Genevieve Henderson, is a former collegiate soccer player, therapist, business owner, and the host of What the Hell Do I Do Now? In this 100th episode, Gen reflects on a career and life path that has been anything but linear, sharing how unexpected changes, setbacks, and new opportunities ultimately shaped the work she does today.

After stepping away from collegiate athletics, Gen moved through coaching, fitness, graduate school, clinical work, and private practice before realizing how deeply her experiences as an athlete connected her to her work as a therapist. She shares how the podcast, which began as a passion project, eventually became a meaningful way to support athletes navigating the transition out of sport.

Gen also reflects on the identity disruption that comes with leaving athletics behind and the common themes she has heard throughout 100 conversations with athletes. She discusses why your athletic identity doesn't simply disappear when your sport ends, the importance of honoring what sport has given you while discovering who you are beyond it, and why the first year after sport can feel especially disruptive.

Through her own experiences with imposter syndrome, the pressure to prove herself, and the tendency to equate productivity with worth, Gen offers an honest look at the process of building a life beyond athletics. This episode is a reminder that there is no single path after sport, that it's okay for your journey to change direction. The person you become after athletics can still carry the best parts of who you were as an athlete.

Tom Henske is a former collegiate goalkeeper and three-time national champion at the University of Virginia whose path after soccer unfolded very differently than he expected. After recurring shoulder injuries brought his playing career to an end, Tom found himself facing the uncertainty of life beyond sport — eventually beginning a career in financial planning that would span more than three decades.

In this episode, Tom reflects on the lessons goalkeeping taught him about resilience, recovering from mistakes, and putting in the work when no one is watching. He shares how returning to soccer as a high school goalkeeper coach gave him an opportunity to mentor the next generation, and how those experiences ultimately sparked a deeper interest in helping young people understand money and prepare for life beyond athletics.

Now a professor of personal finance working with students and student-athletes at UVA, Tom has brought his career full circle. He helps athletes build the financial confidence and habits they can carry long after their playing days are over. Tom discusses financial literacy in the age of NIL, the importance of starting early, and why confidence with money can create greater freedom to pursue purpose and eventually, pay it forward.

Tom is also continuing to bring these ideas to a wider audience. His recently released TEDx Talk was selected as an Editor’s Choice by TED, furthering the conversation around financial literacy and empowering the next generation to build confidence with money.

Watch Tom’s TEDx Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GpcY-mAIRc

Connect with Tom: https://www.totalcents.com/about

This conversation is about navigating unexpected transitions, trusting the skills sport gives you, playing the long game, and finding meaningful ways to use what you've learned to help the people coming after you.

Shahar Biran is a former collegiate tennis player competing at Old Dominion University for undergrad, and then completing her MBA while finishing her final year of eligibility at the University of South Carolina. Like many international athletes, her transition to college athletics required adjusting not only to a new country, but also to a completely different style of competition — trading the independence of individual tennis for the dynamics of being part of a team.

After graduation, Shahar found herself navigating the uncertainty that often follows an athletic career. Inspired by her own experience of navigating the college recruiting process without much guidance, she now works with Momentum NYC, a recruiting agency that helps international junior tennis players pursue opportunities to compete and study in the U.S. Through her work, she now supports athletes through every step of the journey, from recruitment and academics to visas and settling into college life.

In this episode, Shahar reflects on the challenges of leaving competitive tennis behind, the unexpected feeling of missing the pressure and adrenaline of competition more than the sport itself, and how she has found a new outlet for that competitive energy by helping the next generation of athletes. She also shares her perspective on navigating cultural transitions, embracing life beyond sport, and learning to let go of the "all or nothing" mindset that once defined her athletic career.