Make Your Mark

Mark Moyer is a business and career coach for athletes, guiding them through the challenging transition from sport to their next career. He wrote "Win Again", the first job search playbook for athletes. Mark & his guests offer the listener tips and advice on how to make a positive impact and achieve their greatest potential drawing from the athlete’s transition experiences. Check out much more at www.markmoyer.com

EP 69: 4 Team USA Softball Legends in the Win Again Clubroom - Winning the Gold on and off the Diamond 04/14/2023

EP 69: 4 Team USA Softball Legends in the Win Again Clubroom - Winning the Gold on and off the Diamond Four USA Softball Olympic Medalists in one room! WOW! Listen to these impressive athletes and hear their stories of rising to the top of their sport, their grit, determination and tenacity needed to achieve victory, and how they have leveraged their athletic excellence into business success! The Win Again Clubroom is proud to present "4 Team USA Softball Legends in the Win Again Clubroom - Winning the Gold on and off the Diamond" with: Leah Amico - 3X Gold Medalist – USA Softball | Public Speaker Cat Osterman - 3X Olympic Medalist - USA Softball | Commentator| Softball Director for RBI Austin Michele Smith - 2X Olympic Gold Medalist – USA Softball | ESPN Analyst Lovie Jung - 2X Olympic Medalist - USA Softball | Riverside City Firefighter / Paramedic / Engineer Hosted by: Mark Moyer - (Founder, Win Again | Athlete Transition Coach | Author, WIN AGAIN!) We spoke about: The triumphs and challenges of being an Olympian. How softball is overtaking baseball on television. What's harder to hit, a baseball from 60" or a softball from 43'? Balancing family and professional sports. And so much more, these softball icons are amazing! If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to subscribe to stay up to date on all of the latest episodes! Why Win Again? Combining my passion for sports and a desire to help others succeed, I founded the Win Again Academy, where current and former athletes can discover their identity beyond sports, develop the structure needed to succeed again, and receive the tips, strategies and actionable advice that allows them to WIN AGAIN and be elite in their next great career. Over the past 20 years as a business advisor and career coach, I have guided athletes and executives, holding them accountable during their transition. The Win Again Clubroom events, "Make Your Mark" podcasts, and MYM Live webinars highlight athletes who are making a positive impact post-playing career, and my book “Win Again!” is a job search playbook for athletes, equipping them with strategies needed to land their ideal job or boost their entrepreneurial ventures. Reach out to me anytime and let me know how I can be of service! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Attending events in the Win Again Clubroom truly allows you to interact, move around easily inside the virtual event space, and develop relationships that become collaborations - it's been such a great way to expand our networks! Whether you are familiar yet with our platform or not, we'd love to have you become an integral part of the Win Again community, and I am asking you to consider joining today to be well-positioned to meet the other members not only at these Clubroom events, but also through direct introductions and weekly expert lunch & learn events! Join the Win Again community here: /episode/index/show/markmoyer/id/26543418

EP68: Rowing Across the Atlantic with Robert Hamilton Owens 01/25/2023

EP68: Rowing Across the Atlantic with Robert Hamilton Owens Who's up for rowing across the Atlantic? Not me. Not a big fan of being in the middle of the ocean for 40 seconds, much less 40 days! But one of my heroes, Robert Hamilton Owens, is joining 11 other brave souls and making the dangerous and exhausting journey to raise money for the Mark Crampton Memorial Trans-Atlantic Row. Robert is taking on the challenge to row 3500 miles across the Atlantic to raise awareness of, and funding for, the prevention of veteran suicide, in honor of his friend, retired Navy SEAL Mark Crampton, who took his own life in April 2022. Robert is a 71-year-old ex-USAF Pararescueman, the Air Force version of the Navy SEALs. This is not the first such challenge for the father of 5, Robert is also a 12-time Ironman triathlete, has run 7 marathons in 7 days on 7 continents, and completed the 50-hour Kokoro Navy SEAL hell week simulation at the age of 69. Amazing! He's raising donations for the Courage Foundation, which offers an integrated, holistic approach for helping veterans with post-traumatic stress and transition back into society. The challenge will begin December 4, 2022, in the Canary Islands with the goal of arriving in Antigua by mid-January, 2023. Robert felt this epic 40+ day endurance event would help bring attention to this Suicide Prevention crises. “We can reach and encourage these veterans before they make that terrible lonely decision to take their lives.” - Robert Owens. hosted by: Mark Moyer - (Transition Coach & Business Connector - Athletes, Entrepreneurs & Veterans | Founder - Win Again & Clubroom Event Series | Author - "Win Again" | Speaker | Podcast Host) _________________________________________________________________ Why Win Again? Combining my passion for sports and a desire to help others succeed, I founded the Win Again Academy, where current and former athletes can discover their identity beyond sports, develop the structure needed to succeed again, and receive the tips, strategies and actionable advice that allows them to WIN AGAIN and be elite in their next great career. Over the past 20 years as a business advisor and career coach, I have guided athletes and executives, holding them accountable during their transition. The Win Again Clubroom events, "Make Your Mark" podcasts, and MYM Live webinars highlight athletes who are making a positive impact post-playing career, and my book “Win Again!” is a job search playbook for athletes, equipping them with strategies needed to land their ideal job or boost their entrepreneurial ventures. Reach out to me anytime and let me know how I can be of service! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Clubroom platform is revolutionizing virtual networking because of the “live event” experience it emulates and the ease with which you can meet others and take your businesses and careers to a whole new level! See why we've had 1000+ impressive athletes, entrepreneurs, business owners and executives attend our Clubroom events! Attending events in the Win Again Clubroom truly allows you to interact, move around easily inside the virtual event space, and develop relationships that become collaborations - it's been such a great way to expand our networks! Whether you are familiar yet with our platform or not, we'd love to have you become an integral part of the Win Again community, and I am asking you to consider joining today to be well-positioned to meet the other members not only at these Clubroom events, but also through direct introductions and the weekly Lunch with an Expert series. Join the Win Again community here: /episode/index/show/markmoyer/id/25724325

EP67: Concussions, TBI, & How to Heal - Curtis Anderson, Clint Malarchuk, and Christina Smith with Mark Moyer 01/10/2023

EP67: Concussions, TBI, & How to Heal - Curtis Anderson, Clint Malarchuk, and Christina Smith with Mark Moyer "Concussions, TBI, and How to Heal” - An important discussion surrounding the impact concussions and TBIs have on athletes, including challenges to their mental, physical and emotional health with a panel of athletes who have been fighting their own battles for years. Curtis Anderson – (Brain Injury – Mental Health Advocate | Public Speaker) Christina N. Smith – (Canadian Olympic Bobsledder | Brain Injury Advocate | Author | Public Speaker) Clint Malarchuk – (NHL Alumni | Mental Health Advocate | Best Selling Author | Public Speaker) Please dive into this conversation on their ongoing challenges with the symptoms surrounding their brain injuries, how they are each mapping out a pathway toward recovery, and the advice they would offer anyone else who has suffered a concussion and its aftereffects. This will be a valuable investment of your time; three incredibly brave people sharing their stories of struggle and strength. Why Win Again? Combining my passion for sports and a desire to help others succeed, I founded the Win Again Academy, where current and former athletes can discover their identity beyond sports, develop the structure needed to succeed again, and receive the tips, strategies and actionable advice that allows them to WIN AGAIN and be elite in their next great career. Over the past 20 years as a business advisor and career coach, I have guided athletes and executives, holding them accountable during their transition. The Win Again Clubroom events, "Make Your Mark" podcasts, and MYM Live webinars highlight athletes who are making a positive impact post-playing career, and my book “” is a job search playbook for athletes, equipping them with strategies needed to land their ideal job or boost their entrepreneurial ventures. Reach out to me anytime and let me know how I can be of service! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Win Again Clubroom platform is revolutionizing virtual networking because of the “live event” experience it emulates and the ease with which you can meet others and take your businesses and careers to a whole new level! See why we've had 1000+ impressive athletes, entrepreneurs, business owners and executives attend our Clubroom events! Attending events in Win Again's Clubroom truly allows you to interact, move around easily inside the virtual event space, and develop relationships that become collaborations - it's been such a great way to expand our networks! Whether you are familiar yet with the our platform or not, we'd love to have you become an integral part of the Win Again community, and I am asking you to consider joining today to be well-positioned to meet the other members not only at these Clubroom events, but also through direct introductions and the weekly Lunch with an Expert series. Go to the and join us today! See you in the Clubroom! /episode/index/show/markmoyer/id/25560567

EP66: Vance Johnson (NFL Vet) - The 12 Yards Between Rock Bottom and Recovery 12/28/2022

EP66: Vance Johnson (NFL Vet) - The 12 Yards Between Rock Bottom and Recovery Heartbreaking. Gut-wrenching. Shocking. "Vance Johnson came home from playing his first Super Bowl, sat in the dark of his bedroom suite, and tried to slit his wrists." WHAT? Vance Johnson - The 12 Yards Between Rock Bottom and Recovery - w Mark Moyer in the Clubroom Hosted by: Mark Moyer – Transition Coach & Business Connector for Athletes and Entrepreneurs | Founder - Win Again & Clubroom Event Series | Author Wait until you hear this incredible story, the alcohol and drug abuse, 8 divorces, 7 kids who wanted him dead, so much pain, unforgivable behavior, trauma and steps backward, and then...recovery. I don't want to give you any spoilers, but I will tell you that you will listen to every word, and be drawn into what Vance Johnson shared with us earlier this week. Thank you Vance for being so transparent and vulnerable, your words and actions will continue to save, inspire and motivate! You are truly someone who embodies the spirit of "Win Again!" And...Vance has a new book just published with co-author, Win Again member and friend Shirley Jump, "" (a must read!) Why Win Again? Combining my passion for sports and a desire to help others succeed, I founded the Win Again Academy, where current and former athletes can discover their identity beyond sports, develop the structure needed to succeed again, and receive the tips, strategies and actionable advice that allows them to WIN AGAIN and be elite in their next great career. Over the past 20 years as a business advisor and career coach, I have guided athletes and executives, holding them accountable during their transition. The Win Again Clubroom events, "Make Your Mark" podcasts, and MYM Live webinars highlight athletes who are making a positive impact post-playing career, and my book “” is a job search playbook for athletes, equipping them with strategies needed to land their ideal job or boost their entrepreneurial ventures. Reach out to me anytime and let me know how I can be of service! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Win Again Clubroom platform is revolutionizing virtual networking because of the “live event” experience it emulates and the ease with which you can meet others and take your businesses and careers to a whole new level! See why we've had 1000+ impressive athletes, entrepreneurs, business owners and executives attend our Clubroom events! Attending events in Win Again's Clubroom truly allows you to interact, move around easily inside the virtual event space, and develop relationships that become collaborations - it's been such a great way to expand our networks! Whether you are familiar yet with the our platform or not, we'd love to have you become an integral part of the Win Again community, and I am asking you to consider joining today to be well-positioned to meet the other members not only at these Clubroom events, but also through direct introductions and the weekly Lunch with an Expert series. Go to the and join us today! See you in the Clubroom! /episode/index/show/markmoyer/id/25448091

EP65: Theo Fleury and Eric Kussin - Your Mental Health Post COVID 08/21/2021

EP65: Theo Fleury and Eric Kussin - Your Mental Health Post COVID “The biggest epidemic of 2021 isn’t Covid. It is mental health, trauma and addiction”- Theo Fleury I’ve had plenty of Make Your Mark podcast guests and Clubroom events that have focused on victory of bad over good, overcoming hurdles, challenges and struggles. Plenty of laughs too. But having both Theo Fleury and Eric Kussin in the Clubroom to talk about mental health issues as we continue our march through Covid was worth every second of this event. Each suffered through significant trauma, and as you listen to this podcast you will not only hear their life experiences, but also the ways that you can change your day-to-day, your outlook and your mindset towards better days ahead. We all have faced extraordinary challenges over the past 18 months, some more than others, and this is an episode worth listening to, whether over a morning coffee or an evening curled up on the couch. “We think if I’m messed up in this place and I need to get better by sleeping more, sleeping will be the healing agent for me, and we have to resist that urge. Stagnation breeds stagnation. The more I lay down and I wait for it to get better, the less chance I am going to get up.” - Eric Kussin Multitudes of thanks to both Eric and Theo for baring their hearts and souls for us, they truly are making such a positive impact, and make sure to catch their podcast as well, Here are just a few of the examples of wisdom and knowledge that Eric and Theo shared. Make sure to listen for the rest! “I hate the word addiction because it has so much shame attached to it, and really what this is all about is emotional pain management. We all take different avenues and different paths to either suppress or numb out from that emotional pain, because emotional pain is mental illness.” - Theo Fleury “I had no idea it was related to my past life events. Once I found a doctor who helped me put that together…”Eric, your central nervous system, everything involved from a biological perspective, there’s an explanation for everything that has happened to you, and that has been built up cumulatively over time.” The best analogy I can make is how plaque builds up in our arteries and can cause a heart attack. That buildup of stress and trauma over time does the same. It looks slightly different in each of us, but it’s the buildup of all this stuff that leads there.” - Eric Kussin “We have the highest suicide rates in the history of our planet, so whatever messaging has taken place up to this point isn’t working.” - Theo Some Topics we talk about in this episode: 2:00 - Intro 3:00 - Eric Kussin & Theo Fleury 5:40 - The biggest epidemic of 2021 isn’t Covid 8:10 - The Media's corrupt code of ethics 9:00 - The case of Vincent Jackson 11:50 - It’s not a silver bullet answer 12:00 - I hate the word addiction 14:00 - You should see the reaction when they hear I’ve been raped by my coach 17:00 - There’s an explanation for what’s happened to you 19:20 - A magical conversation Theo and Eric had 20:30 - The start of the We’re All A Little “Crazy” Podcast 23:40 - The individual words matter 24:00 - School shootings don’t have to do with mental health? 25:10 - We have the highest suicide rates in the history of our planet 27:00 - Honesty, Openness and Willingness 29:00 - Our brain Chemistry is out of whack 34:00- Laying in bed does not equal rest - Sleeping is not the healing agent 36:00 - Medications are not cures 38:50 - Getting that trapped energy out 40:30 - The Scale App 51:00 - Recalibrating 53:00 - 6 by 6 cell 57:30 - Creating a safe space is not the fluff you’re thinking 60:30 - Trauma before the NHL 65:50 - Our mental health is impacted 68:00 - Handling trauma before it’s too late 70:00 - Your mental health toolkit 75:00 - We’re all a little crazy! 80:00 - Wrap up How to get involved Be sure to connect with me on Social Media @MarkMoyerCoach and @WinAgainAcademy and go to my websites, and to get access to the tips and strategies that my coaching clients get directly, along with information on how to become a member of the Win Again community. If you would like to be a guest on the Make Your Mark podcast and/or know someone else who has either been an athlete, in a role within the sports industry, or a military veteran, and have made a successful transition into a new role, I’d love to hear from you! Just send me an email to and we’ll discuss! If you would like more information on how I can get you unstuck and moving forward with your transition, let’s talk. We can see whether it makes sense to work directly with me, or I can give you other options, but don’t let your transition wait another day, let’s connect! Be sure to subscribe and leave me a quick review on iTunes. Your reviews and ratings will help me reach more people with ways to make their mark in life, business and career! How are YOU going to Make Your Mark today? Go get ‘em! /episode/index/show/markmoyer/id/20216051

