Transition Talks
Episodes
17 episodes
Transition Talk with paralympic tennis player Nick Taylor
Paralympic Tennis Player Nick Taylor talks to Athletes Soul about his athletic career, his retirement from tennis and his transition to Boccia. This is a really interesting interview which provides insights into Paralympic Sports and helps us u...
Transition Talk with former professional tennis player Megan Rose
Megan Rose, former professional tennis player, talks about the difficulty of knowing her worth and how to interact in the world outside of sports, when tennis is all you have ever known. She recommends to athletes to expand their life outside o...
Transition Talk with former Collegiate Tennis Player Alejandro Bisogno
Transition Talks with Former Professional Tennis Player Tracy Almeda-Singian
Transition Talk with Former Professional Tennis Player Jill Craybas
Jill Craybas played on the professional tennis tour for 17 years and played in all major tournaments. Her career highlights include the 2005 Wimbledon tournament where she beat Marion Bartoli and Serena Williams reaching the fourth round and p...
Transition Talks with Former Professional Tennis Player Joanne Wallen
Joanne Wallen enjoyed a 14-year professional tennis career on the International Tennis Federation and WTA tours before switching to the coaching and administration side of the sport. She worked in various positions for US Tennis Association, su...
Transition Talks with Former Professional Tennis Player Katrina Adams
Following a successful professional tennis career with the WTA, Katrina Adams was the first African American to lead the United States Tennis Association (USTA) and to hold that position for two terms. In this interview, Katrina Adams talks abo...
Transition Talks with former international Canadian diver Megan Parker
Former international diver for Canada, Megan Parker (nee Gordon) talks about her athletic journey and her retirement from sport. Megan missed her ticket to the Olympics twice and suffered multiple injuries the years prior to retiring. She talks...
Transition Talks with former professional volleyball player Canyon Ceman
Canyon Ceman had a successful 15-year professional beach volleyball career that allowed him to travel the world and made a living from his sport. During his transition from sports, he faced an incredibly difficult economy (2008) and the loss of...
Transition Talks with Olympic swimmer Sabine Hazboun
Our latest transition talks interview was with former Olympic swimmer Sabine Hazboun. Originally from Palestine, Sabine received a scholarship from the IOC to train in Spain. She competed in many international events including the London Olympi...
Transition Talks with former soccer player Chandler Gull
This is an inspiring talk from Chandler Gull, former collegiate soccer player and founder of the MindPower Foundation and Athlete Mentor. In this Transition Talks, he speaks about his personal transition from soccer but also his philanthr...
Transition Talk with former football player Connor Dietz
Connor Dietz, former collegiate football player, is the co-founder of GMTM, a platform that connects athletes with opportunities. In this Transition Talk, he talks about community and the importance of developing and maintaining relationships w...
Transition Talks with former football player turned surgeon Robert Parisien
Discover Robert Parisien's incredible story from collegiate football to orthopedic surgeon. Robert has a truly unique path filled with many transitions. He played and competed in multiple sports growing up and eventually ended up playing colleg...
Transition Talk with Olympic Rowing Mark Hunter
Christos Papadimitriou interviews British Olympian and Olympic gold medalist in rowing Mark Hunter about his transition to life after sport. Mark talks about career preparation and taking steps to facilitate an athlete's future transition away ...
Transition Talk with Former Collegiate Swimmer Abbie Fish
Founder of Swim like a Fish and former collegiate swimmer, Abbie Fish speaks about her injury-related retirement and her transition to becoming a coach. She shares the wave of emotions she felt, how she dealt with them and the importance of spe...
Transition Talk with Former Professional Baseball Player Richie Shaffer
In this Transition Talk, current baseball player and intern of Athletes Soul, Tyler Keysor speaks with former professional baseball player Richie Shaffer. Richie talks candidly about the rapid change his sporting career took and how, after bein...
Transition Talk with Former Professional Tennis Player Neha Uberoi
Discover Neha Uberoi's early path to academic and athletic success. She joined Princeton University as a tennis student-athlete at 15 years old and the women professional tennis circuit a year later. After five years on the Tour, she found hers...