Quarter Four Podcast with Michael Elkins

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...

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 perfo...

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 scien...

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 s...

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 accompl...

Strength and conditioning coach Donivan Ciolfi is an entrepreneur in every sense of the word. Donivan’s career is a testament to risk-taking, making unpopular decisions and proof that formal education is not a necessity for success. In this episode, we talk to Donivan about building his initial business, his move to France, and moving back to the United States for his next venture. Donivan is open...

Ellis Hobbs played college football at Iowa State where he earned All Big 12 Conference First Team honors, was the academic athlete of the year and a finalist for the Christian Athlete of the year award. In 2005, he was drafted in the 3rd round by the New England Patriots, where he earned the job as a starting CB. In 2007, he set a then-NFL record for the longest kickoff return in NFL History, and...