Life After College Athletics Podcast Rylan Lemons & Jake Hardy

“The quality of your decisions impact the quality of your life and the velocity of your business.” - Jeff DudanUndercover Boss, former CEO of AdvantaClean, author of the book Discernment, and Chairmen/CEO of HomeFront Brands… now that’s a bio.Today we dive deep into how Jeff went from taking a $5,000 loan against his pickup to building and exiting a multi-million dollar, nationally-recognized business. After finishing his college football career at Appalachian State University, Jeff started A...

Will AI replace humans? Is it impossible to make friends in a new city? How do you make huge career changes? How do you transfer your competitive nature to the work force?On this episode we sat down with Hayley Brodeur to answer all those questions. Hayley ran track at Eastern Connecticut State University. After hanging up the spikes, she started her career in the Los Gatos school district in California. Being in the heart of the tech world and wanting to reignite her competitive spirit, Hayl...

“The analogy here in business is… as a startup, if you raise $10k, a $100k, even $1M, you're a fourth liner… you're competing against Red Bull… C4… Bang Energy… Ghost… and all these guys have their dancing partners.”On this episode we sat down with Jack McNamara to discuss what it means to pivot in business and to find key factors that engage decision making processes. Jack played forward and started out his collegiate career at Colgate University. After 2 years of playing university hockey, ...

“Am I supposed to be here?…” For awhile, you’re scratching and clawing, and you doubt if the work you’re doing will amount to anything. And then the opportunities, from seeds planted years ago, show up…Today on the podcast we sit down with Kaleb Fossum and discuss what it means to out-work and out-serve everyone around you. Kaleb was a walk-on football player for Washington State University where he earned his spot on the D1 field as a field goal holder. Throughout his story, you’ll hear how ...

“I sat for hours sifting through one miserable memory after another, looking for someone to blame, trying to find some reason why I kept getting handed one CRUSHING personal defeat after the next.I asked myself ‘what did all those events have in common?' I didn’t like the answer.The answer was… ME!”Those were the words of David Karasek… former swimmer for the University of Virginia and Swiss Olympian (2012 London). David sits down with us today to discuss topics like self confidence, attracti...

Detaching your identity from your performance is hard. Define success for yourself, water your own grass, enjoy where you are, and surround yourself with the right people.Loryn Carter, former UC Irvine volleyball player, joins us on the show today to discuss topics from creating the right network around you, to finding identity outside of sports and work, to managing a full-time schedule with business school, internships, and entrepreneurship.She is Co-Founder and COO of VITAVATE, a premium d...