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Welcome to the show where two not-so-interesting guys ask interesting people one question and then interrupt them as they try to answer. This podcast started earlier in New York City when hosts of the show, David Jaffin and Jake Miller, asked people out to breakfast to make connections and pick their brains about how they got to where they are and advice to those wanting to follow in their footsteps. Now, they’ve learned how to work microphones … kind of.

Episode Date
Elias Martinez on Building an Authentic University Brand
May 15, 2024
From Pepsi to the NFL | Marissa Solis on Market Leaders and the Benefits of the Challenger Brand Mentality
May 08, 2024
From Danish Village to Silicon Valley Powerhouse | A Conversation with Heidi Anderson, CMO & CRO at Nextdoor
May 01, 2024
Insights from Charlotte Mostaed, CMO of Health-Ade Kombucha
Apr 24, 2024
Embracing AI for Creativity, Fearlessness, and Strategic Simplicity, with DIAGEO's Sophie Kelly
Apr 03, 2024
Strategies for Engaging Millennials, Gen Z, and Boomers, with Duquesne University's Gabriel Welsch
Mar 29, 2024
How the F**k Do You Build a Consistent Global Brand w/ YOTEL’s Olivia Donnan
Mar 20, 2024
Leveraging Tech and New Media for Integrated Strategies, With NYC FC's Lauren Scrima
Mar 20, 2024
A CMO's Journey from Madison Avenue to Silicon Valley, with Jinal Shah, GM & CMO at Zip US
Mar 20, 2024
From Girl Scout Cookies to Brand Genius: The Unconventional Rise of Purdue University's Abby Eddy
Mar 20, 2024
Lessons from Jeff Harris, Sam Houston State’s CMO, on Authenticity and Gravity
Mar 20, 2024
From White House Dreams to Startup Steady Hand: The Winding Road of Liz Simon, COO at Industrious
Feb 14, 2024
Jenny Zirinsky’s Unorthodox Leap from Sociology to the Global SVP of Marketing at Colgate-Palmolive
Feb 07, 2024
Ep 121: How Liz Crisafi Found Her Calling in Hospitality as IHG’s Global VP of Integrated Marketing
Feb 07, 2024
Ep 120: Molly Swagler’s Wild Journey from Rejections to Her Dream Job
Feb 07, 2024
Ep 119: Lessons Every Marketer Can Learn From Community Colleges, With LACCD’s Juliet Hidalgo
Feb 07, 2024
Ep 118: How Barbie Got Her Groove Back in 2018: Lessons for Boosting Tired Brands with Matt Repicky
Feb 07, 2024
Ep 117: Lessons on Spotlighting Joy from a Former Theater Kid, Erin Levzow, CMO of the Museum of Ice Cream
Feb 07, 2024
Ep 116: How the Miami Dolphins' 'Team-First' Approach is Redefining Marketing Playbooks, with Michael Shaw
Feb 07, 2024
Ep 115: CMO at Michaels, Amanda Rassi: Crafting Creativity, Marketing Odyssey from P&G to Michaels
Nov 28, 2023
Ep 114: Chief Marketing Officer and Executive VP at ADT, Delu Jackson: From Iconic Brands to Ensuring Safety, A CMO's Journey
Nov 10, 2023
Ep 113: SVP of Marketing at Happy Head, Vera Koch: Finding Balance, Global Academics to Haircare Entrepreneurship
Oct 23, 2023
Ep 112: CMO at Tommy John, Nick Karrat: Branding Mastery, The Journey from AT&T to Tommy John's Omnichannel Vision
Oct 19, 2023
Ep 111: Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at Purdue University, Ethan Braden: The Path From Pharmaceuticals to Higher Ed
Oct 05, 2023
Ep 110: Head of Global Gaming Business Marketing at TikTok, Rema Vasan: Creativity to Gaming, Navigating a Dynamic Journey
Oct 02, 2023
Ep 109: VP of Business Marketing at Reddit, Timo Pelz: From Advertising to Tech Titans
Sep 28, 2023
Ep 108: Global Head of Advertising & Digital for Chivas Regal at Pernod Ricard, Martin Jaskolowski: Luxury Branding Unveiled
Sep 25, 2023
Ep 107: VP of Creative Marketing and Brand Design at Verizon, Mike Wente: From the Midwest to Madison Avenue
Sep 21, 2023
Ep 106: COO of Heineken James Thompson: From Literature to Libations
Sep 14, 2023
Ep 105: Head of Global Communications, Consumer Health at Bayer Diana Scholz: Championing Change and Embracing Opportunities
Sep 07, 2023
Ep 104: Founder and Executive Chairman at AccuWeather Dr. Joel N. Myers: The Catalyst of Accuracy
Aug 31, 2023
Ep 103: Head of Communications at Vevo Dot Levine: Unveiling the Vibrant World of Music
Aug 24, 2023
EP 102: CMO of Ring Concierge Neda Whitney : How Harnessing the Power of Ikigai Catapulted Her to the Pinnacle of Fashion & Luxury Marketing.
