I try to separate the coaching part and the nurturing part. I mean sometimes I have to

Matt talk myself to separate the feelings of I'm going to

break this kid's heart because I'm not going to put him on Matt. I'm Carly Zaken.

I'm Danielle Weisberg. Welcome to Skim from the couch. This podcast is where we go deep on career advice from women who have lived it.

From the good stuff like hiring and growing a team.

To the rough stuff like negotiating your salary and giving or getting hard feedback.

We started the skim from a couch,

so what better place to talk it all out

than where it began on a couch? Today we have a very very special episode of Skim from the couch. We are joined by

Monica Aldama.

In case you do not know this name, I don't even know what you've been watching

or what you've been doing.

She's the coach of Navarro College cheerleading

and has 14 national championships under her belt.

We are so, so, so fucking excited to do this interview.

Her team is the focus of the new Netflix documentary series Cheer.

If you haven't seen it, I just don't know what to say.

Stop what you're doing and go watch it.

The series defies traditional stereotypes about cheerleading as it follows them through the

physical and mental challenges of the sport. My God, what they do is you got to watch

it. Also showcases Monica's coaching style and the impact she's had on her athletes on and off the mat

Monica in case you haven't noticed we were literally obsessed with the show

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