Sometimes the best jobs aren’t found, they’re created. Not many know this more intimately than Rebecca Zaccard. After moving to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career, Rebecca landed some commercial work and, prompted by a desire to promote her personal brand and love of sports, she created a weekly vlog. Little did she know,…
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Misty Hyman
At five years old, Misty Hyman was suffering from asthma and bouts of pneumonia. Her doctor at the time recommended something to her parents that, unbeknownst to them, would end up changing Misty’s life forever: swimming. What began as an option to aid her struggle with asthma turned into a lifelong passion. As a young…
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Crystal Cooper
A late-night conversation between father and daughter cemented a deep desire within Crystal Cooper to build a career around her lifestyle, rather than the other way around. And for Crystal, that meant surfing. Beginning her competitive career as a teenager, Crystal found that as much as she loved being in the water, she was inspired…
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Dana Forrest
In high school, Dana Forrest was the girl rocking the "weird and different" kicks; definitely not the same shoes as the rest of the crowd. Little did she know that love for footwear would become a career. As a footwear developer at Brooks Sports, Dana works with departments across the company to develop high-performance running…
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Lauren Hefferon
Lauren Hefferon might have one of our favorite job titles yet: director and CEB — chief executive biker. An avid cyclist from a very young age, Lauren knew she wanted bicycling to be at the center of her life, but wasn't sure how to make a career of it. After graduating in anthropology from Cornell,…
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Tairia Flowers
Tairia Flowers lives for "walking out to the field … to play and watch the game I love." And as Head Softball Coach for California State Northridge, she gets to do just that. An All-American at UCLA, as well as a two-time Olympian with both a gold and silver medal to her credit, Tairia relies…
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Robin Farina
It had been more than 15 years off the bike when Robin Farina decided she still had the desire to compete. Several years of dedication and tireless training later, Farina won one of the most esteemed titles in cycling, a National Road Racing Championship, in 2011. Robin also co-owns Uptown Cycles, a bike shop and training…
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Emily Reppert
Television hosting is a coveted gig for many broadcasting hopefuls, and Emily Reppert was no exception. Ever since she was a little girl in Reading, Pa., she had aspirations of being in front of the camera, and Emily followed those dreams, wherever they took her. After graduating college in May 2009, Emily co-hosted the popular…
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Tracy Ljone
Tracy Ljone fell in love with college athletics in the pool as a swimmer at the University of South Carolina. That's also when Tracy realized there was a real lack of female coaches at the collegiate level, with less than 40 percent of women’s teams being coached by women. So Tracy, wanting to be part…
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Nona M Lee
A career in law doesn't have to be all tax code or malpractice suits. After all, Nona M. Lee found her niche in the field when she combined law with another one of her passions: sports. As the senior vice president of general counsel for MLB baseball team the Arizona Diamondbacks, Nona manages the organization's legal…