EP64: Clint Malarchuk - NHL Goalie | Mental Health Advocate | Best Selling Author | Suicide Survivor 08/07/2021

EP64: Clint Malarchuk - NHL Goalie | Mental Health Advocate | Best Selling Author | Suicide Survivor Clint Malarchuk’s life can’t be summarized in a few words. But I’ll try. Very successful NHL career as a goalie. Great sense of humor. Strength, kindness, and a huge heart. Rancher. Tougher than nails. Mix in severe mental health illness, anxiety, crippling OCD, depression, alcoholism, rehab centers, and a suicide attempt. “I’ve had a lot of surgeries, a lot of physical pain. I tell you what. The most painful thing in the world is mental illness. I’d rather have my jugular vein cut again. If God gave me the choice “Hey Clint, want to have your vein cut again and get rid of this mental illness?” I’d say ‘Sign me up, God!’” Each one of us is a puzzle, with each of the pieces representing a part of us; our health, emotions, work, play, interests, and so on, and we do our best to keep that puzzle as close to being solved as possible. Wait until you hear all about the pieces in Clint’s puzzle, and you’ll want to know so much more about him, his message of hope for all who suffer through the pain and darkness of mental illness, and how his story can open up new doors and return the light to the darkness you or anyone in your circle is going through. “The book really started the whole thing. I was so terrified when I wrote the book because I didn’t know how it would be perceived. I threw it all out there. It was pretty honest, pretty raw. It’s not just a hockey book, or a book about an athlete. It’s more of a book on life – a life with mental illness and alcoholism and childhood trauma.” Yes, we recorded this live at his Canuck Ranch in Nevada, with dogs wrestling, the wind started howling and honestly not the best audio sound recording. But it was an incredible experience. I can’t wait to hear from you once you’ve listened to this episode. Happy listening. “Wow there’s a lot of Clint Malarchuks out there. I’m helping people, and it’s turning into a good career as a speaker. I love it because I know when I give a speech, and there’s a line at the book signing, and people in tears and hugging me and saying ‘I’m going to get help’ and ‘You’re the first person that’s been so honest and open’. So what we do is suffer in silence because of the stigma surrounding mental illness, so I think I’m trying to knock down that door.” Some Topics we talk about in this episode: 0:55 – Intro 1:55 – Welcome from the Canuck Ranch in NV! 3:30 – Hockey kept me out of my head 5:00 – Clint’s book one of best athlete autobiographies 6:35 – Bernie Parent was my favorite player 9:20 – Undiagnosed severe OCD as child 12:35 – First NHL game 19:15 – Anxiety, depression and OCD combo 20:15 – Horrific injury to jugular vein 24:05 – Reliving the trauma, sleepless nights 24:30 – Self-medicating with 25 beers / day 25:35 – Horses on the golf course with Dale Hunter 27:00 – Joking with Ronald Reagan 28:45 – Mom - “You should be proud that someone wants your autograph!” 31:00 – Relapse started after Zednick jugular injury 32:00 – Spiraling down and attempting suicide 34:45 – The “Alcatraz” treatment center 37:15 – Public speaking about PTSD 38:30 – There’s a lot of Clint Malarchuks out there 39:45 – You’re Not Alone! 40:35 – A lot of people say “Me Too!” 42:00 – Why this tattoo? 45:00 – Outro How to get involved: Connect with me on Social Media @MarkMoyerCoach and go to my website, to get access to the tips and strategies that my coaching clients get directly. If you would like to be a guest on the Make Your Mark podcast and/or know someone else who has either been an athlete, in a role within the sports industry, or a military veteran, and have made a successful transition into a new role, I’d love to hear from you! Just send me an email and we’ll discuss! If you would like more information on how I can get you unstuck and moving forward with your transition, let’s talk. Don’t let your transition wait another day, let’s connect! Be sure to subscribe and leave me a quick review on iTunes. Your reviews and ratings will help us reach more people with ways to make your mark in your life, business and career! How are YOU going to Make Your Mark today? Let’s Do This! /episode/index/show/markmoyer/id/20065484

EP63: Brandi Chastain and Haley Rosen - from the pitch (field) to the pitch (boardroom)! 07/21/2021

EP63: Brandi Chastain and Haley Rosen - from the pitch (field) to the pitch (boardroom)! What's more impressive than two accomplished women's soccer players? How about if they are both successful entrepreneurs scoring goals in the business world! "You have to be willing to accept the information, you have to be willing to work hard. You have to be motivated to go to practice with an open mind. You have to be willing to be criticized. Only you can do those things." - Brandi Chastain Another big time coup for and the Make Your Mark podcast to have both AND discuss their path from the pitch (field) to the pitch (boardroom)! Brandi and Haley each scored big in this Make Your Mark podcast recording of our recent Clubroom event as we covered so many important topics, including a blueprint on growing the visibility of women’s sports, how to leverage your athletic career to business success, and so much more! “In business you can fight and advocate for yourself, and you should speak up and raise your hand” – Haley Rosen Brandi Chastain - (USA Women’s Soccer World Cup and Olympic Champion | Partnership Acquisitions - CityCheers Media) Haley Rosen - (US and overseas professional soccer | CEO & Founder - Just Women's Sports) “It is an unforeseen future when you do have some type of injury, to be honest with you I wasn’t ready to retire, I was retired.” – Brandi Chastain Both Brandi and Haley are not only fantastic speakers, but clearly serve as role models for all who seek to become successful entrepreneurs once their playing days have ended. You will absolutely love this conversation I had with them both, truly inspiring, motivating and a ton of advice and insight – make sure you give this one a good listen – twice! Some Topics we talk about in this episode: 6:35 – Injury and affordability pushed Hayley out of soccer 9:28 – Brandi’s retirement wasn’t a choice, coping with this harsh reality 10:52 – Athletes accept feedback and pivot in and out of sports 16:30 – Changing the paradigm of women’s sports 19:10 – Exposing the Title IV fallacy 28:22 – Building media exposure of women’s sports 36:40 – Who gets media attention, and when do they get it? 37:18 – Women’s sports is a tremendous business opportunity 46:57 – Investing resources and growing interest in women’s sports 47:47 – Team first mentality fuels successful businesses 52:55 – Amplifying voices in women’s sports How to get involved Be sure to connect with me on Social Media @MarkMoyerCoach and go to my website, to get access to the tips and strategies that my coaching clients get directly. If you would like to be a guest on the Make Your Mark podcast and/or know someone else who has either been an athlete, in a role within the sports industry, or a military veteran, and have made a successful transition into a new role, I’d love to hear from you! Just send me an email and we’ll discuss! If you would like more information on how I can get you unstuck and moving forward with your transition, let’s talk. Don’t let your transition wait another day, let’s connect! Be sure to subscribe and leave me a quick review on iTunes. Your reviews and ratings will help me reach more people with ways to make their mark in life, business and career! How are YOU going to Make Your Mark today? Let’s Do This! /episode/index/show/markmoyer/id/19885508

EP62: Joe De Sena - Spartan Founder, Mobster Neighbor, and not That Pool Guy! 03/04/2020

EP62: Joe De Sena - Spartan Founder, Mobster Neighbor, and not That Pool Guy! Obstacles are inevitable, whether you run a business, hold down a job, or simply just try to get through your day. Who would want to face them if we didn't need to? Well, I know a few people who can't wait! Founder and CEO is one of them! My Podcast guest is the true definition of a badass! “Rather than wrapping the kids up in bubble wrap like most of us parents do, you wrap them up in barbed wire. You give kids obstacles and make it harder for them. You make them take the stairs and walk to school. We’re not looking to put them in danger but we are looking for them to learn how to navigate the world. Because once we’re gone they are expected to have the tools necessary to know how to survive.” Barbed wire, mud, medicine balls, burpees, climbing, and sprinting are just some of the obstacles you will face as a participant in a race. It goes without saying that once having completed a Spartan race course you will feel nothing short of a badass yourself! “If business were a sport it would be rugby. Our goal is to keep growing, because if you aren’t growing you’re dying! I want it to be a healthy growth, and anything we bolt onto the Spartan brand has to be rugged and has to be hard.” Make sure to catch the next Spartan Race in your neck of the woods, sign up, and find that moment where everything lines up, and you’ll have a new level of excitement you’ve never felt! Go here to get all the info you would need about the races, and my favorite barbed wire-loving guest, Joe De Sena! Go here: If you see Joe tell him I say hiya! Thanks and his for hosting the podcast, top of the field sound studios! “I decided to start my own business, and it didn’t work on the first try, because you know at some point the student thinks they're smarter than the teacher, and I thought I knew too much. I made some fatal mistakes but recovered, and then built a thriving business for the following decade.” Some Topics we talk about in this episode: 2.00 - Welcome to the Big Kahuna 2:20 - The first time recording a podcast in a studio 4:40 - My mom was the original Spartan! 8:40 - “Going to the Army” in a mob neighborhood 9:40 - Fireworks and gasoline on the street! 12:00 - The mobster was killing the architect because he asked for money 12:30 - Had 700 customers from Brooklyn all the way to the Hamptons 16:00 - The journey to Wall Street 17:00 - Taking on multiple roles in the finance world 17:30 - Starting my own business didn’t work on the first try 19:00 - The first version of a Spartan race 21:00 - The first “the real survivor”- Sports Illustrated 22:45 - If business was a sport it would be rugby 26:30 - That incomparable top of your game feeling 27:50 - It has to be tough! 29:15 - I like to suffer 29:45 - Huge Surprise for the Listener Here! 30:30 - How to train like a Spartan 32:15 - Celebrities in Spartan 34:30 - Launching Deka in the cities 37:30 - Favorite places to live 41:00 - Did the Iditarod by foot through Alaska 42:15 - Doing a full feature film 45:00 - Wrap your kids in barbed wire 45:50 - Mom locked me out of the house 48:00 - Society today has made us weak, we are learning helplessness 49:00 - Hit Your Mark! How to get involved Be sure to connect with me on Social Media @MarkMoyerCoach and go to my website, to get access to the tips and strategies that my coaching clients get directly. If you would like to be a guest on the Make Your Mark podcast and/or know someone else who has either been an athlete, in a role within the sports industry, or a military veteran, and have made a successful transition into a new role, I’d love to hear from you! Just send me an email and we’ll discuss! If you would like more information on how I can get you unstuck and moving forward with your transition, let’s talk. We can see whether it makes sense to work directly with me, or I can give you other options, but don’t let your transition wait another day, let’s connect! Be sure to subscribe and leave me a quick review on iTunes. Your reviews and ratings will help me reach more people with ways to make their mark in life, business and career! How are YOU going to Make Your Mark today? Go get ‘em! /episode/index/show/markmoyer/id/13416728

EP61: Dale Moss - From the Gridiron to the Glossy Magazine Covers! 02/19/2020

EP61: Dale Moss - From the Gridiron to the Glossy Magazine Covers! A dramatic pivot from sport to a totally different career is what truly excites me about the potential of athlete transition, and today’s guest on my #MakeYourMark podcast, Dale Moss, has become an impressive entrepreneur, and oh, did I mention, one of the first professional athletes to become a professional model? Hundreds try to sign with world-renowned Wilhelmina Models, and Dale has made the cut! “The biggest thing I can say to any athlete who is 100 percent into their sport and doesn’t have or has not begun the process of building outside of that, is to start building a team. You have to focus and put extreme effort, mindfulness and consciousness into everything that you’re doing in your profession. It’s not your job to be an expert of all things because if you try to you’ll be a master of none.” Dale and I had the chance to sit down in between all of the other events during Super Bowl week in Miami and have a chat, and I was truly impressed with his composure, his plan, and his ability for himself and his team balancing his variety of ventures and projects! “I think we’re in this day and age now that if you can get that brand recognition and reach, but you also understand the marketing and advertising on the other side, and the collaborations, you can do anything. That forms numerous streams of revenue that can all come back into your LLC or whatever enterprise you’re building.” Dale has been on magazine covers and on TV, but he’s just scratching the surface. Make sure you give this episode a listen to hear so much more about a truly inspiring story of athlete transition! “I was actually one of the first NFL athletes to sign with Wilhelmina models, which is a big time modeling agency. I knew that this wasn’t the end game, but I could see a shift in the trend coming with fitness, athleticism, and athletes were becoming at the forefront of all things sports, wellness and entertainment. I knew that would be an in to get me in the right circles, the right places, and I knew that it was an advantage being an NFL athlete.” Some Topics we talk about in this episode: 2:30 - Welcome to Miami, Dale Moss! 3:45 - The start of an athletic mindset in Brandon, South Dakota 4:30 - My uncle Johnny Rogers won the Heisman Trophy 7:35 - If they can do that I can do that 9:00 - I’m doing exactly what I want out of life 10:00 - The transition from the Bears into the next chapter 10:45 - A new perspective of the game 13:00 - I recruited Wilhelmina 13:45 - Remained persistent towards a deal 14:00 - Trail blazing into modelling 15:00 - Nike was the low hanging fruit 15:30 - It’s critical who you align with 16:30 - A vision from Day 1 17:00 - TV Host - production, docu-series 18:30 - Understanding the power of media 19:30 - Michael Strahan is doing it right 20:00 - Advice for athletes 21:00 - Build a team and play to your strengths 23:00 - Financial consciousness created financial freedom 26:00 - Gratitude 27:00 - Coming around full circle 28:30 - Hit your Mark How to get involved Be sure to connect with me on Social Media @MarkMoyerCoach and go to my website, to get access to the tips and strategies that my coaching clients get directly. If you would like to be a guest on the Make Your Mark podcast and/or know someone else who has either been an athlete, in a role within the sports industry, or a military veteran, and have made a successful transition into a new role, I’d love to hear from you! Just send me an email and we’ll discuss! If you would like more information on how I can get you unstuck and moving forward with your transition, let’s talk. We can see whether it makes sense to work directly with me, or I can give you other options, but don’t let your transition wait another day, let’s connect! Be sure to subscribe and leave me a quick review on iTunes. Your reviews and ratings will help me reach more people with ways to make their mark in life, business and career! How are YOU going to Make Your Mark today? Go get ‘em! /episode/index/show/markmoyer/id/13215890

