After the acquisition of The Athletic, Evan Parker joined Alexis Ohanian and Brett Montgomery to build Mantel. 

Mantel is a community for collectors (starting in sports). 

Before joining Mantel as the CEO, Evan Parker was the General Manager at The Athletic and Head of Content at NASCAR. 

Chapters:

(01:50) Career in Sports

(03:00) Importance of Building Relationships 

(05:05) How Leagues vs Media Brands View Content

(07:30) Collectibles and Mantel 

(12:30) Starting in Niches

(14:20) From Corporate to Entrepreneurship 

(17:50) Learnings from The Athletic acquisition 

(20:10) Fundraising Insights 

(21:50) Mantel Roadmap 

(35:35) Trends to Watch 

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Evan Parker:

Mantel: https://www.onmantel.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evaneparker/

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Andrew Petcash:

🏠 Website: https://profluence.com

🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/

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