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From Olympic Bobsledder to Financial Adviser—Carlo Valdes Knows a Thing or Two About Second Careers
Ever think about trying out for the U.S. Bobsled team?It wasn’t the craziest idea that Valdes, at 6-foot-2 and 220 pounds of almost all muscle, had ever heard, outside of the fact he grew up in Newport Beach, California, and knew absolutely nothing about the sport.Less than two years after graduating, Valdes not only made the squad, but his two-man team placed fifth at the World Championships in 2015.