The Post Game Podcast

• #93 - George Boyd: Pro BMX to Video Editor | Creative Risk, Storytelling & Cut The Pod

  George Boyd is a former professional BMX rider turned elite video editor.He shares how a career-ending injury pushed him into storytelling, working with the NFL, Disney, Meta, Air Jordan, and several others before launching his podcast editing company Cut The Pod, where he helps transform raw recordings into premium podcasts.What You'll Hear About:Growing up in the BMX world and getting injuredHow filming BMX led to a video-editing careerCreative risk-taking and betting on yourselfThe mentor who changed everythingHow George landed NFL projects (Jamar Chase, Eagles)Building Cut The Pod into a storytelling powerhouseSEO keywords, packaging, and audience clarityThe biggest mistakes podcasters makeLighting + production tipsPromoting himself on LinkedInTimestamps:(0:00) - Intro to George Boyd(3:05) - Early days falling in love with BMX(4:50) - The different worlds of BMX(6:50) - Where did BMX come to an end?(9:35) - Filming and BMX(12:35) - Risk taking(16:20) - Aspirations to do something big(18:05) - Mentor that changed his life(21:35) - Doing work for himself + reaching out(24:35) - Jamar Chase’s offseason profile (first NFL job)(28:35) - Working on video for the Eagles(29:50) - George’s first podcast clients(32:50) - Handling packaging for clients(34:40) - Ex-Athletes stories(35:40) - Who am I talking to?(40:35) - Making a story out of anything(42:10) - Short storytelling segments(44:20) - Doing the simple things best(46:20) - Podcast lighting setup(50:05) - Consistency(52:20) - Asking for subscribers(53:40) - Don’t be afraid to ask(54:30) - Fighting the demon to not be yourself(57:50) - Twitter vs. real life(59:35) - Promotion on LinkedIn(1:00:05) - Dillon Gabriel and George’s favorite project(1:04:20) - Dubai Cricket(1:04:40) - Where to find GeorgeLinks:Cut The Pod - Make Your Podcast Look The PartGeorge B. (@cutthepod) / XGWB Creative - A Video Editing Partner to Help Your Brand GrowThe Post Game Podcast:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://postgamepodcast.beehiiv.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thepostgame_podcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Post Game Podcast (@JoePod24) / X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-post-game-podcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email me: [email protected]

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• #92 - Bela Carrasco: From Marquette Soccer to Real Estate VP - Money, Multifamily Investing & Knowing Your Why

  Bela Carrasco is a former soccer player at Marquette University and currently an Assistant VP of Investor Relations at Origin Investments. She is also the host of the "How Do You Know?" podcast where her goal is to help people feel more confident about investing.What You’ll Hear About:How Bela launched her real estate career after collegeThe mindset shift from athlete to investorWhether she would invest the same way againHow to build an emergency fund The power of understanding your Why before making investment decisionsHow multifamily real estate works Knowing how your advisor is incentivizedWhy Bela started her podcast How she balances a demanding VP role with content creationWhy asking questions is your most underrated advantageTimestamps:(0:00) – Intro to Bela Carrasco(0:50) – Lessons from playing soccer at Marquette(2:30) – First jobs out of school(4:50) – Real estate investing herself(7:00) – Would she invest the same way again?(9:00) – Build an emergency fund first(9:45) – The 50/30/20 rule explained(11:30) – Bela’s podcast(13:50) – Pro athletes’ relationship with money(16:30) – Multifamily investing in the Sun Belt(19:45) – How are advisors incentivized?(22:00) – Confidence in the team investing with you(23:15) – Underwriting a deal(25:15) – Knowing your Why with investment strategy(27:00) – What cities should you be watching?(28:50) – Why asking questions will accelerate your career(30:10) – How Bela balances her time(31:20) – Dream guests for Bela’s podcast(32:30) – What’s next for Bela(33:20) – Where to find herLinks:Isabela Carrasco | LinkedInHow Do You Know?The Post Game Podcast:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://postgamepodcast.beehiiv.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thepostgame_podcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Post Game Podcast (@JoePod24) / X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-post-game-podcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email me: [email protected]

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• #91 - Kianna Smith: Beyond the Court - Building the Next Chapter After the WNBA

