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The Smart Alec Show
by Alec Alvarez
Conversations between host Alec Alvarez & guests who work at the intersection of their passion & making a living. Talking business, health, psychology, philosophy, & other fields, along with the nature of passion, empathy, consciousness, love, power, & more within various life contexts. A platform for exploration of various career paths & open-minded discovery of new ideas & trends across industries, along with mindsets & philosophies for a successful & fulfilled life. Join us in the conversations & laughs here!
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#21 Christo Van Rensburg: A Tennis Life - Playing at Wimbledon, Starting Dropshot Series, ATX Open
BIO: Christo Van Rensburg is a former pro tennis player, hailing from South Africa. He was ranked #1 in the world in doubles, won 20 top-level doubles titles during his career, including one Grand Slam men’s doubles title in 85’. Christo ranked as high as #19 in the world in singles, and is one…
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#20 Florian Hemme: Sports Finance & Optimizing Your Performance
Florian Hemme is an expert within the field of sports management and sports finance. Born in Germany, he now resides in Charlotte, North Carolina. He holds a business degree, two masters degrees in Human Resource Management and Sports Management, and a PhD in Sports Management from UT Austin. He...
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#19 James Santore: Founding Three Two Strategies, The Story of La Salle Baseball, Working in Sports Venture Capital
James Santore is the founder and CEO of Three Two Strategies — a firm based out of Philadelphia offering marketing services and strategic consulting to venture funds, startups, athletes, and more. James is Philadelphia born and raised, played D1 baseball at La Salle University as pitcher, founded...
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#18 Kevin Rodriguez: The Role & Influence of the Sports Information Director in College Athletics, Working with UT Volleyball & Baseball
Kevin Rodriguez is a Sports Information Director at The University of Texas at Austin, highly regarded as one of the most competitive collegiate athletic institutions to not only work at, but also regarded as one of the biggest brands in sports and most successful in college athletics, having won...
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#17 Jeff Zeller: Working across Music, Sports, & Entertainment, The Harvard MBA, Marketing & Partnerships, & Crypto
Jeff Zeller is the Senior Director of NFT Partnerships and Business Operations at Crypto.com. He’s led a career at the intersection of sports, music, technology, culture, and content. Jeff’s worked with iTunes as a Content Producer, A&R as a Creative Intern working with artists such as the late...
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#16 Brandon Rhodes: How Overtime is Disrupting the Sports Industry, Running Biz Dev @ OT, Marketing @ Gatorade, Starting MSBC
Brandon Rhodes is the Vice President of Business Development at Overtime, a Forbes 30 Under 30 Recipient, Co-Founder of “Hella Awkward” card game, and Co-Founder of the Michigan Sports Business Conference where he graduated from The University of Michigan’s business school. Brandon’s a strategic...
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#15 Cedric Golden: Sports Journalism, Pursuing Your Calling, Covering the Longhorns, UT Football & Sam Ehlinger Colts Predictions
Cedric Golden is a sports columnist writing for the Austin-American Statesman. Cedric primarily covers Austin and Texas-based sports teams, such as The University of Texas at Austin Longhorns, and has covered various iconic sports moments from Texas’ 2005 National Title victory over USC, Super...
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#14 Matthew Collette: Producing Sportscenter, Winning Sports Emmys at FOX, Breaking into the Sports Production World
#14 Matthew Collette: Producing Sportscenter, Winning Sports Emmys at FOX, Breaking into the Sports Production World | Smart Alec Show Matthew Collette is an Emmy-winning executive producer with over a decade of experience within the sports media space — from live studio production, original...
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#13 Giovanni MontesDeOca: The Path to Playing Pro Soccer, Family, Discipline in High-Achievers
#13 Giovanni MontesDeOca: The Path to Playing Pro Soccer, Family, Discipline in All High-Achievers Giovanni MontesDeOca is a professional footballer/ soccer player for Union Omaha of United States Soccer League (USL), League One. Gio was drafted into the Major League Soccer (MLS) 2021 Draft by…
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#12 Mike Peterson: Entrepreneurship, Building Wealth, Overcoming Depression
Michael S. Peterson — known to as “Mike”— is a Managing Director at Pemberton Economic Group & a Professor at UT Austin’s McCombs School of Business, where he teaches entrepreneurship classes centered on topics like FinTech, Internet of Things, New Venture Creation, & more. Mike graduated from...
