Boardroom with Rich Kleiman

Minnesota Timberwolves Superstar Anthony Edwards is Boardroom’s December Cover star in light of his new signature shoe, the AE 1 with Adidas. Ant and his business partner Justin Holland join Rich Kleiman to discuss how he connected with the sport of basketball, committing to the University of Georgia to stay close to his family and being drafted to the Timberwolves. Later, they discuss how he comp...

In the latest Boardroom Cover Story, Rich Kleiman sits down with Yankees legend CC Sabathia and his wife, CAA Baseball Agent Amber. In this conversation, the trio discuss the responsibility they have to the game of baseball and its players, raising a son who is playing at a high, collegiate level, and the difficulty of breaking into large markets as a young player. Later, they'll discuss how much...

Terence Crawford joins Rich Kleiman on the Out Of Office podcast to discuss how he never set out to be a pound for pound heavyweight champion, the boxing gym and community he's created in his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska and why Crawford considers the business of boxing so corrupt. They also touch on the leadup to his landmark fight against Errol Spence Jr., getting Eminem to make a rare appearance...

Philly native and 76ers Co-Owner David Adelman sits with Rich Kleiman to discuss how he first entered the world of entrepreneurship at a young age, how he made his first investment with bat mitzvah money and why he considers himself "unemployable." The two also touch on his part in the thriving sports ecosystem in Philadelphia and which parts of being a sports owner are the toughest. 

Baltimore native Bay Frazier entered the NBA lexicon more than two decades ago as Carmelo Anthony's right hand man. In a rare interview with Rich Kleiman on Out Of Office, Frazier discusses meeting Melo as a kid and how they teamed up to create a business that spanned decades, his trajectory within the basketball business and how he's finally opening up his public persona in his new role as Head O...

Michael Strahan and business partner Constance Schwartz-Morini detail how they’re teamed up to conquer Sports & Entertainment, their unique relationship, how Constance pushed Deion Sanders to become a head coach, their business mantras and more.

Nigel joins Rich Kleiman for a conversation about his unique career in BMX. Together they dive into the early years of Sylvester’s career, including falling in love with bike riding after accidentally performing a life changing trick, how his uber-viral video shook up the industry and ignited his pro career including a multi-year deal with Nike at 18-years-old, the plethora of partnerships that fo...

Music entrepreneur Steve Rifkind joins Rich Kleiman to discuss how Mark Ronson played a part in bringing the duo together, his career evolution rooted in hip-hop with legendary acts like Wu-tang Clan, meeting Fat Joe and Big Pun despite hesitation from outsiders and much more.

2X World Cup Champion Ashlyn Harris joins Rich Kleiman to talk about her new life post-soccer career, how there is still mountains to move in the fight for women's sports and beyond, the financial burdens of professional soccer stars, growing her family with her wife and former teammate Ali Krieger and how she plans to shake things up through her role as Global Creative Advisor with Gotham FC. 

Two-time champion and 17-year NBA vet Mike Miller joins Rich Kleiman to talk about his admiration for Michael Jordan growing up, what it means to be referred to as "sneaky athletic," his foray into coaching and his agency LIFT Sports Management. Miller also discuss how he’s building a meaningful business in the agency world as he reps rising stars like the Orlando Magic’s Paolo Banchero. The two r...

Rich Kleiman is joined by longtime friend and current Global Editorial Director of GQ Will Welch to celebrate the 27th annual Men of the Year covers and so much more. This year’s covers feature F1 Racer Max Verstappen, Brendan Fraser & Zoe Kravitz. Rich & Will go back to the early 2000s and reminisce about the cultural impact of The Fader, Will’s tenure at GQ, and becoming Global Editorial Directo...

In this episode of Out of Office, Rich Kleiman is joined by Shaun White, the undisputed GOAT of snowboarding and founder of new active lifestyle brand Whitespace. Rich and Shaun dive in what it’s been like being sponsored since the age of 7, his influences Tony Hawk & Jake Burton, the meaning behind launching his own brand and a chance encounter with design legend Virgil Abloh. They also discuss t...

In the Season 3 premiere of Out of Office, Rich Kleiman sits down to talk with Steven Victor, founder & CEO of Victor Victor Worldwide and SVP of A&R at Universal Music. In the wide-ranging conversation, they discuss how Victor got his start in the music industry, meeting and eventually managing Pusha T, and his decision to create his own label. They also discuss how Pop Smoke’s music and legacy l...

