Quarter Four covers the intersection between business and sports, providing listeners an inside look into the psychology of what makes individuals successful on and off the field.
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In this episode I have the pleasure of talking with 30-year NFL executive and author Michael Lombardi. Michael and I talk about his brand new book Football Done Right which you can order by clicking the link in these show notes. You can also listen to Michael on his podcast The GM Shuffle, and listen to him on the Pat McAfee Show and more!…
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Episode 30: Andrew Donovan - Vice President of Collegiate Partnerships at Altius Sports Partners
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Welcome to a brand new episode of The Quarter Four Podcast! I’m Michael Elkins, labor and employment attorney, founder of the law firm MLE Law, and your host. My guest this month is Andrew Donovan: Vice President of Collegiate Partnerships at Altius Sports Partners. In this episode, we’re talking about the three biggest words in sports right now … …
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Welcome to a brand new episode of The Quarter Four Podcast! I’m Michael Elkins, labor and employment attorney, founder of the law firm MLE Law, and your host. My guest this month is golf executive and entrepreneur Elisa Gaudet. Elisa has over 20 years of experience in the golf industry spanning across the United States, Europe and Latin America. In…
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Welcome to the 2021 Season Premiere of The Quarter Four Podcast! I’m Michael Elkins, labor and employment attorney, founder of the law firm MLE Law, and your host. In this season premiere I bribing you two 🐐s in the world of business and sports: Michael Lombardi and AJ Vaynerchuk. In conjunction with the Wharton School of Business Alumni Associatio…
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Welcome to a new episode of Game 7: The Sports, Business and Lifestyle Podcast. I’m Michael Elkins, labor and employment attorney, founder of the law firm MLE Law, and your host. My guest this month is the Executive Vice President / Chief Marketing Officer for the Boston Red Sox , Adam Grossman. Adam leads marketing and communications efforts for t…
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Welcome to a new episode of Game 7: The Sports, Business and Lifestyle Podcast. I’m Michael Elkins, labor and employment attorney, founder of the law firm MLE Law, and your host. My guest this month is Nick Shaw, author and co-founder of Renaissance Periodization (RP) a science-based nutrition and training company. In this episode, Nick and I discu…
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Welcome to a new episode of Game 7: The Sports, Business and Lifestyle Podcast. I’m Michael Elkins, labor and employment attorney, founder of the law firm MLE Law, and your host. My guest this month is Jeff Darlington. Jeff is an American television reporter with ESPN Productions, where he’s a regular on such shows as SportsCenter and NFL Countdown…
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Episode 24: Chip LaMarca - Florida State Representative and sponsor of Florida's groundbreaking Name, Image and Likeness law for collegiate athletics!
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Welcome to a new episode of Game 7: The Sports, Business and Lifestyle Podcast. I’m Michael Elkins, labor and employment attorney, founder of the law firm MLE Law, and your host. My guest this month is Chip LaMarca, a member of Florida's House of Representatives and the sponsor of Florida's nationally recognized Name, Image and Likeness law! In thi…
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Episode 23: Noah Ohlsen - Second Fittest Man on Earth, Six-Time CrossFit Games Competitor
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Welcome to a new episode of Game 7: The Sports, Business and Lifestyle Podcast. I’m Michael Elkins, labor and employment attorney, founder of the law firm MLE Law, and your host. My guest this month is Noah Ohlsen, the second fittest man on earth and a six-time competitor at the CrossFit Games, finishing second in 2019. In 2016, he finished number …
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Episode 22: Walter Powell - NFL Wide Receiver Turned Tech Entrepreneur, Founder of the app. Politiscope, Forbes 30 Under 30 2020
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Welcome to a new episode of Game 7: The Sports, Business and Lifestyle Podcast. I’m Michael Elkins, labor and employment attorney, founder of the law firm MLE Law, and your host. My guest this month is 4-year NFL Veteran, turned tech entrepreneur Walter Powell. During his NFL career, Walter was a real estate entrepreneur, restoring damaged properti…
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Welcome to a new episode of Game 7: The Sports, Business and Lifestyle Podcast. I’m Michael Elkins, labor and employment attorney, founder of the law firm MLE Law, and your host. My guest this month is NFLPA Vice President of Business & Legal Affairs, Casey Schwab. Casey is a leading up-and-coming executive in the sports media business, known as an…
