It's Never Just A Game

The Pesci Brothers talk about the top 10 New Year Resolutions, how to keep them, and what are some of the reasons you don’t.  Then the brothers talk about some products they like going into the new year and they finish with a conversation about sports rivalries, incentive pay for performance in sports and finally about a great hockey investment.

The Pesci Brothers sit down the week before Christmas to talk about precious time and how we spend it through a “Generational” lens.  Boomers think spending time at work is important and that Title and Salary mean the most, while Gen Z’s think Mental and Physical health mean more than either salary or title.  Having work and life in balance is expected for most in the workforce today.

The Top 20 from Forbes 400 and a few more.  Listen as the Pesci brothers talk about the Top 20 and how eight of them are now worth more than $100 billion each.  The numbers are staggering and the threshold for getting into the Top 20 is $36 Billion.  These 20 people have a net worth of $1.8 Trillion.  Formula 1 is top of mind and the brothers end with music time!

Greg and NJ make a public service announcement in this week’s episode about the impact stress can have on all of us.  Stress can affect all aspects of your life, including your emotions, behaviors, thinking ability, and physical health.  Listen as the brothers talk about the symptoms of stress and the consequences of stress over the course of your lifetime.  Then they shift to talk about how you m...

Author Rick Norton joins the Pesci brothers to talk about his book, “A Word to the Wise…. Snakes on Every Level.  It is interesting story that takes you from Rick’s work as a financial planner to being the money man for so many professional athletes to the underbelly of the real estate world, and finally to prison.  Listen as Rick shares valuable lessons for all of us.  The brothers then talk spor...

NJ and Greg have a great time talking with Jim Zarchin, President and Founder of Z Media Ventures.  Listen in as Jim tells some great stories and explains why he started up Z Media Ventures with his son Max.  It is a wonderful life perspective and reminds us all that it’s never too late to start something new, and it’s even better if you love what you are doing and doing it with people you love.

The Pesci Brothers Cover the USA win over Mexico in World Cup Qualifying and other weekend happenings in sports.  The conversation then turns to the changes brought about by the pandemic that will likely have long-lasting impacts on the job market going forward.  The brothers compare these new expectations with the ones employees had back in 2010, and finally they share what their expectations wer...

The Pesci brothers talk about some of the things you might consider doing, if and when you face disappointment at work.  It might be a promotion you were hoping to get, it might be an assignment you think you deserve or a raise you can’t believe you didn’t get.  It’s hard to see it at the time, but sometimes these disappointments can lead to great opportunities and better things than you had hoped...

NJ and Greg cover the most valuable franchises in Professional Sports.  Imagine investing less than $10 million dollars in a Professional Sports Franchise and it’s worth more than $4billion today! The NFL is King, and MLB is a distant second. It’s interesting to learn that even if you don’t win a championship for decades, your franchise can still be worth billions!

Greg and NJ discuss how the salary cap in Pro Sports is designed to level the playing field for small market teams.  The NFL Cap has grown for 10 years and then Covid!  What GMs have to do manage the cap and how the MLB manages without one.  Then the conversation moves to the reasons so many athletes lose their money after earning what the average person would consider a fortune.  And yes, It’s O-...

The Pesci brothers begin with a conversation about the progression of Name, Image, and Likeness in college sports.  Sponsors pay athletes and count on them to stay healthy while endorsing their brands.  At least one of the big deals has been impacted by an athlete that has been hurt and another by sub-standard play.  At the same time, women have fewer deals and too many of the female athletes are...

The Pesci brothers are back after 2 weeks off!  The sports update covers the good, the bad, and the ugly!  BYU makes the top 10, Zach Wilson and the Jets get their first win, and the New York Yankees fall to the Red Sox.  Then the brothers cover Courage from the perspective of the Stoics.  How to face the truth without fear.  Finally, it’s music time!

Listen as the Pesci brothers tell the 200-year-old story of Louis Vuitton and how building a luxury brand requires time, attention, and nurturing of the brand’s equity.  Then the brothers cover a handful of Forbes’ top 100 Female Entrepreneurs. None of their success came as the result of a get-rich-quick scheme.  These are women who worked hard for a long time and in non “sexy” industries, like ro...

