We are half-way through season 4 of this season and are lucky enough to be joined by Owner & Director of AFC Corktown Eddie Hudson. Maybe a not well known fact about the podcast, I am probably 50/50 on guests that I know and have met in person vs. ones that I have not met and dont know prior to the podcast. Eddie falls in his own category of people I have not met but know. I was excited to finally get him on an episode and have him share his knowledge from law, to business, to soccer. Althou...
Dec 12, 2021•54 min•Season 4Ep. 4
This weeks episode of our soccer-preneurs features Nick Manzoni of SportsLab 360. Nick and I met way back during my club days in maybe 2014-15 where he was reaching out to KC clubs and coaches trying to test out his new program called SportsLab360 an almost tactical decision making program that helps players read/understand/execute various in game scenarios. Nick and I spoke while he was off in one of his many jet setting locations during the fall so I was happy that we were able to knock it out...
Dec 05, 2021•36 min•Season 4Ep. 3
It feels good to be back with this weeks episode of the podcast and we are lucky enough to be joined by Ryan Van Goethen from States Soccer. States Soccer is an American Soccer brand founded here in KC and if you dont recognize Ryans name, maybe you've heard of some of the other founders Matt Besler or Seth Sinovic. Either way Ryan has turned into a close friend of mine over the past few years as we guide our way through life as an entrepreneurs. Ryan talks to us about the origin of the clothing...
Nov 26, 2021•43 min•Season 4Ep. 2
WE ARE BACK! Season 4 of the No Stress Midwest Podcast is live and we did not disappoint with this season! Out theme is more on the entrepreneurs/business side of the game. Dont worry we still talk about the game but not from a sideline view, this is more the front office. To get us kicked off this season we are joined by Tom Shields (Director of Coaching Ed.-Beyond Pulse, Technical Director- S.T.A.) who tells us his pathway to the coaching and business side coming from across the pond. Tom and ...
Nov 19, 2021•50 min•Season 4Ep. 1
The season finale is here and I promise it won’t be a disappointment! Not only one of the purest goal scorers in the NWSL, but a member of the 2019 US Women’s National World Cup winning team! Jessica McDonald talks about her time growing up in Arizona and her path to becoming a Tar Heel. Jessica shares some first time stories with us on why she wanted to become a Tar Heel and what gave her the motivation she needed to make the push for the World Cup roster. Although we had a partial break-up dur...
Mar 04, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Episode 3 of our Black Excellence Season brings us Armante Marshall, assistant coach and head of recruitment at Temple University. Armante and I were connected through season 1 guest, Joe Amico, who was coached by Armante while at Jacksonville University. Armante has been with them as well as USF during his coaching career, all NCAA D1 universities. Armante speaks about his time as a player at USF, the racial landscape, along the sidelines during his time as a coach and what his long term goals ...
Mar 03, 2021•57 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Episode 2 brings us Ms. Ellie Jean all the way from the Netherlands where she plays for PSV Eindhoven. Ellie was a teammate of season 2 guest Maddie Nolf at Penn State where they won a national championship! I am really happy I was able to get Ellie on because her story was AMAZING! Hearing about her early days in Connecticut, to her time at Penn State where she was ready to get more involved around social injustice issues, all the way to how she is handling those same important issues across th...
Mar 02, 2021•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 2
Welcome back to a new season of the No Stress Midwest Podcast! The theme for season 3 is “Black Excellence” and to get us kicked off, our first guest is Mabricio Wilson, the owner and founder of Futbolr Clothing (https://www.futbolr.com) a lifestyle clothing brand focused on bringing the Futbolr lifestyle, off the pitch. We dive into Mabricio’s Jamaican roots and how it shaped him into the player he was as a youth and what connections brought him to choosing the division 1 university that he pla...
Feb 18, 2021•56 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Season 2 Finale! Crazy how fast we got here but what a great season It has been. We have had an assortment of guests that have all had some great stories, and shared some great wisdom to the young players. As we wrap up, we are visited by Monica Bosiljevac, a high school varsity assistant coach at Marian High School and Executive Director at Football For The World (FFTW). I have made reference to Monica in multiple episodes this season as someone that gave me the idea to get an all female guest ...
