If you’ve been with Court to Corporate since day one, then odd ares that you’ve heard me talk about these two books I recommend for every current and former student-athlete. Athletes Are Brands Too and Brands Win Championships are two books that I read immediately after wrapping up basketball, that have inspired the work I do today and set the foundation for my career, so it’s an honor to share my conversation with the creator himself. Jeremy Darlow is a leading brand consultant, fo...
Jul 10, 2020•24 min
“If there was a basketball hall of fame for what you got from the game, I would argue that I would be the first ballot.” Since 2001, MLT has built a leadership pipeline for over 7,000+ students and professionals nationwide and John has been featured on CNN, the cover of Fortune, and named one of Forbes Top 30 Social Entrepreneurs. In this episode John is sharing with us how basketball has shaped what exists today in MLT and how sports gave him the lens to identify his gi...
Jul 07, 2020•30 min
If you're a current or recently graduated student-athlete, it's time to build your playbook in business. Attack Your Career Like Your Game is launching soon, join the list here to be the first to know when we're live! -- From overcoming a career ending injury, to helping NFL players reach their full potential beyond the game - Dior Ginyard joins us to share how he carved his path back to his passion for football. In his time at the NFL Players Association, Dior has created the...
May 18, 2020•31 min
If you're a current or recently graduated student-athlete, it's time to build your playbook in business. Attack Your Career Like Your Game is launching soon, join the list here to be the first to know when we're live! Jasmine Maietta joins us today to share advice from her rise in the sports industry to VP of Brand Marketing at Peloton, similarities between athletics and growing as an effective leader in the workplace, and insight from her recent journey to entrepreneurship &am...
Apr 28, 2020•33 min
The day Jackson Patterson committed to play lacrosse at Colgate, was the same day doctors diagnosed him with cancer. On this episode, Jackson joins us to share how he overcome cancer to become a 4 year starter and team Captain, and the lessons that have stuck with him in life and his career today. How he decided consulting was the right career path & the importance of transferable skills Why being a great freshman on a team prepares you to be a great analyst & and being a great senior, p...
Apr 13, 2020•32 min
"Outside of shooting at the free throw line, you're only expected to succeed 40% if the time. I take that ideology with me to career. If I reach out to ten people and only hear back from 3, that's 3 new possibilities". From Trinity Basketball, to ESPN, and now Facebook Brian Ford joins us to share insight on what it takes to grow in your career and how being an athlete prepares you for each step along the way (from decision making, to securing opportunities, and succeeding early in t...
Mar 24, 2020•1 hr 1 min
Whether it's creating his own internship path, writing 25 hand-written letters to coaches, or renting a car to get from Boston to Philly his senior year and introduce himself to Coach Jay Wright - one word defines Matt Fraschilla's journey from Harvard Basketball player to the Villanova Basketball coaching staff : drive. As we walk through Matt's journey, he shares advice on: - How to find confidence in your process when following a "non traditional" career path - How to get creativ...
Mar 10, 2020•47 min
When Sydney Anderson was in sixth grade, she knew she liked sports, wanted to play sports, and one day wants to become a player agent and own her own company. Today as Founder & CEO of Legacy Sports Management, the Indiana Track & Field Alumni joins us to share how she checked all the boxes of her long term vision. Get Overtime with KP : https://www.courttocorporate.com/newsletter Legacy Sports Management: http://legacysportsmgt.com/...
Feb 25, 2020•59 min
It’s all about the skill sets. Princeton Men’s basketball alumn Ben Hazel joins us to share how he approached his time on Wall Street and built the right skill sets to launch his own financial management firm, Zenith Solutions. We discuss: The biggest communication skills he took away from his time as a student-athlete Why it’s about the skill sets you develop vs. the industry you’re in How to evaluate what opportunities and skill sets to develop in your career His biggest takeaways from his tim...
Feb 11, 2020•49 min
Approaching any new internship, role, or industry can be frightening because it comes with uncertainty. Before Dani Feigin became a Manager of Corporate Partnerships at the Los Angeles Clippers – she spent the early stages of her career in the acting industry. She joins us today to discuss how she overcame the uncertainty in making a career switch and and how she’s approached building her career in the sports industry since. We discuss: - How she found success in her first internships (IMG &...
