Anyone who played a college sports remembers the famous NCAA commercials – ”Education is important. There are more than 460,000 NCAA student-athletes, and most of them will go pro in something other than sports.” But nobody told us the “other than sports” options.
We went to school knowing our purpose and following our passion. We were part of the 6% who earned the opportunity to continue playing our sport of choice after high school. But, when the end of the road became clear, we typically followed older teammates or school career fairs to fall into our careers.
We took the same attitude to our careers as we took to our sports, and we excelled. But along the way we started to ask ourselves, “Is this my passion or purpose? Is there something more out there? What are the pros and cons of my career choice?” This podcast will explore these questions with ex-athletes who have excelled in their careers while also dealing with challenges of imposter syndrome, questioning their career path, and establishing work/life balance.
Tim Schofield had a passion for technology growing up and became a YouTube early adopter. For over 10 years, he has made a career out of reviewing the latest technology and sharing his thoughts and experiences with his audience, which currently totals over 800k subscribers.
In this episode, Tim joins Other Than Sports where we explore his journey, how he got started on YouTube, building a channel and a following, his tips for aspiring creators, and also discuss the future of technology.
You can check out Tim’s channel at https://www.youtube.com/@qbking77/featured (https://www.youtube.com/@qbking77/featured)
4 Nov 2022
Athlete to Leadership Coach
Sebastian Little is a mental performance and leadership coach and the founder of SLP. Building his business from the ground up has been a personal and professional growth journey, one that has brought Seb joy and has unlocked his passions. The Yale University graduate and former football player (Class of 2016) brings his magnetic energy and sits down with Other Than Sports to talk living inside and outside life’s boxes, developing your internal compass and personal iOS, when and how to “go for growth” in your career, and more.
5 Oct 2022
Athlete to Architect
Catherine Shih found joy in architecture, but had to trust the process as she followed a creative path seldom taken by her fellow athletes. The Yale University grad & former Pole Vaulter (Class of 2015) sits down with Other Than Sports to talk about following one’s inspiration, the parallels between architecture and the athlete identity, designing at an international architecture firm, and more.
26 Sept 2022
Athlete to Tech Product Marketing
Chris Piwinski has spent nearly a decade in tech, but his path hasn’t always been linear. The Yale University grad & former captain of the Baseball team (Class of 2013) sits down with his co-hosts of Other Than Sports to discuss leaving his job to travel the world, finding a fit within the tech industry, cultivating one’s passion, and more.
13 Sept 2022
(Pro) Athlete to Founder
Christian Ponder was a Florida State Football star and the 12th overall pick in the 2011 NFL draft. Since hanging up the cleats in 2016, he has spent his time building The Post - a community for “forever athletes” who are looking to accelerate their careers through connection and development.
Christian joins the Other Than Sports podcast to talk about the community he is building with The Post, finding purpose as an athlete after a playing career, how to leverage the athlete identity in business, the power of relationships, and more.
You can learn more about The Post at https://thepost.co (https://thepost.co).
7 Sept 2022
Athlete to Investment Banker
Joe Lubanski is the driving force behind the Other Than Sports podcast. The Yale University grad & 4-year letter winner on the Baseball team (Class of 2015) sits down with his co-hosts to discuss his career in Debt Capital Markets, getting an MBA while working, the principles of mentorship, leading through action, using failure as a platform to get better, and more.
7 Sept 2022
Athlete to CPG eCommerce
David Toups pivoted from wealth management to PepsiCo just 3 months into his career. The Yale University grad & former captain of the Baseball team (Class of 2015) sits down with his co-hosts of Other Than Sports to discuss working at a leading CPG company, adapting to change, building self-confidence, and more.
13 Jul 2022
Welcome to Other Than Sports
In this inaugural episode, the team introduces themselves to the Other Than Sports community!
Chris, David, and Joe were all teammates at Yale University. Since their time together, they have each branched out on their own career paths. They discuss the difficulties that student-athletes face in regard to their post-collegiate playing careers. This episode is only the beginning. The guys plan to explore a number of topics that affect the student-athlete community, along with bringing in interesting guests in future episodes to discuss their experiences (both positive and negative!).
The intent of this podcast and community is to help both current and former student-athletes (high school and college) understand how to best position themselves for life (professional and even personal) after sports.
Welcome and enjoy!
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