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Feb 17, 2021 • 3h 15min

#35 - John Rondi (AKA "Johnny Drinks")

John Rondi is a TikTok Influencer, Technologist, Alcohol Connoisseur, & Tech Entrepreneur. He is known for his TikTok Page, “Johnny Drinks,” (@johnrondi) and his app, Stunited.  John and his dad are behind the JD TikTok account, where they make extravagant cocktails, answer questions from fans about different drinks/alcohol, and promote fellow brands in the space. They also have their own line of bourbon called “Burning Chair Bourbon –– The Johnny Drinks Edition.” Back in 2017, John founded the Stunited app as a platform for college students to barter each other’s skills “under-the-table.” The app has had unprecedented active user growth over the past 6 months. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 5:27 - Discussion on the conversational podcast style; The Clubhouse app; Talking on the phone in 2021 21:01 - The Stunited app; The concept of “cheating” 38:39 -  Collaboration as innovation & Challenging traditional norms; “Nothing is ever used for 100% good” 44:44 - The danger Stunited was in when Corona hit and how John pivoted; Foreign Data Servers & TikTok 56:46 - Selling “Happiness”; Staying present in life and balancing it with optimizing your time as an entrepreneur 1:07:21 - TikTok in early 2019; TikTok’s brilliant marketing strategy; Snapchat Spotlight; Revisiting Vine; Paying creators; How the For You Page (FYP) on TikTok works; The TikTok Creator Fund 1:23:50 - The Johnny Drinks TikTok Page (@johnrondi on TikTok); How John and his dad launched the page and the first video that went viral; their line of Burning Chair Bourbon; How the TikTok algorithm works 1:41:58 - The Airbnb story and its parallels with John’s story; How Stunited has exploded in the wake of fresh funding; “People are great at pretending to be busy” 1:52:32 - Being honest with yourself about your value; Entrepreneurs vs. Intrepreneurs; Talking Anthony Fenu (from TRENDIFIER #30) , Riley Horvath, Justin Baker and their company Soar; the problem with only spending time around “like-minded individuals” 2:09:33 - How the entrepreneur term is now a dirty word; Why John always saw himself as “different”; The danger of wins turning into losses; The highs and lows of building a company 2:16:59 - Elon Musk’s recent quote on founding a startup; How to know who to listen to and who to ignore; The difference between “this is going to happen” and “this is happening” 2:27:56 - A business does not live inside of everyone; John’s mentality of always thinking there’s an easier way; The lack of empathy in society; Revisiting the early days of Stunited and how “it wasn’t ready”; Arrogance vs. Expertise 2:45:15 - The two sides of the phrase “fake it til you make it”; Discussing the podcast style of TRENDIFIER and true conversations; Being a true connector; What a true conviction sale looks like ~ YouTube EPISODES & ... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Feb 10, 2021 • 3h 27min

