Dr. Lacee’ Carmon-Johnson is currently the Manager for Basketball Advancement with the Toronto Raptors. As we discussed in the episode, Dr. LCJ is a true “jack (Jane) of all trades.”

With stints at Purdue University, Western Kentucky University, Marshall University, Stephen F. Austin State University, and Smith college, she’s spent time as an assistant track and field coach, professor, and athlete development specialist. She also has her own coaching/consulting business, AceD Coaching.

A former student-athlete, LCJ graduated from Rice University where she competed in the sprints, hurdles and triple jump and was a four-year letter winner and Arthur Ashe Sports Scholar. After earning her undergraduate degree, she went on to earn a master’s degree from Stephen F. Austin State University, where her graduate thesis examined the factors that affect Black women head coaches in Division I athletics. She also earned her PhD in Education-Athletic Administration from Northcentral University in 2016.

Dr. LCJ joined the Bloom Pod to talk about relaxed hustling, being unapologetic with your boundaries, and being the ultimate teammate.