EP60: Jesse Cole - Fans First! Running a Baseball Team in a Yellow Tuxedo! 01/22/2020

EP60: Jesse Cole - Fans First! Running a Baseball Team in a Yellow Tuxedo! Dancing grandmas? Baseball players skydiving to their positions? Just a normal day at the office for one of the most exciting, interesting, and big-picture thinking owners in sports, and my guest on the Mark Your Mark podcast, Jesse Cole. Oh, did I mention the yellow tuxedo and top hat that he wears more often than not? “I found out only 200 fans were coming to the games, and the team had been there for seven years. I made ten phone calls out to the community. The first seven phone calls no one had even heard of the team, the next two wouldn’t work with us, and the last one hung up on me. That was my first day in the office.” Jesse has completely transformed how baseball fans experience the game at the ballpark, and he’s just scratched the surface! If you stopped going to games for any reason, you have to hear this episode! “As a kid I never would’ve said yeah one day I want to be the owner of a baseball team. I just wanted to play the game. I was a kid who was hungry, who was in love with practicing, playing batting practice with my dad, fielding ground balls.” Jesse and his Bananas will make you laugh, his team will make you cheer, and you’ll have a great time watching baseball again! This was a rollicking episode to record, laughs at every turn, and lessons learned throughout! Happy listening! “I believe if you aren’t upsetting anyone you aren’t doing anything. We embrace criticism, we’re ok with it. That means we are doing something that’s interesting, different, and exciting. If you play it safe you’re in trouble.” “I tore my shoulder Junior year in college, and that was the end of that. In that moment it was realizing that you’ll never do what you always thought you would do the rest of your life. I broke down and was emotional, I thought about the advice my dad gave me with staying positive, and it was tough, and at that moment I had no idea what I was gonna do. But also was the best thing that ever happened to me.” “I learned then that I fell in love with playing the game, but I didn’t love watching the game. When you get injured and you have to sit and watch the game you realize the game wasn’t as executing as when you used to play.” “I heard over and over again that people didn’t like baseball, they didn’t want to take their company to a baseball game. They all thought it was too long, too slow and too boring. After the calls, and meeting with potential fans, I realized we could no longer be a baseball team. I called the team’s owner and told him we can’t be a baseball team, it needs to be like a circus. Our players need to have choreographed dances, we need to have grandma beauty pageants, I need to get in the dunk tank, we need to have Salute to Underwear nights, we need to make it ridiculous.” “We stand against that boring game of baseball that so many people hate, and that we are going to try to make non-stop fun and exciting. We are standing for the fan. The fan deserves the game back. It’s not just about the players, the money, the owners revenue, it’s about the fan experience.” Make sure to catch the Savannah Bananas live starting on May 28, 2020 vs. the Macon Bacon! Go here to get all the info you would need about the team and my favorite team owner Jesse Cole! If you see him tell him I say hiya! Learn how to put your company’s customers into fans with Jesse’s Fans First University . His model truly works, make sure you give this a look, you’ll be thrilled you did! Some Topics we talk about in this episode: 2.35 - Welcome 3:00 - The man in the yellow tux 4:25 - A shared passion for the fans first experience 5:10 - 42 page spread in entrepreneur magazine 6:00 - The spark for baseball 7:00 - A new perspective of baseball 8:00 - The injury 9:35 - That’s where it all changed 11:45 - Just start! 12:05 - I fell in love with the idea of getting people excited 13:35 - The internship 14:50 - I never questioned what I am doing 15:10 - People didn’t like baseball so I changed that 15:40 - We need to make the game a circus 16:55 - Our game is not a game, it’s a show 17:15 - Measuring the success in moments 18:10 - The best show in sports 19:45 - Proposing marriage at the Gastonia game 21:25 - Taking over in Savannah 23:00 - We embrace criticism! 23:20 - This is who we are and it’s outrageous 25:40 - What do you stand for? We stand for the fan. 26:15 - Making it interactive, against the traditionalists of baseball 28:40 - Already a waitlist for 2021 30:50 - The idea book 32:00 - We put ourselves in the customer’s shoes and go undercover 33:45 - Test things and consider your next at bat 36:00 - Fans first experience workshops 36:30 - Your fans are your biggest marketers 36:45 - PFT - Perfect Fan Testimonial 40:45 - Bringing fan first to the world 42:20 - What’s the leadership style of the post office? 42:50 - Hit Your Mark 43:10 - Nomar Garciaparra and Pedro Martinez 43:50 - First time booed on a podcast! 46:15 - How I want to be remembered 47:00 - Thousands of thank you letters 47:45 - Caller ID Unknown was Simon Sinek 49:30 - Play the long game, don’t reach out to ask 50:40 - The human connection How to get involved Be sure to connect with me on Social Media @MarkMoyerCoach and go to my website, to get access to the tips and strategies that my coaching clients get directly. If you would like to be a guest on the Make Your Mark podcast and/or know someone else who has either been an athlete, in a role within the sports industry, or a military veteran, and have made a successful transition into a new role, I’d love to hear from you! Just send me an email and we’ll discuss! If you would like more information on how I can get you unstuck and moving forward with your transition, let’s talk. We can see whether it makes sense to work directly with me, or I can give you other options, but don’t let your transition wait another day, let’s connect! Be sure to subscribe and leave me a quick review on iTunes. Your reviews and ratings will help me reach more people with ways to make their mark in life, business and career! How are YOU going to Make Your Mark today? Go get ‘em! /episode/index/show/markmoyer/id/12853394

EP59: Jack Schram: Skating Downhill at 50 mph, and Healing Power 12/12/2019

EP59: Jack Schram: Skating Downhill at 50 mph, and Healing Power Hurtling down a mountain on ice skates at 50 mph in 35 seconds! Pitching his sport for the next Winter Olympics! Starting his own all-natural CBD company. And Jack Schram, this week’s #Make Your Mark guest, gives me advice on staying fit while sitting behind my computer screen, no easy task! “After awhile working at what I thought was my dream job originally on Wall Street, I decided I really couldn’t see myself doing this long term. I went back to what I would’ve liked to have done as a kid and I wanted to get back into the fitness industry. I just figured life is too short to not be pursuing your passions, and decided I wasn’t going to let fear of what will or won’t work out hold me back.” OK, so I’ll be honest. I play ice hockey, and skating is hard enough, but can you imagine sharing the same few square feet with three other skaters, all trying to outskate and outmaneuver each other over a ½ mile sheet of ice straight down a mountain? It takes a certain mix of bravery, balls, and insanity to do this, and you’ll hear all about that from Jack! We also discuss Rooted Athlete, his company that produces cold pressed CBD products meant to relieve pains associated with sports. “I’m very strict with what I put into my body, so when I started this company, I told myself I wasn’t going to deliver a product that I didn’t think was the best in the world.” We cover a lot of ground in this episode, including the importance of Progress Over Perfection, and keeping in motion! Happy Listening! “People have this view in their mind of where they want to go and it seems so unattainable, So I always tell people to focus on progress over perfection, and I really try to do this with everything I’m doing. When it comes to exercising, if your goal is to run a marathon, start by running one mile, or just walking around the block.” “It’s important to stay focused on what you’re going to do during the race, vs. looking at everyone else around you and their styles. That goes the same for life. You have to stay on your path, and not let other things dictate where you’re going to go.” Some Topics we talk about in this episode: 2.20 - Welcome 3:15 - Born in Canada and Skating Since 2 Years Old 3:50 - Rutgers Hockey 5:18 - A completely different path 7:00 - “Fail Fast, succeed faster.” 8:00 - Side Hustles 10:30 - Ice cross downhill by Red Bull 13:07 - Incidental Contact 15:15 - The normal course Duration 16:00 - Bonding with the team 17:00 - Staying focused 19:00 - Money made is Performance based 21:00 - Extreme Tennis 23:45 - The Future of Ice Cross 25:00 - New features added to the courses 25:20 - The Rooted Athlete 28:45 - Standing Out From The Noise 31:40 - How to use 33:00 - Athletes Using CBD 37:00 - Powerful Testimonials 40:00 - The Power of LinkedIn 44:00 - Progress Over Perfection 46:15 - Comes Down to Movement 47:30 - Hit Your Mark How to get involved Be sure to connect with me on Social Media @MarkMoyerCoach and go to my website, to get access to the tips and strategies that my coaching clients get directly. If you would like to be a guest on the Make Your Mark podcast and/or know someone else who has either been an athlete, in a role within the sports industry, or a military veteran, and have made a successful transition into a new role, I’d love to hear from you! Just send me an email and we’ll discuss! If you would like more information on how I can get you unstuck and moving forward with your transition, let’s talk. We can see whether it makes sense to work directly with me, or I can give you other options, but don’t let your transition wait another day, let’s connect! Be sure to subscribe and leave me a quick review on iTunes. Your reviews and ratings will help me reach more people with ways to make their mark in life, business and career! How are YOU going to Make Your Mark today? Go get ‘em! /episode/index/show/markmoyer/id/12378167

EP58: Lauren Brill - From Sports Reporter to the Revolutionary 'The Unsealed' 12/05/2019

EP58: Lauren Brill - From Sports Reporter to the Revolutionary 'The Unsealed' The Quote Machine! One pearl of wisdom after the next, and my guest on today’s #Make Your Mark podcast, Lauren Brill, shows very clearly why she was such an impressive sports reporter, and why she is making such a positive impact with her new company, The Unsealed. It’s hard enough to put it out there that you have gone through a traumatic event, but she’s made it easier to make those small steps towards recovery by creating a forum and a community, and you will hear all about how she got it going and where she’s heading with it! “Starting your own business is like being dropped in the ocean and being told to go find land - it’s a roller coaster! But if you’re passionate about it, it's a fun ride, but there are days when I’m like ‘What am I doing?’, and then there are days when I’m like ‘I got this!’.” What you will appreciate about Lauren is her sheer honesty, her transparency about what happened to her, and her mission to help others who have suffered through trauma. She is shedding a light on those who want a voice to speak with and creating a revolutionary platform to create bonds, growth and awareness. “I think when people are really honest and truthful, those are the best stories. Not necessarily the most famous player or most high profile, biggest personality, it’s the people who are the most authentic and real that stand out. Their story doesn’t need to be really unique or unusual to be compelling...they just need to speak from the heart.” This is one episode you will want to listen to all the way through, you’ll not only benefit from Lauren’s special insight, but you will be thrilled to hear about her efforts and how they are making such a positive impact with whoever she touches. Happy listening! “I asked her what made her decide to come forward and talk about something so publicly and powerful, and she said, ‘I realized it was the silence of victims who allowed predators to continue with their predatory behavior,’ and I realized, there I was asking her to share her story, and I’m silent about my own...so I felt like a hypocrite.” “Cleveland picked me and I say that because it’s such a hard industry you don’t get to just say I’m going to go work in L.A or Charlotte or Buffalo, it’s where the opening is…and that’s the nature of the business. You don’t get to pick where you want to go, it picks you based on openings and opportunities.” Some Topics we talk about in this episode: 2:00 - Intro 3:00 - A spark for sports at 10 years old 4:22 - College in the City 5:40 - Live Sportscasting 6:22 - Telling a Story that’s Meaningful and Powerful 7:08 - Cleveland Picked Me 7:45 - The First Job in TV 8:30 - Can I call my Dad? 9:50 - Learning on the Air 12:45 - Interviewing the Athletes 15:30 - Authenticity 16:45 - The Unsealed 18:34 - I Was Assaulted 19:25 - An Open Letter 20:45 - Being Vulnerable is Not Easy 23:00 - Everyone Has a Story 24:27 - The Future of The Unsealed 27:29 - People’s Hearts, Pain and Triumphs 28:30 - Starting Your Own Business 30:20 - Even if you Fail, You have to Enjoy the Journey 31:36 - Before the “Me Too” movement 32:45 - Not going to Judge You 39:42 - Sink or Swim 40:48 - Maintaining a Balance is Key 44:00 - Sports Built Me 46:18 - Hit Your Mark How to get involved Be sure to connect with me on Social Media @MarkMoyerCoach and go to my website, to get access to the tips and strategies that my coaching clients get directly. If you would like to be a guest on the Make Your Mark podcast and/or know someone else who has either been an athlete, in a role within the sports industry, or a military veteran, and have made a successful transition into a new role, I’d love to hear from you! Just send me an email and we’ll discuss! If you would like more information on how I can get you unstuck and moving forward with your transition, let’s talk. We can see whether it makes sense to work directly with me, or I can give you other options, but don’t let your transition wait another day, let’s connect! Be sure to subscribe and leave me a quick review on iTunes. Your reviews and ratings will help me reach more people with ways to make their mark in life, business and career! How are YOU going to Make Your Mark today? Go get ‘em! /episode/index/show/markmoyer/id/12297911

