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

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Jason White, an English former professional footballer, and current partner in Sovereign Financial and wealth advisory based out of Hong Kong. At 16 Jason put a pause on his academics to enjoy a 16-year professional football career. After his career came to an end, he opted for coaching alongside being a personal trainer.  Fast forward to to...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Ryan speaks to Callum Walsh, the Head of Performance & Medical for Alanyaspor, one of the top Turkish football teams competing in the Super League. Callum specializes in movement analysis, improving speed, and injury prevention and has held roles across the English Premier League at Newcastle United, Cardiff City and Huddersfield Town.  Inspired by his experie...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to James Matheson, a former double Olympian who represented Australia at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics.  James is also the host of The Athlete Collective Podcast having retired from freestyle skiing to the corporate world over a year ago just after the Beijing Winter Olympics.  He initially moved into banking and payments consultancy, and t...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Eyong Enoh, a Cameroonian former professional footballer.  Eyong is the CEO of 4P Baller, an investor, a keynote speaker, a life coach, and the host of the Enoh Reunited Podcast. During the span of his career, Enoh experienced top-level football on four different continents. At the age of 28, Enoh found himself on the unpleasant side of the...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Myriam Glez, a former French-Australian Olympic synchronized swimmer and the founder and CEO of Athletes Soul. After representing the French national team at the Sydney Olympics, she retired to attend Business School, then went into the corporate world and eventually resumed her sporting career.  Following her second retirement, Myriam found...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Richard Lang, former Australian elite cyclist, and serial entrepreneur.  From the age of 16, Richard wanted to be a professional cyclist, a feat he achieved, representing and winning for his country, Australia along the way. He's got an interesting story of achievement in sports, academia, and a new business.  Richard is the founder of...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Lloyd Owusu, an ex-professional and Ghanaian international football player. He's Brentford football Club's all-time goal scorer, and popularly referred to as the ‘international footballer who missed out on the World Cup due to injury'. His first season in professional football started impressively with Owusu taking out the Gol...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Shay Spitz, a former professional footballer having played in the US, Australia, and Hong Kong. Shay has a fascinating background concerning his route and determination to make it as a pro especially because he was impacted in Hong Kong through the protests and COVID.  With over a decade of playing and coaching within Professional Football, ...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Chris Broadfoot, a former professional footballer that played in North America and Australia. Chris didn't make his professional debut until around 28 years old and he has an inspiring story of how success has been defined and redefined as he's grown older and wiser from his learned experiences Fast forward to today, Chris is a sen...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Duncan Casey, a former professional rugby Union player for Munster in Ireland and Grenoble in France.  Casey has been a thrill seeker both during and after his rugby career and has won awards in recognition of being vocal about a range of issues. He also gained his master's in politics whilst playing professionally.  Spending almost a d...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Angela Wilson, the CEO, and founder of Angela Swim School. Starting her swimming career at just five years old, she competed at the highest levels achieving national champion status by the age of 11, qualified for the British Olympic team, and successfully competed in the Commonwealth Games representing Scotland. Angela is now the founder of...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Justin Morris, a former professional cyclist based in Michigan. With his dreams being threatened at the tender age of 10 by type 1 diabetes, Justin found his healing in cycling. In 2009 he signed his first professional contract with Australian MACE/Wilson racing and joined team Novo Nordisk the following year.  With a wealth of stories and e...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Marcia Bailey Richardson, the performance lifestyle Technical Lead at the English Institute of Sport. She is a former English athlete who specialized in sprinting events and has competed in World Championships representing Great Britain in the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics in 104 by 100-meter relay, as well as the 98 Commonwealth Games, wher...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Shannon Cole, a former professional footballer, football coach, trained actor, and author. At 24, Shannon signed with Sydney FC, but before that he traversed the globe looking for opportunities. Leaving his acting classes at university behind for the New South Wales State League, he soon left for the US to play college soccer, before trying...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is special. Ryan invites The Schofield brothers; Jayden and Luke Schofield, Sydney University club Elite triathletes. They recently finished 1st and 2nd in the pro field at the Nepean Triathlon in 2019, and in February 2021, Luke and Jayden earned podium finishes in the Australian National Triathlon Sprint Championships against the elite and u23 field.  The duo is in...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Eleanor Webster-Hawes, a senior jockey from Bathurst. Webster-Hawes recently became a part of racing history in New South Wales as one of the first to be granted a dual trainer-jockey license, a career path also taken by Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Michelle Payne. Eleanor had 12 years of being a jockey with over 1,200 competitive races. She...

Send us Fan Mail  In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Stephen Dennis Surridge, a former New Zealand Rugby Union player and two times Super Rugby winner with the Crusaders. He also played with the All Blacks that toured Great Britain and Ireland. Steve's disciplined and focused nature, coupled with a drive towards high performance from sports helped him transition successfully to a corpora...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Mick Griffin, a former professional rugby football league player in Salford, England. Mick is also a  keynote speaker and educator in sales and Business development. His journey through sales began when he looked for a career that didn't require a degree but could play to his core strengths around resilience.  He is a consummate e-comme...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Max Cotton, an endurance athlete and former professional mixed martial art fighter based in the UK. Max came to MMA whilst at the University studying English literature and had to balance fighting and injuries alongside a sales career that ultimately relocated him to the London scene, where it all started to check. He is the founder and CEO...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Laura Gallagher, a world-class gymnastics trampolinist who has so far been awarded eight World and European Championship medals. Having begun competing at just 12, Laura competed internationally from 15, won the junior world championship in 2007. She represented Team GB at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and is aiming to represent once again at the...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Dan Annan, former professional footballer and chief executive officer of Cosmos Asset Management. Dan has extensive experience in the local and global funds management industry, with over 15 years having been dedicated to Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). He has prior experience with BetaShares, BlackRock, and AllianceBernstein.  Cosmos Asset Ma...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Stephen Baster, a top-class former jockey and Chairman of the Victorian Jockeys Association. Having left home at the young age of 15 to follow his career, Stephen has experienced a 30-year successful career and over 1200 wins in horse racing. He is also the first Australian jockey to compete in Ninja Warrior.  He has brought the same passion...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Alex Opacic, a former NCAA Division 1 player whose first sporting love was football. Alex gained a full scholarship to Furnham University in South Carolina where as a four-season USD one college Pro, he played against the likes of Steph Curry. Over the years, he has gained professional contracts and has also played in some of the top Europea...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Sebastien Bassong, an ex-international football player,  who was born and raised in the rough streets of Paris but opted to play for the Cameroon National Team. He is currently a keynote speaker and a certified life and performance coach specializing in personal development.  Sebastien, having gone through his football career caught up in th...

Send us Fan Mail Growing up, Tenaya did most of her career together with her twin sister, Kiara. And by the age of 16, things started to get really serious for them, and so they had to start identifying their individuality. Tenaya has since become a long-time Rangers star, and she talks all about it in this episode. The always busy Tenaya is a passionate musician & fashion designer, giving her...