It is solved by living: Insight Athlete Podcast

Taylor Fiorini ’24 and Saloni Rammohan ’24 were both enrolled in the Foundations of Entrepreneurship class, and were tasked
with creating a venture to pursue for the year. One day during class the two discussed their common interest in mindset
and decided to work together on a project that focused on this aspect of mental health. They initially thought they would write short articles addressing mental health through psychology, but after interviewing peers they decided to create a podcast.

“There is part of me that has always wanted to start my own podcast; taking entrepreneurship class gave me the opportunity sooner rather than later,” says Fiorini.

With further conversation, the idea changed from overall mental health to a specific focus on student athletes. 

“After conducting interviews with our classmates, we realized that many people were interested in the mindset of student athletes and that there were not many resources that elaborated upon this,” says Rammohan. “As student athletes ourselves, we both knew the role mindset plays in performance, and we knew sharing this information could be greatly beneficial to others.”

The Insight Athlete podcast was born, and since its launch in December 2023, 18 full-length episodes have been released.

So far on Insight Athlete Fiorini and Rammohan have interviewed Perkiomen School student-athletes and coaches, but they plan on continuing the podcast even after they have graduated.

“In the future as we go off to college, we will start interviewing athletes and coaches at our colleges and perhaps communities
nearby,” says Rammohan.

The unexpected lessons and skills learned from podcasting will no doubt help them as they pursue their next steps.

“Being able to converse naturally is a hard task, but through this podcast, Taylor and I have been able to grow our speaking skills and share more accurately our views on mindset as well,” says Rammohan. “Running a venture involves a lot of trial and error, so it’s interesting to see the growth that comes from the failures and how much improvement happens over time.”

Fiorini agrees. “When it comes to the field of interviewing, you may need to ask the same questions in different ways to get the answer you’re looking for; this was unexpected for me,” says Fiorini. “In the future I plan to pursue sports broadcasting, so getting a head start on this path has given me an understanding towards the future. I thank Perkiomen for these opportunities because it is within unexpected environments that you learn the most.”

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There is part of me that has always wanted to start my own podcast; taking entrepreneurship class gave me the opportunity sooner rather than later.  -- Taylor Fiorini '24