Our premier episode of After the Whistle, Livestreamed on the Black Press USA, and Insight News YouTube channels, and then landing on Amazon, Apple, and Spotify podcasts shortly, thereafter, laid the foundation for our first “Journalist Trifecta” [JT]. WNBA Veteran and Global Coach, Sylvia Crawley Spann dropped numerous “gems” as the Main Event Featured Guest.
The Main Event
Currently Coach Syl, as she’s called, is a global coach where she trains male and female athletes around the world. Off the court, Sylvia is CEO of Crawley’s Creation LLC, a fashion and interior design company. She is also the co-founder of Monarch Magazine, sold nationwide at Barnes & Nobles. She has recently launched a wellness collection of magnesium products, offering organic relief for chronic pain, anxiety, and insomnia. Sylvia married her best friend, Pastor Brian Spann, and they reside in Durham, North Carolina, where they care for Sylvia’s parents. I would love to now introduce to you Sylvia Crawley Spann.
CRAWLEY SPANN:
What a warm welcome. Thank you, Leah, for having me on the show today.
COACHLEAH:
Hello, my friend, and welcome to CoachLeah’s After the Whistle.
CRAWLEY SPANN:
Thank you. I’m so proud of you and this show. It’s been a long time coming, and so we are here finally.
COACHLEAH:
I know, right? This is so amazing, and I’m so honored that you agreed to be our main featured guest for my premier episode as well. I didn’t get a chance to see you as much in the ABL, unfortunately, because there wasn’t as much nationwide coverage for the games, but I for sure had a chance to know how well you were doing there and was so happy to see that you were picked up so quickly by the WNBA. That literally was my one degree of separation because I was covering the WNBA as a sports reporter for Insight News even back then, so I had a chance to get to know you and just to see just the person that you were on the court dominating, but then also just how gracious you’ve always been and just welcoming and just so kind. And just all the stuff that you are now, I knew about you even before actually “meeting you” and becoming friends because we’re friends now, and I love it.
CRAWLEY SPANN:
We’re like sisters.
COACHLEAH:
Yeah, we really are. So I’m going to ask you a couple questions. Talk to me about your SLAM program because I didn’t get a chance to really talk about that during your introduction, but I wanted to just – out the gate – talk about your SLAM program. So, tell everybody about that.
CRAWLEY SPANN:
Well, I’m glad you asked me that question first, Leah, because I’m super proud of my SLAM Signature program because it unites my whole body of work into one thing. All my life, I’ve done multiple things. I’ve been into multiple streams of income, but that’s just how we are taught as student athletes. We’ve got to juggle being a student, an athlete, homework, social life. And so straight out of college, I just jumped into doing a lot of different things. So basically, my SLAM Signature program [it] came about because every time people introduce me, they talk about my blindfolded dunk, and when I go to speak somewhere, they play the video of the dunk. And so, it only made sense for me to name my program SLAM. The acronym, the S stands for self-care, L-leadership, A-alignment, and M-mindset. That could stand for mental toughness depending on the audience.
To see and learn more about the first ever “blindfold dunk” as well as view the full interview, click here: YouTube – Premier Episode – CoachLeah’s After the Whistle – Tuesday, June 20, 2023, or go to the Insight News YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_FKl_LbSv0
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