🚨 Dive into the life of a pro-athlete: Keaton Nankivil, former Wisconsin Badger and professional European basketball star, turned venture capitalist, joins Atul Prashar on the WHISKEY HUE podcast to discuss his journey from the basketball court to the boardroom, the challenges he faced, and the valuable lessons learned along the way. 🏀💼 He shares the parallels between sports and venture

00:00 Intro. Wisconsin Bucky Badger to Professional Basketball

08:12 When do those around you realize you’re solid enough for the Pros

13:35 Gameday: A Pro’s Approach

17:20 Post-Game Routine

20:31 Routine to the point of Psychosis

22:41 Europe and the rest of the World is Catching up

26:22 Global Football

27:50 Alumni Ventures: The Game of Investing

32:04 Sports & VC: The Parallels

38:06 European Investments

41:34 Quick History of VC

46:14 Sports Investing

50:18 Nutrition

54:06 Nike

1:01:00 SYSK

1:05:15 Pro-Baller’s GOAT. 

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This is part of the Prof P series and will be part of the curriculum for my Business of Sports class at Fordham Gabelli School of Business / Master of Science in Media Management program.

Fellow Fordham Adjunct, Russell Fink, joins Atul Prashar to discuss the explosive world of sports media! From getting kicked off a Martin Scorsese film set to now authoring the book, The Media Spectacle, Russ has come a long way. Our convo ranges from Super Bowl ad prices soaring by ~20k% to Amazon’s massive sports rights investments, to the importance of live sports. After discussing a how-to

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05:25 WOTD: Barrel DoveTail

07:46 Russell’s Book: “The Media Spectacle”

10:00 Taylor Swift: the Caitlin Clark of the NFL

11:30 Super Bowl: $700M+ from Advertisements

15:05 Media Rights, NBA vs NFL

18:15 MLB: Need to Create Stars for The Fans

21:14 Cricket: By The Numbers

24:30 Leagues: Carriage Fees, Affiliate Networks, Retransmission Fees

32:13 Regional Sports Networks

36:18 Amazon: This Is Why They Want Sports

39:18 The Importance of Live Sports

41:30 Women Sports Are Coming!

49:17 Fan Engagement: Star Driven

52:05 Chicago Bears “Super Bowl Shuffle”

53:08 SYSK: Live Sports Documentaries

56:01 Broadcaster Rights

60:00 The Whiskey Story: Barrell Dovetail

Get Russel Fink's book here: https://tinyurl.com/WHRussFink

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Former Sports Agent, Jelani Roy, and Host Atul Prashar, dive into the thrilling world of sports agents on the Whiskey Hue! From NBA legal drama and agent recruiting tips to broadcasting deals and the future of influencer athletes, we cover it all. Plus, don't miss our take on Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake and the agent who changed the game the most—only on Whiskey Hue! Jamie Foxx Brown Sugar Bourbon provides the sips.

00:00 ‘A 4-Year Old NY Giants fan fights a Chi Bears fan’

03:41 NBA & NFL Contract Guarantees

07:10 Marketing Deals for Players

11:00 Off Season: Pros & Cons

14:05 Olivia Dunne: Future of Influencer Athletes

20:26 Caitlin Clark vs. Angela Reese

27:10 NBA’s Image / Allen Iverson / Yao Ming / Ja Morant

31:58 Caleb Williams: No Agent

39:26 The Agent Who Has Changed the Game the Most

Jelani Roy also appeared on previous Whiskey Hue episode 27, The Art of the Deal.

Former Sports Agent, Jelani Roy, and Host Atul Prashar, dive into the thrilling world of sports agents on the Whiskey Hue! From NBA legal drama and agent recruiting tips to broadcasting deals and the future of influencer athletes, we cover it all. Plus, don't miss our take on Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake and the agent who changed the game the most—only on Whiskey Hue! Jamie Foxx Brown Sugar Bourbon provides the sips.

00:00 Intro

05:00 NBA Legal Matters: Malice At The Palace

11:50 WOTD: Jamie Foxx Brown Sugar Bourbon

13:00 CBS: Amazing Race

18:23 Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake

22:45 Broadcasting Deals: Brady, Aikman, Live Sports

30:00 Agent’s vantage point on Draft Picks

34:35 Agent Recruiting & Coaching Players through ‘Drafting Process’

38:30 CBA Rules & Revenues NFL & NBA (BRI)

Part of the Prof P Series.

