In this episode I have the pleasure of talking with 30-year NFL executive and author Michael Lombardi. Michael and I talk about his brand new book Football Done Right which you can order by clicking the link in these show notes. You can also listen to Michael on his podcast The GM Shuffle, and listen to him on the Pat McAfee Show and more!...
Welcome to a brand new episode of The Quarter Four Podcast ! I’m Michael Elkins , labor and employment attorney, founder of the law firm MLE Law , and your host. My guest this month is Andrew Donovan : Vice President of Collegiate Partnerships at Altius Sports Partners. In this episode, we’re talking about the three biggest words in sports right now … Name, Image and Likeness. Altius is leading the NIL revolution, working directly with the most prominent universities in the country in developing...
Welcome to a brand new episode of The Quarter Four Podcast ! I’m Michael Elkins , labor and employment attorney, founder of the law firm MLE Law , and your host. My guest this month is golf executive and entrepreneur Elisa Gaudet . Elisa has over 20 years of experience in the golf industry spanning across the United States, Europe and Latin America. In 2002, while working for the PGA Tour , she led the 2002 2002 EMC World Cup. She also headed up sponsorship, marketing and PR for the Latin PGA To...
Welcome to the 2021 Season Premiere of The Quarter Four Podcast ! I’m Michael Elkins , labor and employment attorney, founder of the law firm MLE Law , and your host. In this season premiere I bribing you two 🐐s in the world of business and sports: Michael Lombardi and AJ Vaynerchuk . In conjunction with the Wharton School of Business Alumni Association, Michael and AJ take you inside the business of the NFL and sports in general. In this episode they discuss common business issues such as: bui...
Welcome to a new episode of Game 7: The Sports, Business and Lifestyle Podcast. I’m Michael Elkins , labor and employment attorney, founder of the law firm MLE Law , and your host. My guest this month is the Executive Vice President / Chief Marketing Officer for the Boston Red Sox , Adam Grossman . Adam leads marketing and communications efforts for the Red Sox and Fenway Park . Adam oversees all aspects of the team’s Marketing, Media Relations, Corporate Communications, Social Media, Advertisin...
Welcome to a new episode of Game 7: The Sports, Business and Lifestyle Podcast. I’m Michael Elkins , labor and employment attorney, founder of the law firm MLE Law , and your host. My guest this month is Nick Shaw , author and co-founder of Renaissance Periodization (RP) a science-based nutrition and training company. In this episode, Nick and I discuss his newly released book, Fit for Success , which breaks success down to seven habits as learned from years of working with world class athletes ...
Welcome to a new episode of Game 7: The Sports, Business and Lifestyle Podcast. I’m Michael Elkins , labor and employment attorney, founder of the law firm MLE Law , and your host. My guest this month is Jeff Darlington . Jeff is an American television reporter with ESPN Productions, where he’s a regular on such shows as SportsCenter and NFL Countdown. He is known for high-level interviews with NFL stars like Antonio Brown , Tom Brady and Jared Goff. Jeff is known for breaking the story that Tom...
Welcome to a new episode of Game 7: The Sports, Business and Lifestyle Podcast. I’m Michael Elkins , labor and employment attorney, founder of the law firm MLE Law , and your host. My guest this month is Chip LaMarca , a member of Florida's House of Representatives and the sponsor of Florida's nationally recognized Name, Image and Likeness law! In this episode, Chip and I cover the intersection between sports and politics. Chip discusses the origins of the law, the process for getting the law pa...
Welcome to a new episode of Game 7: The Sports, Business and Lifestyle Podcast. I’m Michael Elkins , labor and employment attorney, founder of the law firm MLE Law , and your host. My guest this month is Noah Ohlsen , the second fittest man on earth and a six-time competitor at the CrossFit Games , finishing second in 2019. In 2016, he finished number one in the world during the CrossFit Games qualifier known as The Open … that’s number one out of approximately 324,000 competitors! In addition t...
Welcome to a new episode of Game 7: The Sports, Business and Lifestyle Podcast. I’m Michael Elkins , labor and employment attorney, founder of the law firm MLE Law , and your host. My guest this month is 4-year NFL Veteran, turned tech entrepreneur Walter Powell . During his NFL career, Walter was a real estate entrepreneur, restoring damaged properties and opening them up for retired US Veterans. Walter actively works with other athletes and entrepreneurs to promote entrepreneurship, leadership...
