The Post Game Podcast

• #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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• #88 - Drew Shore: Life After the NHL, Building Amalfi, and Finding Purpose Beyond the Game

  Drew Shore is a former NHL player with the Florida Panthers, Calgary Flames, and Vancouver Canucks. After retiring from hockey, he transitioned into the business world, building a career as both an agent and a founder of Amalfi, an exclusive community helping athletes transition into business and connect with top entrepreneurs.Drew is also the host of a podcast Betting The Limit, where he talks to athletes who have successfully pivoted into the business world.What You'll Hear About:Why Drew views his hockey career as a “failure” and how that mindset fueled his business successThe mental side of hockeyHis transition into athlete representation with WassermanLaunching the “Betting The Limit” podcast Building Amalfi, an exclusive community helping athletes transition into business and connect with top entrepreneursWhy athletes should start building relationships before retirementHockey culture and missing the locker roomAdvice for current and former athletes on finding purpose after sportsTimestamps:(0:00) – Intro to Drew(2:40) – Growing up with three brothers & early hockey career(4:00) – Scoring a goal in the NHL(5:50) – When things didn’t go as planned(6:55) – Viewing “failure” as opportunity(7:50) – The mental game of hockey(9:00) – Transition to becoming an agent at Wasserman (11:55) – Starting Betting The Limit (13:55) – The origin of Amalfi(15:25) – How Amalfi compares to YPO(17:40) – The Shadow Creek event experience(20:55) – Daily highs and lows of entrepreneurship(22:10) – Balancing pricing and access for young athletes(23:25) – Does retirement uncertainty ever fade?(24:40) – Playing again at the DU charity game(27:10) – Closing the 5-year post-retirement gap(29:10) – Hockey media & athlete personalities(32:10) – The culture of hockey (33:40) – Advice for retiring athletes(35:10) – Building brand portfolios differently today(36:00) – Where to find DrewLinks:Drew Shore InstagramBetting The Limit InstagramJoin Amalfi WebsiteDrew Shore LinkedInDrew Shore (@Drew22Shore) / XThe 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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