Career Clarity with Athletes: A 2ndwind Podcast with Ryan Gonsalves

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to James Harvey, a former basketballer who played professional basketball in Australia and overseas for over 16 years, including 2 NBL championships and captaining the Australia Boomers. He is also an experienced NED & Advisory Board Member in Proptech, Cleantech, Fintech & Sport. With his proven track record in leading high-performing...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan is joined by Laurie Weeks; the first-ever and highest-capped Melbourne Rebel. Laurie is a former professional and national representative Rugby union footballer who rose to the super rugby ranks where he played for New South Wales, Queensland, and Melbourne Rebels. When his desire for playing waned, coupled with a series of injuries he sustained, Week...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Ryan interviews David Lindsay, a former pro rugby player, professional arm wrestler, martial arts expert with numerous belts, and a seasoned cage fighter. Today, he serves as the CEO of Lindsay Integrated Health, a vitality coach, keynote speaker, podcast host, and personal trainer. From professional athlete to arm wrestling pro and martial artist, David Lindsay&a...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Seif Tawfik, a former professional footballer in Egypt who played his way up to the youth international level. A decade into his professional football journey, Seif encountered a career-altering injury that compelled him to chart a new course. Drawing upon his business acumen and enduring love for sports, he went on to establish Stryx Sports...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan interviews Tayla Noel, a former dancer, choreographer, dance teacher, and fitness instructor. Tayla's dance journey commenced at the age of three, leading her into a performing career while instructing at diverse dance and fitness studios spanning Australia and the UK. Noteworthy highlights from her performing portfolio include the Royal Court Th...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan converses with Jim Roddy, a former basketball student-athlete from Gannon University in Pennsylvania, USA.  With a diverse skill set, he is also a two-time author, a keynote speaker, a prominent figure in the retail industry, a business coach, and an award-winning podcast host. Through captivating narratives and the tried-and-true five-step Walk-On Me...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Simon Hazlitt, a former British field hockey player who competed in the Olympics and an operations officer in the British Army. Since leaving the army and elite sport, he has brought his IT and investment skills to build Majedie Asset Management. Having specialized in cloud environments (before it was even a thing) and being among the pionee...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan interviews Genevieve Horton, the Partnership Success Manager at Safe Will. Genevieve is a former Junior World Rowing champion, Australian national champion, and dual Olympian. She represented Australia in doubles sculls at the Rio Olympics and women's eight at the Tokyo Olympics.  After retiring from rowing, Genevieve transitioned into the corpor...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Simon Mason, a former British Olympic hockey goalkeeper and Managing Director at Mercian Sports Company. Simon served as the president of the England hockey board from 2010 to 2013 and presently works as a sports commentator while also being a member of the executive board for the European Hockey Federation. Aside from being a high-achieving...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan has the pleasure of interviewing Grace Prendergast,  former New Zealand rower, boasting (humbly) an impressive list of achievements, including Olympic gold and silver medals, fifteen National Premier titles for New Zealand, five World Championship titles, rowing for Cambridge and the World Best Time in the women's pair and four. In 2021, Grace de...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Alexandra Walters, a retired professional tennis player. At the age of 18, AJ made a crucial career move by relocating to the United States to play Division One college tennis in Charleston. During her time there, she achieved the highest number of total wins among all CSU tennis players and earned several prestigious accolades. In 2014, AJ...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan interviews Simon Nesbitt, a former professional golfer from the 1990s. Simon participated in the Dubai Desert Classic tournament during that time and successfully advanced through multiple qualifying stages to join the Asian Tour. After his golfing career, Simon embarked on a fulfilling transition into sales management in the corporate world. He has t...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Maddie Parker, a former figure skater who competed at national and international levels and trained for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. Maddie's journey took an unfortunate turn when she suffered a hip injury during her Olympic preparation, leading to eight surgeries and a complete pelvic reconstruction. This injury ultimately marked the...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Carissa Gump, a former American Olympic weightlifter from Vermont who participated in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Carissa is a multi-American record holder and five-time consecutive American Open champion since being singled out as a talent in middle school gym class with her PE teacher.  Fast forward to today, Carissa who is a fair play and...

Send us Fan Mail Nate Kinch is a socio-technology ethicist, action researcher, and organizational designer. He has worked with renowned organizations such as the Australian Government, VISA, Autodesk, TELUS, and Telefonica, as well as conducted research with CSIRO and Northwestern University. Nate's expertise spans various fields, including moral philosophy, systems theory, and behavioral sci...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan sits down with Wes Barnett, a former two-time Olympic Weightlifter based in Colorado, United States. Wes' journey in the sport began at the age of 12, and it's remarkable how quickly he found success. In fact, he achieved an impressive 4th place in his very first competition, just one hour after learning to lift. With a remarkable career spa...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Ryan engages in a conversation with Joe Edwards, a professional rugby player from New Zealand who has transitioned to playing as a loose forward for RC Vannes in France's Rugby Pro D2. Joe's journey began in the All Blacks under '20s team and has now progressed into his thirties. In a pivotal moment at the tender age of 22, Joe faced a concussion th...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Julien Prosser, a former male beach volleyball international player who represented Australia in three consecutive summer Olympics. Prosser was 17 when he began playing internationally and he is one of the 14 players who participated in the first Olympic Beach Volleyball competition.  Having developed a unique insight and personal strategies...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Harry Betts, a Financial investment professional at Goldman Sachs, a former rugby player who played for Oakham School, Northampton Saints, Loughborough Students, and Old Albanian RFC as well as earning age group representative honors. Having had a torrid time of injuries starting at age 16, his pro contract was torn up after a year out of sc...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Ryan engages in a fascinating conversation with Nick Youngquest, a remarkable individual who has achieved success in multiple domains. Nick, originally known as a professional rugby league footballer from Australia, later transitioned into the world of modeling and became a global ambassador for a fragrance house. He has taken part in the inaugural Rob Burrow Leed...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Dennis Sørensen, a retired Danish professional footballer who played in the first division in Denmark. Dennis is currently passionately working as a Global Project Manager at Novo Nordisk, a Danish Multinational pharmaceutical that's on a mission to defeat serious chronic diseases.  Dennis, even though had signed his first contract whil...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Sarah Davis, the first woman to paddle the entire length of the R.Nile. She is a British-born Australian who has a passion for sport, travel, and adventure which has seen her travel to over 40 countries. She is a geek and has spent most of her time in banking in risk and project management.  Sarah was working a nine-to-five in risk managemen...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Tammy Parlour, a 5th Dan black belt holder in Korean martial arts hapkido, chiropractic advocate, and the co-founder and Chief Executive of UK-based charity, Women Sport Trust. Tammy also runs her own hapkido and meditation center in London, whilst being very active on the speaker and lecturing circuit.  During the 2012 Olympics and Paralymp...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Toby Jenkins, an Australian water polo player, award-winning entrepreneur, leadership coach, keynote speaker, author, and a dad to three. And Toby has an amazing journey and hard pills he swallowed along that will be pure gems to not only your sporting career but entrepreneurial too.  Through his private consulting and coaching practice, Tob...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Alex Wolf, performance sports and wellbeing educator, coach, co-founder of the Strength and Conditioning Academy, and amateur chef. He has spent over 20 years working within strength and conditioning, consulting widely within the area. Alex previously spent 15 years working at the English Institute of Sport where he spent 5 years as Head of...