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It didn't take long before Kyle Tannanbaum identified the driving force behind the rise and fall of NBA teams: business. With experience in the Dallas Mavericks front office, he began to see how ownership groups, contracts, CBA agreements, and other business interests dictated what was happening on the court. Today, he shares his findings and insights through an independent YouTube channel: Basketball Business. Tune in to learn about the business forces behind the NBA, how they affect what happens on the court, Kyle's journey to starting Basketball Business, and his experience living in Austin, TX.

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Topics discussed:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:03:31 - How this episode came to be

00:06:05 - Definition of common NBA finance terms

00:11:57 - New CBA impacts on the NBA

00:16:41 - How business affects the NBA on-court - the death of regional streaming networks (local TV deals)

00:28:32 - WNBA growth and CBA negotiations

00:33:50 - Pursuig independent journalism with Basketball Business

00:38:29 - Why we love the '16-'17 Celtics

00:40:09 - Experience living in Austin, TX

00:48:06 - Journalistic process behind basketball business

00:52:22 - Variety of skills needed in multimedia creation

00:57:13 - Emotional and mental challenges in starting a podcast/YouTube channel

00:58:09 - Development from Basketball Business to help in future career

Music first piqued Jamis DeKay's interest when his Mom played him classic rock albums as a 6 year old. Today, Jamis is pursuing his own music full-time as a part of ifsowhatfor, an indietronic duo. He also recently toured as a bassist with Dogpark - an indie rock band - on their spring 2025 tour. Before pursuing his own music full-time, Jamis was a talent manager at Hallwood media and had released a single and EP under the name mohw. Tune in to hear about Jamis' journey in the music industry, how his experience working in talent management developed his understanding of the industry, and his outlook prior to going on tour with Dogpark in spring 2025.

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:03:38 - Beginnings and early career in music

00:14:04 - Co-founding ifsowhatfor to go all in on music and the different roles within an indietronic duo

00:26:56 - Experience working in artist management

00:31:50 - Improved understanding of music industry and self-managing ifsowhatfor

00:37:03 - Prior experience managing Dogpark and spring 2025 tour

00:46:13 - Managing volume as a performer

00:48:54 - Keeping the love for music as it's a full-time career

00:51:36 - Lifelong career goals from the start of music journey

00:52:56 - Goal learnings from spring 2025 tour with Dogpark

Adam Liang left McKinsey as a Senior Business Analyst and joined Ropes AI as the COO. However, it was a more natural transition than you might expect. Today, Ropes is working to transform the way in which engineering talent is evaluated by delivering asynchronous assessments custom-made to the specifications of each role and the given customer's domains and tech stacks. Tune in to hear how Adam made the decision to leave McKinsey for Ropes, what the transition was like, and how Ropes hopes to transform the hiring process for engineering talent.

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Topics discussed:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:03:21 - Analyst to COO Transition & Ropes AI

00:10:58 - Balancing needs of customers and users

00:20:50 - How McKinsey prepared Adam to be a COO

00:29:04 - Sense of agency as a COO

00:33:28 - Balance when working 9a-10p 6 days a week

00:42:58 - Communicating culture in hiring process

00:48:33 - Family and friends reaction when leaving McKinsey for a start-up

00:52:54 - Why now? Timing of leaving McKinsey for Ropes

00:56:24 - Personal development goals at Ropes

Quentin Tarantino said that the best film school is directing a feature film with no budget… Ben Klein has graduated from film school. At UW Madison, Ben co-directed Wasted, a film unapologetically depicting the post-COVID college experience in its rawest form. He also organized a one-night only premier to bring Wasted to the historic Village East by Angelika theatre in NYC. Fast forward to today, Ben currently works as the Executive Producer for the In The Slot brand at Barstool sports. Tune in to hear about Ben's experience directing and premiering Wasted, as well as his journey and experience at Barstool.