Aug 17, 2023
Ep 101: Global Chief Creative Officer @ Amazon, Jo Shoesmith On Charting a Path In a Male-Dominated World & The Evolving Marriage Of Creativity + Technology
Aug 10, 2023
Ep. 100: CEO of The Weather Company, Sheri Bachstein: From News Intern to Forecasting the Future of Meteorological Media
Aug 03, 2023
Ep. 99: Co-Founder of Playline.com, Jason Falovitch: How Mending Heart and Ears Between Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield Started Jason’s Amazing Career Path
Jun 01, 2023
Ep. 98: CEO and Founder of Athelo Group, Andrew Stallings: How a Trip to the Maldives with Chris Hemsworth Eventually Him to Starting His Own Marketing Agency
May 25, 2023
Ep. 97: Co-Founder at Shred and Growth Marketer at The Mobility House, Adam Faris: How the University of Oregon Gave Him a Leg Up in Entrepreneurship, but not in Football Championships
May 18, 2023
Ep. 96: Founder, Creative Director & Executive Producer at Superdigital, Assaf Swissa: How His Interest in Both D&D and Sports Statistics Led Him to a Career in Content Creation
May 11, 2023
Ep. 95: Founder of The Athletes’ Marathon, Matt Choi: How His Drive to Constantly Improve and a Little Bit of FOMO Turned Him Into a Successful Entrepreneur
May 04, 2023
Ep. 94: Founder of Huddle Up, Joe Pompliano: How His Deep Knowledge of Sports Business Might Just Bring in More Followers Than His Brother
Apr 27, 2023
Ep. 93: CEO of Collectable, Ezra Levine: How a Michigan Rose Bowl Sweatshirt Influenced This CEO’s College Decision
Apr 20, 2023
Ep. 92: Sports Business Reporter at Barstool Sports, Jake Marsh: How Pulling Over on the Florida Turnpike to Apply for a Job Kickstarted His Broadcast Career
Apr 13, 2023
Ep. 91: Executive Producer at Park Stories, Rand Getlin: How Working One Month as a Lawyer For His Mom Showed Him His Passion Lies with Sports Storytelling
Apr 06, 2023
Ep. 90: CEO of Ball Beyond, Aaron Johnson: How 10 Years Playing Pro Ball Overseas Taught Him How to Flirt in Italian and the Value of Finding Yourself
Mar 30, 2023
Ep. 89: Editor in Chief of Entrepreneur Magazine, Jason Feifer: How a Pretty Terrible Screenplay and a Passion for Journalism Led Him to the Top
Mar 23, 2023
Ep. 88: CEO of StarStock, Scott Greenberg: How He Went From Getting a B in Imagination Class to Becoming CEO of a Very Successful Sports Cards Company
Mar 16, 2023
Ep. 87: Partner & Co-Chairman at Turn 2 Equity Partners, Peter Stein: How He Was Able to Jump From Job to Job Until He Landed at Three Different Ones
Mar 09, 2023
Ep. 86: Podcast Host of Freckled Foodie & Friends, Cameron Rogers: How Her Openness With Her Personal Life Helped Her Create an Extremely Successful Blog and Podcast
Mar 02, 2023
Ep. 85: Senior Director of Creative Solutions at Clemson University Athletics, Tyson Hutchins: How This BYU Fan Ended Up at Clemson University Athletics Running Their Creative Solutions Team
Feb 23, 2023
Ep. 84: Director of Digital Marketing at Realtree, Bobby Redfern: How One of His Best Partnership at Realtree Started With a Pair of Camo UFC Shorts
Feb 16, 2023
Ep. 83: Creative Director at Let It Fly Media, Billy Quach: How a Quidditch Tournament and Football Practices with Patrick Mahomes Allowed Billy to Chase His Dream Job
Dec 08, 2020
