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The Culture Game // The world of sports, business and music // @the.culturegame // @sjoshi___
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Matthew Adekponya is a former professional basketball player, plying his trade across nine countries. Since playing, he has turned to storytelling and content creation. Focused in the sports world, Matthew currently works with NBA Aussie's Paddy Mills and Aron Baynes as well as The Australian Men's Basketball Team ('The Boomers'). He has also produced and created for likes of LaMelo Ball and the Gold Coast Titans (Rugby League Team).
Sunny chats to Matthew about playing professional basketball as well as his experiences and perspectives on storytelling in digital media.
You can find Matthew and Sunny through IG - @adekponya // @sjoshi___
Based out of LA, Jack and Max Barrett created Friday Beers from sketch comedy of male group chat banter. Their brand has grown rapidly throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, currently boasting over 1.3 million Instagram followers.
Sunny chats to the guys about how Friday Beers came to be.
You can find Friday Beers and Sunny through IG - @Friday.Beers // @sjoshi___
Brando is a singer-songwriter based out of Los Angeles. His meteoric rise began through the record 'Body', with Canadian duo Loud Luxury. Following this, he's continued to release popular dance / electronic anthems including 'Look Into My Eyes' which held the #1 Australian radio slot for several weeks.
Sunny chats to Brando about growing up in LA, the journey of an artist, and making 'Body' and 'Look Into My Eyes'.
You can find Brando and Sunny through IG - @meubrando // @sjoshi___
Benji Gallagher is the co-founder of Full Squad Gaming, a multi-platform digital brand that is focused on star studded collaborations targeted at the casual gamer. Prior to this, Benji played integral roles in establishing social brands, The Checkdown (an NFL associated social media brand) and House of Highlights.
Sunny chats to Benji about growing The Checkdown, transitioning to House of Highlights and beginning his latest venture, Full Squad Gaming.
You can find Benji, Full Squad Gaming and Sunny through IG - @benjigallagher // @fullsquadgaming // @sjoshi___
Lindsay Crook is the co-founder of Ascend Athletics and currently the only Australian NFL agent. Lindsay is a former Australian professional rugby player who transitioned into college football at the University of Cincinnati. Post-playing, he immediately began his agent career before establishing his own agency.
Sunny chats to Lindsay about playing sport in Australia and the US as well as the realities of working in the sports industry and building his own sports agency.
You can find Lindsay, Ascent Athletics and Sunny through social media - @LindsayCrook_ // @Ascend_NFL // @sjoshi___
Nick Crocker is a General Partner at Blackbird Ventures, a venture capital firm backing Australian founders with global ambition. Nick's invested in the likes of Canva, Culture Amp and Eucalyptus. Prior to joining Blackbird Ventures, Nick was at Under Armour and MyFitnessPal as well as co-founding Sessions and We are Hunted.
Sunny has an in-depth chat with him about the dynamic of startups, investing, and the synergy between sports, music and business.
You can find Nick and Sunny through social media - @NickCrocker on Twitter // @sjoshi___ on IG. Nick also publishes an extremely popular newsletter which can be found via the following page (https://nickcrocker.substack.com).
Sandor Earl, Ryan Papenhuyzen, Kenny Bromwich and Jahrome Hughes are current professional rugby league players and teammates on the Melbourne Storm. During the pandemic, their interests in sports cards fostered the start of their business, Four Point Collectables. They have continued to build the business during the season whilst in their NRL hub.
Sunny chats to them about starting the business, their interests in sports cards and the future of this industry.
You can find Sandor, Ryan, Kenny, Jahrome and Sunny through social media - @sandor_earl // @ryan.pap // @k.bromwich // @jahromehughes // @fourpointcollectables // @sjoshi___
Derek Eitel and Evan Frederickson are former professional baseball players. Evan was a first round draft pick for the Milwaukee Brewers and Derek was a 17th round pick for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Sunny chats to them about pursuing professional baseball, chasing the MLB and their current endeavors with San Francisco based start up Pando.
You can find Derek, Evan, Pando and Sunny through social media - @deitel10 // @efred32 // @pando_hq // @sjoshi___
This conversation is with three Australian's currently playing College Football. We have Kirk Christodoulou from Pittsburgh, Harry O'Kelly from JMU, and Blake Hayes from Illinois.
Sunny chats with the guys about adjusting to America, the current state of football and other topical issues such as the BLM movement and the new NIL laws.
