The LJ Way: How La Sonjia Jack Builds Champions, Breaks Barriers, and Leaves a Legacy

What does it take to climb the corporate ladder, raise elite athletes, make sports history, and still lead with love? 💡

In this episode of The Champion’s Mindset with Kathryn Orford, we sit down with La Sonjia “LJ” Jack — powerhouse leader, executive coach, philanthropist, proud NFL mom, and the first Black majority co-owner of a professional hockey team (the Allen Americans).

✨ LJ’s story is one of resilience, reinvention, and relentless belief in the power of legacy. She shares how her signature philosophy, The LJ Way, helps people live, lead, and achieve at the highest level — and why treating every day like a gift is the secret to her success.

🔥 Key insights you’ll gain:

• The LJ Way philosophy: how to unlock potential and inspire others

• The mindset shifts that took LJ from uncertainty to boardrooms and ownership

• Raising athletes with resilience: why love, not coaching, is a parent’s most powerful role

• The principle that separates champions from everyone else (hint: it starts with pen and paper)

• Lessons from breaking barriers in sports leadership & representation

• Teaching financial literacy and teamwork to the next generation through her children’s book, Dream Builders

• A powerful health wake-up call that turned LJ into an advocate for wellness and regular checkups

Whether you’re an entrepreneur, athlete, parent, or dreamer, LJ’s wisdom will challenge you to step into your greatness, write your own legacy, and never stop getting better. 🚀