The Post Game Podcast

Ben Nichols is the Founder of Padel 22, the first Communications and Marketing Consultancy dedicated to the fastest growing sport in the world, padel. He shares his journey from sports journalism to working at the World Anti-Doping Agency during the Russian doping scandal, and now to promoting padel - the world's fastest-growing sport. Timestamps: (0:00) – Intro to Ben (0:22) – Ben's Backg...

Christopher Knowles is a former D1 Volleyball player at LIU Brooklyn. He shares his story from college sports to entrepreneurship, content creation, and building a brand for athletes navigating life after sports. We also dive into UnJerseyed, Chris’s platform focused on helping former athletes rebuild routines, mindset, and direction after sports. Timestamps: (0:00) – Intro & Chris’s Volleybal...

Vasu Kulkarni is a tech entrepreneur, investor, and lifelong basketball fanatic best known as the founder of Krossover, one of the first sports analytics platforms to bring video breakdown and data insights to high school and collegiate teams. After scaling and exiting Krossover, Vasu moved into venture capital, investing in early-stage sports, media, and technology companies including The Athleti...

George Boyd is a former professional BMX rider turned elite video editor. He shares how a career-ending injury pushed him into storytelling, working with the NFL, Disney, Meta, Air Jordan, and several others before launching his podcast editing company Cut The Pod, where he helps transform raw recordings into premium podcasts. What You'll Hear About: Growing up in the BMX world and getting inj...

Bela Carrasco is a former soccer player at Marquette University and currently an Assistant VP of Investor Relations at Origin Investments. She is also the host of the "How Do You Know?" podcast where her goal is to help people feel more confident about investing. What You’ll Hear About: How Bela launched her real estate career after college The mindset shift from athlete to investor Whet...

Kianna Smith is a former college basketball player at Cal and Louisville, drafted 16th overall in the 2022 WNBA Draft by the LA Sparks. She played a few years overseas in the Korean Women's Basketball League. She talks about what it really takes to reinvent yourself after sports, NIL opportunities in college, to navigating injuries that cut her professional career short. Timestamps: (0:00) – I...

Dean Snell is a hockey player turned plastics engineer and entrepreneur, co-designer of the Titleist ProV1, and founder of Snell Golf, a direct-to-consumer golf ball company based in New Bedford, MA. He holds 40 US patents and is widely considered one of the foremost authorities in golf balls. He spent 18 years at Taylor Made and 7 with Titleist before launching in Snell Golf to provide golf balls...

Lucas Espada is a former soccer player at Northeastern University, professional soccer player, and Founder of ShowNxt, an AI-powered recruiting platform reshaping how student-athletes connect with college programs across the US. With ShowNxt, he’s helping players promote themselves, connect with teams and scouts, and open new doors in sports and beyond. Lucas shares how he brought his idea to life...

Drew Shore is a former NHL player with the Florida Panthers, Calgary Flames, and Vancouver Canucks. After retiring from hockey, he transitioned into the business world, building a career as both an agent and a founder of Amalfi, an exclusive community helping athletes transition into business and connect with top entrepreneurs. Drew is also the host of a podcast Betting The Limit, where he talks t...

Jack Adler is the founder and CEO of Out2Win, a marketing platform that uses AI to match brands with athletes. He shares how he turned a passion for helping athletes into one of the most innovative companies in the NIL and creator economy space.  From raising money to partnering with top college teams and brands, Jack discusses what it takes to build something meaningful in the constantly evolving...

Brandon Zachary and I talk on his Podcast, Athlete Resilience Center, which he co-hosts with his former teammate Matt Owens. We talked about the mental game of baseball, figuring out what was next after sports, building the Post Game Podcast, lessons learned from cold outreach, and more. We discussed: Lessons learned from college baseball Separation through the mental game Confidence vs. doubting...

Aidan Melograna is a college basketball player and founder of Melo Media, a fast-growing marketing agency helping local service businesses scale through Instagram and social media. He founded a second business recently, Ace1 Consulting, helping online creators scale through Instagram and YouTube. He shares how he went from cold-calling 100+ businesses with zero experience to generating thousands i...

