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On Her Mark

On Her Mark

By: NBC Sports Boston
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Host Hannah Donnelly sits down with athletes, fitness professionals, and women in and around sports blazing new trails in their fields for the next generation. You will learn what drives them on and off the field, key moments in their lives that changed their direction, their outside passions and more. Prepare to be inspired.© NBC Sports Boston Exercise & Fitness Fitness, Diet & Nutrition Hygiene & Healthy Living
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  • "Tough As A Mother": Sports Broadcaster Jenn Hildreth on New Book, Celebrating Moms' Strengths & Redirection
    Jun 17 2025

    I have no doubt you've heard Jenn Hildreth's voice coming from your TV a time or two before. The award-winning sports broadcaster has quite the resume -- from calling FIFA World Cup matches since 2015, Olympic soccer matches, and MLS and NWSL games to play-by-play for a variety of collegiate sports. She's done it all while raising two daughters with her husband. When she realized just how incredible working moms are for the way they do it "all," she wanted to talk about it....so she did! Together with her co-author Aimee Leone, they wrote "Tough as a Mother: Women in Sports, Working Moms, and the Shared Traits that Empower Us All." Today we dive in to:

    • What inspired Jenn to start writing this book during the early years of motherhood & how a redirection brought it to where it is today
    • The decision to share the pages with the voices of women like U.S. soccer star Alex Morgan, famed broadcaster Hannah Storm, and Olympic swimmer Dara Torres (listen to Dara's episode here)
    • 9 Tough Mother Tenets -- namely moxie
    • How the "right" choices are always "easy"
    • The big debate: can women have it all?
    • Having it all vs. Enjoying it all
    • Biggest lesson from her own mom

    You can get your hands on a copy of "Tough as a Mother" here.

    Follow along with Jenn Hildreth on social: @jennhildreth40

    Get more on the book on social: @toughasamother_book

    Follow along with Hannah on social: @_hannah.donnelly

    To watch the episodes: NBC Sports Boston YouTube

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    29 mins
  • Fitness Pro Kendall Toole on New Chapter, Entrepreneurship, Mental Health & More
    Jun 10 2025

    Kendall Toole knows how to pack a punch when it comes to programming a workout! This comes as no surprise given the fitness pro has been moving in some form since she was young. First it helped to drain the energy tank as a kid, later it became a space to find mental clarity, and now it's her career. Despite the change in reason for movement, her love for it has remained constant. The former Peloton instructor left the major platform about a year ago with gratitude for the experience, and is now embracing a new chapter. Today we dive in to:

    • The questions she asked herself while making the decision & how she knew she was ready for a change
    • Importance of embracing a beginner's mindset
    • Finding happy habits
    • How to draw the line between sharing and keeping things sacred
    • Lessons learned while building businesses (good, bad & funny!)
    • How the darkest time in her life helped her find her purpose
    • Mini look at what's to come with NKO Club & other businesses
    • Fun rapid fire

    You can follow along with Kendall Toole: @kendalltoole

    To stay locked in on NKO Club updates: nkoclub.com

    Follow along with Hannah on social: @_hannah.donnelly

    To watch the episodes: NBC Sports Boston YouTube

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    36 mins
  • 'Harvard Engineer Redesigning the Sports Bra' Sara Falkson on Project, Body Confidence & More
    May 27 2025

    Sara Falkson is a Harvard engineer redesigning the sports bra and helping women find body confidence in sport. Why redesign the sports bra? As an athlete herself (4 years of field hockey at Dartmouth) she has had her own relationship with confidence and sports bra woes and learned that so many other women did too! So, in her second year of Harvard University's Masters of Design Engineering program she set out to create something that was more comfortable and allowed athletes to have confidence in their gear to focus on their sport. Sara is also inspired by a stat from Dove and Nike that nearly 50% of teen girls drop out of sports due to lack of body confidence. Today we dive in to:

    • Redesigning the sports bra
    • Why hosting body confidence workshops with young athletes is so important to Sara and the work she is doing
    • Surprising passion women have for discussing sports bras and other feminine issues in sports
    • Importance of community and teams
    • Sara's personal journey with confidence in sport and in life
    • What's next for Robyn

    Follow along with Robyn on social: @wear_robyn

    Follow along with Hannah on social: @_hannah.donnelly

    To watch the episodes: NBC Sports Boston YouTube

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    34 mins
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