NXTVB
The NXTVB Podcast is your go-to resource for the next generation of volleyball talent. Hosted by Susan Forbes, a former D1 athlete and recruiting expert, this show explores the evolving world of college recruiting, NIL d...
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- Chad Koenegstein2 eps
- Andrew Brown2 eps
- Keegan Cook2 eps
Also: Corie Murphy, Ben Somera, Nancy Somera, Bella Bergmark, Jason Borchin, Kenzie Foley, Dawn Sullivan, Mike
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- 🇺🇸United States · VolleyballHOME#11496K to 2.6M
- 🇰🇷South Korea · Volleyball#430K to 158K
- 🇨🇦Canada · Volleyball#1515K to 77K
- 🇦🇺Australia · Volleyball#236.3K to 33K
- 🇩🇪Germany · Volleyball#433.8K to 20K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
550K to 2.9M🎙 ~2x weekly·60 episodes·Last published 6d ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
1.1M to 5.8M🇺🇸90%🇰🇷5%🇨🇦3%+2 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
605K to 3.2M
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/15/26 | 60: What Volleyball Recruits Should Be Doing in the Fall | Recruiting feels slower in the fall, and if you're watching other athletes commit while your inbox stays quiet, it's easy to wonder if you're falling behind. But a quiet recruiting season doesn't mean you're doing something wrong. In this episode, Susan explains why college coaches have less time for recruiting during their competitive season and why sending more emails isn't always the best way to make progress. Instead of creating activity just to feel productive, you can use the fall to be... | 27m 58s | ||||||
| 10/8/26 | 59: Want to Get Recruited? Start With the Right Target List | What happens when your target list is too high? In this episode, Susan breaks down one of the most important—and often misunderstood—parts of volleyball recruiting: targeting the right schools. She explains what can happen when athletes build a list filled almost entirely with reach schools, from getting ignored by coaches to spending more time, money, and energy trying to get attention. That lack of response can start to affect an athlete’s confidence, mindset, and even how she performs on t... | 30m 35s | ||||||
| 10/1/26 | 58: What Does It Really Take to Play D1 Volleyball? | How much should parents actually be involved in their daughter’s volleyball recruiting process? What does it actually take to become a Division I volleyball player, and is D1 always the right goal? In this special episode, Susan shares a preview of her conversation with her friend Desi McPhail on Your Mental Weight Room. Desi works with athletes on the mindset and mental side of performance, and the two dig into some of the parts of recruiting and college athletics that families don’t always ... | 15m 48s | ||||||
| 9/24/26 | 57: Hidden Truths of D1 Volleyball Recruiting from 3 Dads (Part 2) | How much should parents actually be involved in their daughter’s volleyball recruiting process? In Part 2 of Susan’s conversation with three dads of 2028 Division I commits, the conversation shifts from what happened during recruiting to what it was really like to navigate the process as a parent. The dads share the roles they took on behind the scenes, from managing spreadsheets, emails, film, travel, and school research to helping their daughters think through what they actually wanted in a... | 31m 23s | ||||||
| 9/15/26 | Bonus Episode: Wrigley Field Was Bigger Than the Slippery Court | What was it actually like to be inside Wrigley Field for one of the most talked-about volleyball events of the year? In this bonus episode, Susan takes you behind the scenes of her experience at the Wrigley Field volleyball matches in Chicago. From attending Mizzou’s practice and getting media access to watching the matches from field level, Susan shares what she saw firsthand and what the experience was really like inside the stadium. She talks about the unique challenges of playing volleyba... | 30m 52s | ||||||
| 9/10/26 | 56: Hidden Truths of D1 Volleyball Recruiting from 3 Dads (Part 1) | What does the volleyball recruiting process actually look like from the parent side? In Part 1 of this two-part conversation, Susan sits down with three volleyball dads whose daughters recently committed to Division I programs in the class of 2028. Each came into volleyball with experience in other sports, and each quickly discovered that college volleyball recruiting operates very differently. They share what surprised them most about the process, what happened when June 15th arrived, and ju... | 36m 18s | ||||||
