The AI Career Accelerator gives Athletes Unlimited pros hands-on exposure to how companies operate, built to fit around their athletic commitments. Over seven weeks they earn a Google AI credential, solve a real business challenge with Arena, and learn from former pros, founders and executives.
Elite athletes already have discipline, leadership and a will to win. The accelerator helps them translate that into long-term professional opportunity, at whatever stage of their playing career they are in.
Every athlete works toward an industry-recognized Google AI certificate that strengthens a resume and LinkedIn profile right away.
Teams solve a live capstone brief from Arena and leave with a portfolio piece they can talk through in interviews.
Direct feedback from operators, founders and former pros who have already made the move from sport into business.
Resume, LinkedIn and career-readiness support, capped by a recruiter-led workshop in the final week.
Thirteen professional athletes from across the Athletes Unlimited community. Some are mid-career, some have recently retired, and all of them are preparing for what follows sport. Filter by sport, then connect with them on LinkedIn.
Each week brings a new voice: former professional athletes, founders and executives sharing what they wish they had known. Before every session the cohort submits questions, so each conversation is shaped around what athletes want to dig into.
Helps athletes reframe identity and mindset as they move into professional careers, drawing on years of work with elite competitors.
A former NBA point guard with a 10-year pro career. He broadcasts for the Indiana Pacers and leads INVST Sports, helping athletes build financial acumen and long-term wealth.
Runs a sports and creator marketing agency that helps athletes build brands, business ventures and social impact. She is also an owner of LOVB Volleyball San Francisco.
Her #34 jersey is retired at Chattanooga. She played 10 years overseas and 7 in the WNBA, then spent 5 years as a WNBA executive.
Brings a front-line view of how AI is changing the way athletes train and compete, and why AI fluency is a lasting career advantage.
Arena is a curated talent network that helps professionals and athletes find opportunity in sports, media and entertainment. Its co-founders sponsor the capstone at the center of the program.
They reveal the brief in Week 4, guide teams through feedback meetings and mentor check-ins in Weeks 5 and 6, and receive the final presentations in Week 7, followed by a career readiness and recruiting workshop.
A 2024 LinkedIn Top Voice who led recruiting and DEI at the NFL, NHL, Madison Square Garden, Disney and Minute Media. She founded Elevate Sports Talent and serves as Executive Director of South Asians in Sports.
A sports, media and entertainment entrepreneur with 14+ years in the industry, including roles at LinkedIn, the NBA, EA, Adidas, ESPN and FOX Sports. She founded Baller Careers, a coaching platform for sports careers.
About two to three hours a week: self-paced coursework plus a live weekly evening session on Google Meet. Each phase builds on the last, from certification to a real project to a final presentation.
The Pathways Foundation runs the AI Career Accelerator with leagues, teams and athletic departments. Tell us about your athletes and we will shape a cohort around their schedule.