Jelani Roy also appeared on previous Whiskey Hue episode 27, The Art of the Deal.

WH122: Business of Beauty: Secrets and Insights, Elizabeth Taylor, Esthetician, Former Entrepreneur, known as the ‘Brow Girl of Brooklyn’, sits down with our host Atul Prashar to discuss the Business and Science of Beauty. “Beauty is to Women what Sports is to Men,” a direct quote from our guest. This episode is your guide through Bio-hacking and Vitamin tips, best internal and external practices to help you show up as your best self. Met her first as a Fordham GSB MSMM Student.

DOTD: Tequila provides the Sips.

08:00 Skin Sensitivities + Allergies

20:00 SPF: The Formula to know What’s Right For You (Ralph Tresvant: Singer from New Edition Elizabeth!!)

25:30 Vitamin B Complex: Great for You

28:00 DOTD: Tequila

29:30 SYSK

WH122: Business of Beauty: Secrets and Insights, Elizabeth Taylor, Esthetician, Former Entrepreneur, known as the ‘Brow Girl of Brooklyn’, sits down with our host Atul

13:06 Quick Hit: The evolution of this Whiskey Hue pod

16:00 Entrepreneurial Journey

24:30 Serving My Community Through Beauty

27:00 Beauty Biz: Incumbents, Influencers, Emerging Players

29:20 Case Study: Skin

34:45 Beauty is a Massive Industry

38:35 Niche Audience: Being Rightfully Catered To

This is Part 2 of a 2 Part conversation....

00:00 Netflix: Should have acquired UFC vs WWE?

07:45 Amazon: Selling You Merchandise Through Content?

12:22 New Tech Solutions for Fan Engagement; Disney Magic Band, ZuCasa

30:35 Media Rights Drive Revenues

38:34 SYSK: Acquired Podcast, Tom Brady HOF Speech, Roger Federer Dartmouth Speech

Caitlin Clark Should be on the Olympics Team
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Greg Bergida joins Atul Prashar to spotlight the rise of women’s sports (Caitlin Clark!), and explore how global sports are invading the US market. 🌍🏀 From Shah Rukh

00:46 DOTD: BRLO Beer

08:35 Global Sports Heading to US

15:50 Women’s Sports Rising: Caitlin Clark Earns Props

25:10 US Sports Attracting Global Investors

27:45 Celeb Sports Investors: Shah Rukh Khan, Ryan Reynolds, Eva Longoria

33:00 What If Private Equity & Foreign Money Floats into the NFL?

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Bethany Bengtson, recent Fordham Student in my Financing New Media Ventures class, joins me on the pod to go deep in tech and healthcare. We discuss: is Google the next Yahoo?  Normalizing women-led investment conversations deeply benefits all of us. And then we dive

00:00 Intro

03:10 Ballet

07:00 Book: Mind Gym

08:17 On Boards

09:42 TMT Analyst Career

12:00 Eli Lilly + Google Focused Leadership

28:14 Ellevest + Women Focused Investment Tools

32:40 HENRYs, DINKs and DUNKs

34:40 Women Championing Other Women

41:50 Health Analytics, NY Presbyterian Earns High Praise

The Art of Tracking Personal Health

50:22 https://www.keeganrosecapital.com/research

55:30 Auto-Injectors + GLP1s: How they Work So Well; Artificial Solution to an Artificial Problem

1:10:00 Japanese Diet + Vegan Discipline

1:12:00 WOTD Macallan 12 + 18; Oban 14: A Gift from my students

1:16:30 ‘Peati-ness’ Taste in Scotch: How it Gets There

https://migrainebuddy.com/ - The app discussed on the pod: migraine data tracking

Maulik Metha, Senior Associate, Arc Ventures joins Atul

00:00 Intro

06:40 Maulik’s Blueprint to Break Into VC Industry

14:00 ‘Coffee Chat’

15:40 Deal Flow à Quality Deals

17:30 VC Space: Treats everyone as an equal

19:10 Reverse Engineer your way into Venture

21:50 Building Your Brand

24:30 Glenlivet

26:20 Arc Ventures

32:00 SAAS Models: Why You Should Love These Models

36:14 CLV : CAC

37:30 FinTech

48:42 LPs Galore: Ready With Capital In Hand

53:50 Setting Yourself Up To Win At Life

54:30 Maulik’s Relationship With Glenlivet

57:35 SYSK: Rafael Nadal’s Autobiography

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