- How Ashlee is helping create opportunities for others
- Working to bring soccer to underserved areas
- The first female of color to become the president of the United Soccer Coaches
- Learning how to exemplify your values every day — and serving your family
- The importance of finding things outside of sports that fulfill you
- Why it’s important that coaches fully support their players
- TLH Reckoning Women’s Soccer Franchise
- The United Soccer Coaches Convention
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Lisa Bonta Sumii, LCSW | CEO & Founder of AthMindset®
- Specializes in athlete mental health, covering clinical and performance aspects for a wide range of clients, including elite youth, collegiate athletes, Olympians, professionals, and sports teams.
- Serves as the first-ever Mental Performance Coach for the Oakland Roots Sports Club, collaborating with the Technical Team and Sports Medicine staff.
- Listed in prestigious directories including the US Olympic & Paralympic Committee’s Mental Health Registry, NFL Player Association’s Clinician Directory, and Major League Rugby Mental Health and Wellness Directory.
- Founded AthMindset®, offering athlete-centered mental health services with a team of licensed clinicians and consultants across several states.
- Host of the Athlete Mindset Podcast and co-host of Roots Radio; a frequent keynote and TEDx speaker with national and international engagements.
- Quoted in major publications like Time Magazine, Teen Vogue, and Women’s Health Magazine; featured on BBC World News and Radio Bliss in Jordan.
- Author of “The AthMindset® Workbook: Training your mind for optimal mental health in sport and in life.”
- Holds a Master’s in Clinical Social Work from Smith College School for Social Work and an undergraduate degree from the University of California at Santa Barbara.
- Proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Eric Kasimov is the founder of SportsEpreneur, part of the KazSource media network. Since launching the platform in 2015, he has hosted over 500 podcast episodes, written and published more than 1,500 articles, and advised business leaders, founders, and creators on building authority through media strategy.
Through his brands — KazSource, KazCM, SportsEpreneur, and QuietLoud Studios — Eric leads teams that produce podcasts, develop brand platforms, and help companies grow through modern content ecosystems. He also scaled KazSource Insurance into a seven-figure boutique agency, providing the foundation for the broader media network he operates today.
His work has been featured in Forbes, Axios, and Front Office Sports, and his podcasts have included conversations with top founders, investors, and athletes turned entrepreneurs.