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The former favorite college receiving target of Ben Roethlisberger, Super Bowl champion, Michigan MBA, and now Director of Marketing at Gatorade, Martin is much more than his resume and it’s his substance that will inspire you to see what’s possible with the right perspective.

Hear how Martin Nance made his big jump from pro athlete to a corporate executive with the right perspective, positivity, and pushes along the way.

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In this One Big Thing reaction episode, host David Gardner digs into past guest Luke Milton’s topic of “social health.” Luke opened David’s eyes to the topic and David shares his research and personal experience with social health to help you gain the benefits of social health into your own life.

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Hear about his concept "Social Health" and how it fits in with Mental Health and Physical Health.

Luke goes in depth on winning an Australian Rugby League championship, playing for the Australian National Rugby Team, and being on the receiving end of a Haka from The New Zealand All-Blacks.

We cover the importance of athletes becoming more emotionally aware and taking action with their own mental health – and Luke really opens up about his own anxiety and how he’s dealt with it.

And finally, you’ll get a behind the scenes account of the Revenge Body TV show – including what it’s like to work with Gunnar Peterson, Harley Pasternak, and Khloe Kardashian.

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The 2x Olympic Gold and 2x World Cup winner and 13-year captain/co-captain of the US Women’s National team – widely regarded as one of the greatest sports teams of all time – which was a cultural phenomenon and sparked a worldwide boom for women’s soccer and team sports participation.

Learn amazing leadership lessons from vocal leader “Loudy Foudy" – and get the inside story on how she made her big jump to women’s rights advocate, author of book "Choose To Matter,” producer of ESPN film “The ‘99ers,” founder of The Julie Foudy Sports Leadership Academy, and broadcaster for ESPN.

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The undrafted rookie won a Super Bowl with the NY Giants in the season following a heartbreaking loss on a last second field goal with Oregon in their first ever national championship game.

With a goal to leave the NFL before age 30, Spencer taught himself screenwriting as an escape from football – a hobby that would lead him to pitch the premise for the television series “All American,” inspired by his life story, which was green lit, and debuts in primetime less than ten months after the 7-year NFL linebacker hung up his cleats.

On this episode, you’ll hear the behind the scenes underdog account of Spencer’s incredible and inspiring story of how he made his big jump from the NFL to Hollywood.

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In 2018 we often see players giving fans a behind-the-scenes online account in real-time, but in the pre-social media world that Paul was writing during, it was unheard of – and Paul may have been the first to do it. And in doing so helped pave the way for players to share more of themselves and their experience, thoughts, and ideas directly with fans.

You’ll hear Paul’s insane rollercoaster of basketball rosters playing for about a dozen teams between the NBA and teams overseas and more about that Phoenix Suns blog which led to his first hit book Can I Keep My Jersey, which was then adapted and made into a TV pilot. All of this while playing pro basketball.

Guest Info

Paul believes his dual identity as a player/writer actually made him less desirable to teams during his decade-long pro basketball career, but ultimately being first to be a player/writer launched his pro writing career, which has included writing for Slate, The Wall Street Journal, and Esquire, in addition to the books he’s authored included his latest release Stories I Tell On Dates.

Show Notes

• What’s in a Big Jump? [5:23]
• Earliest memory playing sports — a budding MLB athlete [5:40]
• Giving kids credit — becoming a basketball player [7:00]
• Young Paul Shirley: a Renaissance man [7:42]
• The Shirley parents [9:48]
• The Athlete vs Academic identity [10:49]
• The future was basketball — Dad turns the screws [14:56]
• A roller coaster career [17:00]
• Faith, luck, and self-reliance [21:09]
• Decisions, decisions, decisions [24:30]
• The start — Road Ramblings [27:04]
• Revolutionizing the blogging world [28:58]
• An unexpected darker side [30:42]
• “Just shoot a ball” [32:22]
• This is the end — a final separation of careers [35:29]
• A diversified identity — transition strategy [39:01]
• Dealing with the transition [40:08]
• Investing in yourself [42:08]
• Paul's Big Jump — an uh-oh moment [42:48]
• How sport carried over — committing to working hard [44:49]
• The simplest things are always the hardest [47:58]
• Writer’s Blok — a reinvention and community [50:16]
• Toeing the line — being vulnerable [56:19]
• Oversharing [58:20]
• Be open to dissenting voices [1:05:10]
• Less sleep — a new ability [1:06:32]
• What advice would you give freshman Paul? [1:07:44]

