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Marques Ogden, NAPSA & NFL alumnus, discusses how NAPSA changed his life. The National Athletic and Professional Success Academy helps athletes apply their skills and thrive in the corporate world.
Gus Frerotte, 15-year NFL veteran, Pro Bowler, and NAPSA alumnus, interviews Brad Mitchell, Founder of NAPSA, on the Huddle Up with Gus podcast to discuss NAPSA and its impact on former athletes.

Marques Ogden, NAPSA & NFL alumnus, interviews Brad Mitchell, Founder of NAPSA, on The Lev & Marques Show.

Brad Mitchell, Founder of NAPSA, and Marques Ogden, NAPSA & NFL alumnus, join the FUTRSPRT podcast to discuss NAPSA and its impact on former athletes (25:00 to 39:00).
 
Additional Articles
​September 2023
Why Athletes Can Make Successful Entrepreneurs

BIG EAST Hosts Transition Game Program For Women's Basketball Student Athletes

​August 2023
Senators release draft bill addressing NIL reform in college sports

Batting for business: England's Jos Buttler on investing, Ben Stokes and life after sport

Player 22 Program to Evolve, Include Support for Player-led Small Businesses

​July 2023
Campbell Trophy Summit assembling 300 scholar athletes next month to share powerful career development concepts while exchanging ideas to foster personal growth and empowerment

“Business Doesn’t Really Work Like That…”: 5 Time Olympian Turned Businessman Shaun White Breaks His Silence on the Harsh Transition From an Athlete to Entrepreneur

​June 2023
Study: College Athletes Have Better Academic, Life Outcomes

Scarlet Knight for Life Builds Career Supporting Rutgers Athletics​

Mind games: Adjusting to life after sports

​May 2023
'We all play the sport of life': Two UB football players' mission to help student athletes find identity and purpose
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Training for life after skating: Speedskater prepares for next phase of his life

​April 2023
Project LAND: In Step with Former Student-Athletes as They Discover What's Next

Above the Rim Summit prepares women's basketball players for professional path, life after game

Tips for Staying Happy & Healthy in Life After Sports

​March 2023
The Simple Strategy That Helped Myron Rolle Transition from NFL Player to Neurosurgeon

Bryan Habana urges athletes to consider life after sport

​February 2023
'I don't miss a freakin' thing': Albert Pujols enjoying retirement after 22-year MLB career

Legendary Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski on NCAA criticism and his life since retiring

OT: Transitioning to college and life after high school sports

January 2023
What Happens to Athletes After College Sports

How pro athletes find their career after retirement

December 2022
Oklahoma State Student-Athletes Receiving Training for Life After Athletic Competition

Julius Wilkerson is prepared for life after football

Step Into The Room: The Student-Athlete Leadership Series

​November 2022
Beyond the sport: Texas man shares struggles finding purpose after college swimming career

San Diego State Hosts Dinner with an Aztec

October 2022
Kent State launches ready FLASH program

Game Plan Work Experience Program aims to assist athletes in transition from sports world to business world

'Life After' Docuseries to Premiere on Prime Video, Features 12 Retired NFL Players

September 2022
Misty Buck Joins Former NFL Player Marques Ogden to Talk About The Struggles of Life After Sports on Top-Rated Podcast

Documentary 'After The Roar' Looks At Men's Mental Health Post Sports Retirement

​August 2022
Athletes learn about life after sport with Athlete 365

​Tim Hightower's Speech Highlights Spider Leadership Kickoff Event

The real reason golf has helped pro athletes in retirement

July 2022
Game Plan Launches Groundbreaking College Athlete Career Development 'Academies' Program

Front Office Sports Second Acts: Andrew Hawkins

June 2022
Bottoms up: Newly-retired ex-Eagles star (and N.J. native) has big business plans with a grain of truth

