The Post Game Podcast #68: Jonathan Weislow - Curiosity, Change & Life After Sports
Jonathan Weislow is a former University of Miami baseball player, Vice President at Cumming Group, and creative musician.
Jon shares his journey from college athletics to leadership in construction project management, and how embracing curiosity and an eclectic approach has shaped his career and personal growth.
What You’ll Hear About:
- Hosting a fellow Post Game Podcast
- The stories between the extremes for athletes
- The importance of curiosity and eclectic interests
- Interdependence and community
- Letting go of the fear of perception
- Why people resist change
- How people want to help
- Balancing career, creativity, and fatherhood
Timestamps:
(0:00) – Intro
(2:30) – The Post Game Podcast
(5:20) – Starting his podcast
(9:15) – Athlete stories: extremes vs. the in-between
(11:00) – Good at baseball, not in love with it
(15:40) – Identity crisis after sports
(18:10) – Curiosity in elite performers
(21:10) – Interdependence and community
(24:00) – Overcoming fear of perception
(26:15) – Being good at things
(29:00) – Alignment outside of professional industry
(30:50) – Approaching things differently
(32:30) – Having a job to support the dream
(35:30) – Whose opinion do you value?
(40:30) – Unfulfillment in career
(42:40) – Clock on ability to do things
(44:30) – Telling people you’re doing something
(47:00) – Fatherhood
(50:45) – Where to find Jon
Links:
The Post Game Podcast:
Email me: joe.poduslenko@gmail.com