James Oliver built Atlas Bars from nothing but conviction, discipline, and an obsessive need to prove to himself he could do more. In this conversation, he breaks down the exact decisions that separated him from everyone around him: how he navigated early failures, what it took to build momentum, and the responsibility that comes with turning an idea into a real business.
If you’re in your early twenties and trying to figure out your path, this gives you firsthand insight from someone who’s actually lived the pressure and uncertainty of building something real.

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• 0:00 James Oliver
  1:32 Atlas Bar Beginnings
  3:00 Tufts Graduation
  5:01 What Allowed James To Succeed?
  7:01 Why Study Mandarin and Arabic?
  10:07 Separating Yourself From the Crowd
  13:57 Sales Experience
  16:02 What Exactly Are Atlas Bars?
  17:52 Personal Hurdles You Had to Overcome
  22:04 Day In The Life of A CEO
  23:47 What To Do After Graduating College?
  26:08 Book Recommendations
  29:25 Is James Happy?
  31:45 Where Do You See Yourself in 5 Years?
  32:40 Overcoming Introversion
  34:25 Traits of Successful People
  37:47 Hobbies Outside of Atlas Bars
  40:24 Managing Relationships While Being A CEO
  42:53 Ashwagandha In Early Atlas Bars
  44:27 Mistakes You Made In The Early Stages
  47:17 Ice Baths
  49:27 Atlas Bar Name Backstory
  52:39 Go Checkout Atlas Bars

You and I both know the thing that's been missing from your life is 2 imbeciles spending an hour butchering philosophy and trying to explain the history of morality. Enjoy. -

0:00 Intro

1:03 The Eternal Recurrence

28:45 Philosophy Rant

46:48 Objective vs Subjective Truths

In this episode, we’re talking to Jamie Lawson, we talk about everything From his roots in North Carolina to the challenges of college life, Jamie opens up about family, faith, love, and finding purpose beyond the court.

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0:00 Intro

1:03 Gregory Jameson Lawson Jr

2:06 North Carolina

12:45 Elms

24:54 Freshman Year Struggles

31:38 NIL Money

42:00 Recruiting Wave

49:19 Defining Love

52:44 Who Is Jamie Without Basketball

55:10 The Meaning Of Life

1:04:40 Random Food Tangent

1:07:28 The Infamous Last Question

In this episode, we sit down with Neilon Bridgeman, a player turned coach, to talk about his journey, life lessons, and the transition from being on the court to leading from the sidelines. We talk about his experiences after his last year playing, balancing grad school, bodybuilding, and even shares some advice.

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0:00 Intro

2:12 End Of Last Season

6:49 Insights As a Coach

10:25 After College

13:20 Grad Student Life

19:58 Last Year

33:02 Body Building

39:58 Shoutout Danny Harry

45:00 Golf and Advice

In this episode of SATB we sit down with Aiden Dunlap to talk about his basketball journey, how to get recruited, and what it takes to stand out as a big. We also dive into his love for fishing and farming (aka the “hillbilly allegations”), his thoughts on the transfer portal, season expectations, and even a little talk about AI.

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Intro 0:00

Aiden's Career Path 1:37

How To Get Recruited 14:52

Aidens Basketball Journey 23:30

Advice For Younger Bigs 33:50

Fishing/Hillbilly Allegations/Farming 40:30

Transfer Portal 1:15:07

Expectations For The Season 1:28:52

Artificial Intelligence 1:32:32

In this episode, we sit down with Jaedon to talk about everything from building custom PCs to throwing punches and making music. We dive into his freshman year experiences, swap thoughts on the best snacks, and even talk travel and life after graduation. Whether you’re looking for advice, entertainment, or just something to vibe to — this episode’s got a bit of everything-

Intro 0:00

Who is Jadeon? 1:03

Building PCs 13:50

Musical Talents/Fighting 17:54

Freshman Year Advice 27:33

Candy/Food Talk 46:45

Travel 56:52

Post Graduation 1:04:57

One Piece Of Advice 1:12:48

In this episode, Jack Lo takes us through his journey—from military school days to playing football and basketball at the high school and college level. He talks about the fundamentals of the game, the challenges he faced after his injury, and what he plans to do outside of the court. We even get into golf and hear the one piece of advice he’d give his younger self. A real look at resilience, growth, and what it means to make a comeback.

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0:00 Intro

1:00 Jackery/Military School

13:40 Football

16:34 Highschool Ball/College Ball

28:25 Fundamental Basketball

33:30 Post Injury Basketball

38:17 Life Outside Of Basketball

46:50 Golf

55:12 One Piece Of Advice To Your Younger Self

We're not dead, long time no see, we know you missed us.

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0:00 - Intro

1:03 - We're Back

5:09 - Chris Is a college athlete again

15:20 Chris's Summer

20:22 Max's Summer

29:31 Chris's Psychology Rant

32:29 New Recruits For Elms basketball

40:00 Get Jacked Or Get Scratch?

47:50 Post Graduation?/ More Psychology Rants

Today we have a wild and long anticipated interview with Elms Basketball Student Assistant Coach Stephon Ridley. In this podcast he breaks down how he built a program for his computer science class that can show what lineups, individual players, and pairs of players are the most effective using specific stats like plus minus, effective field goal percentage, and free throw rate. We also talked about Steph's basketball career, what Steph's plans are for the future, and Steph attempts to explain to Max and I how coding works.

On Today's episode with talk with Jack Vegter who played for Denison University his freshman year of college and realized he wanted to pursue things other than collegiate level basketball. In this episode we talk about how he's joined a club basketball team and has found a way to fill that competitive hole left by deciding not to pursue college basketball anymore, if Chicago style pizza is the best, and how it is living in Detroit.