The Post Game Podcast

Noah Stauffer is the head of brand for Adam Breneman, leading all content, branding, and marketing efforts. He's previously held roles at one37pm (a GaryVee owned company) and dunk. Noah also writes a weekly Newsletter called the Creator COO, documenting his journey running a creator's brand. Links: Noah Stauffer Newsletter Noah Stauffer Instagram The Post Game Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Post Game Podcast on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Post Game Podcast on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Post Game Podcast YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email Me: joe.poduslenko@gmail.com

Karl Blum is a former college baseball player at Duke and Rutgers and currently a Sr. Associate at JDS Sports, a Sports & Entertainment Private Equity Firm based in NYC. His journey to tap into his full potential on the mound led him out to Missoula, MT in 2023, after four years away from the game. He also hosts JDS Sports’ podcast, Inside Moves, where he shares the stories of founders and entrepreneurs. What You’ll Learn About: Qualities of good founders Who’s driving the car? Channeling nervous energy Being open to experimentation and change The power of optimism Tools to improve performance and buying in Similarities between baseball and careers Building something you care about Lessons learned from the podcast Timestamps: (0:00) – Intro to Karl (0:30) – Mets vs. Phillies (3:15) – Nick Castellanos (6:30) – Similar podcast projects (8:40) – JDS Sports (10:10) – Qualities of good founders    (11:00) – Self Confidence (13:00) – Who’s driving the car? (15:10) – Anxiety (16:40) – What does nervous look like to you? (20:00) – Baseball & Business Article (22:15) – Going back to watch old work (24:00) – Everyone hangs it up (28:40) – Journey back to baseball after college (33:00) – Working smarter to get better (35:00) – Mental game of hitting (38:00) – Expectations (39:40) – Great leaders in his life (42:00) – Playing for Chris Pollard (43:00) – Controlling heart rate and centering focus (45:20) – The science behind breathing (48:40) – Translating baseball lessons into career (52:00) – Look around and love the guy next to you (57:45) – Front Office Sports origin story (59:00) – Cutting through the noise (1:02:30) – What are you enthusiastic about? (1:04:30) – If you care about it, you’ll put more effort in (1:05:40) – Lessons from the podcast (1:09:00) – Staying Present (1:10:00) – Mets Playoff Run Links: JDS Sports Website Karl Blum LinkedInKarl Blum Instagram The Post Game Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠The Post Game Podcast on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Post Game Podcast on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Post Game Podcast YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email Me: joe.poduslenko@gmail.com

Dana Cavalea is the former Director of Strength & Conditioning and Performance for the New York Yankees and a World Series Champion. He is currently a High Performance & Executive Leadership Coach to C-Suite Leaders, Sales Teams, Tech, Private Equity & Venture Capital Leaders. He is also a speaker, author, podcast host, and founder of Freedom Farms, a family farm providing Americans with naturally raised beef, chicken, and pork.   What You’ll Learn About: Moving towards the thing you’re called to move towards What’s the first feeling you have Closing the gap on potential    Coaching the top CEOs How does he manage his time?  Posing the question “where are we going?”   MLB managers relatability to players The Four things people are afraid of Nobody’s Thinking about you   Timestamps: (0:00) – Intro to Dana (2:40) – Always leaving something for something (4:30) – Embracing who you are (5:40) – First feeling (7:50) – No interest in the fluff (10:20) – Working with CEOs of big companies (12:30) – What’s bothering you and where can you improve? (14:15) – Fatigue (15:20) – How does Dana stay on track (19:15) – First 6-12 months require your time (20:00) – Only as good as your team (20:40) – Where are we going? (22:45) – Different mentalities (24:30) – Joe Girardi vs. Rob Thompson (27:20) – Evolution of management styles (28:00) – Mariano Rivera story (29:10) – 4 Things People are Afraid of (31:00) – Nobody cares (33:40) – Where to find Dana Links: Freedom Farms Website Dana Cavalea Website Dana Cavalea LinkedIn The Post Game Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠The Post Game Podcast on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Post Game Podcast on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠The Post Game Podcast YouTube ⁠⁠⁠ Email Me: joe.poduslenko@gmail.com