#34 - Giovanni Gussen

Giovanni Gussen is a Venture Capitalist & Startup Founder. Currently, he is a partner & the head of International Business Development at MoonShot Guru, a Venture Capital Studio headquartered in Singapore and India. MoonShot Guru helps late-stage tech startups (Series B or later) scale their businesses in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, India, Thailand, Hong Kong, Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Prior to working with MSG, Giovanni founded a live-streaming startup geared towards high school athletes. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 5:39 - The Wall Street Bets (WSB), Reddit, GameStop (GME), & Robinhood Fiasco 17:02 - Censorship & the Robinhood situation; Big Tech Regulation; Jack Dorsey is a confusing guy; Amazon AWS & Parler situation 36:59 - Peter Thiel’s theory on Monopolies & Competition from “Zero To One”; Is Jack Dorsey calling the shots?; Eric Weinstein & Bret Weinstein 1:06:30 - MoonShot Guru Venture Capital Studio & Giovanni’s role as head of International Business Development; How funding rounds (like Series A) work 1:10:24 - Blockchain; NFT’s (Non-Fungible Tokens); Digital Currency; The Artificial Intelligence (AI) investments Giovanni is evaluating 1:23:30 - UI & UX on social apps; Why Instagram is ruined; Steve Jobs’ theory on Simplicity; Clubhouse App UI & UX 1:33:59 - Apple not innovating the same since Steve Jobs died; Revisiting Horo’s argument from #17 on Big Tech vs. Startup workplace culture 1:38:31 - Giovanni’s journey from college dropout to founding a startup; What makes sense about a college education and what doesn’t 1:57:20 - Why other people who aren’t entrepreneurs don’t understand what it’s like to be an entrepreneur; Elon Musk & his tireless vision as an entrepreneur 2:12:00 - Elon Musk & Tulsi Gabbard as individuals fighting back against archaic institutions; The inherent problems with politics that simply competes for more votes in the next election 2:23:11 - The paradox of the Individual vs. Institution battle during the Covid Era (The two sides of it); Humans have bias 2:33:03 - What defines the public square in modern day speech; The problem with repealing Section 230; The  reasons Twitter gave about why Trump got banned from Twitter 2:46:52 - Trump didn’t pardon Edward Snowden; Discussion about Snowden’s case and arguing against the slippery slope counter argument some make against it 2:55:39 - Discussion on the Clubhouse App & whether or not it can change the political landscape; The Francis Suarez / London Breed Clubhouse Room recap 3:07:50 - Capturing Gen Z on Clubhouse; The communities who are crushing Clubhouse early on; Authenticity vs. Aesthetic within Gen Z 3:16:20 - Discussion on Bryan Fogel’s New Documentary, “The Dissident,” about the murder of Washington Post Reporter, Jamal Khashoggi, at the hand... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Feb 3, 2021 • 3h 25min

#33 - Brady Burkett

Brady Burkett is a Fintech expert and podcaster. Currently, he is a consultant at Currencycloud, a Visa & World Bank Group-backed late-stage startup with proprietary APIs that facilitate cross-border money transfers. Additionally, Brady serves as a Co-Host of the Payments Innovation Podcast. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 4:09 - Discussion on the vaccine; Revisiting former White House Coronavirus Task Force Head, Dr. Scott Atlas; Healthcare & Insurance companies 23:35 - The Duopoly & lack of a 360 Degree Political Spectrum; Tulsi Gabbard’s Podcast with Joe Rogan (#1599) 31:07 - The two sides of Covid; Naval Ravikant on tech safety and how our over-emphasis on safety is hurting physical (non-software) technological innovation. 50:41 - Revisiting TRENDIFIER #30 w/ Soar CEO, Anthony Fenu; The media’s role in the “Safety” Revolution 1:00:40 - NFL Lineman Russell Okung’s Twitter centered around Critical Thinking, Societal Analysis, & Bitcoin; The power of social media in our disinformation landscape 1:10:20 - The Twitter Censorship of Trump and the crazy conspiracy theorists in the Qanon community; Free Speech and the definition of the Public Square in modern society 1:35:40 - Attacking ideas vs attacking people; Generalization; Malcolm Gladwell’s “Talking To Strangers” 1:49:24 - The Twitter banning of the Red Scare Podcast; Discussing The Capital Insurrection and the media response to it; Class warfare 2:05:24 - Political parties have a national brand even at the local level; Politicians falsely billed as “saviors”; Miami Mayor Francis Suarez’s leadership and the move of Tech & VC to his city; Elon Musk and thee California State Rep’s Twitter exchange 2:23:37 - Banks & groupthink; Google, Facebook & the problem with company hyper-growth 2:28:44 - Fintech talk 2:34:38 - Peter Thiel’s “Zero to One”; Discussing competition & monopolies 2:40:50 - Currencycloud and cross-border payments; Why banks are in deep trouble because of crypto 2:50:43 - Full defining Fintech; Revisiting Dodd-Frank bank reform 2:56:55 - Alternative lending projects in Fintech; Banks don’t know how to value new-school businesses 3:06:22 - Crypto talk: Bitcoin; Ethereum, DeFi, Staking, and the problems with the legacy financial system 3:17:24 - Printing money; How do we educate people on crypto; Bitcoin as the creation that prevents future wars ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q  ~ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jan 27, 2021 • 3h 3min

