OUR GUEST SPEAKER!

KERRI WALSH JENNINGS has long been the face of the beach volleyball world. She won Olympic gold medals (with former teammate Misty May-Treanor) in a career that has paralleled — and fueled — the sport’s surge in popularity. She’s the mother of three and the founder of a company (p1440, a digital-media platform focused on beach volleyball), yet remains one of the top players in the world. And as she prepares for what will likely be one last run at Olympic glory at the 2020 Tokyo Games, her plans for the future are already well underway.

“I feel like my life has always unfolded in the next logical step,” she says. “I’m very much in Olympic mode. I’m chasing this sixth Olympics and want to go win.