Next Play Perspectives Podcast
1) Russ Hall & Ryan Nece: Managing Partners at Next Legacy
Meet Next Legacy Partners. While many members of both the Next Play and Legacy Venture communities are aware by now, the start of 2023 has been an eventful one for both firms. Having joined forces, Ne...Show More
2) Oren Gabriel: Founder and CEO of NextPlayU
Next Play is no stranger to serving the needs of athletes, but when Oren Gabriel and Next Play Founder Ryan Nece first discussed the challenge facing athletes as they transition beyond the world of sp...Show More
3) Amir Hemmat: Welcome Tech Founder & CEO
While immigration is a polarizing topic in the US, Welcome Tech and their vision to become the digital Ellis Island somehow manage to rise above the politics. Amir Hemmat, Welcome Tech's founder, expl...Show More
4) Harry Tannenbaum: Founder & President at Mill
Harry and his teammates at Mill do not look like your typical early stage startup. For one, they come with a pedigree from some of the most iconic tech companies ever, names like Apple, Google, and Ne...Show More
5) Natalie Gordon: CEO and Founder of Babylist
Most venture-funded startup founders begin their journeys with grand ambitions from the outset. Such was not the case with Natalie, who started Babylist in 2011 to improve upon her own experience sett...Show More
6) Chase Griffin: UCLA Quarterback and NIL Pioneer
Chase Griffin is a quarterback at UCLA and perhaps the most pioneering NIL athlete in college sports. Despite having not yet regularly started at QB for UCLA, Chase has more brand partnerships than ma...Show More
7) Matthew Pohlson: Omaze CEO
Matt Pohslon has spent the last decade innovating on what it means to serve non-profits. Omaze, a for-profit company that raises money for great causes by offering once-in-a-lifetime experiences, has ...Show More
8) Wesley Chan: Founding Partner FPV Ventures
Wes started FPV with co-founder Pegah Ebrahimi with one goal in mind: to back truly exceptional founders who are attacking a problem "they've been thinking about their whole life." Wes knows what a su...Show More
9) Andrew Brandt: Former Packers "Capologist," ESPN Contributor, and Law Professor at Villanova
Andrew Brandt knows the business side of sports about as well as anyone. He followed up a career as an agent by joining the Packers in 1999 to negotiate player contracts and manage the cap. He is now ...Show More
10) Jake Kloberdanz: Co-Founder and CEO, OneHope, Inc.
Many incredible people in this world recognize a need and conceptualize founding a company, but very few bring their ideas to life. After noticing the impact that Breast Cancer Awareness has in only o...Show More