On this episode of Alumni Direct's show "ATHLETES TO ENTREPRENEURS: The Alumni Journey," we talk to Brendan Shaw, former college hockey player, investor and partner in Rival Media.

Tell me about playing sports growing up and how it shaped you?

"I think sports was a huge part of my upbringing, my background. I have 3 brothers that also played sports. My parents came from a generation where there wasn't a lot of organized sports but they were super supportive, all in on us, myself and my brothers, getting involved in sports. It taught me so many lessons, and as I tell people today, hockey still continues to give back to me, so I always try to give back to it."

Brendan's advice to current athletes:

"I think you have to be aware that your time is going to end. And how do you continue to develop your skills to prepare, increase and improve your network, and at the same time, prepare yourself for when it's done, so that when you are done, you hit the ground running?"

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