athletes.network — Performance Beyond The Game

Why

The career ends.
What you're made of doesn't.

Every athletic career has an expiry date. What athletes are capable of doesn't. Discipline, pressure resistance, leadership, losing-and-getting-back-up — skills no degree can teach and every company is looking for.

athletes.network connects elite athletes with companies and federations that need exactly these qualities. Not as a face for ads. As leaders, experts, builders.

We are not an agency booking testimonials. We are the network behind the athletes — from the first thought about what comes next to the signed contract. Strategic milestone: LA 2028.

The 900

Two and a half rotations in mid-air. For years the 900 was called impossible — until someone landed it.

The move from elite sport into a second career is life's 900: everyone tells you how hard it will be. Almost nobody shows you how it's done. Most athletes spin — and lose the landing.

That's what this network is for. We build the ramp, we stand at the edge, and we know how to roll out. So your hardest rotation becomes the best landing of your career.

Nine domains. One home.

Every chapter covered

athletes.careers

Career matching with companies and federations — based on your profile and strengths, not on guesswork.

Core

athletes.rehab

Comeback and transition support — body and mind. Because the toughest injuries aren't always physical.

Recovery

athletes.coach

Mentoring by athletes who have made the switch — and coaches who know what the next level takes.

Guidance

athletes.academy

Education built on what you already bring — from business essentials to leadership programs.

Education

athletes.money

Independent guidance for what you earned during your career — and for building your second income.

Security

athletes.club

Community and events — curated rooms where sport meets business, on and off the record.

Community

athletes.camp

Basecamp formats: workshops, retreats and transition camps — intense, honest, together.

Experience

athletes.one

Your profile, once. One identity across the whole network — powered by Athletes OS.

Platform

athlete.rocks

The stage. Stories, spotlight and the loudest side of the network — our sub-brand for the restart.

Sub-Brand

How it works

From final whistle to first day

Join

Create your profile with Athletes OS — your career, your strengths, your ambition. Fifteen minutes, one time.

Meet your Angel

We pair you with one Angel: someone who has built what you want to build — and invests time and network in you.

Match

Our matching engine and your Angel open the right doors — curated opportunities from companies and federations, no job-board noise.

Beyond

Placement is the start, not the end. We stay in your corner through the first 100 days — and every chapter after.

The Angels

Angels invest in people. Not in startups.

You know the business angel: early capital, experience, network — betting on a founder before the world does. Our Angels bring the same instinct to a different asset: people. They are not agents and not consultants — no hourly advice, no cut of your career. They invest what money can't buy, in the moment it matters most.

Skin in the game

Angels are part of the network's success — not paid by the hour. Your win is their win. Incentives aligned from day one.

Been there

Former athletes and proven business builders. People who know both worlds — because they've lived both.

Doors, not decks

No forty-slide strategies. An Angel makes three calls, and you have three real conversations.

One athlete, one Angel — and every Angel accompanies only a handful of athletes at a time. That's the difference between a mentor and a mentoring program.

For Companies & Federations

Hire performance.

Elite athletes bring what no job market offers in this density: leadership under pressure, discipline, resilience, team instinct. athletes.network gives you access to profiles you won't find anywhere else — structured, vetted, ready.

Curated, not scraped

Every profile runs through Athletes OS: structured intake, verified careers, clear strengths. You see substance, not buzzwords.

Success-based

No retainers, no upfront subscriptions — we work on a placement basis. You pay when it fits.

Beyond hiring

Federation programs, employer branding, speaker formats — partnerships that go further than a single hire.

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Team

The people behind it

TJE

Tim Jessulat

Vision & Implementation

Hockey · Hamburg

NWI

Niklas Wimberg

Product & Platform

Basketball · München

JFR

Janik Freese

Finance & US Expansion

Basketball · Brooklyn (USA)

FLD

Frederic Leisibach-Detjen

Sales & Partnerships

Triathlon · München

CFR

Constantin Frommann

Athletes & Angels

Soccer · München

SGE

Sven-Oliver Gercke

Angels Coach & Mentor

Soccer · Coach · [City]

LVA

Lisa-Marie Vagner

Chief of Staff

Alpine Skiing · München

MXZ

Michael Zirngibl

System Architect

Soccer Fan · München

CCL

Prof. Dr. Christoph Clephas

Sports Science & Federations

Swimming · Hamburg

Impressum & Datenschutz

Impressum

AAN GmbH (in Gründung)
[Straße, Hausnummer]
[PLZ, Ort]

Geschäftsführung: Tim [Nachname]
Handelsregister: [HRB — nach Eintragung]
USt-IdNr.: [nach Vergabe]

E-Mail: tje@athletes-angels-network.com

Datenschutz

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The career ends.What you're made of doesn't.