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Topics discussed:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:03:41 - Directing and premiering a feature film

00:16:59 - Having your co-stars fall in love while filming

00:20:56 - Preparing for and doing sex, drinking, and drug scenes professionally

00:23:01 - Bringing Wasted to Village East by Angelika in NYC

00:36:04 - Experience working at Barstool sports

00:41:34 - How The Stroll came to be

00:46:56 - Working as the executive producer for In The Slot

00:57:29 - Journey from intern to executive producer

00:59:45 - Measuring brand success within a large company like Barstool

01:01:38 - Balancing Barstool and personal life

01:12:14 - Goals for the coming years

Evan Lasseter's journey to collegiate football is truly one of a kind. Diagnosed with leukemia during a post-grad athletic year, he deferred college to undergo treatment. When chemotherapy failed - a rare outcome affecting just 5% of patients in his situation - he pivoted to immunotherapy and a bone marrow/stem cell transplant. Now, cancer free, Evan plays safety for the Wesleyan football team. He has also carried his experience with him into the professional world, working in financial operations for Northwell Health before an upcoming summer 2026 internship in investment banking.

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Topics discussed:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:04:03 - Leukemia diagnosis and managing athletics and treatment

00:12:49 - Wesleyan football experience and rebuilding muscle

00:19:42 - Diagnosis story and pivoting treatment from chemo to immunotherapy and bone marrow/stem cell transplant

00:33:08 - Officially beating cancer

00:37:43 - Wesleyan football experience and balancing academics & football

00:44:03 - Internship experiences in health care finance

00:50:09 - Value based care and incentives in health care

00:54:28 - Future professional plans and reflections on past experiences

01:07:09 - Takeaway from beating leukemia

After four roles and four and a half years, Bea Panitz arrived on ESPN's campus with the toolkit to succeed in their public relations department. Her journey from Michigan State Swimming to ESPN was everything but conventional - tune in to hear about her career journey to ESPN, her work in public relations, and her experience pitching ESPN's presence at the Met Gala.

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Topics discussed:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:03:37 - Spartan swimming and NCAA swimming

00:16:03 - Career journey to working at ESPN

00:28:17 - Key learnings at ESPN and pitching the Met Gala

00:32:11 - Met Gala experience

00:36:53 - Impact of working in sports on personal love for sports

00:39:46 - Most challenging part of working at ESPN

00:43:39 - Role of storytelling in PR

00:47:01 - ESPN's 50 States in 50 Days

00:51:53 - Moving to Bristol, CT

00:54:36 - Transition from DI swimming and current exercise routine

Michael Callahan had no doubts about enrolling in the FDNY EMS academy following his graduation from the University of Arizona in 2024. Tune in to hear about his training to become an EMT, how the events of 9/11 continue to shape the values of the FDNY, and his transition from high school to college amidst the COVID-19 pandemic (with a digression into our high school basketball team).

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Topics discussed:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:01:34 - Becoming an EMT for the FDNY

0:08:55 - Transition from EMT academy to working in the field

0:13:58 - Sense of purpose working for FDNY and potential to transition to fire side

0:18:17 - Schedule and managing night shifts as an EMT

0:30:25 - Learning goals as an EMT

0:31:37 - Advice for someone calling 911

0:32:45 - Nutrition

0:36:52 - Responding to calls as an EMT

0:40:31 - Impact of 911, continued impact on FDNY, and second hand accounts

0:50:55 - Impact of COVID-19 on high-school, athletics, and transition to college

1:04:42 - Hobbies and inter-first responder sports

1:08:14 - Goal for how NY perceive first responders

Joey Lane rolled over in his bed on January 1st and thought about taking a cross country road trip while working his tech product management job remotely: he hit the road January 3rd. Hear about Joey's experience on the road, his dedication to transcendental meditation, his experience as a product manager at capital one, and how he used his road trip to evaluate his next move. Much love, one love!

Topics discussed:

00:00 - Intro

01:23 - Cross country road trip with remote work

15:39 - Routine - road trip and NYC

23:30 - Podcast listening and reading appoach & discussion

30:17 - Sleep, hotels, and diet on the road trip

34:31 - Day in the life of Joey Lane

36:21 - Transcendental meditation

40:14 - Capital one culture, advancement, and product team

50:25- Most beloved aspects of NYC & excitement for next chapter

Cam Bell took an unconventional step after graduating from Yale in 2023: he decided to move down to Jacksonville, Florida to plan neonatal surgeries at KLS Martin. Cam and I - former college roommates - sit down and discuss his time at KLS, outlook on medical school, his period of self discovery living in Jacksonville, and his hobbies and health routine.

