On this episode of Alumni Direct's show "ATHLETES TO ENTREPRENEURS: The Alumni Journey," we talk to Garett Henson, former college hockey player, advertising agent and events marketing specialist.

Tell me about how growing up playing sports shaped you.

"Sportsmanship is what gave me my start. You treat everyone like you want to be treated, following the golden rule. But more importantly, sportsmanship really gave me the positive mindset I have. It gave me that go-getter energy."

Garett's views on the outdated mentality that many athletes have:

"I think that athletes, especially Division 1 athletes, have that mindset that there is no plan B, there's only a plan A. And I'll use my grandfather as an example: my grandfather has been a great athlete his whole entire life. He played Division 1 ball at Lafayette. But after college, he did not really feel like getting drafted or going into the pros. I mean, he was pretty good...but I think that athletic mindset, especially when it comes to good athletes in high school, college, and pro: They say, this is my plan A, and when I retire, I retire, and I'll be comfortable. That's not really the case nowadays."

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