Stephen Bienko is a former decathlete, former college football player at The Air Force Academy and Villanova, began his career as a state trooper, franchise owner, entrepreneur, and founder of 42U, helping athletes build their brands. We discuss life after sports, athlete branding, NIL collectives, and the evolving landscape of college athletics. Stephen shares how athletes can effectively transit...

Jay Yang is the author of "You Can Just Do Things" and social media strategist for Alex Hormozi. He came on the podcast to discuss his unconventional path from college dropout to working with some of the biggest names in entrepreneurship, all before turning 23. In this conversation, Jay breaks down his "permissionless approach", doing the work upfront to make yourself impossibl...

James Grugan is the founder of Five Star Hiring, a recruiting firm specializing in helping student-athletes and former athletes transition into successful careers. After spending most of his career at JG Wentworth, James identified a gap in the recruitment space, specifically working with student-athletes and helping them translate skills learned from the field to the workforce. What You'll He...

Matt Hochberg is the founder of Hochberg Sports Marketing, a sports marketing agency specializing in women's soccer. Since launcing in 2019, he has built HSM into a boutique agency representing 20+ NWSL players both on and off the field. As a FIFA-certified agent registered with the NWSL Players Association, Matt handles everything from contract negotiations to brand partnerships for some of t...

David Fales is a former NFL Quarterback who played seven seasons with the Bears, Lions, Dolphins, and Jets. He was a sixth-round pick out of San Jose State in the 2014 NFL Draft and played behind NFL veterans like Jay Cutler and Matthew Stafford. Since retiring from the NFL, he has worked in tech sales with Zoom and Docker and is actively involved with Pro Athlete Community, an organization that h...

Parul Khosla is the co-founder of Arena Talent, an AI-powered recruiting platform for sports and entertainment. She has previously worked in talent acquisition at the NFL, NHL, Disney, and Madison Square Garden, specializing in diversity initiatives and connecting underrepresented groups with career opportunities. Parul holds an MBA from Rutgers and is a LinkedIn Top Voice. She helped launched Are...

Rob Thompson has had a unique career journey after playing college football at New Haven and a professionally overseas. He built and sold a high school recruiting business, helped launch the NFL Flag program, was an Arena Football League GM, and started GamePlanU which has since rolled into Walter Camp Properties. Not to mention, he is also a published author. Rob has lived at the intersection of...

Buffy Filippell is a trailblazer in sports recruiting. She is one of the first women in sports executive search and founded TeamWork Online, the go-to hiring platform for the sports industry, connecting people to jobs with the biggest leagues, teams, and orgs in sports. In this episode, we cover: Why 52% of female executives were college athletes The origin story of TeamWork Online The power of pe...

Andrew Petcash is a former Boston University basketball player, founder of Profluence, and host of The Petcash Pod. He has carved out a unique lane at the intersection of sports, content, community, and venture capital. In this episode we get into how it all started and has since evolved into one of the top sports communities in the world. We talk about: Spotting and capitalizing on trends early H...

Rashad Campbell is a former Cornell University football player, entrepreneur, and partner / COO of Advance NIL. He unpacks his journey from playing football in the Ivy League to private equity and athlete advocacy. We discuss how Rashad’s curiosity, relationship-building, and financial mindset helped him thrive after football, and what today’s athletes should understand about money, NIL, and long-...

Matt Morizio is a former professional baseball player and founder of Reconstructing Wealth. After retiring from baseball, Matt worked in the corporate world before making the jump to finance and ultimately starting his own RIA, where he now helps others align their money with their life’s purpose. We discuss the emotional side of money, the importance of mentors, and the parallels between sports a...

Former professional baseball player and founder of Reconstructing Wealth, Matt Morizio, talks about what he wishes he knew going through the process of retiring and figuring out what was next for him after the game.

Justin Papadakis is the Deputy CEO and Chief Real Estate Officer of the United Soccer League (USL), one of the fastest-growing soccer organizations in the U.S. He oversees stadium development, club expansion, and the league’s long-term strategy to reshape American soccer from the ground up. Justin breaks down how the USL is using real estate to build thriving soccer communities across the country...