#32 - Dr. John Schneider, PhD

Dr. John Schneider, PhD is a healthcare expert, consultant, and businessman. Currently, he is the CEO & Founder of Avalon Health Economics. Prior to Avalon, he was a founding partner of the Health Economics Consulting Group (HECG)––and later joined Oxford Outcomes following their merger with HECG. Additionally, Dr. Schneider earned his PhD in Health Services & Policy Analysis from UC-Berkeley and serves as an Adjunct Professor at NYU. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 5:52 - John’s other home (Miami); the VC/Innovator movement to Miami headed by Mayo Francis Suarez 15:39 - John’s PhD expertise in economics and healthcare explained; Money & Healthcare; The Opioid Epidemic as an example of Medical Records problems 21:48 - The contentious relationship between Doctors & Insurance Companies; Electronic Medical Records; Doctors as psychologists; John’s Telehealth Client 40:28 - Covid and the remote work movement; Masks; Bacterial vs. Viral Infections; The Hospitals’ Covid Preparation Teams; John called Covid; The leadership problem in Covid; The politicization and polarization of Covid;  1:04:32 - The Federalism Argument w/ Covid (State Government Power vs. Federal Government Power); Governor Ron DeSantis’ Covid Actions in Florida; Test groups vs. Control groups; Covid’s effects on different races & ethnicities 1:26:50 - The financial incentivization of hospitals to declare patient deaths as Covid deaths and why this is unlikely to be a major trend 1:35:59 - Why do fit Americans have to shut down for Americans who choose to smoke or choose to eat too much (and are therefore at greater risk of complications related to Covid 19); The Pandemic is making us forget about everything that came before it 1:44:12 - Science is the new religion; Transmission data; Civil Liberties Precedents; Covid Testing Problems 1:56:05 - Americans past their Covid breaking points; The struggle of small business owners; Immune Systems 2:08:58 - The vaccine (& vaccines in general) explained; Viral load 2:19:49 - Anti-Vaxxers; The sentiment around the Covid vaccine; Dispelling the autism rumors around the vaccine; Moderna MRNA vaccine vs. Pfizer vaccine 2:36:30 - Big Pharma, “Pilling up” society; The importance of drugs in the world; Personal responsibility with nutrition 2:56:07 - Telehealth in Covid & its future as a healthcare industry segment ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q  ~ Show Notes: https://www.trendifier.com/podcastnotes  TRENDIFIER Website: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jan 20, 2021 • 2h 50min

#31 - Kevin Gallagher

Kevin Gallagher is a maritime attorney based in Miami, Florida. In addition to the law, he is also an expert in rap music. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 3:44 - Kevin beating Covid; Covid Era in Florida & how open it is 18:37 - The Tech Movement to Miami, Mayor Francis Suarez, & people’s opinion on Governor DeSantis   23:51 - Miami’s ports; The state of the cruise ship industry; How law works at sea; the maritime law that Gallagher practices 34:57 - China’s $1 Trillion investment in global transportation/ports; The Second Panama Canal; Our country’s lack of understanding of the threat the Chinese Communist People’s Party poses 46:14 - Financial illiteracy in America 52:32 - Miami’s boom; How the politics in Miami work; discussion about Miami’s reach in the wake of the tech and venture capital move to the city during Covid 1:05:35 - Federal government vs. State government decision-making powers in the Covid Era; How Kevin ended up in Florida 1:16:55 - How practicing law in different states works; Public Defenders; Defending yourself in court  1:31:08 - Criminal law and how heavy the stakes are; Bench trials vs. Jury Trials 1:37:39 - Potential Trump pardons/commutations: Edward Snowden & Julian Assange (their cases, the pros & cons, the ramifications, etc.) 1:53:19 - Ross Ulbricht, The Silk Road, & THE FULL CASE BREAKDOWN (what background, what happened, Dread Pirate Roberts, the FBI/DEA/Homeland/IRS Case against him; the controversy over the alleged murders-for-hire; Ross’ current double life sentence; the prospects of commuting his sentence; the ideology that motivated him to create The Silk Road 2:29:19 - Jury Trials in the current climate of constant news and the court of public opinion 2:33:05 - The Grammys Rap Album of the year discussion--and the controversy around the nominees; Revisiting Cardi B’s win in 2018 over Travis Scott 2:42:31 - The hoopla around Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion’s song, “WAP” ~ YouTube FULL EPISODES: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q  ~ Show Notes: https://www.trendifier.com/podcastnotes  TRENDIFIER Website: https://www.trendifier.com  Julian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jan 13, 2021 • 2h 47min

