Coasthawk Talk

Nick Swinmurn
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The Coasthawk Talk podcast explores deep discussions between entrepreneurs, athletes, and sport enthusiasts about their passion projects. On this podcast you’ll hear about the next frontier of business, NFTs, philanthropy, and amazing stories told by our guests. Our goal is to unpack how athletes and entrepreneurs have created some of the world’s most successful products and services.

  1. 30/12/2022

    Bringing Web3 to the Masses with Teymour Farman-Farmaian

    This week on Coasthawk Talk our host Nick Swinmurn is joined by Teymour Farman-Farmaian, CEO & Founder of Slide. Slide’s goal is bringing web3 to the masses by making dApps usable by anyone, regardless of crypto or technical background. Throughout the episode Teymour is asked by Nick to dive deeper into not only the company Slide, but into the future of Web3 and its mainstream adoption. Teymour tells us a story about writing letters to Steve Jobs at an early age, and Nick looks closer into Teymour’s entrepreneurial roots and spirit. The two talk about why there seems to be so many scams in the crypto space today, and how they actually see mass adoption of Web3 applications playing out. Nick asks Teymour about his biggest fears when it comes to Web3, and how he is able to deal with having to focus on everything coming at the company in the industry today. - Website - https://slide.so/ - Twitter @SlideWeb3 - https://twitter.com/SlideWeb3 - LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/teymourff/ - - The Coasthawk Talk podcast is hosted by Nick Swinmurn, Founder of Zappos. This podcast takes a deep dive into the passion projects of the best athletes and entrepreneurs each week. Join in on the conversation where you’ll hear about the next frontier of business, NFTs, philanthropy, and amazing products created by athletes and some of the incredible entrepreneurs Nick has met along his journey. Our goal is to unpack and discuss how athletes and entrepreneurs have created some of the world’s most successful brands and businesses. If you enjoy the show please subscribe, rate, and review. This is Coasthawk Talk.

    41min

  2. 23/12/2022

    Being the Industry Leader in Collectable Game Worn Memorabilia with Barry Meisel

    This week on Coasthawk Talk our host Nick Swinmurn is joined by Barry Meisel, the President & COO of The MeiGray Group. To start the show Nick and our guest begin by talking about Barry’s start in the sports memorabilia industry, and how the equipment (game worn jerseys) used to have been acquired back in the day compared to now. They dive into all of the aspects of the industry including how Barry initially started to see game worn jerseys as a commodity that could really be capitalized on, and how he was able to grow his connections to have better access to the product. Nick asks about all the authentication methods that Barry and MeiGray take very seriously, and Barry further explains the process of photo matching a game worn item. They talk about the collectors mindset versus the investors mindset when it comes to the sports memorabilia space, and Barry gives his prediction for where he sees this industry going in the years to come. - Website - https://www.meigray.com/ - Website - https://nbagameworn.nba.com/ - Website - https://auctions.nba.com/ - Instagram @Meigrayofficial - https://www.instagram.com/meigrayofficial/ - - The Coasthawk Talk podcast is hosted by Nick Swinmurn, Founder of Zappos. This podcast takes a deep dive into the passion projects of the best athletes and entrepreneurs each week. Join in on the conversation where you’ll hear about the next frontier of business, NFTs, philanthropy, and amazing products created by athletes and some of the incredible entrepreneurs Nick has met along his journey. Our goal is to unpack and discuss how athletes and entrepreneurs have created some of the world’s most successful brands and businesses. If you enjoy the show please subscribe, rate, and review. This is Coasthawk Talk.

    49min

  3. 16/12/2022

    When The Penalty for Losing is Far Too High with "Crazy" Bob Cook

    This week on Coasthawk Talk our host Nick Swinmurn is joined by the Head Coach of American Kickboxing Academy Headquarters in San Jose, California, “Crazy” Bob Cook. Even though the two have known each other for a long time, Nick has Bob talk about his childhood and how traveling around on a boat and going to school in many different places shaped him. Bob talks about meeting and starting to train at the infamous “Lions Den” with the “who's who” of early MMA at the time. Nick asks about what it is like to be witnessing the earliest stages of the sport, and Bob shares some inside stories about the beginning of The Ultimate Fighter’s start. They talk about what Bob looks for in new fighters coming into the gym, some tales of Daniel Cormier and Cain Velasquez when they first started training together, and much more. If you are an old school or current MMA fan, you will definitely want to check out this episode! - Website - https://www.americankickboxingacademy.com/ - Instagram @Americankickboxingacademy - https://www.instagram.com/americankickboxingacademy/ -Twitter @Aka_hq - https://twitter.com/aka_hq - - The Coasthawk Talk podcast is hosted by Nick Swinmurn, Founder of Zappos. This podcast takes a deep dive into the passion projects of the best athletes and entrepreneurs each week. Join in on the conversation where you’ll hear about the next frontier of business, NFTs, philanthropy, and amazing products created by athletes and some of the incredible entrepreneurs Nick has met along his journey. Our goal is to unpack and discuss how athletes and entrepreneurs have created some of the world’s most successful brands and businesses. If you enjoy the show please subscribe, rate, and review. This is Coasthawk Talk.

