Inclusive Community. Intentional Connection. Designed for sports professionals looking to collaborate, network, and grow. On the Inside The Lab Podcast, we interview advisors, investors, sports tech founders, and sports business leaders to unpack their journeys and paths to success.

In this episode, Jarrod Barnes and I connect with Michael Vilardo - COO, Emile Learning. Michael comes from a sports background but now finds his passion in entrepreneurship and leveraging his experiences to positively impact others. Michael has his MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management. As well, Michael brings years of experience from brands like Nike and Uber.

About Emile Learning:

Emile, a Latino-founded company, is on a mission to deliver the most effective and engaging learning experience for high school students. Since launching in December 2020, over 50,000+ students have enrolled in supplemental and for-credit courses. Beginning in Fall 2021, Emile is also partnering with schools, districts, and community organizations to deliver low-cost, high-quality supplemental learning experiences for students via the platform.

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Sports has a unique ability to bring people together, whether it's the athletes in the locker room celebrating a hard fought win, the fans at the game that console one another after a tough loss or the individual that never misses the game on tv. Sports have an impact - where people remember exactly where they were, who they were with, what was the outcome of the game. And on a deeper level, the history of the elite sports programs… and you think about the elI get chills thinking about it. Because there’s certain teams that the culture and environment is different, when you put on that uniform you represent so much more than yourself...like the University of Notre Dame, Go Irish!

On the Inside The Lab Podcast, we interview advisors, investors, sports tech founders, and sports business leaders to unpack their journeys and paths to success. Our purpose is to pull out the life lessons, habits, and thought patterns of these people and share those with others who can use them in their lives and incorporate them into their professional journey.

Our goal is to entertain, delight, and inspire our audience into action with real talk and practical advice. In addition, we’ll also cover relevant topics in sports business specific to your industry.

On the Inside The Lab Podcast, we interview advisors, investors, sports tech founders, and sports business leaders to unpack their journeys and paths to success. Our purpose is to pull out the life lessons, habits, and thought patterns of these people and share those with others who can use them in their lives and incorporate them into their professional journey.

Our goal is to entertain, delight, and inspire our audience into action with real talk and practical advice. In addition, we’ll also cover relevant topics in sports business specific to your industry.

Today is Friday, April 23rd and it's 8pm.  We had to switch it up from the apartment in LA. We are at PeerSpace in Irving Park - Chicago, IL, and I am really happy we did. Majority of our content has been recorded virtually. We are still being very cautious and safe as we continue to navigate through the COVID19 pandemic.

Certain competitors force you to be better, force you to train harder, to stay in the gym longer, you lose sleep thinking about them… but it's all in good faith. This individual was definitely once of those guys and with that I’d like to introduce Arie Williams to The Lab Community.

Talking Points:

When did you realize you loved the game of basketball? Who was your favorite player?

Elite 8 at Barry University

Majoring in Tech, transition to business

Have you always been business focused?

Did you want to play professional basketball?

Here are some high-level questions we’ll cover:

● What do you know now that you didn’t understand early in your career? (Athlete Perspective, Business Perspective)

●  Who are some of the best leaders you’ve been around? What did you learn from them? (Coaches, Teammates, etc.)

●  As you look back on your career, What is one experience or event in your professional life that pushed you to think differently?

●  How do you approach hard decisions where you may not have complete information?

●  What do you do when you aren’t feeling motivated or inspired?

From Los Angeles, CA - Welcome to the Inside The Lab Podcast - I’m your host Bryce Only, thank you for listening - you can find this audio experience anywhere you get your podcast.

About Adriene:

With over 9 years of experience in the sports biz from the NBA, Electronic Arts (EA), adidas, LA Clippers, FOX Sports and beyond. I am joined by Adriene Bueno, Marketing Manager at Hashtag Sports, Branding Consultant, Sports Industry Career Coach and Founder of Ballers Careers

Talking Points:

The Lab is meant to bridge ideas into practice and create the space for collaboration across the industry. Feel free to invite colleagues and others to join the conversation!

Built for sports professionals, by sports professionals. Our membership ranges from sports executives to tech entrepreneurs to current athletes.

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About Coach Chevy Saunsoci:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chevelle-saunsoci-a6583019/

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About Dvlp Basketball (https://www.dvlpbasketball.com/):

Podcast - https://www.dvlpbasketball.com/podcast

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