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Episode 20: Marshall Newhouse - New England Patriots Offensive Lineman, Investor, Entrepreneur
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Welcome to a new episode of Game 7: The Sports, Business and Lifestyle Podcast. I’m Michael Elkins, labor and employment attorney founder of the law firm MLE Law, and your host. My guest this month is New England Patriots Offensive Lineman, Marshall Newhouse. Marshall is a Super Bowl Champion and 10-year NFL Veteran. But Marshall is far more than a…
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We're back! Welcome to the 2020 Season! In this episode I talk to AJ Vaynerchuk. AJ is a co-founder of the athlete representation firm VaynerSports, with an ever-expanding NFL player client roster. He’s also the co-founder and former COO of VaynerMedia, a social-media-first digital agency. In addition to his responsibilities at VaynerMedia, AJ is a…
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Episode 18: Julius Thomas - Former NFL Tight-End, Current PHD Psychology Student
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I’m Michael Elkins, your host, labor and employment attorney, founder of the law firm MLE Law, investor and this is the final episode in 2019 of Game 7: The Sports Business & Lifestyle Podcast. On today’s show I sit down with former NFL Tight-End Julius Thomas. Ordinarily, I wrote my own guest introduction. For this episode, however, I'm using an i…
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I’m Michael Elkins, your host, labor and employment attorney, founder of the law firm MLE Law, investor and this is an all new episode of Game 7: The Sports Business & Lifestyle Podcast. On today’s show I sit down with NBA front office legend Pat Williams. Williams' career in the NBA began in 1968 as the business manager of the Philadelphia 76ers. …
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I’m Michael Elkins, your host, labor and employment attorney, founder of the law firm MLE Law, investor and this is an all new episode of Game 7: The Sports Business & Lifestyle Podcast. On today’s show I sit down with NFL Super Agent, Brett Tessler. According to a 2018 article from the Washington Post, there are about 830 agents certified by the N…
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I’m Michael Elkins, your host, labor and employment attorney, founder of the law firm MLE Law, investor and this is an all new episode of Game 7: The Sports Business & Lifestyle Podcast. On today’s show I sit down with Arkansas Razorbacks Head Coach, Eric Musselman. Coach Musselman is a thirty-year coaching veteran who, prior to coaching in the NCA…
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My friend Steve Nudelberg and I have had numerous business discussions off-line. Today, I bring those discussions online. Steve is an author, future TEDx Speaker, leader and the ultimate connector or people. On the show we discuss social media's impact not only on business, but on human connection in general, industry disruption, his upcoming TEDx …
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Episode 13: Michael Lombardi - Author, NFL Front Office Legend, Three-Time Super Bowl Champion, Current NFL Analyst, Leadership Speaker, Podcaster
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I’m Michael Elkins, your host, labor and employment attorney, founder of the law firm MLE Law, investor and this is an all new episode of Game 7: The Sports Business and Lifestyle Podcast. On today’s show I sit down with Michael Lombardi. He’s currently an author, motivational speaker, NFL analyst, and podcaster . He’s also a 30-year NFL front offi…
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Carlos Alonso's sports and entrepreneurial journey began when he was playing professional baseball in the Philadelphia Phillies minor league system. A knee injury in 2015, changed his sports and business path. After his injury, Carlos was involved in a number of different ventures before founding his current business as South Florida's preeminent p…
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Comic books and pop culture are big business, and this episode's guest is one of the biggest players in the industry. If you think comic books are just for kids, you're mistaken. Vintage books routinely retail for hundreds of thousands of dollars and some books are in the millions. On any given day there are numerous auctions taking place where mil…
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Episode 10: Terry Boynton - Miami Dolphins Chaplain
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When we think of the National Football League, we often think of alpha males performing under gladiator-like conditions. Big hits, playing through pain, and perfect athletic execution are just some of the defining characteristics of professional football players. Rarely, if ever, do we hear about Emotional EQ as a critical component an NFL player’s…
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Episode 9: Duree Ross - Public Relations Entrepreneur and founder of South Florida's Number 1 PR Firm: Duree & Co.