EP57: Matt Stover - 19 Years, NFL Records, and Helping Charities 11/08/2019

EP57: Matt Stover - 19 Years, NFL Records, and Helping Charities Nearly 20 Years strapping on an NFL helmet. Several NFL records. A right foot that accounted for over 2000 points in his career! But today’s guest on my #MakeYourMark podcast, Matt Stover, is just getting started. He’s taken his deep interest in philanthropy and is channeling it into his company, helping charities raise money for great causes with fewer challenges. And he was ready for all of this even during his rookie year! “Right at the very beginning I understood that I needed to start thinking about the fact that my career will come to an end one day, and I will be a young man when that happens.” Matt was never sure which season, much less game, would be his last, and he felt a strong sense of responsibility in being fully prepared for his next career. Winning a Super Bowl at the age of 42 was the perfect send off, and he did it on his own terms, which in football, happens all too rarely. “As an athlete, if the financial piece is what motivates you to be great, it will let you down. It has to come from your heart and be a passion of yours for you to be the greatest for your team.” You’ll hear about Matt’s transition, his company, outworking and outsmarting, and so much more! Score some points and give this a listen! “With the NFL you’re constantly evaluated, even in practice, and then you’re evaluated in public every time you go out on the field. But you take that on because we’re in the entertainment business.” “When you look at how it turned out for me, it was based on the understanding of what my limitations were, and then refining what talents I did have, and then I just outworked everybody.” “I always planned financially on what amount I would have to make if my career was over that year, and what did I have in the bank to replace the expenses that I had.” Some Topics we talk about in this episode: 2:00 - Introduction 3:56 - A short spark to a nearly 20-year career 5:37 - “Give me the ball, Coach” 6:59 - The punting technique 7:00 - Outworking & Outsmarting 8:00 - Injured reserve 9:40 - Developing a lot of grit 10:29 - Mistake by the Lake 11:00 - Browns Move to Baltimore 12:50 - Everyone thinks being in the NFL is so glamorous 14:30 - Never missed a game 17:29 - A deep snapper 19:00 - The athlete transition 19:40 - Why not me? 22:00 - Understanding your worth 24:00 - Doing what you love 25:00 - A revolutionary program 26:45 - The Player’s Philanthropy Fund 30:30 - The goal is to get more funds into the market 33:50 - Creating relationships in the market 35:43 - There to protect the individual, the athlete and the brand 37:00 - Utilize the funds 39:00 - Educating the athletes 41:00 - When the reality hits 43:00 - You’ve got to want it 44:35 - Hit Your Mark - the # 2004? 45:30 - 38 straight games with a field goal How to get involved Be sure to connect with me on Social Media @MarkMoyerCoach and go to my website, to get access to the tips and strategies that my coaching clients get directly. If you would like to be a guest on the Make Your Mark podcast and/or know someone else who has either been an athlete, in a role within the sports industry, or a military veteran, and have made a successful transition into a new role, I’d love to hear from you! Just send me an email and we’ll discuss! If you would like more information on how I can get you unstuck and moving forward with your transition, let’s talk. We can see whether it makes sense to work directly with me, or I can give you other options, but don’t let your transition wait another day, let’s connect! Be sure to subscribe and leave me a quick review on iTunes. Your reviews and ratings will help me reach more people with ways to make their mark in life, business and career! How are YOU going to Make Your Mark today? Go get ‘em! /episode/index/show/markmoyer/id/11959235

EP56: TJ Galiardi - Scoring Goals in the NHL and Going Beyond Food! 10/21/2019

EP56: TJ Galiardi - Scoring Goals in the NHL and Going Beyond Food! One of the hardest things to do in sports is to shoot a puck into a net, while skating fast, wearing a bunch of equipment, all while being pursued by your opponent looking to hit you into the boards. Hockey players need to have extraordinary peripheral vision, and my guest on this #MakeYourMark podcast, TJ Galiardi, shows us how that vision has extended into his company that he co-founded once his NHL career ended. “It’s really about walking before you run. But if you want to run, you need to have all the available pieces. You can only do so much on your own. You really want to find people that can help you grow and scale.” TJ underscores the importance of preparing for life after your athletic career ends while you are still playing, while you still have that feeling of invincibility. It’s commonly said, you have a 1% chance of making it into the pros, and a 100% chance that your career will end. You will hear about TJ’s hockey career, playing in Russia, getting started in real estate investment, and how his company, Beyond Food, will stand out in a crowded industry! ”I just started to learn more about other things other than hockey. I think I always knew my career was going to end at some point, so I was just trying to figure it all out by starting to dip my toe in everything to see what I actually enjoyed, and at the time it was real estate.” Whether you are a hockey fan, an athlete of any sport, and/or a businessperson, you will learn how to leverage your athletic mindset into business. Take it from TJ, he’s done a great job with it! Happy listening! “My wife is vegan, and my stubborn ways started to unfold. The more animal products I took out of my diet the better I felt, and I always did things around performance. So if I felt like I was recovering faster, I did it. I eventually went cold turkey, and I haven’t looked back since.” Some Topics we talk about in this episode: 2:00 - Introduction 4:00 - the start of a passion for hockey/ hearts in hockey 5:54 - a Flames fan 6:52 - Dartmouth freshman 8:30 - Got the call to play 9:30 - My first goal 11:00 - Almost a fifth assist! 12:00 - From the NHL to Europe 13:21 - The only Canadian guy on the team 14:31 - The benefit of tearing my MCL 15:14 - Fulfilling my childhood dream 16:05 - Experience in the KHL 19:52 - Ready to move on 20:59 - Preparing for life after Hockey 23:30 - Going vegan 25:50 - The start of a new company 27:50 - Nobody else was doing it 29:47 - It’s all about transparency 31:07 - Beyond Food & TDF Sports Nutrition 34:21 - Understanding the process 36:00 - Growing the visibility of Beyond Food 40:41 - Walking before you run 45:00 - The importance of LinkedIn 51:40 - Hit Your Mark How to get involved Be sure to connect with me on Social Media @MarkMoyerCoach and go to my website, to get access to the tips and strategies that my coaching clients get directly. If you would like to be a guest on the Make Your Mark podcast and/or know someone else who has either been an athlete, in a role within the sports industry, or a military veteran, and have made a successful transition into a new role, I’d love to hear from you! Just send me an email and we’ll discuss! If you would like more information on how I can get you unstuck and moving forward with your transition, let’s talk. We can see whether it makes sense to work directly with me, or I can give you other options, but don’t let your transition wait another day, let’s connect! Be sure to subscribe and leave me a quick review on iTunes. Your reviews and ratings will help me reach more people with ways to make their mark in life, business and career! How are YOU going to Make Your Mark today? Go get ‘em! /episode/index/show/markmoyer/id/11725313

EP55: Zane Schweitzer: 15x World Champ - Big Waves and the Attitude for Gratitude! 10/10/2019

EP55: Zane Schweitzer: 15x World Champ - Big Waves and the Attitude for Gratitude! “My near death experience…” When you hear those words from today’s guest on the #MakeYourMark podcast, Zane Schweitzer, you’ll see how it renewed his sense of purpose, and as a 15X World Champion across several water sports, Zane has travelled the world many times over, happens to have a vibrant non-stop energetic personality, all packed into his 26 years! Zane has so many incredible stories, messages of hope, things you can do to save the environment, and how to ride 60 foot waves, all in one episode! “Not many people look out at what’s in front of them and see the potential of what it can bring to their life. Most look out at an ocean and see a pool of water, of emptiness. I see a church, a playground, a place of refuge that’s open 24 hours, 7 days a week!” Zane filled an hour + with great advice, deep insight, and a perspective I have yet to have experienced on this podcast! He probably set a record for quotes I could have used, and he truly is a remarkable young man who’s been riding the waves for years! “With big wave surfing you don’t have that moment to stop and think ‘Oh I’m not ready for this.’ The ocean is always going to keep coming, and you have to know the time to fight and the time to surrender.” Zane will stir something inside of you, and lead you to positive action, whether it’s for yourself, your friends and family, or the environment that surrounds you. I really look forward to you tuning in to this, you’ll be thrilled you did. Mahalo! “Swimming was something my parents had me doing before I could walk because I was surrounded by the water.” “One of my biggest motivations to do well in school was that my parents wouldn’t let me compete or travel if I didn’t have good grades!” “My near death experience...was a driving factor to not only be the best I can be for my craft, but also consider the actions I’m taking, and the ripple effect they cause. It gave me a much more grounding sense of purpose overall, to leave a positive footprint wherever I go.” “I want to challenge you to embrace the power of choice, and to make choices through your day that not only benefit yourself, but the people around you and your environment.” Some Topics we talk about in this episode: 2:00 - Intro 3:00 - Stoked for Zane Schweitzer 4:40 - It all started in Maui, a strong presence of Hawaiian culture 6:40 - One with the waves 8:04 - A Maui funeral, we bring them back to the ocean 9:27 - Winning a competition at just three years old 10:34 - School vs. The Ocean 13:00 - 11 years old and on tour for two months 17:15 - What fueled the fire behind “Beneath the Surface” 19:10 - The Attitude of Gratitude 20:15 - My grandma’s honor 21:30 - Paving the way of stand up paddle surfing & hydro foiling 25:15 - The danger related to the sport 26:41 - When preparation meets opportunity you have success 27:22 - Embracing growth or defeat 28:00 - The big wipe-out scenario 31:00 - It’s the uncertainty that eats you up 33:30 - Turning on that switch 37:50 - The impact zone 40:13 - I was lifeless for almost 8 minutes: a near death experience 44:25 - A newfound revelation to leave a positive footprint wherever I go 45:23 - Struck with compassion 47:00 - The impact one action can make on a person 48:40 - What you can do right now for the environment 56:00 - Bamboo straws 60:10 - Still going strong 67:31 - Challenge you to embrace the power of choice How to get involved Be sure to connect with me on Social Media @MarkMoyerCoach and go to my website, to get access to the tips and strategies that my coaching clients get directly. If you would like to be a guest on the Make Your Mark podcast and/or know someone else who has either been an athlete, in a role within the sports industry, or a military veteran, and have made a successful transition into a new role, I’d love to hear from you! Just send me an email and we’ll discuss! If you would like more information on how I can get you unstuck and moving forward with your transition, let’s talk. We can see whether it makes sense to work directly with me, or I can give you other options, but don’t let your transition wait another day, let’s connect! Be sure to subscribe and leave me a quick review on iTunes. Your reviews and ratings will help me reach more people with ways to make their mark in life, business and career! How are YOU going to Make Your Mark today? Go get ‘em! /episode/index/show/markmoyer/id/11591111

EP54: Phil Costa: Snapping to Tony Romo, life after sports, and a year in Madrid! 09/18/2019

EP54: Phil Costa: Snapping to Tony Romo, life after sports, and a year in Madrid! When I heard that someone had written a book on advice for athletes transitioning out of their sport, I had to speak to him, after all, it’s what I do! And today’s guest on my #MakeYourMark podcast, Phil Costa, does not disappoint! Between snapping footballs to Dallas Cowboys QBs including Tony Romo, struggling after retirement from the game, witnessing hundreds of heart procedures, and spending a year in Madrid, Phil certainly has so much he brings to the podcast! “I was speaking with a former NY Giants player, and I said to him, ‘You’re making it all look so easy, now you’re professional commentator, what’s the trick?’ And he said the three words to me that completely changed things. He said ‘I struggled too’. He’s a tough-as-nails guy, and he made me realize that it’s okay to be vulnerable.” Phil and co-author Rob Curley have written The Transition Playbook for Athletes, pulling together 100+ athletes who give their insight and advice into how to make the transition smoother and less stressful. I’m excited to be sharing the stage with Phil in the upcoming Tackle What’s Next Summit in the DC area, as any athlete who is looking for a more targeted focus post-playing days, a reason to get excited to win again, but this time in the business world, should join Phil and I. “When you go to these events, don’t show up as a celebrity, show up as someone who wants to network and meet people.” So much advice packed into this episode, make sure you give it a listen, twice! “People are receptive, people want to help other people, especially if they think they’re being true and their values align. Just (start by) sending a message on LinkedIn, an email on any social platform. We’ve reached out over time to build our network. We heard a lot of yes, a lot of no, but it’s a numbers game.” Some Topics we talk about in this episode: 3:30 - Friendly competition with his brother 4:36 - I think I can do this professionally 5:12 - University of Maryland 6:20 - started off with criminal justice in mind 8:00 - a balancing act 10:00 - I was the one calling the agents 11:11 - plan B sounds like failure 12:15 - playing for the Cowboys 13:30 - knowing my time was up 14:27 - didn’t know what was next 15:48 - watching 100s of heart procedures 17:48 - getting an MBA at Columbia University 18:42 - speaking Spanish and writing his first book 19:00 - most important 3 words - “I struggled too” 21:30 - reaching out to athletes 22:25 - the athlete transition 25:00 - the power of shared experience 27:35 - the #1 goal now 29:15 - getting the word out 30:00 - the importance of being humble 34:30 - so much more to advice to offer 37:45 - people are receptive 40:00 - short and sweet 41:48 - Hit Your Mark How to get involved Be sure to connect with me on Social Media @MarkMoyerCoach and go to my website, to get access to the tips and strategies that my coaching clients get directly. If you would like to be a guest on the Make Your Mark podcast and/or know someone else who has either been an athlete, in a role within the sports industry, or a military veteran, and have made a successful transition into a new role, I’d love to hear from you! Just send me an email and we’ll discuss! If you would like more information on how I can get you unstuck and moving forward with your transition, let’s talk. We can see whether it makes sense to work directly with me, or I can give you other options, but don’t let your transition wait another day, let’s connect! Be sure to subscribe and leave me a quick review on iTunes. Your reviews and ratings will help me reach more people with ways to make their mark in life, business and career! How are YOU going to Make Your Mark today? Go get ‘em! /episode/index/show/markmoyer/id/11299895

