Athletes & Assets with Noah Lack

Ricky Lewis was a key defender with the Los Angeles Galaxy, Colorado Rapids, as well as the USA U20 team. The Clemson alum enjoyed his time on this pitch, but grew up in a family familiar with sales. Ricky has now spent over a decade excelling in sales at Stryker, a multinational technologies corporation which provides medical devices and surgical equipment. He also happens to be a part of the Pro...

Brennan "B Scar" Scarlett is gearing up for year 9 in the NFL. B Scar is a linebacker and special teams specialist who's made plays for the Houston Texas and Miami Dolphins. However, one of his biggest plays he's made may be naming himself the CEO of Scarlett Creative, a creative agency specializing working with athletes and companies with branding, production, storytelling, and...

Simone Charley is one of the top strikers in the NWSL and a key piece in the Angel FC rotation. She scores goals on the pitch, but is ideating on ways to create value off of it. Angel FC has a laundry list of some incredible investors, such as Christina Aguilera, Natalie Portman, Alexis Ohanian, Becky G, Lauren Cheney Holiday, Initialized Capital and more. So we figured why not create a startup to...

EJ Jarvis is gearing up for a huge season with the University of Florida Men's Basketball team. The graduate transfer from Yale is not only a beast on the court, but is also knows a thing or two about Ecommerce. EJ has been selling a variety of items on eBay for years, and teaches the ways of making money with a couple of simple tricks. Episode Breakdown: 0:00- Intro 2:28- How EJ got started o...

Timothy Lam is one of the most accomplished Badminton players in US history. The 7x U.S. Junior National Champion, Former #1 Nationally Ranked US Men's Singles Badminton Player, and 2021 US Olympian has the athletic accolades many can only dream of. So where is Timothy now? The answer most likely auditing tech companies. Timothy is now a senior audit associate at KPMG, a top accounting firm in the...

Super Bowl XLV Champion Marshall Newhouse had a 10 year NFL career he will never forget. While it was not easy memorizing more than 8 playbooks, it certainly came in handy in 2017 when Marshall was playing for the Las Vegas Raiders (then in Oakland). During that time, Marshall lived in San Francisco, and absorbed quickly the investing dynamics of Silicon Valley. Marshall has been angel investing s...

Haley Lukas  was a defensive stalwart for the  University of California, Berkeley  women's soccer team before having a successful professional stint in Hungary. During her playing career she was intrigued by various sports business transactions, and wanted to have a hand in creating them. Haley is currently working to obtain her JD/MBA at  Cornell Law School , while acting as the current COO f...

John Mooney knows that Japanese culture is one to abide to and understand deeply. The former Notre Dame Basketball alum is thriving in his time in Japan, it might because of his understanding of the country off the court as much as on. We break down various cultural pillars you must know before doing business in Japan, as well as John's future plans in Real Estate. Episode Breakdown: 0:00- Int...

20 years from now, we may look back and say UCLA Quarterback Chase Griffin was one of the first college athletes to transform the motivation for athletes to immerse themselves in business ventures at an early age. When the former Texas Gatorade National Player of the Year is not throwing touchdowns, he is constantly making brand deals, public speaking, consulting, immersing himself venture capital...

A common act that happens especially in business, particularly startups is "Cargo Culting". By definition Cargo Culting is an approach that copies an existing "successful" approach without properly analyzing and understanding it. Athletes do this in many different ways, and get screwed as a result. Amobi Okugo, Former MLS Professional and Founder Of A Frugal Athlete joins Noah...

For my athletes looking to break into startups, here are five that I am personally interested in and why (startups are in the episode breakdown). I must also include the following: I have not been paid to do this. I do not know the founding teams well except for one. This is not financial advice. Join startups at your own risk. If you are not a risk taker no need to listen to this. Research is ver...

We notice a funny dynamic in business when you a person asks you to follow up with them and then you never hear from them again. On this content-rich internal episode, Noah and Rex Pflueger chat about how "yes" often means "no" in California, when too much on the resume is a red flag, who really is the decision maker at a large investment firm, what we define as the "best&...

With the reality of NIL in college athletics (Name, Image, and Likeness), is student-athlete even the right phrase to use anymore? On this episode Noah and Rex Pflueger (our first repeat guest!) have an off the rails conversation about funnier nuances of NIL, where university values lie, as well as how they would've made their NIL money if it was allowed during their playing days. Episode Brea...