Feb 04, 2020•54 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Toby Egbuna played basketball at UNC and is now a consultant, diversity strategist, and entrepreneur. We start today's conversation with his time on the UNC Basketball team and why he decided to begin his career in consulting. We then discuss how he he began to apply his passion for diversity & inclusion across different touchpoints and grew a blog into Dyversifi, the only company review platform designed for diverse candidates. Contents: 10:30 The diverse range of in...
Jan 21, 2020•42 min•Season 2Ep. 3
How do you think about your career? How do you approach work and the value you want to get out of it? Dez Flemming played basketball at Cornell, and started with following the consulting and finance path with roles at Morgan Stanley and Deloitte. Today as a Strategist at Cadre and Entrepreneur, he encourages people to do one thing: reframe the concept of work, by thinking about your career as being paid to learn. We’re walking through Dez’s journey to discuss the factors you need to think about ...
Jan 14, 2020•54 min•Season 2Ep. 2
It has officially been a YEAR of Court to Corporate! To kick off year 2, Kirby is diving into the behind the scenes of building Court to Corporate and discussing how being an athlete prepares you to unlock your potential in your “both” beyond the game. Kirby walks through the 3 “Chapters” of building the platform and sharing the never before heard stories, strategies, and lessons in each step: Contents : 7:24 - How Kirby strategically consumed content to act on her ideas. 16:43 - How start...
Jan 07, 2020•43 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Isaac Serwanga is an Entrepreneur, TEDx Speaker, Best Selling Author, and Consultant and former 3-Sport Athlete at Princeton that teaches the art of networking. He joins us on the Court to Corporate podcast to discuss: Why your network is currency What your social capital is and how to act on it Isaac Serwanga’s Three Pillars of Networking and The Networking Tree How to apply your athlete mindset to grow your business and brand in entrepreneurship Court to Corporate is a growing community of ath...
Dec 17, 2019•39 min
Two-Time WNBA All-Star and ESPN NBA Analyst Chiney Ogwumike joins us on today's podcast to discuss how she is growing her career both on and off the court. In this conversation we discuss: Her time on Stanford Women's Basketball Team, founding the viral sensation - Nerd City, and her transition to the WNBA How launched her media career at ESPN while playing in the WNBA and the mindset that drove her growth from getting her foot in the door to now full time NBA Analyst Advice on being a woman in ...
Dec 10, 2019•48 min
From Brown Football, the NFL, and now Emory Med School Dewey Jarvis is joining us today to share how he put himself in a position to chase both dreams. We're talking about how he managed his priorities as pre-med student and standout on the football team, how he decided between going to the NFL or going to med School, taking us behind the scenes of making the 53 Man Roster from a mid-major program, and his thought process in his return to chasing his other dream in Med School. To keep up with al...
Dec 03, 2019•37 min
Today we walk through Solo Ceesay’s journey from two time Ivy league champion with University of Pennsylvania football to Senior Analyst at Citi and discuss: - How he is ACTIVE in building his career path and the mindset from Penn Football that shaped this mantra - Why he built a massive excel sheet of 200+ names to strategically grow his network and land his path in finance - How to differentiate yourself while reaching out for advice or opportunities by being t...
Nov 19, 2019•39 min
From Tuft’s Women’s Basketball, to the New England Patriots, C-Space, and now MIT Sloan Business School, Maggie Riddle joins us to showcase how we can be intentional across our experiences and networking to build our path. We discuss: How she applied her leadership off the court within the athlete community and began to network her way into the sports industry How she used her love of psychology and sports as a guide to find alignment with her passion for sports business Her time at the patriots...
Nov 12, 2019•37 min
Leaving something good for something better. That’s how Michael Nzei describes his decision to forego playing basketball professionally to behind his career on Wall Street. From Seton Hall Basketball standout to Wall Street Analyst, Michael joins us to share what led him to believe finance was what he was meant to do, how he balanced pressure in expectations as a high performing athlete, and how leading with curiosity can unlock relationships and opportunity.
Oct 29, 2019•47 min
Corie Bain joins us today to discuss how athletes can apply their lessons in leadership to make an impact early on in their careers and share advice on seeking mentorship in the workplace. We walk through her journey from Two-Time Harvard Volleyball Captain and Ivy League Champion, to product manager at Thrive Global and discuss: The mentality she brought from captain to product manager that enables her to act as a leader early on in her career Advice on seeking mentorship and how her pers...
