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🏟️ Get off the sidelines ➡️ https://underthenumber.substack.com/ 🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_Nt2YayUWhs 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts: Jack Jones is the Co-Founder and Chief of Staff at SūmerSports. With a deep passion for football and a keen eye for business opportunities, Jack has built a career that leverages his analytical skills and industry insights. He worked for the San Francisco...

🏟️ Get off the sidelines ➡️ https://underthenumber.substack.com/🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/IhzV_WHnOJ4 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/investing-in-dude-perfect-the-future-of-media/id1730764733?i=1000741051395 Jason is the General Partner and Co-Founder of Highmount Capital, an investment firm specializing in growth-stage and middle-market opportunitie...

🏟️ Get off the sidelines ➡️ https://underthenumber.substack.com/ 🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edPKhKmK7GQ&t=450s 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inside-family-office-sports-investing-brian-kopp-ryan/id1730764733?i=1000739872109 Brian is a Partner at Ryan Sports Ventures and the Founder of Stretch 4 Advisory. Through Stretch 4 Advisory,...

🏟️ Get off the sidelines ➡️ https://underthenumber.substack.com/ 🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A4O6sMc68g Seth Wickersham is a senior writer at ESPN whose primary focus is long form enterprise and investigative work on the National Football League. His stories have appeared across ESPN platforms. In more than two decades at ESPN, he has profiled the likes of Tom Brady, Peyt...

🏟️ Get off the sidelines ➡️ https://underthenumber.substack.com/ Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/PaHg_pPAQEk Watch on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0GfHKYlC8xQQ0lugJfBSAt?si=KzOuYicaRQ2WInjrOMRMXg Watch on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/team-ownership-x-real-estate-kyle-israel-managing-partner/id1730764733?i=1000736755566 Kyle Israel is a Managing Partner at M...

From Season 2 Episode 7 with Cooper Manning. https://open.spotify.com/episode/6zeCmtnNpdD96w0t5ybH9a?si=H8yfM62LQpWLU0FBeKsTDg

🏟️ Get off the sidelines ➡️ https://underthenumber.substack.com/ 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/%24%24%24-from-drake-and-obj-to-reinvent-lost-found-skyler/id1730764733?i=1000735664034 Skyler Logsdon is CEO & Co-Founder of Boomerang, a technology company on a mission to reinvent the way stadiums, arenas, airports, and hotels handle lost & found (item reco...

From Season 2 Episode 6 with Dr. Marcus Elliott, the founder of the Peak Performance Project (P3).

🏟️ Get off the sidelines ➡️ https://underthenumber.substack.com/ Neil Schwartz is President of SBRnet, Inc., with over 25 years of experience in sports marketing and consumer research. A recognized expert in fan and market analytics, he leads the Sports Market Analytics Platform, a key resource for universities, brands, and teams tracking fan engagement, consumer behavior, gambling, sponsorships,...

🏟️ Get off the sidelines ➡️ https://underthenumber.substack.com/ Ty Montgomery helps lead relationship development and investment support at Next Legacy. As part of both the network and investment teams, he focuses on building meaningful connections across the ecosystem, engaging athletes, LPs, GPs, and founders, while contributing to deal sourcing, diligence, and strategic community initiatives....

Sean Clifford is currently a quarterback for the Green Bay Packers and a Penn State football legend, holding school records for passing yards, touchdowns, and wins. Clifford led Penn State to a 2023 Rose Bowl victory, in which he was named Offensive MVP.  Off the field, Sean co-founded Limitless NIL, a pioneering name, image, and likeness agency, which he successfully exited. He now invests alongs...

🏟️ Get off the sidelines ➡️ https://underthenumber.substack.com/ Wayne Kimmel is a sports tech venture capitalist, entrepreneur, podcast host, and author. He is the Managing Partner of SeventySix Capital, the venture capital company he founded in 1999 that invests in sports, media and entertainment companies. The Sports Business Journal named Kimmel a Sports Tech Power Player, Insider named him a...

🏟️ Get off the sidelines ➡️ https://underthenumber.substack.com/ Ben Gardner joined the Will Ventures team following a 5+ year stint at Andreessen Horowitz, where he built out the a16z consumer team’s go-to-market platform. During that time he worked as a strategic advisor for portfolio companies like Instacart, Lime, Sleeper, Substack, Levels Health, and Dapper Labs, among many others. He also bu...

