Quarter Four Podcast with Michael Elkins

Quarter Four Podcast with Michael Elkins

Quarter Four covers the intersection between business and sports, providing listeners an inside look into the psychology of what makes individuals successful on and off the field.

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October 16, 2023 33 mins

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!

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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 … Name, Image and Likeness. Altius is leading the NIL revolution, working dire...

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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 2002, while working for the PGA Tour, she led the 2002 2002 EMC W...

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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 Association, Michael and AJ take you inside the business of the NFL and sports in gen...

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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 the Red Sox and Fenway Park. Adam oversees all aspects of the team’s Marketin...

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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 discuss his newly released book, Fit for Success, which breaks success down to s...

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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. He is known for high-level interviews with NFL stars like Antonio Brown, T...

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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 this episode, Chip and I cover the intersection between spor...

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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 one in the world during the CrossFit Games qualifier known as The Open … tha...

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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 properties and opening them up for retired US Veterans. Walter actively works with other athle...

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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 innovative corporate and operational strategist skilled in aligning and ...

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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 professional athlete.

Marshall is one of four current NFL players on the Athlete Advis...

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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 founding partner of the venture capital fund VaynerRSE

AJ and I discu...

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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 introduction from Julius himself, taken from his August 2018 retirem...

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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. After stints with Chicago Bullas and Atlanta Hawks, Williams return...

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September 30, 2019 54 mins

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 NFL Players Association — more than one for every three players in or aro...

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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 NCAA, spent time as the head coach of the NBA's Golden State Warriors ...

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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 talk (my personal favorite topic), connecting people, the business of s...

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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 office veteran, working directly for Bill Walsh, Al Davis and Bill Belichick to ...

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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 physical performance trainer.

Known on Instagram and in the communi...

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