Athletes & Assets™ is a fun and space to learn about business through elite athletes. From venture capital, real estate, tech, broadcasting, fashion, to DJ-ing; we give athletes a platform to teach a business topic as well as allow the audience to understand them on a personal level.

Nik Stauskas thought the NBA was only way he was going to make a living; until he found his love for the stock market. Nik checks his CNBC app every 40 minutes and at one point had $2-3 million (unrealized gains sitting in his portfolio. Hear Nik share his favorite stocks and what’s made him so successful watching wall street the past couple of years.

Disclaimer: Neither Nik or Noah are registered financial advisors and this is not financial advice. Please invest responsibly and consult a financial advisor before making investing related decisions.

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📌 Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro - Welcome Nik Stauskas To The Show!

1:20 - Does Sauce Castillo Have A Trademark?! Sauce Controversy..

3:55 - Nik Put All Of His NBA Game Checks Into The Stock Market

8:00 - Nik Gets Put To The Test!! How Well Does He Know His Tickers??

14:30 - What Has Nick Learned From Investing In The Stock Market?

19:50 - Any Player In The League That Nik Could Talk Investing With?

21:45 - Crypto Insights??

25:00 - What Influences Nik’s Stock Picks?

26:45 - Bullish On Tesla!

27:40 - Stocks That Nik Paying Attention To?

30:40 - Where Should People Start?

32:30 - Nik Getting Into The Broadcasting Game - TV Aspirations

43:30 - Thanks For Joining Nik! See You Next Time On Athletes & Assets

Chris Eubanks is the "Draymond Green" of tennis. What we mean by that is he is one of the top players in the game, yet he is also broadcaster for the tennis channel when he has time. We chat with the former 2x All-American and current #34 ranked player on the ATP about what is takes to be a good broadcaster and how it's actually fueled his partnership deals off the court.

Episode Breakdown:

0:00 - Intro - Welcome Chris Eubanks To The Show!
1:30 - Chris’ Atlanta Falcons Are Terrible! What Should They Do?
3:00 - Chris Takes On Broadcasting - How Does He Balance Both?
7:00 - Why Haven’t More Athletes Done This?
8:45 - Chris’ Tennis Career And Broadcast Career Ascending Together
13:00 - Commenting On Player Performance - How Chris Filters His Thoughts
19:15 - Staying Fresh During The Offseason
21:00 - Traveling - How To Manage The Schedule
22:30 - Chris’ Racket Sponsorship - Behind The Scenes Of The Deal, Payment Structure
25:30 - Noah’s Got An Idea..
27:15 - Other Sponsorships? Glasses?
29:00 - Who Chris Admires For Their Off The Court Endeavors
31:15 - Thanks For Joining Chris!

In the latest Athletes & Assets conversation Rex Pflueger rejoins the podcast as a guest co-host to chat about topic we’re surprised didn’t get covered as much as we thought it would. The NBA/SKIMS partnership makes total sense when we look at the $$ behind it, however from a branding perspective, it leaves us a little puzzled. The bottom line is brand and reputation matter.

Episode Breakdown

0:00 - Intro

Chase Hansen has recently hung up the cleats for the New Orleans Saints and is now an investor relations manager at Thrive Development, a real estate fund based out of Cottonwood, Utah. Chase's Utah roots are well placed as the area is one of the hottest real estate markets in the country. In one of his first media appearances since the NFL Linebacker retired, we chat about the best Jameis Winston stories, living out of a camper van, and the life of an investor relations manager.