Ep. 82: On Camera Analyst & Producer at The Morning Chalk-Up, CrossFit Inc., and Talking Elite Fitness, Tommy Marquez: How One Workout Solidified His Career in the Fitness World
Dec 04, 2020
Ep. 81: CEO at Very Big Things, Chris Stegner: How His Entrepreneurial Skills Had His Entire Fourth-Grade Class Selling His Artwork and Now the World is Buying His Services at Very Big Things
Dec 03, 2020
Ep. 80: Senior Director of Baseball Player Relations at Wasserman, Yvonne Carrasco Chalmé: How She Created an Entire Sports Network Starting in the Tech Industry
Nov 27, 2020
Ep. 79: Professor in the Department of Sport Management at Syracuse University, Dennis Deninger: How He Took His Expansive Career in Production and Started Incorporating His Craft into Lesson Plans
Nov 20, 2020
Ep. 78: Founder of Feel Your Soul, Jacob Zander: How He Began Filling Thousands of Orders of Shoe Soles, Political Cereal, and Converse Roller Skates
Nov 18, 2020
Ep. 77: Creative Director at Grit Player Services and Graphic/Motion Designer at ScoreVision, Connor Dethlefs: How Handwritten Letters Led Him to a Job Designing on Computers
Nov 16, 2020
Ep. 76: Content Correspondent, Video Operations, Partner and Freelancer, Mike Hunter: How Camtasia and Reddit Were Keys to This Guy’s Video Creation Success
Nov 13, 2020
Ep. 75: Social Media & Influencer Strategist at Chipotle Mexican Grill, Adam Ornelas: How Skateboarding With Tony Hawk and Addison Rae is Just Another Day in the Office
Nov 12, 2020
Ep. 74: Director of Video/Post-Production at Auburn Athletics, Jeff Hanel: How Pumpkin Dunkin’ and Pure Passion Fuels His Many Hours Video Making
Nov 09, 2020
Ep. 73: Director of Collegiate Programming for Thirty Five Ventures, Alex Sheinman: How a Failed Spartan Race Put Him on the Penn State Map
Nov 06, 2020
Ep. 72: Production Assistant at Stanford Athletics, Kevin Edwards: How Holing Up in His Room to Edit Videos Paid Off in the Long Run
Nov 04, 2020
Ep. 71: Producer at EA Sports, Erika Esola-Imburgio: How an Interview in the Women’s Locker Room Led Her to a Job at EA Sports
Nov 02, 2020
Ep. 70: CEO Triple Deke Media and RESET & Co-Founder of TikTok’s Honey House, JT Barnett: How He Went from Playing Hockey in Russia to Playing House in L.A. (While Getting Millions of Views)
Oct 30, 2020
Ep. 69: Office of the CEO at Vayner, Tyler Schmitt: How He Went From Managing a Taco Shop to Working for a Dude Who’s Nonstop
Oct 28, 2020
Ep. 68: Career Coach at Let's Get You Hired, Melisa Meral: How She’s Making S**t Happen Out of Her California Office
Oct 26, 2020
Ep. 67: Sports Editor at Axios, Kendall Baker: How This Guy’s Love for Sports and Newsletters Led Him to a Dream Job, One That He Hopes to Have 30 Years Down the Road
Oct 21, 2020
Ep. 66: President, CEO and Janitor at ISlide, Inc., Justin Kittredge: How a Not-So-Jerry-McGuire Exit Led Him to Create His Own Company
Oct 19, 2020
Ep. 65: Minor League Hitting Coach for the New York Yankees, Rachel Balkovec: How She Overcame Adversity on Her Way to Make History
Oct 16, 2020
Ep. 64: Social Media Marketing Specialist at ESPN, J’Ron Erby: How His Copious Amount of Internship and Entry-Level Jobs Led Him to One of Sports’ Biggest Powerhouse
Oct 15, 2020
Ep. 63: Co-Founders of WalkOn Nation, Michael Willett and Tristan Reaves: How the Rapper Gallant and Their Shared Walk On Experiences Brought These Two Entrepreneurs Together
Oct 12, 2020
