Download Episode Here Try to keep your head on for this fascinating interview with Zoltan Mesko, survivor, football player, and inventor. This alumnus of Brush High School and the University of Michigan stops in to talk about going from his childhood in Romania to punting for the New England Patriots in the Superbowl, and the process of creating a new way to protect players from concussions with his company Exero Labs. As Alex tries to contain his excitement over entrepreneurship, Molly tries not to google Zoltan in a speedo. Tune in for the lessons he took with him from the football field to the business world, and to find out who the sexy sax man was at his wedding. Learn more about Exero Labs and EXO1 at exerolabs.com, or get in touch with Zoltan on twitter (@zoltanmesko) and LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/in/zoltanmesko/) Here are links to some of the topics referenced in this episode: - View Molly's video of the Toronto Raptors at tinyurl.com/y9webzhu - See who was part of the Women Owned Businesses Progressive Shopping Night here: www.cvcc.org/events/details/women-owned-businesses-progressive-shopping-night-20111 - Read about Walter Michel's Marshmallow Test here: www.apa.org/helpcenter/willpower-gratification.pdf - Learn more about The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin at: gretchenrubin.com/books/the-four-tendencies/intro/ - Watch the "dancing guy" video as part of Derek Sivers TED Talk, "How to Start a Movement" at www.ted.com/talks/derek_sivers_how_to_start_a_movement - More information on Tim Ferriss is here: www.timferriss.com - And for your aural pleasure and comic relief, here is Sexy Sax Man's Careless Whisper Prank: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaoLU6zKaws The recording of Mongolian Throat Singing, recorded on May 17, 2017 at Three Camel Lodge, Bulgan Soum, Gobi Desert, Mongolia. It was borrowed from archive.org/details/Mongolia20170517 SHOW NOTES * 1:10 Banter time - Ready for a Cavs sweep; Happy Birthday, Alex; Kitchen winners and losers * 11:01 More banter - Springtime at Alex's new house and decorating tips; CVCC Arts Hop and Progressive Shopping Night * 13:46 Introducing Zoltan - football, entrepreneur, connection to problem solving in essay contest * 18:20 Welcome Zoltan; Alex forgets how old he is * 20:37 A man of many languages and Zoltan's origin story * 25:32 OSU vs Michigan * 27:45 The Pro Football experience * 29:03 A short lesson on Punter vs Kicker * 30:38 Behind the NFL curtain and thoughts on the Anthem protests * 33:42 The problem of concussions and early football career goals * 34:58 Coming to America * 36:13 The secret to athletic success and discipline, delayed gratification * 39:10 Lessons for business success and the importance of failure * 42:06 Talking motivation * 44:38 Concussions and the birth of a solution * 49:28 Getting the product out there and working with Ben Rizzo * 59:50 Where it is now, pitching the product to NFL for 1st and Future startup competition, and the future of Exero Labs * 1:07:16 The mind of an entrepreneur * 1:11:17 Lightning Round * 1:23:56 Recap