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If you’re thinking about making your next big jump, this episode is for you. It answers the question “what holds us back from reinventing ourselves and writing our own story?”

And what holds people back, the reinvention killer – is actually ourselves. So this episode is really about you.

There’s something that we all do – but we’re blind to it – it’s invisible to us – what David calls “Invisible Box Syndrome.”

This episode discusses how to beat “Invisible Box Syndrome” and will help anyone who wants to spark their next big jump.

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Guest Info

As a three-year captain of the Stanford soccer team, two-time Olympic gold medal winner, and World Cup silver medalist, Rachel Buehler van Hollebeke won hearts as the “Buehldozer.” However, Rachel has always kept her dream of being a doctor alive. After retiring from professional soccer in 2015, Rachel has returned home to San Diego as a medical student at the University of San Diego School of Medicine. Now in her third year of medical studies, Rachel is considering a career in either family medicine or OB-GYN.

Show Links

• 1999 Women's World Cup Final

Show Notes

• Earliest memory playing sports
• No pressure parents
• A heart surgeon’s daughter
• Realizing her potential
• The 1999 World Cup
• Das Buehl-dozer
• Stanford years
• Putting on the National jersey
• A double life -- Olympics and MCATs
• The Little Mermaid effect
• Podium moment
• Keeping the doctor dream alive
• The 2011 World Cup
• Placing an importance on women’s soccer
• The 2012 Olympics
• Behind the emotions -- gold medal 2
• Going pro
• The generation of inspiration
• Taking on van Hollenback
• Rachel’s Big Jump -- The 2015 Team
• A 24 hour turnaround
• Missing the instinct
• From the field to medical school
• Picking a new field
• Leveraging her athletic mind
• Managing perceptions
• What aspect of yourself are you working on
• Happy place
• Rookie Rachel

People Mentioned

• Mia Hamm
• Julie Foudy
• Brandi Chastain
• Abby Wambach
• Hope Solo
• Pia Sundhage

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Guest Info

A former safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Giants, and Chicago Bears, Ryan Mundy has since transitioned from the NFL to the tech world. Mundy completed his MBA while still in the NFL and now runs his own tech investing firm, Techlete Ventures. From the NFL to the business world, Ryan is now a one-man venture capitalist, focusing on cryptocurrency and blockchain.

Show Links

• CTE
• Mundy's helmet lawsuit
• Executive Education Program (NFL)
• 1871
• Techlete Ventures

Show Notes

• Earliest memory playing sports [4:26]
• Coach Mundy [6:45]
• Beyond the Youth League [8:46]
• Coach Novak [9:54]
• College years -- a bald spot [11:49]
• Managing Director of Defense -- behind the statistics [16:17]
• The Physical [19:36]
• The Helmet -- CTE & concussion controversy [21:07]
• 17 Stitches [29:06]
• Starting business school [34:17]
• Self-sabotage -- transitioning out of the NFL [36:30]
• Professional Coffee Drinker -- launching an investment career [40:08]
• Seeing through the athletic exterior [43:45]
• The Sport of Venture Investing [45:10]
• Mundy’s Investment Thesis [48:34]
• Sports Tech -- feelings of being boxed in [51:41]
• Beyond the binary -- Plan A & B [53:31]
• What’s your happy place? [57:21]
• What’s your perfect day? [58:02]
• Final advice [1:00:31]

