ATLANTA, Ga. (February 27, 2026) - For some student-athletes, the end of their collegiate career marks a period of uncertainty. For him, it marked the start of something he had already been building.

Meet Blake Webb, a LaGrange College graduate and a former men's soccer player turned entrepreneur.

“I began starting my business while I was in college, so it was a simple transition for me,” he said. “I had most things ready to go so that after I graduated, I was able to get right into it.”

Instead of early morning lifts or afternoon classes, his new routine became centered on entrepreneurship.

“Instead of waking up for classes or practice, it was waking up to get started working.”

The uniform may have changed, but the mindset never did.
 

As a former soccer student-athlete, competition was second nature. Today, that same competitive drive fuels his work as a business owner.

“The way I stay connected with my sport and athlete mindset is staying competitive,” he explained. “As a business owner, I am always trying to find ways to be one step ahead over my competition just as it was in soccer.”

Sports gave him the instinct to improve, adjust, and outwork the opponent — skills that translate seamlessly into the business world.

“Through sports, you gain that competitive edge to want to be better than your opponent, so I kept that with me in business.”
 

Balancing practices, games, classes, and campus involvement as a student-athlete prepared him for the multi-layered responsibilities of entrepreneurship.

“Being a student athlete forced me to quickly learn how to balance multiple responsibilities simultaneously,” he said. “That has been one of the most valuable traits I brought with me into the workforce.”

The shift from juggling academics and athletics to managing customers, projects, and family life felt natural.
 

“After college I had a smooth transition from trading the balance of responsibilities of my classes, clubs, and sports to the balance of responsibilities of multiple customers, ongoing jobs, and family thanks to being a student athlete.”

 

The lessons he learned on the field didn’t stay there. Discipline. Coachability. Teamwork. Time management. Performing under pressure. Those traits became part of his professional foundation.

“The best advice I can give current student-athletes that are thinking about life after sports is to apply yourself every day,” he said. “If you are not applying yourself on the field or in the classroom then you are missing out on gaining very valuable skills.”

To him, athletics isn’t just about wins and losses — it’s about skill development for life beyond the game.

“Discipline, coachability, teamwork, time management, competitiveness, and performance under pressure are just a few of those skills that will make you more inclined for success after sports.”

Interestingly, success hasn’t changed much for him. The metrics have.

“For me success is very similar now as to when it was when I was competing,” he shared. “I set short-term and long-term goals for myself and gauge success based on achieving those goals or not.”

The difference is simply in what those goals look like.

“The only difference now is those goals are no longer scoring x number of goals or winning x number of games, but now it’s securing x number of jobs or increasing revenue by x percent.”

To him, the comparison between athletics and the workforce is clear.

“The comparison of being a student athlete to being in the workforce is almost endless.”


From chasing goals on the soccer pitch to chasing growth in business, his journey is a reminder that life after sports isn’t a departure from competition — it’s a continuation of it in a new arena.


Next Chapter Friday Feature is a new series highlighting former CCS student-athletes from across the conference who have transitioned from competition to life beyond sports. Each month, we’ll share their journeys—how the lessons, values, and experiences of being a student-athlete continue to shape their careers, communities, and lives after graduation.

 
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The CCS is an NCAA Division III athletic conference that began play during the 2022-23 academic year. The conference features nine member institutions (Agnes Scott College, Asbury University, Belhaven University, Covenant College, Huntingdon College, LaGrange College, Maryville College, Piedmont University, and Wesleyan College) and sponsors championships across 14 sports. In addition to sharing the member institutions' geographic identity, the name 'Collegiate Conference of the South' is indicative of a shared commitment to academic excellence, which is commensurate with the NCAA Division III philosophy.
 
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