James Grugan is the  Founder of  Five Star Hiring which is a staffing agency focused on placing former student-athletes. A 25 year career in finance and recruiting led to James taking a leap  a year ago start his own business. His goal is to help student-athletes transition from playing to corporate world by pairing them with employers who see the value in the skills acquired as a student-athlete.  In this episode we discuss 6 skills every athlete must highlight on their next interview.

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This week I welcome back Josh Copeland to the show.  Josh is a former D1 football player for the University of Buffalo in New York. He like many athletes struggled with the transition into life after sports and resorted to drugs and alcohol to cope.  He is now a National motivational speaker and has created his own business, Learn 2 Cope where he educates on mental health awareness, especially with athletes.

It's time to do some reflection for 2022 and set intentions for 2023! So bring your notebook and come join us as we discuss our lessons and wins from this year and how it relates to the game. 

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His Website:
https://www.joshcopelandspeaks.com/

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Katie Spada is a  former athlete turned dietitian/entrepreneur who is focused on helping athletes and former athletes develop a healthy relationship with food and their body image. Through utilizing an intuitive eating platform, her goal is to help athletes and former athletes find peace and confidence with food and their body while navigating the changes that come with transitioning out of sport.

Connect with Katie:
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https://www.tiktok.com/@fueling.former.athletes
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Her Website:
www.spadastrongnutrition.com

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Nearly 2 years ago, Garrett decided to start his own business (X-Factor Sports Consulting) working with athletes as they begin to think about marketing and other personal branding efforts! Now, he and his team work with 20-25 college and professional athletes as they navigate the NIL and athlete marketing space. Garrett's company mainly focus on content creation, brand outreach and partnership execution.

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https://www.instagram.com/gangarossag/
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His Website:
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Adam Lewis  is focused on using play and sport to drive social justice and address the greatest challenges facing our communities. He currently serves as an Advisory Board Member to the Portland, OR Parks and Recreation Bureau and a Community Giving Officer creating economic equity across Oregon, Prior, he served as the Managing Director of Street Soccer USA-Portland (a nonprofit he Founded), led the social impact legacy strategy for INEOS at the World Athletics Championships OR22 and was a Fellow at the New Leaders Council (NLC).

As a community advocate, Lewis has ‘talked’ about play and empathy at TEDx, presented on the power of play in politics at the 2022 NLC Convention, was the 2019 Portland Timbers Community MVP Award winner, the Multnomah Athletic Foundation Impact Award winner, and has been featured in the Washington Post, USA Today and the Oregonian.

Connect with Adam:
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https://www.adam-lewis.co/

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Susan Forbes is thefounder of Next Level Ready. Susan played college volleyball at a competitive D1 school. She has long been passionate about college sports and student-athlete development.

She works with high school athletes to help them get recruited and works a lot on developing a mindset that will help them continue the success they've created at the next level. She also coaches college athletes to adjust to life at the next level, helping them learn to manage the many expectations and emotions that come with life as a college athlete.

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In the Season 3 opener, Coach Sarah sits down with Taj Dashaun- former D1 Athlete who played football at Stony Brook University.  Taj faced the challenges most athletes fast as they transition away from their sport.  Figuring out what was next and getting clear on his identity outside of the arena.  In this episode you will hear how athletics shaped Taj into the entrepreneur that he is today.   Taj is an Athlete Career Transition Coach, Podcast Host, 4x author and founder and CEO of Thrive After Sports. 

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Get His Book:
http://www.thriveaftersportsbook.com/
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https://www.tajdashaun.com/

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The Rebranded Athlete Podcast airs live every Wednesday on YouTube, Linked In and Facebook

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Alex Molden, former NFL player for 8-years (Saints, Chargers & Lions). Because of injuries, he was forced to retire from the game that he loved in 2005. Playing for 7 different head coaches in 8-years in the NFL Alex knows a thing or two about change, culture, influence & how to navigate the pitfall of having your identity intertwined with your platform & ability.

Alex is now a Personal Development/Leadership Speaker and Coach. His main focus is to strengthen team collaborations, communication & transparency using his leadership blueprint. His blueprint has given many individuals, organizations, and executives PROVEN SOLUTIONS to help them build a more galvanized team. It starts with knowing the foundational principles of leadership which is influence; nothing more….nothing less.

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Jarrell Heslip has Experience with athletic departments, education, and counseling and also a school teacher and helps with sports programs. He is the host of Jarrells Journal  Sports Podcast and is the founder  of Jarrell Heslip Sports Consulting and soon to be Dr. Heslip.

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Andrew Atakpo is a former college basketball player who now works in the corporate world and has seen the benefits of Financial Literacy in people's lives first hand. He strives to inspire, motivate, and educate others on taking personal responsibility to learn about money and how it works as well as to continue growing in every area of their lives. Continuous growth and real Financial Literacy in ones' life is truly life changing for the better. Andrew is set out to help change lives one person or family at a time.

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