You can find Harry, Kirk, Blake and Sunny through social media (IG) - @HarryOkelly, @KirkChristodoulou, @BlakeHayes14, @SJoshi___
Originally from Zimbabwe, Waddington Mwayenga was a professional cricketer for several years. He represented Zimbabwe at the elite level whilst also spending time in the UK through the county circuit at Worcestershire. His story is one of perseverance and overcoming constant adversity.
Sunny has an in-depth chat with him about life in Zimbabwe, the hardship faced in his country and his cricketing journey. These days Waddy calls Australia home.
You can find Waddy and Sunny through social media - @WaddingtonMwayenga and @sjoshi___ on IG
Max Browne was the 2013 top quarterback recruit in the country and went on to play at USC and Pitt. The script suggested that Max would be an NFL quarterback, however that did not eventuate. He began his corporate career in New York as part of Gary Vaynerchuck's media empire and has recently transitioned back to LA to lead Lewis Howes' media team.
Sunny has an in-depth chat with him about his football journey, challenges, failure and regret.
You can find Max and Sunny through social media - @Maxbrowne and @sjoshi___ on IG
Danny is a strength and conditioning coach / personal trainer based out of Melbourne, Australia. He has built a successful business and is sought after by many Australian athletes, artists and social media influencers for rehab and strength and conditioning.
Sunny has a chat with him about the fitness industry, training as well as the impact of coronavirus and mental health.
You can find Danny and Sunny through social media - @djkfitness and @sjoshi___ on IG
Oliver graduated from Appalachian State University, where he was a member of the men's tennis program. Post college, Oliver pursued the professional tennis circuit for a few years.
Sunny has an in-depth chat with Ollie about the sport of tennis and being a self-funded athlete.
You can find Ollie and Sunny through social media - @caseyov and @sjoshi___ on IG
Josh Growden is a graduate of Louisiana State University (LSU). His College Football career spanned five years at both LSU and West Virginia University. Prior to playing college sport, Josh was a member of the GWS Giants in the Australia Football League (AFL).
Sunny chats to Josh about AFL and College Football as well as Aussie and American culture.
You can find Josh and Sunny through social media - @JoshGrowden and @sjoshi___ on IG
Chris Johnson is an elite basketball skills coach based out of LA. He has worked with numerous NBA players including Devin Booker, Jimmy Butler, Willie Cauley-Stein and Ben Simmons.
Sunny chats with Chris about his journey to becoming an elite basketball trainer, mindset and training Ben Simmons.
You can find Chris and Sunny through social media - @ChrisJohnsonHoops and @sjoshi___ on IG
Mason Cox is an engineering graduate and basketball alum from Oklahoma State University. He is a current member of the Collingwood Magpies in the AFL.
Sunny chats with Mason about his journey from walk-on basketball player at OSU to playing Australian Rules Football, the current state of AFL media and reporting, as well as the similarities and differences between Aussie and American sport.
You can find Mason and Sunny through social media - @Masonsixtencox and @sjoshi___ on IG
Leo Alhalabi is a young entrepreneur on the rise. He has founded multiple businesses with LGT Digital his most successful thus far.
Sunny chats with Leo about his story and insights on building a business and starting from zero as well as the digital media landscape.
You can find Leo and Sunny through social media - @leoalhalabi and @sjoshi___ on IG
Tom Hackett was a punter at the University of Utah. He arguably finished his career as the best college level punter with back-to-back Ray Guy Awards and All-Pac 12 Century team honours.
Sunny chats with Tommy about his College Football journey from Melbourne, Australia to Salt Lake City, Utah as well as his tenure with the New York Jets, not making an NFL team and transitioning away from the sport.
You can follow Tom and Sunny on social media - @Tomcanthackett and @sjoshi___ on IG
Josh Martin is an Ivy League Graduate and 8 year NFL Veteran, most recently part of the New Orleans Saints. He has spent time on the Kansas City Chiefs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Indianapolis Colts and New York Jets.
Sunny chats with Josh about life in the NFL and the business side of football, moving into a new apartment, food and travel.
You can find Josh and Sunny through social media - @JoshMartin95 and @sjoshi___ on IG
Jake Miller is the Director of Grit Player Services, a management firm looking after the interests of athletes and entrepreneurs. He is a former NCAA athlete and also is part of the duo that runs the podcast 'How the F**ck Did You Get That Job?'.
Sunny chats with Jake about living in New York City, the journey of starting Grit Player Services, the sports agency landscape and coronavirus.
You can find Jake and Sunny through social media - @GritMarshall // @GritPlayerServices // @HowTFDidYouGetThatJob // @sjoshi___ on IG
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