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The 6% with NancyMD


Nov 9, 2020

Many women in sports, whether they’re coaches, athletes or sports journalists, simply aren’t treated the same as their male counterparts.

For female coaches, opportunities in the professional sports level are not particularly  abundant though slowly and progressively shifting towards a more inclusive space.

If you’re someone who wants to create their mark and make a difference in the sports and nutrition industry, then you’d surely want to listen to Jaclyn Sklaver’s words of wisdom.

Our guest for today is the passionate sports nutritionist and female strength and conditioning coach, Jaclyn Sklaver. We’re going to hear about her experience in the space of nutrition, strength and conditioning, and in professional football.

Jaclyn is a nationally recognized Board Certified & Licensed Functional Medicine Sports Nutritionist and a Strength & Conditioning Coach. She is the founder of Athletes Nutrition and Fitmiss NYC, and the VP of Marketing for Atlanta Women in Sports.

She has coached over 300 elite-level athletes in preparing them for the draft and off-season workouts including over 70 NFL veterans as an in-house nutritionist at XPE Sports and previously Chip Smith Performance Systems.

Listen on and find out how Jacklyn continues to work on expanding the roles of women in sports and nutrition through her work!

Episode Highlights:

  • Why Jacklyn is very passionate about sports and nutrition
  • Why women should network and be eager to learn more
  • Mentors and women in sports leadership
  • The gender disparity in the field of sports and health
  • The challenges of being a female coach
  • How Jacklyn dealt with doubts and feelings of wanting to quit
  • The wage gap between male and females working in the sports and nutrition industry
  • How Jacklyn combines strength and conditioning, and nutrition into her day to day practice and with her clients
  • Ask, talk, and network

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Mentioned in this episode

Fitmiss NYC/ ATHLEATS Nutrition

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