Donald Thomas former NFL Player and Franchise Owner, Entrepreneur and Football Trainer. He joins Life After Sports Podcast hosted by Kevin Johnson. He shares his experience being a walk-on at the University of Connecticut. He never played organize football until he got to UCONN. He shares his story about getting the opportunity to be apart of UCONN football program and the rest was history. Donald discusses his opportunity to have some great mentors within the NFL and those mentors gave him sound advice. He shares his stories and humbling experiences within the league. During his career, he explains that his mind was always thinking of the transition process of Life After Sports. Donald is a franchise owner of Rita's in the midwest and he is currently taking his exam to be a certified financial advisor.

Jeremy Mincey former NFL Player and Entrepreneur/ Philanthropist. He joins Life After Sports Podcast hosted by Kevin Johnson. Mr. Mince shares his childhood of growing up in Georgia. He talks about his love for the game of basketball and then eventually played football in High School. Jeremy discusses the business aspect of the NFL and how he overcame every obstacle that was placed in his way. During his career, he explains how business deals from various organizations had went wrong. The transition process of Life After Sports for him was different because his mindset was always set on his second career. He shares his passion for the music industry from being an artist, owning a record label and being a music executive. Jeremy shares the importance of having hope, a sense of urgency, and being fearless.

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Corey Mays former NFL Player and Angel Investor/ Entrepreneur. He joins Life After Sports Podcast hosted by Kevin Johnson. Corey shares his story growing up in Chicago. He talks about the importance of education within his family. Then he discusses his recruiting process and the decision to attend the University of Notre Dame and his experience there. Corey explains the valuable lessons that he learned while in the NFL. During his transition process of Life After Sports. He was always thinking about his second career while still in the league. During his off-season he would do internships and he completed an Executive MBA program at Notre Dame. Corey currently serves as President of the NFL Alumni Chicago Chapter and is Co-Chair of the Economic Empowerment Committee for the 100 Black Men Chicago Chapter.

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Daryl Porter former NFL player and Defensive Coordinator at American Heritage High School. He joins Life After Sports Podcast hosted by Kevin Johnson. Daryl shares his story growing up in South Florida. He played high school football at St. Thomas Aquinas. Daryl discusses his recruiting process before choosing Boston College for an athletic scholarship. He explains his experience in the NFL and those who played major impact in his career. During his transition process of Life After Sports. He was an owner of a staple sports bar called Porter's Place in Fort Lauderdale, FL. His coaching resume as a defensive coordinator for 18 years has given him the opportunity to make a significant impact in the lives of our youth. Daryl is excited to share his knowledge with student-athletes at the American Heritage High School. Mr. Porter talks about learning from his mistakes has empowered him to help others.

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Ray Shipman former NFL player and Director of Business Development Memorial Sports Medicine Center. He joins Life After Sports Podcast hosted by Kevin Johnson. Ray shares his story growing up in South Florida. He played football and basketball in his childhood. While he attended Monsigor Edward Pace High School the accolades that he earned such as: State Championship in basketball (2007 and 2008) and 2008 Gatorade Player of the Year. He shares his college experiences at the University of Florida and University of Central Florida on athletic scholarship. Ray discusses his experience in the NFL with the New Orleans Saints and the business of the league. During the transition process of Life After Sports. He is an author of a children's book called "No Grades No Play" and has been an advocate for philanthropy in the community. Mr. Shipman has invested in his future and transitioned from being a professional athlete to working as a professional in health care sports administration.

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Patrick Surtain a former NFL player and Head Football Coach at American Heritage High School. He joins Life After Sports Podcast hosted by Kevin Johnson. Pat shares his childhood stories growing up in Magnolia Projects in New Orleans. He playing organized football and basketball in his childhood. Pat shares that he was a basketball prodigy in the AAU circuit while playing. He explains his decision process in attending University Southern Mississippi instead of LSU. Patrick shares the importance of having a positive support system and the influence of the village during his career. He discussed the highs and lows of his career in the league. Pat played 11 seasons in the NFL and was named a 3x Pro-Bowl. He shares his experiences after retiring from the NFL and transitioning into coaching his son's little league football team and then high school ranks. He credits his coaching staff to the incredible work that they have done with their student-athletes. Under his leadership at American Heritage High School they have won 2 state champions with his 4 years.

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Frank Okam a former NFL player and an Assistant Defensive Line Coach for the Carolina Panthers. He joins Life After Sports Podcast hosted by Kevin Johnson. Frank shares his childhood stories growing up in Dallas, Texas. He started playing organized football in junior high in the seventh grade. He explains his recruiting process while in high school and making his decision to play at the University of Texas (UT). He was apart of the BCS National Championship team in 2005 at the University of Texas. Frank discussed his NFL career from being drafted in the 5th round and playing six seasons in the league. He shares his experiences after retiring from the NFL and transitioning into college coaching at Rice University and Baylor University. He talks about the importance of education and being able to get your degree with real-life experiences in your career. While coaching at Rice University he earned his master’s degree in liberal studies. Then he furthered his coaching career to Baylor University and now coaching in the NFL with the Carolina Panthers.

Keyon Dooling a former National Basketball Association (NBA) player for 13 seasons. Currently, he is a author and wellness counselor. He joins Life After Sports Podcast hosted by Kevin Johnson. Keyon shares his childhood growing up in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He explains how his mentors have been influential in his life. Keyon discussed his career as a professional athlete in the NBA and the stigma around the league in regarding to Mental Health. He shares his own experience of having a breakdown while in the league and dealing with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). He shares his story pertaining to the challenges that he had faced and how he has become an advocate for mental health awareness. Mr. Dooling gave his routine for daily meditation and how it has impacted his life in the process.

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Cliff Floyd a former Major League Baseball (MLB) Player and 1997 World Series Champion who played 17 seasons for the Montreal Expos, Florida Marlins, Tampa bay, San Diego Padres and New York Mets. Currently, he is a baseball analyst for the MLB Network. He joins Life After Sports Podcast hosted by Kevin Johnson. Cliff talks about the business of sports. He shares his journey growing up in Chicago, Illinois and his love for playing basketball and baseball. Cliff shares his business experience with the MLB and learning to "pay attention to detail". He discussed being knowledgeable of your professional team around you such as: financial advisor, agents, business manager and marketing consultant. He went into detail about knowing the importance of each team member associated to your brand. Cliff gave advice to current and former professional athletes regarding the transition process to LIFE AFTER SPORTS. He spoke about his failures and successes in broadcasting and how he has spent time learning a new craft.

The First Episode with Spencer Paysinger - Former NFL player, Super Bowl Champion, Executive Producer of All-American Netflix Series and Investor. He joins Life After Sports Podcast hosted by Kevin Johnson. Spencer talks about the 2020 NFL Draft, talks about be undrafted and his football career in the NFL. Spencer explains how professional athletes deal with identity crisis throughout the league and the transition process as well.

He then discusses his passion for the game and how it had changed throughout his time in the league. He shares that many players struggle with the transition process into retirement. Spencer describes his passion for writing and movie production. Also, he gave us an insight on his investment fund that he create with like-minded professional athletes and how they choose their investments individually as well as collectively.

We definitely spoke about the HOT TOPIC that our viewers wanted to hear about the show ALL- AMERICAN Netflix series. We talked about his philanthropic efforts in the community especially during this COVID-19 era.

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