How do you transition from the absolute pinnacle of world sports to the competitive world of institutional finance? On this episode of the Your Next Mission® video podcast, host the 12th SMA (R) Jack L. Tilley sits down with two-time Olympic Luge Athlete and U.S. Army National Guard Veteran Matt Mortenson.
Matt pulls back the curtain on the extreme discipline required to compete in the Sochi 2014 and Pyongyang 2018 Winter Olympics, how the Army’s World Class Athlete Program (WCAP) saved his athletic career, and the realities of transitioning to civilian life.
In this complete interview, Matt also drops invaluable advice on future-proofing your career against Artificial Intelligence, choosing a broadly applicable degree that keeps you from being siloed, and the ultimate truth of transition: “Your next mission doesn’t just show up—you have to build it.
