This week on [un]phased Lisa and Shaunna are joined by guest and friend Lisa Steptoe, incoming president for the Mid-Maryland Tri Club. In her many years as a member of the Mid-Maryland Tri Club, Lisa Steptoe has worked hard to build it into a place where anyone and everyone feels that they are welcomed and accepted. We dive deep into what it looks like to build an inclusive multisport club from the ground up. Lisa Steptoe explains that it’s important to have empathy when it comes to how we include folks in endurance sport; whether they run 12 or 5 minute miles, there shouldn’t be a limit or pace clock that determines whether a person is welcome in the sport. Everyone has their own reasons for participating, and we have to respect that and welcome them. She also reiterates the importance of language when it comes to organizing and communicating about group events. Using terms like “no drop ride” let’s everyone know that they will have a place in your club. Lisa Steptoe has over 25 years of management, operational, marketing and sales experience in the military and healthcare sectors. She is the founding investor for Warrior Centric Health, Inc. She became a multisport athlete in 2010 with her first triathlon at Nation’s Tri in DC on a borrowed mountain bike. In 2017, at the same race, she placed 1st in the Masters Athena Division securing an entry to the iconic Escape from Alcatraz race. She successfully Escaped in 2018. In the 10 years of her multisport lifestyle, she has raced in over 30 Duathlons, Triathlons and Aquabikes achieving the podium 4x. She has been on the Mid-Maryland Triathlon Club’s Board of Directors for 6 years serving as Communication Chair & Vice-President and is now President-elect for 2021. Lisa will be going for her 1st Ironman in 2021 at IMMD. Lisa is a 1987 graduate of the United States Military Academy; married 33 years to Ronald Steptoe, CEO of Warrior Centric Health, Inc; has 3 children and 3 grandchildren. Follow Lisa on Instagram @thetraveldiva87 Send in your questions, comments, or micro-allyship journey to info@unphasedpodcast.com