Ep. 62: Co-Founder & Head of Marketing/Branding at Kanga Coolers, Teddy Giard: How He Used Backflips, Kangaroo Suits and TikTok to Sell Kanga Coolers
Oct 09, 2020
Ep. 61: Chief Marketing Officer at Som Sleep, Brad Marks: How His No-Sleep Agent Lifestyle Eventually Led Him to Become CMO of a Sleep Supplement Company
Oct 05, 2020
Ep. 60: Co-Founder and Director of Content at Momentum, Taiki Green: How His Saucy, Self-Taught Skills Helped Him Get His Dream Job
Oct 03, 2020
Ep. 59: Premium Sales Consultant for the Los Angeles Chargers, Will Wall: How He Went From Clubbing in Vegas to Selling Seats for the Chargers
Oct 01, 2020
Ep. 58: Sports and Fitness Host, Katie Austin: How She Started Working B**ch Jobs in Order to Obtain Her Dream Career
Sep 23, 2020
Ep. 57: Head of Education at The Sasha Group, Nick Dio: How He Started With Cheesy, Motivational TikToks and Now Has Five-Figure Brand Deals Coming In
Sep 17, 2020
Ep. 56: Freelance Producer, Brett Ramker: How a Gladiator Video Set to “What if God Was One of Us?” Started His Long and Successful Video Production Career
Sep 14, 2020
Ep. 55: Retired NFL Quarterback and Co-Founder of ReadyList Sports, Jake Plummer: How His Fearless, No-F**ks Attitude Led Him to Defeat Monstrous Teams to Eventually Become a Football Legend
Sep 11, 2020
Ep. 54: TikTok Superstars, Tucker and Carson Genal: How Their Athletics and Acting Made Them TikTok Famous (and Also Their Good Looks, Right Jaffin?)
Sep 10, 2020
Ep. 53: Social Media Influencer and Founder of The Hidden Opponent, Victoria Garrick: How Her Dad’s Push for Her to Get a Job Turned Her Passion for Mental Health Advocacy into a Career
Sep 07, 2020
Ep. 52: Director of Partnerships at Bad Moon Talent, Reed Trimble: How He’s Able to Stay Relevant Even at an Esports Veteran Age (Above the Age of 22)
Sep 04, 2020
Ep. 51: Wealth Advisor and CEO of Prosperwell Financial, Nicole Middendorf: How She Went From Potato and Mary Kay Expert to Wealth Management Extraordinaire
Sep 02, 2020
Ep. 50: Owner and Operator of Dave’s Signs, Eric Rhoten: How He Became the Bob Ross of Wood Carving
Aug 31, 2020
Ep. 49: CEO of League Tribune and Forever Young Management, Ariel Levy: How His Negative Book Smarts and Crazy Street Smarts Got Him Into the Sports Business While Still in High School
Aug 29, 2020
Ep. 48: Owner of Savannah Bananas, Jesse Cole: How a Dance Group Named the Banana Nanas and a Break Dancing First Base Coach Helped Him Revolutionize This Traditional American Sport
Aug 27, 2020
Ep. 47: Founder of SubwayCreatures, Rick McGuire: How He Went From Producing TV to Becoming a Master at Instagram to Not Fully Understanding TikTok (But Hey, At Least He’s Trying)
Aug 22, 2020
Ep. 46: CEO at Lindsey's Lunchbox and Founder of We Met At Acme, Lindsey Metselaar: How a Bad Breakup Helped Her Find a Very Successful Career (That Dude Has to Feel Pretty Stupid Now)
Aug 20, 2020
Ep. 45: Coordinator of Creative and Digital Content for LSU Athletics, Matt Tornquist: How He Became the Only Tornquist to go into Content Creation Instead of Engineering
Aug 18, 2020
Ep. 44: Brand Manager at Georgia Tech, Santino Stancato: How He Turned Down a Job at Yelp to Go Play Spades and Drink Beer with Minor League Baseball Players
Aug 15, 2020
Ep. 43: Founder of Aesthetic Dental, Dr. Chithra Durgam: How She Used Netflix, Tik Tok and Scented Towels to Up Her Dentistry Game
