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Former pro player Mike McCarthy shares how after a 6 year pro ball career that touched every minor league level he transitioned into becoming a coach at the AAA level with the Twins on Episode 39.

Here are a few of the highlights from our conversation…

1. How Mike really put himself on the map his senior year in college which led to being drafted by the Red Sox in 2011

2. How Mike used most of his free time as a minor leaguer to complete an MBA program

3. Why he got involved with Baseball Miracles which has taken him around the world sharing the game with children in under-served communities

4. How proper preparation and developing a growth mindset played a pivotal role in landing a coaching job in pro ball

Mike’s story shows the importance of focusing on making every environment walked into better.

Click here to connect with Mike on LinkedIn or @mmccarthy35 on Twitter and Instagram. To learn more about Baseball Miracles, visit the website at baseballmiracles.org.

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Former pro player Todd Blyleven shares how he used his baseball experiences and knowledge to create a career as a pro scout, employee for several large sports companies and now entrepreneur on Episode 38.

Here are a few of the highlights from our conversation…

1. How Todd wrestled through several jobs after playing before becoming a pro scout from the Angels and Rockies that signed Troy Tulowitzki among many other MLB players

2. Todd’s advice for any player potentially being selected in the unique circumstances of this year’s five round draft

3. How Todd successfully transitioned into a corporate career around marketing and business development

4. How Todd used his background as a player, scout and sports business professional to recently launch The Scout Hub, a service giving amateur athletes the ability to be graded by pro scouts and coaches

Todd’s story shows the importance of not being complacent and being open to learning new things.

Click here to connect with Todd on LinkedIn or contact him directly at info@thescouthub.com. To learn more about The Scout Hub, visit the website at thescouthub.com.

Current pro player Anthony Shew shares how he’s climbed through the Cardinals organization and become a web developer along the way on Episode 37.

Here are a few of the highlights from our conversation…

1. How Anthony’s first pro ball paychecks led him to develop to a second skill set to make money on the journey to the big leagues

2. His story of being 1 of 400+ MiLB players “adopted” by a sponsor to receive financial support through the non-profit Adopt a Minor Leaguer

3. One of the most important investment choices every baseball player will make

4. Why Anthony believes doing something other than playing baseball makes him a better baseball player

Anthony’s story shows the power of going all in on developing a skill.

Click here to connect with Anthony on LinkedIn or Instagram @anthonyshew.

To learn more about Adopt a Minor Leaguer, visit the website at adoptaminorleaguer.com, follow on Instagram @adoptanmilbplayer or Twitter @adoptmilbplayer.

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Former pro player Alex Farina shares how a line drive to the face abruptly ended his career and how he’s bounced back in business on Episode 36.

Here are a few of the highlights from our conversation…

1. How sending letters to every GM in baseball his senior year cracked the door to getting two workouts and eventually signing with the Brewers

2. The unfortunate last pitch of his pro career that led to his mouth being wired shut for 4 weeks and forced him to put his attention 100% into business

3. Why relationships are the most valuable asset and how he’s landed each of his jobs

4. Alex’s recommendation for anyone who is trying to figure out life after baseball

Alex’s story shows the importance of controlling the variables that can be controlled and letting go of everything else.

Click here to connect with Alex on LinkedIn. You can also connect with him on Twitter and Instagram @thealexfarina.

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Former college player Tyler Scaturro shares how he began his business career working for Pocket Radar in the early startup days 8 years ago and how he’s developed into a key player that has made it the established company it is today on Episode 35.

Here are the highlights from our conversation…

1. How going the JUCO route out of high school helped setup stability on the field and classroom

2. How Tyler beat out other candidates despite having less experience to get his foot in the door at Pocket Radar which has developed into being the Brand Manager

3. How social media and marketing evolving while the product itself continuing to mature both have taught him the importance of testing

4. Why working for a startup can be an advantageous route for baseball players transitioning into business full-time

Tyler’s story shows the power of creating an opportunity and running with it.

Click here to connect with Tyler on LinkedIn.

To learn more about Pocket Radar, visit their website at pocketradar.com or Instagram page @pocketradar.

Former pro player CJ Beatty shares how he has used his God given talents and combined them with baseball after stepping off the field to build a business that’s empowering the next generation to win on the field on Episode 34.

Here are the highlights from our conversation…

1. CJ’s perspective on how to be prepared to transition from college to pro ball

2. How CJ’s voice was the spark to the global brand The Baseball Motivator has become

3. Why CJ added making music to his brand and how he’s grown to having 500k+ streams

4. How Richard Petty and Evander Holyfield’s brand manager recently became CJ’s brand manager

CJ’s story shows how not being afraid of your haters and instead going all in on your gifts are the key to success.

To learn more about CJ and TBM, visit his website at cjbeatty.com or Instagram page @cjbeatty44.

Click here to connect with CJ on LinkedIn.

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Former college player Josh Shapiro shares how he turned a lifestyle on the field into a thriving business on Episode 33.

Here are the highlights from our conversation…

3. What made the 2018 College World Series a defining moment for the business

4. How Josh engaging his targeted audience and current pro players has been a winning combo to grow the business and brand

Oakland A’s prospect Ryan Gridley shares how through the launch of his business ProCo+ he’s created a solution to the financial challenges many minor leaguers face on Episode 32.

Former college player Clayton Gelfand shares how he’s turned the page from winning 3 conference championships, a D2 College World Series appearance and playing in the Cape Cod League in undergrad to now maximizing the window of time as a current student in the J.D.-M.B.A. program at Michigan State on Episode 31.

Here are the highlights from our conversation…

1. How Clayton turned a resume after undergrad strictly with baseball and academic accomplishments into getting valuable hands on work experience including landing an internship at a Fortune 10 company

2. Why regardless of age or experience everyone should be on LinkedIn and how to use it to create networking opportunities

3. How a mentor’s advice guided him on how to get his first tangible experience which created momentum for additional internships

4. How sending a cold email led to an internship being created that did not previously exist

Clayton’s story shows that the opportunities that exist aren’t always the ones obviously in front of us and that action always wins.

Click here to connect with Clayton on LinkedIn.

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Thanks for the support as we relaunched the podcast last week. This week former pro player and current VP of Product Development at Original Nations Walt Nolen shares his story from playing in the Cubs organization to business executive and now partner on Episode 30.

Here are the highlights from our conversation…

1. How Walt dealt with the promising potential of being drafted as a junior in college to eventually signing as a non-drafted free agent with the Cubs after his senior year

2. The key lesson former teammate and big leaguer Sam Fuld taught Walt while playing in the minors that revolutionized his perspective and was a catalyst for thinking long term about business

3. How Walt starting a plan after baseball of mastering product development eventually led to combining his business acumen within sports working at Marucci Sports and SKLZ in senior leadership positions

4. The importance of finding the right partners to go into business with and key sign when it makes sense to cut the cord from a job to go full time into entrepreneurship

Walt’s story shows the importance of creating a vision and being patient enough to see it through. In the end, our choices to take action not the opinions of others determine how far we can go.

Click here to connect with Walt on LinkedIn.

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