The Post Game Podcast
Ep. 54 - Brandon Beachy: Undrafted Free Agent to the MLB, Reverse Engineering, & Franchise Ownership
Brandon Beachy is a former Major League Baseball player with the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers.
After going undrafted out of college, he signed with the Braves as an undrafted free agent in 2008 and went on to play five years in the big leagues.
Today, he runs a successful franchise business and consults retiring athletes on whether business ownership through franchising is a path that would suit them.
What You’ll Learn:
- Underdog story getting to Big Leagues
- Importance of Coachability
- Leaning into what’s working
- Reverse engineering things
- What is franchise ownership? What’s it cost?
- Franchises being operator dependent
Timestamps:
(0:00) – Intro to Brandon
(2:00) – MLB Career Summit
(3:10) – Underdog story
(5:15) – Confidence and Ego
(8:00) – Lean into what’s working
(9:00) – His MLB Debut
(12:50) – Teammates
(15:00) – Injuries
(18:50) – What do I do now?
(20:50) – What is franchising?
(22:40) – Paying for time
(24:00) – Up-front costs
(29:00) – What he wishes he knew
(34:30) – Franchises are operator dependent
(38:50) – Dealing with fear
(42:00) – Twitter
(45:00) – Helping retiring athletes
(46:00) – Family
(47:00) – Where to Find Brandon
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Email Me: joe.poduslenko@gmail.com
Intro Song: Days Go Bye
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