Society Nine: The Fight Within Podcast

Society Nine

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Society Nine is a modern femme sports brand providing boxing gear and sportswear to empower you and your fight. Our podcast interviews and celebrates the stories and journeys of our guests, with topics ranging from equality and accessibility in sports and fitness, physical and mental wellness, pursuing our dreams, what it means to empower and uplift one another and the intersectionality of it all.

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35 episodes

Society Nine Episode 35: Ivy Richardson, Founder of Red Girl Rising & Head Coach of Team 700

Ivy Richardson (she/her) is Nuxalk and Gusgimukw on her mom's side and Irish, Scottish and English on her dad's side. She is the founder of Red Girl Rising, a wellness-through-movement initiative and head coach of Team 700, Vancouver BC's first competitive Indigenous youth boxing team. She also is the co-founder of Matriarch Resistance which is a new initiative created in a direct response to the missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2 spirit (MMIWG2S) crisis, the program is rooted in sisterhood and empowering Indigenous women and femmes. Ivy's experience as a competitive boxer, student and her working and lived experiences have guided her to become a community builder. She seeks to create a community that centres itself around accessible, safe and empowering movement programs. Follow her on Instagram: @ivyrichardson @team700bc @matriarchresistance Learn more about Red Girl Rising: https://www.redgirlrising.com/

38m
Mar 22, 2022
Society Nine Episode 34: Katie McKenzie, Taren Grewall and Anna Farrant of House of A La Ligne

**Disclaimer: mentions of disordered eating. Please listen at your own discretion. Today's episode features the founders of A La Ligne Method, Katie McKenzie and Taren Grewall, and newly joined boxing coach Anna Farrant! We chat at length with the team at House of A La Ligne about nervous system regulation when it comes to body movement choices, and we discuss complex but necessary topics like body, gender and racial privilege within the fitness industry, as well as the need to self define what empowered movement means for every individual. The House of A La Ligne is collective of practitioners dedicated to transforming the way you connect to your body and self through Pilates, Strength, Boxing and Pre & Post-Natal training. The House is a place for all Humans to experience movement in a way that honours and celebrates their unique and individual body’s journey. Follow the crew on Instagram! A La Ligne: @alalignemethod Katie: @katiemckenziemvmt Taren: @tarengrewall Anna: @vancitybanana Website: https://alalignemethod.com/ **Get a FREE MONTH with the House of A La Ligne with unlimited access to all full length classes and live classes, ranging from Mat & Reformer, Strength Training and Boxing. Head to https://alalignemethod.com/ and use code SOCIETYNINE after clicking "START YOUR FREE TRIAL"

1h 15m
Mar 06, 2022
Society Nine Episode 33: Gabby Villasenor, Founder of Fuelled by Feeling

**Disclaimer: we discuss topics of disordered eating. Please listen at your own discretion. Today we're talking with Gabby Villasenor, and her pronouns are she/her. She moves, works and lives on the unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples — including the: Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh, and Musqueam nations. She's the founder of a Mindful Movement company called Fuelled by Feeling, and an OG Society Nine brand ambassador! From competitive soccer, to boxing, to strength training, to mobility - Gabby believes in using one's inner intuition and mindfulness to drive decisions around movement, so long as it brings JOY and empowerment to you. Through her work, she supports people by transforming their relationship with the way they move their bodies. Fuelled by Feeling is all about creating a sustainable movement practice, keeping it simple, and TRULY allowing yourself to celebrate your body for EVERYTHING it can do. Follow her on Instagram: @fuelledbyfeeling On TikTok: @fuelledbyfeeling Her website: https://www.fuelledbyfeeling.com/ **Get 50% off your first month of mindful movement with Gabby and Fuelled by Feeling - sign up at her website, and use code: SOCIETYNINE

1h 16m
Feb 22, 2022
Society Nine Episode 32: Mary Kate Vanecko, Founder of Box United

Box United is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that uses the sport of boxing to connect communities of young women across the world. Fight Like a Girl (FLAG) is their signature boxing and leadership development program for high school girls run in partnership with the U.S. Consulate in Cape Town, South Africa. FLAG is fiercely committed to developing young female leaders who are proficient not only in jabs and hooks, but in social impact and cross-cultural collaboration. FLAG runs at the same time in Chicago, IL and Somerset East, South Africa, and includes several opportunities for students to collaborate with peers from across the city and world. Follow them on Instagram @box_united, and learn more about their program at boxunited.com!

