Laura Okmin (Fox Reporter) & Drew Jones (Content Programmer)

02/07/23 • 65 min

The ladies are back for another episode! First up, Atoya and Tia catch up on their weekends. Tia was able to knock out some items on her to-do list and had a couples date night. Atoya was in Las Vegas as Nate was inducted into the East/West Shrine Bowl Hall of Fame. Tia and Atoya are both preparing for insideLINES Super Bowl Live Show Edition this weekend.

Next up, the ladies are joined by FOX Sideline Reporter and founder of GALVANIZE, Laura Okmin as well as Bleacher Report Content Programmer, Drew Jones! (6:07) The ladies discuss:

7:53 - What led Laura to journalism
10:01 - Why Drew was passionate about a career in sports
11:19 - How Drew learned about GALvanize
13:12 - What motivated Laura to create GALvanize
17:50 - A key failure Laura learned from with Charles Barkley
29:11 - Laura’s experience traveling with the Bulls and Micheal Jordan
33:07 - How did Laura learn how to not shrink in a room
34:48 - How Drew feels walking into a room
42:32 - Finding your safe spaces
46:20 - Drew’s plan for herself when she was 21
47:37 - Laura’s visit to a psychic
52:19 - Two Minute Drill

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Next up, the ladies are joined by FOX Sideline Reporter and founder of GALVANIZE, Laura Okmin as well as Bleacher Report Content Programmer, Drew Jones! (6:07) The ladies discuss:

7:53 - What led Laura to journalism
10:01 - Why Drew was passionate about a career in sports
11:19 - How Drew learned about GALvanize
13:12 - What motivated Laura to create GALvanize
17:50 - A key failure Laura learned from with Charles Barkley
29:11 - Laura’s experience traveling with the Bulls and Micheal Jordan
33:07 - How did Laura learn how to not shrink in a room
34:48 - How Drew feels walking into a room
42:32 - Finding your safe spaces
46:20 - Drew’s plan for herself when she was 21
47:37 - Laura’s visit to a psychic
52:19 - Two Minute Drill

Be sure to follow, rate and review the podcast on the Apple Podcast and Spotify apps. It really helps us out! Thanks so much for listening and supporting our show! We appreciate you

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Laura Okmin Instagram
Drew Jones Instagram
GALvanize

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Atoya Burleson
Tia Avril

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Email: [email protected]
Voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/insideLINES

Team
Executive Producer: Scott Riggs
Audio/Video Editor: Brian Keim

Previous Episode

Sheinelle Jones (Co-Host of 3rd Hour of TODAY)

The ladies are back for another episode! First up, Atoya and Tia catch up on the weekend’s NFC and AFC Championship games. CONGRATULATIONS to the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles!
Next in Hot Takes this week, Atoya & Tia are discussing the Marcus Stokes and Albany State University drama. Marcus, is a top high school football recruit who had his University of Florida scholarship offer rescinded in November after a video surfaced of him using a racial slur. Last week, it was announced that he received a scholarship offer from HBCU Albany State. The ladies discuss their thoughts on if he should be able to receive redemption from an HBCU. (5:29)
Then, the ladies are joined by and Co-Host of the 3rd Hour of TODAY, Sheinelle Jones! (12:53) The ladies discuss:

14:29 - How Sheinelle decided to study journalismStories We Tell: The Fertility Secret, 3rd Hour of TODAY
19:16 - Taking her first job out college in Springfield, IL
23:23 - Managing a long distance relationship
27:50 - Raising children in the city
31:21 - Having young children while hosting the morning show
34:10 - Sheinelle’s morning routine
36:15 - Time to connect with friends
39:13 - Sheinelle’s work on fibroids and fertility
47:31 - Through Mom’s Eyes conversations
58:37 - The Two Minute Drill

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Next Episode

Super Bowl LVII Live Show Featuring Rachel Lindsay, Samantha Ponder, Nneka Ogwumike and More!

The ladies of insideLINES are on the road again for Super Bowl LVII in Scottsdale, AZ! For this year’s show, presented by Neiman Marcus Scottsdale, Atoya and Tia fill the iL Playbook with their guests’ top plays for their greatest victory, Becoming YOU. The hosts chat with inspiring women discussing advocacy, entrepreneurship, philanthropy, and much more! Guests of the live show also enjoyed a curated brunch menu through Pepsi’s DigIn initiative.

Check out the full show!

(00:45) Super Bowl Wives Panel - First up, Tia & Atoya sit down with Jennifer Slay (Wife of Darius Slay), Rachol Chachere (Wife of Andre Chachere), and Katya Suh (Wife of Ndamukong Suh). The ladies from the 2023 NFC Champion Philadelphia Eagles chat about their Super Bowl experience, and the importance of taking care of themselves, post NFL plans.
(13:35) The next segment, presented by Clarkson Eyecare, Tia & Atoya sit down with Host of Sunday NFL Countdown on ESPN, Samantha Ponder. The ladies chat with Samantha about what it was like hosting College GameDay, raising athletes, working and traveling with kids, and social media authenticity.

(30:03) Coffee moment with Courtney Adeleye CEO and founder of Olbali, a conglomerate of health & wellness, beauty, and food & beverage products
(37:44)Then it's on to halftime presented by Nationwide Vision. Nate Burleson (Co-Host of CBS Mornings & former NFL Wide Receiver) leads the halftime Chalk Talk with Cliff Avril (Real Estate Developer & Super Bowl Champion), and Devon Kennard (Author & NFL linebacker). The guys discuss what it’s like preparing for the big game and transitioning out of the NFL. They also discuss Devon’s new book, It All Adds Up, and more!
(50:04) Next, Tia and Atoya honor Judge Norine Richardson with the insideLINES Game Changer award and Cari Champion with the insideLINES Amplifier Award
(1:00:23) Lastly the ladies are joined by Rachel Lindsay (Bachelorette, Media Personality, & Attorney) and Nneka Ogwumike (Los Angeles Spark, WNBPA President, Entrepreneur). The ladies discuss Nneka’s work in the WNBPA, sacrifices Rachel has made for her career, and supporting women in sports. Rachel also discusses where she got the inspiration for her upcoming book Real Love.
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This Week's Guest
Rachel Lindsay
Nneka Ogwumike
Cari Champion
Judge Norine Richardson
Nate Burleson
Cliff Avril
Devon Kennard
Courtney Adeleye
Sam Ponder
Jennifer Slay
Rachol Chachere
Katya Suh
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insideLINES Podcast
Atoya Burleson
Tia Avril
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Contact Us
Website: www.insidelinespodcast.com
Email: [email protected]
Team
Audio/Video Editor: Brian Keim