Sports Director Jamie Seh — Allow Yourself to Surprise Yourself TB9, S9, E13
Release Date: 09/02/2025
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Sports Director Jamie Seh — Allow Yourself to Surprise Yourself TB9, S9, E13
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On this episode of The Back 9, Jamie Seh, Sports Director at the CBS affiliate in Orlando, reflects on her journey of breaking barriers as a woman in sports broadcasting. She discusses the challenges and triumphs of a decades-long career, and how, as she reaches the Back 9, she has started to search for what’s next.Spoiler alert: Jamie has found her path by embracing curiosity and taking a very interesting leap of faith, leading her to what has become her simple and powerful mantra: Allow yourself t
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Round 8: Ep. 18 - Relationship Expert Owen Marcus: Feeling is Strength, Not Weakness
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Round 8: Ep. 16 - The Soggy Dollar's Leon Miller - Living in Paradise
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No prescription needed this week on The Back 9, as we catch up with the one and only Leon Miller -- aka, “Dr. Painkiller”. Leon is the magnetic force behind the legendary Soggy Dollar Bar on Jost Van Dyke in the British Virgin Islands. From beach kid to island icon, Leon shares how he has built a lifestyle brand rooted in rum, resilience, and real connection. Leon doesn't just make the island's most famous drink -- he helps people make memories and find meaning by serving up all those good t
info_outlineOn this episode of The Back 9, Jamie Seh, Sports Director at the CBS affiliate in Orlando, reflects on her journey of breaking barriers as a woman in sports broadcasting. She discusses the challenges and triumphs of a decades-long career, and how, as she reaches the Back 9, she has started to search for what’s next.
Spoiler alert: Jamie has found her path by embracing curiosity and taking a very interesting leap of faith, leading her to what has become her simple and powerful mantra: Allow yourself to surprise yourself! It’s shockingly good advice that you can find this week, on the Back 9.
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