Life After: With Tykera Carter
13 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsLife After Podcast is hosted by Tykera Carter and it poises the question: Have you ever wondered what former student athletes go through after college ends and the real world begins? Well you have come to the right place. The Life After podcast features former student athletes who will speak about their life experiences after college…We will discuss the topics like what has work, what hasn't, and what's to come.. The transition from being a student athlete to the real world can be hard: but open dialogue is key to figuring out life after college.
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Life After Ep 12: We All Matter As People feat. Arielle Chambers and Isis Young
June 12, 2020 03:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MBOn this episode of Life After: With Tykera Carter recognition is key. Isis Young, a current NCAA D1 basketball player and sports journalist, along with sports journalist and women's basketball advocate Arielle Chambers go in about the call to change that has been enforced due to the death of George Floyd. In relation to that, the current state of the world has trickled down to college athletics. Some college coaches have gone without speaking on the topics of social injustice while others ...
It's Okay to Not Be Okay.. Mental Health Awareness Ep. 11 Featuring Certified Sports Counselor Leah Howard
June 01, 2020 18:00 - 26 minutes - 18.6 MBEpisode 11 of Life After: With Tykera Carter dives into a different spectrum of life for a student athlete that is not ALWAYS highlighted or touched on... which is mental illness. Phd student at Mercer University, Leah Howard gives us the scoop on resources that current and student athletes can use when they feel as though they may be experiencing mental illness or not quite feeling like themselves. Howard gives advice and a gleaming perspective on mental illness while also elaborating on t...
Life After Ep 10: NCAA Says Yes to Athletes Getting Paid feat. NCAA board of Governors Member Nicholas Clark
May 01, 2020 17:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBIt's been a long time coming for athletes and the process of being able to get paid for name and likeness but its finally here. NCAA Board of Governors member Nicholas Clark provides insight on how the NCAA came to the conclusion that this in fact was the right thing to do. Clarks background is the ultimate reflection of transitioning from a student athlete to a leader that is capable of making powerful decisions. A 2017 graduate from Coastal Carolina University where Clark suited up for ...
No March Madness? Episode 9: feat. Kenya Holland and Traci Carter
March 26, 2020 18:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBOn March 12, 2020 the sports world was shocked at the fate that had fallen upon NCAA basketball... The reality that no one could have dreamed of, there would be no March Madness. The corona virus pandemic (COVID-19) has taken the world by storm, and the severity of the virus has affected our nation, sports, and every day life. On this episode Life After host Tykera Carter speaks with former Princeton University WBB guard Kenya Holland about the cancellation of NCAA conference tournaments a...
Life After Ep 8: How To Create A Resume & Interview Skills And Tips
February 19, 2020 17:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBOn this Episode of Life After With Tykera Carter I speak with UConn's Women's Basketball Player Batouly Camara and a Virginia Tech PHD Student, Setor Zilevu, about how in the world does a current or former student athlete with little to no job experience create a resume? Batouly AKA Tooly and Setor give insight on the do's and don'ts of resume writing and speak about how to approach a interview after your resume is done and it's time to sell yourself to an employer. This episode is helpful...
Life After: Ep.7 feat former Yale University standout Brandon Sherrod
January 21, 2020 21:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBBrandon Sherrod is a former Yale University basketball standout and he is now living out his dreams of playing professional basketball overseas, but Brandon gives the insight of what it takes to thrive overseas, his plans when basketball comes to an end, and his many talents that got beyond the court.
Life After: Ep.7 feat former Yale University standout Brandon Sherrod
January 21, 2020 21:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBBrandon Sherrod is a former Yale University basketball standout and he is now living out his dreams of playing professional basketball overseas, but Brandon gives the insight of what it takes to thrive overseas, his plans when basketball comes to an end, and his many talents that got beyond the court.
Life After:Ep 6. feat. Former Bowie State QB Jared Johnston
January 07, 2020 22:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBJared Johnston spent his college football career as the quarterback for Bowie State University. Like many college athletes, Johnston had dreams of playing professional football, but once he realized that was not going to happen for him, he began figuring out his next steps for his life after college. Johnston has a published book titled "From Cleats to Loafers: To Everything In Between" because he too believes that life after college for former student athletes is a topic worth discussing....
Life After: Ep 5. feat. SHU basketball alumna Cleo Polyzou
December 16, 2019 16:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBGraduating from college can be scary and graduating from college without a plan can be.... scarier, but not for Cleo. As a 2019 graduate she has ditched the status quo of going right into working and has been traveling the world as she figures out what it is she wants to do in the long run in her career. Traveling the world has helped her realize their is no rush when you're trying to figure life out.
Life After: Ep.4 feat. OKC videographer/editor and former SHU football standout Ose (Juice) Imeokparia
November 17, 2019 20:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBOn this episode Tykera Carter and Ose (Juice) Imeokparia speak about how starting a business in college can help build up your portfolio for the future. As Ose now works in the NBA for the Oklahoma City Thunder as a Videographer/Editor, his business (along with Marquis Harper and Matthew Iialio) GoldensGoalProductions was the spark that helped polish is next steps in life... This episode goes to show that starting a business as a undergraduate.... or really AT ANY TIME YOU'RE READY TO STE...
Life After: Ep.3 feat. author, coach, and former basketball player Angela Lewis: Advice to a smooth transition at its finest
October 30, 2019 17:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBOn this specific episode Tykera Carter and Angela Lewis speak about focusing on Plan A and having a Plan B, the importance of speaking to your former coaches and athletic department staff.. and most importantly how to deal with transitioning from a player to the real world. Angela Lewis is a former division 1 basketball player who played her collegiate career at St. Louis University. As a post-graduate, Lewis played basketball professionally in Germany. At the end of her playing career, ...
Life After: Ep.2 feat. UMD Director of Recruiting Operations Lindsey Spann.. From Being A Player to Coaching- October 23,2019
October 23, 2019 22:00 - 31 minutes - 22 MBOn this episode of Life After we dive into Lindsey Spann's transition from being a NCAA Division 1 Basketball Player to being apart of the University of Maryland WBB program as a coach, as Lindsey Spann takes on the role of Director of Recruiting Operations. For those who are aspiring to be a coach after college this podcast is for you. Lindsey expands on how she was a former graduate assistant at the University of South Carolina, the importance of networking/keeping in touch with people,...
Life After: Ep.1 feat. Chania Ray From Baller To Fitness Inspiration- Oct 16, 2019
October 16, 2019 20:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBThe Life After podcast was created to shed light on former student athletes and their lives after college with a emphasize on the former student athletes new role in the real world, which includes topics about what has worked out, what hasn't, and whats up next. Tykera Carter is the host of this podcast-- Episode number 1 features a well known figure in the Instagram community and throughout the DMV Chania Ray, a former Florida State University guard & West Virginia University standout and ...