#134: Maria Sharapova: Tennis champion and CEO of Sugarpova

No Limits with Rebecca Jarvis

ABC News

Business, Careers

4.7 • 703 Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2019

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Maria Sharapova is one of the most successful tennis players in the world. She won Wimbledon at only 17-years-old and has been ranked number one in the world by the World Tennis Association five separate times. But her success spans beyond the tennis court. She is a “New York Times” bestselling author and is the founder and CEO of the candy company, Sugarpova. On this episode, Sharapova discusses why she decided to create Sugarpova and her path to becoming an entrepreneur. She also opens up about overcoming a major career setback in tennis and the lessons she’s learned through challenging times. Additionally she talks about leaving her home country of Russia at a young age to pursue her tennis dream and what she learned from NBA Commissioner Adam Silver on leadership and running an organization. Plus, hear about her experience as a guest judge on “Shark Tank.” Congratulations to our No Limits Entrepreneurs of the Week: Preya Patel Bhakta, Founder and President of Elli Find out more: https://www.elliquark.com/ Want to be a featured NLEOTW? Know someone who should? Send your nominations [email protected] Don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review! It’s easy! Click here: http://bit.ly/2ks4f90 ABOUT REBECCA JARVIS: Rebecca Jarvis is an Emmy Award-winning journalist and the Chief Biz, Tech and Econ correspondent for ABC News. She is also the host of “The Dropout” podcast. Follow Rebecca Jarvis: www.Instagram.com/RebeccaJarvis www.Twitter.com/RebeccaJarvis www.Facebook.com/RebeccaJarvis https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-jarvis-217ba052/ Snapchat: RebeccaJarvis “No Limits with Rebecca Jarvis” is produced by Taylor Dunn and edited by Brittany Martinez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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0:00.0	It must have been 11 or 12 years old.
0:02.3	And it was probably 5, 6 p.m. at a time where things were slowing down.
0:06.9	Everyone was going back to their dorms.
0:09.3	And a coach came in and said, can you please go out to stadium court?
0:15.4	And I go out to stadium court where usually that's off limits at this time.
0:19.4	And the lights were on on and it was like real
0:22.1	prime time meanwhile we're in the middle of florida and i see these businessmen in suits um kind of on
0:28.5	the sidelines and i see the main coach of the academy nick boloteri who's you know who's an iconic
0:34.0	figure and he's like oh come you know come meet maria um she's she's a prospect um
0:39.9	you know she's a prodigy and i remember leaving that 30 minutes later going back to my dorm
0:45.3	was just me you know this little girl in her racket and thinking huh i like being the one that
0:50.4	they called upon to get on center court and to showcase the talent of the academy.
0:57.3	Hey, everyone. Welcome to No Limits. I'm your host, Rebecca Jarvis. And if you're a frequent
1:02.8	listener, really appreciate it. Thanks for sticking with us. If you're new, welcome. Each week,
1:09.4	we're talking to one woman.
1:11.8	We're going deep into her story.
1:14.1	These are women across all industries who are playing at the top of their game.
1:19.9	And we're looking beyond the resume.
1:21.6	We're looking at the decisions along the way, the tradeoffs, the pivotal moments that have shaped their careers and their lives,
1:28.7	the tough choices that, you know what, aren't always obvious. Sometimes you have two options in life
1:35.5	and they may both look great or they might both look bad. And these women have been there. So
1:41.6	whether you're looking for advice or you just want to hear a good story,
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