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"Soccer players. Basketball players. Football players. The sport is different — but the journey is the same."
Jack Stewart played professional soccer across five cities in the MLS and USL. And one thing he noticed? Athletes mostly stick to their own sport when it comes to networking.
Soccer with soccer. Basketball with basketball.
But the shared experience of being an athlete — the discipline, the sacrifice, the transition — that crosses every sport and every locker room.
The connections are already there. You just need the right place to start.
That's exactly what Alumni Direct was built for.
A community where former athletes across all sports come together — to connect, support, and build what's next.
📲 Join the community: www.alumnidirect.com
🎙️ Watch the full episode on Athletes to Entrepreneurs
👉 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/70OS33fNGMmOQbEvCoTdvD
📺 YouTube: https://youtu.be/5KVpLTfuJdE
06/17/2026
New Episode Drop — Athletes to Entrepreneurs: The Alumni Journey
Featuring: Jack Stewart | Former Notre Dame & MLS Soccer Player and Founder of Cool Factor Cryo
Jack Stewart spent nearly a decade playing professional soccer across the MLS and USL. After retiring, he didn't follow a straight path. He tried sports tech, HR, and sales — until he built something from scratch.
Cool Factor Cryo is a mobile recovery business bringing elite-level cryotherapy directly to athletes of all ages. What started as one truck at a youth soccer tournament is now a growing franchise opportunity.
In this episode of Athletes to Entrepreneurs: The Alumni Journey, host Rob Finkelstein, Founder & CEO of Alumni Direct, sits down with Jack to talk about networking while still playing, the honest realities of transitioning from pro sports to business, and why recovery habits matter from day one.
Jack also shares why franchising is one of the best next moves for former athletes — and how Cool Factor Cryo is now open for franchising across the US.
This conversation is for every athlete who has ever wondered what comes next after the career ends.
🎧 Listen Now:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/70OS33fNGMmOQbEvCoTdvD
📺 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/5KVpLTfuJdE
🔗 Connect with Jack Stewart:
Website: https://coolfactorcryo.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stories/coolfactorcryo/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cool-factor-cryo/
Franchising: [email protected]
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🌐 Website: https://www.alumnidirect.com/
IG: https://instagram.com/alumnidirect
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/alumnidirect
Facebook: https://facebook.com/alumnidirect
"The hardest part of networking as a pro athlete? Taking the blinders off."
Former MLS and USL soccer player Jack Stewart gets real about why athletes wait too long to start building relationships — and what it costs them when the career ends.
You're living in the moment. You're focused on the game. That makes sense.
But the athletes who land well after sports are the ones who started connecting while they were still playing.
Not asking for jobs. Just asking questions. Showing up. Staying curious.
That's the network that actually helps you when the final whistle blows.
At Alumni Direct, we believe networking starts before you need it — not after.
📲 Start building your next team: www.alumnidirect.com
🎙️ Watch the full episode on Athletes to Entrepreneurs
👉 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/70OS33fNGMmOQbEvCoTdvD
📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/.203
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