From the field to the boardroom: what business can learn from sport

Athlete/entrepreneur Vedral turns baking into business

May 2022
Can Being A Former Athlete Give An Advantage In Business? Award Winning Businessman, Speaker, & Author Angel Carmona Believes So In His Book "Boxer To Businessman"

Use Visualization to Speak Like an Athlete

​April 2022
Five Lessons Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Athletes

Imposter Syndrome Affects The Highest-Level Competitors In Sports And Business

Alumni commitment launches Student-Athlete Entrepreneurship Initiative

March 2022
TCU's Business School Lending Hand to Athletes Navigating NIL

By Investing In Girls' Sports Today, Businesses Help Create The Leaders Of Tomorrow

February 2022
From Super Bowl Winner To CEO: Four Entrepreneurship Lessons Learned

Legacy grant provides $2 million to Los Angeles communities

What marketers can learn from Olympic athletes' performance training

​​​​January 2022
New Mentorship Program, Athlete Women Empowered, Helps Young BIPOC Athletes Overcome Barriers and Prepare for Life After Sport

4 Business Lessons from Super Bowl Champ and Angel Investor Jerod Mayo

​​​December 2021
LIFE AFTER FOOTBALL: Ryan Shazier releases book on November 30 about his post-Steelers journey, Walking Miracle

​Spiders Host Successful Professional Development Week
 
Why 169 former NFL players have turned to coaching high school football

​​​November 2021
From the Gridiron to Pit Road: Nittany Lion football alums looking to rise up the ranks at one of NASCAR's premier teams

Food, Family And Life Beyond Football: Catching Up With NFL Hall Of Famer, Warren Sapp

​​​​October 2021
Former NFL Player Wale Ogunleye Teaches Wealth Management to Current Athletes

Visa opens a new path for former NFL players: as Fortune 500 executives

​Giving Nebraska an Advantage With CliftonStrengths

​​​September 2021
Former NFL Player and Morgan Stanley Advisor Manages Billions For Clients, Including Fellow Athletes
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'I'm still competing': Former NFL player comes home to Darlington as pit crew member

​​​August 2021
Going for gold taught these Olympic athletes how to succeed in life

IOC reinforces engagement and support for the athlete community

Life after gold: How winning trained these Olympians to face the unexpected

​​​July 2021
Warren Buffett allowed Ndamukong Suh to shadow him for several weeks. The NFL star shared his 3 key takeaways

Inside the journey of Notre Dame's David Adams and finding life after the cheering stops

​​​June 2021
Study: College Athletes Have Better Academic, Life Outcomes

The Players Trunk: Student-run business helps former athletes earn revenues

Democrats Propose Bill Making College Athletes Employees, Granting Right To Unionize

​​​May 2021
From pain to purpose: FSU's Stevenson serves as inspiration for life after football

Baton Rouge researcher helps former athletes transition to life after sports

​​​April 2021
Separation Mindset: Super Bowl Champ Marques Colston Is Paving a Path for Retired Athletes

How NFL players are thinking about life after football

NFL vet turned UBS exec launches 2 financial literacy initiatives

​​​March 2021
Emmitt Smtih and More NFL Players Are Turning to LinkedIn After Football Is Over - Here's Why!

Career fair helps former NFL players find new careers

​​February 2021
Former pro football player-turned-chef finds success as Black business owner, humanitarian

After Retiring, Is Broadcasting Next for Philip Rivers?

Former NFL Player and Banking Trailblazer Team Up to Even the Playing Field for Middle Market Investment Opportunities

​​January 2021
Floyd Little Had Blueprint For Successful Career After Football

J.J. Watt Among Athletic Brewing Investors As N/A Beer Growth Accelerates

​​December 2020
Wale Ogunleye Heads New UBS Athletes and Entertainers Client Segment

Pat McAfee Has Continued to Earn a Nice Living Since Retiring From the NFL

Michael Strahan Has a Crucial Piece of Advice for Athletes Entering the Business World

​​November 2020
Inside The Mind Of Elite Athletes Who Become Outstanding Business Leaders

