E162 | Megan Compain

Show notes | Megan Compain

0:00 A recommendation from two former guests: Zion Armstrong and Ric Salizzo

3:24 Steve Tew on Megan Compain

9:41 An impressive CV: rugby v basketball

17:47 Growing up a half-caste sporty girl in Whanganui

25:35 From Whanganui to New Jersey

29:28 Keeping female athletes safe

44:35 A US College superstar into the WNBA

50:04 Reflecting on the WNBA experience

53:50 Life as a professional basketballer

57:45 From the court to corporate highflier

1:05:53 Partying with Dirk Nowitski, Steve Nash and Mark Cuban

1:09:48 Michael Jordan and the “flu game”

1:14:08 Training with a teenage Kobe Bryant

1:17:50 Heading back to New Zealand with NZ Rugby

1:24:01 Managing NZ Rugby’s commercial obligations

1:34:49 Parenthood, new opportunities through Sarai Bareman

1:41:27 Back at NZ Rugby with the All Blacks and Scott Robertson

1:46:40 Challenges facing rugby in New Zealand

1:51:38 The legacy of women’s sport events in New Zealand

1:58:14 Last words from Steve, Seamus, and Megan