EP53: Kady Pooler - I am more than just a tennis player! 09/10/2019

EP53: Kady Pooler - I am more than just a tennis player! “I am more than just a tennis player!” exclaims today’s guest on my #MakeYourMark podcast, Kady Pooler. This is a common refrain from the majority of the athletes who I have met, coached and interviewed, and for non-athletes, it can be hard to understand. Kady lays out why it’s so critical for an athlete to expand their identity, to develop other areas of interest, as this will be crucial to an easier transition out of their game. Getting your head in the right position to succeed is the most important step in being able to run with the “how” of getting to your next career! “Athletes need to realize - for 100% of them, their sport will come to an end one day. What that looks like is going to be different for everyone, maybe it’s an injury that’s career ending, maybe you’re retiring in debt or with $100M in the bank, whatever it is, your career is going to come to an end. I think understanding and accepting that is the best place to start.” Kady and I share advice on how to make a successful career transition, how to be positioned for less of a steep dropoff that most athletes face when they leave their game, and how to leverage that athletic mindset into great value. Oh, and let’s not forget, Kady started playing tennis at the age of 4 and never looked back! “When I reflect now on why didn’t I make it, I don’t think it had to do with my athleticism, and my tennis game was there, but I think it was the mental side. I never came out with that killer mentality and the confidence that goes with it.” You’ll really enjoy this episode, as you’ll hear about her growth within professional tennis, her adjustment and success off the court, and so much more! Happy listening! “I had never given thought to life after tennis, I pushed it off to the side. For me dreaming as a child meant be like Steffi Graf, winning multiple grand slams, be at the US Open, and that was it, that was the end picture. I wasn’t ready for it and I think I dissociated, and just started going through the motions, not really accepting the full reality that it was over.” Some Topics we talk about in this episode: 2:30 - Intro 4:36 - California born and raised 6:45 - 7 years old and knew her talent 9:37 - similar to a child TV star 11:45 - tennis was the focus...something had to give 13:26 - fitness training started young 14:07 - going pro 15:55 - the confidence wasn’t there 17:00 - knowing it was time to hang up the racket 18:19 - life after tennis 20:30 - preparing for life after sport 25:00 - HS Math teacher 26:55 - the coaching hat didn’t come off even when not teaching 28:15 - the road after college 32:20 - Kady’s coaching company 35:20 - getting athletes back on their feet 37:21 - the toughest teaching hurdle 38:48 - the humble ones vs. the egotistical 44:44 - the importance of a call to action on a LinkedIn post 46:42 - Hit Your Mark How to get involved Be sure to connect with me on Social Media @MarkMoyerCoach and go to my website, to get access to the tips and strategies that my coaching clients get directly. If you would like to be a guest on the Make Your Mark podcast and/or know someone else who has either been an athlete, in a role within the sports industry, or a military veteran, and have made a successful transition into a new role, I’d love to hear from you! Just send me an email and we’ll discuss! If you would like more information on how I can get you unstuck and moving forward with your transition, let’s talk. We can see whether it makes sense to work directly with me, or I can give you other options, but don’t let your transition wait another day, let’s connect! Be sure to subscribe and leave me a quick review on iTunes. Your reviews and ratings will help me reach more people with ways to make their mark in life, business and career! How are YOU going to Make Your Mark today? Go get ‘em! /episode/index/show/markmoyer/id/11191514

EP52: Brendan Harris - Batting in front of Sammy Sosa, a Wharton MBA, and Next Big Steps 08/21/2019

EP52: Brendan Harris - Batting in front of Sammy Sosa, a Wharton MBA, and Next Big Steps Imagine it’s your major league baseball debut, and you’re batting 2nd in front of Sammy Sosa. You’ve been told to swing hard in your first at bat, but you get quick-pitched, and you roll a grounder to second base. But your next time up, you hit a ringing double to right-center. Today’s guest on my #MakeYourMark podcast, Brendan Harris, tells us how he was able to play several years in MLB in a variety of roles, and after earning his Executive MBA from Wharton, is ready to make big strides in his next career! “You get to spring training and you see 250 guys, and you think that you have to beat them all out, and you’re not even in big league camp up the street where there is another 60 guys. But you focus on what you can control, work on getting better, narrow it to each at bat each day and be consistent, put up some numbers and move up a level. Just get a little bit closer every day.” Brendan and I share advice on how to make a career transition, in his case from a professional athlete towards a career in finance, and also thoughts on how to be prepared as an athlete, how to focus as a student, and plenty of baseball stories along the way! “Find some of your contemporaries or your favorite players and watch the way they prepare, and get the fundamentals down so you can do it over and over again. You create a neural pathway so you can repeat it over and over again. I also recommend that you develop yourself physically and monitor your fitness, nutrition and sleep, and especially balance your studies as a student.” You’ll really enjoy this episode, as you’ll hear about his ascent into MLB, some of the struggles he’s been through, and so much more! Happy listening! “When people say that you need an approach or get yourself mentally ready, know what that means for yourself. Be able to know what it means to be mentally strong. When you go into a game, it’s important to know how to visualize various scenarios, especially as a young athlete.” Some Topics we talk about in this episode: 1:30 - Intro 4:05 - Basketball was my favorite sport 7:05 - From I probably can get drafted to I will get drafted 8:42 - Getting the call 10:00 - 20 years old at Low A 11:00 - The right mindset 12:00 - I knew bigger things were coming 13:10 - Mixing in with major leaguers 15:06 - My first hit 17:30 - Realizing that the iconic big leaguers are people just like you 19:55 - Career highlights 21:29 - Best advice for baseball and softball players 24:10 - Being traded was a frustrating experience 26:24 - Hanging up the spikes 29:00 - Life after the game 30:55 - A new scene: business school 32:30 - Dealing with adversity 34:15 - A man of many trades 35:45 - The game day experience 40:13 - Accessing information on the athlete transition 43;43 - Networking 48:50 - Talking points 52:30 - Tips for the 25 year old athlete 54:15 - Clark Griswold in real estate! 55:55 - Hit Your Mark How to get involved Be sure to connect with me on Social Media @MarkMoyerCoach and go to my website, to get access to the tips and strategies that my coaching clients get directly. If you would like to be a guest on the Make Your Mark podcast and/or know someone else who has either been an athlete, in a role within the sports industry, or a military veteran, and have made a successful transition into a new role, I’d love to hear from you! Just send me an email and we’ll discuss! If you would like more information on how I can get you unstuck and moving forward with your transition, let’s talk. We can see whether it makes sense to work directly with me, or I can give you other options, but don’t let your transition wait another day, let’s connect! Be sure to subscribe and leave me a quick review on iTunes. Your reviews and ratings will help me reach more people with ways to make their mark in life, business and career! How are YOU going to Make Your Mark today? Go get ‘em! /episode/index/show/markmoyer/id/10945415

EP51: Chris Hale - Interceptions, Perseverance, and a Cheetah? 08/09/2019

EP51: Chris Hale - Interceptions, Perseverance, and a Cheetah? Every elite athlete knows how hard it is to reach the pinnacle of their sport, the amount of training, effort, time and commitment necessary to get there. My guest on today’s #MakeYourMark podcast, Chris Hale, is a great example of how you can overcome tremendous odds to make it onto the big arena that is professional sports. What those of us who may watch the game from the stadiums or on TV don’t realize is what the athletes have to go through to be ready for those few moments on the field, and Chris shines a spotlight on that, and so much more! “An athlete never says it’s time to go, there’s about 1 percent that say that. The league says it’s time to go.” This episode flows so well: you’ll get great guidance and advice from Chris and I on what you can do to be prepared for life after sport, and how important it is to have a plan B while you are in the midst of plan A! “The brain is like a sponge, you can do what you set your mind too. You can do anything you think you’re capable of, you just have to do it.” Make sure to give this a listen, as you’ll also hear how you can end up with a free copy of my job search playbook for athletes, Win Again! Chris is an awesome guy with a super personality, this is a super episode to tune in to! Happy Listening! “You have to set your priorities to what’s happening in your life, where you want to be. What younger people don’t realize is those high school years are years that go by fast as heck, so your focus can’t be on what’s going on at the high school, it has to be what’s happening beyond that school.” Some Topics we talk about in this episode: Intro - 2:00 Being in LA - 3:00 A 9-Year old with Big Dreams - 6:47 It seemed like there was no chance - 9:05 I had to Fight my Way in Football to Prove I could do it -11:59 I Quit for a Year - 14:00 Decided to give it One More Shot - 15:00 An all-American in Junior College - 16:00 Ended up with America’s Team - 16:50 A Lot of Luck involved - 19:04 Advice for Current Student-Athletes - 21:00 Make it your Priority - 25:41 The Moment I found out I was Going To Be a Pro - 28:02 Even when you Make the team it’s a Constant Battle - 33:00 I was the only one to make the team on defense - 34:00 Fueled my fire - 35:47 An athlete Never Says It’s Time to Go - 38:20 Out of Football Forever - 41:00 Preparing for Life After the Game - 44:47 When the Obstacles Come - 48:07 Go Back to your School - 49:50 The Skills an Athlete Has Over Others in the Business World - 51:52 Broadcasting - 53:42 Hit Your Mark - 59:11 How to get involved Be sure to connect with me on Social Media @MarkMoyerCoach and go to my website, to get access to the tips and strategies that my coaching clients get directly. If you would like to be a guest on the Make Your Mark podcast and/or know someone else who has either been an athlete, in a role within the sports industry, or a military veteran, and have made a successful transition into a new role, I’d love to hear from you! Just send me an email and we’ll discuss! If you would like more information on how I can get you unstuck and moving forward with your transition, let’s talk. We can see whether it makes sense to work directly with me, or I can give you other options, but don’t let your transition wait another day, let’s connect! Be sure to subscribe and leave me a quick review on iTunes. Your reviews and ratings will help me reach more people with ways to make their mark in life, business and career! How are YOU going to Make Your Mark today? Go get ‘em! /episode/index/show/markmoyer/id/10837385

EP50: Kevin Dineen - The Gulls are his new flock, NHL player, coach, & gold medal winner! 07/26/2019

EP50: Kevin Dineen - The Gulls are his new flock, NHL player, coach, & gold medal winner! The Big 5-0! And who better to be my 50th guest on the #MakeYourMark podcast than Kevin Dineen, NHL star player and head coach, Canadian women’s gold medal winning coach in 2014, and the list goes on and on. I was thrilled to hear from him a few weeks ago as he had seen a couple of my how-to interview videos via the NHLCA, used my tips and strategies, and has just accepted the head coaching job with the San Diego Gulls, the AHL affiliate of the Anaheim Ducks! But will he trade in his skates for a surfboard? “The fact is that the actual percentage of the guys who are going to make a living out of the sport is extremely low, so you find (like you say) something you’re passionate about. I’ve been incredibly lucky to make a living out of hockey. I’ve tricked some people for a long time!” I’m a big time hockey fan, and had the chance to dig deep into the sport with Kevin. He shares great advice for up-and-coming hockey players, and tons of stories, including how he nearly punched out his brother when he was told he was drafted by the Hartford Whalers! “Find what your strength is and don’t say ‘Ok, I know that is my strength I have to work on other areas of my game.’ If you’re a skater continue to work on your skating, if you have a great shot, you make sure that shot stays lethal.” We could have gone on for hours, and we will over golf and dinner later this summer. But you can get a head start on it all by sharing less than an hour with us, you’ll be glad you did! “The moment that I realized the skill was just not there, it was hard to get out of bed some mornings, it's not an easy transition, I would say the majority of players really dread when it;s time to hang up the skates and decide what's next, and like a lot of things I went through a real funk when i retired.” "Scotty Bowman called me up out of the blue and said, 'When you retire it’s almost like you lost an appendage, the game is so much a part of you, you’ve lost your identity.' From saying ‘Oh yeah I’m a hockey player’, well, no you aren’t. So what are you? You go through that, and then you go through what I call this 2-year mourning period of ‘What’s next? Where am I going?’. Until it hits you personally, you just go about like you think you’re a big strong guy, but when you're in that funk, it’s no fun.” Some Topics we talk about in this episode: Intro - 2:45 There’s a New Coach in Town! - 4:05 Kevin’s Story - 7:04 Always on the Go - 10:45 Academics Vs. Athletics - 14:26 Future of Sports - 16:00 Being Drafted - 21:11 The Hartford Whalers - 22:00 Claim to Fame with the Whalers - 27:05 Canadian hockey- will do absolutely anything to win - 30:28 Time to Hang up the Skates - 33:33 Not an Easy Transition - 36:00 Portland, ME - 39:00 Involved with Women's Hockey - 41:36 It was like Stepping on a Fast Moving Train - 44:12 The Coach does not get a Medal, It’s all about the Players! - 46:31 A New Chapter - 48:00 Prime Pieces of Advice from a Renowned Coach- 50:10 Coaching the American Hockey League - 55:20 What to do during the Downtime - 57:50 The Influence One Video can have - 1:01:00 Hit Your Mark - 1:01:04 How to get involved Be sure to connect with me on Social Media @MarkMoyerCoach and go to my website, to get access to the tips and strategies that my coaching clients get directly. If you would like to be a guest on the Make Your Mark podcast and/or know someone else who has either been an athlete, in a role within the sports industry, or a military veteran, and have made a successful transition into a new role, I’d love to hear from you! Just send me an email and we’ll discuss! If you would like more information on how I can get you unstuck and moving forward with your transition, let’s talk. We can see whether it makes sense to work directly with me, or I can give you other options, but don’t let your transition wait another day, let’s connect! Be sure to subscribe and leave me a quick review on iTunes. Your reviews and ratings will help me reach more people with ways to make their mark in life, business and career! How are YOU going to Make Your Mark today? Go get ‘em! /episode/index/show/markmoyer/id/10667306

