76: Vera Ignjatovic - Olympic Stardom to a Career in Medical Research
11/28/23 • 71 min
In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Vera Ignjstovic, a former handballer representing Australia at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Negotiating her way into being a goalie in a male-dominated football team's inner childhood, Vera unknowingly laid the groundwork for her Olympic career and her later scientific ventures.
Fast forward 22 years, Vera is a seasoned Medical Researcher focusing on improving outcomes for children and is a groundbreaker in feet rarely achieved in the Medical Research realm; an internationally recognised expert in pediatrics, hematology, and proteomics. She is the Assistant Director for Translational Research at the Johns Hopkins All Children's Institute for Clinical and Translational Research and Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University.
Tune in to learn more about:
How Vera put herself out to a male-dominated game till she was given the role of a goalie
- The resurgence of handball in her life after they relocated to Australia from Serbia
- How they navigated playing handball in the era it was an amateur sport
- What she had to delay or eliminate to find a balance between the Olympics and her Ph.D.
- The unspoken anticlimax when one is not a professional athlete
- Vera's bold decision to walk away from her first professional opportunity in Denmark opting instead to try her luck as a scientist
- Landing her first technical job based on an interview skewed towards her Olympic exploits
- Pearls of wisdom from her amazing journey and multiple transitions
... and so much more!
Are you looking for Career Clarity for your next step, for more information, or to book a consultancy, make sure you check out
Links:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/professor-vera-ignjatovic
In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Vera Ignjstovic, a former handballer representing Australia at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Negotiating her way into being a goalie in a male-dominated football team's inner childhood, Vera unknowingly laid the groundwork for her Olympic career and her later scientific ventures.
Fast forward 22 years, Vera is a seasoned Medical Researcher focusing on improving outcomes for children and is a groundbreaker in feet rarely achieved in the Medical Research realm; an internationally recognised expert in pediatrics, hematology, and proteomics. She is the Assistant Director for Translational Research at the Johns Hopkins All Children's Institute for Clinical and Translational Research and Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University.
Tune in to learn more about:
How Vera put herself out to a male-dominated game till she was given the role of a goalie
- The resurgence of handball in her life after they relocated to Australia from Serbia
- How they navigated playing handball in the era it was an amateur sport
- What she had to delay or eliminate to find a balance between the Olympics and her Ph.D.
- The unspoken anticlimax when one is not a professional athlete
- Vera's bold decision to walk away from her first professional opportunity in Denmark opting instead to try her luck as a scientist
- Landing her first technical job based on an interview skewed towards her Olympic exploits
- Pearls of wisdom from her amazing journey and multiple transitions
... and so much more!
Are you looking for Career Clarity for your next step, for more information, or to book a consultancy, make sure you check out
Links:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/professor-vera-ignjatovic
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75: Jamieson Doyle Taylor - From Athletic Dreams to Legal Success and Sports Entrepreneurship
In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Jamieson Doyle Taylor, the founder, and CEO of G2G sports, Private practice lawyer, and accredited AFL senior coach for women's sports. In Jamieson's under-18 football seasons, with dreams of having a dazzling career ahead,but like a plot twist in a gripping novel, a severe head injury knocked on his dreams, altering his athletic ambitions. But to him, as tough as it was, that was a mere thrilling twist in his narrative, not the end.
The life altering injury steered him towards the legal path, and as they delve into his journey, today, he has had a 19-plus successful career as a private practice lawyer. He has amazingly found his way back to the world of sports by creating an Agency; G2G Sports that offers players comprehensive management, coaching, and consulting services to help them have a seamless transition to their after-sports life.
Tune in to learn more about:
The life-changing injury that reshaped his life's trajectory
- How sports still had a significant presence in his life during his legal career path
- The impact the injury had on his sports aspirations and the tough decisions he had to make to pick himself from them
- Tips on how to unleash your competitive spirit in mundane day-to-day activities
- How he redirected the impacts the injury had on his physical and mental state
- His unwavering passion and commitment to helping athletes smoothly transition into their second wind and his passion for grassroots and women's sports
- The powerful reminder that it's perfectly okay to go through your sports life - career in a reversed manner
- Invaluable insights from his entrepreneurial journey
...and so much more!
Are you looking for Career Clarity for your next step, for more information, or to book a consultancy, make sure you check out http://www.2ndwind.io
Links:
LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamieson-doyle-taylor
Company's Website: https://g2gsports.com.au
Next Episode
77: Monica Livingstone: From the Football Field to Entrepreneurial Success
What happens when a former professional American footballer swaps the field for the corporate world? Monica Livingston, a former professional American footballer who has on and off the field represented DC Divas, a professional Women's tackle football team. She is also a corporate trainer, culture coach, two-time winner of Comcast SportsNet ‘Funniest Sports Celebrity’ in Washington, And the founder and host of her international podcast The Huddle with Mo and Lo, a hilarious and interactive show that takes an inside look at athletes huddling up the corporate landscape.
After sustaining a devastating ankle injury that marked the end of her sports career, Monica determined to preserve the closeness with her sports family, took it upon herself to represent them, sharing her story of resilience and power in mindset and confidence, and even birthed a pseudo women's sports company. She has also redefined herself as an entrepreneur in the world of education, sports management, and corporate training using humor to educate, engage, and inspire.
Tune in to learn more about:
The evolving landscape of football accessibility, sponsorship, and funding to women during her time vs now
- How she confidently went to the bar and carved out her sponsorship deal
- The wellsprings of her courage and resilience during the post-injury and surgery period
- What changed for her after injury and the hardest part of this transformative journey
- Insights from how she has built her career, and strengthens the culture and mindset of elite athletes
- How she is not only serving athletes but making expansive influence beyond her sports family
- What drives her impactful contributions
- Insights to athletes navigating the trajectories to their next pinnacle of success
... and so much more!
Are you looking for Career Clarity for your next step, for more information, or to book a consultancy, make sure you check out
Links:
Website: https://www.monicadlivingston.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicalivingston
Instagram: https://instagram.com/livingston3636?ig
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-huddle-with-mo-and-lo/
Career Clarity with Athletes: A 2ndwind Podcast with Ryan Gonsalves - 76: Vera Ignjatovic - Olympic Stardom to a Career in Medical Research
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you know happening at the moment . I mean , I was someone that always interested in kind of playing sports , even from a very young age and a long time ago , when I was growing up , girls were doing certain things and then boys were doing certain things and I really wanted to play football or soccer , but let's call it football and the only way to do it was to play with the
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