Dec 06, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Season 2Ep. 11
In the soccer culture, the # 10 may be the most coveted jersey number ever, after watching what Caitlyn Schrepfer (@Caitfreestyle) can do with a soccer ball at her foot, you can see why she was our 10th guest! Caitlyn currently holds the #1 and #2 ranked best freestyler in the U.S. and World respectively. Caitlyn shares with us how she started off playing goalie and a serious injury led her to the path she is on now. From traveling all around the world, being in 2 commercials with Messi and curr...
Dec 05, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 10
There was this one time that I was able to get someone on the podcast that played in a UEFA Champions League match... this is that person! Maegan Kelly joins us from Houston where she is enjoying the off-season with the Houston Dash following up a 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup. Maegan is yet another KC native who spent her HS days at St. Teresa's where she made quite an impact starting her freshmen year. From there we go Into her days laying at Marquette University and of course her Draft Day story be...
Nov 29, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 9
It's sad to think that there are more episodes behind us than ahead of us, but as promised, the second half of the season has another great guest. Today we sit down with Jaycie Johnson who Is currently an assistant coach at the University of Nebraska. Jaycie was a high school standout scoring 195 goals during her time as well as collected a few awards (All American, Gatorade Missouri Player of the Year amongst conference and All State awards) along the way. Jaycie suffered multiple major ACL and...
Nov 28, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Season 2Ep. 8
I know that the past guest have all been current professional athletes, but todays episode we head into a different direction and look at the life of content creation and social media. Cheyenne Foster is the owner of "Between Clean Sheets" (Youtube: Between Clean Sheets, Instagram: @BtwnCleanSheets) a vlog dedicated to speaking on everything D.C. United and MLS. We dive into Cheyennes past as a student-athlete, working on the Soccer City project in San Diego, her brief time spent here in Kansas ...
Nov 22, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Season 2Ep. 7
We go into the second half with a strong start having Shea Groom as this episodes guest! Shea has been absolutely buzzing this past season helping the Houston Dash win the NWSL Challenge Cup, scoring NWSL's Goal Of The Year and being called into the U.S. Women's National Team Camp. Shea is a local KC product who has trained by some of the best coaches In not only youth soccer but professional as well and she talks about how those experiences helped shape her into the athlete she is today. We go ...
Nov 21, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Season 2Ep. 6
We are just about half way through season 2 and our mid-season guest Is Hallie Klanke, Sophomore for the UNC Tarheels and former player of mine. Klanke and I talk about some of her earliest influences, her early club and ODP days and when we first met during her Freshmen and Sophomore year of HS when I coached her at Saint Thomas Aquinas. We then dive Into her decision to join newly formed girls DA and then her first season as a Tarheel. Klanke leaves us with one very important piece of info for...
Nov 14, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Bienvenido! Episode 4 brings us Shelby High who is currently living in Guadalajara, Spain playing for Club Dinamo Guadalajara In the Primera Nacional division. Shelby and I met back during summer 2019 when she was playing for the local Women's semi-pro team KC Courage. We managed to keep a good friendship and stay in touch during her time in Spain. Even managed to get her to snag me a Barcelona jersey during her time out there. Shelby and I dive into her youth playing days and how she was able t...
Nov 08, 2020•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 4
Episode 3 brings us Addisyn Merrick, current defender for the North Carolina Courage, former KU Jayhawk and KC Metro native (Lees Summit). Addisyn and I met during her standout senior year at KU when I befriended her head coach Mark Francis and was lucky enough to attend the latter part of the seasons training sessions into their Big XII Championship Tournament win and into NCAA. We talk about her youth days and early influences as well as her time at KU and into draft day 2020. Addisyn and I th...
Nov 07, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Episode 2 brings us Mrs. Maddie Nolf of Utah Royals FC (NWSL) who from the start of the podcast, has a contagious bubbly personality that definitely wore off on me by the end of the episode! Maddie talks on her youth soccer days in Omaha Nebraska and eventually going on to win an NCAA National Tournament during her time playing at Penn State. Maddie also shares some of her experiences during her time with the US Youth National team and how she has enjoyed her time being a professional soccer pla...
