ask you both this, um, looking at 386 00:20:10,280 --> 00:20:12,000 Speaker 1: where the two of you are in your careers and 387 00:20:12,040 --> 00:20:16,119 Speaker 1: with your family life, what have you learned about yourself today? 388 00:20:17,119 --> 00:20:20,119 Speaker 1: Oh gosh, Um, I would say that I'm stronger than 389 00:20:20,160 --> 00:20:23,240 Speaker 1: I ever thought I was. UM that really, you know, 390 00:20:24,119 --> 00:20:26,720 Speaker 1: you can you can get down on certain situations and 391 00:20:26,800 --> 00:20:29,840 Speaker 1: down on you know yourself and um, but really it's 392 00:20:29,840 --> 00:20:32,439 Speaker 1: it's about thinking positive and the more positive that you 393 00:20:32,480 --> 00:20:36,520 Speaker 1: think in any scenario. Um. You know, positive thoughts produce 394 00:20:36,680 --> 00:20:39,199 Speaker 1: positive results. And I'm a firm believer of that. And 395 00:20:39,280 --> 00:20:44,080 Speaker 1: so UM, I've just learned that my positivity, um, it 396 00:20:44,160 --> 00:20:47,760 Speaker 1: extends outward, um to get girls, to my family, to 397 00:20:47,880 --> 00:20:50,399 Speaker 1: the team. And I think that, you know, that really 398 00:20:50,440 --> 00:20:53,520 Speaker 1: is something that I've learned that with that positivity, I'm 399 00:20:53,520 --> 00:20:55,959 Speaker 1: a stronger person and that I can do it and 400 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:57,760 Speaker 1: I can do the role, and I you know, can 401 00:20:57,880 --> 00:21:01,160 Speaker 1: have two kids and maybe more. I don't know, but 402 00:21:01,240 --> 00:21:04,000 Speaker 1: you know, well, we'll see from there. Literally, I need 403 00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:08,000 Speaker 1: to say nothing. That is exactly the words I would say, 404 00:21:08,080 --> 00:21:11,280 Speaker 1: is that I've learned I'm so much more resilient than 405 00:21:11,320 --> 00:21:14,760 Speaker 1: I thought. And that starts right here. It's so much 406 00:21:14,760 --> 00:21:17,879 Speaker 1: starts with your brain and the way that you think. Gosh, 407 00:21:17,920 --> 00:21:21,119 Speaker 1: I was so so pregnant in that photo, so cute. 408 00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:24,800 Speaker 1: So it starting how you think, and that positivity impacts 409 00:21:24,800 --> 00:21:26,879 Speaker 1: your body and the way your body functions and the 410 00:21:26,920 --> 00:21:29,200 Speaker 1: way that you carry yourself. And we talk to people, 411 00:21:29,320 --> 00:21:31,760 Speaker 1: so starting from the inside out. And I'm about to 412 00:21:31,760 --> 00:21:36,879 Speaker 1: pull my reporter card. Now, what have you learned about yourself? 413 00:21:36,920 --> 00:21:41,520 Speaker 1: You've been here how many years? This is my thirteenth season. Wow? Wow. 414 00:21:41,680 --> 00:21:45,479 Speaker 1: What I've learned about myself is the older I've gotten, 415 00:21:46,720 --> 00:21:54,080 Speaker 1: the more and more my parents have been. Right, yeah, curiously, 416 00:21:54,240 --> 00:21:57,320 Speaker 1: because of course, you know, when we're younger, we think, oh, 417 00:21:57,359 --> 00:22:00,320 Speaker 1: I know everything, you know, And as I'm just getting 418 00:22:00,320 --> 00:22:03,520 Speaker 1: older and have singing, my own children develop into two 419 00:22:03,640 --> 00:22:07,560 Speaker 1: young young people, they're right all the time. I know 420 00:22:07,680 --> 00:22:10,360 Speaker 1: it is time, you know what we call them so much? 421 00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:11,840 Speaker 1: But you know what it gets me through is that 422 00:22:11,960 --> 00:22:14,359 Speaker 1: one day Julie's gonna be saying that that's right. So 423 00:22:14,440 --> 00:22:18,320 Speaker 1: it's going to come back to back and yes, so right. 424 00:22:18,840 --> 00:22:23,040 Speaker 1: Well ladies, thank you. This was so so fun. Yes, 425 00:22:23,640 --> 00:22:29,160 Speaker 1: I love working with y'all. Love working Okay, I'm done. Well, 426 00:22:29,160 --> 00:22:31,760 Speaker 1: thank you so much for joining me. I will be 427 00:22:31,800 --> 00:22:34,080 Speaker 1: back next week with some more playmakers.