Oct 22, 2019•40 min
Today we hear how important it is for athletes to build their "brand" . But does that actually mean? What does it for athletes mean during their career? And how does it play to their advantage after? Today's guest, Solomon Mangham, a Howard Men's Basketball Alumni, consultant at McKinsey, real estate investor, and entrepreneur comes on today to talk exactly that. We discuss - How he est...
Oct 15, 2019•41 min
Today’s guest is Henry Lowe, Villanova Men’s Basketball Alumn and Founding Partner at Procapita Partners. Today’s conversation is all about Henry’s journey from player, coach, to entrepreneur. What you’ll hear is how the passion he found for the game as an athlete at Villanova has allowed him to make an impact on both sides of the game - as player, coach, and now as an entrepreneur empowering athletes through the output of his work. We go through his time in jersey and talk about how he ow...
Oct 08, 2019•40 min
Athletes are getting paid. We're providing our take on what this means for all tiers of student-athletes and the opportunities for student athletes to maximize in internships and entrepreneurship. Join our newsletter here: www.CourtToCorporate.com
Oct 01, 2019•10 min
You have the what, but what's the why? Athletes often hear what skill sets they bring to the table in the workplace. But when it comes to the interview process and selling your story it's important to take a step back. Why are these skill sets actually of value and why should the employer care? From Columbia Women's Basketball to growing her career talent acquisition industry, Paige Tippet joins us today to share her career insight and break down strategies on how athletes tell their story in th...
Sep 24, 2019•40 min
Between balancing the endless networking events with your sport or finding the right moment to mention you're an athlete in packed conversations, navigating the job hunting process can be an overloaded time. We're sitting down with two former ballers that have been on both sides of the game to get down to exactly what you need to know. For part one of #RecruitingSZN, Cornell Women's Basketball graduate and Capital One HR Associate Janee Dennis joins us to share how athletes can...
Sep 17, 2019•47 min
If you're an athlete reading this, chances are you've heard of Teamworks. Teamworks is the leading athlete engagement platform with reach over 2,000+ NCAA D1 teams and 90+ Professional Teams. The key driver of their growth is their "for athletes by athletes" mantra that not only spearheads their mission, but it creates opportunities for those that they serve. Trey Lucas joins us today from the Teamworks Academy, a 12 month program designed for former athletes transitioning from their playing car...
Sep 11, 2019•39 min
When it comes to following your passions, sports business becomes a natural path for many former student-athletes to follow. On today's episode, former Brown University Football Kicker Brett Estes joins us to share how he got his foot back in the sports industry door. We dive deeper into how he built off of an internship at Fenway Sports Management to land a full time position in their year long associate program and discuss: how to navigate getting your foot in the door in the sports industry t...
Sep 03, 2019•23 min
On today’s episode, Kirby begins with an update on her new role on the NBA & Hoops Strategy Team at PepsiCo and answers the first question to kick off her new Q&A Series. Our guest is Chris Staten. Last month, Chris Staten shared his reflection on the Netflix docu-series, Last Chance U, and how he was once in the shoes of the players on the show - reliant on football as his only way out. Today, Chris works an IBM Executive and professional presence coach. Outside of his own work, he teaches peop...
Aug 26, 2019•49 min
Brandon Moorer's journey begins with one simple vision: leave a legacy. After injury his freshman season on the Northeastern T&F team, he pivoted to the lane of entrepreneurship to build his journey. Since, Brandon is 3 businesses in and making sure his impact is felt along the way. Today, we walk through his story from founding YED Corp with the mission inspire collaboration amongst young, diverse, entrepreneurs - to his upcoming book on his journey as a student-athlete-entrepreneur. In our con...
Aug 08, 2019•26 min
"There's different ways you can use the game. The game can serve as your north star to help yourself and basketball career. How I liked to use it was to help my actual career and to get me in a place where I could not go without it. " Jordan Abdur-Ra'oof, Cornell Men's Basketball alum, founder of Ivy Untold, and Wall Street Analyst, joins us to walk through his journey and share advice on what it really means to use your sport as a platform. Ivy Untold - https://www.ivyuntold.com/ Court to Corpo...
Jul 29, 2019•37 min
