Cooldown Conversations' host, Paxton Ballard, sits down with Elliot Mark, founder and CEO of RecruitFluency. As a former Division I athlete and conference championship assistant coach, Elliot had first hand experience in the college recruiting industry. From the corporate entities that monetize parents' fears to the college coaches that just leave players in recruitment purgatory, he knew there needed to be a different approach. Recruitfluency is a do-it-yourself master course for navigating the college athlete recruitment landscape, and finding the perfect college match. Connect with Elliot: Website: https://www.recruitfluency.com/ Instagram: @recruitfluency --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cooldownconvos/support

Cooldown Conversations' Host, Paxton Ballard, sits down with founder and CEO of Lavictoire FC, Yvan Delia Lavictoire. The Lavictoire Community is a focused space for entrepreneurs looking to build in the football space. Through stories of growth, live events, co-working sessions and resources, the members can zoom out, reframe challenges, get inspired and stay motivated as they build their own journey. Listen in as Yvan shares his experience over the past 10 years developing digital strategies and producing content for industry leaders, major sports organizations, athletes, media outlets and agencies in and around football. Website: https://www.lavictoirefc.com/ Instagram: @lavictoirefc Twitter: @lavictoirefc --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cooldownconvos/support

The Lavictoire Community is a focused space for entrepreneurs looking to build in the football space. Through stories of growth, live events, coworking sessions and resources, the members can zoom out, reframe challenges, get inspired and stay motivated as they build their own journey. Listen in this coming week as Yvan Delia Lavictoire shares his experience over the past 10 years developing digital strategies and producing content for industry leaders, major sports organizations, athletes, media outlets and agencies in and around football. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cooldownconvos/support

Cooldown Conversations' host, Paxton Ballard, sits down with Taylor Wells, Senior Coordinator of Player Engagement at Major League Soccer. In this role, she develops and executes league programs, resources, and events that engage and equip the MLS player population with strategies to succeed in their personal and professional lives. This episode is unique. We discussed Taylor's role and how she helps stewards professional footballers for their next chapter. She brilliantly showcases what the transition period entails, the challenges it brings and the joy players can find in the process.  Also, we were able to unpack how Taylor is leading by example and creating space and opportunity for women of color in the sports industry. Any listener will find value and feel inspired from this episode!  Connect with Taylor:  Website: https://www.taylorwellsmaberry.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twellsmaberry/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylorwellsmaberry --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cooldownconvos/support

Cooldown Conversations' host, Paxton Ballard, sits down with former Naval Supply Officer (Lieutenant) and collegiate athlete, Larry Green. In this conversation, Larry walks us through his love for basketball, the role it played in his development and how he leverages the game to give back to his community to this day. His journey is a diverse combination of experiences from the military, sports and corporate worlds. Larry now currently holds a roll at Google as the Health and Performance, Global Service Delivery Lead. As well as a small business owner that specializes in sports and fitness consulting (https://www.hoopdreams25.com). Connect with Larry: Website: https://www.larrygreen.info LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larrygreen/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/splashbrotherlg/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cooldownconvos/support

Cooldown Conversation's host, Paxton Ballard, sits down with former professional tennis player, David Sammel.  David Sammel is a tennis coach, sports consultant and writer. Since 2010, David is the head coach at TeamBath and the author of the book Locker Room Power: Building an Athlete’s Mind. David has coached dozens of professional players and international junior champions and is the founder and CEO of Mindset College He now currently coaches Liam Brody and Marcus Daniell. Connect with David: https://davidsammel.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidsammel --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cooldownconvos/support

Cooldown Conversations host, Paxton Ballard, sits down with former collegiate and professional basketball player, Anwar McQueen founder of TEAM. Anwar McQueen grew up in the Shaw neighborhood of Washington D.C., raised by his single mother in the 1980s, during the height of the crack epidemic. His talent and drive as a basketball player offered him a path to different opportunities in the form of a full scholarship to UC Berkeley, where he played alongside future NBA legends like Jason Kidd, Lamond Murray, and Shareef Abdur Rahim. Anwar realized that basketball wasn't his only path to power and, after a coaching career and earning his Master’s in Sport Management, became an executive at Hudl. He helped develop the sports software company into the biggest player in the U.S. market. In founding TEAM, Anwar is building on two decades of experience in the Bay Area as a technology executive, and on his own firsthand experience of urban poverty to help underrepresented youth see the technology field as a potential home for their talent, ambition, and commitment to social change. Connect with Anwar - Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anwarmcqueen Website: https://www.weareteaminc.org IG: @amcqueen14 + @weareteaminc --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cooldownconvos/support

Cooldown Conversations host, Paxton Ballard, sits down with the CEO and Founder of GrandeSportsTraining. An elite training (soccer specific) program that stems out of Miami, Florida. Miguel shares his testimony and journey of pursuing professional football and seeing a gaping need to fill in the industry. Now he helps create tremendous players and people in the process. Connect with Miguealangel: Instagram: @grandesportstraining2 Website: //www.grandesportstraining.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cooldownconvos/support

In this episode founder of Cooldown Conversations, Paxton Ballard, shares his passion and testimony about the inspiration behind the podcast. His journey from a professional footballer, being uprooted by C-vid, to becoming an Executive Coach and how he's using this new found clarity to steward the athlete world. Creating and equipping athletes (and beyond) for a more purposeful, passionate and heart-filled career. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cooldownconvos/support