The Profluence Pod 🌐

Ben DiNucci is a professional football player, playing 2.5 years for the Dallas Cowboys and now for the Seattle Sea Dragons in the XFL. DiNucci is also a co-founder of True Brvnd, where they created the original upside-down Dallas hat.  Chapters: (02:40) Becoming an NFL quarterback (06:25) HBO Hardknocks (08:15) Dallas Cowboys and Seattle Sea Dragons (11:05) Typical day for a pro-QB (offseaso...

With extensive global sporting knowledge and relationships, Edward helped found Sports Rights Tech.  In this episode, we talk about India’s macro and microeconomics in sports. Sports Rights Tech is a specialist advisory business focused on optimizing Rights, Intellectual Property, and Technology in Sports and Entertainment. Chapters: (01:30) Eddie’s background in India (05:45) Sports Rights T...

After playing in the NFL for 6 years and working in sports for nearly a decade, David Anderson decided to start his own venture, BreakAway Data. BreakAway Data is a venture-backed data analytics platform with major deals across athletics including the NFLPA, UCLA, and other high-level sports properties. They were named to SBJ’s 10 most innovative companies to watch. Chapters: (01:15) What is biome...

After several years of building a sports agency in China, Matt Beyer decided to start the East Asia Super League (EASL). It is the top basketball league in Asia, similar to the Champions League in European soccer. The EASL combines the best Asian clubs and leagues with the goal of becoming one of the world’s top three professional basketball leagues by 2025. Prior to building the EASL, Beyer spent...

(00:50) - Feel good stories College athlete donates $22,000 and Make-A-Wish is hosting an awesome Super Bowl event (02:15) - Business of Athletes The NFL salary cap is increasing from $208.2M to $224.8M for 2023. Shinesty, a men's underwear company, signed a deal with Clemson basketball player Brevin Galloway after his “balls” video went viral. Former NFL players Calvin Johnson Jr. and Rob Sims ha...

Adam Breneman is a quick riser in the sports media world. He is an entrepreneur, college football analyst, investor, speaker, and content creator. Breneman was a 5-star football recruit that played at Penn State and UMass. He coached TEs at Arizona State for two years before jumping into the sports business world. Adam Breneman is also a vice president at Mercury, an athlete-driven media company u...

Business of Athletes: Firefly Recovery has raised $1M from a group of athlete investors including Olympic Volleyball player Kerri Walsh Jennings, and NFL players Shaq Thompson + Darren Waller. Lebron James’ investment in pickleball drew over 4 billion eyeballs. Former NBA star Carlos Boozer has partnered with The Campins Company to offer best-in-class real estate services to athletes, entertainers...

Ishveen Jolly is building OpenSponsorship, a two-sided global marketplace for sports sponsorship. Their platform makes it easy for brands to partner with athletes, teams, and events. Ishveen Jolly has received numerous awards including Forbes 30 Under 30 and Inc. Top 100 Female Founder. OpenSponsorship has several notable athlete investors including Serena Williams and Baron Davis. Chapters: (00:4...

Brian Fagan is the founder of Oncoor Sports, a marketing agency for athletes, collectives, and brands. In 2021, it was acquired by a Utah-based group to help integrate NIL. Oncoor currently has over 100 athletes, 50 brands, and 42 universities in its portfolio. Brian Fagan also serves as the Head of Sales at the Playbook app, a creator platform for athletes, coaches, and fitness influencers. Chapt...

(00:30) Feel good stories Sport Clips Haircuts held an event where they also donated $1.5M toward veterans' scholarships. NBA forward Kyle Kuzma is donating $1 million to the YMCA in his hometown of Flint, Michigan. The Green Bay Packers are donating $100,000 to provide 80 Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs) to schools in Wisconsin. (02:05) - Business of Athletes/Sports Olympic gold medal-win...

Cole Peterson is one of the youngest coaches/directors in all of Division 1 FBS football. At only 24 years old, he recently got hired by Trent Dilfer at the University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB). In this conversation, we talk about the business of college football, the rise of athlete entrepreneurs, the difficulties coaches are facing with NIL, and what life is like as a college football coach. C...

Paul Anton is building Huupe, the world’s first smart basketball hoop - merging technology, gaming, and sports training. Prior to Huupe, Anton built two companies (1 of which was acquired). Huupe recently raised $5M including investments from several NBA players such as Trevor Booker and Thaddeus Young. Chapters: (00:00) Introduction (02:17) Paul Anton’s entrepreneur journey (03:50) Why a smart ba...