Aug 13, 2020
Ep. 42: Social Moments Design at Bleacher Report, Akshay Ram: How His Failed YouTube Channel Opened the Door to the Biggest Brands in Sports
Aug 11, 2020
Ep. 41: Professional Runner and Beer Mile World Record Holder, Corey Bellemore: How He Perfected His Chugging Technique to Help Him Attain a World Record in the Beer Mile
Aug 10, 2020
Ep. 39: Co-Founder of RISE Brewing Co., Jarrett McGovern: How He Went From Dipping 10,000 Toothpicks in Tea Tree Oil to Starting His Own Nitro Cold Brew Coffee Company
Aug 05, 2020
Ep. 38: Director of Client Marketing & Business Development at Radegen Sports Management, Michael Leece: How He Went From Managing AAU Basketball to Signing on 13-Year-Old Esports Protégés
Aug 01, 2020
Ep. 37: Two-Time Emmy Award Winner and Freelance Filmmaker, Ty Rogers: How He Used His Education from YouTube University to Become An Emmy Award Winning Filmmaker
Jul 30, 2020
Ep. 36: Co-Founder at Grassroot Soccer, Ethan Zohn: How He Went From Cleaning Youth Hostels in Hawaii to Surviving in Africa on Reality TV to Starting his Own Non-Profit
Jul 29, 2020
Ep. 36: Director of Player Content at PGA TOUR, Preston McClellan: How He Was One of the First People in the Digital/Social Media Marketing Space in Sports (and has the Instagram Handle to Prove it)
Jul 26, 2020
Ep. 35: CrossFit Games Athlete and Founder of PowerAbs, Kari Pearce: How She Went From Squatting for the First Time in College to Holding the Title of Fittest Woman in the America
Jul 19, 2020
Ep. 34: Vice President, Sports Broadcasting at The Montag Group, Kevin Belbey: How A Bloody Lip and A Love for Basketball Brought Him From Syracuse to His Dream Job at The Montag Group
Jul 16, 2020
Ep. 33: Head of Sports @Instagram, Dev Sethi: How He Went from Cheering for Green and Gold to Giving Out Blue Check Marks
Jul 12, 2020
Ep. 32: Former NFL player, Author, Speaker, and CFP, Jed Collins: How He Went From Hiding Finance Books in Playbooks to Talking Money With NFL Players
Jul 09, 2020
We F*CKED Up!
Jul 07, 2020
Ep. 30: Freelance Videographer, Rodney Cofield, Jr.: How He Wrote a Grant for a Camera That Started a Life-Long Career
Jun 17, 2020
Ep. 29: TV Analyst for CBS Sports, Malik Zaire: How He Built A Bigger Brand in Sports Media Than He Did Playing Quarterback at Notre Dame
Jun 09, 2020
Ep. 28: Head of Sports Partnerships at Cameo, Darius Fleming: How Prepping for Rodeo and Bowling in the Junior Olympics Prepared Him for the NFL and Life After Football
Jun 04, 2020
Ep. 27: Head of Content at :betr, Nik Conklin: How He Learned the Art of the “Quick” 5-Minute Video
May 28, 2020
Ep. 26: Founder and Creative Director at SammySilv, Inc., Samuel Silverman: How He Went From Design Intern to Full-Time Employee, Back to Intern, and Then Back to Full Time Employee At The Ohio State
May 27, 2020
Ep. 25: Associate Producer, ESPN Films/30 for 30, Eve Wulf: How She Went From Making the B Team to Helping Make "The Last Dance"
May 26, 2020
Ep. 24: Former NFL Coach and Keynote Speaker, Daron K. Roberts: How He went from Harvard Law to NFL Coaching to Changing Lives through Mentorship
May 22, 2020
Ep. 23: Founder and CEO of Opendorse, Blake Lawrence: How He Went from Counterfeiting Pokémon Cards to Running His Own Sports Tech Company
May 21, 2020
