Thanks for tuning into this episode of the Human Performance Outliers podcast with Zach Bitter.

Nicole, welcome back.

Thanks for having me.

So this time we're bringing you back with a little more structure, I think, not just a little

check-in from what you've been up to.

Yeah, I'm honored.

Yeah. So for the listeners here, we are going to be launching a new series to go along with the

podcast where Nicole is going to come in here about once a month and host a podcast interview

for herself and a guest. So why don't you tell us a little bit about

what your thoughts are around the kind of the idea of this series of episodes. Yeah, I guess I

couldn't let you have all the fun here. I saw you had this little podcast studio and I wanted

in. So admittedly, you've really turned me on to the concept of

podcasts. I historically wasn't a big listener, but nowadays it's certainly fun to get in on the action.

In terms of what we wanted to do with my little series is I really wanted the chance to talk to some of

the individuals that I know that I interact with on a pretty regular basis, most of them being

friends, and really tell their story about how they're going about at a high level performing

from an athletic perspective, but also balancing other things,

such as their work or other passions. And so I wanted that chance because to me, I've always

strive to have more of a balanced type of approach. I love to run at as high of a level as I can,

but I've also really wanted to pursue a professional career.

I went to law school. And so for me, it's always been about that concept of balance and the

essence of how can you try and do as many things at a high level as possible. So I really wanted to

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