The Post Game Podcast

• #64 Blake Lawrence: Building Opendorse, NIL in College Sports, and Life After Football

  Blake Lawrence is a former University of Nebraska linebacker and co-founder of Opendorse, the leading NIL marketplace.Opendorse has helped college athletes earn and maximize their Name, Image, and Likeness value through deals, endorsements, and sponsorships—making it a leader in the evolving NIL economy.Topics Covered:Blake Lawrence’s transition from football to entrepreneur How Opendorse supports NIL deals for college athletesTurning locker room lessons into business strategyNIL, the transfer portal, and the future of athlete compensationThe difference between having an idea and running a businessWhy building something great always takes longer than you expectTimestamps:(0:00) Intro to Blake(2:30) Blake’s football background(4:50) Sports and entrepreneurship overlap(9:30) Starting Opendorse(10:30) Founding Hurrdat(11:45) NIL endorsements and early Twitter marketing(15:30) Athlete branding in the social media era(18:50) Landing the first customer(21:50) The transfer portal’s effect on NIL deals(27:15) Taking big risks after sports(32:00) Will Compton(34:30) Athlete influencers and marketing trend(37:45) “Eating your own dog food” as a founder(40:45) Biggest business lessons from Opendorse(42:30) Ok with 90% market share?(44:45) NIL stories: Favorite athletes and moments(49:50) College baseball + NIL(54:30) Where to find BlakeLinks:InstagramX.comTik Tok OpendorseThe Post Game Podcast:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Post Game Podcast on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Post Game Podcast on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Post Game Podcast YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email Me: [email protected]

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• #63 Steven Davis Jr.: Life After Football and Helping Athletes Find Their Next Chapter

  Steven Davis Jr. is a former college football player at Minnesota and the Founder of Strive Higher After Sports, a platform where he helps athletes design a fulfilled life after the game ends.His experience as an athlete has driven him to create bridges to help enhance people's lives while connecting them to resources. Services include Coaching, Life Design Workshops, and Public Speaking.His mission and passion is to help athletes succeed and have fulfilling lives after their sport ends.What You’ll Hear About:Playing Big10 FootballLeadership style as team captainFinding identity after footballBuilding relationships Bias towards actionAthletes building a brand Strive Higher After SportsFocusing on the small steps Timestamps:(0:00) - Intro to Steven(2:45) - Playing at Minnesota(4:20) - Highlight of career(5:30) - Running out of the tunnel(8:15) - Team captain(11:00) - Finding identity after football(16:00) - Changing major because of sports(19:00) - Isolation / Having Conversations(22:00) - Taking action (24:15) - Reinvention (26:30) - Carve out your role (28:10) - NIL and future of college sports(34:15) - Building a brand (36:50) - Strive Higher After Sports(41:00) - Process of figuring it out (42:30) - Process over Perfection(44:30) - Where to find Steve Links:InstagramStrive Higher After SportsLinkedInThe Post Game Podcast:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Post Game Podcast on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Post Game Podcast on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Post Game Podcast YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email Me: [email protected]

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• #62: From Pro Ball to Business: How Athletes Win After Sports with Charlie Ruiz

  Charlie Ruiz is a founder, facilitator, motivational speaker, executive coach—and former professional baseball player.He was drafted in the 10th round of the 2009 MLB Draft by the Colorado Rockies. Since retiring from pro ball, he has over a decade of coaching experience, including 700+ trainings and 3,000+ coaching hours working with founders, start-ups and growing companies in high-tech.What You’ll Hear About:-Former Pro Athletes talking about their story-Awareness of high performers-Multi-tasking doesn’t exist -His Four C’s method -Learning Presence -95% of CEOs are former athletes -Stagnation and taking ownership -Finding out what you don’t want Timestamps:(0:00) - Intro to Charlie (2:30) - Chabot and Long Beach State(4:15) - The mental game (7:15) - Conviction (10:45) - Pro Ball and Injury(13:15) - Now what?(18:40) - Focus on the current moment (20:50) - Staying present (23:40) - Awareness (26:00) - Willing to get uncomfortable (30:00) - Coaching and development after sports(32:30) - Reinvention (33:50) - Overcoming stagnation (35:00) - The leap to entrepreneurship (38:45) - Leaning into your powersLinks:CLR Connection WebsiteCharlie Ruiz LinkedInCharlie Ruiz InstagramThe Post Game Podcast:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Post Game Podcast on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Post Game Podcast on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Post Game Podcast YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email Me: [email protected]

