#128: Mary Konstantopoulos on Luck, Making an Impact&Women in Sport - a podcast by Jen Brown - Running and Triathlon Coach, Author and Mindset Coach for Women

One of the main themes that run through many of my conversations on Sparta Chicks Radio is around the concept that “you can’t be what you can’t see”.

This week’s guest is on a mission to change what you can see - and by extension, be.

Mary Konstantopoulos is a lawyer who, in her “spare time”, is the force behind the “Ladies Who” media company - or dare I say growing empire - that advocates for, and shares stories of, women in sport here in Australia.

She hosts two podcasts on the ABC Grandstand radio network; Ladies Who League  (about rugby league) and Ladies Who Legspin (about cricket).

Mary’s passion for sport developed as a result of her desire to spend more time with her Dad who was (and remains) a passionate Parramatta Eels supporter in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition.

Yet she describes in this conversation a sense of shame she sometimes feels because it never occurred to her to ask if women also played the sport.

In this conversation, we discuss:

- how her life has revolved around sport since she was a young child growing up with her two brothers,

- why she was motivated to throw herself into all sports as a kid (despite not being very good at any of them),

- what prompted her to launch the ‘Ladies Who League’ blog (which at the time was about the men’s competition),

- the evolution of the ‘Ladies Who’ media company,

- her experience with the Imposter Complex,

- why it’s important to give yourself credit for your hard work and success, rather than attributing it to luck, and

- how she deals with online trolling and public criticism.

Get the full show notes for the episode here.

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