Cam Van would have made a great lawyer, as the recent JD thought it was his destiny. However, now when he is not competing to make the USA Olympic team, he can now be found helping his Olympic peers monetize their teachings. Growing up, Cam saw many high schools and athletic programs across the country simply don't have the quality coaches in individual sports such as track & field to deve...

When Jeron Artest was thirteen years old, he created his first video game which become so popular his opponents at AAU tournaments starting playing it. Fast forward a decade later, Jeron is the now the Founder/CEO of TestJar Labs, a gaming studio looking to build the next generation of games for consumers. Jeron's love for the gaming industry has somehow outshined his elite basketball pedigree...

Bradley Klahn  is a top 100 professional tennis player on the ATP Tour . Bradley played collegiate tennis at Stanford University , where he won the 2010 NCAA Singles Championships as a sophomore. His next year as a junior, he was a finalist in the NCAA Doubles Championship. During the pandemic, Bradley made the decision to attend Harvard Business School's crossover into Business program, which...

Giorgio Di Bonaventura , (DiBo) is one of the most interesting athletes you've never heard of. The Italian guard plays for Luis basketball club in Rome, and is a member of Italy's 3x3 national basketball team. While DiBo became one of Italy's top players in his class, he knew there was more life outside the court. He took a risk, landed as a contestant on Uomini e Donne (Italian bachel...

Jacob Turner was one of the highest paid draft picks in MLB history, making appearances with the Detroit Tigers, Miami Marlins, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Washington Nationals, and more. His experience of accumulating sudden wealth was complex. He was successful by all measures, but his career ended shorter than he would of liked. This was key to Jacob developing his foundation as a financia...

Chandler Malone was enjoying college basketball, but when his startup was making a significant amount of revenue, he knew it was time to put the ball away. The former WashU guard is a serial entrepreneur currently building Bootup, a tech marketplace that helps people get their first jobs in tech, and upskill their talent. Bootup has raised over $2.1 million in Venture Capital from Kapor Capital, C...

Vasu Kulkarni is the self-proclaimed biggest pick-up hoops fans in the world. He eats, sleeps, breathes, basketball and will not move out of his NYC apartment because he’s 45 seconds near a pick up game at all times. He also happens to be the former founder and CEO of Krossover, a sports analytics SaaS company selling video and data tools to sports teams around the world. Vasu nows invests in earl...

Sam Acho was a 9-year NFL veteran, a Vice President of the of the NFL Players Association , an author, and currently an ESPN sports analyst. The University of Texas alum had a successful NFL career, but little did he know his childhood arguments with younger brother Emmanuel Acho would prepare them for sports TV stardom. Sam appears regularly on Get Up, First Take, and plethora of ESPN-related pro...

Orlando and Aquila Mendez-Valdez are as dynamic off the court as they were on it. Orlando is one of the most accomplished Mexican-American basketball players in history, leading Western Kentucky to a sweet 16 appearance in 2008, winning the FIBA Americas Gold Medal with Mexico in 2013, appearing in the G-League with Mexico City’s new team Los Capitanes, in addition to a laundry list of other accom...

Blake Lawrence is the Co-founder and CEO of Opendorse , the leading NIL marketplace connecting college athletes, brands, and fans. Opendorse has been around since 2012, however the legalities of name, image, and likeness (NIL) to student-athletes only became available on June 31st, 2021. The former University of Nebraska-Lincoln linebacker was ahead of the curve with his time working with the NIL...

Brevin Galloway is the King of NIL. The Clemson senior had a strong finish to his collegiate career, however one could argue off the court is where he’s made the biggest splash. After a viral health incident, combined with Brevin’s skill of content creation, over 20 NIL deals with brands such as Dave and Buster’s, Mercedes, and Crocs have partnered with the future professional basketball player as...

Jasmine Baird is one of the top snowboarders in Canada ,who competes internationally in the big air and slopestyle disciplines. She has appeared in multiple World Cups as well as the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics for Team Canada. On this episode Jasmine breaks down navigating competitive snowboarding as an independent contractor, as well as her unique approach to collecting sponsors. Most wait to b...