Season 3

Ep.1: La Faye Baker, Diamond in the RAW

Ep. 2: Mechelle Freeman, TrackGirlz

Ep. 3: Jordan Marie Daniel, Rising Hearts

Ep. 4: John Balkham, Third Win Group

Ep. 5: Clayton Frech, Angel City Sports

Ep. 6: Chineze "Chinny" Nwagbo, PeacePlayers Baltimore

Ep. 7: Ben Troupe, Uncommon Cru

Ep. 8: Adam Miller, Good Game Foundation

Ep. 9: Ben Orbach, The Ascendant Athlete

Ep. 10: Marissa Coleman, Gaming Society

Season 3, Episode 1: La Faye Baker, Diamond in the RAW

La Faye Baker is a professional stunt woman and stunt coordinator and the Founder of Diamond in the RAW. La Faye has made her mark in the community through her continued work in educating, inspiring, and encouraging the youth. Be sure to follow La Faye on Instagram @bakerlafaye and Facebook at La Faye Baker, and Diamond in the RAW on instagram @ditrfoundation and Twitter @DiamondintheRAW and visit their website https://www.diamondintheraw.org/ to learn more about how you can help!

Season 3, Episode 2: Mechelle Freeman, TrackGirlz  

In this episode of Big League Philanthropist, Danielle speaks with Mechelle Freeman, the founder of TrackGirlz. They speak about her experience as an Olympian, her journey to creating TrackGirlz and the work they do using track and field to inspire young girls to be the best version of themselves while also giving them strong, female role models. 

Make sure to follow Mechelle and her incredible journey with TrackGirlz on Instagram at @trackgirlz, on Facebook at @TrackGirlz, and on Twitter @TrackGirlszOrg. 

Season 3, Episode 3: Jordan Marie Daniel, Rising Hearts 

Welcome back to the Big League Philanthropist podcast! In this episode, Danielle sits down with Jordan Marie Brings Three White Horses Daniel -  Kul Wicasa Lakota, a citizen of Kul Wicasa Oyate (Lower Brule Sioux Tribe) and founder of Rising Hearts to discuss the impact of intersectionality and creating change in the spaces you take up.

Rising Hearts is an organization dedicated to raising the voices of Indigenous Peoples while also promoting intersectionality to create change. Jordan is a professional runner and has been using that platform to create change through several initiatives, including the #RunningForJustice campaign that has become an intersecting effort to raise awareness for Black lives, Asian lives, Indigenous lives, and all of those who are impacted by white supremacy and systems of oppression. 

Season 3, Episode 6: Chineze "Chinny" Nwagbo, PeacePlayers Baltimore

Welcome back to the Big League Philanthropist! On this episode, Danielle sits down with Chineze ("Chinny") Nwagbo, who is the interim director at PeacePlayers Baltimore. They reflect on Chinny's journey as a high school basketball prodigy to an international basketball star. They also chat about Chinny's transition from the basketball court to governmental affairs working with the U.S. Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Sports Diplomacy program. Chinny is currently doing amazing work with PeacePlayers, like hosting the Play It Forward Podcast, and she elaborates on what they do o help underserved communities in the Baltimore region. 

If you want to learn more about the Play It Forward Podcast and about PeacePlayers you can visit their website here. Please give Chinny a follow on Instagram at @chinny_n to see her journey working with PeacePlayers and give the org a follow as well at @peaceplayers_us! You can also follow PeacePlayers on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. 

Season 3, Episode 7: Ben Troupe, Uncommon Cru  

We're back with another episode of the Big League Philanthropist! Danielle sits down with Ben Troupe, former NFL tight end for the Tennessee Titans, now an ESPN radio host, motivational speaker, author and a philanthropist, creating the Uncommon Cru. They discuss Ben's love of philanthropy, what inspired him to launch the Uncommon Cru and his "why" when it comes to making an impact. They also talk about the other projects he's been up to, like his book, Uncommon and Unfinished, and working for ESPN Radio in the Coastal Georgia region. Danielle and Ben also chat about the work that goes into creating a nonprofit. 

You can follow Ben and what he is up to on all social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at @bentroupe84! Ben's latest book, Uncommon and Unfinished is out now and you can get it directly from his website at www.bentroupe84.com or anywhere you buy your books. You can listen to Ben shoot the breeze about football and other topics that he if fired up about on ESPN Coastal every day, Monday thru Friday from 3pm to 6pm. You can listen at the link here! 

Season 3, Episode 8: Adam Miller, Good Game Foundation

Welcome back to the Big League Philanthropist podcast! In this episode, Danielle sits down the Adam Miller, Founder of Good Game Foundation. In this episode, they discuss how Adam combined his passion for sport and his family values surrounding giving back to create the Good Game Foundation, as well as how he was influenced by the intersection of sports and social good. They also talk about what the Good Game Foundation does and how they accomplish what they do. 

If you want to follow Adam and learn more about his work, you can find him on Twitter at @GoodGameFDN and Instagram at @GoodGameFdn, as well as on LinkedIn at Good Game Foundation. Be sure to visit the Good Game Foundation website: https://www.goodgamefoundation.org/ and join their fan club. Thank you for your continued support of the podcast! 

Season 3, Episode 9: Ben Orbach, The Ascendant Athlete

Welcome back to the Big League Philanthropist podcast! On this week's episode, Danielle is joined by Ben Orbach, CEO of The Ascendant Athlete, an advisory group that supports professional athletes adn teams to lead movements for scial change. before he created The Ascendant Athlete, Ben was many things, including a State Department official, a social entrepreneur, an international development practitioner, and an educator. In this episode, Ben and Danielle discuss his different jobs prior to The Ascendant Athlete, how he started the company, what they do, and they even talk about his boo, Live From Jordan. 

If you want to find out more about Ben and his work at The Ascendant Athlete, you can follow him on twitter at @BenjaminOrbach and @AscendantAthlete, on Facebook at Benjamin Orbach, and on LinkedIn at Benjamin Orbach. Be sure to also check out their website, https://ascendantathlete.com/ to see what else they have going on. Thank you for listening to the podcast! 

Season 3, Episode 10: Marissa Coleman, Gaming Society

Welcome back to the Big League Philanthropist podcast! This week, we are joined by Marissa Coleman, the current VP of Business Development at Gaming Society, a platform dedicated to democratizing sports gambling and helping fans become more knowledgeable about the world of betting. Prior to her time with Gaming Society, she was a WNBA Forward who played for four different teams across ten seasons, primarily spending that time with Indiana and Washington. She also spent some time as the Chairwoman of a successful campaign to legalize sports gambling in the state of Maryland. In this episode, Danielle and Marissa talk about Marissa's basketball career, her time with Gaming Society, the growth of women's sports, and what philanthropy means to her. 

If you want to know more about Marissa, you can follow her on Twitter at @Marissa_C25, on instagram at @marissac_25, on Facebook as Marissa Coleman, as well as on LinkedIn as Marissa Coleman. If you'd like to learn more about Gaming Society, you can find them on Twitter at @GamingSociety and on Instagram as @GamingSociety, as well as at their website, https://thegamingsociety.com/. Thank you for listening!