Asjha Jones a Champion, WNBA Coach and Serial Entrepreneur. She joins Life After Sports Podcast hosted by Kevin Johnson. She shares her early childhood being born and raised in Piscataway, New Jersey. Asjha attended University of Connecticut (UCONN) and won 2 National Champions. She discussed her journey entering the WNBA Draft and being the 4th overall pick in the 1st round. Asjha is the only player ever be win Olympic Gold Medal, 2 NCAA Championships, WNBA Championship (as a player and a coach). She talks about her transition of Life After Sports and that she took sometime away from the game of basketball. She is currently an assistant coach on the Washington Mystics team. Asjha shares her passion to be apart of different business ventures and being a serial entrepreneur. She gives advice to professional athletes who are uncertain of this journey. #WomenInSportsSeries 

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Marshevet Hooker-Flintall an Olympian, Mother, Wife and a Future Nurse.  She joins Life After Sports Podcast hosted by Kevin Johnson. She was  raised in San Antonio, Texas. Her dad was in the army and the family constantly moved around every four years. She mentioned her first love was playing basketball but track was her ticket to college. Marshevet attended The University of Texas on a track and field scholarship. She discusses her professional journey as an Olympian. She expressed her accomplishments that she has achieved throughout her career as well as the biggest challenges that she faced. She shared some exciting news about her training for the next Olympics. Marshevet talks about the prestigious honor to be apart of the University of Texas Hall of Honor Inductee in 2019.  She discusses how important her family is to her and how supportive her husband has been in this journey called motherhood. #WomenInSportsSeries 

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LaVonne Idlette an Olympian and Impact Investor & Serial Entrepreneur. She joins Life After Sports Podcast hosted by Kevin Johnson. She shares her early childhood being born and raised in Hampton, Virginia. She attended Hampton University which is a Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). LaVonne has a Master's in Business Administration (MBA) and a Juris Doctorate degree from Florida A&M University. She explained that she was doing her post grad degrees while training for the Olympics. She mentioned that it was definitely challenging but she made it happened even when those  professors doubted her. She goes into detail about her Track and Field journey and the different stages of her career as well as changing agents. She talks about the transition of Life After Sports was always on her mind. LaVonne discusses her profession as an impact investor and serial entrepreneur. #WomenInSportsSeries  

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Kevin Johnson is an Author, Business Consultant, Life Coach and Professor. Joins Life After Sports Podcast to introduce himself to the world. He shares his childhood being born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He expresses how sports impacted his life as an adolescent until his adult life. His family is originated in Georgetown, Guyana, which is in South America. Mr. Johnson shares his journey in the sports industry while being employed by two professional teams. He explains his successes and failures during his time as a women's basketball head coach. He shares his experience working in college athletics and his dual roles at each institution. Education plays a big part of his journey as he talks about the power of information and how it helps people make informed decisions. He is currently a doctoral candidate at St. Thomas University, a Doctorate of Business Administration in Sports Administration. Mr. Johnson talks about what inspired him to start his own management company. He discusses the birth of this podcast called, Life After Sports Podcast. He is also a chapter member and chair of PR and Communications of an organization called National Society of Black Sports Professionals.

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Yves Batoba former Miami Dolphins player coordinator and athlete development professional. He joins Life After Sports Podcast hosted by Kevin Johnson. He shares childhood being born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, in Africa. Yves talks about a Civil War that took place in his country and forced him and his family to leave. His family had moved to Texas when he was 7 years old. Education was established early in his childhood from his parents who were also his role models in his adolescent years. Yves discusses his experience at Oklahoma State University and playing college football. He shares his experience in his role with the Miami Dolphins and how it impacted his life. He spoke about his transition process within this pandemic and how God wanted him to be uncomfortable. He emphasize the importance of finding your purpose and clearly identifying your core values.

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Taquarius Wair an ESPY Jimmy V Award Winner and College Athlete. He joins Life After Sports Podcast hosted by Kevin Johnson. He talks about his journey throughout his adolescent life. He survived a tragic accident and he talks about the obstacles that he has face. He lost his sister in this tragedy and he was severely burned. Through his passion and perseverance he was able to overcome this situation and inspire others with his story. Currently, he is playing college football at Mesabi Range College. He has dreams of playing in the NFL. Outside of playing football he is passionate about being a motivational speaker and owning a clothing line. 

