The 5th Quarter Podcast with Sandy Adams

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A bi-weekly podcast that delves into the lives of retired athletes as they navigate the uncharted waters of life after their competitive careers end.Host, Sandy Adams, brings forth captivating interviews, sharing the stories of athletes who transitioned into new endeavors, discovered their purpose beyond sports, and the highs and lows along the way.Plus a new mini series "On The Sideline" conversations with current athletes and people working in the sports world.

  1. NOV 12

    Gabriela Zych: From Alaska to Memphis — Mindset Behind a Record-Breaking Rifle Career

    What does it take to move 4,000 miles from home to a new city & school sight unseen and become a national champion? Gabriela Zych has the answer. In this episode, Sandy Adams sits down with Gabriela Zych, University of Memphis rifle standout and the first national champion in Memphis rifle history.  Gabriela shares her journey from Anchorage, Alaska to Memphis, how she discovered shooting in high school, and how mindset, consistency, and perseverance helped her build a record-breaking career both on the range and in the classroom. She opens up about her training, competing under pressure, balancing academics with athletics, and the mental discipline that drives her success. HIGHLIGHTS: How Gabriela discovered rifle in high school and decided to stick with itHer move from Alaska to Memphis to pursue her sportThe mental discipline behind precision shooting and high-pressure competitionsCompeting outdoors at the USA Shooting National ChampionshipsMaintaining a 4.0 GPA while excelling at the national levelJournaling, mindset, and building resilience as tools for successHer goals for coaching and giving back to the sportGabriela’s story shows that growth comes from showing up, trusting yourself, and putting in the work—even when stepping into the unknown. NIL Opportunities: HERE Follow Gabriela on Social Media: Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/zychgabrielaInstagram: @zych.gabriela  |  X: @zychgabbiFor full show notes, visit: Send us a text. 💬 This episode includes a special message about Sandy’s LinkedIn Makeover service—designed to help professionals show up online with confidence. Want your profile to reflect your expertise and stand out? Book your makeover at sandy-adams.com/linkedin. Grab my new book, "The Visionary Personal Brand Playbook" and start building your brand today.  Grab your copy at sandy-adams.com/playbook Support the show Follow The 5th Quarter Podcast: Instagram | Threads | X | Facebook | Linkedin | Youtube 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favorite platform. 📺 Watch on our Youtube channel Connect with us: Website | Email Follow Host Sandy Adams on Instagram | Linkedin | X | YouTube | Website

    1h 5m

  2. OCT 29

    Jazzmin Mancilla From Soccer Star to Mom and Entrepreneur

    Former soccer standout Jazzmin Mancilla opens up about resilience, reinvention, and life after sports. After 15 years on the field, national titles, and two ACL tears, she’s now navigating motherhood, a big move to Tennessee, and launching her own soccer training business. Highlights: 2× national club champion (Arsenal & Legends FC)Cal State Fullerton: multiple Big West titlesOvercame 2 ACL tears & major injuriesCoached club & college soccer, then worked in financePlayed amateur soccer overseas (Europe & Australia)Relocated from California to Knoxville for a fresh startNew mom to a 16-month-old sonLaunching her own soccer training businessConnect with Jazzmin: Instagram: @jazzfootball25LinkedIn: Jazzmin Mancilla Jazzmin’s story shows how to reinvent yourself, balance new responsibilities, and create purpose beyond the game. Send us a text. 💬 This episode includes a special message about Sandy’s LinkedIn Makeover service—designed to help professionals show up online with confidence. Want your profile to reflect your expertise and stand out? Book your makeover at sandy-adams.com/linkedin. Grab my new book, "The Visionary Personal Brand Playbook" and start building your brand today.  Grab your copy at sandy-adams.com/playbook Support the show Follow The 5th Quarter Podcast: Instagram | Threads | X | Facebook | Linkedin | Youtube 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favorite platform. 📺 Watch on our Youtube channel Connect with us: Website | Email Follow Host Sandy Adams on Instagram | Linkedin | X | YouTube | Website