People Mentioned

• Dick Butkus
• Walter Payton
• George Novak
• Vince Young
• Rob Gronkowski
• Troy Polamalu
• Ryan Clark
• Mike Tomlin
• Lance Briggs
• Julio Jones
• Adrian Peterson
• Dave Duerson
• Ray Easterling
• Junior Seau
• Jay Cutler

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Guest Info

A National Champion at Duke University who currently plays for the Denver Nuggets, Mason Plumlee ranks within the top third of NBA players. Plumlee’s success follows him off the court as he engages in various pursuits from his webshow and rap videos to investing in aloe water, and real estate. A native of Indiana, Plumlee enjoys traveling and adapting the reflective perspective that results from world travel.

Show Links

• Plumdog Millionaire
• Laura Ingrahm: Shut up and dribble
• Founder Friday

Show Notes

• Earliest memory playing sports
• Warsaw, IN -- the orthopedic capital of the world
• Trying everything
• Mason swims
• The Plumlee Parents
• Outlier Theory
• Mason the Middle Child -- benefits from Marshall and Miles
• The Duke Experience
• The Draft
• Balancing a life off the court
• “Shut up and dribble” -- Breaking through an athlete’s physicality
• What goes into a good transition -- diversification of identity
• Future transitions
• Extrinsic and intrinsic motivation
• Mason’s many pursuits
• Plumdog Millionaire -- putting yourself out there
• Delving into Real Estate -- developing an athlete fund
• World traveler
• Gratitude and hard work -- the Balinese water girl
• What aspect of yourself are you working on
• What ability do you wish you had
• Final advice

People Mentioned

• Marshall Plumlee
• Miles Plumlee
• Madeline Plumlee
• Mike Krzyzewski
• Shaquille O'Neal
• James Harden
• Will Smith
• Paul Pierce
• Brook Lopez
• Jonas Jerebko
• Laura Ingraham
• Damian Lillard
• Brian Ur

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With two Olympic medals from the 2008 Beijing games and seven years on the U.S. National Team, Christine Magnuson made quite the splash in professional swimming. A native of Tinley Park, IL, Christine has since relocated to Silicon Valley to work as a Solutions Engineer in the tech industry.

Show Notes

• [5:39] Earliest sports memory -- the tall three year old
• [7:50] Dad as dad not coach
• [9:05] Skull Wars reaps long-term benefits
• [10:44] Tinley Park to the rescue -- the road to Beijing
• [13:09] An underdog mentality
• [14:16] What’s enjoyable about a gruesome process?
• [16:30] College swimming -- go Vols!
• [18:52] Moving towards the Olympic mindset
• [21:23] Michael Jackson’s Thriller: racing an Olympian, moonwalking the pool deck
• [23:23] Discovering side-breathing -- unexpected technique change
• [25:50] Beyond nationals -- Olympic trials
• [27:56] Finding the fun
• [29:32] Prepping for the Olympics
• [33:05] Making it is the hardest part
• [34:06] The journey to the podium at the Olympic games -- annoying Australians, honest nerves
• [36:35] The Photoshop effect -- picking your backdrop
• [39:19] Christine’s Olympic moment
• [41:06] What happens after the Olympics?
• [42:46] The scariest thing
• [45:01] Prepare yourself: The fight against post-Olympic depression
• [47:55] Recovery time -- beyond the physical, prioritizing the emotional
• [52:20] Retirement approaches
• [53:53] Motivation beyond the athletic world
• [55:15] Starting the second act -- translating swimming skills to a company
• [56:25] The Olympic network -- landing her first job
• [58:28] A new Photoshop background -- transitioning to the business world
• [59:40] Athletes as business people
• [1:00:31] The move to Silicon Valley -- being the feedback junkie
• [1:02:55] Building an environment for consistent improvement
• [1:03:45] How to retire: a college course by Christine
• [1:05:29] Endorphin transition -- the physical transition
• [1:09:45] Setting yearly goals -- a commitment everyday health
• [1:10:33] Perks of meditation
• [1:13:40] Teleportation and coding
• [1:14:47] Happy place
• [1:15:27] Final advice

