Think of a relationship in your life that you'd describe as a true partnership. Why did that person come to mind? There are words and phrases that come easily when you're describing a partnership that works: feeling supported, encouraged, the sense that when I have my back turned, you've still got my back.

So where do those feelings come from, and how do we solidify them? How can we grow a new relationship into a partnership? How do you pick the people you can trust?

Today we've got two guests that are partners on paper, at the private equity firm Brand Velocity Group, but as you'll hear, it goes much further than their roles. Steve Lebowitz is the founder and managing partner of BVG, and Eli Manning – well, you might recall his S Curve with the New York Giants, but this episode is all about a new S curve.

So how did the first overall draft pick in 2004 partner up with a revolutionary in private equity – and what do they do to make it work?