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Topics discussed:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:02:28 - KLS Martin & planning neonatal surgeries

00:16:24 - Outlook for medical school

00:25:48 - Move to and culture in Jacksonville

00:30:10 - Relationship with self and new hobbies

00:34:39 - Podcasting and skill development

00:44:37 - Getting into the flow state

00:51:14 - Routine in Jacksonville

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Fed up with his friends complaining about the price disparities of Zyn (nicotine pouches) across NYC, Will Goldman sat down with his co-founder and did something about it. With a background in product management, programming, and entrepreneurship, they found immediate success with ZynMaps, an app that displayed stores selling Zyn and their prices in a map based format. Discontent with the values promoted by ZynMaps, Will and his co-founder decided to pivot to CityMaps, an app that displays prices and/or ratings for specific foods, drinks, and qualities across NYC restaurants and stores. Barely have had time to mention his love for poker and career in product management!

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Topics discussed:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:01:34 - Co-founding City-Maps

00:08:12 - Building ZynMaps, entrepreneurial background, and initial growth

00:14:11 - Pivot to CityMaps

00:21:25 - Crowdsourcing data & incentive structures

00:29:21 - Expansion plans

00:35:15 - To monetize or not to monetize

00:44:49 - Learnings as a PM to build CityMaps

00:48:21 - Poker background & NYC poker scene

01:03:23 - Transition to non-compete

01:07:40 - Work-life balance in product management and career perspective

01:17:49 - Life goals

After hanging up his bat and mitt, Jake Gehri entered the world of NYC finance. He also developed a mindset shift towards longevity, or preparing his body to continue to do the things he loves well into old age. In this episode, we discuss his exercise framework throughout the years, his professional journey (including him founding The Hitting Rope) and upcoming transition to Private Equity, and the differences between American cultures.

Topics:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:01:50 - Exercise framework before, in, and after Yale

1510 - Practices to pursue longevity

22:57 - Phone use and social media

28:45 - Professional journey - founding THR and Rothschild

39:26 - Boston v NY culture

50:25 - East v West coast culture

58:58 - Transition to Private Equity

1:03:04 - Diffulties in professional journey

1:08:16 - Optimism for the future

Theo Henry packed up his bags in NYC and left his SWE job at Snapchat to move to Tel Aviv and join Maccabi Beer Yaakov as a professional basketball player. In this episode, we discuss Theo's move to Israel, his experience playing professional basketball, and his career as a software engineer and entrepreneur.

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Topics:

00:00 - Introduction

01:22 - Move to Tel Aviv

07:16 - Growth from Snapchat & entrepreneurship

15:02 - Basketball career

21:55 - Israeli basketball culture

26:19 - Exercise, preparation, and nutrition

33:02 - Tel Aviv social life & culture

45:46 - Apartment process in Tel Aviv

49:34 - Part of the US missed most

51:34 - Maccabi USA Experience

Sol Thompson - my dear brother - wears many hats. While earning his masters in sustainability management, he continued growing his men's fashion podcast Pair of Kings and worked as a fellow at Morgan Stanley. Tune in to hear about Sol's insights into sustainability x finance, his fellowship experience, and his journey into men's fashion.

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00:00:00 - Introduction

00:02:11 - Sustainability x finance; carbon storage

00:11:37 - Climate adaptation

00:17:36 - Morgan Stanley experience

00:33:44 - The little things that make a difference

00:38:13 - Takeaways from fellowship experience

01:00:29 - Men's fashion

01:10:26 - Health and lifestyle in grad school

01:18:06 - NYC basketball

As Ben Schwartz began his career in investment banking, he knew he needed to change his lifestyle and habits to maintain the fitness baseline he established as a division-one golfer at Cornell. Tune in to hear about how he balances work, life, and the other things that make life worth living!

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Episode topics:

(00:00) - Introduction

(01:24) - Work life balance in IB

(12:33)- Exercise

(16:02) - Hyrox

(26:07) - Hobbies

(32:28) - Leisure hydration

(36:14) - Nutrition

(39:32) - Digression into banter