October's Own

Author

Noah Lack
November 01, 2024

Let’s skip the small talk, 

We are getting smarter. We’ve narrowed the focus and have placed a huge emphasis on entrepreneurship through the lens of athletes.

Tons of athletes are building companies and have a thing or two, or three, or four, or five to say. Let’s get into it.

TOPICS
1. Fundraising in college?!*
2. Content that grows small companies
3. Running properties from across the world
4. *The man explains himself
5. Building a wellness hub in the south
6. Going through Y Combinator
7. Leading an iconic American brand
8. Demystifying startup terminology

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Written Pieces ✍🏻
Growth 📈
Big Company Update 👥

A&A CONVERSATIONS
IS THIS RESPONSIBLE TO DO AS A COLLEGE ATHLETE?!

  • Watch: Professional Basketball Player (Spain) Josip Vrankic rejoins as a guest co-host to chat about Villanova QB Tanner Maddocks fundraising for Athlete Squared in the middle of his season. Is he out of his mind?

    We ended up asking him…

MARKETING
FOUNDER LED CONTENT FOR THE WIN…

  • Watch: Former Olympian and Founder of Kickoff Coffee, Melissa Ortiz, rejoins us as a guest co-host to chat about leveraging content to build a small brand from scratch.

REAL ESTATE
TAKING 2AM CALLS IN CHINA…

  • Watch: Former NY Knicks Guard Damyean Dotson chats about the work needed to run his company, Whole Properties LLC, in China.

NIL
HE CAME ON THE POD, WE TIP OUR CAP 🎩…

  • Watch: Villanova Quarterback Tanner Maddocks chats about building Athlete Squared in College. Athlete Squared allows you to watch training videos from your favorite college athletes.

HEALTH/WELLNESS
BRINGING THE HUBERMAN VIBES TO THE SOUTH…

  • Watch: Former NFL Linebacker Brandon Chubb chats about the craziness of the first 17 days opening up Do Not Disturb, a luxury sauna and cold plunge studio.

TECH
THE PROCESS OF BUILDING A BILLION DOLLAR COMPANY…

  • Watch: Former Cal Berkeley Swimmer Marcos Rico Peng chats about going through Y Combinator, leveraging his YouTube Channel, and how his startup company Palmier (YC S24) fits into the AI revolution.

CONSUMER
FOUNDER VS. MANAGER MODE…

  • Watch: Former 11 year NFL Fullback and Fathead LLC CEO, Chris Hetherington, gives his take on Founder/Manager Mode, what Fathead 2.0 looks like, and the importance of listening to consumers.

HEALTHCARE
BREAKING DOWN STARTUP TERMINOLOGY…

  • Watch: Super Bowl 50 Champion and now the Founder/CEO of The Care League, Malik Jackson, chats about providing better health care options, and opts in to play startup vocab trivia.

WRITTEN PIECES IN THE ARENA
GOOOOD STUFF HERE

GROWTH
FINDING OUR RHYTHM

  • We will blow this out of the water in November

COMPANY
PLEASE WELCOME POMP TO THE COMMUNITY

  • We are excited to welcome Anthony Pompliano as an official advisor! We are already cooking behind the scenes 👀

A SNEAK PEAK FOR NOVEMBER…

Let me give you a hint on who may be happy in November: Buffalo Bills and UFC Fans.

OOUUUUWEEEEE the community strengthens!!

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