Built by athletes.
For athletes.

Life After Sports was founded by classmates Ella Hwang, Kasey Baylor and Kenny Van with one shared goal: creating a better future for athletes beyond the game.

As a Division I athlete, Ella experienced firsthand the pressure of tying identity, purpose, and self-worth to sports from a young age. Throughout college athletics, she saw teammates struggle with uncertainty about their futures, a lack of guidance outside of competition, and difficulty navigating life beyond their sport. While some athletes have access to strong networks and opportunities, many do not, revealing a nationwide gap in support that often goes unspoken.

That experience became the foundation for Life After Sports. Together, the founders recognized that many university career centers and athlete support systems fail to fully address the unique transition athletes face when competition ends. By combining Ella's lived experience as a student-athlete with Kasey and Kenny's shared understanding of the issue, the team created Life After Sports to build a stronger sense of community, mentorship, and direction for athletes preparing for their next chapter.

Life After Sports exists to remind athletes that their value extends far beyond the field, court, or track, and that the skills developed through sports can become the foundation for lifelong success.