Athlete Minded: Stories

Today we speak to Brennen Forster, a former collegiate baseball player who is now a financial advisor.  He also runs a program to connect former athletes called Life After Sports. 

Former Professional Ice Hockey Player Richie Crowley discusses his story growing up, playing on the men's national team, his experiences overseas, and what he's doing now.

Vasu Kulkarni, Founder of Krossover and Investor at Courtside Ventures.  Check him out at VasuKulkarni.com

Today, we talk to Ian Warner.  Ian ran track at Iowa State, was on Team USA during the 2012 Olympics, and now has his own startup entitled Kho Labs, which helps athletes connect with other athletes and physical therapists in their area. Check them out at Kholabs.com

Today, we talk to former professional water-skier in South America, Camilo Andrade.  Camilo discusses his training, career, and eventual career transition to what he is doing now, marketing in the running division at Nike in North America.  

Rick Barrett, founder of Gym Rats basketball in south jersey, has helped young basketball players get scholarships for the past 30 years. He also played in college and professionally in Argentina.

All the way from Louisiana, Dana Blair decided she wanted to be a ballerina, and then move to New York City. She did both.   After moving to New York City and briefly dancing professionally, she got her MBA, and is now in marketing.  She worked as a media personality for Essence magazine, and is now working freelance in marketing and media. Check out her websites at Iamnotthatgirl.com and Justdanablair.com

Today's episode is special, because I talk to my former roommate and teammate from the University of Maine, Phil Bofia.  Phil and I went through a lot together in our first two seasons of college, and he was a great roommate and teammate. He now lives in Maine, and is helping to develop his community.

Today is a really special episode because we talk to Troy Barnies. Troy is a Mainer through and through. He was the Mr. Basketball for the state of Maine in high school, which is the top men's basketball player in the state, went to the university of maine for 4 years, where he became an all-conference player in his senior season, and who has now been playing professionally overseas for the past six seasons. His story and journey is really inspiring, as you will hear.

Today we talk to Dr. Seth Hickerson, founder of Boost mental training. Dr. Hickerson was in the navy and Air force prior to this, where he learned a lot about mental toughness and leadership, and now helps athlete with the mental part of their lives and careers. Check them out at aboostabove.com

Today we talk to former NBA basketball player Adonal Foyle. This conversation is really interesting because we talked about one of the biggest issues facing athletes, and that's what they will do once their careers are over. Adonal helps athletes with this, and also has a number of different ventures and books. Check him out at AdonalFoyle.com

Today, we talk to former collegiate gymnast Jean Alban. Jean was a high-level gymnast, had a baby during her sophomore year in college, and then returned to competition by her senior year. A really interesting story, and she was a great podcast guest. She is now working in marketing post-career.

Today's episode is really interesting, because we talk to former NFL player Marques Ogden.  Marques also started his own construction company, but after a few years, he went bankrupt, and ended up being one of the statistics that he never wanted to be.  However, he's now a motivational speaker and helps athletes and non-athletes find their way in life and how to deal with setbacks.   Check him out at MarquesOgden.com

Today we talk to Dr. Brett Wingeier, who's the co-founder and CTO of Halo Neuroscience. Halo helps athletes perform better which a special set of headphones that helps create stronger and more synchronous neuro-muscular connections in the brain, which, in turn, helps increase performance in sports, or any other endeaver. Check them out at Haloneuro.com

Today we talk to cait mccann, who played softball growing up in california, then played Division 2 at Pace University.