Increase Your Surface Area of Luck: Katherine Lynch on Turning Sport and Service into Opportunity

#16: Katherine Lynch has worn a lot of uniforms including Harvard varsity squash, the U.S. Navy, and startup co-founder, and each chapter sharpened the same edge: resilience. In this conversation, Katherine shares how she went from service to startups, why “mission over title” is her north star, and how two simple prompts (“What would you do if money didn’t matter?” and “What do you naturally read and talk about?”) can reset your career path. We get into building The Post, a private community for elite former athletes, launching Vamos Rackets and why padel is exploding as the new networking sport, and the real work of identity after sport or service. Katherine breaks down baby steps versus big leaps, building your toolbox of skills, and “increasing your surface area of luck” by showing up, saying yes, and meeting people. She leaves us with a favorite mantra for tough seasons: some days joy chooses you, and some days, you choose joy.