Jacob Murrell has taken the traditional American route to becoming a professional...which means he's very unique in the current soccer landscape. The D.C. United rookie joins Roche to talk about his journey from high school to Georgetown to the SuperDraft to DCU professional and how his path help shape the player and person he is today. He also dis…

Has the D.C. United season been a positive or a negative? Has the team been a pleasant surprise or the same old same old? Have supporters been given a reason for hope or is this another false dawn? The answers depend on your level of fandom and your general way of looking at things. Charles Boehm makes his monthly visit to Pitch Pass to help Roche …

It's the first ever solo show in Pitch Pass history! Roche has some thoughts on D.C. United after two matches (and four points) in the MLS season, the new players, the DPs, the kids and their minutes, Troy and Ally, and more!By Wonk Eye Media

D.C. United is back and so is Pitch Pass. Roche is joined by journalist Charles Boehm to discuss the offseason of change around the club. But first, the bad as DCU's preseason trip to Saudi Arabia has caused unease amongst the fanbase (3:06). Then, Charlie gives some additional insight on new coach, Troy Lesesne and new CSO Ally MacKay (15:28) befo…

It's not "official" but D.C. United's season has unofficially come to an end without tangible success. The Athletic's Pablo Maurer joins Roche to look back on another lost season for the club, what Wayne Rooney did (and didn't do) for the organization, and where the team goes from here. They also discuss the Kasper situation, the ownership thought …

D.C. United Defender Brendan Hines-Ike has returned to full fitness after suffering two freak, long term injuries over the last three years. He joins Roche on this episode of Pitch Pass to discuss how his "foot exploded in his boot" and how he got back. He then addresses the team's response to the supporters' dissatisfaction with the disappointing …

As MLS season winds down, MLSNext season starts up so it's a good time to check in with the D.C. United Academy with TopDrawerSoccer.com 's Travis Clark. The club's investment in the Academy has been uneven over the years but that seems to be changing with DCU making a real commitment to the youth of the club and the DMV at large. Travis and Roche …

D.C. United has reached the home stretch of the MLS season and things are...meh. Pro Soccer Wire's Jason Anderson joins Roche to answer three questions about the club as it makes its push to make the playoffs. 1. Are things better or worse now as opposed to the last 4 years? 2. Can #DCU make the playoffs? 3. Has the manager found a new formation fo…

One of the pleasant surprises to the start D.C. United's season has been the play of Ted Ku-DiPietro. The DCU Homegrown joins Roche on this edition of Pitch Pass to discuss his season thus far, his "traditional American sports" path to the first team, Wayne Rooney's advice to the young players on the team, his "young veteran" advice to the teenager…

There's not just a different vibe for D.C. United on the field. Off the field, the club has raised their game in a number of areas, especially the digital team. Claudia Pagan has been the face of DCU Digital for the last 4 years and joins Roche to discuss the process of creating content. Apple TV has played a role in the increase in content creatio…

D.C. United's season is underway and the results thus far have been...encouraging? Pro Soccer Wire's Jason Anderson joins Roche to discuss the Black And Red's first two matches and if there is any long term takeaways from them. Among the talking points: -What youngster has the best long term outlook? -Rooney's tactics -The still wobbly defense -Chr…

Money is on my mind! My start up S.H.A.K.E Works isn't profitable...YET. In the meantime, bills for day to day life need to be paid. This is how I'm doing it. It may give you some ideas on what you could do if you're thinking of starting your own company.

The majority of support I get from my business (engagement and income) is from outside the UK. This trend, along with the content I’m creating and music online communities I’m involved in, is making me think about how clear my speaking is to make myself understood. After reflecting on this, I realise I’ve got some work to do! Here’s why……

As I continue to freelance alongside building my start up company S.H.A.K.E Works, I’ve just started delivering a project to 8 -11 year olds to help them make their own songs ready to perform at Halloween this year! I’ve enjoyed it more than other community music projects I’ve previously done. Here’s why……

After looking at the analytics for my website as well as learning a few things from books I’m learning from at the moment, I decided I need to update my landing page…but it’s veeeeeeery hard. Here’s what I’m doing.