Christian Ponder is a former NFL Quarterback with the Minnesota Vikings, Oakland Raiders, Denver Broncos, and San Francisco 49ers. He played college football at Florida State University and was drafted 12th overall in the 2011 NFL Draft. After retiring in 2016, he started down the wealth management path, but missed the competition and community aspect to the locker room. He founded The Post, an invite-only leadership network for athletes to come together post playing career and make the transition from sports to business.   What You’ll Learn About: The expectations of an NFL 1st round pick  Performance Anxiety     Building confidence with kids    Quarterbacks being in the right system The transition out of the NFL   How he started The Post Investing in self-awareness Timestamps: (0:00) – Intro to Christian (2:40) – Christian’s Football Roots (5:45) – The Journey to Florida State (9:20) – Tough Freshman year (11:00) – Confidence from Jimbo Fisher (13:15) – Replacing Brett Favre (14:00) – Added pressure as a 1st round pick (16:30) – Performance Anxiety (18:10) – The Root Cause (20:00) – Relationship with his kids (21:40 – Decision to walk away from the NFL (24:25) – Sam Darnold (26:00) – Cycle of 1st round QBs (28:00) – Starting his career after football (30:20) – Influence of our environment (33:50) – Transition out of sports (36:15) – Starting The Post (39:00) – Finding his co-founder (40:00) – Biggest challenges of starting a business (43:15) – Long Term vision for The Post (47:15) – Building the brand one step at a time (48:45) – Self Awareness (51:30) – Where to find Christian Links: Email: Christian@thepost.co www.thepost.co Christian Ponder LinkedIn The Post Game Podcast: ⁠⁠The Post Game Podcast on Twitter⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠The Post Game Podcast on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠The Post Game Podcast YouTube ⁠⁠ Email Me: joe.poduslenko@gmail.com

James Hilovsky is a franchise broker and the founder of The Fran Dream, a franchise consulting company that saves you time, helps you avoid frustration, and streamlines your search among franchise opportunities. After beginning his career in the restaurant business and gaining experience in several franchises, James founded The Fran Dream to empower entrepreneurs and sports professionals to go after their business ownership dreams. He helps former athletes maximize their success in business, craft personalized paths to franchise ownership, make smart investments, and establish franchise network connections. What You’ll Learn About: What is a franchise? Why work with athletes? What are examples of successful franchises? Finding a franchisor that will give you best chance to succeed Adopting an athlete’s mindset Should you buy into a franchise or buy an existing business? Timestamps: (2:40) – Minor League Baseball with Phillies (4:00) – What to do when the cheering stops (6:00) – Franchise Brokers (7:10) – What is a franchise? (9:30) – Why work with athletes? (13:15) – The benefits of owning a franchise (15:15) – Examples of successful franchises (20:00) – Behavioral Survey to understand yourself (23:30) – How involved do you have to be in the business? (26:20) – Why is James passionate about this? (28:20) – Books he’s reading (30:30) – Maintaining a positive mindset (34:15) – Advice to his children (38:30) – Not all going to be rosy (39:30) – Franchise business or buy existing business? (40:15) – Getting ghosted (42:30) – How to get started with James   (43:00) – Where to find him Links: The Fran Dream Website James Hilovsky LinkedIn Email: james@thefrandream.com The Post Game Podcast: ⁠The Post Game Podcast on Twitter⁠⁠ ⁠⁠The Post Game Podcast on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠The Post Game Podcast YouTube ⁠ Email Me: joe.poduslenko@gmail.com

