Brandon Zachary and I talk on his Podcast, Athlete Resilience Center, which he co-hosts with his former teammate Matt Owens.
We talked about the mental game of baseball, figuring out what was next after sports, building the Post Game Podcast, lessons learned from cold outreach, and more.
We discussed:
Timestamps:
(0:00) - Intro & Brandon's Intro
(7:30) - Background & early baseball journey
(9:30) - From Malvern Prep to Seton Hall
(13:15) - Dreaming of pro ball
(15:00) - Obstacles faced playing the game
(16:30) - Lessons from failure
(18:30) - Bryce Harper and confidence
(20:45) - Gratitude and perspective
(22:00) - Mindset lessons from Jalen Hurts
(24:00) - Transitioning out of sports
(26:15) - Building The Post Game Podcast
(29:00) - Life after baseball: finding purpose
(32:30) - Discovering interests beyond the field
(35:30) - Putting yourself out there
(38:00) - Starting the podcast journey
(40:50) - Creativity in outreach and growth
(43:45) - Overcoming the fear of rejection
(46:00) - Just getting started
(49:00) - Digging meaningful stories out of guests
(51:30) - Biggest lessons learned from podcasting
(54:30) - How to stay consistent with episodes
(59:00) - Setting goals and expectations
(1:05:10) - 10 Questions in 10 Seconds
Links:
Athlete's Resilience Center | Find Your Performance Arc
Athlete Resilience Center Spotify
Athlete’s Resilience Center (ARC) (@athletesresiliencecenter) • Instagram photos and videos
The Post Game Podcast:
https://postgamepodcast.beehiiv.com/
https://www.instagram.com/thepostgame_podcast/
https://x.com/JoePod24
https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-post-game-podcast/
Email me: joe.poduslenko@gmail.com
