BREE VAUGHN - S&C COACH #140

BREE VAUGHN - S&C COACH #140

From PA CHALK UP by Manny Silveira

June 8, 2026 · 1h 4m · Season 1 · Episode 140

About this episode

Bree Vaughn discusses her journey as an aspiring strength and conditioning coach and the challenges of balancing life and career.

We sit down with Bree Vaughn — aspiring strength and conditioning coach, University of Louisville student, former football performance intern, and mum — to talk about what it actually takes to stay the course in this industry when life doesn't follow the textbook path. In this Playbook: The Non-Linear Path Is Still a Path: Bree took time away from the field to raise her son. She came back. She's still in the game — studying for her CSCS, training youth and overseas basketball athletes, building her network one real conversation at a time. Internships Will Expose You — Let Them: Unpaid. Long hours. Early mornings and late nights. Bree is clear-eyed about what internships are for: not just building a resume, but finding out if you actually love it. Be So Good They Can't Ignore You: Bree has been told her looks are a distraction. She's had to wonder if opportunities came to her for the wrong reasons. She's been steered towards recruiting instead of the weight room. TeamBuildr ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: Coaches, revolutionise your training programs with their cutting-edge platform. Create and customise workouts, track progress, communicate effortlessly, and analyse…

People in this episode

Host: Manny Silveira

Guest: Bree Vaughn

Topics covered

  • strength and conditioning
  • career paths
  • internships
  • youth training
  • women in sports

Keywords

  • strength and conditioning
  • career challenges
  • internships
  • youth athletes
  • women in fitness

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Louisville

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