Career Clarity with Athletes: A 2ndwind Podcast with Ryan Gonsalves

72: Brett Smith - From Boxing Rings to Serial Entrepreneurship


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In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Brett Smith, a former world-rated and Lightweight professional boxing champion.  

Mentally battling addiction during his boxing prime, Smith rebounded and returned to the sport even stronger. He later left his high-paying job to start a successful business that scaled to seven figures in just two years. Additionally, he serves as a mindset and performance coach at Conscious Hooligan, demonstrating the same determination and tenacity in all his endeavors.


Tune in to learn more about:

  • What attracted him to boxing and the earliest memories of the sport ingrained in his mind
  • Succumbing mentally to addiction and how he dealt with it and redirected himself
  • Coming back to boxing and navigating through it professionally
  • What options did he have when he recognized that his boxing career was coming to an end
  • Brett's toughest match in the ring and what he feels it took from him
  • Why if athletes venture into business their odds of succeeding are very high
  • What he has to leave in the ring to be successful in business 
  • Amazing insights from his personal experiences on how to prepare and navigate your second wind

…and so much more!

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Links:

Instagram: https://instagram.com/brett_w_smith?ig 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brett-w-smith 


Resources:

You Can Heal Your Life: by Hay Louise: https://www.amazon.com/You-Can-Heal-Your-Life/dp/0937611018

Mind Power into the 21st Century: by Kehoe John https://www.amazon.com/Mind-Power-into-21st-Century/ 

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Career Clarity with Athletes: A 2ndwind Podcast with Ryan GonsalvesBy Ryan Gonsalves