Joseph Guzman is a MLBPA Certified Player Agent with Empowerment Sports Group. He has over 6 years of experience as an adviser, mentor, and talent recruiter. Since the 2018 Draft, he has had 40 players drafted / signed with the MLB and over 50 others sign professional contracts elsewhere. Joseph is a Florida Memorial University graduate and has previously worked with the KC Royals at their Dominican Academy and coached in the Valley League with the Covington Lumberjacks.   What You’ll Learn About:  Qualities of the best players he’s seen    Evaluating a players’ mental game as a scout Realities of being an MLB agent How he sees players get back on track mentally   Qualities of players who have success after baseball Timestamps: (0:00) – Intro to Joseph (4:15) – Dealing with health issues (8:20) – Dreams of playing in the big leagues (10:00) – Story about Ruben Amaro Sr. (14:40) – Natural talent vs. player development (17:15) – Evaluating a players’ mental game (20:30) – Mike Trout’s confidence (22:30) – Becoming an advisor / agent (25:30) – Finding players through scouting (27:45) – Evolution of the agency world (32:00) – Tough reality of being an agent (35:00) – Contract situations for different guys (38:15) – Making sure his players are happy (39:00) – Large agencies vs. small agencies (41:45) – The mental grind players go through (43:40) – What do the best do to get back on track? (46:00) - Denard Span story (50:00) – Just be a good human (54:20) – Suggestions on getting into the MLB agent profession Links: Empowerment Sports Group Joseph Guzman Twitter Joseph Guzman Instagram The Post Game Podcast: The Post Game Podcast on Twitter⁠ ⁠The Post Game Podcast on Instagram⁠⁠⁠ The Post Game Podcast YouTube Email Me: joe.poduslenko@gmail.com

Ken Crenshaw is the Director of Sports Medicine and Performance for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Prior to his time with the D-Backs, he was the head athletic trainer for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and an athletic trainer with the Atlanta Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates. Ken grew up on a ranch in Carrizozo, New Mexico and graduated New Mexico State University in 1990 with an undergraduate degree in sports medicine. He is a certified member of NATA and NSCA (National Strength & Conditioning Association) and resides in Chandler, AZ with his wife and three adult sons. What You’ll Learn About: Sticking to your process and who you are A High School coach that changed Ken’s life John Wooden's Pyramid of Success Being present to the moment Ken’s style of Servant Leadership The world isn’t the way it is, it’s the way we are Get to know yourself before leading others Effective Communication Can you teach awareness? Timestamps: (0:00) – Intro to Ken (2:15) – D-Backs heating up (3:45) – 2023 Diamondbacks Finding Identity (6:30) – Love, Trust, Commitment, and Effort (8:40) – Ken’s High School Basketball Coach (13:20) – John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success (14:30) – Change Two Lives (17:00) – Being part of something great than yourself (21:00) – Interest in getting into PT Field (23:00) – Servant Leadership (26:00) – Audio has to match the video (27:00) - We see the world the way we're being (28:50) – This happened TO me or FOR me (31:30) – Torey Lovullo's evolution as a coach (34:00) – What is effective communication? (36:50) - Coming away with an agreement (38:20) – Showing up as the same person (38:50) - Limitations (41:00) – Picking Great People (42:50) – Can you teach feel? (44:00) – Tell me what I need to hear (45:20) – What are you committed to? (48:40) – Curiosity driving him to learn (49:40) - Being adaptable Links: Ken Crenshaw Bio Article on Ken Crenshaw - Connector of People The Post Game Podcast: The Post Game Podcast on Twitter The Post Game Podcast on Instagram⁠⁠ Email Me: joe.poduslenko@gmail.com

Adam Breneman is a former Five Star Recruit and 3x All-American Tight End at Penn State University and UMass. After retiring from football, he has become an entrepreneur, media personality, college football analyst with CBS Sports and Yahoo Sports, and co-founder of College Sports Co. He is also the host of Next Up with Adam Breneman, a podcast where he interviews the biggest names in football. What You’ll Learn About: How Adam has handled adversity throughout his life Qualities of a great teammate Communication and Consistency Qualities of the top college coaches and leaders Having tough conversations Adam’s involvement in NIL and where it’s headed How are you going to respond when tough times hit? Importance of being a positive person Timestamps: (0:50) – In person interviews (2:20) – Relationships (3:45) – The Public Spotlight (7:40) – Paying Attention To the Chatter (9:30) – Touchdown vs. Wisconsin (11:00) – Knee Injury (16:30) – Week as a college football player (20:30) – Mentality on game days (21:45) – What kind of teammate? (26:15) – How do you react when you don’t play well? (28:50) – Best coaches are best recruiters (31:00) – Commonalities amongst best coaches (34:00) – Willing things to happen (36:30) – Thank You Football Letter (39:00) – Opportunities he’s had from content (41:45) – Time Management (44:00) – Being more direct with communication (47:10) – Where is NIL headed? (51:30) – The College Sports Company (57:00) – Transition out of sports (1:01:00) – Positivity Links: Adam Breneman LinkTree Adam Breneman X Adam Breneman Instagram Adam Breneman Tik Tok ⁠The Post Game Podcast on Instagram⁠ Email Me: joe.poduslenko@gmail.com

