Former Professional BMX athlete, Josh Perry survived multiple brain tumors and surgeries during his competitive career. He eventually became a public speaker and health coach to share his experience and teach others what he has learnt along the way.

Stanford Basketball player and son of NBA player, Mike McDonald decided to pursue a career outside of basketball instead of play professionally overseas — which has ultimately led to him working for the leader in sports medicine products.

Ari Kafka played Baseball for 18 years including at the professional level. towards the end of his career, he became more and more interested in Judaism and ended up leaving his baseball career to move to Israel where he is the clinical director at Amudim Israel.

Miko Fogarty’s childhood was filled with study and competitive ballet. At nine, she performed in her first international competition. At 12, she was featured in the documentary First Position, and at 17 was hired by the Birmingham Royal Ballet but also retired from sports.

Since he was a young boy, Tom Helpenstell knew he wanted to follow in his father's footsteps as an orthopaedic surgeon. Knowing this, he chose a Division III school to compete in diving so he could focus on getting into medical school, even though he was offered a spot in a Division I program. In his transition out of diving, he used triathlons and other outdoor endurance activities as an outlet in med school - which carries forward today as an Ironman athlete and avid mountain climber.

Kelley Koski made her dream of becoming a professional dancer come true in Los Angeles. However, the dream isn’t always what you expect. After highs and lows in an industry that focuses more and more on sex appeal rather than athleticism, she decided it was time to move on to other projects that help athletes – from life coaching to co-founding an app that spotlights grassroots sports teams and amateur athletes.

Shawn Hindy first saw field hockey played during the ’84 Olympics and was inspired to try the sport. Since then, he has always been involved — whether playing for Team USA for 16 years, coaching at the high school and collegiate levels, sitting on the board for the USA Field Hockey Association and local leagues, owning his own club, and more. His experience as an athlete and coach prepped him for his current career as a financial planner, as he coaches people on their futures and recruits for the competitive business.

Marques Ogden did everything right to have a prosperous post-sport career in finance—but that didn’t mean he didn’t have a rocky road to becoming the successful inspirational speaker and author he is today. From graduating with a degree in finance from Howard University, to participating in programs the NFL had to offer to prepare for life after sports, he had the tools to start his construction company and build it to an eight-figure business. However, one mistake cost him everything and he fell hard, eventually surviving as a night janitor. However, he realized he could use his experiences of success and hardship to help others achieve their goals.

A Georgia Southern University football walk on, Austin had the rug ripped out from under him when he arrived at a meeting after his third season, only to hear that he was being cut from the team. Devastated, he threw himself into working on campus with other sport programs, as well as eventually interning for the PGA Tour. Once he realized it was time to move on from athletics as a career, he went back to finish his degree, worked his way up in Chick-fil-A, met his wife, and landed in insurance.

Derek Hall chose to attend Stanford amidst other college football schools to take advantage of the educational opportunities. Thanks to this decision, he was able to network with staff and alumni to find a new career path once he retired from the NFL.

Jibreel Black played Football at University of Michigan and then professionally with the Tampa Bay Bucaneers. After an injury, he left the sport and moved to LA to try his luck as an actor. He is now studying and coaching at the same time while trying to figure what his next career is.

Anja Garcia decided to finish her journey as an elite gymnast during her junior year at UC Berkeley and found her passion for teaching fitness at the rec center. She now now combines teaching fitness with her night shifts as a a nurse in the pediatric ICU.

Richie Crowley's sporting success led to a scholarship to Brown University, where he gained new perspectives and was exposed to people from all over the world. He then played professionally in Europe and eventually transitioned into a career in media/content creation.

Melinda Rhoads did not know what handball was when she was volunteered to try out for a national team on site at her university. She and her teammates basically started from scratch in their early 20s, competing against life-long handball players on the international stage. They worked extremely hard, and fought their way to an Olympic birth, where they were able to claim fourth place in Los Angeles. Since then, she takes pride in having raised three athletic daughters, shares her Olympic experience with as many people as possible, passes on her wisdom to teens through coaching basketball, and teaches as a paraprofessional at the local high school.​

Anne Graf was a College lacrosse player. She graduated from Yale University in 2003 and then graduated from law school four years later. She worked as lawyer In Florida for several years before making a career change to PR and moving to Los Angeles. Anne had a pretty difficult transition and candidly admits she is still soul-searching for a meaningful passion after Lacrosse.

Matthew Murawski felt lost for a long time after he finished collegiate rowing. He learned that if he fell back on the sport, it would lead to where he was supposed to go. His connections through rowing eventually led him to his wife and a wealth management career that he loves. ​

Michelle Pearson is from Bermuda but grew up in Australia and the USA. Michelle row for Harvard for four years and then competed in the 2016 Rio Olympics. She retired after Rio and started working as a consultant for Ernst and Young.

Sara grew up in Texas before relocating to San Francisco at 15 years old to pursue her athletic career as a synchronized swimming. She won a Bronze Medal at the 2004 Olympics. She attended Stanford University and competed collegiately for 4 years before becoming the assistant coach and eventually the head coach of Stanford synchro team. She earnt an MBA from St Mary’s College and coached various Synchronized Swimming National Teams. She recently got married, relocated to Dallas and retired from coaching to start her own business.

After a successful swimming career that took her to the podium at the Beijing Olympics, Caroline decided she wanted to be more than an athlete. However, upon her retirement, a slough of repressed emotions bubbled to the surface, debilitating her mentally and physically. Through this difficult time, she learned much about herself, as well as the importance of providing others with the tools to deal with these issues throughout their careers and beyond.

After a severe injury brought Megan’s dreams of going to the Olympics and becoming a professional swimmer to a devastating halt, she went through some very difficult years that included multiple surgeries on both shoulders. Yet, an end to an athletic career made way for other passions, and a much stronger person.