In this episode I have the pleasure of talking with 30-year NFL executive and author Michael Lombardi. Michael and I talk about his brand new book Football Done Right which you can order by clicking the link in these show notes. You can also listen to Michael on his podcast The GM Shuffle, and listen to him on the Pat McAfee Show and more!…

What we discuss: How much Jeff is earning and what he’s doing with that money Why it’s important to listen to what your clients tell you When Jeff works on The Dialogue Doctor If you want to find out what you need to do to get your author services business started, or you want to discover how to make more money with your existing one, join me for a…

What we discuss: How do you manage the bookkeeping? How and when do you scale your business? How do you determine your rates and when to raise them? If you want to find out what you need to do to get your author services business started, or you want to discover how to make more money with your existing one, join me for an exclusive free private ga…

What we discuss: Why the “expert analysis” model of podcasting works Why listening to your own episodes is important How you can build credibility by recommending other people’s products and services If you want to find out what you need to do to get your author services business started, or you want to discover how to make more money with your exi…

What we discuss: Why video is powerful What goes “above the fold” on your home page How to set up pricing tables If you want to find out what you need to do to get your author services business started, or you want to discover how to make more money with your existing one, join me for an exclusive free private gathering on December 13, 2022, at 8am…

What we discuss: The options for a call to action How a podcast can be a marketing engine Why to consider building out multiple products and services If you want to find out what you need to do to get your author services business started, or you want to discover how to make more money with your existing one, join me for an exclusive free private g…

What we discuss: How to use Three Story Method when writing the lead magnet Why it’s efficient to stack podcast episodes and content marketing When it’s wise to form an LLC If you want to find out what you need to do to get your author services business started, or you want to discover how to make more money with your existing one, join me for an e…

What we discuss: How to tap into unspoken fears Why the present tense can foster dream fulfillment The importance of the call to action If you want to find out what you need to do to get your author services business started, or you want to discover how to make more money with your existing one, join me for an exclusive free private gathering on De…

What we discuss: Why it’s important to start with a specific problem How to identify the counterargument before its raised Why framing a “good fit” from both sides is important If you want to find out what you need to do to get your author services business started, or you want to discover how to make more money with your existing one, join me for …

What we discuss: The power of the “before and after” image Why you need a lead magnet How past behavior can predict future behavior If you want to find out what you need to do to get your author services business started, or you want to discover how to make more money with your existing one, join me for an exclusive free private gathering on Decemb…

What we discuss: Why sometimes people don’t know what they don’t know Why market research is important Why it's important to vet potential clients If you want to find out what you need to do to get your author services business started, or you want to discover how to make more money with your existing one, join me for an exclusive free private gath…

What we discuss: Why the hero’s journey isn’t yours, but your customer or client’s What Jeff wants out of this business venture How to identify archetypes and customer segments Why your client must experience a transformation If you want to find out what you need to do to get your author services business started, or you want to discover how to mak…

What we discuss: The power of The ONE Thing by Gary Keller An overview of the Business Model Canvas What Jeff learned from his first seven client sessions How to arrive at your value proposition If you want to find out what you need to do to get your author services business started, or you want to discover how to make more money with your existing…

What we discuss: Jeff’s sudden realization that his oldest was going to college and Jeff had nothing saved The panic attack when Jeff understood his fiction would never be the answer How the Dialogue Doctor started Where Jeff found $500 seed money If you want to find out what you need to do to get your author services business started, or you want …

Welcome to a brand new episode of The Quarter Four Podcast! I’m Michael Elkins, labor and employment attorney, founder of the law firm MLE Law, and your host. My guest this month is Andrew Donovan: Vice President of Collegiate Partnerships at Altius Sports Partners. In this episode, we’re talking about the three biggest words in sports right now … …

Welcome to a brand new episode of The Quarter Four Podcast! I’m Michael Elkins, labor and employment attorney, founder of the law firm MLE Law, and your host. My guest this month is golf executive and entrepreneur Elisa Gaudet. Elisa has over 20 years of experience in the golf industry spanning across the United States, Europe and Latin America. In…

Welcome to the 2021 Season Premiere of The Quarter Four Podcast! I’m Michael Elkins, labor and employment attorney, founder of the law firm MLE Law, and your host. In this season premiere I bribing you two 🐐s in the world of business and sports: Michael Lombardi and AJ Vaynerchuk. In conjunction with the Wharton School of Business Alumni Associatio…