I’ve survived my first year of being freelance! As expected, many ups and downs, trying to make sense of it all. Here’s me attempting to summarise some key things I’ve learnt so far

I’m not well, there is no annual leave, a few days of not building my business is going to set me back a long time…f***. That is what my gut reaction was when I started throwing up (lol), but it actually turned out to be a good thing. Here’s how… Follow me: Twitter Instagram

A hard thing to admit…I’ve been lazy! I used to say I hate writing and after coming across an amazing blog by David C. Baker I realise I need to write more to deepen the understanding of my craft. This is what I mean… Follow me: Twitter Instagram

I've readjusted my working habits to be specific about including reflecting time, something I felt guilty about at first but feels good to do. Here's how it's helping me.

Been working hard but absent on Social Media for a bit, which for a small business in it’s start up stages feels like I don’t exist…anxiety inducing! I’ve been challenged with time and needed to do something about it. Here’s what I’ve been up to. Follow me: Twitter Instagram Tik Tok Facebook

It's been an unsatisfying period for D.C. United for both the club and its supporters. But with rumors swirling of multiple additions incoming during the summer transfer window, there is a sense of excitement around the team. Roche spoke with DCU GM Lucy Rushton about potential reinforcements, the type of player the club is looking to add, and when…

My first project that has been commissioned by an organisation as a freelance creative is out in the world! It’s been fun working with Brighter Sound on this. It got me reflecting on Partnerships in Creative Work. Here are my thoughts on some elements on why I think it’s gone well. If you make beats, get involved in this Sample Flip Challenge! Dead…

After just finishing the creation of my next sample pack and developing my website, I’ve been thinking a lot about how to communicate what S.H.A.K.E Works does in a clear and compelling way. Kendrick Lamar’s video to Heart Part 5 helped me to begin to understand what clear communication of a concept means. Here’s what I mean… Follow me: Twitter Ins…

It has been a tumultuous month for D.C. United following the dismissal of Hernan Losada amid a cloud of controversy and confusion from supporters. New DCU Head Coach Chad Ashton joins Roche to talk about the transition from Losada to him. What's changed, what's stayed the same, and what's ahead. Ashton discusses the "have fun" comments from the pla…

Managing my time between for hire work and building my own business hasn't gone well this week, felt a bit defeated. This is me trying to make sense of what I'm feeling and why Follow me: Twitter Instagram Tik Tok Facebook

I’ve been a youth worker supporting young people for 20 years; as long as I’ve been making music. During a creative project I’m currently delivering, a small incident happened which inspired me. Here’s what I took from it. Follow me: Twitter Instagram Tik Tok Facebook

Due to time constraints of needing to do some non music related day to day tasks, I challenged myself to do something I’ve never done before…make video content in public! Here’s how I prepared to do it, managed my feelings of being very self conscious and outcomes from the experience I didn’t expect. Follow me: Twitter Instagram Tik Tok Facebook…

I’ve had two recent instances where I put off doing some tasks for my business as I didn’t understand how to do them. When I started to do them, I was surprised that they were easier to do than what I originally thought! Here’s what I learnt. Follow me: Twitter Instagram Tik Tok Facebook

Based on balancing all of my life commitments, I’ve just started the routine of batch creating my social media content for a week, focusing on Tik Tok. Here’s how I’m approaching it. Follow me: Twitter Instagram Tik Tok Facebook

At 37 years old, I’ve randomly learned something new about myself..I actually like to multi task and am good at it, regardless of what certain stereotypes may say! Here’s what I’ve learnt about an incorrect assumption I made about myself. Follow me: Twitter Instagram Tik Tok Facebook

I had two requests for custom baselines through Fiverr at the same time with completely different requirements. Thought I would share my thoughts on how to do session musician work remotely. Follow me: Twitter Instagram Tik Tok Facebook

As D.C. United embarks on its second year under the stewardship of head coach Hernan Losada (assisted in the front office by Lucy Rushton and Dave Kasper), off the pitch, the club is going through a similar re-imaging under DCU's President of Business Operations, Danita Johnson. Danita joins Roche on this episode of Pitch Pass to discuss the health…

I recently did my first Koala flip challenge; shout out to TPADA who tagged me on a twitter post! As well as being fun, I got more from it than what I expected. Listen to what I learned. I had a moan at the beginning…there is a point to this episode apart from my bad mood, I promise! Follow me: Twitter Instagram Tik Tok Facebook…

