Danny Thomas

BACK OF THE NET AND BEYOND

Sports EN ↓ 86 episodes

Transitioning from professional sport in to another career. Athletes have transferable skills which are suited to other industries and organisations and not just sport. A lot of athletes and industry leaders aren’t aware of this. I aim to spread the message by having conversations with former athletes that have made the transition, they will tell their story. I will also use my personal experience having made a seamless transition from professional sport. There’s no right or wrong way to make the transition; it’s important that you do what’s right for you, follow your own path. Good luck!

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Danny Thomas

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Transferable skills 17.05.2020 3:30

Athletes do have transferable skills suited to other industries.

Gail Emms - pro badminton to motivational speaker and mentor 14.05.2020 1:02:14

A conversation with Gail Emms who is a former Olympic GB badminton player. Amongst other things we spoke about her now being a motivational speaker and mentor, the medals that she won at international level and meeting the Queen to receive her MBE. It was interesting to hear how Gail’s badminton career started and how she transitioned out of sport.

Career transitioning - introduction 13.05.2020 1:41

An introduction to BACK OF THE NET AND BEYOND.

Luke Chadwick - from professional football to coaching academy 11.05.2020 42:09

Chat with former Manchester United, West Ham and Stoke City player Luke Chadwick. Luke had the pleasure of playing with some great players such as David Beckham, Paul Scholes, Roy Keane, Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville to name a few. He also represented England at U18 and U21 level. We discussed his playing career and how he transitioned from footballer to running a successful coaching academy for kid...

Rachel Boardman - swimmer to PhD to podcast 11.05.2020 48:18

Chat with Rachel Boardman who is a former swimmer. We spoke about her journey throughout her swimming career and how she went on to a achieve a PhD. Rachel now has her own podcast where she discusses the success achieved by former athletes that have set up their own businesses.

Rob Purdie - pro footballer to fireman 11.05.2020 1:12:42

Conversation with former Leicester City, Darlington and Hereford footballer Rob Purdie. Here we discuss his time during his football career, retirement and how he is now saving lives (and sometimes cats from trees) as a fireman.

Embrace retiring from professional sport 11.05.2020 0:39

As an athlete sometimes retirement can be seen as something negative. It’s not, it’s just the beginning of something new.

Pierre Collura - competing in the Olympics and career transitioning 11.05.2020 39:15

A chat with former professional sailor Pierre Collura who shares his experiences as an athlete, competing in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the process leading up to retirement. Pierre is now doing great things in the world of IT and helps companies improve by providing strategies for them to make better financial and business decisions. Please check him out.

Staying positive when transitioning from sport to another career 11.05.2020 3:55

It’s important to stay positive during this process. Going forward it will make the transition less stressful.

Lee Canoville - transitioning from sport to another career 11.05.2020 1:23:25

Conversation with former Arsenal and Notts County football player Lee Canoville who had a successful football career. Here we discuss his career in football and what he is doing now. Lee is now doing great things running his business, coaching/mentoring young kids in and out of schools. He had no previous business qualifications prior to setting up a successful brand. This is proof that if you hav...

BACK OF THE NET AND BEYOND - in brief 10.05.2020 0:54

My message is that athletes do have transferable skills suited to other industries and organisations