Welcome to a new episode of Game 7: The Sports, Business and Lifestyle Podcast. I’m Michael Elkins, labor and employment attorney, founder of the law firm MLE Law, and your host. My guest this month is the Executive Vice President / Chief Marketing Officer for the Boston Red Sox , Adam Grossman. Adam leads marketing and communications efforts for t…

Welcome to a new episode of Game 7: The Sports, Business and Lifestyle Podcast. I’m Michael Elkins, labor and employment attorney, founder of the law firm MLE Law, and your host. My guest this month is Nick Shaw, author and co-founder of Renaissance Periodization (RP) a science-based nutrition and training company. In this episode, Nick and I discu…

Welcome to a new episode of Game 7: The Sports, Business and Lifestyle Podcast. I’m Michael Elkins, labor and employment attorney, founder of the law firm MLE Law, and your host. My guest this month is Jeff Darlington. Jeff is an American television reporter with ESPN Productions, where he’s a regular on such shows as SportsCenter and NFL Countdown…

Welcome to a new episode of Game 7: The Sports, Business and Lifestyle Podcast. I’m Michael Elkins, labor and employment attorney, founder of the law firm MLE Law, and your host. My guest this month is Chip LaMarca, a member of Florida's House of Representatives and the sponsor of Florida's nationally recognized Name, Image and Likeness law! In thi…

Welcome to a new episode of Game 7: The Sports, Business and Lifestyle Podcast. I’m Michael Elkins, labor and employment attorney, founder of the law firm MLE Law, and your host. My guest this month is Noah Ohlsen, the second fittest man on earth and a six-time competitor at the CrossFit Games, finishing second in 2019. In 2016, he finished number …

Welcome to a new episode of Game 7: The Sports, Business and Lifestyle Podcast. I’m Michael Elkins, labor and employment attorney, founder of the law firm MLE Law, and your host. My guest this month is 4-year NFL Veteran, turned tech entrepreneur Walter Powell. During his NFL career, Walter was a real estate entrepreneur, restoring damaged properti…

Welcome to a new episode of Game 7: The Sports, Business and Lifestyle Podcast. I’m Michael Elkins, labor and employment attorney, founder of the law firm MLE Law, and your host. My guest this month is NFLPA Vice President of Business & Legal Affairs, Casey Schwab. Casey is a leading up-and-coming executive in the sports media business, known as an…

Welcome to a new episode of Game 7: The Sports, Business and Lifestyle Podcast. I’m Michael Elkins, labor and employment attorney founder of the law firm MLE Law, and your host. My guest this month is New England Patriots Offensive Lineman, Marshall Newhouse. Marshall is a Super Bowl Champion and 10-year NFL Veteran. But Marshall is far more than a…

We're back! Welcome to the 2020 Season! In this episode I talk to AJ Vaynerchuk. AJ is a co-founder of the athlete representation firm VaynerSports, with an ever-expanding NFL player client roster. He’s also the co-founder and former COO of VaynerMedia, a social-media-first digital agency. In addition to his responsibilities at VaynerMedia, AJ is a…

I’m Michael Elkins, your host, labor and employment attorney, founder of the law firm MLE Law, investor and this is the final episode in 2019 of Game 7: The Sports Business & Lifestyle Podcast. On today’s show I sit down with former NFL Tight-End Julius Thomas. Ordinarily, I wrote my own guest introduction. For this episode, however, I'm using an i…

I’m Michael Elkins, your host, labor and employment attorney, founder of the law firm MLE Law, investor and this is an all new episode of Game 7: The Sports Business & Lifestyle Podcast. On today’s show I sit down with NBA front office legend Pat Williams. Williams' career in the NBA began in 1968 as the business manager of the Philadelphia 76ers. …

I’m Michael Elkins, your host, labor and employment attorney, founder of the law firm MLE Law, investor and this is an all new episode of Game 7: The Sports Business & Lifestyle Podcast. On today’s show I sit down with NFL Super Agent, Brett Tessler. According to a 2018 article from the Washington Post, there are about 830 agents certified by the N…

I’m Michael Elkins, your host, labor and employment attorney, founder of the law firm MLE Law, investor and this is an all new episode of Game 7: The Sports Business & Lifestyle Podcast. On today’s show I sit down with Arkansas Razorbacks Head Coach, Eric Musselman. Coach Musselman is a thirty-year coaching veteran who, prior to coaching in the NCA…