My work has been building up and I need some help! After some careful budgeting, I've decided to recruit some people on a freelance basis. Here is how I did it. Follow: Twitter Instagram Tik Tok Facebook

I've caught myself saying to family and friends alot recently that I feel like I'm running a full time business on part time hours. I decided to think about what I actually mean by this and break down my time management strategies, including the good and bad points of each approach. As a parent, this may also be useful for mums, dads and anyone els…

I’m finalising everything so I can start selling sample packs. In setting up my online store through Shopify (once again something I’ve never done before), I’m reflecting on what I need to think about to ensure the buying process for a customer is as smooth as possible. And in between all of that a bit of self doubt as my idea for this type of samp…

From a recent remote bass session I completed, I received some feedback on my bass playing style that made me think about how I want to improve. This particular piece of feedback was difficult to hear but I appreciated the producer's honesty!

I've been learning alot through putting together a sample pack. Focusing on this project as my main priority has taught me many things about getting better at a task. Check out what I've learned

I've just started to record episodes for a podcast with guests. This is for my company S.H.A.K.E Works which makes sample packs for producers. This is what I'm learning so far about how to do it. If you are interested in finding out more about S.H.A.K.E Works, follow us here: https://linktr.ee/shakeworks…

I've just made my first sample pack which I'm offering to people as a free download, in exchange for their email address to build up a mailing list. I'm learning alot about promoting a new product, especially about communication by randomly popping up in people's DM's! I've never sold a product before so I really am learning as I'm going. Hope you …

I was recently fired from a musical theatre gig I was hired for. This is what I learnt from the experience.

Talking with family about being a musician. Being a couple of months into doing music full time, money is always on your mind...and other people's mind! Here's what I learnt from a chat with my nearest and dearest

I'm new to being a freelance musician, since October 2021. This episode is about me talking about what I've learned so far about creating videos and thumbnails. Never done this before so it's a steep learning curve! If you have any tips you'd like to share with me and others, please leave a comment.

In The Movement Podcast Episode 12 Serve Don’t Judge and Other Leadership Perspectives with Andrew Downin Welcome to In The Movement Podcast with your show hosts Christopher Kemm and Austin De Bey, to discuss what's happening in the credit union movement. Each episode will feature leaders talking about history and current affairs and how we can uti…

In The Movement Podcast Episode 11 Juntos Avanzamos "Together We Advance" with Pablo DeFilippi Welcome to In The Movement Podcast with your show hosts Christopher Kemm and Austin De Bey, to discuss what's happening in the credit union movement. Each episode will feature leaders talking about history and current affairs and how we can utilize our ex…

D.C. United has a new youth academy director and he joins Roche on this episode of Pitch Pass. Patrick Ouckama plays his hard close to the vest which makes for a fun cat and mouse type conversation. After getting some background on Ouckama, Roche asks about the Pathway2Pro initiative, the recent success of the academy, uniform tactics throughout th…

D.C. United homegrown Griffin Yow joins Roche on this episode of Pitch Pass to discuss his "senior year" of high school, the expectations that come with being the first homegrown signing of his generation, his fit in Hernan Losada's plans, and the challenges of the first half of this DCU season.By Wonk Eye Media

U.S. Soccer Hall Of Famer Bruce Murray joins the show to discuss The Accelerator School, how it differs from traditional schools, soccer clubs, and MLS academies, and his hope that it changes how Americans look at education and soccer (12:50). Then, Roche and Bruce go over the state of the American soccer system, , the rise in the stature of MLS an…

In The Movement Podcast Episode 10 What it means to become purpose driven w/Stephanie Teubner, CEO, Blue FCU Welcome to In The Movement Podcast with your show hosts Christopher Kemm and Austin De Bey discuss all things happening in the credit union movement. Each episode will feature leaders talking about history and current affairs and how we can …

In The Movement Podcast Episode 9 Open your eyes to “OPEN YOUR EYES” with Chris Lorence Welcome to In The Movement Podcast with your show hosts Christopher Kemm and Austin De Bey discuss all things happening in the credit union movement. Each episode will feature leaders talking about history and current affairs and how we can utilize our expertise…