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On this episode of Life After: With Tykera Carter recognition is key.Isis Young, a current NCAA D1 basketball player and sports journalist, along with sports journalist and women's basketball advocate Arielle Chambers go in about the call to change that has been enforced due to the death of George Floyd.In relation to that, the current state of the world has trickled down to college athletics. Some college coaches have gone without speaking on the topics of social injustice while others have been all for the cause in showing their solidarity with #BLM. This episode covers the topics of  Will the silence of some coaches and universities as a whole affect recruiting? Should/will more black athletes of high profiles go to HBCU's? The lack black coaches in NCAA D1 athletics

Episode 11 of Life After: With Tykera Carter dives into a different spectrum of life for a student athlete that is not ALWAYS highlighted or touched on... which is mental illness.Phd student at Mercer University, Leah Howard gives us the scoop on resources that current and student athletes can use when they feel as though they may be experiencing mental illness or not quite feeling like themselves. Howard gives advice and a gleaming perspective on mental illness while also elaborating on the stigmas and misconceptions of mental health in college athletics as a whole.

It's been a long time coming for athletes and the process of being able to get paid for name and likeness but its finally here.NCAA Board of Governors member Nicholas Clark provides insight on how the NCAA came to the conclusion that this in fact was the right thing to do. Clarks background is the ultimate reflection of transitioning from a student athlete to a leader that is capable of making powerful decisions. A 2017 graduate from Coastal Carolina University where Clark suited up for the mens football program, Clark is a young professional that is helping to shape the landscape for what is happening and what is to come for collegiate athletics. Clark also clears the air about the controversial topic are the NCAA and G-League competing? 

On March 12, 2020 the sports world was shocked at the fate that had fallen upon NCAA basketball... The reality that no one could have dreamed of, there would be no March Madness.The corona virus pandemic (COVID-19) has taken the world by storm, and the severity of the virus has affected our nation, sports, and every day life.On this episode Life After host Tykera Carter speaks with former Princeton University WBB guard Kenya Holland about the cancellation of NCAA conference tournaments and the biggest tournament of them all the NCAA Tournament. The second segment host Tykera Carter gets insight from one of the many seniors in the country who put up his playing shoes earlier than expected, Traci Carter. Hartford University was on the verge of potentially making history. With the unexpected ending of college basketball seasons all over the country, Traci reflects on learning about the tournament cancellations and what could have been... 

On this Episode of Life After With Tykera Carter I speak with UConn's Women's Basketball Player Batouly Camara and a Virginia Tech PHD Student, Setor Zilevu, about how in the world does a current or former student athlete with little to no job experience create a resume?Batouly AKA Tooly and Setor give insight on the do's and don'ts of resume writing and speak about how to approach a interview after your resume is done and it's time to sell yourself to an employer.This episode is helpful to not only our former student athletes, but especially current student athletes who are searching for how to learn these key skills and tools to life before graduation hits. 

Brandon Sherrod is a former Yale University basketball standout and he is now living out his dreams of playing professional basketball overseas, but Brandon gives the insight of what it takes to thrive overseas, his plans when basketball comes to an end, and his many talents that got beyond the court.

Jared Johnston spent his college football career as the quarterback for Bowie State University.Like many college athletes, Johnston had dreams of playing professional football, but once he realized that was not going to happen for him, he began figuring out his next steps for his life after college.Johnston has a published book titled "From Cleats to Loafers: To Everything In Between" because he too believes that life after college for former student athletes is a topic worth discussing.Along with being able to complete a book, Johnston is now a real estate agent. 

Graduating from college can be scary and graduating from college without a plan can be.... scarier, but not for Cleo. As a 2019 graduate she has ditched the status quo of going right into working and has been traveling the world as she figures out what it is she wants to do in the long run in her career. Traveling the world has helped her realize their is no rush when you're trying to figure life out. 

On this episode Tykera Carter and Ose (Juice) Imeokparia speak about how starting a business in college can help build up your portfolio for the future.As Ose now works in the NBA for the Oklahoma City Thunder as a Videographer/Editor, his business (along with Marquis Harper and Matthew Iialio) GoldensGoalProductions was the spark that helped polish is next steps in life... This episode goes to show that starting a business as a undergraduate.... or really AT ANY TIME YOU'RE READY TO STEP OUT THERE AND DO SO can be used as a tool to score a job.Investing and betting on yourself can be the solution to helping you in your next steps in life as a post-graduate

On this specific episode Tykera Carter and Angela Lewis speak about focusing on Plan A and having a Plan B, the importance of speaking to your former coaches and athletic department staff.. and most importantly how to deal with transitioning from a player to the real world. Angela Lewis is a former division 1 basketball player who played her collegiate career at St. Louis University.As a post-graduate, Lewis played basketball professionally in Germany.At the end of her playing career, Lewis began coaching and mentoring. A form of mentoring is through her writing, Lewis is the author of three books, one of which she is most proud of is titled Post Moves: The Female Athletes Guide to Dominate Life After College.

On this episode of Life After we dive into Lindsey Spann's transition from being a NCAA Division 1 Basketball Player to being apart of the University of Maryland WBB program as a coach, as Lindsey Spann takes on the role of Director of Recruiting Operations.For those who are aspiring to be a coach after college this podcast is for you. Lindsey expands on how she was a former graduate assistant at the University of South Carolina, the importance of networking/keeping in touch with people, and making a impact as a player and now as a D1 assistant basketball coach.

The Life After podcast was created to shed light on former student athletes and their lives after college with a emphasize on the former student athletes new role in the real world, which includes topics about what has worked out, what hasn't, and whats up next.Tykera Carter is the host of this podcast-- Episode number 1 features a well known figure in the Instagram community and throughout the DMV Chania Ray, a former Florida State University guard & West Virginia University standout and now fitness guru.  If you want to hear former student athletes speak about transitioning from life in college to the real world... then this is the podcast for you.