After the Game: Bridging the Gap from Winning Athlete to Thriving Entrepreneur

by Jay Dixon

Overview

What if you could harness the many invaluable lessons you learned as a college or professional athlete and apply them to your professional and personal life? In After the Game, Jay Dixon, a former D1 athlete and founder of SuccessCoach.com, combines athletic insights with data-supported mindset elements, in partnership with Harvard psychologist and peak performance coach Geraldine Anathan.

Crafted in the tradition of wisdom-rich business fables and in collaboration with multi-bestselling author Alice Sullivan to vividly bring the characters and narrative to life, After the Game combines a page-turning fictional narrative with a wealth of real-life lessons and insights designed to inform, advise, and inspire budding entrepreneurs and future CEOs.

You’ll discover:

• research that proves athletes are perfectly suited to own and lead businesses
• ten mindset elements that are crucial to your success at work and in life
• seven hands-on lessons that will accelerate your journey from idea to ownership
• a proven playbook to become a CEO eleven years faster than typical routes
• how self-awareness and emotional intelligence are vital on your path to CEO
• how to build a successful independent enterprise and achieve substantial personal growth
• . . . and much more.

With billions of dollars’ worth of small businesses set to be sold or passed down as baby boomers move into their retirement years, opportunities abound for savvy entrepreneurs to learn to acquire, lead, and sell those businesses—and no demographic is more poised and prepared to do so than former athletes.

This is your time. Don’t stand on the sidelines another minute. Get up, get ready, and get back in the action. A glorious new future awaits.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781637632680
Publisher:	Forefront Books
Publication date:	04/02/2024
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	701,781
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Jay is an expert at the intersection of sports and business, having cofounded three companies and consulted or participated in 50+ transactions. After a successful career consulting other business owners of companies, both big and small, along with supporting research, Jay contends the athletic education is the link between mediocrity and greatness in business. He started an elite accelerator for athletes, SuccessCoach.com, that blends the mindset strategies of elite CEOs and an actionable playbook to transition athletic talents into thriving business ventures.

Jay was a student-athlete at the University of Nevada where he played football. He has a master’s in English Literature from National University and has been recognized for Business Excellence in Venture Capital / Private Equity from Columbia Business School where he has pursued his MBA as well. 

Editorial Reviews

I love After the Game. It resonates so deeply not only with me but any athlete at any level.

BRIAN DE LA PUENTE

Spreadsheets don’t create synergies, PEOPLE do.

DONNA HITSCHERICH

As a former Los Angeles Dodger who transitioned into entrepreneurship, I deeply resonate with the message in Jay Dixon’s After the Game. This book brilliantly bridges the gap between athletic discipline and business acumen. Dixon’s insights are a practical guide for any athlete looking to redefine success beyond the field. A must-read for those ready to channel their athletic ability into entrepreneurial triumphs.

TYLER ADKISON

As a seasoned talent executive, I am thoroughly impressed by After the Game. This book is a critical tool for former athletes to navigate the challenging transition from sports to entrepreneurship. The unique blend of mindset coaching and practical business acquisition strategies shown is innovative and necessary. After the Game is an essential read for anyone aspiring to redefine their identity and achieve entrepreneurial excellence post-sports career.

STEVEN DEVALL

When the final whistle blows on their sports careers, many athletes struggle to find their purpose. In After the Game, Jay Dixon provides the necessary insight to guide players through answering ‘What’s next?’ After the Game is a necessary resource for both current and former athletes.

STEPHANIE GEOSITS

Your mindset is everything as a business leader. Everyone wants to be part of a winning organization...After the Game!

SONNY THADANI

After the Game brings the reader the necessary and indispensable tools for any successful transition into business, entrepreneurship, or a trade with the knowledge that has been proven to be successful by some of the best athletes in the world. The classrooms, locker rooms, and fields of college and professional sports are constant proving grounds for individual growth, character development, and overcoming adversity. After the Game provides access to the training camp for success and wisdom of its application for the toughest business fields in the world.

DEMAURICE SMITH

After the Game is an excellent road map that shows athletes how they can use their skillsets from sports to succeed in the business world and shows business leaders how athletes can make excellent employees and leaders. After the Game focuses on self-awareness and emotional intelligence, vital pieces to being successful and prosperous! This book will help a lot of people achieve the success that their heart desires!

MARQUES OGDEN

Whether you are leaving a career in sports, transitioning between companies or industries, or finally achieving that long-desired promotion, After the Game is indispensable reading for anyone experiencing a significant career change.

PAUL INGRAM

As a former athlete turned business leader, After the Game outlines the key characteristics one learns in sports and can apply to business.

DANNY WADHAMS