Welcome to a new episode of Game 7: The Sports, Business and Lifestyle Podcast. I’m Michael Elkins, labor and employment attorney, founder of the law firm MLE Law, and your host. My guest this month is NFLPA Vice President of Business & Legal Affairs, Casey Schwab. Casey is a leading up-and-coming executive in the sports media business, known as an innovative corporate and operational strategist skilled in aligning and executing successful strategy with anticipated changes in the sports, ent...
Welcome to a new episode of Game 7: The Sports, Business and Lifestyle Podcast. I’m Michael Elkins, labor and employment attorney founder of the law firm MLE Law, and your host. My guest this month is New England Patriots Offensive Lineman, Marshall Newhouse. Marshall is a Super Bowl Champion and 10-year NFL Veteran. But Marshall is far more than a professional athlete. Marshall is one of four current NFL players on the Athlete Advisory Board for the National Football League Players Association’...
We're back! Welcome to the 2020 Season! In this episode I talk to AJ Vaynerchuk. AJ is a co-founder of the athlete representation firm VaynerSports , with an ever-expanding NFL player client roster. He’s also the co-founder and former COO of VaynerMedia , a social-media-first digital agency. In addition to his responsibilities at VaynerMedia, AJ is a founding partner of the venture capital fund VaynerRSE . AJ and I discuss disruption in the sports representation industry, the shifting landscape ...
I’m Michael Elkins, your host, labor and employment attorney, founder of the law firm MLE Law, investor and this is the final episode in 2019 of Game 7: The Sports Business & Lifestyle Podcast. On today’s show I sit down with former NFL Tight-End Julius Thomas. Ordinarily, I wrote my own guest introduction. For this episode, however, I'm using an introduction from Julius himself, taken from his August 2018 retirement article in The Players' Tribune: "I’m ready to admit that I’m okay with giv...
I’m Michael Elkins, your host, labor and employment attorney, founder of the law firm MLE Law, investor and this is an all new episode of Game 7: The Sports Business & Lifestyle Podcast. On today’s show I sit down with NBA front office legend Pat Williams. Williams' career in the NBA began in 1968 as the business manager of the Philadelphia 76ers. After stints with Chicago Bullas and Atlanta Hawks, Williams returned to the Sixers in 1974, remaining in Philadelphia for 12 years as their gener...
I’m Michael Elkins, your host, labor and employment attorney, founder of the law firm MLE Law, investor and this is an all new episode of Game 7: The Sports Business & Lifestyle Podcast. On today’s show I sit down with NFL Super Agent, Brett Tessler. According to a 2018 article from the Washington Post, there are about 830 agents certified by the NFL Players Association — more than one for every three players in or around the league — which makes it a brutally competitive business. Roughly 7...
I’m Michael Elkins, your host, labor and employment attorney, founder of the law firm MLE Law, investor and this is an all new episode of Game 7: The Sports Business & Lifestyle Podcast. On today’s show I sit down with Arkansas Razorbacks Head Coach, Eric Musselman. Coach Musselman is a thirty-year coaching veteran who, prior to coaching in the NCAA, spent time as the head coach of the NBA's Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings. Coach Musselman brings energy, passion and raw emotion as...
My friend Steve Nudelberg and I have had numerous business discussions off-line. Today, I bring those discussions online. Steve is an author, future TEDx Speaker, leader and the ultimate connector or people. On the show we discuss social media's impact not only on business, but on human connection in general, industry disruption, his upcoming TEDx talk (my personal favorite topic), connecting people, the business of speaking and much more. There is A LOT to chew on as Steve brings us relevant id...
I’m Michael Elkins, your host, labor and employment attorney, founder of the law firm MLE Law, investor and this is an all new episode of Game 7: The Sports Business and Lifestyle Podcast. On today’s show I sit down with Michael Lombardi. He’s currently an author, motivational speaker, NFL analyst, and podcaster . He’s also a 30-year NFL front office veteran, working directly for Bill Walsh, Al Davis and Bill Belichick to name a few. He’s won 3 Super Bowls, 1 with the San Francisco 49ers and 2 r...
