Energy Captains

Cam Lynch and Whitney Holtzman

The Energy Captains podcast features NFL player Cameron Lynch and sports industry veteran Whitney Holtzman. The two Energy Captains share their take on building athlete brands and give you an inside look at life in the sports world!

  1. MAR 22

    /Mkt: Stock Market for Athletes

    In this episode of the Energy Captains podcast, hosts Whitney and Cam interview Spencer Gareiss, a multifaceted builder formerly at Robinhood where he helped launch futures and prediction markets, now a Captain in the Army Reserve, author of an upcoming book on mental models, and key figure at Market(investinathletes.com). Market is an upcoming SEC-regulated platform launching late summer/early fall 2025 that creates a "stock market for athletes," allowing retail investors to buy shares in Athlete Stock Companies representing a percentage (10-49%) of an athlete's future on-field income (typically 3-10 years) in exchange for an upfront cash advance, marketing fees, and board experience for the athlete. Unlike zero-sum sports betting, athletes directly benefit when fans invest and when their performance drives value up through earnings, a proprietary brand equity/performance algorithm, and trading-fee kickbacks; the structure uses trusts to comply with league CBAs/unions while de-risking income for players facing short careers and injury risks. The conversation covers regulatory details, differences from betting/prediction markets, benefits for athletes (including financial education and family trust encouragement), year-round/24-hour trading potential, a live waitlist with Super Bowl referral prizes, and Spencer's high-productivity lifestyle balancing family, military service, and innovation. Cam and Whitney reflect on how such a platform would have helped them during their playing careers by providing early liquidity, accountability, and long-term family wealth building. Support the show

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The Energy Captains podcast features NFL player Cameron Lynch and sports industry veteran Whitney Holtzman. The two Energy Captains share their take on building athlete brands and give you an inside look at life in the sports world!