    1h19min

  4. 09/12/2022

    From Sports Memorabilia to Brand Consulting with Michael Gallucci

    This week on Coasthawk Talk our host Nick Swinmurn is joined by Michael Gallucci, the Co-Founder & Ex-COO of SportsMemorabilia.com. Nick dives into all things memorabilia in this episode with Michael, and the two discuss what led to the acquisition of the website by Fanatics.com in 2013. Nick asks why they focused on sports memorabilia instead of Hollywood memorabilia, especially since Michael had a website for that as well, and they also talk about what fraud issues plague the industry today. When talking about what Michael is currently doing today they go onto his consulting work with brands and startups and how he specializes in getting a product-market fit. Nick asks about the lessons Michael sees young entrepreneurs having issues learning today, and what the hidden gems of future opportunities in memorabilia might currently be. - LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikegallucci/ - Website - https://www.michaelgallucci.com/ - Twitter @Gallucci123 - https://twitter.com/gallucci123 - - The Coasthawk Talk podcast is hosted by Nick Swinmurn, Founder of Zappos. This podcast takes a deep dive into the passion projects of the best athletes and entrepreneurs each week. Join in on the conversation where you’ll hear about the next frontier of business, NFTs, philanthropy, and amazing products created by athletes and some of the incredible entrepreneurs Nick has met along his journey. Our goal is to unpack and discuss how athletes and entrepreneurs have created some of the world’s most successful brands and businesses. If you enjoy the show please subscribe, rate, and review. This is Coasthawk Talk.

    1h

  5. 02/12/2022

    Finding Your Rhythm and Top Speed with Olympian Brain Dzingai

    This week on Coasthawk Talk our host Nick Swinmurn is joined by Brian Dzingai, former Zimbabwean Olympic Athlete and Co-Founder and CFO of Athlete+. Nick and Brian start the show by diving into Brian growing up in Zimbabwe, and how his accomplishments with track originally brought him to the United States. They talk about what it was like when he first arrived in America, and how his track career fueled and assisted his education. Nick talks about the pressure and fortitude that it takes to compete in something where split seconds can determine your success, and Brian talks about what it meant to him when he was able to be a flag bearer for his country at the Olympics. They two discuss how he was able to plan for life after track, why he was interested in accounting, and what led to him co-founding his company. As the show comes to a close Brian shares with us why he wants to help athletes learn financial literacy through their company, and the two contemplate over the idea of finding your own rhythm on the way to finding your top speed. - LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/athlete-plus/ - Company Website - https://www.athleteplus.com/ - Instagram @Athleteplus_official - https://www.instagram.com/athleteplus_official/ - - The Coasthawk Talk podcast is hosted by Nick Swinmurn, Founder of Zappos. This podcast takes a deep dive into the passion projects of the best athletes and entrepreneurs each week. Join in on the conversation where you’ll hear about the next frontier of business, NFTs, philanthropy, and amazing products created by athletes and some of the incredible entrepreneurs Nick has met along his journey. Our goal is to unpack and discuss how athletes and entrepreneurs have created some of the world’s most successful brands and businesses. If you enjoy the show please subscribe, rate, and review. This is Coasthawk Talk.

