I knew what I wanted to do after sports, and I put a lot of effort in marketing to companies looking for professional speakers. I got a few jobs, but nothing to write home about. Retired from Sports helped me create a game plan with step by step actions. I built a following using LinkedIn with video content, and I got my first paid job of $5,000 after working with Lorenda for less than a few months. I now have on-going paid gigs and I love what I do.

When I was released, I had no idea what to do and I completely lost my identity and purpose. Lorenda and her team helped me re-design my purpose, and her assessments and coaching supported my new role in life. She helped me translate the skills I developed in the NBA to new career opportunities. I am currently on an executive track in a manufacturing company.

My cousin asked if I could partner with him in a business he was creating and he only needed $1,000,000 to start it up. It sounded like a great idea, but a million dollars is a lot of money, and that’s about all I had left. I called Lorenda and in a 30 minutes, I was clear it was not a good business idea-- there was no foundation work—like where was the market, no business plan and no guarantee on the return. BTW, my cousin lost his investment. Lorenda saved me a million bucks!

I was a my lowest about 5 months after I was released from pro ball. The last year of playing was rough, I lost my confidence along with the ability to play well. At 29, I thought I was done. I had a chance of a lifetime, and when it was done, I was done. Thank god my wife called Lorenda. We talked about dreams, that’s how I started my new life. Since that first session, I have my college degree, I am studying for the LSATS and on my way to law school. Thanks to Lorenda and her team of professionals (a college counselor is one of them), I am one my way to fulfill my next dream.

Sports is what you do, not who you are

Keep the end goal in mind. Hit the small goals, they keep you going forward.” Chase Coffman, NLF Tight End Worked For: Cincinnati Bengals, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Atlanta Falcons, Tennessee Titans, Seattle Seahawks, and Indianapolis Colts from 2009-2016.

We as athletes spend so many years getting good at a game we love that turns into a job opportunity. For the next career of our lives, we need to realize that we might not be able to step right in and be at the top like we were in football. We still need to learn the base layer of whatever we are doing just like we did in football. That may take years, but we do have a great head start to life if we were somewhat wise with the opportunity we got.

“I’d been trying to build an insurance book of business for over a year. I’d poured a lot of start up money into the business, but my team and I were not able to make the numbers month after month. I had been warned by corporate to pick up my stats about the time I met Lorenda. We then put together a more seasoned team, added new customer service systems and I hired a general manager to manage the branch while I was away from home playing. The numbers went up within 60 days, and we are no longer on the low producer’s list! I am making more money, building a future and have far less stress.”

“I’ve been in professional sports for 2 years. My parents suggested I work with Lorenda of Retired From Sports. I am getting clear about what kind of work I want to do and I am taking her advice to meet community and business leaders who can help me.”