Chatting With Pros

In this episode, I chat with Juan David Tejada, a professional footballer currently playing for Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC in the USL Championship. Juan has represented Panama at both youth and senior levels, including matches against Japan and the United States. Here he plays against world class talent including players like Takumi Minamino, Takefusa Kubo, or Christian Pulisic. We begin by b...

In this episode, I sit down with Clement Benhaddouche, a professional footballer currently playing in Shenzhen, China, and the Hong Kong national team. We start by talking about his early football years growing up in Hong Kong, and how that foundation shaped his career. Clement then takes us inside his time at IMG Academy, one of the top high-performance schools for student-athletes, before sharin...

In this episode, I speak with Fayik Abdi, a professional alpine skier and Saudi Arabia’s first-ever Winter Olympian. Fayik shares his remarkable journey—from playing football at IMG academy to discovering skiing and ultimately competing at the Olympic level. We discuss his experiences leading up to the Games, the challenges he faced along the way, and what it takes to train at the highest level. F...

Welcome everyone to the first episode of Chatting With Pros, where we sit down with professional athletes to uncover their stories—how they got started, the big moments in their careers, and even the behind-the-scenes realities of training, money, and life off the field. I’m your host Kenji Farre, and today, I’m excited to be joined by my friend Eero Vasa, a professional tennis player from Finland...