Patrick Jones is a former college (Xavier University) and professional baseball player. After his playing days, he launched Patrick Jones Baseball. He is also a former hitting coach in the Baltimore Orioles organization. Patrick works with hitters of all ages in the private sector and helps high school baseball players get recruited to the next level. He hosts the popular “Patrick Jones Baseball” Podcast, where he sits down weekly with guests to discuss hitting, mental approaches, and much more. His goal is to share inspirational stories, give tips, and show players the best way to get to the next level. 
 What You’ll Learn About: ​Growth mindset leading to opportunities Asking questions to learn about hitters ​Taking away a hitter’s limiting beliefs ​What if you just got rid of the fear? ​Being obsessed with getting better ​Forcing something vs. feeling natural ​Is your goal outcome-based? Timestamps: (0:00) – Intro to Patrick (2:50) – Baseball at Xavier (4:10) – Feeling wanted by Xavier (9:00) – 0 for 27 Streak (11:50) – Outcome Oriented (12:50) – Attachment to results (14:30) – Continuing to play after college (15:45) – Beginning of Patrick Jones Baseball (17:45) – Coaching in Orioles Org (21:45) – Evolution of Patrick Jones Baseball (22:45) – Teaching mental skills vs. strictly mechanics (24:45) – Asking questions (26:00) – Building trust and relationships (31:20) – Taking away limiting beliefs (33:50) – What would happen if you eliminated fear? (35:40) – Commonalities of most successful players (36:40) – Being obsessed (38:00) – Learning mental skills and limiting failure (39:50) – Are your forcing something or is it natural? (41:00) – Just getting a little better (41:50) – What is the goal? (44:15) – Steve Jobs quote (47:15) – Consistency and putting yourself out there (50:30) – Knowing yourself (51:40) – Where to Find Patrick 
 Links: patrickjonesbaseball.com Patrick Jones Baseball on Twitter Patrick Jones Baseball on Instagram Patrick Jones Baseball Newsletter Patrick Jones Baseball Podcast 
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Jedidiah Collins CFP®, The Fullback of Finance, is a former NFL Fullback and the Founder of Money Vehicle, an EdTech company delivering financial literacy curriculum to high schools across the country. After graduating from Washington State, he played 7 years in the NFL. While still playing in the NFL, he began studying for his CFP exam to make a smooth transition out of football and help close the gap he was seeing in financial literacy. Today, he is a best-selling author, speaker, and educator. His mission is to empower students and young professionals to U.S.E. money (Understand, Strategize, Efficient) and begin planning their financial lives. What You’ll Learn About: Getting cut by 13 NFL teams Controlling what you can control Embracing Failure The future of NIL Why he wrote “Your Money Vehicle” Telling yourself to shut up and do it Timestamps: (0:00) – Intro to Jed Collins (3:00) – Who is young Jed? (5:30) – Becoming a Fullback (7:45) – What is success? (9:10) – First Attempt In Learning (12:00) – Learning how to lose (15:30) – Studying for CFP while playing (18:00) – Finding his new purpose (19:00) – NFL helping players transition out (21:50) – Golden State Warriors (23:20) – Evolution of NIL (27:30) – Grass isn’t always greener (29:30) – Origin of his book Your Money Vehicle (33:30) – Starting his presence on social media (36:30) – Staying motivated (37:50) - Shut Up and do it (39:30) – Decade in darkness (40:00) – Where to find Jed Links: yourmoneyvehicle.com Jedidiah Collins LinkedIn Your Money Vehicle on Amazon Jedidiah Collins Instagram The Post Game Podcast: Instagram Twitter (X) email: joe.poduslenko@gmail.com