People Mentioned

• Dana Vollmer
• Matt Steward
• Matt Kredich (TN Coach)
• Gold Medal Mel
• Matt Grievers
• Katie Ledecky
• Missy Franklin
• Natalie Coughlin

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A Canadian native, Brooks Laich started playing professional hockey on the NHL circuit when he was 19. In his 14 year long NHL career, Brooks became known for his passion and discipline. Now, Brooks is an avid crossfit athlete and humanitarian, helping people in need through his and his wife’s charity, Love United.

Show Links

• Love
  United
• Propel Co-labs Fitness Festivals
• Crossfit

Show Notes

• A 1 year old and a hockey ad -- earliest memory of sports [4:51]
• Stars align -- the journey to hockey [5:47]
• Growing up in Wawota [6:14]
• What’s so great about an unfinished basement? [7:02]
• Bobsled skates [7:48]
• Brooks as a figure skater [8:33]
• It takes a village: tough love and unconditional support [9:15]
• Gravitating towards a hockey life [12:44]
• Saying no to college [13:30]
• Full steam ahead [15:08]
• Deer-in-headlights: reaching the NHL goal [17:20]
• Dealing with pressure [19:12]
• 3 workouts a day: how to stay in the game [20:54]
• A broken face [21:59]
• Athlete conditioning: dealing with adversity, eliminating excuses [23:56]
• The end of one career: leaving the LA Kings [26:31]
• Transitioning identity: motivating factors [30:31]
• Following your natural flow: crossfit [33:49]
• Being Julianne’s husband: the move to to Hollywood [35:20]
• Juggling two successful careers [37:22]
• Brooks on relationships -- building your own person [41:01]
• Within an athletic mind: building Love United [43:23]
• Love United: not about us [44:50]
• At a crossroads: thinking through potential paths with David [48:51]
• Going all-in [51:48]
• Motivation vs discipline [53:27]
• Transitioning to professional crossfit [54:40]
• Comfort within uncertainty [56:56]
• Listening as a weapon [59:00]
• What’s Brooks working towards right now? [59:41]
• Brooks’ happy place [1:01:49]
• Advice to rookies [1:02:22]

People Mentioned

• Steve Young
• Julianne Hough
• Rob Blake -- GM LA Kings
• Laura Barnett
• Kelly Olynyk
• Rich Froning Jr
• Mat Fraser

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The episode covers topics Kris doesn’t normally touch and rest assured that you’ve never heard Kris quite like this before. From being voted the “Most Hated NBA Player,” to being banned from buying Range Rovers, to being the #1 youth swimmer in the world, the interview reveals the human side of Kris – and it’s likely not what you expect.

The interview goes in-depth on how he quietly built a budding business empire during his NBA career: from hundreds of apartment units, to Five Guys burger franchise locations, to trading cryptocurrency, his astute nose for business than began while helping his dad with stock trades as a kid shines through.

Host David Gardner, a pro basketball player turned founder of branding firm ColorJar, and Kris Humphries were high school teammates in Minnesota at Hopkins High School and their longtime friendship results in an open and revealing conversation that includes behind-the-scenes accounts of Kris’ story never heard before.

This isn’t a podcast about drama or gossip, but we’ve all been labeled, all been put in a box, and there is something for all of us to learn from Kris' approach to creating his own identity from within, an identity that originates from an intrinsically motivated place – one that stays true to who you are and how you’ve become who you are, even during times of intense scrutiny and pressure.

So check what you think you might know about Kris at the door, because in this episode you are getting the real Kris, the Kris that most of the world has never seen.

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Join host David Gardner, a professional basketball player turned CEO of branding firm ColorJar, as he shares interviews with professional athletes that uncover their challenging and surprising transitions.