How I Got Here with Corey Koskie
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How I Got Here with Corey Koskie
Welcome to Linklete's podcast, the stories behind the youth, high school, college, and professional sports journey, where it leads and what we learn along the way
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Mark Parrish- Minnesota Wild Part 1 - Early Years
In 1992 Mark Parrish started high school and dreamed of wearing the baby blues of Bloomington Jefferson. He quickly made an impact and went on to win...
Lea B Olsen - University of Minnesota Basketball, sports broadcaster, entrepreneur, and mother
Lea B Olsen was raised in poverty in a blended family in South Minneapolis. She was introduced to sports relatively late in her youth. Lea began her b...
Wes Walz - Minnesota Wild, Fox Sports North
Wes Walz was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and this is where he started his tedious road to the NHL. Walz's path exemplifies his commitment to pla...
Jason Zucker - Minnesota Wild
If you knew nothing about Jason Zucker except that he was a professional athlete, born in Newport Beach, CA, and grew in Las Vegas, Nevada, what sport...
Gavin Kaysen - Chef, Founder of Spoon and Stable, Bellecour, and Demi
At 7 years old Gavin Kaysen saw what the power of food could do. He saw this making cookies with his grandma. Food can make people smile. This started...
Marcus Foligno - Minnesota Wild
Marcus Foligno was a well-travel youth athlete. Not on his own accord but following his NHL star father. Where his dad played, the family lived. Whe...
Mike Tamte - Co-Founder Evereve
The Evereve Journey started in a women's dressing room in a San Fransico clothing store. A young mom by the name Megan Tamte felt overwhelmed and alo...
Ryan Carter - Minnesota Wild, Anaheim Ducks,Carolina Hurricanes,New Jersey Devils,Florida Panther
Mike Carter retired as a St. Paul police officer after 30 years in 2010. Mike loved watching Ryan play hockey. But Ryan didn't get the hockey bug from...
Connor Wray - Co-Founder - CFO - Jonny Pops
WE BELIEVE THAT EVERY ACT OF KINDNESS—NO MATTER HOW BIG OR SMALL—GOES A LONG WAY.” Eric Brust - Co-founder- CEO Johnny pop
Armed with a blender,...
TRYOUTS - Blake Sloan - Stanley Cup Champion with the Dallas Stars
Hockey tryouts are on us in Minnesota. Blake talks about how he had to process his 8-year old son getting cut from the top team and how this notion o...
Peter Taunton - Founder Snap Fitness and Lift Brands
Born in Willmer, Minnesota Peter Taunton was the youngest of 7 children. He went from small-town Minnesota to a pioneer in the fitness industry. In 20...
Kyle Gibson - Minnesota Twins
Kyle Gibson started his path to the big leagues from the Hoosier state. He loved basketball but he loved baseball more. He has been around baseball h...
Matt Majka - President - Minnesota Wild
Are you willing to do what it takes to get what you want? The no-brainer answer is YES, ABSOLUTELY! But then why don't you have what you want? Is it...
Jake Odorizzi - Minnesota Twins
Jake Odorizzi, starting pitcher for Minnesota Twins, came to Minnesota via a trade with the Tampa Bay Rays. This wasn't the first time he was traded....
Max Kepler - Minnesota Twins
Maximilian Kepler-Różyck is a German born baseball player playing Major League Baseball for the Minnesota Twins. How does the offspring of profession...
Corey Koskie - FmR MLB, Concussion Comeback
Corey Koskie played for the Minnesota Twins, Toronto Blue Jays, and the Milwaukee Brewers. He retired in 2009 while in spring training with the Chica...
Ping Yeh - Entrepreneur - Co-Founder and CEO Stemonix
How does somebody go from play youth sport growing up in California, to playing college tennis, to founding a company that could change the face of me...
Ryne Harper - Minnesota Twins - Pitcher
In June of 2011 the Atlanta Braves selected Ryne Harper in 37th-round. On February 2, 2018, Harper signed a minor-league contract with the Minnesota T...
Gordy Engel - The Foursome - Men's Fine Apparel, Special Teams Coach for Wayzata High School Football Team
The Foursome has been a part of the Wayzata Community for 80 years. It started as a little shop in Wayzata then grew to five different retail operatio...
Tommy Watkins - Coach - Minnesota Twins
Have you ever sat in the stand and wonder how does one become a first base coach in the major leagues and what the heck does a first base coach do on...