#30 - Anthony Fenu

Anthony Fenu is the Co-Founder & CEO of Soar, a spatial technology company that specializes in AR/VR and compression innovation. The company’s mission is to make volumetric technology (like holograms) a central part of our everyday lives. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 4:49 - The shift to spatial technology; AR/VR; Google Glasses; Field-of-View 14:49 - The challenges of VR/AR & Hologram public adoption; Data privacy; World Economic Forum (WEC) Data Fears 25:57 - Are Monopolies good? ; Peter Thiel, “Zero to One,” & his 4 Pillars; The Paypal Mafia; Elon Musk 40:59 - How Anthony got into technology; The success of Anthony’s first company in AR/VR; The Lessons Anthony learned from his first company 59:47 - Anthony’s Core Venture Capital Principles; How Venture Capital works in Silicon Valley; What Anthony looks for his VC’s looking to invest in his company 1:11:23 - Anthony’s current company, Soar, and how they capture information to produce volumetric (hologram) experiences; Soar’s proprietary compression technology explained 1:20:41 - Relating Soar’s compression technology to common everyday technological needs; Silicon Valley (HBO)   1:27:31 - 3D vs 2D; Depth in imaging; The use cases for Soar’s platform; Licensing compression 1:36:25 - Anthony talks about some of his current clients; Anthony explains exactly how Soar’s hologram technology works (using the upcoming Logan Paul vs. Floyd Mayweather fight as an example) 1:46:24 - Artificial Intelligence and its integration with Soar; How Series Funding for Pre-IPO Startups works 1:54:15 - The question of when to IPO; Determining which VC’s to target out of the ones that make sense for a company 2:02:35 - How Anthony has networked in elite tech circles within Silicon Valley; Anthony’s thoughts on Bitcoin (BTC) 2:11:10 - The Winklevoss Twins story as told in the book, “Bitcoin Billionaires,” as an example of Groupthink problems in Silicon Valley; Peter Thiel & Gawker; Anthony explains the drawbacks of the Silicon Valley Groupthink 2:24:33 - The Covid 19 Tech Boom; How Covid affected Soar; The speed of technological innovation in the Covid 19 Era; Anthony explains the real story behind the famous 2Pac Shakur hologram from Coachella back in 2012 2:34:27 - Soar’s competition (or lack thereof); The Singularity; “Superintelligence,” by Nick Bostrom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jan 6, 2021 • 2h 51min

#29 - Cole Kennelly

Cole Kennelly is a Decentralized Finance/Cryptocurrency writer, executive, consultant, and entrepreneur. Currently, he is the founder of Volmex.Finance, a protocol for volatility indices and non-custodial trading built on the Ethereum blockchain. Additionally, Cole is also the founder/coordinator of DeFi-NYC as well as an executive with Staked. Follow Cole on Twitter for his insights on Bitcoin, Ethereum, and everything DeFi: https://twitter.com/ColeGotTweets  6:59 - Bitcoin; 2017-2018 Crypto Crash; Michael Saylor, MicroStrategy, & Institutional BTC Bullishness 13:54 - Bitcoin background & story, past attempts at cryptocurrency 18:41 - Blockchain explained with examples; NFT’s 23:12 - How governments print money & devalue currency; Bitcoin’s supply 29:47 - Covid Stimulus & The Dollar; Why BTC is a movement; Virtual Wallets (Private Keys & Centralized Exchanges) 42:17 - “Bitcoin Billionaires” by Ben Mezrich; the Winklevoss twins; Bitcoin awareness; What is Ethereum? 56:32 - Sablier protocol explained; Vitalik Buterin & DeFi discussion 1:07:08 - Ethereum (ETH) adoption and use cases discussion; EIP 1559; Tribalism in the online crypto communities 1:19:13 - Collateral on the Ethereum blockchain; Dai explanation; relating traditional mortgages & loans to the  Ethereum protocol 1:35:56 - Groupthink in banks and legacy financial system; Uniswap 1:45:16 - Many people have no idea what they’re buying; Centralized Exchanges pricing explanation 1:50:11 - Bitcoin Scarcity & Network Effects; Comparing Bitcoin & Ethereum 1:54:39 - Comparing user understanding of social media & user understanding of crypto/blockchain 2:13:19 - Ripple &  why XRP is problematic; XRP’s attempt to integrate with legacy institutions 2:27:33 - Predicting where BTC & ETH adoption will end up 2:34:14 - Initial Coin Offerings (ICO’s); Why many ICO’s have been terrible 2:39:26 -  “The Fourth Turning” (Howe & Strauss)--and a Theory on why Bitcoin is the “New” New Deal ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q  ~ Show Notes: https://www.trendifier.c... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Dec 30, 2020 • 3h 12min

