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The Post Game Podcast

#63 Steven Davis Jr.: Life After Football and Helping Athletes Find Their Next Chapter

Apr 28, 2025
46:23

Steven Davis Jr. is a former college football player at Minnesota and the Founder of Strive Higher After Sports, a platform where he helps athletes design a fulfilled life after the game ends.

His experience as an athlete has driven him to create bridges to help enhance people's lives while connecting them to resources. Services include Coaching, Life Design Workshops, and Public Speaking.

His mission and passion is to help athletes succeed and have fulfilling lives after their sport ends.


What You’ll Hear About:

  • Playing Big10 Football
  • Leadership style as team captain
  • Finding identity after football
  • Building relationships 
  • Bias towards action
  • Athletes building a brand 
  • Strive Higher After Sports
  • Focusing on the small steps 


Timestamps:

(0:00) - Intro to Steven

(2:45) - Playing at Minnesota

(4:20) - Highlight of career

(5:30) - Running out of the tunnel

(8:15) - Team captain

(11:00) - Finding identity after football

(16:00) - Changing major because of sports

(19:00) - Isolation / Having Conversations

(22:00) - Taking action 

(24:15) - Reinvention 

(26:30) - Carve out your role 

(28:10) - NIL and future of college sports

(34:15) - Building a brand 

(36:50) - Strive Higher After Sports

(41:00) - Process of figuring it out 

(42:30) - Process over Perfection

(44:30) - Where to find Steve


Links:

Instagram

Strive Higher After Sports

LinkedIn


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