Own The Name

Own the Name
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Own The Name (OTN) isn't a podcast about people who made it—it's about how they got there. We're just two ambitious guys sitting down with entrepreneurs, athletes, creators, and industry leaders to uncover the stories most people never hear. The failures, sacrifices, mindset shifts, and defining moments that helped them build a reputation, create impact, and ultimately **own their name**. If you've ever wondered what separates the forgotten from the unforgettable, this is where you'll find out. Every episode is a front-row seat to the lessons, habits, and decisions that shaped remarkable people—so you can apply them to your own journey. Become unforgettable. Own your name.

Episodes

  1. 1d ago

    Forget the Scoreboard: Nick Saban | OTN Character Study

    ESPN is airing a six-part docuseries on Nick Saban right now, and he turns 75 on Halloween. Seven national championships, the most in major college football history, and the whole thing runs on one rule: don't look at the scoreboard.In this OTN Character Study we cover the gas station in West Virginia where Big Nick made him rewash the car, the mud-soaked 1968 state title, the coach who planned to run a car dealership, his father's last words, the grind years, the 1998 upset of No. 1 Ohio State that started "The Process," the Miami exit and "I'm not going to be the Alabama coach," the Louisiana-Monroe rock bottom, rat poison, and the legacy.We're not here to worship anybody. We study them, take the lessons, and leave the rest.Lesson: stop staring at the scoreboard. Win the next rep. Then the next one.CHAPTERS0:00 Six Episodes, Seventy-Five Years0:53 The Gas Station: Do It Over2:11 The Mud Game3:24 The Guy Who Didn't Want to Coach4:19 The Grind Years4:54 The Process: Michigan State vs. No. 1 Ohio State5:57 LSU, Miami and "I'm Not Going to Be the Alabama Coach"7:03 Rock Bottom to Rat Poison8:32 The Lesson: Own the NameSOURCES1. ESPN Press Room, "Saban" premiere announcement, Aug. 27, 20262. MemorableTV, "Saban: Black Diamonds," Oct. 17, 20263. The State News, Oct. 19, 20264. e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia, "Nick Saban"5. Alex Scarborough, ESPN, Nov. 14, 2018 (via TSN reprint)6. Adam Hoge, CBS Chicago, "Inside The Mind Of Nick Saban," Jan. 6, 20137. Nick's Kids Foundation, "About"8. Alex Kirshner, SB Nation, Sept. 23, 20169. Bleacher Report, Jan. 14, 201410. FootballScoop, Doug Samuels, on "The Process," page dated Jan 31, 201812. National Football Foundation, Jan. 10, 202513. Associated Press via USA Today, Dec. 21, 200614. Associated Press via Los Angeles Times, Jan. 4, 200715. Pro Football Talk / NBC Sports, July 21, 202116. Fox News, July 22, 202117. Associated Press via ABC News, Nov. 21, 200718. The Crimson White, Jan. 20, 201019. CBS Sports, Oct. 8, 201720. Alabama Athletics (RollTide.com), Jan. 10, 202421. Alabama Athletics (RollTide.com), Sept. 4, 202425. Alabama Athletics (RollTide.com), "Louisiana-Monroe Upsets Crimson Tide 21-14," Nov. 17, 2007: https://rolltide.com/news/2007/11/17/Louisiana_Monroe_Upsets_Crimson_Tide_21_14Full links in the pinned comment.Thumbnail: thumb-saban.jpg — Carol M. Highsmith, 2010. The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division (LCCN 2010638361). Modified. https://www.loc.gov/item/2010638361/Music: "Above the Earth" by TRG Banks, CC0 (public domain), via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:TRG_Banks_-_03_-_Above_the_Earth.ogg) / Free Music Archive (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/TRG_Banks/This_train_doesnt_stop_at_Rugby/Above_the_Earth)An Own The Name production. Narrated by AI voiceover.#OwnTheName #NickSaban #TheProcess #Motivation #CollegeFootball

