LIFE AFTER SPORTS: HOW FIGURE SKATER EMILY HUGHES FOUND SUCCESS IN THE WORKPLACE
By Jane McManus | Mar 23, 2015
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The Long Island, New York, native is now in California working at Google, specifically at Google Fiber, which is bringing a high-speed Internet connection to certain U.S. markets. Hughes is getting a big assist, however, as part of a new program, Women Athletes Business Network, which pairs former athletes with women in the business community to mentor their second careers.

Beth Brooke-Marciniak, the global vice chair, public policy for Ernst & Young, which founded the program, said there are 25 women from 15 different countries in the first class, including 10 Olympic medalists. The athletes are responsible for finding their own positions -- whether with a company or starting a business -- but the mentors are there to help ease the path.

"The interest is just unbelievable and continues from business to the sports sector and honestly it goes to the heart of our research... [which] continues to confirm this success in sports and success in business," Brooke-Marciniak said.

Hughes is paired with San Francisco-based Whitney Mortimer, the global marketing director at IDEO. Mortimer was particularly helpful assisting Hughes in negotiating office politics at Google, and advised her to focus on getting to know her team first. It was something Hughes said she might not have been her first thought otherwise, but has been very helpful.

EY has commissioned research into the connection between a sports background and women's later career success, and found that 94 percent of female executives have a sports background, and over half of the women at the highest level of their professions played sports at the collegiate level.

Some of the other mentees include Slovakian tennis player Daniela Hantuchova, Brazilian swimmer Fabiola Molina and Spanish mountain climber Edurne Pasaban. The biographies of the other candidates are also impressive, with business owners and Ph.D.'s among them.

Hantuchova has earned 10 million. As the first of Slovaks

Our tennis player humbled at the tournament in Miami magical. Of Slovaks to've never failed. "Even I did not know," she told HN.

Despite losing in first round of the US event in Miami Daniela Hantuchova reached a significant and historic milestone. As the first tennis player from Slovakia humiliated in tournament earnings magical ten million US dollars. For a start in Miami had over 10 thousand and currently represents the revenue for seventeen years in professional tennis exactly 10,002,000. HN managed with a past fifth best player of the world contacted shortly after losing to Miami's and Swiss Belinda Benčičová. "Ten million dollars? Truthfully, career earnings or perception. And because we do not play tennis," said 32-year-old Hantuchova.

Prototype longevity

The main reasons for successful exit desaťmiliónovej borders are already more than decade-long affiliation to the absolute best in the world and the fact that it throughout their careers avoid serious injury. "Hantuchova is such a prototype tennis longevity. Play stable, balanced and moreover its style of play affects the savings on to her body. Certainly emphasis on prevention, recovery and rest - thus avoiding the injury," he told HN Charles Tejkal, English manager currently fourth toys world rankings Petra Kvitova. The fact is that the said milestone to overcome Hantuchova earlier. But the other four tournaments played is unflattering record of two wins and four losses. "In Miami and Indian Wells, I could not go past the first round. But we are not looking at past tournaments so that I fail. I have a good feeling about where under the guidance of new coach Carlos Rodriguez direction," says the now 46 best tennis player of the world. The winner of the February tournament in Pattaya Thai had not yet clarified his next tournament program. She could not confirm whether it comes to represent Slovakia in mid-April to Barážové duel to participate in the second. World Group Fed Cup against Sweden. "Everything is still open," she said.

Top players do not follow the money

The manager Tejkala no surprise that Hantuchova following its earnings results for the tournament. "What did you a better player and the more you earned, the less you watch it. I can confirm from their own experience, " he says. Marketing or otherwise economically is an umbrella for the development and preparation of dozens of Czech tennis players as part of the team's most successful Czech sports businessman, Miroslav Černošek. Showcase their work are just two top Czech Tennis Player - except Kvitova and Tomas Berdych. They both took away from the tennis events in the form of remuneration for nearly $ 40 million.

"Money is for tennis players at the beginning of their careers existential matter. You're under pressure, you have to win two games and earn a ticket to the USA for example. When topped over that limit the convenience, you can focus solely on tennis, " says Tejkal. According to him, it was overcoming this limit if Hantuchova her victory at Indian Wells in 2003 - she was only 18 years old. Figuratively speaking, the talented women players from day to day become one of the top tenistiek world. It is the year 2002 in terms of earnings among the most successful in his career, when he earned $ 1,090,000. More able to obtain rewards only in 2007, and 1,160,000. It is interesting that in both cases, was awarded the prestigious tournament in Indian Wells and played well for a lucrative end-year majsteriek Tournament.



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General Secretary Igor Moška on Daniela Hantuchova: STZ

THE HALL OF FAME HAS THE SAME

"What does it mean for a Slovak Daniela Hantuchová tennis? It was our first female tennis superhviezda. A huge foothold in the fedcupovom victory in 2002. To the attention of the world's fans got a very attractive game in particular. It is technically well done comes with a player with a sleek game style. In particular, her backhand is a unique punch. As one of the few players have won all four grand slam tournaments, although the ' only ' in the mix. I find it admirable that you maintain peak performance of more than ten years. It is the icon of our tennis and a great role model for the youth. I would venture to say, that is one of the most famous Slovaks on the globe. An excellent way to represent our country. A place in the Hall of Fame of the Slovak tennis has the same now. "

A touch of Wimbledon in Küchwald

Leos Friedl won in 2001 the most important tennis tournament in the world in the mix. Yesterday the Czech premiered at Chemnitzer Club in the fifth league.

To Leoš Friedl can well remember the greatest triumph of his career. At Wimbledon tournament 2001 he competed in the mix with the then only 18-year-old Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova. "We were not set and underdogs," Friedl said. But then, the duo fought to the final, where they met Mike Bryan (USA) and the South African Liezel Huber. The first set went 4: 6 lost. "We then said that we continue playing and always have to be better," said the Czech. So simple sport can be: Friedl and Hantuchova turned the final in the subsequent sets with 6: 3, 6: 2 in their favor and transported into the seventh tennis heaven. Otherwise Friedl remained a double specialist throughout his pro career. "Since I was a lot better than the individual." With his longtime partner František Cermák he did it in the world rankings to number eight.

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Brief interview with Daniela about playing Nottingham:

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Kukal: Its taste is admirable

About Hantuchova We talked with tennis professionals by Jan Kukal. Former coach Ivan Lendl, Thomas Muster, Jiri Novak and Henrieta Nagyova we asked in particular Hantuchova frequent exchanges of tennis coaches, because the Spaniard Oscar Serrano-Gamez is already the twelfth coach for the last seven years.
"Every coach will bring to the game tenistkinej their views. When there is so much that can arise from chaos. Hantuchova always very trust their coaches, but their choice was not lucky. It does not apply to the Slovak Jozef Bulk and Stephen Čižmarovič who had taught her to play tennis. They gave her an excellent foundation. In his professional career, however, ranged except Mateja Lipták by foreign trainers, but on the game we have not seen any major change, "says Kukal. According to him, her coach has not helped to fully maximize the full potential. "In men's coach will make twenty per cent of women, however, much more, therefore its choice is particularly important. Coach on the WTA tour must be very good psychologist and educator at the same time. Clearly, the selection of Hantuchová tennis coaches bit fumbling, otherwise they were not so many. "
Kukal he also thinks that a Slovak should focus more on physical improvement. "It's a very experienced player of the stabilized style of play. In the current stage career already in it hardly something changes. She needed to be fairly good fitness coach. If picked up more power, especially in moving the baseline could be improved. I find it remarkable that the even after so many years on the circuit tremendous desire to work on themselves," said 72-year-old native of Prague.

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