  Kianna Smith is a former college basketball player at Cal and Louisville, drafted 16th overall in the 2022 WNBA Draft by the LA Sparks. She played a few years overseas in the Korean Women's Basketball League.She talks about what it really takes to reinvent yourself after sports, NIL opportunities in college, to navigating injuries that cut her professional career short.Timestamps:(0:00) – Intro to Kianna(2:10) – Kianna’s basketball journey(3:50) – Playing in a Final Four with Louisville(4:15) – WNBA Draft and career highlights(5:20) – Handling pressure in big moments(8:10) – The talent level in today’s WNBA(9:55) – NIL and retroactive athlete pay(11:20) – Looking back on her WNBA career(13:20) – Transitioning out of basketball(17:25) – Trying coaching & new paths(18:55) – Landing a job at Nike(21:10) – Career support for athletes post-WNBA(22:25) – Building Society & Co. for athlete creators(26:10) – Transferring sports skills to the corporate world(28:55) – Kianna’s advice to young athletes(31:25) – Where to find KiannaLinks:Kianna Smith | LinkedInKianna Smith (@kismith14) • Instagram photos and videosThe Post Game Podcast:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://postgamepodcast.beehiiv.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thepostgame_podcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Post Game Podcast (@JoePod24) / X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-post-game-podcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email me: [email protected]

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• #90 - Dean Snell: The Engineer Who Revolutionized Golf with the Pro V1

  Dean Snell is a hockey player turned plastics engineer and entrepreneur, co-designer of the Titleist ProV1, and founder of Snell Golf, a direct-to-consumer golf ball company based in New Bedford, MA. He holds 40 US patents and is widely considered one of the foremost authorities in golf balls. He spent 18 years at Taylor Made and 7 with Titleist before launching in Snell Golf to provide golf balls at an affordable cost to the consumer.Timestamps:(0:00) - Intro to Dean(2:20) - No interest in golf growing up (4:50) - Dean’s hockey background and career(6:25) - Start of his career at BF Goodrich(7:55) - Getting to Titleist (9:55) - Building the ProV1(12:10) - Where’d the ProV1 name come from? (13:40) - What’s the players’ involvement? (15:30) - John Daly & John Daly Story(18:25) - Sergio Garcia (20:10) - How good are modern golfers?(21:10) - Feedback from players (22:10) - Original idea for Snell Golf (24:00) - Building Snell Golf & Giving back to the consumer (26:40) - The business inside golf (29:00) - Expensive to be on tour (31:10) - Staying engaged with customers (32:10) - Challenges since COVID(33:40) - Courses on his list - Augusta (34:40) - Where to find Snell Golf Snell Golf Balls – Premium Golf Balls for Every Golfer | Snell GolfSnell Golf (@snellgolf) • Instagram photos and videosSnell Golf NewsThe Post Game Podcast:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://postgamepodcast.beehiiv.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thepostgame_podcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Post Game Podcast (@JoePod24) / X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-post-game-podcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email me: [email protected]

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• #89 - Lucas Espada: Building ShowNxt and Changing How Athletes Get Seen

  Lucas Espada is a former soccer player at Northeastern University, professional soccer player, and Founder of ShowNxt, an AI-powered recruiting platform reshaping how student-athletes connect with college programs across the US.With ShowNxt, he’s helping players promote themselves, connect with teams and scouts, and open new doors in sports and beyond.Lucas shares how he brought his idea to life from scratch, why the propensity to learn is more valuable than experience, and why giving away value for free early on can set you apart. What You’ll Learn:Lucas’ passion for entrepreneurship and building something from nothingWhat ShowNxt is and how it’s changing the game for athletesThe journey of bringing an idea to life from scratchWhy a propensity to learn beats years of experienceThe importance of giving value away for free early onHow to overcome fear and ask, “What’s the worst that can happen?”The revenue model and what’s next for ShowNxtTimestamps:(0:00) - Intro to Lucas(2:10) - Soccer background, ankle injury, and going pro(5:40) - Navigating pro soccer without an agent(6:25) - Becoming an entrepreneur(9:25) - What problem is ShowNxt solving?(11:15) - Equitable access for athletes(13:10) - Bringing the idea to life(14:40) - Visualizing what you want to build(16:10) - Propensity to learn(17:40) - Look in your backyard(19:40) - The first paying customer(23:25) - What’s the worst that can happen?(24:55) - What pushback does he get?(27:25) - Cornell story(30:40) - What’s next for ShowNxt?(31:40) - Where to find Lucas and ShowNxtLinks:Lucas Espada LinkedInShowNxt LinkedInLucas Espada InstagramThe Post Game Podcast:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://postgamepodcast.beehiiv.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thepostgame_podcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Post Game Podcast (@JoePod24) / X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-post-game-podcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email me: [email protected]

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