Shea Dawson may be seen on the sidelines of any court near you, but she’s not your average basketball spectator. Dawson is currently the Head of Athlete Relations at sports brand, Overtime.

At Overtime, she leverages her wealth of knowledge and experiences across every level of basketball to help athletes and families navigate their journeys to and within the NBA.

Dawson works to educate these athletes and families about the business of sports, giving them deep insights into pro-path education from her intimate relationship with the game from grassroots circuit camps to the NBA.

Connect with Shea on Instagram/Twitter @overtimeshea and on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shea-dawson-530257163/

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Michael is a former Division 1 football student-athlete from the university of central Florida (2013-2017). Since his playing years, Michael went on to create WalkOn Nation with purpose of redefining athletic identity. Michael presents interactive workshops at numerous universities foundations, teaching athletes that they are ENHANCED not defined by their status.

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No one is happy 100% of the time.

Ups and downs are just part of the human experience.

We’ll never be able to free ourselves from negative thoughts entirely, but we can always choose what to do with them when they come up.

A great mentor once taught me to catch myself having negative thoughts, and replace them with better thoughts.

It’s not about elimination, it’s about observing and replacing. It’s all about your bounce back time. 

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Yves Batoba is the author of ‘Immigrant American: Living an American Life with African Perspectives.’ In the book, he highlights his journey of being born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, escaping the war-torn country, living as refugees, then eventually moving to the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex of Texas.

His diverse and reputable background includes 15+ years in the sports industry with stops at the Miami Dolphins, Notre Dame, NCAA, and Oklahoma State University. At each of these stops, Yves was an advocate for athletes finding their voice and helping them reach their full potential in and out of the game.

He graduated from Oklahoma State University where he played Defensive Back for the university's football team and majored in Business Administration, Sports Management & Marketing. While on campus, Yves was president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and Chair of Big 12 SAAC.

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This was an awesome panel discussion hosted by Audrey Codner-Gibson. To hear more of these important discussions, follow Audrey on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9j_8oJSGV3Od_IvDZqjiJw

This panel features Dr. Sarah Lepe, Chris Williams, Sarah Williams, and myself.

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In episode 13, Taj Dashaun of Thrive After Sports, joins me in the locker room to discuss his career as a Division 1 football player, misconceptions of football players, his mental health struggles after his football career ended and the myth of Black athletic superiority as well as other false, insidious and unacceptable theories that Black men of sport deal with.

Taj Dashaun is an author, motivational public speaker, and Athlete Transition Coach. When his football career ended, Taj struggled heavily with depression during a time where the vocabulary did not yet exist to discuss topics like this- especially for a Black, male athlete. Like many student-athletes, because he was so focused on the game, he never fully developed a clear vision for his life.

After several years of struggle, Taj began to take his eyes off of himself and focused on serving others. He now runs holistic programs for retired athletes who, like he once was, are struggling to adapt to life after the game. Not only does Taj help former players land jobs and start businesses, he helps them find fulfillment in every area of their lives. It has become his personal mission and passion to reach out and help others overcome the fear, frustration and uncertainty associated with life post-athletics.

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This was an awesome conversation about the ups and downs of life after sports, and overcoming challenges in entrepreneurship.

Connect with Coach Sarah at https://www.rebrandedathlete.com/ and on Instagram @rebrandedathlete

Connect with Josh Copeland at https://www.joshcopelandspeaks.com/ and on Instagram @learn2cope

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Sean McCaw is a former professional basketball player, basketball coach and now he is a published author and educator.

Sean J. McCaw grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada, and graduated from Western High School. He attended the University of Arizona for a year before transferring to Dixie Junior College. He then attended Southern Utah University for his remaining two years, where he was inducted into their Athletic Hall of Fame in 2017.

After moving to Europe Sean played professionally for more than twelve years in six different countries including Austria, France, Portugal, England, Switzerland, and Germany.

Sean coached in Germany's first league after returning from playing. Over nine years, he coached various levels, from professionals to youths.

Sean now lives in Germany with his family and works as an Educator at an International School. He recently published his first book based on playing basketball in Europe called Same Name Different Game.

Connect with Sean at https://www.seanjmccaw.com/ and on Instagram @same_name_different_game

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