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#11 - Rebecca Feferman: Entertainment PR, Sports Media, Starting SXSports & “The FefCo”
Rebecca Feferman has worked at the intersection of sports, entertainment, and culture in PR, strategy, production, content, BD, and brand management for a number of years. She founded her consultancy — “The FefCo” — and has worked with clients like Katie Nolan, MSG Networks, Bill Simmons, SA…
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#10 - Chris Aarons: Digital Marketing, Branding, Consumer Psychology, Celeb Encounters
Chris Aarons is a digital marketing expert running his own consultancy — Chris Aarons Strategy + Marketing. He’s a lecturer at UT Austin and St. Edward’s University, has an MBA from Pepperdine Business School, and above all is an incredible guy. Uncannily knowledgable on topics ranging from…
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#9 - Mayer Estinville: How to Break Into Banking, Passion for Financial Literacy
Mayer Estinville is currently a business analyst at AT Kearney, and a former two-time intern with Goldman Sachs, along with having interned with Prudential Financial, NABA, and more. Mayer was born in Haiti before moving to NYC as a kid, where he graduated at Baruch College in Manhattan with his...
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#8 - Deontre Gray: Sports Marketing at NBA on ESPN, Operating with Authenticity
Deontre Gray is currently a Creative Ad Solutions Manager at Roku Inc. At the time of this recording, he was working with the NBA on ESPN live sports marketing team, where he’d worked in digital + brand marketing at ESPN for nearly 4 years. Deontre is a former student-athlete from The Ohio State...
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#7 - Xavi Acosta: Working at Austin FC, Soccer Ops, Sports Management Studies
Xavi Acosta is a Membership Service Executive at Austin FC of Major League Soccer. He’s a current graduate student of Sport Management at UT Austin, where he also graduated at age 19 with his bachelor’s degree in Sport Management. He holds multiple tactical certifications in the soccer/ fútbol...
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#6 - David Quintanilla: Ethics in Business, Education System Flaws, Law School
David Quintanilla is a lecturer of Business Law & Ethics at The University of Texas and co-owner of Cavanaugh Quintanilla PLLC. “Mr. Q” has served as a VP of Legal & Finance in the healthcare industry, CFO of his family’s business in the restaurant industry, as well as having worked within the...
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#5 - Walter Tchougoue: How to Land Internships in Sports, Industry Trends, How Curiosity & Ambition Open Doors
Walter Tchougoue is an MBA & MS of Sports Management Candidate at UMass Amherst. Walter’s already had an illustrious background in the world of sports business having worked with Under Armor, Morgan Stanley, Must Love Sports, Blue Wire Podcasts, Wassermann, the NBA, Thirty Five Ventures, CSM…
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#4 - Joel Lulla: Sports Law, ESPN's deals, Cable to DTC, Negotiating Winning Deals
Joel Lulla is a professor at The University of Texas at Austin where he lectures on topics around the business of sports and entertainment. Joel graduated law school with honors from UNC, worked with ABC Sports during their peak as the head of their Dept. of Legal & Business Affairs, worked with...
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#3 - Sandy Leeds: Student-Debt, Is College Worth It, Investing, Loving What You Do
Sanford Leeds is Distinguished Senior Lecturer at the University of Texas at Austin's premier business school where he lectures on topics in finance, is a lawyer & former prosecutor, an MBA, & aside from being a finance & economics wizard, he's an incredibly funny & great person who cares about...
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#2 - Justin Cotten: Being an NBA Agent, College Hoops, Power of Being a Good Person
Justin Cotten is a National Basketball Players Association Certified Sports Agent, a masters graduate, Big East Champion, and former basketball manager under Patrick Ewing at Georgetown University, a graduate and former D1 College Hoops player at Howard University, a classy young man with…
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#1 - Amobi Okugo: Playing in MLS, Financial Literacy for Athletes, Values
Amobi Okugo is a professional soccer player, serial entrepreneur, learned academic, and sports biz professional. His startup "A Frugal Athlete" is helping athletes by educating them on financial literacy and prudence along with ways to monetize off their skillsets, brand, and much more. Check out...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Conversations between host Alec Alvarez & guests who work at the intersection of their passion & making a living. Talking business, health, psychology, philosophy, & other fields, along with the nature of passion, empathy, consciousness, love, power, & more within various life contexts. A platform for exploration of various career paths & open-minded discovery of new ideas & trends across industries, along with mindsets & philosophies for a successful & fulfilled life. Join us in the conversations & laughs here!
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