    1h 23m

  3. OCT 2

    Rikishi Smith-Rey on Turning Setbacks Into Success After Soccer

    What happens when your biggest passion leads you to unexpected places and the search for what’s next? Dr. Kishi Smith-Rey’s journey started on the soccer fields of Southern California, where her love for the game carried her to Division I at Cal State Fullerton. Along the way, she faced injuries, setbacks, and the challenge of balancing athletics with academics as a first-generation college student. After retiring from competitive soccer, she explored new paths — from professional wedding photography to earning her Ph.D. and joining Clemson University as an Assistant Professor. Today, she’s the founder of SportPhD, an organization helping young athletes — especially girls — develop the mental, physical, and emotional skills to thrive both on the field and in life. Her story is one of resilience, reinvention, and purpose — proof that the end of one chapter can be the start of something even bigger. Highlights: Growing up in California and discovering soccerPlaying D1 soccer and overcoming injuriesTransitioning out of competitive sportsBuilding a career in photographyPursuing a Ph.D. and becoming a professorLaunching SportPhD and The Athlete Mindset workshopsSupporting athletes in life, leadership, and mindsetIf you’ve ever faced a turning point and wondered what comes next, this conversation is for you. Kishi’s journey reminds us that setbacks don’t define us — they prepare us for the next chapter. Find Kishi online:  Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/rikishiteren/ Instagram: @sportphd  @kishiteren  Website: Send us a text. 💬 This episode includes a special message about Sandy’s LinkedIn Makeover service—designed to help professionals show up online with confidence. Want your profile to reflect your expertise and stand out? Book your makeover at sandy-adams.com/linkedin. Grab my new book, "The Visionary Personal Brand Playbook" and start building your brand today.  Grab your copy at sandy-adams.com/playbook Support the show Follow The 5th Quarter Podcast: Instagram | Threads | X | Facebook | Linkedin | Youtube 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favorite platform. 📺 Watch on our Youtube channel Connect with us: Website | Email Follow Host Sandy Adams on Instagram | Linkedin | X | YouTube | Website

    1h 34m

  4. SEP 17

    Will Coleman on Basketball, Overcoming Self-Doubt, and Being a Girl-Dad

    - Former University of Memphis basketball player and overseas pro, Will Coleman, joins Sandy to share his inspiring journey from a late start in basketball to playing professionally in Europe—and now leading lower and middle school athletics at St. George’s Independent School in Memphis. Will opens up about the mentors who shaped him, the challenges of balancing fatherhood with a pro career, the struggles he had along the way and how he’s redefining success beyond the court. In this episode: Late start in basketball & key mentorsCollege & pro hoops, including EuropeBalancing fatherhood & careerLife after basketball & career transitionParenting lessons as a single dadPhotography as a coping toolResilience, mentorship & role modelingA powerful conversation about honesty, growth, and redefining success beyond after competition ends. Follow Will on social media: Instagram @willcoleman   |    X @willcoleman1988 Send us a text. 💬 This episode includes a special message about Sandy’s LinkedIn Makeover service—designed to help professionals show up online with confidence. Want your profile to reflect your expertise and stand out? Book your makeover at sandy-adams.com/linkedin. Grab my new book, "The Visionary Personal Brand Playbook" and start building your brand today.  Grab your copy at sandy-adams.com/playbook Support the show Follow The 5th Quarter Podcast: Instagram | Threads | X | Facebook | Linkedin | Youtube 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favorite platform. 📺 Watch on our Youtube channel Connect with us: Website | Email Follow Host Sandy Adams on Instagram | Linkedin | X | YouTube | Website

    1h 19m

  5. SEP 3

    On the Sideline with Jason Munz Talking Southern Roots, Sports Journalism, and Memphis Hoops

    - On this episode of The 5th Quarter Podcast, I sit down with Jason Munz, the University of Memphis men’s basketball beat reporter for the Commercial Appeal. Jason grew up in Natchez, Mississippi, got his first byline as a high school student, and has since covered everything from Friday night football to the Super Bowl blackout in New Orleans. Since 2019, he’s been the voice Memphis hoops fans turn to for Tigers basketball coverage. We talk about what it takes to make it in sports journalism, the lessons he’s learned along the way, and why Memphis basketball is woven into the fabric of the city. Highlights from our conversation: Jason’s start covering high school football in NatchezThe career path that led him from Southern Miss to MemphisLessons on humility, passion, and experience in journalismBalancing accuracy with the immediacy of social mediaWhat makes Memphis basketball culture so uniqueJason also reflects on the evolving challenges of the industry, from social media to shifting standards of objectivity, and why he believes strong, ethical journalism will always matter. Follow Jason on Social Media: Instagram  |  X Send us a text. 💬 This episode includes a special message about Sandy’s LinkedIn Makeover service—designed to help professionals show up online with confidence. Want your profile to reflect your expertise and stand out? Book your makeover at sandy-adams.com/linkedin. Grab my new book, "The Visionary Personal Brand Playbook" and start building your brand today.  Grab your copy at sandy-adams.com/playbook Support the show Follow The 5th Quarter Podcast: Instagram | Threads | X | Facebook | Linkedin | Youtube 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favorite platform. 📺 Watch on our Youtube channel Connect with us: Website | Email Follow Host Sandy Adams on Instagram | Linkedin | X | YouTube | Website

