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

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Conrad Balatoni, a former full-time professional footballer who at the tender age of 31 is playing semi-professional. He featured for several clubs across Scotland's Premier League and Championship.  After 11 years of being a professional footballer, Conrad decided to steer away from full-time football to fulfill a new career in financi...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Rachel Newborough, a professional footballer from Charlton Athletic and founder of SunUp Creative, a marketing company predominantly for startups. At about six years old, she was one of only two girls in the league playing football.  After years of personal and professional experience, she founded SunUp Creative to help start-ups and small b...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Chris Irwin, a former rugby league player and founder of The EdStart Group incorporating EdStart Specialist Education and EdStart Sports Coaching. He is also the Director of Wellbeing Through Sport and a  board member of the Children's Activity Association.  Chris is an innovator of models to tackle childhood obesity and mental health....

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Rob Young, the CEO at Switch The Play Foundation and a board member of Greater Sport. Rob has a passion for the positive role that sport can play in changing lives, and has a track record of working across the sport and physical activity sector.  Switch the Play was set up in 2014 by a group of sport specialists and former sportspeople, with...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Ewan Dowes, a former rugby league football player with a prestigious career in both national and international rugby. He's represented England, Leeds Rhinos, and Hull, winning the 2005 Challenge Cup and 2006 Super League as well.  Ewan is the director at Dowes Wealth Management Ltd, a company that provides bespoke financial services to...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Jack Madgen, a professional Australian rules footballer playing for Collingwood in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played professional basketball for Cairns Taipans in the National Basketball League (NBL) and College Basketball at Delta State University. Jack's outstanding passion for creating relationships through s...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Kaarle McCulloch, a former Australian professional track cyclist, four-time World Championship in the team sprint, and 15-time national champion. She also won three golds at the Commonwealth Games and an Olympic bronze medal.  Kaarle is passionate about awakening and coaching athletes to find interests and skills that could turn into a passi...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Ollie Phillips, ex-England 7s captain, and multiple world record holders. Philips's 14year professional rugby career was prematurely terminated in 2014 due to an injury, having captained England to 3 World series Cups. He is the founder and director of Optimist Performance, an organization that helps leaders to develop strong teams with...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Christopher Billy, a retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Huddersfield Town, Plymouth Argyle, Notts County, Bury, and Carlisle United. After a 17-year career as a professional footballer, Billy happily transitioned into a career in sales.  He is currently a senior sales and Account Manager at Talent Track, a game-ch...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Claire Bennett, a former GB Fencer. She was a member of the Great Britain Women’s foil fencing team and part of the World Class Performance Programme. After 17 years of dedication, she missed out on the Olympics, a feeling she describes as a shot in the stomach and the hardest thing she’s had to deal with. Since she retired from fencing in 2...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Chris Alcock, a  rugby union footballer. After an extensive professional rugby career, Chris felt that he had put his body into a fair share of stress and damage. He retired and transitioned into recruitment where he could use his interpersonal skills and work ethic to create an impact.  As a 360 recruiter, Chris has experience in end-to-end...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Taryn Nadine Woods, an Australian water polo player from the gold medal squad of the 2000 Summer Olympics. Taryn was part of the national women's team for around 12 years.  Taryn is currently a marketing and communication professional excelling in the Communication and Stakeholder Engagement role at Aurecon. Following 12 years as a prof...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Sarah Alexander, an accomplished skater, rower and triathlete. Sarah rowed for Dartmouth and as a Triathlete her peak ITU World Ranking was 62, and was 4th in the Elite National Championships before the COVID-19 pandemic became a drag on her progress. Sarah is currently a Consultant at Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Combining the drive of a...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan speaks to William  Tuffley, a partner in the business services team at BDO In Brisbane. William specializes in sports wealth advisory, providing accounting and financial service advice during and after athlete sporting careers. Will was a dual sportsman in first-class cricket and rugby in Brisbane and semi-professionally in Hong Kong.  William has bee...

Send us Fan Mail Bryany Parker, 25, is an ex-professional footballer, an entrepreneur, and founder of The Sponsorship Platform. She works in football part-time and studies full-time. Parker is almost completing her Bachelor of Sports and Exercise Science at UTS. With her colleague from the football club, they launched a startup that delves into sports sponsorship - The Sponsorship Platform. The st...

Send us Fan Mail At only 16, Amy Sayer made her international debut for the Matilda's, the senior Australian women's football team. Shortly afterward, she won the W league championship with Sydney FC and is now a sensation playing in the US for Stanford Cardinal. Currently at Stanford University doing a double major in Human Biology and Philosophy, Amy is a perfect example of a young pla...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Ryan chats with Sam Wykes, who retired from Super Rugby in June 2021. After a career spanning more than a decade, which includes over 100 Super Rugby caps, and five years playing in exciting Japan Sam is well into the transition of a career beyond sport, working as a recruiter in the construction industry.  Sam and Ryan not only chat about the transition, but also...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Ryan chats with Bridget Johnston, a driven and passionate government worker currently in the NSW Government Program as a Policy Officer at the office of the secretary at customer service. Bridget graduated from the University of Sydney in December 2020 with a major in government and International Relations. Whilst completing her degree, she worked as an El...

Send us Fan Mail Ex professional footballer Ryan Gonsalves gets to the root of transitioning from an elite sports career to the world of work. Join a cadre of athletes for the ups and downs of entering an exciting new chapter of their lives. Are you ready to unleash your second wind?  Schedule a conversation with Ryan at the 2ndwind Academy now on  letschat@2ndwind.io