375. The Power Of Confidence: On Owning Your Worth & Embracing The Unknown With Gotham FC Co-Owner Emily Tisch Sussman

Hurdle with Emily Abbate

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🗓️ 29 September 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Emily Tisch Sussman has done a lot of impressive things in her career. Now four seasons in, the former Vice Presidentg of Campaigns at the largest democratic think tank in Washington D.C. created She Pivots looking for inspiration to embrace her own. Interviewing big names like Hillary Clinton, Priyanka Chopra, and Sophia Bush (among others) emboldened her to step into her own power, especially as a new mother. In today's episode, Emily talks about embracing her greatness in each chapter, what it was like to become a mother, and learning about her strengths as an interviewer. Plus:How she felt as a dramatic post-baby weight-loss, what her wellness routine looks like today, and how she feels about her newest chapter as co-owner of New York's Gotham FC.

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0:00.0	You are never going to gain confidence by always doing things that come easily.
0:03.5	Otherwise, there's nothing to build on.
0:05.4	You have to do things that are hard.
0:37.2	Hey, hey, Emily here. You are listening to episode 375 of hurdle, a wellness focus podcast where I talk to inspirational people about everything from their highest, highs, and toughest moments to essential tips on how to live, a healthier, happier, more motivated life. We all go through our fair share
0:39.5	of hurdles. My goal through these discussions is to empower you to better navigate yours and move
0:45.3	with intention so that you can stride towards your own big potential. And of course, have some fun
0:52.2	along the way. Transparently, I've been thinking a lot about the
0:55.8	intro. I've been thinking a lot about the things I've been reading about whether or not I should
0:59.7	be numbering these episodes. It's crazy. What is this? Almost eight years into podcasting, and I'm
1:05.5	still learning many things. So stay tuned because you may be seeing some shifts over here on the hurdle feed.
1:13.3	I digress. I am so excited to bring you my conversation today with Emily Tish Sussman. She is the co-owner
1:21.2	of Gotham FC, the National Women's Soccer League team based here in New York.
1:35.5	Well, technically, New Jersey, the team serves as the only NWSL team in the greater New York, New Jersey region.
1:42.9	To be specific, Emily's also the host of the She Pivots podcast with a background in politics. Today, we talk about how she made the pivot from working in Washington, D.C.
1:48.7	to having a family moving up north and getting involved heavily in women's sports.
1:56.2	Emily gets really vulnerable today in a way that I'm not entirely sure I've had a guest open up about
2:04.0	her journey. Emily talks about her pregnancy conceiving rather quickly and the hardships that
2:10.6	went hand in hand with pregnancy and not feeling super connected to her children after birth. It is something that I am sure many women can relate to and also something that I don't really
2:23.3	feel like many people speak on.
2:26.3	So for that, to Emily, I'm super appreciative of you opening up.
2:30.3	I know that isn't easy.
2:32.3	We also talk about her own personal wellness journey and how
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