#28 - Anthony Baccare

Anthony Baccare is a bookie and a contractor. At no point has he ever knowingly been associated with or a member of the Italian-American Mafia. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 2:35 - Covid culture; Ant’s 96-year-old Grandma 5:53 - Normalization & when it happens; Florida & California in Covid; The Silicon Valley Movement to Miami 11:59 - Amazon; Jeff Bezos might be trying to take over the world; MacKenzie Scott (Bezos); Bill Gates 18:37 - Bookmaking and Ant’s work as a bookmaker; Table Tennis & The Korean Baseball League (KBO) Gambling; Betting action during Covid 25:50 - Adam Silver’s reputation as NBA Commissioner; Former Commissioner David Stern; The NBA’s ties with China 33:29 - Political Awakenings; Printing Money; Revisiting Ant’s contracting business during the housing crisis; The Wealth Gap 38:59 - How Anthony built his book; Live action & Prop-betting; Betting the WNBA; Automation in the gambling industry 46:55 - Casinos in the Pandemic 49:00 - Police Officers and how they have the worst job in America right now; The Blue Wall of Silence (Serpico, The Seven-Five); Poor police officer training in America 1:06:57 - The lost tax dollars during the Pandemic; “The line” for people on Civil Liberties, Masks, etc.; Julian tells a story about an NYC ER Doc’s take on the psychology of Covid-19; Revisiting a story the Joker told in “The Dark Knight” 1:20:14 - The duopoly political system; Trump & Schumer as marketers; “They’re all puppets” 1:29:34 - A long discussion on the Sopranos including: the history, SopranosCon, James Gandolfini, The Upcoming Movie “The Many Saints of Newark,” The show’s music, The Sopranos cast relationship, The Talking Sopranos Podcast, David Chase, the fate of “The Russian,” the Pine Barrens episode, and more 2:06:46 - Reaction to the hilarious Matt Lauer / Tom Cruise Interview from 2005; Scientology; Leah Remini’s escape from the cult 2:18:25 - “Science is the new Religion”; Covid Vaccine talk; The problem with Anti-Vaxxers; Fauci; Censorship of Science that “doesn’t agree”; Social Media’s role in the Pandemic 2:32:06 - Legalization of Drugs in Oregon; Portugal’s existing system; The Racket of Rehab Centers; How legalizing drugs could work; Revisiting Ross Ulbricht & The Silk Road 2:43:31 - Covid Conditioning; “Cover Your ***” Marketing; Julian gives a theory on both Social Media and the Covid precautions being marketed towards women; Trump’s botched response to the Pandemic 2:52:30 - Wondering how close segments of society are to their breaking point; Trump thought he could market his way out of this; The Electoral College and Groupthink 3:01:30 - The potential shift of red states to blue states; Which party is in more trouble; ... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Dec 23, 2020 • 2h 44min

