From Elite Athlete to Corporate Life: Navigating the Transition

This episode explores what really happens when high-performing athletes transition from elite sport into demanding careers, family life, leadership roles, and new identities. Through honest conversation, the hosts and guest dive into mindset shifts, accepting changing performance, navigating professional pressures, redefining success, and learning to find purpose beyond metrics. Whether you’re an athlete, executive, or someone in a major transition, this episode offers a roadmap for sustaining long-term fulfillment while balancing ambition, wellbeing, and identity. Time Stamps (10 max) 00:00 – Opening and introductions 00:46 – Breno’s athletic journey from Brazil to pro triathlon 06:36 – The hardest adaptation after retiring 07:44 – Shifting from high-volume training to real-world balance 11:00 – Mistakes and lessons learned in transitioning out of sport 12:27 – Identity, acceptance, and detaching from past performance 17:17 – Coaching Type-A and Type-A+ high performers 21:36 – Why losing joy leads to burnout 23:46 – Coaching executives through training, mindset, and life 33:27 – Navigating identity shifts and medical adversity