The Wide Open Road

The Wide Open Road

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The Wide Open Road podcast series shares the stories of retired professional athletes about their own career transition journeys to help current athletes prepare for the road in front of them for life after sport. When professional sporting careers come to an end a whole new personal journey begins and for many athletes life after sport is filled with fear, self-doubt and uncertainty. And these fears can lead to disastrous consequences. Alcohol and drug abuse, domestic violence, marriage breakdown and suicide. The Wide Open Road podcast series is a resource dedicated to helping current athletes prepare for life after sport by using the experiences of those that came before them in a format that is conversational, informal and informative.

Episodes

Thursday Jul 18, 2019

Dr Bridie O'Donnell on Determination, Diversity & Perspective

Thursday Jul 18, 2019

Thursday Jul 18, 2019

Former UCI World Hour cycling record holder and physician Dr Bridie O’Donnell shares her incredible story and reinforces the importance of determination, diversity and perspective.

Presented by Edward Kemp. To contact Ed, email edward_kemp@bigpond.com or connect with him on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/edwardgkemp

Thursday Jul 04, 2019

Sean Wellman on Preparing For Life After Sport

Thursday Jul 04, 2019

Thursday Jul 04, 2019

Retired AFL premiership player Sean Wellman shares the importance of preparing for life after sport early, how his parents urged him to have something to fall back on in case his career ended suddenly and how on field lessons helped him build his own business.

Presented by Edward Kemp. To contact Ed, email edward_kemp@bigpond.com or connect with him on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/edwardgkemp

Monday Jun 10, 2019

From Olympic rower to business owner with Cameron McKenzie-McHarg

Monday Jun 10, 2019

Monday Jun 10, 2019

Olympic rowing silver medallist Cameron McKenzie-McHarg talks about his business and how rowing provided him many life lessons.

Presented by Edward Kemp. To contact Ed, email edward_kemp@bigpond.com or connect with him on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/edwardgkemp

Monday Jun 03, 2019

When injury forces you to retire with Ben Darwin

Monday Jun 03, 2019

Monday Jun 03, 2019

Retired Australian Rugby Union International player Ben Darwin broke his neck and had to retire immediately. We speak with Ben about experience in having no choice but to retire and the genesis of his business GainLine Analytics.

Presented by Edward Kemp. To contact Ed, email edward_kemp@bigpond.com or connect with him on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/edwardgkemp

Thursday May 23, 2019

Lesson from Lachie Mitchell, Retired Australian Rugby Union player

Thursday May 23, 2019

Thursday May 23, 2019

Retired Australian Rugby Union player Lachie Mitchell chats with Ed about Lachie’s career transition journey and the lessons he has learnt.

Presented by Edward Kemp. To contact Ed, email edward_kemp@bigpond.com or connect with him on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/edwardgkemp

Thursday May 23, 2019

How athletes can effectively transition to life after sport with David Parkin

Thursday May 23, 2019

Thursday May 23, 2019

AFL coaching legend and educator David Parkin talks about the importance of a balance in sport as a way to help prepare athletes transition to the next phase of their lives.

Presented by Edward Kemp. To contact Ed, email edward_kemp@bigpond.com or connect with him on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/edwardgkemp

Thursday May 23, 2019

From Australian Rugby Union to the corporate world with Alistair Campbell

Thursday May 23, 2019

Thursday May 23, 2019

Alistair Campbell, Retired Australian Rugby Union International player, chats with Ed about his transition from sport to the corporate world.

Presented by Edward Kemp. To contact Ed, email edward_kemp@bigpond.com or connect with him on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/edwardgkemp