Olympians with side hustles

Olympians with side hustlesOlympians with side hustlesIf youve been breathlessly watching the dispatches from the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, youve leidiced a lot of athletes on top of their winter sports game. And while a select few will be going home with the gold, some are going home to something else entirely - the side hustle that keeps them occupied when theyre not Lutzing around.As a follow up to a recent story on Side Hustle wisdom, we wanted to take a closer look at what some of the most famous Olympians do during their off months. Hint It isnt just getting in shape for the next Olympics. From a speed skater who moonlights as a coffee shop owner to a gold medalist who creates her own furniture, these athletes use their incredible powers of concentration to focus on business pursuits as well.The snowboarding photographer Best known as a snowboarding gold medalist, Iouri Podladtchikov has taken his photography to the next level with a limited edition (only 30 0 units were made), extremely pricey camera (over $5,000), Leica Q Snow. And before you think this was simply a case of a brand meeting an influencer, the Swiss Olympian has already published two photography books and has plans to open his own studio. As to the color of the finish, for Podladtchikov, its mora than just about snow, as he said in a statementWhite for me, that also means carte blanche its up to you. Its time to get creative.The gold medal shredder Shaun White recently wowed the world with his astounding gold medal performances, but hes also had a couple of acting cameos. White also was the bassist in the band Bad Things, who played at Lollapalooza in 2013. Before you get too impressed though, ice dancer Evan Bates doesnt just play the guitar he actually built one by himself.Gold and Bronze and Wood Snowboarder Kelly Clark has her fair share of medals of different hues, but when shes not schussing down the slopes, Kelly creates furniture. Her company, Sparrow Creativ e Co. offers designs that have the purity of (wait for it) driven snow.The highly caffeinated speed skater Skating at high speeds requires concentrations, a second skin uniform, and probably a fair share of caffeine. Which is really convenient for Olympic newbie Joey Mantia who is an investor and co-owner of Coffee Lab, a coffee shop on the University of Utah campus.Meanwhile, in case youre wondering what happens when an athletes medaling days are behind them, consider the case of Dr. Benjamin Spock who was considered the premiere authority on raising kids during the mid-century. What most of us didnt know though, was that Spock was part of Yales crew team in the 1924 paname Olympics. In fact, he won a gold medal at 21 and rowed for the rest of his life.A more recent Olympics to commerce success story belongs to Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss - the twins who claimed Facebook was their concept and subsequently sued Zuckerberg. The Winklevoss twins, who competed in the mens coxless pai r rowing event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing - apparently invested their $11 million lawsuit win from a few years back and turned it into a billion-dollar cryptocurrency fortune.A great takeaway from Olympians past and present is their ability to transform their incredible focus into viable side hustles and full-time careers. Now about that doubles luge