🏟️ Get off the sidelines ➡️ underthenumber.substack.com Lindsay Barnett is the Founder and CEO of Playground Productions, the company that owns the Backyard Sports Franchise. Lindsay founded Playground after she spent close to a decade teaching second grade in a Chicago Public School in addition to manufacturing educational products. She gained national attention, as a semi-finalist on Live with K...

🏟️ Get off the sidelines ➡️ underthenumber.substack.comChristopher “Chip” Paucek is a visionary leader and seasoned entrepreneur who has dedicated his career to revolutionizing education and empowering individuals to pursue life-changing opportunities. As the Co-founder and Co-CEO of Pro Athlete Community (PAC), Paucek spearheads connecting the biggest talent in sports with unparalleled educationa...

Cooper Manning is a Senior Managing Director at AJ Capital and is entering his 11th year as the host of “The Manning Hour” on FOX NFL Kickoff. He is the oldest son of former professional football quarterback Archie Manning, the older brother of Super Bowl champion quarterbacks Peyton Manning Eli Manning, and the father of current University of Texas quarterback Arch Manning. Manning was an all-sta...

Marcus Elliott is the Founder & Director of the Peak Performance Project (P3). Dr. Elliott is a Harvard trained physician specializing in performance enhancement and the development of elite athletes. As Founder and Director of P3, he is dedicated to applying cutting edge science for optimal athletic achievement. He has trained some of the world’s best athletes including those at the U.S. Olym...

Yogi Roth is a Big Ten Network college football analyst and the founder of Y-Option. He has been driven by the power of sports and story for over 20 years, as an on-air college football analyst, Elite 11 coach, Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, and New York Times and Amazon best-selling author. A former Pitt wide receiver and USC coach, he is also a motivational speaker, tv and event host, and world t...

This conversation was recorded in March 2025. Andrew Phillips is a former college football player (Stanford, 2006-2010) and the VP of Partnerships at Fanstake. Founded in 2024, Fanstake is the preeminent NIL team-building platform built by fans for fans to pledge money to recruit and retain athletes at their favorite colleges. Fanstake was founded by Greg Glass, Alex Boisvert, and Donnie Flood. Th...

Former NFL quarterback Christian Ponder opens up about his path from Florida State to being selected 12th overall by the Vikings, and his 6-year career in the league. In a candid conversation about life after sports, he shares why the hardest part of retiring wasn't leaving the game - it was losing the locker room culture and team environment. That insight led him to create The Post, a community h...

Austin Ekeler is a standout NFL running back known for his remarkable rise from undrafted free agent to star performer with the Los Angeles Chargers and now the Washington Commanders. Before his NFL breakthrough, he excelled at Western Colorado, where he posted elite production at the division II program. In this episode, Austin shares his journey from small-town beginnings to becoming one of the...

Marques Colston is a former NFL star best known for his legendary career with the New Orleans Saints, where he became the franchise’s all-time leading receiver and a Super Bowl champion. Before his NFL success, he excelled at Hofstra University as a standout wide receiver. In this episode, Marques discusses his journey from the gridiron to the business world, including his latest venture, Champion...

Brent Peus and Christopher Lane break down this year's 12-team college football playoff and recap Brent's experience at the the 2024 College Football Hall of Fame Induction dinner in Las Vegas.

Kenyan Drake is a former NFL running back who spent eight years in the league, spending notable time with the Miami Dolphins, Arizona Cardinals, Las Vegas Raiders, and Baltimore Ravens. Drake was a standout at the University of Alabama from 2012-2016, where he was a part of two national championship teams. Drake finished his NFL career with 3,866 rushing yards, 1,655 receiving yards, and 41 total...

Max Browne is a former 5-star quarterback from Skyline High School in Sammamish, Washington and was America's #1 high school football recruit in the class of 2013. Browne committed to the University of Southern California and played for the Trojans from 2013-2016. After being benched three games into the 2016 season, Browne transferred to the University of Pittsburgh. At Pitt, one week after a...