36m
Apr 02, 2021
Society Nine Episode 31: Society Nine and Core to Coeur

Core to Coeur offers exceptional guided Pilates, Yoga, and Functional Movement Instruction for all bodies. Core to Coeur clients workout in the privacy of their own homes, on their own time, in a community-minded setting with movement practitioners that care. And on this episode, Society Nine founder Lynn Le and Core to Coeur founder Madison Page talk about their motivations for creating communities that encourage movement regardless of body size, age, skill set and athletic background. Episode recording courtesy of the Stretched Podcast, powered by Core to Coeur, and distributed in collaboration with Core to Coeur. Check out Core to Coeur at coretocoeur.com and search SOCIETY NINE in the search box for our channel!

57m
Jan 28, 2021
Society Nine Episode 30: Louise Green, Founder of BIG FIT GIRL, Global Fitness Coach, & Author

Louise Green is the Founder of the fitness brand, Big Fit Girl. She is the author of the book, "Big Fit Girl," founder of the Big Fit Girl Fitness App, Big Fit Girl Uncensored Podcast and a leading Columnist at SELF Magazine. Louise is currently working on her second book with Penguin/Random House USA. For over a decade she has forged a career as a plus-size Personal Trainer, Global Fitness Coach, Fitness Activist and Author changing the narrative and the idealistic standards of our fitness culture. As an influential change-maker, Louise has helped thousands of women find their inner athlete and love their bodies, at every size. Her mandate is a trifecta: to level the playing field by influencing more size-diverse imagery in fitness media and advertising, highlighting the importance of size inclusive education by the fitness industry educators and leading women to stop waiting on the weight and to step off the sidelines, in the body they have right now. She believes that when we combine all three we create a climate of unlimited possibility for every “body.” Follow Louise on Instagram at @louisegreen_bigfitgirl and check out the Big Fit Girl Fitness app at bigfitgirl.com!

51m
Nov 11, 2020
Society Nine Episode 29: Jennie Bender, Founder of Fit2Vote

Society Nine Brand Ambassador Jennie Bender is a kickboxing and spin instructor, personal trainer and Muay Thai enthusiast. She joins us today to share her passion for turning fitness influencer culture into a culture that leverages social influence for civic activism, with her recently launched initiative Fit2Vote. Fit2Vote is a new campaign that's bringing together the Austin fitness community including instructors and trainers as well as clients and members to amplify the importance of participating and voting in the upcoming election. To learn more, follow Jennie and Fit2Vote on Instagram at @jennmeibender and @fit2vote2020

46m
Oct 01, 2020
Society Nine Episode 28: Jessica Ng, Muay Thai fighter & co-founder of Southpaw Stitches

Our guest is Jessica Ng (pronounced 'Eng'), a first generation Chinese-Hong Kong American from Queens, New York with a Muay Thai fight record of 17-10. Passionate about Muay Thai and training out of Sitan Gym, by day she is a fashion designer and recently launched Southpaw Stitches. Disheartened and frustrated with the lack of support to our NYC communities during the pandemic, she and her co-founder diverted their energy from designing new Muay Thai apparel to building high quality masks. Join us as we talk about how the fighting spirit is so important now more than ever - spiritually and mentally - and what gives us hope.

44m
Sep 22, 2020
Society Nine Episode 27: The Women's Equality Day Episode! Featuring Taylor Rae Almonte - Actress, Athlete, Activist

It's Women's Equality Day! And we have a *long* way to go to making sure this is EVERY day. Society Nine founder Lynn Le and this episode's special guest Taylor Rae Almonte deep dive into where progress has been made, but also where we still have such a long way to go - in fitness, sport, culture and society. Taylor is a Brooklyn based actor, athlete & activist. She is an NYU alumni, having graduated with honors and a double major in Drama and English & American Literature. She utilizes her unique skill set to educate, empower and amplify marginalized voices in all aspects of her life. Her unique brand of Fitness Activism —combining the mental health benefits of movement with the opportunity to educate and raise funds for social justice organizations—has been sponsored by brands such as Women’s Health Magazine, Carbon38, Popsugar and more. She has a weekly newsletter discussing this work along with a new topic every week relevant to fighting systemic oppression. As an actor and model, she's done everything from being on the Broadway National Tour of Motown the Musical, to campaigns for Olay Skincare, Benefit Cosmetics, Cole Haan and more. Follow her on Instagram at @taylorraealmonte and www.taylorraealmonte.com/

48m
Aug 27, 2020
Society Nine Episode 26: Angela Jennings, Co-Founder of Boombox Boxing

Society Nine founder Lynn Le and Boombox Boxing co-founder Angela Jennings have a deep discussion about what it's like to re-open a gym mid-pandemic, and to be a Black leader in the DC small business community as well as the daughter of a police officer. Angela co-founded BOOMBOX based on her love for boxing, music and community. Their goal is simple: to empower and inspire, while making the health benefits of boxing-inspired training accessible to all fitness levels and backgrounds. Check them out at boombox-boxing.com, on IG at @boombox_boxing and @aj_boomin.