Dustin Morse - Senior Director of Communications at Minnesota Twins
The path to Major League Baseball isn't always on the diamond. There are other ways to work for a Major League Baseball team. Both paths require ha...
Dr. Heather Bergeson - Tria Orthopedics
Dr. Heather Bergeson is an accomplished Primary Care Sports & Pediatrics Physician. She is also an athlete and youth sports mom. She has seen the go...
Maggie Nichols - Gymnast- University of Oklahoma, Fmr USA National Team
On Jan. 9, 2018, Maggie Nichols released a statement informing the world that she, too, had been sexually assaulted by former USA Gymnastics team phys...
Kevin Warren - Chief Operating Officer Minnesota Viking
In 2015 Kevin Warren became the first African-Americas chief operating officer of an NFL team. He is a lawyer by education and got his first job in t...
Jack Jablonski - USC student Fmr Benilde St. Margaret Red Knight,
With every sport there is a risk for injury. With contact sports the risk increases dramatically. It is every parents greatest fear that when their ch...
Corey Koskie - Concussion Story of a Former MLBer
Corey Koskie played for the Minnesota Twins, Toronto Blue Jays, Milwaukee Brewers and retired in 2009 while he was in Spring Training with the Chicago...
Latroy Hawkins - Special Assistant Minnesota Twins, Fmr MLB
Latroy Hawkins had a 21 year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, he played for the Minnesota Twins, Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants, Baltimore Ori...
Darrell Thompson - U of M Gopher Football, Green Bay Packers Alumni and President of Bolder Options
Darrell Thompson became a Minnesotan because of an IBM minority recruited push in the 1970's. His dad was recruited and the Thompson family moved to...
Frank White - Author, RBI Coordinator Minnesota Twins
As a child in the 1950s, Frank White loved to watch his dad, Louis “Pud” White Jr., play baseball with the Twin City Colored Giants. That made an imp...
Torii Hunter - Fmr MLB All-Star and Entrepreneur
Through his acrobatic catches, booming bat, and contagious smile Torii Hunter captured the hearts of fans everywhere he played; Minnesota, LA, and Det...
Jeff Dubay - Fmr KFAN PA&DUBAY
On October 15, 2008, Jeff Dubay was arrested in Maplewood,MN for felony possession of a controlled substance. On October 24, 2008 KFAN terminated Duba...
Tony Dungy - New York Times Best Selling Author, NFL Hall of Fame, Super Bowl Winning Coach
Tony Dungy is an Uncommon Man, Uncommon Coach, on a Uncommon path. The son of educators his coaching journey started in the living room of his home u...
Tom Chorske - University of Minnesota, New Jersey Devils, Fox Sports North Hockey Analyst
Tom Chorske played for the Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils, Pittsburg Penguins, New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators, Calgary Flames, and Washing...
Corey Koskie - Fmr MLBer Fear Story
Corey Koskie is a former Minnesota Twins, Toronto Blue Jays, Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cub. He is also the founder of Linklete.com. January's top...
Dani Cameranesi - USA Olympic Women's Hockey Team, U of M Gophers
In 2018 Dani Cameranesi was part of U.S Olympic History. The USA Women's Olympic Hockey Team won a gold medal for the 2nd time in history. The 1st t...
Winny Brodt-Brown - Inaugural Ms. Hockey, founder of Os Hockey Training
According to University of Minnesota yearbooks, approximately 30 women tried out for the first-ever Gopher Women’s hockey team in 1918. Fast forward...
Mark Manney - Andover High School Hockey Head Coach, FMR- Air Force One Pilot
Mark Manney was born in Morris, Minnesota and after his family moved to Bemidji, Minnesota he played his first organized hockey game at age 13. He was...
Rob Stauber- USA Women's Hockey Head Coach
Rob Stauber has had a lot of success in his life and a lot of adversity. He is a lifelong learner. He was the first goalie in history to win the Hobey...
Sean Goldsworthy - Minnetonka High School Hockey Head Varsity Coach
Anybody that follows Minnesota High School sports knows that the event of the year is the hockey state tournament that is held at the Xcel Energy Cent...
Tim Tschida - Major League Umpire
How the heck do you become a Major League Ump? Do you wake up one day and just show up or is there a process to get there? Well, there is a process an...