When playing sports is all you have ever known, what comes after? Acheil Tac knows this question all too well.

The former basketball player noticed that athletes often lacked preparation for their post-playing journeys . Her own experience pivoting to a new, post-basketball career while witnessing her peers struggle with the same transition inspired her to found Athlete's Advocate , a resource agency that aims to fill a critical gap within the sports industry .

"A lot of athletes don't really think about when the game is over, whether [they] choose to walk away or that decision is made for [them] because of an injury or whatever the case may be," Tac tells us. "We often forget about the transition aspect of when that money stops coming in because you're no longer valuable a

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