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\nHey everybody,\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0Brian Clapp VP of Content and Engaged Learning at\u00a0WorkInSports.com and this is the Work\u00a0In\u00a0Sports podcast...\u00a0
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\nFor those of you who haven\u2019t listened to last week\u2019s podcast with Zach Maurides, go listen to it. Seriously, now. Stop listening and start there first.
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\nZach is the founder and CEO of Teamworks\u00a0an athlete engagement platform that is currently working with over 100 professional sports teams and 200 full\u00a0college athletic programs to be their student-athlete hub, managing their schedules, communication, itineraries, academics, nutrition and so much more.\u00a0\u00a0
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\nThey are growing massively, and Zach, as a former student-athlete, an offensive lineman at duke, is so incredibly informative.
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\nNot convinced \u2013 I'll give you one nugget, one concept of many that Zach shares during this awesome podcast interview.
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\n\u201cI want to hire confident people. Confident people put in the work, and know they are\u00a0going\u00a0to win because they put in the work. Arrogant people just expect to win. We don\u2019t want arrogant people.\u201d\u00a0
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\nNow picture this coming out of a 6\u20196\u201d 290 lb. former offensive lineman, trust me when I say this --- you are going to feel fired up and ready to put in the work.
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\nOk,\u00a0Wednesday \u2013 the\u00a0godfather of sports business, seriously, I think you\u00a0must\u00a0kiss his ring before getting into the\u00a0sports\u00a0industry, Dr. Bill Sutton.\u00a0\u00a0
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\nFor those of you who\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0know doc\u00a0Sutton, he is the smartest most connected\u00a0guy in the\u00a0#sportsbiz\u00a0I\u00a0know.\u00a0And\u00a0more importantly,\u00a0the\u00a0most passionately supportive of his people. He has trained the best in the industry from\u00a0GMs\u00a0to sales directors, and\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0not just an academic,\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0worked for David Stern in the NBA and countless other organizations as part of his side\u00a0hustle\u00a0consulting business.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0One quick story \u2013 he and I really hit it off,\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0a great interview, and at the end, he\u00a0said, \"that\u00a0was a lot of fun,\u00a0I loved your questions and the way our conversation went,\u00a0who else can I help you get to be a guest on your show?\u201d\u00a0\u00a0
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\nFiguring I could aim high since he is offering, I said:\u00a0\u201cWould you happen to know Scott O\u2019Neil, CEO of the Harris Blitzer Sports and Entertainment, the owners of the Sixers and Devils, I really like his style and would love to interview him?\u201d\u00a0\u00a0
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\nWithin 30 minutes of the completion of our interview, Scott O\u2019Neil emailed me to book a time.
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\nNow that is legit power.
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\nSports Career Question from Amy in Boston:
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\nLet\u2019s get into today\u2019s question, which comes from Amy in Boston. Fun Fact, if I was a girl, I was going to be named Amy.
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\n\u201cHey Brian,\u00a0big fan\u00a0of the\u00a0podcast\u00a0and your various articles, I feel like I\u2019ve gone back through your archive so many times to answer my pressing career-focused questions.\u00a0What I think is great is that your show\u00a0isn\u2019t\u00a0just about sports,\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0about\u00a0culture, and\u00a0decision-maker and\u00a0planning\u00a0and strategy...I find it so informative.\u00a0\u00a0
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\nAmy \u2013 you get me. Continue.
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\n\u201cMy question is pretty simple: I got\u00a0pretty good\u00a0at the career fair circuit in late 2019, I had a good flow, made lots of\u00a0contacts, felt like I was on\u00a0the\u00a0edge\u00a0of getting\u00a0hired... and then, you know, stuff.\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0seen and heard a lot about virtual career\u00a0fa...","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/f0fc7c9d-7872-45a7-b6bb-e901bbb3a69f/xYF0HLu8gM0EYmqe40poxLOY.png"}