Ep 22: Founder 10 Thousand Pencils and Motivational Speaker, Brittany Wagner: How She Found Fame in a Town where the Only Restaurant is a Subway
May 20, 2020
Ep. 21: Manager of Content at Premier Lacrosse League, Robert “RJ” Kaminski: How He Got a Job in Professional Lacrosse After Never Playing Before
May 19, 2020
Ep. 20: Insider/Analyst for ESPN, Jordan Schultz: How He Got His Reps in On The Floor, On The Page, and On The Mic
May 18, 2020
Ep. 19: Social Media and Content Manager for Lewis Howes and Sports Broadcaster, Max Browne: How Pickup Basketball Helped Him Land a Position at Sirius XM
May 15, 2020
Ep. 18: Writer at Barstool Sports, Kate Mannion: How She Obtained Her Dream Job Thanks to Raw Comedic Talent (And a Vagina Shaped Calzone)
May 14, 2020
Ep. 17: Chief Climate Correspondent at CNN, Bill Weir: How he went from Telling Ice Fishing Stories in Minnesota To Telling Stories Around the World
May 13, 2020
Ep. 16: Director of Athlete and Community Relations at Overtime, Shea Dawson: How She Created Her Own Job At One of The World's Top Sports Networks
May 12, 2020
Ep. 15: Founder and CEO of Bluestone Lane, Nicholas Stone: How a Shit American Coffee Scene Drove This Australian to Open Up His Own Spot
May 11, 2020
Ep. 14: Co-Founder of VaynerSports, AJ Vaynerchuk: How He Started Two Iconic Companies and Chose The Winner of "Survivor: VaynerSports"
May 10, 2020
Ep. 13: Head of Social Media at Overtime, Tom Weingarten: How He Found His “Happily Ever After” on the 50th Page of Google
May 07, 2020
Ep. 12: Cornhusker Legend, Twitch Streamer, & Sales Specialist, Kenny Bell: How he Fostered Community and Revenue Streams After the AAF Collapse
May 05, 2020
Ep. 11: Video Producer at Bleacher Report, West Wilson: How A Trans-Porn Videographer Helped Him Land A Dream Job
May 01, 2020
Ep. 10: CEO of Social Victories, Whitney Holtzman Pt. 2: How She Booked Phil Mickelson As Her First Client and Started the HTFDYGTJ Book Club
Apr 30, 2020
Ep. 9: CEO of Social Victories, Whitney Holtzman Pt. 1: How This Entrepreneur Found Herself a Major League Baseball Job on Craig’s List
Apr 30, 2020
Ep. 8: Co-Founder of Politiscope and Forbes 30 Under 30 Member, Walter Powell: How This NFL Wide Receiver Took a Hot Air Balloon From the Football World to the Tech World
Apr 28, 2020
Ep 7: CEO of Perspective Global Media, Hakeem Valles: How He Went From Selling Skittles to Professional Athlete in the NFL
Apr 22, 2020
Ep 6: Designer for the LA Rams, Grant Thomas: How This Designer Got His Start After Years of Asking Uncomfortable Questions to Coaches A.K.A. Reporting
Apr 22, 2020
Ep 5: Brand Partnerships at Front Office Sports, Mitchell Gross: How He Became Co Host Jake’s Unemployed Role Model
Apr 22, 2020
Ep. 4: MLB Special Events Graduate Intern, Jessica Stallworth: How She Got the Best Career Advice Inside of a Whole Foods, Which is so LA
Apr 22, 2020
Ep. 3: Freelance Videographer and Photographer, Kyle Gardner: How This 19-Year-Old Shoots Superstars and Got Banned From TikTok
Apr 22, 2020
Ep. 2: VaynerSports Content Manager and Assistant to CEO, David Jaffin: How Being Below Average at Playing Sports Made Him An Asset in the Sports Management World
Apr 22, 2020
Ep 1: Founder and CEO of Grit Player Services, Jake Miller: How He Went From Sitting the Bench in College to Starting For His Own Company
Apr 20, 2020