Welcome back to another episode of the Reach Your Prime Podcast. In this episode, we Speak with Marina Paul, former college soccer player at Georgetown University, and founder of JOX. Marina shares her experience playing soccer at Georgetown, and how her major injuries lead her to focus on building character. We also learn what inspired Marina to create her own company, and how she and other former athletes continue to relive their athletic careers through JOX.

Key Points:

(0:50)- Marina shares what prompted her to go to Georgetown and her experience as a three-time captain of the women's soccer team.

(6:00) - The adversaries Marina faced during her college soccer career.

(8:45) How Marina learned to lead soccer games from the sidelines and what it was like for her.

(12:15) The moment Marina chose to focus on building her character.

(15:24) What lead Marina to create a company based on life after sports.

(17:19) The birth of Marina’s company, JOX.

(21:20) Where we can connect with Marina.

Tweetable Quotes:

“I had to work a lot more on the person I was rather than soccer player I was.” (4:53)

“Sports was an outlet for me to be my best person” (7:09)

“For anyone that has that burning passion inside of them, just take that, learn the fundamentals and keep rising”  (19:28)

“Leave everyone better than you found them and live everyday with passion.” (20:05)

“A day lived without passion is a day wasted” (20:45)

 

Connect with Marina:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marinapaul/ & https://www.instagram.com/wearejox/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/mpisme05

Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/marina-paul-3153475a/

We Are JOX Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/we-are-jox/id1445509338?mt=2