On today’s episode is Toni Will. Toni has been the General Manager and Governor of the Kalamazoo Wings, a men’s professional hockey team in Michigan, for over a decade. She made history as the first female GM on the East Coast Hockey League Board of Governors. In 2020, Toni founded Mindfulness Elevated to help others achieve freedom from substances and reach their fitness and nutrition goals. By 2023, she expanded her business to include professional development coaching through Toni Will Coaching. Passionate about empowering emerging leaders and entrepreneurs, Toni launched the “Women In…” podcast in 2024, celebrating women from all walks of life and the people who support them. Toni lives in Kalamazoo with her husband, Josh, and their three young adult children, Grace, Landon, and Chloe.  

In this episode, we discuss:  

• How Toni became the GM of a professional hockey team  


• Her journey to overcoming her drinking habit  


• Comparing her AA experience to “modern recovery” alternatives  


• Navigating life in the sandwich generation between older children and aging parents  


• The six leadership pillars and their application to personal growth  


• And more! 

Find Toni: https://mindfulnesselevated.me/ https://www.toniwillcoaching.com/ Instagram- @imtoniwill 

Listen to Deb’s interview on Toni’s Women In.. Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/women-in-bonus-episode-deb-masner-mindfulness-being/id1745524618?i=1000673251277  

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