Michael Levine, better known as "Vino", is the co-head of CAA Sports, the largest sports agency in the world. In this episode, we cover:

• Vino's journey to becoming co-head of CAA Sports
• The biggest transactions / moments from his time at CAA
• Working with the Hughes brothers from the USA Hockey team
• Vino's involvement in creating the Big 3 in Miami

And much, much more!

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Cristobal Valenzuela is the co-founder and CEO of Runway, a leading AI research company that builds tools and world models designed to push creativity and science forward. In this episode, we cover:

• Cris's journey to starting Runway

• The evolution of Runway's business and product philosophy

• The current landscape of AI and content creation

• The state of World Models

Jim Cavale is a serial entrepreneur and co-founder and CEO of Athletes.org. AO is a players' association for college athletes building what's never existed before in college sports: the infrastructure for athletes to collectively bargain.

We covered:

• Jim's entrepreneurial journey including founding an NIL business and scaling a gym franchise

• The biggest issues facing college sports today

• Potential solutions to the college sports crisis

• How collective bargaining can help

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Jordy Leiser is Founder & CEO of Jump, a company disrupting the ticketing industry. He launched the business with co-founders Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez.

We covered:

• Why the ticketing industry is currently broken

• How Jordy met Marc Lore and A-Rod

• How Jump is working with the Minnesota Timberwolves

• Jump's long-term vision to disrupt the ticketing space and fan experience

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Adam Breneman is a leading college football media personality, analyst, and broadcaster and co-founder of the College Sports Co. He previously played college football at Penn State and UMass and coached at Arizona State. We covered: - Adam's playing and coaching career - Recent developments in college football including the house settlement, coaching changes, etc. - The future of college football and how to fix it - Adam's transition to building a leading media company

Nigel Eccles is Founder & CEO of BetHog, a crypto-based online casino and sportsbook. Previously Nigel co-founded FanDuel, one of the world's largest sports betting operators.

We covered:

• How Nigel got interested in betting

• FanDuel's early days

• What BetHog's up to

• Prediction markets

• The future of the betting industry

BetHog's site:

https://www.bethog.com/

Nigel's X:

https://x.com/nigeleccles?lang=en

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