What It Takes to Go From Pro Athlete to Entrepreneur, with Evan Lindsay

After seven years in the NHL playing for the Calgary Flames and the Montreal Canadiens, Evan Lindsay retired as a professional athlete and entered the realm of entrepreneurism. Evan shares the story of how he went from the National Hockey League to engaging in successful teamwork he’ll never have to retire from.

Here’s some of what you’ll learn in this episode:

The mindset that’s made Evan both a successful athlete and a successful entrepreneur.How Evan’s multi-faceted company works with failing gyms.How Evan’s employment experiences always ended.The ways in which Evan’s company has grown and continues to expand.Some of the most useful tools and experiences Evan has gained as a Strategic Coach® member.

Show Notes:

Being a professional athlete at the highest level means you can be coached and you’re good at teamwork. Those are also the two crucial capabilities to being an entrepreneur.

For a lot of professional athletes, their unusual talent was spotted very early in life.

NHL hopefuls are serious professionals before the end of their teen years.

Many professional athletes don’t prepare for the time when their athletic career ends. And then they're thrown out into the world where they don't have the system that’s supported them.

An entrepreneur’s number one job is to improve themselves in relationship to their team members and then to the business they’re in.

If you consult but haven’t actually worked in the field for a while, you’re coming from a space of theory and ideas.

Being familiar with the nuances and details of an industry makes you a lot more effective and proficient at supporting the people around you.

In professional sports, you adapt or you don’t get paid. And whether you’re leading the team or on the bench, you have to be in service of winning.