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• The Science of Hitting, Coaching with Purpose, and Faith: Eddie Paparella’s Pro Ball Journey

  Eddie Paparella is a former college baseball player and current Hitting Strategist in the Seattle Mariners Organization.After playing at Howard College and South Alabama, he began posting on his social media page “Pap Swings,” and launched his coaching career at Howard.He worked with hitters at Ascent Athlete in Philadelphia before joining the Mariners in 2021.What You’ll Hear About:Eddie Pap’s college baseball journey Working in baseball Doing hard things with a group of people Building trust / relationships with players Life of a hitting strategist in the big leaguesWhat does a run in the MLB cost in dollars?Mental skillsHow his faith has impacted himTimestamps:(0:00) - Intro to Eddie (3:30) - Hun School(5:15) - St. John’s (7:30) - JUCO(9:45) - Injuries  (12:50) - Grass always greener(14:50) - The love of coaching(17:15) - In it for right reasons (19:00) - Relationships with coaches  (21:00) - Building trust with players (22:30) - What do great coaches do?(26:30) - Evolution of coaching career (30:45) - Hitting Strategist with Mariners(33:00) - Long term relationships (36:10) - A lot of stuff has to go right (37:30) - Cost of a run in the big leagues (40:45) - Mental Skills (42:20) - Focusing on the right thing at the right time (44:00) - Flow state (46:00) - Impact of faith in his life(51:00) - Doing things the right wayLinks:Pap Swings TwitterPap Swings InstagramThe Post Game Podcast:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Post Game Podcast on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Post Game Podcast on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Post Game Podcast YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email Me: [email protected]

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• Unlocking High Performance: Dr. Erik Korem on Sports Science, Mindset & Building AIM7

  Dr. Erik Korem is a high-performance pioneer who introduced sports science and athlete tracking technologies to collegiate and pro football teams.He has worked with the NFL, top NCAA programs, Olympians, Nike and the US Department of Defense.He is the Founder of AIM7, an app that provides customized exercise and wellness recommendations to prevent burnout, excess fatigue, and promotes sustainable fitness gains.Most recently, he was named the Director of Player Performance for the New York Jets.He is also the host of the BluePrint Podcast with over 400,000 downloads and writes the Adaptation Newsletter.What You’ll Hear AboutSports science & high performance What does high performance mean?Attention is the currency of performance Successful podcast hosts Pivot from athletics to a tech startupFast feedback loops Putting together Presentations Timestamps:(0:00) - Intro to Erik (3:00) - Texas A&M Walk On(7:50) - What is high performance?(9:40) - Stress is the gateway to growth(11:10) - Prioritizing time (13:10) - Attention is the currency of performance (17:00) - 568 Podcast Episodes (19:00) - It starts with talent(21:00) - The BluePrint Podcast(22:00) - Beginning of AIM7(25:10) - How do you create something people love?(26:50) - Patterns of best companies (28:40) - Feedback loops (30:30) - Word salad (32:30) - Invent and Wander (33:10) - Elon Musk(34:10) - Talent will determine your organization(37:30) - Where to find ErikLinks:Erik Korem WebsiteAIM7 WebsiteThe BluePrint PodcastAdaptation NewsletterThe Post Game Podcast:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Post Game Podcast on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Post Game Podcast on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Post Game Podcast YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email Me: [email protected]

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