<p>Most people spend decades chasing a title. Kerri Walsh Jennings had to figure out who she was after she&#39;d already achieved the highest one possible.</p><p>Takin&#39; Care of Lady Business Episode 156</p><p>In this episode, Jennifer sits down with <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerriwalshjennings/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Kerri Walsh Jennings</a>, three-time Olympic gold medalist, founder of <a href="https://p1440.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">p1440</a>, co-owner of the <a href="https://provolleyball.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Major League Volleyball (MLV)</a> Northern California franchise, and creator of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/herovolley_/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Hero Volley</a>, to talk about what it actually takes to lead yourself first, how competition trains you for business, and why excellence is a daily choice and not a trophy you earn once.</p><p>Kerri started playing volleyball at 10 years old in the Santa Cruz Mountains, earned a scholarship to Stanford, competed across five Olympic Games, and spent 25 years as one of the most dominant athletes in the world. She built her post-sport career by doing what she always did: showing up on purpose, staying curious, and surrounding herself with people committed to growth.</p><p>Together, they discuss why retiring from sport forces you to rebuild your identity from scratch, how knowing your lane changes everything in business and in life, what body, mind, and spirit training actually looks like when you&#39;re not an athlete anymore, and why the worst advice Kerri ever received was the pressure to choose between her career and her family.</p><p><br></p><p>What you’ll learn:</p><ul><li><p>Why retiring from sport forces you to rebuild your entire identity</p></li><li><p>How competition in any form trains you for leadership and business decisions</p></li><li><p>How leading yourself first is the only real strategy for elevating any team</p></li><li><p>Why waiting until you feel &quot;ready&quot; is often the most expensive confidence mistake</p></li></ul><p><strong>Highlights:</strong></p><p>(00:00) Meet Kerri Walsh Jennings</p><p>(01:59) What Is p1440 and why Kerri built it</p><p>(04:07) Growing up athletic: the family that shaped her</p><p>(06:29) The Road to Stanford and her first olympics</p><p>(07:49) Strategy vs. instinct: what sport really teaches you</p><p>(14:38) The Misty May partnership and how Kerri held her own</p><p>(16:01) How Kerri stopped letting pressure shrink her</p><p>(23:15) Training body, mind and spirit for sustained excellence</p><p>(33:54) Why she does not believe in a shelf life</p><p>(34:48) When you don&#39;t know what&#39;s next, pursue yourself</p><p><br></p><p><strong>About Our Guest:</strong></p><p>Kerri Walsh Jennings is a three-time Olympic gold medalist, entrepreneur, and founder of p1440, on a mission to steward the ecosystem of volleyball and prove that excellence is a daily choice, not a one-time achievement.</p><p>Before building her businesses, Kerri grew up in the Santa Cruz Mountains in a fiercely athletic family, found volleyball at 10 years old, and never looked back. She earned a scholarship to Stanford, competed across five Olympic Games, and spent over 25 years as one of the most dominant athletes in the world alongside her partner Misty May-Treanor. She built her post-sport career by learning that sport was just the vehicle, that leading yourself first is the only real strategy, and that the game of volleyball deserves a year-round stage where its athletes can actually build a career.Kerri Walsh Jenning’s LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerriwalshjennings/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerriwalshjennings/</a> Explore p1440: <a href="https://p1440.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://p1440.com/</a> Explore Major League Volleyball (MLV): <a href="https://provolleyball.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://provolleyball.com/</a> Explore Hero Volley: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/herovolley_/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/herovolley_/</a> </p><p><br></p><p><strong>About Jennifer Justice and The Justice Dept.</strong></p><p>JJ’s LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-justice-354a0b99" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-justice-354a0b99</a></p><p>The Justice Dept: <a href="https://www.thejusticedept.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.thejusticedept.com/</a></p><p>JJ’s Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jenniferjusticel/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/jenniferjusticel/</a> </p><p>Newsletter: <a href="https://tkolb-newsletter-a50814.beehiiv.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://tkolb-newsletter-a50814.beehiiv.com/</a></p><p>The Justice Dept. is a female-focused advisory, consulting, and law firm advocating for female founders, talent, execs, and brands. 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