Two (former) athletes, Peyton Pesavento Johnston and Anya Brylin, are here to make sport psychology and mental performance relatable, accessible, and fun! This podcast aims to give athletes, parents, and coaches insight into collegiate and professional mental performance in all sports.
About the hosts:
Peyton and Anya were teammates (and roommates) at Wake Forest University. Peyton has a master's in Performance Psychology and is a mental performance coach, and Anya completed her master's in Business Analytics and is now working in the corporate world. Oh - she's also an NCAA doubles champion!
Josh Hublitz & Athletic Identity: In Sport and Beyond
We have such a fun episode this week with Josh Hublitz - a former Division I tennis player and investment banker who is now all in on content creation and entrepreneurship. We explore how Josh has taken his athletic identity and transferred it into all of his daily endeavors, and he also gives great advice for anyone looking into making content. In addition to all of that, he is also a practice partner for the top tennis players in the world! Pretty cool side job if you ask us. So, this episode, we get into how he transitioned from investment banking to content creation, hilarious stories from his ATP hits, and his new development of Post Grad Tennis Club - a social wellness club for elite-level tennis players. Enjoy!
(00:00) Intro
(02:00) US Open influencers
(05:34) How tennis has shaped Josh's careers
(07:58) From investment banking to content creation
(15:26) Building a personal brand
(18:38) Monetizing content
(25:50) Burnout and balance as an entrepreneur
(28:02) Hitting with top players as a practice partner
(34:30) Funny ATP practice stories: Medvedev
(41:15) The idea behind Post Grad Tennis Club
(52:26) Superstitions: bouncing the ball before serving
(53:46) The yips: another unfortunate victim
(57:37) Outro
22 Sept 2026
Kate Sharabura & The Power of Resilience
Kate Sharabura joins us on the pod today to chat about her time playing Division 1 tennis at Georgia Tech before ultimately turning pro. Kate has a unique story as she started as a walk-on who rose through the rankings and became an All-American in doubles. She now competes predominantly on the ITF and UTR Pro circuits and has played 2 seasons with INTENNSE tennis. Listen in to hear us discuss how she became so successful in doubles, the benefits of playing college tennis, and how she enjoyed jumping back into the team atmosphere with INTENNSE.
(00:00) Intro
(01:50) Kate’s background
(04:00) D1 tennis career
(05:25) Doubles success
(11:52) From walk-on to All-American
(13:54) Importance of academics alongside athletics
(15:26) Deciding to go pro and the benefits of college tennis
(16:45) Pro circuit breakdown (ITF and UTR)
(25:15) Motivation
(25:22) INTENNSE league vs pro tour lifestyle
(39:30) Superstitions
(41:30) Experiencing the yips
(45:05) Outro
8 Sept 2026
Sophie Chang & Her WTA Tour Journey
We have a fantastic guest this week - Sophie Chang! A WTA player with a career high ranking of No. 217 in singles and No. 59 in doubles. She has been inactive on the tour for the past year due to injury, but decided to test herself this summer by playing INTENNSE - a team-based, pro league which has completely changed viewership of tennis. We also get into how Sophie has turned to coaching during her time off, what it’s really like to play at the highest level, focusing on a mastery mindset, and reducing burnout and finding new passion in competition.
(00:00) Intro
(01:30) Pro-am shenanigans and getting pegged in doubles
(03:53) Anya’s concussion protocol
(05:25) Dealing with injuries and plans to return to the WTA Tour
(09:57) Freezing rankings
(11:15) From playing to coaching
(15:12) Mastery vs performance-oriented mindset
(18:50) Turning pro as a teen
(23:00) How the Tour has evolved
(25:25) Choosing pro over college
(32:14) INTENNSE pro league
(56:46) Finding enjoyment in playing again
(59:25) Music as an outlet
(01:04:00) Superstitions
(01:06:00) Outro
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