#27 - Michael Sahagian

Michael Sahagian is a sales expert, executive, and podcaster. Currently, he is a senior member of the SDR team at Stella Connect in New York City. He also Co-Host’s State of Sales, a podcast rethinking sales culture in the modern day business environment. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 2:41: Learning sales skills through experience; New York City during Covid; Recapping the frantic beginning of the Pandemic in America 14:21: Corporate groupthink in face of Pandemic and legal liabilities; When “it got real”; Paralysis by analysis; “This isn’t a political thing, this is a freedom thing” 30:13 Jordan Peterson; Twitter Echo Chambers; The desire to be proved wrong 42:12: Comment threads; People think in different ways; Empathy 47:38: Personal responsibility; Nuance; The loudest voices; What TV Shows can teach us 56:02: Headlines & Assumptions; Cancel Culture; Why things are never as bad as they seem 1:03:00: What the State of The Union Response Speech Says about rapid response culture; Central Banks and CYA culture; Michael talks about the money-grubbing congresswoman he worked for in college 1:10:14: AOC, Trump, & Attention Politics; Julian tells a Trump a story he heard about Trump’s media approach; the Pareto Principle; revisiting Jeb Bush’s flameout from the 2016 GOP Primary 1:20:53: How your priorities change as you get older 1:24:36: The importance of Curiosity; Michael talks about his confidence in figuring things out and trying new things; Michael and Julian discuss “The Plan” society sells you and why it’s a lie 1:43:55: The inverse relationship between Mental Toughness and Comfort; “The War of Art” By Pressfield; The importance of living free to try new things; Michael tells a story about his first time in Brooklyn 1:56:28: Groupthink; Getting stuck and bad habits; The value of Time in life; The problem with labeling all situations and people; Why there’s no such thing as “the one thing that has all the answers” 2:11:33: 2Pac (Tupac Shakur), the “spark” and what he said about figuring things out for yourself; Michael talks about the time he visited the Church of Scientology to see what it was all about (LOL) 2:19:38: “Tribe” By Sebastian Junger; The downsides of tribal culture in modern society; How internet culture gathers tribes to practice predictable behavior; The importance of Context 2:26:28: Virtue Signal Culture and the assault on Freedom of thought and critical thinking; A discussion about how society no longer curiously asks questions; Julian tells a Kobe Bryant story from his 2019 interview with Patrick Bet-David ~ YouTube FULL EPISODES: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Dec 16, 2020 • 3h 17min

#26 - Luke Cervino

Luke Cervino is an athlete/celebrity manager, marketer, and business consultant. Cervino, in partnership with one of his clients, (media personality and former NBA player, Kendrick Perkins), is also an avid investor in sports trending cards. You can find Luke on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/lukecervino/ ***TIMESTAMPS*** 5:40: New York City (NYC) talk; The Bunker Artwork; Post Malone; Luke’s life in South Florida 15:36: Luke gives early background on Kendrick Perkins; Oklahoma State in the Tony Allen days 19:54: How Luke built his relationship with Kendrick Perkins and what the extent of their relationship is; Perk’s fast transition from NBA player to media superstar; Perk’s current work on ESPN 27:26: Recounting the end of Perk’s career; remembering the late, great Kobe Bryant and how he took his player personality seamlessly into the business community; Kobe’s final extensive interview with Patrick Bet-David; Kobe & Michael Jordan’s relationship 37:41: Perkins network of close friends in the NBA; How Luke handles Perk’s endorsements and marketing; Perk’s LinkedIn game 46:36: Sports trading card market; Luke & Perk’s sports trading card investment partnership; How the market works on a day-to-day basis; PSA and their role in the marketplace; Card “breaks”; NBA talk 1:14:24: Long-term effect of Covid on sports in America and on the sports trading card market; Why NBA players are more marketable than NFL players 1:23:36: Luke’s own extensive network; how he built his Instagram following in the early days of Instagram; How Luke builds relationships with influencers and prominent individuals via social media; The Instagram algorithm; How Luke met and became close with Remy Boy Monty 1:38:22: Julian discusses Luke’s empathy; Luke recalls how his father taught him; Star-****ers; “Don’t burn any bridges--just build them”; The problem with seeing people as dollar-signs 1:55:31: Other businesses Luke’s been keeping his eyes on during the Pandemic; Florida vs. NY   2:00:15: How Luke keeps his mindset clear during the Pandemic with exercise and focus; Why it shouldn’t take a Pandemic for you to formulate a special new routine 2:07:51: Julian tells a story about how Luke “got out of the game at 13”; Wolf of Wall Street tidbit; “Cool Hand Luke”; reacting vs. responding; Luke discusses accepting that others see the world differently than you do 2:21:17: Luke tells a story about a bar fight back in the day 2:30:08: “The Place Beyond The Pines”; Julian & Luke discuss their favorite actors of all time; Leonardo DiCaprio; “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood”; Ben Affleck’s weird career path; “The Departed”;  2:51:16: Critics and Dave Chappelle; What music Luke’s been listening to during the Pandemic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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