The first episode of “ The Cole Elkins Podcast

My friend Steve Nudelberg and I have had numerous business discussions off-line. Today, I bring those discussions online. Steve is an author, future TEDx Speaker, leader and the ultimate connector or people. On the show we discuss social media's impact not only on business, but on human connection in general, industry disruption, his upcoming TEDx …

I’m Michael Elkins, your host, labor and employment attorney, founder of the law firm MLE Law, investor and this is an all new episode of Game 7: The Sports Business and Lifestyle Podcast. On today’s show I sit down with Michael Lombardi. He’s currently an author, motivational speaker, NFL analyst, and podcaster . He’s also a 30-year NFL front offi…

Carlos Alonso's sports and entrepreneurial journey began when he was playing professional baseball in the Philadelphia Phillies minor league system. A knee injury in 2015, changed his sports and business path. After his injury, Carlos was involved in a number of different ventures before founding his current business as South Florida's preeminent p…

Comic books and pop culture are big business, and this episode's guest is one of the biggest players in the industry. If you think comic books are just for kids, you're mistaken. Vintage books routinely retail for hundreds of thousands of dollars and some books are in the millions. On any given day there are numerous auctions taking place where mil…

When we think of the National Football League, we often think of alpha males performing under gladiator-like conditions. Big hits, playing through pain, and perfect athletic execution are just some of the defining characteristics of professional football players. Rarely, if ever, do we hear about Emotional EQ as a critical component an NFL player’s…

Danette Wallace aka#Lioness discusses how to "Fake It Till You Make It"...all about God. We will study the story of Hannah. Join In. Leave me a message by clicking on the link or downloading Anchor app or go to Anchor.fm.

One of the most critical components to a successful business is its public relations team, and no one does PR better than South Florida entrepreneur, Duree Ross, founder of Duree & Co. From working with international celebrities such as Gary Vaynerchuck down to small business owners … like me … Duree brings over twenty years of PR and business expe…

In part 2 of my 2-part series with entrepreneur and wealth advisor Tunde Ogunala, we talk about branding, marketing, and media consumption in the current world. We also discuss different methods for wealth management and analyzing client needs. Game 7 explores the psychology of what makes individuals great in business, sports and life. If you like …

The wealth management industry is hyper-competitive. With massive, long-standing brands dominating the vertical, it can be hard as a start-up to find space. Meet entrepreneur and wealth advisor Tunde Ogunlana, founder of Axial Family Advisors. Tunde has found success against massive corporations, utilizing modern strategies in an ancient industry. …

In this mini pod, something a little different ... we're joined by New England Patriots beat reporter Ryan Hannable. Ryan discusses his path to covering the New England Patriots, challenges he's facing in journalism and sports reporting and discusses what it's like covering a team as popular and intriguing as the New England Patriots. Ryan also giv…

The fitness industry is one of the most saturated verticals in all of business. Within that vertical, nothing garners more controversy than the topic of nutrition. Amongst all the noise, Renaissance Periodization (known to its followers as "RP") distinguishes itself as the platinum standard, using science-based methods to help elite athletes and re…

We often hear about “the mental game”, whether talking about professional athletes, assessing performance at work, or day to day life, what’s happening between the ears is often one of the most critical aspects to success. In Part I of a series on mental health, I talk to Nicholas Davenport, founder of the company Mind Body 1. Nick, a former Divisi…

Battling back from drug addiction and homelessness, Danny Lopez has established a world-wide strength and conditioning business. Lopez, and his team at CrossFit Soul and Team Soul are training some of the top athletes in the world, including former CrossFit Games Champion Samantha Briggs. Lopez has brought multiple teams to top 10 finishes at the C…

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Christina Qi’s reputation as the most sought after woman in her industry is well earned. Right after graduating from MIT, she co-founded Domeyard, a high-frequency trading hedge fund that was started out of her dorm room. Six years later, at the ripe old age of twenty seven, Christina and her co-founders are now the preeminent forces in the Hedge F…

Strength and conditioning coach Donivan Ciolfi is an entrepreneur in every sense of the word. Donivan’s career is a testament to risk-taking, making unpopular decisions and proof that formal education is not a necessity for success. In this episode, we talk to Donivan about building his initial business, his move to France, and moving back to the U…

Ellis Hobbs played college football at Iowa State where he earned All Big 12 Conference First Team honors, was the academic athlete of the year and a finalist for the Christian Athlete of the year award. In 2005, he was drafted in the 3rd round by the New England Patriots, where he earned the job as a starting CB. In 2007, he set a then-NFL record …

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