Season 1 – Playbook for Prosperity Episodes
EPISODE 5 – How Suffering, Faith and Blessings Can Open Doors
with Ben Utecht
NFL Legend & Super Bowl Champion
EPISODE 4 – Business Insights from Pro Football Hall of Famer, Will Shields
with Will Shields
EPISODE 3 – Tues Oct 1 at 2pm CST
with Lamarr Houston
EPISODE 2 – INNOVATIVE NFL LEGEND-ENTREPRENEUR
with Jordan Zumwalt
Jordan Zumwalt founded TOAST Targets to revolutionize the shooting target industry. With a passion for shooting sports, he aimed to create high-quality, eco-friendly targets that enhance the shooting experience. TOAST Targets quickly gained recognition for their durable, innovative designs, focusing on sustainability and performance to support the U.S. military and law enforcement.
EPISODE 1 – LESSONS IN PERSEVERANCE
with Isaiah Stanback
Two-time Emmy Award-winning NFL Analyst and NFL Legend, Isaiah Stanback shares his story of overcoming adversity through grit, determination, resiliency and maintaining a positive attitude. Isaiah shares his story in this in-depth podcast.
Andy Schroeder
Founder & Host
Since 1995, Andy Schroeder, founder of Ascending Athletes, has helped numerous athletes make a successful transition into the business world. He understands the challenges of this journey after collegiate and professional athletics.
He founded Ascending Athletes to help elite athletes achieve their career goals beyond sports. It’s an organization dedicated to helping current and former professional athletes, along with their significant others, gain the tools, skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to prepare, identify, and land the business opportunity that best meets the needs of each individual. Andy understands the difficulties, challenges and frustrations athletes face in their life after sports and at Ascending Athletes, they strive to make this next step in life as smooth and successful as possible by bringing together players and top national employers along with franchise and entrepreneurship opportunities. To assist Former NFL Players, Ascending Athletes brings its Business Owners Summits, Business Symposium and the NFL Legends Business Network – Super Bowl Event to various areas throughout the U.S. These events bring together professional athletes and national companies to network with one another, gain insight and knowledge, and participate in real-time interviews/meetings with one another.
As well as providing opportunities for athletes, employers and franchises are presented with the opportunity to network with hardworking individuals. They get the chance to hire individuals who already know the true definition of teamwork, drive, and discipline.