In this episode I interview a former Monmouth University Student Athlete that was originally born in New Zealand. She came here to pursue her dream of playing college basketball, but through her career she found another passion of being creative as both a graphic designer and an artist. She now finds herself chasing after her creative passion since she closed her chapter as an athlete. This guest is the definition of adaptable as she gets thrown into new environments and finds her way to fit in and thrive.

Instagram: @badgalwayway

In this episode, I interview a former collegiate student athlete that experienced every phase possible as an athlete. From redshirting, being a rotational player, a bench warmer, and finally an all conference player this guest wanted to leave a positive mark before he hung up the cleats. Once football was over he was looking to find a new obsession and eventually got into the fitness industry where he started his own software application to help his clients with their fitness goals.

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Personal Instagram: @mannymaragoto

Training Instagram: @madeby_manny

Gymdex Instagram: @gymdex.fit

In this episode, I interview a professional football player that has seen the ups and downs of life as a professional athlete. This guest has been a journeyman as he has spent time in the NFL, CFL, AAF, and XFL over the past few years. He continues to chase after his love of the game, but he understands that at some point it will be time to hang up the cleats. He’s looking to maximize his time and talent while in his prime so he can leave on his own terms.

Instagram: @darnelljamar2_

In this episode I interview a former student athlete that was extremely close to tapping into his dream of playing professionally before dealing with a season ending injury. His passion has been football his whole life, but he saw his window of opportunity to play winding down so he wanted to take his experiences and pass it down to the next generation as a coach. Being on the field looked different this time as he traded his shoulder pads, helmet, and cleats for a hat, glasses, and a whistle.

Instagram: @d_smith50

In this episode I interviewed a former Georgetown University student athlete that dealt with a career ending spinal cord injury. This guest is the definition of resilience, grit, and determination as he continues to better himself in all aspects of his life despite his given circumstance. This is someone I look at for motivation whenever I am feeling down because he's the type of person that makes no excuses for himself.

Instagram: @ty1will

In this episode I interviewed a former student athlete that took what he learned from sports, his competitive childhood, and other jobs he had and applied it to his current career. This guest did not always have an entrepreneurial itch, but through his work experiences and different mentors he started to shift his mindset when it dealt with how he looked at his career.

Instagram: @sman_man_5

Twitter: @smanman5

Welcome to the Athletes’ Marathon Podcast, In this episode I interview a real estate investor and agent that formerly played professional football in Spain and at Monmouth University. He has used the same drive he had for sports and puts it into his current career of helping people find their dream homes and growing his real estate portfolio. This guest tributes playing sports for helping him get prepared for entrepreneurship as he believes that team sports help develop many soft skills that help student athletes as they transition into their careers.

Instagram: @mogulmitch

In this episode I interview a former college football player that transitioned into being a strength and conditioning coach. He spent a few years after college chasing his dream of playing at the professional level, but he ended up getting an opportunity to join the strength and conditioning staff for the Baltimore Ravens where he was able to learn and leverage his time with a professional organization. He has now transitioned into being a full time performance trainer that helps athletes maximize their talents on/off the field.

Instagram: @coachrob__

Allan Africa is a personal trainer from Miami, FL and he focuses on sports performance training and the mental psychology of athletes. He currently attends Barry University where he is working on earning his masters degree in Sports psychology. Through his own struggles as an athlete who was undersized and lacked confidence, Allan has found his purpose for helping the next generation become mentally and physically stronger so they can maximize their full potential on/off the field. He is the type of person that does not put limits to what he can achieve something.

Instagram: @yeslikethecontinent

Store: allanafricastore.com

Kenneth Mao is an entrepreneur from St. Louis who owns a ready to eat food service company called EatFul. Ken believes that his company is a direct reflection of himself when it comes to his belief in food, health, and fitness. Ken is an extremely self aware human being and he has found his purpose by first tasting a ton of things and finding out what he does not love to do. Only being in his thirties, Ken is very well traveled and he talks about how his journey to other countries has provided him additional insight, perspective, and culture. He comes up with some of his best dishes from things he learned and tasted from other countries.  Finally, he talks about the importance to finding fulfillment in your life.

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Instagram: @ninjamaochow

Business Instagram: @eatful