EP49: Major General Jeffrey Milhorn - Moving Mountains and Making Waves 07/11/2019

EP49: Major General Jeffrey Milhorn - Moving Mountains and Making Waves My first reaction was - holy cow, I have a General on my #MakeYourMark podcast! Even better was getting to know today’s guest, Major General Jeffrey Milhorn, Commanding General of the US Army Corps of Engineers for the Northeast, Europe and Africa. The MG brings 29 years of military experience to bear as he oversees a critical group of military and civilians. He is an avid environmentalist, and yes, an impressive surfer! Oftentimes when people join the military, it’s never about ‘me’ or ‘I’, it often is service. The word service itself is indicative of joining something bigger than one’s self. You’re serving with and for others. Jeff and I share a passion for helping veterans once they leave the service and make the often challenging transition into civilian life, and in this episode you will hear him not only describe the great work that the Army Corps of Engineers is doing, but also the importance of service to our country and how we need to educate and encourage men and women from all backgrounds on the far-reaching benefits of joining the military, and the 150+ functions and roles that can be pursued. “As a young lieutenant at 22 or 23 years of age you’re now responsible for 30 other soldiers in this case, and their families, and so you grow up pretty quickly because now you realize it isn’t about you, it’s about the team and how you build that team and move down towards whatever objectives are set before you.” Make sure you give this one a listen - Jeff’s nearly 30 years of service to our country has truly made an indelible mark wherever he has served, and his focus on partnering with Mother Nature to help save our environment through his work with the Army Corps of Engineers is inspiring! “I know what we need to do to continue to prepare ourselves and protect lives and property as best we can, and we’re doing those things but still, we’re just scratching the surface.” Some Topics we talk about in this episode: 2:50 “You get less focused on yourself and start thinking, ‘how do I contribute to something much bigger than myself?’” [Initial interest in the military] 4:45 “I was kind of supplementing gas and pizza money on the side” [University of Florida and early military experience] 6:10 “You raise your right hand and pledge the oath to support and defend the Constitution of The United States and then you’re off and running” [Transitioning after graduation] 7:21 “Now, you’re not only responsible for yourself, but everyone else around you” [Challenges of a young leader] 9:38 “You’re constantly assessing people in terms of their ability to accomplish what they’ve been tasked to do” [Moving up the ranks] 10:35 “You still do have an opportunity to express your desire in terms of what you want to do” [Individual freedom within the military] 12:58 “Bollywood to Hollywood, polar bears to penguins” [Being stationed in Hawaii] 15:03 “Everybody’s gotta give way together… if the majority do, and others don’t, you’re going to still have problems” [Capability of sustainability efforts] 19:15 “It is real, and just look at the last couple of years...” [Climate change and recent natural disasters] 26:50 “It’s really about meeting people wherever you go, and that’s what I enjoy most about what I’m doing” [Favorite military station] 28:56 “How do you protect them as they transition from your organization into the world again?” [Life after the military] 35:18 “You see the opportunity to give back and thank this nation” [Passion for military service] 42:29 Hit Your Mark How to get involved Be sure to connect with me on Social Media @MarkMoyerCoach and go to my website, to get access to the tips and strategies that my coaching clients get directly. If you would like to be a guest on the Make Your Mark podcast and/or know someone else who has either been an athlete, in a role within the sports industry, or a military veteran, and have made a successful transition into a new role, I’d love to hear from you! Just send me an email and we’ll discuss! If you would like more information on how I can get you unstuck and moving forward with your transition, let’s talk. We can see whether it makes sense to work directly with me, or I can give you other options, but don’t let your transition wait another day, let’s connect! Be sure to subscribe and leave me a quick review on iTunes. Your reviews and ratings will help me reach more people with ways to make their mark in life, business and career! How are YOU going to Make Your Mark today? Go get ‘em! /episode/index/show/markmoyer/id/10485533

EP48: Grant Clintsome - Using his NHL Mindset to Help Athletes Transition 06/26/2019

EP48: Grant Clintsome - Using his NHL Mindset to Help Athletes Transition If you are a current or retired athlete, this is the episode to listen to! The #MakeYourMark Podcast focuses on guests who are inspiring and are making an impact. My guest today @Grant Clitsome is using his NHL experiences to help build a program designed for athletes to transition out of their sport easier. Talk about finding my sweet spot! We could have gone on for hours on such a critical topic! “I remember at the end of the camp, Hitch [Ken Hitchcock] pulls me into his office and he says, ‘Grant, you’re gonna be an NHL defenseman, you just need to go back to Clarkson and keep doing what you’re doing.’ So that was pretty inspiring, and that was a moment where I said to myself, ‘okay maybe I can do this.’” Grant had to retire earlier than he had hoped because of a back injury, but he has taken advantage of his athletic mindset, and been able to recreate the daily structure that was such a critical part of his athletic career and turn it into the After The Game program. I’m excited to collaborate with Grant and elevate the athletes that he’s working with, showing them all that they have an incredibly bright future ahead of them after they leave their sport. Make sure you give this episode a listen, especially if you are closing in on the end of your career, or have retired from your sport. Send me your experiences, would like to hear from you! “I had no idea what was going to happen with hockey and I didn’t anticipate to make a career out of it. That was my goal, but if it didn’t work out or I had an injury or whatever I wanted to make sure I had a backup plan and I had my education. So, that was the big selling feature for me.” “After the surgery, I came back and played a little bit the following season, then re-herniated the same disk. I had a second surgery and that’s when it just didn’t heal the same way and the doctor’s recommended I stop playing.” “When you’re playing in the NHL you have a schedule every month that’s handed to you and tells you where to be and what to do at every second of the day. Your meals are all lined up and ready for you, your travel is all lined up and ready for you. There’s just so much structure. Then you go from that environment to just the complete opposite, which is no structure and you’re the one now having to create your own structure. (you can end here for website quote if that helps) It’s challenging but I think the biggest thing for me was to stay busy. If I was just sitting doing nothing I would go crazy, and that’s when you start to get into that dangerous spiral of depression and mental struggles.” “I think if we can help players prepare for this [life after hockey] before they’re even close to retiring, I think it does so many things for them. From simply a mental health standpoint, I think it gives you a very healthy distraction during the season. There’s so much pressure associated with performing at such a high level throughout the season. It gives you something else to focus on, and channel your energy, and grow and develop as a person outside of just the athlete.” Some Topics we talk about in this episode: 4:29 “When there was no snow on the whole lake you could just skate for miles and miles” [Growing up in northern Ontario] 8:02 “I was woken up by my mom knocking on my door saying, ‘the Columbus Blue Jackets are on the phone’” [NHL draft experience] 10:37 “The pep bands and the whole student section - it was love at first sight...I wanted to make sure I had a backup plan and I had my education” [Decision to play college hockey] 12:43 “It came down to opportunity and the ability to play and be able to develop” [Attending Clarkson University] 16:18 “That was kind of a moment where I said to myself, ‘okay maybe I can do this’” [Realizing that pro hockey was within reach] 19:35 “I didn’t sleep for a second. There was no way I was falling asleep” [First NHL call up] 21:57 “Wrist shot top corner on Roloson...it was pretty cool having everyone there to see it” [First NHL goal] 24:38 “I was looking forward to a fresh opportunity and being able to re-establish myself” [Trade to Winnipeg] 26:34 “It just didn’t heal the same way and the doctors recommended I stop playing” [Conclusion of hockey career] 29:28 “You kind of go from feeling totally sheltered and supported to just feeling like ‘okay, now what’” [Adjusting to new life] 31:06 “I like wine a lot, and I like to learn. So I thought, ‘what better thing to learn about’?” [Post hockey endeavors] 37:45 “Every athlete goes through some sort of major adjustment” [Involvement with the After the Game Program] 45:46 “It can always be better. There can always be more engagement and more awareness” [Resources provided by the NHL] 50:10 “Get them working on it while they’re still playing, to me that’s the ultimate goal” [The objectives of the ONE Sports’ transition program] 52:25 “An athlete brings so much more to the table than they often realize” [Leveraging your athletic background] 53:53 Hit Your Mark How to get involved Be sure to connect with me on Social Media @MarkMoyerCoach and go to my website, to get access to the tips and strategies that my coaching clients get directly. If you would like to be a guest on the Make Your Mark podcast and/or know someone else who has either been an athlete, in a role within the sports industry, or a military veteran, and have made a successful transition into a new role, I’d love to hear from you! Just send me an email and we’ll discuss! If you would like more information on how I can get you unstuck and moving forward with your transition, let’s talk. We can see whether it makes sense to work directly with me, or I can give you other options, but don’t let your transition wait another day, let’s connect! Be sure to subscribe and leave me a quick review on iTunes. Your reviews and ratings will help me reach more people with ways to make their mark in life, business and career! How are YOU going to Make Your Mark today? Go get ‘em! /episode/index/show/markmoyer/id/10302500

EP47: Hakeem and Max Valles - NFL Brothers, Flipping Homes and Linemen! 06/19/2019

EP47: Hakeem and Max Valles - NFL Brothers, Flipping Homes and Linemen! “That sound wasn’t an electric fly swatter. It was a gunshot!” Wow! Most of my guests on my #MakeYourMark podcast have great stories, but when you hear of ex-NFLer @Hakeem Valles’ ordeal in Haiti, you’ll be drawn right in. Hakeem and special guest Max Valles jam so much entertainment and stories in less than an hour! “It was amazing just getting that phone call, it really didn’t feel real! You watch it on TV, you watch everybody else get the call, those emotions just immediately hit you. That was definitely the best moment of my life so far!” - Max Hakeem’s story impresses me because he made the bold move to retire from the NFL early mostly because he was doing so well in real estate development, and it was too challenging to balance learning his playbook while looking at leasing opportunities and multi-family building. Max is still playing football, and we get to hear both brothers’ experiences surrounding football, and where both are headed going forward. It will be hard to find two nicer guys, and you’ll truly enjoy hearing (and watching) this episode beginning to end! Enjoy! “I’m part of a church group called the First Haitian Baptist Church, its missionary part called “all hands together”. They go to Haiti, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, but most of the people are Haitian, and we went there three days after our graduation with nurses from Villanova University, and our mission was to give medicine to different churches and orphanages across the country.” - Hakeem “Three missionaries and I were playing a card game called spades, we were using electric fly swatters all week because it is kind of a muggy country, and in the middle of the night there was a storm. We did not have an air conditioner, so we opened our steel door to let the breeze in, all of the sudden we heard this sound and I was thinking “who’s hitting flies all this time” and was completely frozen. The guy who was at the table across from me lunged over the table and pushed me out of my chair. The sound was a gunshot, and after the gunshot I saw a foot go through the screen door, eight people ran into the house, and that guy across the table saved our lives.” - Hakeem “I have a four-plex in Arizona, a duplex in Michigan, I own other land in Michigan, and on Friday we closed a deal for seven-unit apartment building in Iowa. Now, we are building teams in different markets that we want to focus on. You need a solid broker, in every market you need an appropriate management team. You need to meet them, compare their properties, compare how they manage, how’s the percentage they take on a lease, and those types of things. Then I usually find a former player from the NFL that lives in that market, and try to connect with them as well, so if we do projects in that market there will be a potential investor.” - Hakeem Some Topics we talk about in this episode: 4:23 “We were always on the sidelines watching” [Growing up in Sicklerville, NJ] 7:37 “Monmouth was the only school that stayed faithful to me” [Hakeem’s recruiting process] 9:25 “They had us lifting weights when I was in the eighth grade before I even went to the school” [Max’s high school football experience] 10:45 “It was a blessing in disguise” [Playing at the University of Virginia] 11:45 “Five slices of pizza at the end of every meal” [Hakeem’s switch from wide receiver to tight end] 14:18 “We were playing volleyball every night with a jump rope we tied to a clothing line” [Missionary work in Haiti] 18:21 “That sound wasn’t an electric fly swatter. It was a gunshot” [Haitian bandits’ attack on the compound] 22:27 “Both of my shoulders feeling like they’re almost popped out because my arms were tied so tight behind my back” [Aftermath of the attack] 24:42 “That was definitely the best moment of my life so far” [Max’s NFL draft day] 26:25 “When they didn’t draft me I was pretty happy” [Hakeem’s free agent signing] 28:17 “At the end of the day you’re a puppet controlled by 32 of the wealthiest people in the world” [Lack of job security in the NFL] 33:35 “I’m looking at my in-season playbook and half of the page is Dallas Cowboys who to scout this week, and the other half of the page is investors to call, brokers to call, properties to check out” [Hakeem’s transition from football to real estate] 37:36 “We couldn’t fit the stairwell through the front door, but the window was big enough on the second floor” [From house flipping to property managing] 44:14 “It’s a big humbling experience … but I like Tim Horton’s” [Max’s move to the CFL] 48:25 Hit Your Mark How to get involved Be sure to connect with me on Social Media @MarkMoyerCoach and go to my website, to get access to the tips and strategies that my coaching clients get directly. If you would like to be a guest on the Make Your Mark podcast and/or know someone else who has either been an athlete, in a role within the sports industry, or a military veteran, and have made a successful transition into a new role, I’d love to hear from you! Just send me an email and we’ll discuss! If you would like more information on how I can get you unstuck and moving forward with your transition, let’s talk. We can see whether it makes sense to work directly with me, or I can give you other options, but don’t let your transition wait another day, let’s connect! Be sure to subscribe and leave me a quick review on iTunes. Your reviews and ratings will help me reach more people with ways to make their mark in life, business and career! How are YOU going to Make Your Mark today? Go get ‘em! /episode/index/show/markmoyer/id/10207196

EP46: Dan Hunt: Colgate’s Head Football Coach on Winning, Respect, Academics, and Seinfeld! 06/06/2019