    1h 14m

  6. AUG 20

    On the Sideline with Duvante Lane and his new role at Colorado

    - Behind every game-day moment, there’s a team working off the field to make it possible. In this episode of The 5th Quarter Podcast – On the Sideline Series, we sit down with Duvante Lane, Director of Development for the University of Colorado Buff Club. We talk about: His pathway into college athletics and the different roles that shaped his careerWhy development and fundraising matter for student-athletesHow NIL is changing the landscape of fundraising and career opportunities in sportsThe energy around Colorado Athletics heading into this seasonLeadership lessons and advice for anyone building a meaningful careerAnd yes we discuss working with the man himself, Deion SandersDuvante’s story proves that sports are just the starting point—the real lessons are about persistence, growth, and creating impact. If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and REVIEW You can grab my free guide sandy-adams.com/freebies and connect with me on LinkedIn and Instagram Send us a text. 💬 This episode includes a special message about Sandy’s LinkedIn Makeover service—designed to help professionals show up online with confidence. Want your profile to reflect your expertise and stand out? Book your makeover at sandy-adams.com/linkedin. Grab my new book, "The Visionary Personal Brand Playbook" and start building your brand today.  Grab your copy at sandy-adams.com/playbook Support the show Follow The 5th Quarter Podcast: Instagram | Threads | X | Facebook | Linkedin | Youtube 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favorite platform. 📺 Watch on our Youtube channel Connect with us: Website | Email Follow Host Sandy Adams on Instagram | Linkedin | X | YouTube | Website

    1h 4m

  7. AUG 6

    Ep 74 Angie Allen | Rowing

    - In this episode, Angie Allen shares how she went from multi-sport high school athlete in high school—never having rowed a day in her life—to becoming one of the fastest rowers in Kansas history. She opens up about: Growing up in a D1 football family and how that shaped her mindsetThe surprise recruiting journey that landed her on KU’s rowing teamWhat it’s like to lose your sport to injury and find purpose in the unknownPivoting her career from physical therapy to sport managementHer rise from Big 12 intern to Assistant Commissioner at The Big WestHow the House settlement is reshaping college athletics as we know itThe power of networking, authenticity, and showing up ready to contributeNavigating post-athletic life, body image, and building a new identityWhat success means when the scoreboard no longer defines youAngie is also Chair of the Arizona State Sport Law & Business Alumni Board, and a rising voice in shaping the future of college athletics. Whether you're a former athlete, a coach, or a professional in transition—this episode will challenge how you see purpose, identity, and leadership beyond the game. Send us a text. 💬 This episode includes a special message about Sandy’s LinkedIn Makeover service—designed to help professionals show up online with confidence. Want your profile to reflect your expertise and stand out? Book your makeover at sandy-adams.com/linkedin. Grab my new book, "The Visionary Personal Brand Playbook" and start building your brand today.  Grab your copy at sandy-adams.com/playbook Support the show Follow The 5th Quarter Podcast: Instagram | Threads | X | Facebook | Linkedin | Youtube 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favorite platform. 📺 Watch on our Youtube channel Connect with us: Website | Email Follow Host Sandy Adams on Instagram | Linkedin | X | YouTube | Website

    1h 8m

  8. JUL 16

    Ep 73 Emmanuel Orange | Football

    - In this episode of The 5th Quarter, Sandy Adams sits down with former college football player and first-generation college graduate Emmanuel Orange. Born in Haiti and raised in Florida, Emmanuel shares what it was like adjusting to life in a new country, learning English through experience, and finding his voice—and purpose—through football. From his early years at Naples High School to his time as a team captain at Carson-Newman University, Emmanuel opens up about leadership, identity, and what the game taught him about resilience. He also talks candidly about the transition from football to the corporate world, and how he's now building a successful career in medical sales. In this episode, they discuss: Growing up between two cultures and learning to adaptThe impact of being a first-generation college graduateHow football shaped his discipline and leadership styleWhat it felt like to retire from the gameBuilding a life and career beyond the fieldWhether you played sports or not, this episode is a powerful reminder that the skills you build in one season of life can carry you into the next. Emmanuel’s story speaks to anyone navigating change, finding their identity outside of titles, and learning how to redefine success on their own terms. Plus, Emmanuel answers the flash fire round and shares what he’d tell his 9-year-old self if he could go back. Follow Emmanuel on Linkedin  Send us a text. 💬 This episode includes a special message about Sandy’s LinkedIn Makeover service—designed to help professionals show up online with confidence. Want your profile to reflect your expertise and stand out? Book your makeover at sandy-adams.com/linkedin. Grab my new book, "The Visionary Personal Brand Playbook" and start building your brand today.  Grab your copy at sandy-adams.com/playbook Support the show Follow The 5th Quarter Podcast: Instagram | Threads | X | Facebook | Linkedin | Youtube 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favorite platform. 📺 Watch on our Youtube channel Connect with us: Website | Email Follow Host Sandy Adams on Instagram | Linkedin | X | YouTube | Website

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A bi-weekly podcast that delves into the lives of retired athletes as they navigate the uncharted waters of life after their competitive careers end.Host, Sandy Adams, brings forth captivating interviews, sharing the stories of athletes who transitioned into new endeavors, discovered their purpose beyond sports, and the highs and lows along the way.Plus a new mini series "On The Sideline" conversations with current athletes and people working in the sports world.

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