287: Dylan Sadiq On Making Professional Athletes' Portraits Using Rubik's Cubes

Joe and Tom are joined by Dylan Sadiq, also known as The College Cuber. Dylan is an incredibly talented artist who creates mosaics of professional athletes using Rubik’s Cubes. Through a combination of his exceptional creative talent and entrepreneurial ability, Dylan has collaborated with professional sports leagues and teams such as the NBA, MLB, Premier League, NHL, USTA, FC Barcelona, Tennessee Titans, New York Red Bulls, and many more. An engineering student at Rutgers University, Dylan shares his fascinating story about how his desire to take on a more hands-on project during Covid led him to discover his craft and launch The College Cuber, creating his first mosaic of his favorite player Luka Dončić. He explains the process of putting together his artwork using more than 500 Rubik’s Cubes in under three hours. Dylan talks about how he has been able to close deals with some of the biggest sports brands and properties and continues to innovate and grow his business. Dylan also describes how he is engaging fans live at sporting events through his incredibly unique artwork by sharing his experience working with the US Open. You do not want to miss out on this engaging and insightful episode on The CUSP show. The CUSP Show is a production by the faculty of Sports Management at Columbia University. You can get in touch with the program on Twitter @CU_SPS_Sports. The CUSP Show is hosted by Joe Favorito (@Joefav) and Tom Richardson (@ConvergenceTR). The show is produced by Yash Agarwal ’22 (@yashagarwal655) and Sam Marks ’22, with Jillian Quinn ’22 (@JillianMQuinn) and Dominique Smith ’22 managing social media efforts.Columbia University Sports Management Conference Registration Link: https://bit.ly/3ChRPZs This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecuspshow.substack.com