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Better By Association

An original podcast series from the Texas Society of Association Executives, focused on the career journeys of professionals in the TSAE community. In each episode, we’ll chat about career journeys, leadership, networking, and the importance of belonging to an organization.

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Sep 23, 2026
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Jul 30, 2026

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  1. Episode · Sep 23, 2026

    Building Trust and Member Value Through Change (opens the original)

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    In this episode, recorded live at TSAE’s New Ideas 2026 in Galveston, hosts Steven Stout, FASAE, CAE, and Katy Markert welcome Mollie Pillman, MS, MBA, CAE, executive director of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association. Mollie shares her path into association leadership and what she means when she says it’s “a new day at NATA.” She discusses building trust with staff, board members, and volunteer leaders, navigating when associations should speak up or listen, and creating member value throu

  2. Episode · Aug 28, 2026

    Getting Comfortable with Discomfort: Lessons in Association Leadership (opens the original)

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    In this episode, hosts Steven Stout, FASAE, CAE, and Katy Markert welcome Lindsay Konlande, executive director of IREM Houston and TSAE’s 2026 Association Professional of the Year, for a conversation about leadership, resilience and finding her place in the association community. Konlande shares how she “fell into” association management and eventually returned to IREM Houston, where she stepped into the top leadership role amid governance, financial and operational challenges. She discusses pri

  3. Episode · Jul 30, 2026

    Becoming the Authority in an AI World (opens the original)

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    In this episode, host Steven Stout, FASAE, CAE, and Katy Markert, welcome Charles Smitherman, PhD, JD, MSt, CAE, CEO of the Association of Professional Rental Organizations (APRO), for a conversation on leadership, advocacy, and the evolving role of associations in the age of artificial intelligence. Charles shares how his background in law prepared him for association leadership, reflects on APRO's success in advancing meaningful legislative change, and explains why associations have a unique o

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