Oct 28, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Season 2Ep. 2
No Stress Midwest Podcast is back! Season 2 is here and this line-up Is actually kinda crazy! I honestly dont know how I was able to get them all to agree to it but here we are and here we go! Episode 1 brings us Cari Roccaro who currently plays for Back-to-Back NWSL Champions the NC Courage! Cari and I dive Into her youth career collecting some big time awards as a High School player In New York as well as her playing ODP and even the youth national team! Cari talks about her time playing socce...
Oct 28, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Season 1 finale brings us United Soccer Coaches Director of Coaching Education Ian Barker! On the podcast we speak on how Ian and I met and how he has turned into a mentor of mine. We speak on how Ian came to the states and his time as a college coach as well as his time as the Minnesota Youth Soccer DOC. We hit on Ian's role within ODP, what he thinks is missing from the youth game here in America and he also speaks on a topic that I found valuable which Is the possible pathway from grass roots...
Sep 13, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 8
On episode 6 of the No Stress Midwest Podcast we are lucky enough to be joined by former USMNT/MLS midfielder Justin Mapp. Justin speaks on his time at the U.S. Residency program in Bradenton, FL and becoming a MLS project-40 player. We then go a little deeper into Justin's playing career while In the MLS as well as with US soccer on the youth and first team level. Justin also talks on what hes doing now with coaching/training and his plans for whats next! Follow our social media to stay In the ...
Aug 30, 2020•40 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Episode 7 brings us former Sporting KC II defender and future real estate mogul Parker Maher. During this weeks episode of the podcast we dive into Parker's youth playing days In Joplin Missouri, how he was able to leverage connections he made as a youth player and carry those to D-1 college at Missouri State and to the pro's at St Louis FC! Parker currently is a real estate agent and youth soccer coach in the KC area and we get to hear Parker's plans for the future! Follow our social media to s...
Aug 30, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 7
In the 5th episode of the No Stress Midwest Podcast, we have Sporting KC Academy Head GK coach Darin MacLeod. Darrin talks on his youth days growing up in Canada and his trials with some of Europes top clubs, how he was able to play college soccer and transition into the professional ranks and how he was able to land a dream first job with Sporting KC Academy plus much more! Follow our social media to stay In the loop on upcoming guest! IG: @NoStressMidwest Twitter: @NoStressMidwest Facebook: No...
Aug 23, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Episode 4 of the No Stress Midwest Podcast brings us Jon Kempin off the Columbus Crew & USL expansion San Diego Loyal. Jon has a youth playing career that included a little bit of everything including a high school state championship, time at the US Soccer Residency program in Bradenton, FL, KC Wizards (Sporting KC) DA player, time on USYNT and was the first MLS homegrown player all by 17 years old! Jon also talks on the toll mentally playing professionally takes on you and how he has been a...
Aug 17, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Episode 3 of the No Stress Midwest Podcast features the talented Mr. Joe Amico. Joe currently plays for Energy FC of the USL 1st division. Joe and I met back during his stint with Swope Park Rangers (Sporting KC 2) back during the 2017 season. We speak on a few different topics Including Joe's journey as a DA recruit, playing In college and the transition to the USL ranks, finishing off college while being a professional athlete, his love for music, the Importance of having a good agent and many...
Aug 07, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 3
In our second episode of the No Stress Midwest Podcast we have on special guest Soony Saad of Ansar Greeners FC (Korea). Soony and I met back when he played for Sporting KC In 2017. Before he went to the Indy Eleven I was training him a few days a week to keep his touch above par. We chat about Soony's Illustrious HS playing career and his time at the US Soccer Residency program, the crossroad decision to go to Europe and play or play in College and his time representing the Lebanese National Te...
Aug 03, 2020•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 2
Take a listen to the pilot episode of No Stress Midwest Podcast where we have James Musa (Minnesota United FC) on as our first guest! We talk about living in the MLS bubble, playing for the New Zealand National Team, life In the pro's and playing with a living legend. Follow our social media to stay In the loop on upcoming guest! IG: @NoStressMidwest Twitter: @NoStressMidwest Facebook: No Stress Midwest
Aug 01, 2020•40 min•Season 1Ep. 1
