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June 26, 2025 59 mins


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From 🎟️ ticket sales to 💻 tech startup success — this week on the Black in Sports Podcast, we chop it up with Nate Thompson, a proud Cleveland, OH native and Co-founder of HTX, who's flipping the script in the world of sports and technology.
🔥 In this episode titled “From Tickets to Tech,” Nate breaks down how his grind in the trenches of sports sales laid the foundation for launching a game-changing sports tech company. It's a story of hustle, heart, and high-level thinking 💡.
🎯 What’s inside the episode:
🚀 Nate’s rise from sports ticketing to tech founder
🤝 Building relationships and leveraging the power of your network
💼 The business mindset behind HTX
🌍 Why ownership & innovation matters for Black professionals
🗣️ Advice for aspiring founders, hustlers, and change-makers

Whether you're trying to break into the sports industry, pivot into tech, or build your own legacy — this episode will motivate and activate you 💥.
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For More with Nate Thompson:
Personal
X: https://x.com/natethompsonjr
IG: https://www.instagram.com/nate.thompson/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ngthompson/

Professional
X: https://x.com/htxsportstech
IG: https://www.instagram.com/htxsportstech/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/htxsportstech/

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