Lebron James, Superstar Athletes Taking Their Talents to Business World

​​October 2020
NFL Tight End Marcedes Lewis Talks Balancing Football, Business

Patrick Mahomes is Latest Athlete to Invest in Recovery Technology

Malcolm Jenkins Starts VC Fund With Other NFL Players on Board

​​September 2020
Washington Hires Former Player as NFL's First Black Team President

NBA Players Spent Their Time In Quarantine Learning New Skills

​August 2020
NFL Athletes Gain Valuable Experience Through NFLPA Career Development Programs

NFL player Bobby Wagner is joining a VC firm alongside former Amazon and Microsoft Executives

Former NFL Player Justin Forsett On His Hustle To Entrepreneurial Success After Football

​July 2020
Ex-NFL player in Chandler sets out new career

WNBA All-Star MVP Erica Wheeler Builds Out Career On and Off The Court

June 2020
NFL Expands Life Skills Program to Prep College Players for Life After the Game

How Pro Athletes Are Empowering Female and Minority Entrepreneurs

​McAllen native, NFL business manager opens path for other Hispanic athletes

​May 2020
Player Turned Agent EJ Scott Follows A Different NFL Career Path

Malcolm Jenkins Charting A Path From Football to Film

April 2020
Everyday Champions: Morgan Finds 'New Purpose'

Drew Brees' Smart Investments Are Setting Him up for Life After Football

Two Former NFL Players Teamed up to Open an Unlikely Business

March 2020
NFL players find a life after football: Franchising

Plan for Amazing

February 2020
My New Purpose

Athletes Turn to Tech to Prolong Careers On And Off The Field

​Athlete x Media Summit: Where Sport Meets Business

January 2020
Stanback Building Strong Business Foundation Following NFL

Chargers Business Alliance Hosts "Business After Football" Event

December 2019
Jonathan Stewart Gets Creative In Business Following NFL Career

From Football Franchise to Cupcake Franchise

Why Athlete Retirement Transitions Can Be So Devastating

November 2019
What Professional Sports Can Teach Us About Career Transitions

13 athletes who have become successful owners of fast-food franchises

October 2019
'All I want to be is effective': Inside Champ Bailey's transition from Hall of Fame football player to burgeoning entrepreneur

Miami Dolphins In Partnership With Athlete Transition U Host 2019 Dolphins Business Combine​

Buckeyes Doss, Ballard detail football to business transition

September 2019
NFL star Adrian Peterson made close to $100 million but apparently can't pay his debts

The real reasons why NFL players go broke

August 2019
NFLPA Inspiring Players To Be More Than An Athlete

The fifth quarter: What NFL players do after football

From athlete to businessman: Life after the NFL

July 2019
What Are You Waiting For?

Letter to My Younger Self

​June 2019
NFL Helps Former Players Succeed In New Business Ventures

A Force On The Bobsled Track, Aja Evans Is Finding The Tools To Become A Force In Her Next Career, Too

Chase Minnifield Looks To Shift Entrepreneurial Stigmas for Athletes

May 2019
Cal Athletics to establish program to prepare student-athletes for life after graduation

​The 8 D's to Success: How (Being) A Great Student-Athlete Makes (You) A Great Employee

April 2019
Detroit Lions Linebacker Devon Kennard Is Thinking Beyond His Playing Career

MBAs help athletes plan for life after the game

How Ryan Nece Turned Success On the Field to Success in Business

March 2019
NFL player who saves nearly 90% of his income teaches a money class at Penn called 'Life 101'

Green Bay Packers players pick five organizations for social justice grants
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February 2019
Former NFL Player Andrew Hawkins Is Building a New Career Playbook

How Michael Strahan Took Control of His Post-Football Career

National Basketball Retired Players Association Expands Horizons With NASA Partnership

January 2019
Former Athletes and Business: 'The Breeze of Opportunity Is Always Blowing'

NFL Player to Design Collection for Chicago Shoe Company

December 2018
What Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Former NFL Athletes

James Franklin Reveals the Key to Building Leaders


The Increasingly Stronger Case For Hiring 'Athlete' Employees

November 2018
How 'Last Chance U' and American Football are reshaping television

Paul Posluszny Retires After 11 NFL Seasons

October 2018
When athletes retire we face the most difficult question: who are we?

