Myriam: Hi Spiffy, it's great to be here! Athletes Soul's mission is to support athletes as they transition away from sports, raise awareness about the challenges of athletic retirement, and to encourage athletes to develop their lives beyond sports. We support athletes from all sports and levels at no cost to the athletes. We offer them educational resources, coaching, and networking opportunities.
Cristian: Happy to be with you, Spiffy! I am a venture capital investor in companies that operate in Latin America. I invest money into early-stage companies through Iluminar Ventures in order to support the growth of super interesting new products and technologies in the rapidly growing market of Latin America!
Shikha: Happy to be with you, Spiffy! At Bridges of Sports, our mission is to use sport as a tool to help children and young people, and in turn the community as a whole, overcome discrimination and disadvantage in their lives. Our current work is focussed on the Siddi in Northern Karnataka, a tribal community that resides in the remote forests of this region. The Siddi migrated to India as slaves 400 years ago, and since then they have been living under the shadow of racism and lack the social and economic impetus to nudge themselves out of poverty.