New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu sits with Rich Kleiman as Boardroom's August digital cover star. While her journey in professional sports began in 2020, it was not without a myriad of setbacks. Sabrina is candid about the challenges of her journey from college to the pros — including a historic final collegiate campaign cut short by Covid, technical difficulties on WNBA Draft night, her fir...

Ronnie Fieg is the founder and Creative Director of Kith and joins this week's Out Of Office podcast with Rich Kleiman from the Kith headquarters in Brooklyn. Fieg discusses growing up in Queens and how an early passion for fashion and culture shaped his outlook on his life and style. From a young age, Fieg said he learned to understand why people loved what they loved and the idea of that intrigu...

Pickup basketball legend and highly acclaimed actor Adam Sandler is no stranger to the NBA, as a lifelong New York Knicks fan and a courtside staple across the league. In this week's Out Of Office podcast, Sandler joins Rich Kleiman to discuss his new movie, Hustle, coming to Netflix June 8. In it, Sandler plays a down and out basketball scout who believes he's struck gold with a Spanish hooper he...

The inaugural Veecon conference took over Minnesota last weekend and in this episode of Out Of Office, Rich and Gianni discuss Rich's trip to Minnesota where he took the Veecon stage as a speaker before traveling to landmarks spaces in Minneapolis including a trip to Paisley Park with Spike Lee. Then, the podcast dives into a conversation with none other than Gary Vaynerchuk himself. Gary Vee has...

On this week's episode of Out Of Office, Rich and Gianni are fresh off their return from the Miami Grand Prix. The duo covers several topics including the atmosphere and starpower around Miami's first-ever F1 event, Kendrick Lamar's breathtaking new music video, HBO's finale of Winning Time, and the current climate of our stock market and NFTs. The duo also discusses which city deserves a new WNBA...

Wes Moore is a United States Army veteran, author, entrepreneur, and producer who is now running for Governor of Maryland. He joins Rich Kleiman and Gianni Harrell in this week's Out Of Office podcast to talk about his upbringing, including dealing with the loss of his father as well as going off to military school and the trials, learning curves and ultimate accountability he faced. Moore reflect...

Kevin Durant and his ETCs co-host Eddie Gonzalez join Rich this week in a new episode of Out Of Office heading into the Play-In Tournament. The trio discusses how both athletes and fans recover from tough losses and social media's impact on it all. Kevin speaks on discovering his interest in the NBA in the late '90s and how his player-driven interest still defines how he watches today's game, whic...

Joe De Sena grew up in New York City in a neighborhood and a life reminiscent of the movie "Goodfellas." In the pod, the two native New Yorkers discuss how in the early 70s De Sena's mother's transition into a more zen lifestyle turned his world upside down and how an opportunity to clean a pool made way for one of his first-ever business ventures. His hustle led to an unlikely admittance to Corne...

On this week's Out Of Office podcast, Rich and Gianni discuss a whirlwind trip to SXSW that included a terrifying plane ride, the influx of NBA superstars putting up huge performances this week, and how KD's statements are sometimes misinterpreted across media outlets. The guys also dive into the news of Tom Brady's un-retirement, how Russell Wilson's resurgence will be huge for the Broncos, and w...

On the newest episode of the Out Of Office podcast, co-hosts Rich Kleiman and Gianni Harrell chop it up on all things Jeen-Yuhs, the newest Netflix documentary highlighting the life and rise of Kanye West. The two also dive into other things they're watching from Euphoria and The Gilded Age on HBO Max to debating who the 'real' Batman is ahead of the next feature film's impending release. Also hig...

Alan Patricof is a businessman, entrepreneur and one of the American pioneers of venture capital. In the latest episode of Out Of Office, he discusses growing up on the Upper West Side in Manhattan and dipping his toes in entrepreneurship for the first time as a young child selling magazines in the neighborhood. He speaks to Rich Kleiman about starting his early career on Wall Street before the te...

Bubba Wallace is not only the first Black driver to win a Cup Series race since Wendell Scott in 1963, he’s also the first driver for Michael Jordan’s 23XI Racing team. In this episode of Out Of Office, Bubba discusses the roots that led him to the racetrack, how he developed the commitment to the sport, how the sponsorship landscape opened up for him in recent years and how and where NASCAR’s div...