    1h2min

  6. 25/11/2022

    Setting A New Standard In Digital Identity with Lisa Fridman

    This week on Coasthawk Talk our host Nick Swinmurn is joined by Lisa Fridman, the Co-Founder and President of Quadrata. Quadrata is a Passport Network bringing the identity and compliance layer to DeFi across existing public blockchains. In this episode Nick dives into a series of questions to really understand what Quadrata is looking to accomplish in the Web3 space, and how they aim to set a new standard in digital identity. To start the show Nick has Lisa dive into her background where she grew up in Russia before moving to the United States to go to Business school at UCLA. Nick asks about the specialized early education in Russia and other parts of the world compared to the United States’ education model, and how Lisa got her initial interests into this space. Lisa talks about how Quadrata aims to debunk the myth of finance being boring by helping the masses understand digital identity, and she further explains the benefits of their NFT style Passport. Nick asks Lisa what she thinks about the timeline for mainstream adoption, and she explains the balance spent on focusing between the Passport product itself and the Quadrata ecosystem that it is a part of. - Personal LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisafridman/ - Company LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/quadrata-inc/ - Website - https://quadrata.com/ - Twitter @QuadrataNetwork - https://twitter.com/QuadrataNetwork - - The Coasthawk Talk podcast is hosted by Nick Swinmurn, Founder of Zappos. This podcast takes a deep dive into the passion projects of the best athletes and entrepreneurs each week. Join in on the conversation where you’ll hear about the next frontier of business, NFTs, philanthropy, and amazing products created by athletes and some of the incredible entrepreneurs Nick has met along his journey. Our goal is to unpack and discuss how athletes and entrepreneurs have created some of the world’s most successful brands and businesses. If you enjoy the show please subscribe, rate, and review. This is Coasthawk Talk.

    46min

  7. 18/11/2022

    Breaking Down Web3 Scalability and Its Future with Yaoqi Jia

    This week on Coasthawk Talk our host Nick Swinmurn is joined by the Founder of AltLayer, Yaoqi Jia. AltLayer is a system of highly scalable application-dedicated execution layers that derive security from an underlying L1/L2. If that doesn’t fully make sense to you, do not worry, Nick and Yaoqi dive into the basics of what AltLayer is setting out to accomplish, and even the basics of Layer 1 and Layer 2. Nick asks about current problems that developers face in the Web3 space, and Yaoqi makes comparisons to the problems of the early 2000’s and Web2. The two talk about the future of AltLayer’s competition in the space, and they both give their predictions on how they believe Web3 will be rolled out to the masses. - Personal Website - https://jiayaoqi.com/ - Company Website - https://altlayer.io/ -Twitter @Alt_Layer - https://twitter.com/Alt_Layer - - The Coasthawk Talk podcast is hosted by Nick Swinmurn, Founder of Zappos. This podcast takes a deep dive into the passion projects of the best athletes and entrepreneurs each week. Join in on the conversation where you’ll hear about the next frontier of business, NFTs, philanthropy, and amazing products created by athletes and some of the incredible entrepreneurs Nick has met along his journey. Our goal is to unpack and discuss how athletes and entrepreneurs have created some of the world’s most successful brands and businesses. If you enjoy the show please subscribe, rate, and review. This is Coasthawk Talk.

    56min

  8. 11/11/2022

    What Being a Modern Television Producer Means with Dave Broome

    This week on Coasthawk Talk our host Nick Swinmurn talks with Dave Broome, the Co-Founder and CEO of Orange Comet. Orange Comet is a premium NFT content creator and Web3 experience company working with some of the biggest brands and intellectual property in the world of sports, music, arts and entertainment. Nick and Dave start the show by diving into Dave’s path to where he is today, including some of the big name TV series he has produced. Dave talks about a lot of the lessons he learned while producing, and offers his thoughts to those trying to work in the industry. Nick asks Dave about Orange Comet and their use of NFT content and Web3 experiences, and compares the role of the producer to creating a startup.  Dave goes into the evolution from traditional media to what is currently possible with NFT content and the capabilities of Web3, and how they are adding value with a new consumer experience to content being released today. - LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-broome-342a9757/ - Orange Comet - https://orangecomet.com/ - Instagram @Orangecometnft - https://www.instagram.com/orangecometnft/ -Twitter @Orangecometnft - https://twitter.com/orangecometnft - - The Coasthawk Talk podcast is hosted by Nick Swinmurn, Founder of Zappos. This podcast takes a deep dive into the passion projects of the best athletes and entrepreneurs each week. Join in on the conversation where you’ll hear about the next frontier of business, NFTs, philanthropy, and amazing products created by athletes and some of the incredible entrepreneurs Nick has met along his journey. Our goal is to unpack and discuss how athletes and entrepreneurs have created some of the world’s most successful brands and businesses. If you enjoy the show please subscribe, rate, and review. This is Coasthawk Talk.

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The Coasthawk Talk podcast explores deep discussions between entrepreneurs, athletes, and sport enthusiasts about their passion projects. On this podcast you’ll hear about the next frontier of business, NFTs, philanthropy, and amazing stories told by our guests. Our goal is to unpack how athletes and entrepreneurs have created some of the world’s most successful products and services.

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  • Criado por
    Nick Swinmurn
  • Anos de atividade
    2 mil
  • Episódios
    25
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