0:00 Opening: From Front Runner to Bottom of the Pile
0:28 Introduction
1:25 Three Elite Sports: Trampoline, Beach Volleyball, CrossFit
1:39 Parents Met on a Trampoline
2:17 17 Years of Trampoline: 12x National Champion
2:37 Making a List of Sports You Can Peak in at 30+
3:16 Starting Beach Volleyball from Zero
3:38 Tragically Awful with All Balls
4:29 How CrossFit Happened Accidentally
5:17 100 Pull-Ups, Push-Ups, Sit-Ups & Squats
5:46 Number One in Australia, Top 10 in the World
6:02 What Draws You to Elite Sport: The Sense of Progress
6:57 Transition from Player to Coach
12:28 Starting Over: The Hardest Part of Career Change
29:42 Confidence vs Self-Doubt in Competition
37:32 Rapid Five Q&A
38:02 What Did You Want to Be When You Grew Up?
38:44 What Makes You Smile: Hiking & Type Two Fun
39:20 A Month in Patagonia
39:36 What You Know Now: Putting People First
40:22 Guilty Pleasure: Chocolate
40:38 Working in a Chocolate Shop
41:36 Cat or Dog: Pet-Sitting Across America
42:44 Travel is Cheaper Than You Think
43:19 60+ Countries & Why Americans Should Travel More
Christie Jenkins was #1 in Australia and top 10 in the world across three elite sports—trampoline, beach volleyball, and CrossFit. Then she retired and had to start over at the bottom. As an elite athlete turned keynote speaker, investor, and Co-Founder of FC32 (a multi-club football ownership group), Christie knows what it takes to rebuild when your identity shifts.
In this episode, Christie shares:
✨ Why starting over at the bottom is hard when you've been #1 your whole life
✨ How she made a list of sports you can peak in at 30+ (strategic career planning)
✨ Going from "tragically awful with all balls" to Australian beach volleyball team
✨ The moment you retire: when you stop feeling progress
✨ Why all things get done by people (relationships > tasks)
✨ Transitioning from athlete to coach to investor and speaker
✨ The mindset shifts required when you change careers entirely
✨ How to travel the world on a budget (60+ countries, pet-sitting across America)
Whether you're an athlete, entrepreneur, or high achiever facing a major transition, Christie's story will inspire you to embrace starting from scratch while leveraging everything you've learned.
About Christie Jenkins:
Christie Jenkins is an elite athlete, keynote speaker, investor, and Co-Founder of FC32, a multi-club football ownership group. 12-time national trampoline champion, Australian team member in three sports, and top 10 in the world across all three. Now she's bringing the athlete's mindset to business and investing.
🏐 Learn more at https://www.christiejenkins.com.au/
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