Carlos Alonso's sports and entrepreneurial journey began when he was playing professional baseball in the Philadelphia Phillies minor league system. A knee injury in 2015, changed his sports and business path. After his injury, Carlos was involved in a number of different ventures before founding his current business as South Florida's preeminent physical performance trainer. Known on Instagram and in the community as The Squat Doctor (@squatdoctor) Carlos and I discuss his transition from the p...
Comic books and pop culture are big business, and this episode's guest is one of the biggest players in the industry. If you think comic books are just for kids, you're mistaken. Vintage books routinely retail for hundreds of thousands of dollars and some books are in the millions. On any given day there are numerous auctions taking place where millions of dollars are exchanged for vintage comics, pop culture art and vintage video games. The nerds have taken over and they're playing for keeps. K...
When we think of the National Football League, we often think of alpha males performing under gladiator-like conditions. Big hits, playing through pain, and perfect athletic execution are just some of the defining characteristics of professional football players. Rarely, if ever, do we hear about Emotional EQ as a critical component an NFL player’s success. Enter Miami Dolphins Chaplain, Terry Boynton. In this episode I talk with Terry about his role with the Dolphins in addressing issues with p...
One of the most critical components to a successful business is its public relations team, and no one does PR better than South Florida entrepreneur, Duree Ross, founder of Duree & Co. From working with international celebrities such as Gary Vaynerchuck down to small business owners … like me … Duree brings over twenty years of PR and business experience to the table to form a formidable presence that’s an advantage for any business. In this episode, Duree talks about her journey from a from...
In part 2 of my 2-part series with entrepreneur and wealth advisor Tunde Ogunala, we talk about branding, marketing, and media consumption in the current world. We also discuss different methods for wealth management and analyzing client needs. Game 7 explores the psychology of what makes individuals great in business, sports and life. If you like this show, we humbly ask that you leave a 5-star rating on iTunes and if you can, leave a short review. We greatly appreciate you taking the time to l...
The wealth management industry is hyper-competitive. With massive, long-standing brands dominating the vertical, it can be hard as a start-up to find space. Meet entrepreneur and wealth advisor Tunde Ogunlana, founder of Axial Family Advisors. Tunde has found success against massive corporations, utilizing modern strategies in an ancient industry. In part 1 of a 2-part series, Tunde and I sit down and talk relationships, economics, culture and yes, a little wealth management. Enjoy part 1 of my ...
In this mini pod, something a little different ... we're joined by New England Patriots beat reporter Ryan Hannable. Ryan discusses his path to covering the New England Patriots, challenges he's facing in journalism and sports reporting and discusses what it's like covering a team as popular and intriguing as the New England Patriots. Ryan also gives us his thoughts on the upcoming NFL Divisional Round game between the Patriots and the Los Angeles (still San Diego to me) Chargers. We hope you en...
The fitness industry is one of the most saturated verticals in all of business. Within that vertical, nothing garners more controversy than the topic of nutrition. Amongst all the noise, Renaissance Periodization (known to its followers as "RP") distinguishes itself as the platinum standard, using science-based methods to help elite athletes and regular gym-goers alike achieve peak performance in and out of the gym. RP is no fad, the company boasts a massive following all over the world, and is ...
We often hear about “the mental game”, whether talking about professional athletes, assessing performance at work, or day to day life, what’s happening between the ears is often one of the most critical aspects to success. In Part I of a series on mental health, I talk to Nicholas Davenport, founder of the company Mind Body 1. Nick, a former Division I athlete, and current educator, brings a scientific approach to training the brain, not only for athletes, but for the community at large. Using a...
Battling back from drug addiction and homelessness, Danny Lopez has established a world-wide strength and conditioning business. Lopez, and his team at CrossFit Soul and Team Soul are training some of the top athletes in the world, including former CrossFit Games Champion Samantha Briggs. Lopez has brought multiple teams to top 10 finishes at the CrossFit Games, and routinely has top athletes at some of the world’s most demanding competitions. In this episode, Lopez discusses culture, mindset, d...
Christina Qi’s reputation as the most sought after woman in her industry is well earned. Right after graduating from MIT, she co-founded Domeyard, a high-frequency trading hedge fund that was started out of her dorm room. Six years later, at the ripe old age of twenty seven, Christina and her co-founders are now the preeminent forces in the Hedge Fund and FinTech space. Christina’s list of accomplishments is astounding, though you’d be hard-pressed to get her to discuss them. Christina and her c...
