What The Hell Do I Do Now?

Jay joins us this week as our first LIVE guest! Jay played soccer for Southern Methodist University. Born and raised in Texas, Jay left his home state after college to play professionally for the Puerto Rico Islanders, Alta IF, and the Tampa Bay Rowdies. Jay and I discuss the importance of having your people (DING DING DING), the beauty in finding your passion so early in life, and the strength in recognizing and asking for help when you need it. Jay shares his relationship with soccer after his career, and how he experiences the different chapters of life.

Full disclosure, this is my first time figuring out live audio and I have MAJOR respect for all the folks who work in this area, cheers to echoes and squeaky chairs!!!

If you would like to follow along on Jay’s personal journey, you can follow him on Instagram at @Jayn33. He also has a pretty solid Wikipedia page (which is an absolute flex)

Ashley is a strength and conditioning coach at the University of Arizona. In college, she competed at the University of Oklahoma on the Track and Field team. Ashley speaks about how being an athlete has shaped the coach she is now. We discuss the importance of using who we know to our advantage. When athletics is over, how does that sense of autonomy define us? Who are we when no one is there to push us? Like other guests have shared, Ashley explains how necessary it is to find your tribe. There is value in people who can speak into your life. During this conversation, the “Job triangle” (something I had never heard of) comes up, and it is defined as location, vocation, and pay. Finally, we discuss what separates the good from the great and the importance in consistency and its tie to achievements over time.

If you would like to follow along on Ashley’s personal journey, you can follow her on Instagram at @ashleykowalewski

This week we hear from Garrett Safron, a quarterback currently playing and living in Japan. This is the first athlete we have had who is still playing their sport and wow it was an incredible conversation! Garrett speaks about his journey and how it was not exactly how he thought it would look. We talk about the struggles he faced before, during, after competing in college and how those experiences have helped to shape life now. Garrett started a company called Infinity Mom3nts, and currently runs that along with his football career.

If you would like to follow along on Garrett’s personal journey, you can follow him on Instagram at @infinityg8 and @infinitymom3nts

Jordan Angeli is our guest this week on “What the Hell Do I Do Now?” Jordan played soccer at Santa Clara University, as well as professionally at the Boston Breakers, Washington Spirit, and Western New York Flash. She also played for the Youth US National Team. Jordan shares her journey with overcoming injuries, how this shaped and reshaped her career, and where she is at now. Jordan started @theaclclub () where she created a community to provide support to athletes who have suffered an ACL injury. This Colorado native is currently a television analyst for the Columbus Crew and is living in Columbus, Ohio.

If you would like to follow along on Jordan’s personal journey, you can follow her on Instagram at @jordanangeli and @theaclclub

Bobby Holmes is a former Coastal Carolina Chanticleer. He was part of the 2016 National Championship Team. Bobby is currently living in Athens, Georgia where he is an assistant superintendent for a general contractor. Join us as we talk about unexpected injuries and discuss the changes that happen when sports end. Listen and learn how Bobby’s positive outlook has defined the path he is on today.

If you would like to follow Bobby on his personal journey, you can follow him on Instagram at @Bobby_Holmes

Ronnie and I are back!!! We are here to talk about our relationship with food and exercise, and how that changed during and after soccer. We are in no way shape or form, certified dietitians or doctors. This episode is solely about our experiences, and how we worked (and are still working) through them. Hope everyone enjoys, and can find comfort in knowing they are not alone.

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Ronnie Martinez (previously Johnson), is a former University of Miami Hurricane who is living in Delray Beach, FL. On today’s episode, Ronnie talks about her decision to hang up her cleats and pursue a new dream. She speaks to the connections that she made during college and how those connections have landed her at her dream job. Even though athletics is over for us, the mindset that comes with being an athlete is all we know and we bond about how we still carry that into our lives today. Finally, Ronnie shares how valuable tangible goals are and how these goals can propel us into something greater, so we never really “peak”, but rather just keep going up.

If you want to follow along on Ronnie’s personal journey, follow her on Instagram at @ronniemrtnz or at @shotbyronnie.

On this week's episode, we have our first ever DUO!!! Meredith Tunney and Ryan Kahn speak about their individual experiences both during and after their collegiate careers. These two incredible people met at The College of Charleston where Mere played soccer and Ryan played Tennis. They speak about their challenges and what helped them work through this transition, how an individual sport and team sport is different yet very similar, and how the intangible skills they learned has helped them in their life after their athletic careers. Follow Mere and Ryan on Instagram at @MereTunney, @mere_talks_psych, and @ryan_kahn95

During the episode, we also have a special guest appearance from my cat, JLo! Woohoo!

We are BACK! We are chatting with Rachel Kim today, a former College of Charleston Women's Soccer Alum. Rachel talks about her transition into graduate school and how different this experience is compared to undergraduate. We discuss the need for tough and honest conversations after finishing with our sport.  We chat about playing the dangerous comparison game and the importance of focusing on YOUR OWN timeline.

Enjoy this week's episode of "What the Hell Do I Do Now?" !!!

If you would like to follow along Rachel Kim's personal journey, follow her on Instagram at @rkim13 and Twitter at @RAtCHEt_kim13

She is hilarious, and WELL worth the follow.

Cheers!

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On this week's episode of, What The Hell Do I Do Now?, we have former College of Charleston athlete, Eli Dent! Eli is currently living in Chicago, IL. Eli started a company called Kickit, a soccer inspired game! On this episode we talk about his personal journey with starting a company after college, the way that his collegiate career shaped his life today, and the power of people. Hope you enjoy!!

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If you would like to check it out, follow Eli on Instagram at @eli.dent or @kickitsport

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