| 9/3/26 | recruitingvolleyball culture+3 | Dawn Sullivan | University of Missouri | MizzouWrigley Field | recruitingMizzou+5 | — | 46m 15s | ||
| 8/27/26 | volleyball careerNIL+3 | Bella Bergmark | NILsocial media+1 | — | volleyballNIL+3 | — | 43m 11s | ||
| 8/20/26 | volleyball journeyrecruitment+3 | Bella Bergmark | UC BerkeleyUniversity of Texas | — | volleyballrecruiting+3 | — | 28m 11s | ||
| 8/6/26 | volleyball recruitingtools for athletes+3 | Mike | RallySendSnapchat | — | volleyballrecruiting+5 | — | 37m 29s | ||
| 7/30/26 | coaching philosophyvolleyball practice+3 | Jason Borchin | University of NevadaCal Poly | — | volleyballcoaching+3 | — | 37m 26s | ||
| 7/23/26 | athlete recruitmentvolleyball coaching+3 | Jason Borchin | Cal PolyUniversity of Nevada | — | athlete recruitmentvolleyball+6 | — | 31m 37s | ||
| 7/16/26 | athlete supportmental resilience+3 | — | — | — | bounce backbad day+3 | — | 39m 21s | ||
| 7/9/26 | recruiting processathlete goals+3 | — | — | — | recruitingathlete+4 | — | 18m 39s | ||
| 7/2/26 | recruiting journeyvolleyball+4 | — | — | San FranciscoNew York City | recruitingvolleyball+5 | — | 19m 49s | ||
| 6/25/26 | recruiting processJune 15th+3 | — | — | — | June 15threcruiting+6 | — | 30m 12s | ||
| 6/11/26 | volleyball recruitingathlete mindset+3 | — | — | — | volleyballrecruiting+5 | — | 15m 12s | ||
| 6/4/26 | recruiting callsDivision I+4 | Ben SomeraNancy Somera | Wesleyan UniversityFairfield University | Division IIIDivision I | recruitingvolleyball+5 | — | 35m 17s | ||
| 5/28/26 | D1 volleyballD3 volleyball+4 | Ben SomeraNancy Somera | Wesleyan UniversityFairfield University | — | D1 volleyballD3 volleyball+4 | — | 44m 37s | ||
| 5/21/26 | volleyball recruitingprofessional athlete journey+4 | Kenzie Foley | Division II | Germany | volleyballrecruiting+5 | — | 53m 00s | ||
| 5/14/26 | volleyball recruitingNCAA eligibility+4 | — | NCAA | — | 5-year eligibilityvolleyball recruiting+5 | — | 39m 44s | ||
| 5/12/26 | volleyball recruitingathlete preparation+3 | — | Prep Clubcertified life coach | — | volleyballrecruiting+5 | — | 18m 50s | ||
| 4/30/26 | recruiting processDivision III+3 | Chad KoenegsteinAndrew Brown | — | — | recruitingcoaches+5 | — | 36m 55s | ||
| 4/23/26 | Division III recruitingcoaching journeys+3 | Chad KoenegsteinAndrew Brown | UC Santa CruzNYU | — | Division IIIrecruiting+3 | — | 36m 14s | ||
| 4/16/26 | recruitingvolleyball+3 | — | — | — | recruiting processvolleyball recruiting+3 | — | 14m 00s | ||
| 4/9/26 | volleyball recruitingtiming in recruiting+4 | Keegan Cook | University of Minnesota | — | recruiting processvolleyball+5 | — | 28m 58s | ||
| 4/2/26 | volleyball recruitingrecruiting timelines+3 | Keegan Cook | University of Minnesota | — | volleyballrecruiting+5 | — | 30m 29s | ||
| 3/26/26 | evaluationsrecruiting process+3 | Corie Murphy | University Athlete | — | evaluationrecruiting+3 | — | 31m 51s | ||
| 3/19/26 | college volleyball recruitingUniversity Athlete+3 | Corie Murphy | University Athlete | — | college coachesvolleyball+3 | — | 30m 36s | ||
| 3/12/26 | volleyball recruitingcollege camps+3 | — | Volleyball Recruiting SchoolCollege volleyball camps | — | volleyball campsrecruiting process+3 | — | 12m 43s | ||
| 3/5/26 | recruiting processcollege coaches+3 | — | — | — | recruitmentcollege volleyball+3 | — | 17m 23s | ||
| 2/26/26 | volleyball recruitingcollege volleyball+3 | — | — | — | volleyballrecruiting+5 | — | 29m 44s | ||
| 2/19/26 | volleyball recruitinggeneral interest+3 | — | NCAA | — | volleyballrecruiting+5 | — | 12m 51s | ||
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Chart history for NXTVB
Peaked at #4 in South Korea, top 10 in 1 of 5 tracked markets, currently #4 in South Korea.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | — | #4 | #4 | — |
| United States | — | #11 | #11 | — |
| Canada | — | #15 | #15 | — |
| Australia | — | #23 | #23 | — |
| Germany | — | #43 | #43 | — |
Chart Positions
5 placements across 5 markets.
Chart Positions
5 placements across 5 markets.