1h 3m
Aug 21, 2020
Society Nine Episode 25: Dr. Connie Wun, Co-Founder of AAPI Women Lead & Founder/Director of Transformative Research: An Institute for Research & Social Transformation

Our guest on this episode is Dr. Connie Wun. She is the co-founder of AAPI Women Lead, the Founder/Director of Transformative Research: An Institute for Research and Social Transformation, and a PHD researcher for the National Organization for Asian Pacific Islanders Ending Sexual Violence. She’s also been a professor and teacher. Her body of work spans all realms of social and racial justice and she has spoken on such topics on national television alongside the likes of Senator Cory Booker and former Obama senior advisor Valerie Jarrett. Follow Dr. Wun at @seewun on Instagram, and AAPI Women Lead at @aapiwomenlead.

47m
Jul 31, 2020
Society Nine Episode 24: Allostatic Load - What is it, and why it makes being "healthy" so hard

We talk about "allostatic load" in today's episode - what it is biologically, how it relates to stress, and why just working out, eating well, controlling sleep, etc for basic health maintenance is actually a lot more complicated than we'd think.

16m
Jul 31, 2020
Society Nine Episode 23: Paige Hendrix Buckner, Program Manager of Founder Gym

Paige Hendrix Buckner is the Program Manager of Founder Gym. Founder Gym is the first online training program specifically designed to help underrepresented tech startup founders raise money to scale their startups. A Brazilian jiu-jitsu enthusiast, loving mom and partner and former startup founder herself, Paige shares her journey with our community today and the importance of creating generational wealth for the next generation of entrepreneurs and people of color. Follow Founder Gym on Instagram at @foundergym.

1h 8m
Jul 21, 2020
Society Nine Episode 22: It's 2020 - and We're Back

Society Nine is back from a somewhat long hiatus from our last podcast episode, which at this point was in 2017. We're catching you up on what this whirlwind of a 2020 has been like so far, and what kind of future we'd like to write for Society Nine - as a company, and as a community.

26m
Jul 07, 2020
Society Nine Episode 21: Molly McConnell

We chatted with and gained some wisdom from 2x former world boxing champion and owner of McConnell's Boxing Academy, Coach Molly McConnell.

34m
Apr 07, 2017
Society Nine Episode 20: Allison Kemon

We sat down with Society Nine Brand Ambassador Allison Kemon, aspiring amateur boxer, Haymakers for Hope alum and membership advisor at Equinox at Dartmouth Street in Boston. We discussed all things boxing, including how she discovered her passion for it as well as her continued desire to compete and make boxing a full fledged part of her life's journey.

39m
Mar 31, 2017
Society Nine Episode 19: Amber Trejo

We spoke with Amber Trejo, the Marketing Manager of WorkTrainFight in NYC. She's a boxing instructor, personal trainer and a nutrition specialist and she's dedicated her life and passion to helping women uncover their power. She volunteers coaching time as well to the WorkTrainFight Teen Women's program, which does boxing training classes for high school students from Harlem in order to create a positive sense of community through sport, and to empower these youth in a safe space for them to learn.

29m
Feb 15, 2017
Society Nine Episode 18: Lindsay Coke

Lindsay Coke, aka The Boxing Blonde, is a multi-faceted fitness trainer and boxer based in Los Angeles. She shares her take on what the fight means for women in this day and age, and shares some of her passions including giving back to young women in her community through boxing fitness like the RUBY Project.

49m
Jan 24, 2017
Society Nine Episode 17: Jess Storch

Jess Storch is the founder of Knockout Women's Boxing Club. She is a 2x Chicago Golden Gloves champion (2010 and 2011) and founded Knockout Women's Boxing Club in 2011. Her mission is to empower women to feel strong inside and out, and to help create a world where physical perfection isn’t the goal, but instead feeling good and doing what is true to you is the goal.

52m
Jan 12, 2017
Society Nine Episode 16: Year in Review

Meghan and Lynn reflect on the wins, learnings and memories behind the scenes at Society Nine in 2016.

34m
Dec 29, 2016
Society Nine Episode 15: Kayla Hracho

Kayla is an amateur boxer from Reading, PA. Once lacking motivation and direction, Kayla stumbled into boxing and found her fight. In a little more than three years her dedication proved itself in 2015 when she became the 2015 Ringside National Champion at 119 pounds, the 2015 Golden Gloves State Champion at 119 pounds and the 2015 NYC Pure Breed tournament champion at 125 pounds. Passionate about pushing her skills even further, she was invited to train with one of the top MMA camps in the world, American Top Team, in Coconut Creek, Florida where she resides now.