Episode Breakdown:

0:00 - Intro
0:50 - Welcome Chase Hansen To The Show!
1:15 - Chase’s BEST Jameis Winston Story
5:00 - Chase Was Living In a Van?!
8:00 - What It Takes To Make It NFL - How Chase Wants To Be Remembered
9:30 - Top Collision In NFL
11:30 - The First Investment Opportunity As A Pro Athlete
13:30 - Why Chase is All In On Utah
17:00 - Chase’s Current Job At Thrive Development
19:00 - What Makes Utah So Great
24:00 - Chase’s Investor Relations - Improving His Golf Swing
28:30 - Having Skin In The Game
30:30 - Chase Gives His Pitch To Noah
34:30 - Chase’s Advice To Athletes

While Rick Vargas traveled all over the world competing in professional tennis matches, he realized his love of art and design. Fast forward a couple of years later, his love for design would be put to the test going back and forth with then Apple CEO Steve Jobs on the iPod, Apple Store, Genius Bar, and more! We chat about the early days of Apple, Steve Jobs vs. Tim Cook, and how athletes can get foster a creative design career.

0:00 - Intro
1:18 - A tennis match or Steve Jobs?
5:49 - First time meeting Steve Jobs
9:45 - Apple’s brand
12:09 - Coming up with name for “iPod”
16:18 - Designing the Apple Store
19:54 - Post proud design at Apple
21:21 - Steve Jobs vs Tim Cooke
24:04 - Athletes in creative design
28:39 - Outro

Chris Bernard represented Team USA 9-times at 2 Summer Olympics, 4 World Athletics Championships, & 3 NACAC Championships as an elite triple jumper. While he's incredibly accomplished the lack of funding for USATFXC leave athletes like Chris figuring out ways to increase support for the sport. Additionally, mindfulness and coaching are important to Chris, so when his jumping career is over, lookout for an elite career coach entering the industry.

Episode Description:

0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Most forceful movement in sports
3:45 - Triple jumping for Chris
6:05 - Giving the triple jump more attention
8:42 - Athletes and social media
11:50 - Financing a track & field career
18:04 - Lac of funding in jumping
24:05 - Manifestation and mindfulness
27:07 - Career Coach?
31:18 - Athletic skills are applicable to the professional world!
37:07 - Outro

Will Collier was a stand out member of the Brown University Men's Water Polo team. When he was not putting goals in the net he was thinking of the next hit in Cyrptocurrency. Will is the co-founder of Decent (YC W22), building the next Stripe for Web3. We chat about what makes Water Polo players special as well as demystify a Web3 terminology to make it easier for folks to understand why this is still an incredibly exciting wave of technology.

Episode Breakdown:

0:00 - Intro
2:40 - Playing Water Polo in college
7:31 - First exposure to Web3
12:18 - What is Decent?
18:35 - What to buy with crypto instead of USD
23:45 - Web3 and the music industry
28:00 - Explaining Web3 jargon
31:51 - Farmlink
35:56 - Outro

Jack Soslow did not play football until his senior year in high school. However his gifted leg strength earned him a spot on the UPENN's men's football team. The 2017 Ivy League place kicker went on to become a high scorer for Penn, and transition into something else he had a passion for... gaming. After a stint with Oculus Jack is now an investor at legendary venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. We chat deeply about two things that are second nature to Jack: Kicking game winning field goals and what the future of the gaming industry is going to look like in the next five years.

Episode Breakdown:

0:00 - Intro
2:16 - Jack’s pregame speech
4:35 - Getting into football
7:57 - Forcing way onto Penn’s football team
11:14 - Being a kicker 
20:10 - The gaming industry is HUGE
25:24 - The way games are made
31:10 - Investing in VR
37:02 - Getting into the gaming industry
42:02 - Gaming in the next 5 years
47:33 - Outro

Nathan Knight had a job lined up with Goldman Sachs investment banking division after his 4 year at career at William and Mary....

That was until the the 6'8 power forward realized he was going to get drafted to the NBA. Nathan is heading into year four with the New York Knicks and has an bright career ahead of him on the court. However his financial and mathematical expertise will certainly serve him well off of it. Nathan is an inspiration for his community in Syracuse will be an leader in the boardroom.

Episode Breakdown:

0:00 - Intro
1:01 - Mental math wizard
3:43 - Investment banking
7:05 - Dartmouth camp
8:52 - Investments and bonds
13:30 - Fashion
16:48 - Forever Ever
19:00 - Nate’s vetting process
22:37 - Outro