EP46: Dan Hunt: Colgate’s Head Football Coach on Winning, Respect, Academics, and Seinfeld! It was a stroke of luck that Dan Hunt, head football coach of Colgate University, my alma mater, was happy to be meet with me for a live #MakeYourMark podcast recording on campus. As you will hear in this episode, he’s a successful coach, a great guy, and just about the best hire a storied team rich in tradition and history could hope for. “As far as football goes, the biggest thing right now about the sport is that it’s a little bit under attack, and one of the messages that I would love people to understand is that football did not invent the concussion. This would be the best time, if you have young kids, for them to play football. There is awareness. Was there a time when playing football was not smart, was not safe? Yes, but I think those days are over.” Hearing how Dan approaches recruiting, finding not just solid football players, but young men who are respectful, smart, and exhibit clearly the long term potential of success in whatever they end up doing. Over the course of this podcast, there were so many pearls of wisdom and advice that clearly make an impact that I had trouble whittling them down for this summary! “With Tradition Comes Responsibility. A lot of kids choose to come here because they want to be part of a program that’s a winner, and they want to be part of all that comes with that. What they have to understand is that they are signing on to take the responsibility to continue that. We use the term culture a lot. The freshmen, their biggest thing is they have to understand the culture, you have to get caught up in it, it’s like a big sticky wheel. Here it comes for you, and you have to stick to it and keep rolling. The biggest part of being here is that you have to give the boys the confidence they can do it, they have to understand that we would not have recruited them if we did not think they were good enough. Admissions wouldn’t have let them in school if they did not think they could do the work, that is a big part too here, balancing the academic load.” Dan and I shared a ton of laughs, this is what happens when you put two Seinfeld fans in the same recording studio! Meeting the Beatles, avoiding concussions, we covered it all! A top 3 episode easily, give this a listen! “I think athletes in general really have some traits that allow them to be successful. One thing with football in particular, I might be biased, but I think football is the ultimate team game, you look at an offense, almost half of those players would go out and never touch the football, they’re on the offensive line, but yet they still play. I think being coachable, being a teammate, being able to see goals through adversity, I think all those things that athletes do really lend themselves to life after football. The good thing about being in a school like Colgate, all of my guys want to go to NFL! The fact that they chose a school like Colgate, they already understand there is life other than the NFL that they need to be ready for.” “When you meet Colgate alums from all over, it is kind of a common trait in them, they are just interesting people who are trying to be successful, almost like a common gene. The same type of people are like, whether they play football or basketball, rugby or hockey, it does not matter, you can kind of tell that’s a Colgate person. I think that’s what is special about this place, it is like a blood line.” Some Topics we talk about in this episode: Introduction - 02:35 Growing up in Canajoharie - 3:40 Being a Three-Sports Athlete - 4:04 A Coach for sure! - 6:00 Choosing Colgate - 7:54 Becoming a Head Coach - 8:45 You Have to Work to Win - 9:50 That Is a Colgate Person! - 12:03 What Makes a Better Recruitment Experience? -13:25 With Tradition comes Responsibility - 15:05 Screaming Loud in the Fargodome - 21:50 Running into the National Champs - 22:35 Weather vs Climate - 26:37 Not Everyone Goes to the NFL - 31:53 Be Someone They Can Trust! - 36:25 Life After Football - 38:45 Hit Your Mark - 42:30 Favorite Seinfeld Episode - 44:05 Football Under Attack - Concussions - 45:40 Dispelling Football Stereotypes - 47:10 Wish I Had Invented the Keurig - 49:00 Hanging out with Jimmy Buffett - 51:10 Meeting Ringo Starr - 53:00 Wrapping Up - Read Win Again! 57:45 How to get involved Be sure to connect with me on Social Media @MarkMoyerCoach and go to my website, to get access to the tips and strategies that my coaching clients get directly. If you would like to be a guest on the Make Your Mark podcast and/or know someone else who has either been an athlete, in a role within the sports industry, or a military veteran, and have made a successful transition into a new role, I’d love to hear from you! Just send me an email and we’ll discuss! If you would like more information on how I can get you unstuck and moving forward with your transition, let’s talk. We can see whether it makes sense to work directly with me, or I can give you other options, but don’t let your transition wait another day, let’s connect! Be sure to subscribe and leave me a quick review on iTunes. Your reviews and ratings will help me reach more people with ways to make their mark in life, business and career! How are YOU going to Make Your Mark today? Go get ‘em! /episode/index/show/markmoyer/id/10074227

EP45: Jeff Idelson - Running the Baseball Hall of Fame, the state of the game, and HOF Class of '19! 05/29/2019

EP45: Jeff Idelson - Running the Baseball Hall of Fame, the state of the game, and HOF Class of '19! Play ball! Having a career in baseball for over 30 years just sounds like a great way to earn a living, and my guest today on the #MakeYourMark podcast, Jeff Idelson, has been the President of the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown NY for 11 years! Not only has he presided over an exciting time in baseball history, but he’s made his impact on America’s pastime, and he has great stories to tell! “I got the Yankees job in December of ‘88, and I go to a kick-off cocktail party before the team is going to spring training in ‘89, I was 24 years old and he is there, and I walked right up to him and said, ‘Hey Mr. Steinbrenner, I want to introduce myself to you. I’m Jeff Idelson, I’m your new assistant PR Director.’ He puts his hands on my shoulders, and says ‘Good to have you! You’re that young man from Detroit, aren’t you?’ I said ‘No sir, I’m the young man from Boston!’ and he said ‘Great to have you on board, I have three words of advice for you. Rent, don’t buy!’. I nodded my head, you know, the sage advice from your new boss. Working for him was incredibly rewarding, very difficult guy to work for, a guy who was focused on winning, focus on putting together a product, and we were terrible when I was there. But I learned a lot from him about just being ahead of the curve, how to anticipate, how to manage relationships, it was tough love but it was perfect for me at that age.” Jeff’s career in baseball has spanned from selling hotdogs in Fenway Park, to working for the Boss, George Steinbrenner, and 25 years in Cooperstown, and we cover a wide range of baseball topics, including the chances of Pete Rose along with those suspected of steroid use to be inducted into the Hall, and the incredible HOF Class of ‘19! “I remember having a conversation with a guy named Seymour Siwoff, who bought the Elias Sports Bureau 60 years ago, in fact he still runs it, he’s like 98 now, great guy, but you want to talk about a different era. He calls me on a Saturday morning 7 o'clock and I was like, why is my phone ringing, I don’t work for the team anymore! He says ‘Hi Jeff, it’s Seymour!’ This was in 1994, the internet was just being born and he says, ‘You know I've donated every day-by-day for every player in the history of baseball to your library’ and these are giant ledger books, it’s the statistics for every guy, and he says, ‘I understand you’re going to put all those things on the internet.’ And I said, ‘Seymour, that’s the furthest thing on my mind! All that I am trying to do is to drag people to Cooperstown!’ and he says ‘Good! The internet is a fad, it’s like the hula hoop, it’s going to be gone in a few years!’” This episode was special for me as it stirred up some great memories I have within baseball, including Little League, trading baseball cards, and attending the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. This is a perfect listen for the season! “Pete Rose is a good example. When I came to the Hall in 1994, the big topic was Pete, who back in ‘91 had been banned by baseball. Arguably one of the top hitters of all time, and here you have a Hall of Fame without the all-time hits leader! But baseball’s rules for election don’t consider players who are on the ineligible list, which Pete was on and is still today, and he did nothing to show he belonged in the Hall. As you walk into every clubhouse, as I have done, and the first thing you see is, ‘Don’t Gamble on Baseball’, and Pete admitted to gambling on baseball. Now you have legalized gambling on baseball, you have casinos involved on a tangential level, yet I don’t see his candidacy changing.” “I am trying to make sure the game remains relevant to the younger generations, and it’s challenging, because you have a sport that is tried and true to its traditions, we don’t like to change things very often, and the game is a game of beauty. But as we talked about growing up, and we wondered why we love baseball so much, well, the reality is that we did not have a lot of choices, and kids and adults today have a lot of choices, and that’s why you see maybe the interest in baseball waning.” Some Topics we talk about in this episode: Introduction - 2:03 Gravitating into Baseball - 3:13 Landing with the Red Sox - 5:37 Working With the Enemy, the Yankees - 8:46 Taking Advice From The Boss - 11:58 Changing My Lifestyle - 13:37 The Hall of Fame! - 14:58 I Am The Baby Boomer - 17:01 Becoming President - 20:14 Old Timer's Game - 23:18 Should Pete Rose be in The Hall? - 29:23 What would you change in Baseball? - 30:59 It’s All About Power! - 32:31 Wrap-up and Takeaways - 37:50 How to get involved Be sure to connect with me on Social Media @MarkMoyerCoach and go to my website, to get access to the tips and strategies that my coaching clients get directly. If you’re looking for ways to Make Your Mark, send me an email and I’ll get you going right away. If you liked this episode, be sure to subscribe and leave me a quick review on iTunes. Your reviews and ratings will help me reach more people with ways to make their mark in life, business and career! /episode/index/show/markmoyer/id/9970349

EP44: JJ Birden - From Oregon (Long Jump) to Montana (Joe) - Jumping, Catching and Speaking! 05/23/2019

EP44: JJ Birden - From Oregon (Long Jump) to Montana (Joe) - Jumping, Catching and Speaking! When you think of an NFL player, it's 6’5” and 240 lbs or more. Imagine being barely 5’10”, not even 160 lbs, and playing a 9-year career! My guest on today’s #MakeYourMark podcast, JJ Birden, discusses his unexpected rise into the NFL, lessons learned from Joe Montana, and his successful sales and speaking businesses. Throw in a house full of kids, and you have quite the episode! I was always thinking about life after football, I was always thinking about the transition, planning ahead. I graduated from Oregon, and I always thought the NFL was providing me an amazing opportunity, but also what about the network, what about the opportunities afterwards, and quite frankly I never thought I would play for 9 years. When I got to year 2, year 3, I was like let’s see if we can make it to year 4, year 5, so by the time I got to my ninth year I was thinking, here I am 5’10’ and 157, one of the smallest players in the NFL, I am relatively healthy, I can stop now and be able to live a life physically well. At the same time I created some really nice relationships in the business world that made me ready to make the transition. What stands out about JJ is his passion to teach his audience about the critical importance of seizing opportunities when presented, of taking the leap and going for your dreams. We’ve all heard of those who we wonder “How did that person get there, that makes no sense?!”...JJ teaches us how to become that person! I was not the kid who was raised thinking I wanted to be an NFL football player, it never really crossed my mind, and when I got drafted by Cleveland, even then I was still thinking about getting ready for the Olympic trials. It wasn’t something I expected, I did not believe I could play for the NFL at that point. We had a superb conversation, and JJ is one of the truly nice guys who wants the best for whoever he interacts with! You’ll get plenty of advice from both of us in this episode, happy listening! This is probably the biggest thing I tell people about speaking: I want you to take your laptop and just start writing all of the different things that have happened in your life, the memories, the stories, because we all have content. You have to take time to think what happened throughout your life, what were the experiences, and collect all those moments so when you figure out your messages and what your audience is, then you can start building what that signature keynote is going to be. Not everyone is going to agree with your path, your choices and every thing that you do, it is not for them to understand your mission, your direction, your goals, it’s for you to understand it and to believe it. That’s what I’ve always focus on in different stages in my life. Some Topics we talk about in this episode: Introduction - 02:05 Born and raised in Portland - 4:15 The Buzzing Program - 5:35 Let’s try The Long Jump! 7:25 Embracing the opportunity - 10:35 Proving them wrong - 12:13 Getting injured - 17:30 Meeting Joe Montana - 20:05 Life After Football - 22:27 Being an Entrepreneur - 24:49 Running my Own Business - 26:45 Building the Signature Key Note- 29:20 You’ll Do Whatever it Takes! - 32:00 Believing in your Mission and Journey - 35:20 Speaking from the Heart - 37:59 Getting to Know People - 44:05 A Family of Eight! - 46:13 Wrap-up and Takeaways - 52:05 How to get involved Be sure to connect with me on Social Media @MarkMoyerCoach and go to my website, to get access to the tips and strategies that my coaching clients get directly. If you’re looking for ways to Make Your Mark, send me an email and I’ll get you going right away. If you liked this episode, be sure to subscribe and leave me a quick review on iTunes. Your reviews and ratings will help me reach more people with ways to make their mark in life, business and career! /episode/index/show/markmoyer/id/9890693

EP43: Russ Wilde - Front Office Sports - Must-See Media Company! 05/15/2019

EP43: Russ Wilde - Front Office Sports - Must-See Media Company! I’ve been a big fan of Front Office Sports and its newsletter almost since its debut, as it delivers daily content covering the convergence of sports and technology, along with other sports-related articles and excerpts. I was happy to capture an hour for my #MakeYourMark podcast with Russ Wilde, the very busy COO of Front Office Sports, and schoolmate of founder Adam White. “Like any sport or activity, once there's enough eyeballs and sponsorship dollars, it just opens up the floodgates, and the only ceiling is how many people will watch this stuff, which seemingly continues to grow.” What I appreciate about the strategy that Russ and Adam are following is how they are looking past the horizon, realizing that some of the big fish they are starting to catch now will only lead to a bigger bounty in the very near future. Russ and I had a very lively chat, covering a variety of topics including the Kentucky Derby controversy, why millennials might continue to attend baseball games, and the dramatic growth of FOS. “I think going to a game is still an experience that people want to have. It is becoming more corporate, and a family of 5 or 6 going to baseball game costs a lot of money. Millennials spend money on experiences. I just went last week to to a ballgame with a few of my friends. So I don't think that's necessarily going away, but I think what is going to go away is you'll have less fans buying tickets for personal use. It's no longer a family of four buying season tickets, it's Wells Fargo or Morgan Stanley or a law firm. So that's the one thing that I think is changing the most.” At 26, Russ has a super bright future ahead of him, and the direction he’s helping steer Front Office Sports will impress you. Give this a listen, you’ll see how natural of a guest Russ is! Happy Listening! “For us the biggest thing is our newsletter because we feel that’s one of our best products, and it’s a way for us to have one to one relationship with our audience. A lot of media companies want to have an app, and there are benefits to that, including the data perspective. One of the main reasons why you build an app, outside the data, is to be able to push content to people. So for us when we draw people to our newsletter, typically they stick, and that’s a way for us to keep in the news feed every day with that platform.” Some Topics we talk about in this episode: Introduction - 0:50 College life and sports in Miami - 5:20 The Creation of Front Office Sports - 9:58 Morning Brew style - 11:26 Kentucky Derby controversy - 13:36 Betting in sports! - 15.35 Brands diving in - 17:10 Streaming or Live sports? - 17:63 A smart way to save money - 21:10 It is not just about selling out! - 23:10 Crawling before you walk - 24:67 Two Passion Points: Sports and Business - 28:22 Sponsoring and Media Companies - 29:25 The Only Competition is Ourselves - 30:13 FOS Production - 32:54 Growing the audience - 33:41 Target Market - 35:30 Living your dream - 36.43 Wrap-up and Takeaways - 38:15 How to get involved Be sure to connect with me on Social Media @MarkMoyerCoach and go to my website, to get access to the tips and strategies that my coaching clients get directly. If you’re looking for ways to Make Your Mark, send me an email and I’ll get you going right away. If you liked this episode, be sure to subscribe and leave me a quick review on iTunes. Your reviews and ratings will help me reach more people with ways to make their mark in life, business and career! /episode/index/show/markmoyer/id/9800147

