One-on-One Mentorship

Guiding Athletes Beyond the Game: Mentorship from Those Who've Been There

Applications are open year-round—whether you’re seeking guidance or ready to give back, this one-on-one program offers a meaningful way to invest in your personal growth. Join as a mentor or mentee and become part of a community that understands your journey.

Peer mentoring is a win-win.

At Athletes Soul, mentorship is rooted in shared experiences, empathy, and mutual understanding.

For Athletes Seeking Guidance: Working with a mentor can help you gain clarity and boost your confidence as you navigate life beyond sports. Your mentor has faced their own transition away from competition and is ready to share their hard-earned lessons. They’ll be in your corner—offering support, sharpening your decision-making skills, and helping you fast-track your success.

For Mentors: Becoming a mentor is a chance to lead, inspire, and give back to the athletic community. It’s an opportunity to strengthen your leadership skills, practice empathy, expand your network, and make a meaningful impact in the lives of others.

Why join this program?

Our six months program is for late-career or retiring athletes to navigate the transition beyond sports with clarity, confidence, and support from those who’ve been there. What you can expect by joining the program:

  • 🤝 One-on-One Support – Get personalized guidance from someone who understands the challenges of transitioning from competitive sports.

  • 🎯 Clarity and Confidence – Sharpen your decision-making skills and gain the tools to navigate your next chapter.

  • 🌟 Stay Connected – Be part of a supportive community that understands your journey and shares your passion for growth.

How it works?

For six months, each pair will meet monthly in-person or virtually. The Athletes Soul team will help define a mentorship goal and provide a simple structure to set you up for success.

​1. Fill our application form: To get to know you, we ask everyone to fill out an application form.

2. Interview with our team: Meet with our team to better understand your experience and motivation.

3. Define your objective: The first session will be with our team to help refine your mentorship objective.

4. Attend our mentoring training: Both you and your mentor will attend a short training & meet for the first time.

5. Connect monthly: Get time monthly with your mentor to make progress towards your goal.

6. Share your learnings: Showcase your learnings, share your story and contribute to our community toolbox.

Meet Our Mentors

  • Roberto Mandje

    Track & Field, Equatorial Guinea/ Spain

  • Marion Clignet

    Cycling, France

  • Mike Altman

    Rowing, USA

  • Kelly Conheeney

    Soccer, USA

  • Jarenn Stewart

    Track & Field, USA

  • Jenny Milnes

    Track& Field, USA

  • Yves Dimier

    Alpine Skiing, France

  • Christiana Butera

    Artistic Swimming, USA

  • Canyon Ceman

    Volleyball, USA

  • Thea Lemberger

    Basketball, USA

  • Conrad Francis

    Swimming, Sri Lanka

  • Megan Keever

    Hockey, USA

  • Thomas Hinton

    Soccer, USA

  • Luis Hernandez

    Figure Skating, USA

  • Sara Lilly

    Artistic Swimming, USA

  • Hisham Shehabi

    Swimming, Bahrain

  • Amie Thompson

    Artistic Swimming, Australia

  • Andrew Atakpo

    Basketball, USA

  • Alexa Fraimson

    Track&Field, USA

  • Dominique Locatelli

    Nordic Skiing, France

  • Alice Mével Duranteau

    Tennis, France

  • Ashkan Novin

    Soccer / Karate, USA

  • Shikha Tandon

    Swimming, India

  • Sammy Girma

    Basketball, France

  • Sabine Hazboun

    Swimming, Refuge Team

Mentorship Stories

FAQs

  • Mentorship gives you one-on-one and personalized support. You get to set your own goal and work together with your mentor to achieve it. You may or may not already have a clear plan for the future and this is a unique opportunity for you to get ahead and get to your desired destination faster.

    We’ve seen great success with late-career athletes proactively preparing for the end of their careers before it happens. We’ve supported newly retired athletes who wanted a sounding board in building their next steps and those who were already on a new professional path. In short, peer mentorship is most effective before your retirement and early on in the transition journey.

  • We ask our pairs to set aside an hour monthly for six months. We ask the mentees to lead the session preparation and scheduling. It’s up to each pair to decide when and how. We offer additional support and guidance in our community so you can learn about the transition journey at your own pace.

  • Our mentors are former athletes and have experienced the transition themselves. After conducting over 80 interviews with athletes, it appears that the optimal period for gaining enough perspective on your journey and being able to impart your learnings to others is typically around 4-5 years following retirement. We, of course, look at each individual story and vet our mentors through interviews. We foresee mentees paying it forward and becoming mentors when they've found their footing, as many of our current mentees have already expressed interest in doing so.

    Want to learn more about our mentoring opportunities, visit our professional membership page.

  • Each pair has a unique goal. In fact, we have not had two goals that were the same. Examples of our mentorship pair outcomes include:

    • A rugby player repurposed his sports superpowers into business skills to fast track his second career job search

    • A cyclist re-prioritized his life goals and got clarity on how he wanted to invest his time

    • A skater felt supported while bouncing back after an unplanned retirement

    We're here to help you craft your objectives and pair you with a mentor who aligns with your goals.

Apply now

This program is valued at $1,000 per athlete and is fully funded by Athletes Soul through individual scholarships. Click below to sign up to join the program or apply to become a mentor.

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