NFL players' surprising performance hack: going vegan

​Dolphins rookie linebacker quits football on eve of camp. Here's his explanation why

September 2018
7 sports strategies you can use to succeed in business
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23% of NFL Retirees are Small Business Owners

August 2017
Arizona QB Khalil Tate's Tweet May Spark a Revolutionary Change in the NCAA

How Two NFL Retirees Are Tackling Their Challenges With A Strong Game Plan

These professional athletes are all taking the same class at Harvard right now

July 2017
7 sports strategies you can use to succeed in business

Gossett Family Makes Historic $21.25 Million Gift to the University of Maryland

June 2017
From Retired Athlete To Valued Employee: The Attributes That Show You Have What It Takes

Former NFL Star Eddie George's Next Act: Preparing College Kids for the Harsh Reality of the Business World

Super Bowl champion-turned-entrepreneur: I've noticed a gap in knowledge about private investing

May 2017
23% of NFL Retirees are Small Business Owners

Target helps NFL players, including Teddy Bridgewater, think about their next careers

April 2017
Numbers game: Analytics spreading through college football

6 reasons former athletes find success after college

Wall Street's Endangered Species: The College Jock

March 2017
Lions DE takes Wall Street Gig while living on 15 percent of NFL salary

How college football players adapt to career-ending injuries

February 2017
Former Steeler Will Allen dives into energy industry after NFL career

How the NCAA is helping student athletes get jobs with Fortune 500 companies

The Seven Leadership Secrets of Great Team Captains

January 2018
More Students Studying Sports as Academic Subject

Misgivings Diminish the Mighty NFL's Swagger

December 2017
NFLPA and Fanatics team up to help players prepare for life after football

Ruth Ann Dailey: Why football fumbles its future

How the Miami Dolphins Are Turning Their Players Into Entrepreneurs

November 2017
How To Transition Successfully From Retired Athlete To Business Professional

5 Things Athletes Won't Admit About Life After Sport

October 2017
After the Game: LinkedIn Data Shows The Jobs NFL Players Fill When They Retire

Game over: how professional athletes can have a career after sport

​Why Athletes Make Great Entrepreneurs

September 2017
Why Your Company Needs To Hire Varsity Athletes

​Moving on from sports: A college athlete's greatest challenge

August 2017
Retiring from the NFL is terrifying, especially if you're not ready to leave

From winemakers to neurosurgeons, these 15 former NFL players got a second chance and a new career.

Why a Former Student-Athlete Will Be Your Best Employee

July 2017
95% of Fortune 500 CEOs Were Athletes

The Athlete Transition: Struggling with Identity After Sport

June 2017
Former Pittsburgh Steelers Guard John Malecki: Using the past to build the future

The Trap

​These 9 successful CEOs all played sports in college

May 2017
5 Reasons Why 80% Of Retired NFL Players Go Broke

​Three Traits Athletes Possess That Can Lead To Success Off The Field

April 2017
Why Your Next Employee Should Be A Former Student Athlete

5 Lessons on Becoming a Corporate Athlete

​Why You Should Fill Your Company With 'Athletes'

March 2017
"Investment for Impact" offers current, former NFL players link to business world

​Why Athletes Need to Start Planning Now for their Second Career

February 2017
NFL Business of Music Boot Camp

ESPN's 'Broke' Looks At The Many Ways Athletes Lose Their Money

Life after the NFL a challenge for many

January 2017
Athletes more prepared for real world?​

For retired NFL players, most challenging 'season' just beginning
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