The Xchange Zone Podcast

The Bridge Between Sports & Life

The Xchange Zone Podcast dives into conversations with former collegiate, world-class, and or professional athletes, revealing how locker room lessons shape real-life leadership.

This podcast explores what happens after the final whistle, when athletes hang up their jersey and cleats before stepping into life’s next chapter. It’s about how the lessons learned on the field still show up in boardrooms, classrooms, communities, and conversations.

Each episode brings you honest, down-to-earth talks with former athletes who reflect on pressure, setbacks, teamwork personal growth, and how those moments shaped the way they lead today.

The Xchange Zone Podcast uncovers how mindset, preparation, and accountability don’t end when the game does.

Because sometimes, life’s biggest wins don’t just show up on the scoreboard.

Jan 7, 2026 The Xchange Zone Podcast – Passing the Baton with LaJena James

We sit down with a former Division 1 collegiate cheerleader LaJena James, YES cheer is a sport, who talks to us about tumbling and flipping into a successful career and life.

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Jan 21, 2026 The Xchange Zone Podcast – Passing the Baton with Lloyd Richards

In this episode, we sit down with a former Division 1 collegiate Football player, who’s traded game-day playbooks for strategies that now shape major sporting events. He shares how the discipline, teamwork, and mindset from the field laid the foundation for a successful career and an even more fulfilling life.

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Feb 4, 2026 The Xchange Zone Podcast – Passing the Baton with Katrice Offord Abdallah

In this episode, we sit down with a former multi-sport athlete who excelled in volleyball, basketball, and track & field before building a global fashion career that took her across the U.S., Canada, the Caribbean, and Hong Kong, and now serves in a senior leadership role at one of the world’s top financial firms.

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Feb 18, 2026 The Xchange Zone Podcast – Passing the Baton with Shana Sumers

In this episode, we sit down with athlete, musician, therapist, and tech leader Shana Sumers, Senior Manager at HubSpot and leader of The Spot, to explore how her unconventional path now powers a thriving community for Black and Latin entrepreneurs.

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March 4, 2026 The Xchange Zone Podcast – Passing the Baton with Krishauna Vaughn

In this episode, we sit down with a former Division I volleyball player who took the lessons of teamwork, organization, and mental focus from the court into corporate America… and is now a highly successful financial advisor. She shares how the roles she’s played, the responsibilities she’s carried, and the resilience she’s built along the way now help others prepare for their financial future. Because as she says… save money today, and one day money will save you on your journey to financial freedom.
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