Pass The Torch

17-year NHL superstar and TorchPro co-founder Joe Pavelski sat down with us live in Lake Tahoe at the ACC Celebrity Golf Tournament. His is a 4x All-Star currently playing with the Dallas Stars. In this interview we chat about his underdog journey to the NHL and becoming a 4x All-Star, the evolution of TorchPro since he first co-founed the company 4 years ago, his passion for golf, an inside look...

Bob Menery joins his first podcast since being dropped by the NELK Boys on the Full Send Podcast and was an open book. He talks in detail about the feud, his relationship with Kyle and the emotions he felt when Dana White called him out on social media. He also opens up about his struggles with addiction both with drugs and alcohol and mental health issues. The podcast also covers Bob's come up as...

Kathyrn has covered everything from the NFL, PGA Tour, College Football to the Olympics! She currently works for NBC and has been a trailblazer in the world of sports media for young females who want to accomplish their dreams on TV. Our conversation in-person from Lake Tahoe covers her come up in sports media and the challenges that came along with it, what it was like working in Boston during th...

Drew Stotlz is a former pro golfer that has since started one of the most popular golf podcasts in the game called "SubPar". He is an electrifying personality and we sat with him in-person as we chat about his journey on the golf course, his transition to sports media, his favorite interviews with a good Johnny Manziel story and all the greatest lessons he's learned along the way. Plus, he gives o...

Larry Fitzgerald played 17 NFL seasons for the Arizona Cardinals breaking several records and going down as one of the greatest wide receivers of all-time. He will be a first ballot NFL Hall of Famer. In this interview, you'll find Larry is much more than just an athlete and aiming to inspire the next generation beyond the field. We chat about his childhood growing up as a Vikings fan and his role...

PLL Superstar Myles Jones joins Pass The Torch again, but this time we were live from his lacrosse camp in Boston. We chat about how he aims to inspire the next generation, his leadership in the PLL and his goals with lacrosse moving forward! Watch the full interview on our TorchPro YouTube channel . Podcasts aren't TorchPro does! Our Morning Blitz daily newsletter is a must for sports fans and gi...

Jeff Darlington is one of ESPN’s top NFL Insiders and has a fascinating rise in the space of sports media as we chat about his journey and all the greatest lessons learned along the way. He’s worked on some incredible feature pieces at ESPN as he breaks down his favorites, talks about his relationship with the GOAT Tom Brady, the upcoming 2022 NFL season and our connection of being egregious armpi...

We kick-off Season 2 of Pass The Torch with NFL All-Pro Adam Thielen LIVE from the Lake Tahoe celebrity golf tournament. We chat with Adam about his underdog journey to the NFL coming from a D2 school, role models growing up, leadership evolution in the locker room, his new gym venture ETS Performance and his golf game! Watch the full interview on our TorchPro YouTube channel . Podcasts aren't Tor...

After an incredible Season 1 of the podcast, we are BACK for Pass The Torch Season 2 with a stacked lineup of guests coming your way. Monday, September 5th we go live bringing you interviews with some of sports' biggest stars hearing about their journeys and all of the greatest lessons they've learned along the way! A podcast for anyone looking to gain an edge in life! Sneak peak of recorded guest...

Chris Pronger is on the NHL's All-Time Top 100 list after winning a Stanley Cup, Hart Trophy (MVP), Norris Trophy (Best Defensemen), two Olympic Gold Medals and was inducted into the NHL Hall of Fame. He most recently co-founded a luxury travel agency, Well Inspired Travels. We chat about his growth as a player over the years in the NHL, the proudest moments of his career, how he approached l...

David Pindell is a former star QB at UConn with several records and he's had quite the journey in football playing at every single level of football. In this episode, we chat about David's experience playing QB in every different pro football league, the NFL Draft process, how Quavo recruited him for the Fan Controlled League, what to expect playing football in Japan and the greatest lessons he's...

Quincy Avery is a legendary QB coach working directly with some of the NFL's best QBs. He is also the founder of QB Takeover and coaches at Elite 11. We talk about his inspirational journey in football sleeping on an air mattress in the locker room at UCLA, coaching the top talent in the NFL, how he coaches his athletes beyond the field and his approach to building his brand. Subscribe to our podc...