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Tamara James a former Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) player and former Mayor. Currently she is the Commissioner of Dania Beach. She joins Life After Sports Podcast hosted by Kevin Johnson. She talks about her journey, being born in Dania Beach, Florida. Tamara shares her journey as an adolescent and talks about her supportive parents. She praises her parents for making a lot sacrifices for her. She expresses her passion for helping her community and giving back to the same village that raised her. Tamara explains the challenges and successes at each step of her basketball journey. She went to South Broward High School and became a superstar as a freshman. She won 3 state high school championships back-to-back. She talks about her decision process on going to the University of Miami (UM) and she committed there on her official visit. She broke numerous of records at UM. She is the all-time leading scorer for women and men’s basketball at the University of Miami. She is a Hall of Famer and her jersey is in the rafters. Tamara shares her experience playing professionally in the WNBA and overseas. She talks about the obstacles she faced while in the WNBA and her successes overseas in Israel. Having a winning nature and competitive spirit was her motivation for making every moment count. She won the Israeli League Championship while playing overseas. She discusses her transition for Life After Sports and how she got involved with politics. Tamara became the Mayor of Dania Beach and now she is the Commissioner of Dania Beach. She explains her stance on sports and politics. She is an advocate for change and continues to make an impact in her community.

Wes Saunders a former NFL Player and CEO of Win with Wes Enterprise. He joins Life After Sports Podcast hosted by Kevin Johnson. He shares being born in Gary, Indiana but also being raised in Durham, North Carolina. Wes expresses his passion for sports at such a young age. He remembers being bigger than majority the kids his age. He talks about the importance of being proud of his heritage as a African American male and Native American. Wes is adamant about understanding your history because it allows you to really acknowledge your lineage. He shares his experience as a student-athlete at the University of South Carolina. He discusses the obstacles that he face while in college. Wes shares his experience in the National Football League and talks about his successes, the lessons he learned from and the obstacles he faced during his career. He is very passionate about philanthropy and his efforts within the community. He explains his transition into CEO of WIN with WES Enterprise. Wes shares his viewpoint on the Black Lives Matter Movement and what it signifies to him. He gives advice to professional athletes who has the platform to speak on social injustice issues.

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Vella Ellerbe a Certified Holistic Coach and Postpartum Doula. She joins Life After Sports Podcast hosted by Kevin Johnson. She talks about her journey, born in Ellerbe, North Carolina. Vella shares her passion for dancing as a adolescent. She praises her parents for the way they raised her and instilled great morale in her childhood, which has overlap into motherhood. She talks about her journey individually and collectively with her husband Dannell Ellerbe former NFL player. Vella talks about her college experience at a HBCU. She describes in entail about the sacrifices that she has made throughout her career, but explains that those decisions of sacrifice were a collective unit for her relationship to succeed. She talks about when she sat down with Dannell to align their goals and set intentions about their life, family and career moves. Vella educates our viewers on her journey to being a certified holistic coach and postpartum doula. She identifies why men overlook women going thru childbirth based on history. Vella shares her advice for women who are dealing with postpartum and desire to seek help.

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Dannell Ellerbe former NFL Player and 2x Super Bowl Champion. He joins Life After Sports Podcast hosted by Kevin Johnson. He talks about his journey, born in South Carolina but raised in North Carolina. Dannell discussed his high school career and talks about choosing the University of Georgia to play college football. He shares his journey of his college experience and the decision to stay an extra year to graduate from school and falling to an injury. The reason that he stay another season in college was to upgrade his draft stock for the upcoming NFL Draft season. Dannell explains his decision and the obstacles that he had to overcome. He went undrafted in the NFL and signed with the Baltimore Ravens. He shares the challenges he faced during his career but he ended up on top playing 9 years in the NFL and winning 2 Super Bowls with two different teams. He talks the support of his family and how important they have been throughout his NFL journey. He explains his thoughts about Life After Sports and the transition process. Dannell credits his wife for her continuous support and the role she has played in his journey. In his post-career, he loves spending time with his family. Currently, he is a football coach at the University School in Davie, Florida.