Listen as Dylan talks about seeing an opportunity to fill a need and stepping up to meet that challenge with his firm, Bold Square.  Dylan shares the lessons he learned over the course of his international career and emphasizes the importance of developing relationships of trust with his clients.  Then Mike in Middle America makes an appearance and the talk turns to BYU, the Big 12 and rivalry gam...

The Pesci brothers talk about precious time and not wasting any of it with negativity.  Why spend your life “mining” for negativity, where is the joy in that?  Appreciate what time you have and spend that time on the things you love.  College football is back, and it feels great to see all of the fans celebrating the game and the teams they love.

Zach Wilson looks good in pre-season, Taysom does not!  The Yankees are moving in the right direction and BYU Football begins this week in Vegas against Arizona.  Update on some golf and then looking at the top earners in Men’s Tennis (Johnny Mc is number 54 on the list).   Try to keep things in your life in perspective.  With Ida and all that is happening in Afghanistan, who wins a football game...

NJ and Greg talk about some of the things you need to do when you raise money for a startup.  Having an idea and a business plan might not be enough to raise the money you need.  You will need a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and some customers using your product or service first. In addition, how do you differentiate your product or service enough to convince investors to take a chance on you and y...

The Pesci brothers enjoy another conversation with an old friend.  Listen in as Nu Skin Enterprises President and CEO-elect, Ryan Napierski, shares the story of his Nu Skin career.  From working for Nu Skin while going to college, to becoming the next CEO.  Once again it is a story that takes unexpected turns and Ryan is living example of stepping up to the challenge and making the best of every s...

Listen in as the brothers talk about goal setting and the most common motivators for all of us.  These are five important factors according to one famous theory on goal setting: 1.Clarity. 2.Challenge. 3.Commitment. 4.Feedback. 5.Task complexity. After the discussion on goal setting, NJ and Greg talk about the three things McClelland says motivate us all and how the brothers think they apply to th...

Greg and NJ share a process they have used with organizations to help them predict the future based on past events and the magnitude of change that occurs over time.   The Brothers use sports as the framework for this discussion, focusing on the Olympics and Simone Biles, the Green Bay Packer’s QB Aaron Rodgers and finally, some of the commercials that are airing now on the networks covering the O...

NJ and Greg discuss the importance of having enough confidence in yourself to bet on yourself, in what ever you do.  It’s not just about leaving your job and working for yourself.  It is about knowing that, in the end, you have to live with yourself, so believe in you, and bet on yourself in all aspects of your life.   People who bet on themselves do the following: 1.They remove the illusion of jo...

The Pesci brothers start the show with the sport’s desk.  They cover; Euro 2021, Wimbledon, Formula 1, and Baseball. And then the conversation shifts to concerts, money made on the road and finally, what special request would you have for the green room if you were a star? As a follow up to last week’s discussion on risk, the brothers talk about “Loss Aversion” and how we look at risk and why loss...

NJ and Greg use the hot real estate market to illustrate risk taking and how we talk ourselves out of taking risks all the time.  If you had the chance to sell your house right now for a huge profit, would you do it, or would you come up with all the reasons you can’t take that risk?  Just say yes and figure out the how later.  Then the brothers talk about Name, Image and Likeness and how revenue...

Sara Lee Frozen Bakery CEO, Craig Bahner, talks with the Pesci brothers about his career, the lessons he has learned, and the challenge he faces in his life today.  It was an insightful conversation with great honesty and humility.  Craig clearly understands that what you do is not as important as how you do it.  The way you treat people is significantly more important than technical competence. ...

NJ and Greg have two guests on this week.  Richie Norton (a return guest) and Dr. Benjamin Hardy.  Both accomplished authors, speakers, and incredibly positive people.  Listen as they talk about ways to take control of your life and your situation.  You can’t wait around for things to happen; you have to see it as if you’ve already accomplished it and then make it happen.  Great conversation with...