Keith Stewart is a former golf pro who has made the transition to media now hosting a radio show at ESPN, writing content for PGA.com and is the founder of the Read The Line PGA Tour gambling newsletter. In this episode, we chat about his relationship as a pro with Tiger Woods, his transition to the world of media, the future of golf and all the greatest lessons he's learned along the way. He even...

Dana White took over as president of the UFC in 2001 and has since turned the company into a multi-billion dollar business that fans love. Our TorchPro team went out to Las Vegas for an in-person chat at the UFC HQ! In this episode, we talk about his journey with the UFC and obstacles he faced in the early days, the mentality it takes to be successful and his life beyond the sport that includes be...

Calvin Kattar is the #4 ranked Featherweight in the UFC and runs MMA Combat Zone in New England. Tyson Chartier was the 2020 MMA Coach of the Year with a UFC squad that also includes #5 ranked Bantamweight Rob Font. We sat live together in Las Vegas to chat about how they got into the fight game, the obstacles they faced to rise the ranks of the UFC, the details of a fight camp and who they are be...

Matt Fornataro is our TorchPro CEO and Co-Founder who played pro hockey prior to starting the company. In this episode, we chat about the lessons he learned playing hockey that help him win in business, the mission of TorchPro, content projects we’ve work on with athletes and are excited about and the future goals of our company. Subscribe to our podcast channel to not miss an episode! Head to Tor...

Blake Bolden is a star women’s hockey player that was the first ever African American to play in the National Women’s Hockey League. She then went on to become the second ever female scout in the NHL currently working with the L.A. Kings and also works for ESPN as an NHL reporter. She is a trailblazer beyond the ice as we chat about her upbringing as a minority in hockey, responsibilities as a rol...

Evan Burk is a former NFL coach working with the Miami Dolphins. He recently left football to work as a speaker, consultant, podcaster and author to spread the lessons he's learned from sports to other audiences and teams both in athletics and business. In this episode we chat about his journey from 4th grade football to the NFL, the parallels of sports and business, the process of writing a book...

Emily Clark plays Women's Hockey for Team Canada and won a Gold Medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics. In this episode, we chat about her journey growing up in a hockey family with 5 siblings in Canada, her responsibility as a role model to the next generation, her college career at Wisconsin which included a national championship, the obstacles she faced to win an Olympic gold and how she celebrated....

Emily Kaplan works at ESPN as an NHL reporter. She is a journalist, appears on TV shows (Around The Horn), in-game NHL broadcasts and hosts a podcast. In this episode, we chat about her journey through sports media, the obstacles she’s faced and lessons learned along the way, the behind-the-scenes action of ESPN, some of her favorite interviews, the power of athletes' brands and a little NHL hocke...

Scotty Rodgers is a lacrosse goalie who played at Notre Dame and went to an NCAA Championship, won a title in the MLL with the Ohio Machine and played in the PLL. Today he runs clinics for youth lacrosse players helping to inspire the next generation. In this episode we chat about his journey in lacrosse and what motivates him, his polarizing approach to social media, the future of the PLL and all...

JR Butler played hockey at Holy Cross, spent over a decade in the software and tech industry and recently started his own company called Shift Group, helping to connect athletes to jobs in tech sales and set them up for life after sports. In this episode, JR talks about his success in the world of business, why he believes athletes make such great salesmen, the responsibilities of being a founder...

Grant Ament is one of the world's best lacrosse players being a 3-time All-American at Penn State, was the school's first ever Tewaaraton finalist, NCAA record for most assists in a single season (96) and was the 1st overall pick in the 2020 PLL Draft. In this episode we chat about his incredible career at Penn State, his time in the PLL and what he’s excited about for the league’s future, along w...

David Lloyd is currently the host of ESPN's SportsCenter working at the network for 25 years. In this episode, we chat about his hustle starting out as an intern in broadcasting, what the early days were like at ESPN, his favorite moments on set including the most memorable people he’s interviewed and his advice for anyone looking to start a new career and follow their passion. I hope you enjoy to...

Zach MacEwen is a current NHL star and forward for the Philadelphia Flyers. In this episode, we chat about his underdog story coming from Prince Edward Island, Canada growing up on a berry farm, the impact his family had on his journey to the NHL, his My Biggest Fan charity in loving memory of his father and the obstacles he’s been faced to overcome throughout his career. I hope you enjoy today’s...