Kieran Bywater - From Professional Footballer to Financial Planner, Why he chose Financial Planning as a career.

Episode 14 of the Financial Planner Life Podcast with Sam Oakes My dad once said to me (after a skinful of cider & in front of all my mates)… “Sam,you could’ve played football for England.”  Totesembarrassing, right?!  Thanksfor the vote of confidence daddio, but in reality I was nowhere nearprofessional level. In fact, the statistics are really sobering - less than 1%properly make a living from the game & only 180 of the 1.5 million playingorganised youth football in England will make it as a premier league pro -that's 0.012%! My guest on this week’s podcast, Kieran Bywater, was one of the 0.5% that did sign aprofessional contract!  Set for life, right? Wrong!   It wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows and, like many other players, he had to exitthe game earlier than anticipated.   Many players are not financially prepared for an exit. This is exactly why Kierandecided to become a financial planner: to help those in the game manage theirmoney.   Kieran shares his career journey from pro footballer to Financial Planner, the transferable skills and why financial well-being should be the focus for all professional footballers. if you are a professional footballer looking for financial planning reach out directly to Kieran Bywater here land for careers within financial planner connect with Sam Oakes  on Linkedin Financial Planner Life is sponsored by Redmill AdvanceWhether you're starting out, already qualified, or building a training academy, Redmill Advance delivers expert-led learning, exam support and CPD from Level 4 to Chartered.✅ Trusted by top UK firms👉 www.redmilladvance.com/fplBe sure to follow Financial Planner Life on YouTube for extra content about  career development within Financial Planning. Want to appear on the Financial Planner Life podcast? Reach out to [email protected] out to [email protected] in regards to sponsorship, partnerships, videography or podcast production.