40m
Dec 16, 2016
Society Nine Episode 14: Natalie Matushevsky

Natalie Matushevsky is an amateur boxer out of Boston who competed in her first boxing match at the annual Belles of the Brawl charity boxing event, organized and hosted by non-profit Haymakers for Hope. She shares the trials and tribulations of what it takes to prepare for your first fight, the feeling and the adrenaline rush in the ring, and what's next for her. Want to know what it's like to prepare for your first ever boxing match? You don't want to miss this one.

40m
Nov 08, 2016
Society Nine Episode 13: Gemma Fleming

Gemma Fleming is an amateur Muay Thai fighter currently living and working out of New York as a photographer and filmmaker. She recently completed a film project titled "SENSHI" showcasing the artistry and spirit of the female fighter and her various forms. We sat down to talk to her about the importance of translating fighting into art.

46m
Nov 02, 2016
Society Nine Episode 12: Jill Morley

Our podcast welcomes Jill Morley, a Masters Golden Gloves champion, filmmaker, boxing instructor and mental health advocate. She wrote, directed and produced the documentary "Fight Like A Girl," about women overcoming their demons through boxing, while telling a larger story about abuse, trauma, mental illness and healing. In a gritty, first-person narrative that was shot over a period of five years, she delves inside the little-known world of female boxers to meet the women who are passionate about fighting hard.

32m
Oct 06, 2016
Society Nine Episode 11: Amy DePaola

We sat down with Amy DePaola, filmmaker and amateur boxer. A proud Haymakers for Hope Belles of the Brawl alum (2015), she is gearing up for the release of her new film, Amy Dee, loosely based on her own experiences as a fighter in life and sport, and illustrating what it means to go through a personal evolution as a fighter - in every sense of the word.

37m
Sep 30, 2016
Society Nine Episode 10: Julie Kelly, Co-Founder of Haymakers for Hope

We chatted with Julie Kelly, the co-founder of Haymakers for Hope about her journey as a fighter, in life and sport, and how it led her to create Haymakers for Hope. She's a Hodgkin's lymphoma survivor, 2x NY Golden Gloves winner (132lbs), and an activist dedicated to finding a way to both literally and metaphorically knockout cancer.

36m
Aug 31, 2016
Society Nine Episode 09: Jennie Trower of Jarrett & Jennie Customized Self Defense

We hung out with Society Nine Brand Ambassador Jennie Trower of Jarrett & Jennie Customized Self Defense. Jennie Trower is half of the dynamic duo that is Jarrett and Jennie Customized Self-Defense. Training in Martial Arts for over 15 years, it was Krav Maga that got her hooked and led her to pursue numerous teaching certifications and begin building a career around helping women develop effective self-defense training. Most recently Jennie has joined forces with Society nine Brand Ambassador Jarrett Arthur to offer free learning opportunities, online educational resources and live training experiences to increase their ability to reach thousands of women each year.

47m
Aug 26, 2016
Society Nine Episode 08: LA Jennings, author of "She's a Knockout: A History of Women in Fighting Sports"

We chatted with LA Jennings, a writer and feminist thinker with a doctorate in Literary Studies and a passion for fighting sports. After ten years of training, competing, and coaching kickboxing, submission wrestling and Mixed Martial Arts, she is delighted to bring her dual passions of scholarly research and competitive martial arts into one comprehensive text. Her book, "She’s a Knockout: a History of Women in Fighting Sports," is the culmination of two seemingly divergent fields of academic and combative explored through the lens of feminism. She is also a co-owner, trainer and coach at Train. Fight. Win., a Mixed Martial Arts gym in downtown Denver that provides training for both male and female fighters.

49m
Aug 08, 2016
Society Nine Episode 07: Jarrett Arthur of Jarrett & Jennie Customized Self Defense

We hung out with Society Nine Brand Ambassador Jarrett Arthur of Jarrett & Jennie Customized Self Defense to learn about her personal evolution as a college elite athlete, to one of the highest ranking female Krav Maga black belts in the country, to now one of the biggest leaders in women's self defense. She also talked about her new women's empowerment retreat called I AM POWER. She's been featured on The Ellen Show and Good Morning America for her extensive knowledge!

39m
Jul 22, 2016
Society Nine Episode 06: United State of Women White House Summit Recap

We had the honor of being invited to the United State of Women Summit, hosted by the White House! Lynn, Society Nine founder and CEO, recaps the sentiments, insights and passion learned and gained from the women in attendance, the Obamas and Joe Biden. And then there was that time she was in the bathroom with Gloria Steinem.

37m
Jun 28, 2016