Brenda Tracy

Brenda Tracy is a nurse, speaker, activist, and survivor. In 1998, she reported to police that she was brutally raped by four men, two of whom played football at Oregon State University. In 2014, she found the courage to come forward with her story and now seeks to make the world a better place for survivors. As a citizen lobbyist, Ms. Tracy has helped with the passage of eight laws in her home state of Oregon. She has won numerous awards and was named ESPN's top 25 women in 2016 and one of Sports Illustrated's most powerful women in sports in 2020. Ms. Tracy is the creator of the “Tracy Rule” which is the most comprehensive serious misconduct policy in NCAA history. She is the founder of the national campaign and nonprofit Set The Expectation. Her message of “men as the solution and not the problem” is transforming the sports landscape and how we engage in gender-based violence prevention work. What we discussed:Why do most people confuse thinking with feeling?That moment when your trauma could be used to help othersSetting the expectation and what that meansWhat culture could you be unintentionally creatingThe pledge: Your behavior mattersHow do you define leadership?Connect with Brenda:YoutubeTwitterLinkedInWebsiteFBSettheexpectation.orgLet's connect:LinkedInIGFacebookwebsiteGet my book!!**Don't forget to Subscribe, Rate & Review (5 stars are dope)!

John Canzano returns from the 7th Annual BFT Foundation Celebrity Golf Tournament, as well as a memorable weekend for the Portland Trail Blazers organization. Canzano talks about the Blazers' new head coaching hire in Clippers assistant Chauncey Billups. Brenda Tracy joins the program to offer her reaction to the hire, and what kind of message this sends to women in the organization as well as fans. We talk about Damian Lillard's future in Portland, and get into some college football conversation. We also play, The Big Splash, the Culligan Watercooler Report, the 2 @ 2, and take some calls.Subscribe NOW to this podcast for more great content.Follow @JohnCanzanoBFT on Twitter.

John Canzano talks with Brenda Tracy, a survivor of a gang rape incident that occurred at Oregon State University in 1998. Brenda shares her thoughts on the Portland Trail Blazers' new hire of Chauncey Billups, who had settled a sexual assault case out of court nearly 25 years ago. Canzano asks Tracy her thoughts on Portland taking Billups over a candidate like Becky Hammon, what kind of message this is sending to women in the organization and fans, what emotions she is feeling from this news, and a lot more.Subscribe NOW to this podcast for more great content.Follow @JohnCanzanoBFT on Twitter.

John Canzano talks with Set the Expectation founder Brenda Tracy about OSU President F. King Alexander's role in the LSU Les Miles situation. Then we discuss the Top Shot phenomenon and what it means for the future of collectibles. We also play The Big Splash, Punch It! Audio, the Culligan Water Cooler Report, and more.Subscribe NOW to this podcast for more great content.Follow @JohnCanzanoBFT on Twitter.

John Canzano talks with Brenda Tracy, a resilient woman who is a survivor of a gang rape incident that occurred at Oregon State University in 1998. Tracy stepped forward 16 years after the incident in 2014, to share her story. Canzano asks Tracy what her reaction was to the news surrounding University President, F King Alexander, why she believes he should be relieved of his duties, what kind of damage has been done, and much more in a powerful interview that focuses on the realities of sexual assault and the importance of transparency, accountability, and doing the right thing. Subscribe NOW to this podcast for more great content.Follow @JohnCanzanoBFT on Twitter.

Brenda Tracy, RN, activist, speaker, and survivor joins for a talk about a lot of things! Hear her story, hear about her national Set The Expectation Campaign, why the Tracy Rule should be implemented everywhere, thoughts of restorative justice-type programs, and of course, her thoughts and vision towards preventing sexual violence. Go to settheexpectation.org to learn more, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram @BrendaTracy24.Support the show

In this episode our special guest was Brenda Tracy a Rape Survivor, Speaker, Activist, Founder of #SetTheExpectation & The Tracy Rule. She talks about how she was a nurse, being a mother, activist and survivor. Tracy speaks on how in 2014, she found the courage to come forward with her story and now seeks to make the world a better place for survivors. Tracy has worked closely with Oregon legislators to expand victims’ rights and has successfully helped to pass seven laws over three sessions, including extending the Oregon statute of limitations to prosecute rape and mandatory testing of all rape kits in Oregon. Tracy has wonnumerous awards and was named ESPN's 2016 top 25 women. She has served on the NCAA Commission to Combat Sexual Violence and is a frequent guest commentator on ESPN. Tracy is the founder of the national campaign #SetTheExpectation and she travels the country speaking to university students, athletes and various organizations.

Tonight we’ll be interviewing Brenda Tracy, the coordinator for last week’s #SetTheExpectation Football game. Brenda Tracy has devoted herself to the cause of increasing awareness of and combating crimes of sexual violence and exploitation within instutions. Afterwards, our newest contributor Benjamin Denton strode out, microphone in hand, to interview Daniel Barris of Public Relations Student Society of America. PRSSA is an organization helping students get that all important leg up in their communications field.

Brenda Tracy, founder of national campaign #SetTheExpectation, is a sexual assault survivor and advocate. She details the mental health repercussions and lifelong trauma she experienced from a gang rape in 1998 that left her feeling helpless. More than a decade after the assault, Brenda found out that her community had been working behind the scenes to keep her silent. Now, her voice is louder than ever as she travels to universities across the country sharing her story and inspiring change in the next generation of male college athletes