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One of the most critical components to a successful business is its public relations team, and no one does PR better than South Florida entrepreneur, Duree Ross, founder of Duree & Co. From working with international celebrities such as Gary Vaynerchuck down to small business owners … like me … Duree brings over twenty years of PR and business expe…
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In part 2 of my 2-part series with entrepreneur and wealth advisor Tunde Ogunala, we talk about branding, marketing, and media consumption in the current world. We also discuss different methods for wealth management and analyzing client needs. Game 7 explores the psychology of what makes individuals great in business, sports and life. If you like …
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Episode 8: Part 1 - Tunde Ogunlana - Founder of Axial Family Advisors
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The wealth management industry is hyper-competitive. With massive, long-standing brands dominating the vertical, it can be hard as a start-up to find space. Meet entrepreneur and wealth advisor Tunde Ogunlana, founder of Axial Family Advisors. Tunde has found success against massive corporations, utilizing modern strategies in an ancient industry. …
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In this mini pod, something a little different ... we're joined by New England Patriots beat reporter Ryan Hannable. Ryan discusses his path to covering the New England Patriots, challenges he's facing in journalism and sports reporting and discusses what it's like covering a team as popular and intriguing as the New England Patriots. Ryan also giv…
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Episode 7: Nick Shaw Co-Founder of Renaissance Periodization
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The fitness industry is one of the most saturated verticals in all of business. Within that vertical, nothing garners more controversy than the topic of nutrition. Amongst all the noise, Renaissance Periodization (known to its followers as "RP") distinguishes itself as the platinum standard, using science-based methods to help elite athletes and re…
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Episode 6: Part I of a Series on Mental Health - Nicholas Davenport - Training the Brain and Disrupting the Mental Training Industry
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We often hear about “the mental game”, whether talking about professional athletes, assessing performance at work, or day to day life, what’s happening between the ears is often one of the most critical aspects to success. In Part I of a series on mental health, I talk to Nicholas Davenport, founder of the company Mind Body 1. Nick, a former Divisi…
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Episode 5: Danny Lopez - Strength and Conditioning Disruptor
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Battling back from drug addiction and homelessness, Danny Lopez has established a world-wide strength and conditioning business. Lopez, and his team at CrossFit Soul and Team Soul are training some of the top athletes in the world, including former CrossFit Games Champion Samantha Briggs. Lopez has brought multiple teams to top 10 finishes at the C…
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Episode 4: Christina Qi - Co-Founder of Domeyard, MIT Alum., Forbes 30 Under 30, Visiting Lecturer at MIT
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Christina Qi’s reputation as the most sought after woman in her industry is well earned. Right after graduating from MIT, she co-founded Domeyard, a high-frequency trading hedge fund that was started out of her dorm room. Six years later, at the ripe old age of twenty seven, Christina and her co-founders are now the preeminent forces in the Hedge F…
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Episode 3: Donivan Ciolfi - Strength & Conditioning Coach, Entrepreneur, Practicing Stoic
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Strength and conditioning coach Donivan Ciolfi is an entrepreneur in every sense of the word. Donivan’s career is a testament to risk-taking, making unpopular decisions and proof that formal education is not a necessity for success. In this episode, we talk to Donivan about building his initial business, his move to France, and moving back to the U…
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Episode 2: Ellis Hobbs - NFL CB, Entrepreneur, Motivational Speaker, Community Mentor
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Ellis Hobbs played college football at Iowa State where he earned All Big 12 Conference First Team honors, was the academic athlete of the year and a finalist for the Christian Athlete of the year award. In 2005, he was drafted in the 3rd round by the New England Patriots, where he earned the job as a starting CB. In 2007, he set a then-NFL record …
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