  2. Oct 22

    Mark Zuckerberg: The Movie vs. The Record | Own The Name

    Hollywood has made two movies about Mark Zuckerberg. Neither one was made by him.So who is he actually? Not the movie version. The record.In this episode, Tim breaks down:• ZuckNet as a kid, Facemash, and how TheFacebook launched at Harvard• The Winklevoss and Eduardo Saverin lawsuits, and what the settlements were• Why he turned down Yahoo's $1B offer, and what it cost him with his own team• Cambridge Analytica, the record $5B FTC privacy penalty, and Frances Haugen's whistleblower documents• What The Social Reckoning gets right, what it makes up, and where he stands nowThree lessons you can use: build before you're ready, say the mission out loud, and own what you break.Own The Name covers the books and people who built something, so you can go build yours. Move fast, but own your name.CHAPTERS0:00 Cold Open: Two movies. Zero made by him.2:17 Origin: The kid who built the house network3:39 Harvard: From Facemash to TheFacebook5:55 The Lawsuits: The twins and the friend9:39 The Billion-Dollar No: Yahoo. $1B. Rejected.11:29 Move Fast and Break Things: The culture, in his words13:27 The Reckoning Pt. 1: Cambridge Analytica15:10 The Reckoning Pt. 2: The whistleblower17:03 The Movie vs. The Record: What it gets right. What it makes up.19:51 Where He Stands Now: Hearings, verdicts, and the AI bet21:40 The Own The Name Lesson: Three things you can use23:20 Close: Go to work. Own your name.Thumbnail photo: "Mark Zuckerberg (2025) (cropped)" by Jeff Sainlar (Meta), CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/), via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mark_Zuckerberg_(2025)_(cropped).jpg). Modified: cropped, color/contrast, text added.

  3. Oct 19

    Ep 4 - Think and Grow Rich: Faith, Imagination & No Plan B

    OTN Ep 4: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. Most people quit three feet from gold. This one's about not being one of them. Solo episode. I go through Hill's book chapter by chapter and break down what actually matters. Thoughts are things, but only with a definite purpose and a burning desire behind them. Burn the boats: no plan B. Faith: live like you already got it. Program your mind with autosuggestion, and get the knowledge you actually need. Imagination is the workshop. When the plan fails, change the plan, not the goal. Decide fast, change slowly. Persistence, your Master Mind, transmutation, and the six ghosts of fear. Plus a door-knocking story that taught me why you got two ears and one mouth. Any little resistance means you're close to a breakthrough. Own your name.

  4. Oct 6

    Ep 3 - Meet the Other 1/2: John

    Meet John, the other half of Own The Name. He's on his 4th read of Walter Isaacson's Elon Musk biography, annotating everything, and he's bringing you the stories of the entrepreneurs and tech founders he grew up reading about.More at https://otn26.comAll things OTN: https://linktr.ee/ownthename

  5. Oct 2

    Ep 2 - Meet 1/2 the Hosts: Tim

    Episode 2 of Own The Name: meet Tim (Takovrtim) - 23, raised in an Asian household, went through high school and a few years of college, then learned how to sell. Tim breaks down what Elon Musk, Steph Curry, LeBron and Roger Federer all have in common - they're patient, persistent, focused, locked in and enjoying the journey - and why that's how you own your name. No lectures, just a different perspective: keep going, because every bit of resistance means you're close to a breakthrough.Chapters:0:00 Own Your Name. Period.0:29 Musk, Steph, LeBron, Fed - The Greats0:56 What Every GOAT Got In Common1:16 I'm Not Your Dad1:45 Who I Am: 23 & Learned To Sell2:00 Shout Out The Squad2:19 Everybody Built You2:33 Goal: Biggest Podcast In The World3:16 Knowledge Compounds. Keep Going.3:35 Subscribe. Join The Journey.3:47 God Got Your Back - Believe It

  6. Jun 26

    Own Your Name

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Own The Name (OTN) isn't a podcast about people who made it—it's about how they got there. We're just two ambitious guys sitting down with entrepreneurs, athletes, creators, and industry leaders to uncover the stories most people never hear. The failures, sacrifices, mindset shifts, and defining moments that helped them build a reputation, create impact, and ultimately **own their name**. If you've ever wondered what separates the forgotten from the unforgettable, this is where you'll find out. Every episode is a front-row seat to the lessons, habits, and decisions that shaped remarkable people—so you can apply them to your own journey. Become unforgettable. Own your name.

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    Own the Name
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    6
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