(0:40) - Feel good stories Florida State offensive lineman Dillan Gibbons has raised over $500,000 through NIL for his charity "Big Man, Big Heart." Damar Hamlin’s charity hits $8.8M in donations. (2:10) - Business of Athletes Michael Phelps, Odell Beckham Jr, Jeremy Lin , & more invest in Major League Pickleball ( MLP ). Alex Rodriguez has exercised his option alongside Marc Lore to buy a sec...

Steven Farag is building Campus Ink, a merch platform at the center of NIL and college athletics. In 2022, Campus Ink raised several million dollars (including an investment from Mark Cuban) and scaled to over 30 employees and 13 Universities. Chapters: (00:00) Introduction (01:30) From creating merch to building Campus Ink (02:35) How Steven got Mark Cuban to invest (04:40) Experience being on th...

Porter Grieve is building Mercury, a collegiate fan experience platform built on the bedrock of blockchain technology that uses athlete-driven media as its main marketing tool.  Prior to Mercury, Grieve spent several years at the soccer club, AS Roma. Chapters: (00:00) Introduction (03:20) Creating fan experiences and Mercury’s agenda (07:10) Merging the worlds of Web2 and Web3 (09:30) Where...

Ryan Girardot is an exited founder now building in the youth basketball space. Cerebro Sports is a Mark Cuban company using data analytics to provide deep insights for the main entities in sports. . Chapters: (00:00) Introduction (03:00) Basketball data analytics & Cerebro Sports (06:25) How he got Mark Cuban to invest (08:35) Growth since Mark Cuban joined (11:00) How to reach customers in yo...

Jacob Turner was the 9th pick in the 2009 MLB draft and played professional baseball for over a decade.  He is now building JL Strategic Wealth, a financial management firm for high-net-worth entrepreneurs and athletes. They work with several notable clients including MLB all-stars who made over 9 figures in earnings.  In this podcast, we talk about the business side of being an athlete,...

Roy Daneman is a repeat entrepreneur who is now building an AI-infused sports training equipment company, Strikeco. In this podcast, we talk about AI, why now is the time to build in sports, esports vs physical sports, Israel's success in sports technology, and his family's relationship with one of the greatest soccer players of all time...Diego Maradona.  Chapters: (00:00) Introduction (02:0...

Nick Esayian is a repeat entrepreneur, founder, and former race car driver who is now building a protective headwear company, LIGHT Helmets, which believes “light” helmets are more protective than “heavy” helmets. . Chapters: (00:00) Introduction (02:40) Helmet space in sports + LIGHT Helmets (06:35) Testing labs for football helmets (and NFL) (10:55) Why should helmets be lighter (not heavier)? (...

Chapters: ( 00:25) Feel Good Stories (1:35) Business of Athletes (7:00) NIL/College Sports (10:25) Future of Sports Andrew Petcash links : 🏠 Website: https://profluence.com ✉️ Newsletter: https://www.petcashpost.com 🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrewpetcash 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/andrewpetcash 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/and...

Jason Syversen is an entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist who is now building an artificial intelligence (AI) company in sports. Sportsvisio automatically captures highlights and stats from sporting events. In this podcast, we talk about AI, why he decided to build a company in sports, the differences between founding/investing in companies, and the future of Sportsvisio. . Chapters: (00:00)...

(0:30) - Feel good stories Dick’s Sporting Goods $150M in donations, Manny Pacquiao donated 100% of fight proceeds to charity, and the Boston Celtics gifting $155,000. (1:50) - Business of Athletes Nike is cutting ties with Kyrie Irving , he reportedly earned $8-12 million/year with the contract. Ray Lewis, Emmanuel Acho, Baron Davis , and other athletes have invested in the $15M Series B round of...

CJ Watson is a former NBA player turned angel investor, entrepreneur, author, and philanthropist.  In this podcast, he talked about the transition from playing pro basketball to investing in over 20 companies. You can check out his business profile here: https://profluence.com/athletes/cj-watson . Chapters: (00:00) Introduction (01:00) Transition from NBA to investing (04:15) NIL changing the...

Audio Timeline: 1:55 - Feel good stories Alabama and Auburn team up for a good cause and a $100,000 donation for scholarships. 4:08 - Business of Athletes Alex Morgan invested in Soccer Post , a large soccer retailer and online site. Mario Gotze participated in the $5.5M seed round of Secjur , a German compliance and information security company. Rumors are swirling that Cristiano Ronaldo is consi...

Audio Timeline: 0:40 - Feel good stories * History has been made with the first Division 1 female athlete in baseball and a $10,000 half-court shot. 2:00 - Business of Athletes * Jayson Tatum, Connor McDavid, and Mitch Marner are investing in the youth sports engagement app, TheProgram AI . * Former UCLA Decathlete, David Bunevacz , has been sentenced to 17.5 years in prison for defrauding $35 mil...