Mateen Cleaves is a retired NBA basketball player and a National Champion with the 2000 Michigan State men's basketball team under head coach Tom Izzo. He currently serves as a leadership coach at United Wholesale Mortgage.

In my chat with Mateen, we chart his rise as a highly successful player at Michigan State University and the story of the 2000 National Title team under Tom Izzo. Mateen shares the important lessons he learned from his parents, coaches, and teachers that enabled him to reach the NBA. Mateen also shares what inspired the pivot he made out of pro basketball and into his current position at United Wholesale Mortgage, and the philosophies that apply to both of these spheres. Tune in to hear it all.

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