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