The Black Box Podcast

Welcome to The Black Box Podcast with Burton Chawla and Savannah Hart where we have conversations with industry leaders in the sports and entertainment world.

In this episode, Burton and Savannah talk with Sandrine Charles, the founder of Sandrine Charles Consulting and co-founder of the Black in Fashion Council. They discuss Savannah's first impression of Sandrine as a leader in the boardroom, how Sandrine took the leap to start her own consulting firm, and how she owns the power of her voice and platform.

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Welcome to The Black Box Podcast with Burton Chawla and Savannah Hart where we have conversations with industry leaders in the sports and entertainment world.

In this episode, Burton and Savannah talk with brothers Charlie and Rob Villanueva. Charlie played in the NBA for 11 years for the Raptors, Bucks, Pistons, and Mavs, while his older brother Rob worked as his manager. They discuss the dynamics of working together, college athletes getting paid, the NBA as a business and life after the league. 

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Welcome to The Black Box Podcast with Burton Chawla and Savannah Hart where we have conversations with industry leaders in the sports and entertainment world.

In this episode, Burton and Savannah talk with LZ Granderson, ABC and ESPN contributor and host of the Life Out Loud podcast. They discuss how LZ draws inspiration from leaders that came before him in his fight against racism and homophobia, why he's never loved social media, and how a journalistic error he made early in his career became a lesson he would never forget.

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Welcome to The Black Box Podcast with Burton Chawla and Savannah Hart where we have conversations with industry leaders in the sports and entertainment world.

On this episode, Burton and Savannah talk with the Head of Sports Marketing North America at Beats by Dr. Dre, Aminah Charles. They discuss what to make of the recent trend of brands getting behind social justice causes, LeBron James & Serena Williams, collaborating with athletes on creative and much more.

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Welcome to The Black Box Podcast with Burton Chawla and Savannah Hart where we have conversations with industry leaders in the sports and entertainment world.

In today's episode, Burton and Savannah talk with sports journalist Chris Broussard. They discuss Chris's journey from covering high school sports in Cleveland to his current role with FS1, getting into twitter beefs, and what he thinks of the Nets championship hopes.

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Welcome to The Black Box Podcast with Burton Chawla and Savannah Hart where we have conversations with industry leaders in the sports and entertainment world.

In today's episode, Burton and Savannah talk with Kenneth Anand and Jared Goldstein, authors of Sneaker Law. Burton, Savannah, Kenneth, and Jared discuss how sneakers are being treated more like works of art, their views on the recent Vanessa Bryant/Nike and Lil Nas X/Satan shoe situations, how they each came to be sneaker-heads, and much more!

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Welcome to The Black Box Podcast with Burton Chawla and Savannah Hart where we have conversations with industry leaders in the sports and entertainment world.

In today's episode, Burton and Savannah talk with Danny Green, current Philadelphia 76er and former UNC wizkid. Burton, Savannah and Danny discuss what it's like to be traded twice in one week, The Bubble, the business side of basketball and racial injustice and how players use their platforms to speak out about it.

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Welcome to The Black Box Podcast with Burton Chawla and Savannah Hart where we have conversations with industry leaders in the sports and entertainment world.

In today's episode, Burton and Savannah talk with Calvin Andrews, Senior Agent & Director of Basketball Operations at KLUTCH SPORTS GROUP. Burton, Savannah and Calvin discuss what it was like to manage AND be fired by Carmelo Anthony, scouting LeBron while he was still in high school, being a black NBA agent and what it's like to start your own agency.

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Welcome to The Black Box Podcast with Burton Chawla and Savannah Hart where we have conversations with industry leaders in the sports and entertainment world.

Today's episode is all about our hosts. Burton and Savannah discuss why they decided to start the pod, why Burton likens working in the sports and entertainment industry to owning a Ferrari, and the different perspectives that Burton and Savannah each bring to the table.

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This episode was uploaded on October 13th at 9:16pm EST