EP42: Otis "Hoop" Hooper - USAF Pilot / American Ninja Warrior / Ironman Triathlete - That’s all? 05/08/2019

EP42: Otis "Hoop" Hooper - USAF Pilot / American Ninja Warrior / Ironman Triathlete - That’s all? Whenever I think I have a plate that is completely full, I have a guest like Otis “Hoop” Hooper on my #MakeYourMark podcast to remind me how accomplished some people can truly be! Hoop not only has served our country for almost 20 years as a pilot, but has some many other accomplishments under his belt, and wait until you hear about being on American Ninja Warrior! And that’s just the tip of the iceberg... I had no desire to be a pilot, but what I did enjoy was leading and inspiring others, affecting change. So while I was there over the 4 years we listened to many different leaders, learned about the military history, and what I observed was those in the Air Force who would affect change the most were the leaders of the organizations, they were pilots, so I figured out that for me the fastest way to affect change and to lead was to be a pilot, and so that’s why I decided to become a pilot. What really stands out about Hoop in my mind is his ability to focus, to put a beacon on what he wants to achieve, and once he’s set his mind to it, it gets done. Just imagine not wanting to necessarily become a USAF pilot, but doing so in order to lead. Think about how hard it is to swim with 3000 other swimmers starting an Ironman Triathlon, and hear how Hoop got through it. While I was deployed I had my first son in 2003, and so during that period I realized I was not the kind of father I wanted to be, just absent all the time, so I decided to make a shift from active duty to National Guard, I didn’t know anything about the guard, it was on of the best kept secrets in the military, so I started talking to some guard guys and they explained me how it works. I found a Guard Unit in D.C. that also flew airplanes, had a similar mision, so I transferred and applied for an instructed pilot position. They had a VIP mission, so I started doing that and I really enjoyed it, and starting in 2005 I flew those for 12 years. Hoop and I covered a ton of ground, and offer up advice not just for servicemembers looking to transition into civilian life, but for anyone who feel like they’re in a bit of a rut. Give this episode a good listen, Hoop truly impresses! Recruiting command was out in San Antonio, Texas, and they were specifically trying to increase the African-American representation at pilot training, because the statistics are not good, including women as well. So they asked me to come on board and target specific conventions, different seminars and to help the process, and the ones who were interested in flying to get into the program. You’ve trained for this moment, just trust your training, and I got through it. I think a lot of those things can apply to military. We trained for a long time, and doing what we’ve done, it is just about translating the skills that we have into where we are today, and just taking the first step. Once you start doing that process and get into the rhythm, you just go for it. So for me the event itself was not the hard part, it was getting in my own head. Afterburner is a group of what we call elite military professionals, Air Force Pilots, Navy Seals, Army Rangers, VIP pilots as myself, and what we do is we go and talk to both big and small businesses, and we just talk about the process that we use in the military to accomplish a mission. It is not complicated, but we explain how we plan in the military, how we brief the plan, we’re going to execute and most importantly at the end of that we debrief, and we debrief for the process and the purpose of accelerating future performance, and we repeat that cycle. And we talk to businesses about the importance of doing those steps in that order, to do it efficiently. Some Topics we talk about in this episode: Introduction - 02:23 Born and raised in Virginia - 05:58 Living in a Karate School - 6:20 Leading, inspiring and affecting change - 8:08 The hard task of refuelling - 12:53 Being part of the 09/11 afterwards - 15:28 Transition into Instructoring - 16:03 Flying for Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama - 18:25 Increasing African-American representation - 21:15 The Challenge of Recruitment - 22:30 Serving the Country through the Military Life - 24:43 Being part of American Ninja Warrior - 26:00 Watching behind the scenes 29:53 The Ironman - 31:21 Training hard to execute well - 35:28 Beating the time - 37:68 Afterburners league - 40:44 Incorporating personal story into the speech - 44:21 Sky rocking it - 45:26 Mastering Yourself in Acting 48:31 Wrap-up and Takeaways - 51:20 How to get involved Be sure to connect with me on Social Media @MarkMoyerCoach and go to my website, to get access to the tips and strategies that my coaching clients get directly. If you’re looking for ways to Make Your Mark, send me an email and I’ll get you going right away. If you liked this episode, be sure to subscribe and leave me a quick review on iTunes. Your reviews and ratings will help me reach more people with ways to make their mark in life, business and career! /episode/index/show/markmoyer/id/9698825

EP41: Derrick Furlow - Helping Athletes Impact, Inspire and Empower 04/24/2019

EP41: Derrick Furlow - Helping Athletes Impact, Inspire and Empower The “Get Out of Arkansas” Plan! Nothing against Arkansas, but my guest today on the #MakeYourMark podcast, Derrick Furlow Jr., made a commitment to overcome a severe injury in football, attend a top college program, and be able to provide for himself and his family for years to come. Hear about the obstacles he has overcome to become a leader in helping athletes transition out of their sport. “Getting out of the operating room, I had this brace on my left leg, and when I touched it I asked, ‘Hey doc what’s this brace on my leg?’. His reply changed my life forever, ‘the brace is for your ACL’. It wasn’t even torn! In that moment I became obsolete on the football landscape; my dreams, my goals, everything I’ve been working on had been taken away. I remember one day crying, sitting on my bed, using this machine to rehab, and I heard this voice saying ‘I gave you this football stage for the glorification of my kingdom and you are using that stage for your own purposes, so I had to take it away to get your attention’, and that moment my life changed forever, because it gave me a different perspective.” If you join Derrick and I in a room full of current and former athletes, we’ll show you how to leverage your athletic skill set into business success. Derrick can show you the mindset needed using his college football background experiences, and I’ll follow it up with the how to’s on getting in front of the right people in business and entrepreneurship to get you to that higher level. Make sure you give this one a listen, it’s non-stop energy and advice! “The crazy thing is that I was with the number one recruiting class in the country. I had to prove why I was there. This was not the road I thought I was going to take, there were a lot of undefined things I had to redefine. I hadn’t played a game in a year, the stadium seats 107,000 people, and I have to prove this to myself and to the coaches. I didn’t have the easy route. I knew what I had to do to get to that point, I had to do what I expected to do, and I exceeded it.” Derrick is such an engaging, funny, caring and knowledgeable guy, and has lots of great advice for you, happy listening! “I sat down and asked myself, ‘What made me a leader in sports? What did I do to make me one of the best of the best?’ And I thought, we learned our playbook and we studied our opponents. So we’re going to see different scenarios and we’re going to practice it, and it is going to be recorded. While we watch it we’ll make adjustments and corrections, and then we’re going to go back and practice again. So the next day we know what to say, or not to say. I started doing this on a regular basis, I became really good at selling, and I could duplicate it. Sure enough my sales started to go up, my sales team started to go up, and it became really easy.” “Sports gives you the opportunity of controlling the environment. You watch it and you can take things from it. Athletes who people look up to and admire, you can take things from them and apply them directly to your life and achieve the same level of success in your life and your business.” Some Topics we talk about in this episode: Introduction - 01:24 Growing up in Georgia - 03:23 Rapper or Sports? - 06:35 Rush for 2200 Yards, and Live Happily Ever After - 09:40 To control Freedom and Control my Happiness - 12:50 Junior to Senior year - 14:35 Obsolete on the Football Landscape - 16:38 A Different Perspective in Life - 17:50 Deciding My Future after the Injury - 20:45 Taking the Difficult Route - 21:54 Focusing on Something Bigger than Me - 26:26 Start Preparing Before the Moment Hits - 32:55 Torn ACL Leads to Uncertain Future - 36:19 Relevant tools, from Sales to Real Life - 38:00 What the Game Taught Me vs What I Gave the Game - 40:35 Decode Your Own Message - 44:45 Struggling After Sports - 47:48 What Athletes Bring to the Table - 49:13 Wrap-up and Takeaways - 52:24 How to get involved Be sure to connect with me on Social Media @MarkMoyerCoach and go to my website, to get access to the tips and strategies that my coaching clients get directly. If you’re looking for ways to Make Your Mark, send me an email and I’ll get you going right away. If you liked this episode, be sure to subscribe and leave me a quick review on iTunes. Your reviews and ratings will help me reach more people with ways to make their mark in life, business and career! /episode/index/show/markmoyer/id/9511346

EP40: Jesse Winchester - Rebounding from an NHL career-ending concussion 04/17/2019

EP40: Jesse Winchester - Rebounding from an NHL career-ending concussion One hit and an awkward fall into the boards was all it took to end an NHL career. My guest today on the #MakeYourMark podcast, Jesse Winchester, had just signed a two year deal with the Colorado Avalanche, and was looking forward to a great season with his new teammates before a severe concussion in the pre-season took that all away. And I don’t think I’ve had a more grateful and appreciative guest! You’ll hear about his less traditional entry into the NHL, backyard rinks, and the year + recovery needed to rebound from his injury. Because the symptoms persisted, it was a little bit depressing, but with time I got better. It sucks that I cannot play hockey anymore, but I’ve been able to transition into coaching because I still have that love for the game. I probably missed out on a year of earning potential, but I had a pretty good run. Once I got through that darkness, I have great memories, and I am healthy now, excited for what's ahead. Jesse and I spoke about how a concussion leaves you injured in ways that are not visible to teammates and others, how visiting a grocery store was almost impossible, and life after the NHL. We focus on the need for further resources for retired athletes, along with the importance (and difficulties) of preparing for life after sport while you are still playing. I was fortunate to receive a full scholarship from Colgate. My first year was really rough, but going into my second year, my body and my skills all came together, and I started to become an impactful player at that level and received some recognition and scouting advice from people. I realized I might be able to have the chance one day to play somewhere professionally. This was a special episode as we dove deep into how an injury can be mentally and physically traumatic, and how family and friends play such a pivotal role after retirement. Please give this a listen, especially if you are a current or retired athlete, you’ll be glad you did. My mentor was one of my best friends and coach at the time, and we had a real chat about whether or not I thought I could still improve at the college level, or if I was ready to embark on a professional level. I made the decision to come back to Colgate, graduated with my buddies - my teammates - and tried to focus on really preparing myself for a pro career in my senior year. After that I had pretty much pick of the litter, probably over a dozen teams to choose from, and I chose Ottawa because they were going to put me in a game right after my collegiate season was over. When my buddies were finishing senior spring and I had to balance the workload there, honestly it was a fantastic experience. I had tons of support, my teammates from college trekked on the bus and watched my first game, and it was very, very special. You know, those are memories I will have for the rest of my life, and they are also a big part of helping me to reach my goals and dreams! I was that kind of guy just driven to compete and play, and there was the frustration of not getting better on my time. Being around the guys and trying to not feel like you're hiding something, and you look like you´re fine, but you´re not. I think it’s important to have a solid network of family and friends. I wasn't able to connect with my teammates, they were on the road and I had to stay back. But the sun comes up in Denver, and that’s where we enjoyed exploring the mountains. I tried my best to get back to playing, and made the best decision ultimately. I don´t wanna go through that again, but it is part of my journey, and minus that year, I have pretty nice memories of hockey to look back on, and that what I choose to focus on now. I was never super secure, I was replaceable in the NHL. Looking back probably I wish I could have spent more time looking ahead, but I don't know how that would have worked out for me. There are guys who are super established, they are going anywhere they want, and are able to develop other interests. I would have loved to recognize that sooner, but I don't know if I would have been able to change it because I was so focused on skating. The opportunity is there. Some Topics we talk about in this episode: Introduction - 0:40 Getting into hockey - 2:50 It might lead to something - 6:20 Colgate University and Scholarship - 7:50 Getting the balance in a young age - 10:40 Wanted to play professionally - 14:00 Finland-bound - 18:20 Coming back to the NHL - 20:10 Contract with Colorado - 22:10 Suffering a severe concussion - 23:00 What the symptoms were - 25:45 Facing the symptoms - 27:20 Advice for other concussion sufferers - 28:50 What's next - 32:25 What the NHL offers for career planning? - 35:40 Resources from the Player’s Association - 41:40 What athletes bring to a business - 48:25 LinkedIn as a networking tool - 50:25 Hit Your Mark - 55:20 Wrap-up and Takeaways - 56:40 How to get involved Be sure to connect with me on Social Media @MarkMoyerCoach and go to my website, to get access to the tips and strategies that my coaching clients get directly. If you’re looking for ways to Make Your Mark, send me an email and I’ll get you going right away. If you liked this episode, be sure to subscribe and leave me a quick review on iTunes. Your reviews and ratings will help me reach more people with ways to make their mark in life, business and career! /episode/index/show/markmoyer/id/9428426

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