The Standard
This isn't motivation. This is a movement. The Standard Podcast™ calls out the lies culture sold athletes and raises a new standard in sports, leadership, and life. Hosts Erin Sarles and Thomas Roe brings raw, truth-packed conversations with athletes, coaches, and leaders about identity beyond performance, discipline that lasts, and legacy that matters. 20-25 minutes of hard-hitting truth you won't hear anywhere else. Raise the bar. Rebuild the culture. Become the standard.
The Standard
Latest Episodes
Former D1 Athlete — What Every Student-Athlete Needs to Know About NIL, Taxes, and Legal Protection Before It's Too Late | Ep. 70 Aaron Ray: J.D., LLM
Most conversations about NIL start with the opportunity.Aaron Ray starts with the liability.Aaron Ray is the Founder of Two Percent Consulting — a NIL consulting, legal strategy, and athlete protection practice built at the inters...
US Sports Camps, 40 Years of Youth Sports, and What It Actually Takes to Build a Program That Develops the Whole Athlete | Ep. 69 Brian Sackinsky
Brian Sackinsky has spent over 40 years at the center of one of the most important conversations in youth sports.Not just how to win. How to develop.As a key figure at US Sports Camps — one of the most recognized names in youth sp...
30 Years in Athletics, NIL Certified — Why Income Protection Is the Foundation Everything | Ep. 68 John Bronkhorst
Most financial conversations with athletes start with the money.John Bronkhorst starts with the asset that creates it.John Bronkhorst spent 30 years as an Athletic Administrator and Coach before becoming a Financial Professional w...
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From NCAA Division I Track to 27 States — Why Lasting Wealth Is Built From the Inside Out | Ep. 67 Freddie Gladney
Most people build their business from the outside in. Freddie Gladney has spent 12 years proving that the only way that works is the other direction.Freddie Gladney is the Founder and CEO of Gladney Family Enterprises — a leadership-driv...
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He Learned He Could Compete at 25. Two Years Later He Was on the Paralympic Podium in Paris. | Ep. 66 Ryan Medrano
December 2022: first training session. August 2024: two silver medals at the Paris Paralympics.Less than two years.Ryan Medrano was born with cerebral palsy in Savannah, Georgia. He was 25 years old when he found out — on Season 4...
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