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Going For It 🌟 Building National Champions10) Megan Hunter 🏅 "If you believe, you're already halfway there. If you don't fully believe, you're not going to put in as much effort because you don't believe it will get you anywhere."Send us a textMegan Hunter is my final guest from Team Harmony ~ lucky last, as they say ~ simply because she was off playing volleyball for none other than Team Canada in Honduras. Take a moment and imagine having THAT on your resume. Now, take it one step further and picture in your mind the journey it would take to actually get that far in life. Since starting volleyball at the age of 9, she has always played with teams one year ~ and sometimes 2 years ~ older than she is. Two words: Truly remarkable. Megan and Team H...2025-06-1143 min
Going For It 🌟 Building National Champions9) Megan Chiang 🏅 "Now is the time to showcase everything that you’ve got ~ to not hold back…to not shy away. Let everything go at this moment. I think that's what helped us win the national title."Send us a textCanadian…National…Champion. Wow. What a title. But, let’s take it one step further. Imagine a team of extraordinary athletes who went on to become # 1 in Canada. Now, just imagine being captain of that very same remarkable team.The sport? Volleyball.The team? Harmony, from just north of Toronto. The captain? Megan Chiang. The most surprising part? She feels no pressure being captain of such an amazing line-up. Honestly? It says just as much about her teammates as it does...2025-05-211h 08
Going For It 🌟 Building National Champions8) Eva Lin 🏅 "The amount of time, effort and dedication I've put in has paid off in many ways. But it all came from Step 1 ~ just joining a team."Send us a textHave you ever been on the verge of quitting something but persevered…and the results were life-altering? If so, you’re in good company today with my very special guest ~ Eva Lin.I’m so glad that you’ve tuned in for today’s interview that will have you wishing you could even just carry Team Harmony’s luggage to any one of their sensational tournaments around the globe.Eva almost quit volleyball a few years back, not because she’s a quitter, but for reasons I think we can all relate...2025-03-1453 min
Going For It 🌟 Building National Champions7) Roselle Mo 🏅 "What was crucial in my journey was the coach. So, it's very important to find a great coach who is willing to lead you and grow you into an amazing athlete as well as a good person."Send us a textWho do you think of when you hear the word trust? Well, for Roselle Mo, she thinks of an entire volleyball team ~ none other than the immensely talented Team Harmony, just north of Toronto.If you ask her teammates, 3 things stand out about Roselle: hard work, commitment, and determination. But at the core of all of this strength is a very huge and very warm heart. Join me in discovering the mindset of this impressive young athlete who, according to her coaches and teammates, brings a special Midas touch t...2025-01-2645 min
Going For It 🌟 Building National Champions6) Grace Tsang 🏅 "I know my teammates will always be there to keep me going and lift me up."Send us a textWhen you think of happiness and gratitude, who is the one person that comes to mind? Well, I’ve got a new name for you to add to the top of your list: Grace Tsang.I can’t wait for you to hear today’s interview that will have you wishing there was an extra spot available for you on Team Harmony.In terms of Grace’s incredibly positive outlook and demeanour...it’s one thing to feel happiness and gratitude gushing through your veins, but to be able to articul...2025-01-1942 min
Going For It 🌟 Building National Champions5) Makenna Gillick 🏅 "The bonding that we did as a team made sure that when things got tough, we'd be there for each other."Send us a textWhat do you do when you’re deep in conversation with someone who is giving amazing life advice, and then you realize they’re a fraction of your age? Well, in the case of Makenna Gillick, you sit up and pay attention.I can’t wait for you to hear today’s interview that will have you wishing you could be 16 all over again. Trust me on this one.You can find Makenna as the middle on Team Harmony ~ an immensely talented volleyball team in Canada that catapulted to fame whe...2024-12-181h 00
Going For It 🌟 Building National Champions4) Trinity Lam 🏅 "Being together as a team is much more important than a gold medal that no one will remember at the end of the day.”Send us a textI could tell from the start that Trinity Lam is the kind of person you’d want on your team ~ any team, since it is clear she brings her A-game to every single task.Trinity is the libero on Team Harmony…a very special volleyball team in Canada that you definitely want to know. She and her teammates shot to fame when they became the Canadian National Champions in 2023 and followed up as the silver medallists in 2024.As a goal-setting coach with the team during covid, I still remember when...2024-09-2940 min
Going For It 🌟 Building National Champions3) Keira Elliott 🎖 "Engraved in all of our brains was that 'I BELIEVE' mindset which helped us pull through in the end."Send us a textHow amazing would it be to have a sport’s team created ~ for you…all because someone believed in you. That’s it. Simply because someone believed in you. Now, picture in your mind 4 years later, that very same team going on to be #1 in the country. I’ve got a story for you today that is, essentially, what it’s like to have your Plan B turn into a Plan A+ 🎯 We’re going to hear from the athlete that sparked the journey that started as a tiny seed which then...2024-02-0656 min
Going For It 🌟 Building National Champions2) Catherine Phant 🏅 "We were a team of 2 players on a tiny patch of grass..."Send us a textHave you ever wondered what it’s like to be a national champion...? Well, 16-year-old Catherine Phant is just that. She and her teammates won gold at the Canadian National Championships in May, taking the volleyball world by storm ~ one serve, one set, one spike, one game at a time. I first met Catherine when I joined Team Harmony as a goal-setting coach 3 years ago. She was always cheerful and very much engaged in our goalsetting projects, which makes her a perfect choice to be my...2023-12-2444 min
Going For It 🌟 Building National Champions1) Trailer ~ Going For It 🌟 Building National ChampionsSend us a textHow do you build a full volleyball team from scratch, starting with 2 players practising on a tiny patch of grass, and catapult them onto centre court to win gold at the Canadian National Championships? Well, Coach Sis Phant did just that ~ with Team Harmony, just north of Toronto. And it was no accident. As I interview each player, join me in discovering how the deliberate focus from Coach Sis on respect, kindness and connection developed a powerful loyalty that motivated them to bring their A game to every single touch of the ball...2023-12-2402 min
They Had Names: Documenting the Enslaved in Liberty County, Georgia - Stacy ColeIn 2017, an enslaver's descendant found his 1841 will naming eleven enslaved African Americans. She started trying to research them, and quickly found the difficulties confronting those seeking their African-American ancestors' stories. When she realized she had access to information they would have trouble finding, she created a website -- TheyHadNames.net -- to document the many African-American names found in antebellum Liberty County records. More than 5,000 names from wills, estate inventories, bills of sale, deeds of collateral, and church records have so far been added to the site. These names are missing from other published compilations of these records. The eleven e...2019-04-191h 04
Ancestor's Footprints with Bernice Alexander BennettThey Had Names: Documenting the Enslaved in Liberty County, Georgia - Stacy ColeIn 2017, an enslaver's descendant found his 1841 will naming eleven enslaved African Americans. She started trying to research them, and quickly found the difficulties confronting those seeking their African-American ancestors' stories. When she realized she had access to information they would have trouble finding, she created a website -- TheyHadNames.net -- to document the many African-American names found in antebellum Liberty County records. More than 5,000 names from wills, estate inventories, bills of sale, deeds of collateral, and church records have so far been added to the site. These names are missing from other published compilations of these records. The eleven e...2019-04-191h 03