Unplugged with Brandon Steiner

Brandon Steiner

Welcome to Unplugged with Brandon Steiner, hosted by CEO, author, public speaker, blogger and entrepreneur Brandon Steiner. On this podcast you will find a mix of interviews which I have hosted with world class businesspeople, authors and athletes, keynote speeches on business and entrepreneurship, recordings of my live Q&A segments and new original content.

  1. Bleeding Dodger Blue with Jason Turbow | Unplugged #186

    05/22/2019

    Bleeding Dodger Blue with Jason Turbow | Unplugged #186

    Brandon Steiner chats with author and freelance sportswriter Jason Turbow, set to release his third book "They Bled Blue" about the 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers. About Jason: Jason Turbow is the author of They Bled Blue (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, June 2019); Dynastic, Bombastic, Fantastic (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017); and The Baseball Codes (Pantheon, 2010). He's written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Sports Illustrated, among other publications. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. About They Bled Blue: In the Halberstam tradition of capturing a season through its unforgettable figures, They Bled Blue is a sprawling, mad tale of excess and exuberance, the likes of which could only have occurred in that place, at that time. That it culminated in an unlikely World Series win—during a campaign split by the longest player strike in baseball history—is not even the most interesting thing about this team. The Dodgers were led by the garrulous Tommy Lasorda—part manager, part cheerleader—who unyieldingly proclaimed devotion to the franchise through monologues about bleeding Dodger blue and worshiping the “Big Dodger in the Sky,” and whose office hosted a regular stream of Hollywood celebrities. Steve Garvey, the All-American, All-Star first baseman, had anchored the most durable infield in major league history, and, along with Davey Lopes, Bill Russell, and Ron Cey, was glaringly aware that 1981 would represent the end of their run together. The season’s real story, however, was one that nobody expected at the outset: a chubby lefthander nearly straight out of Mexico, twenty years old with a wild delivery and a screwball as his flippin’ out pitch. The Dodgers had been trying for decades to find a Hispanic star to activate the local Mexican population; Fernando Valenzuela was the first to succeed, and it didn’t take long for Fernandomania to sweep far beyond the boundaries of Chavez Ravine. They Bled Blue is the rollicking yarn of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ crazy 1981 season. Purchase a copy today: https://www.amazon.com/They-Bled-Blue-Fernandomania-Strike-Season/dp/1328715531

    34 min
  2. What the Sports Industry will look like in 20 years with Rick Horrow | Unplugged #185

    05/21/2019

    What the Sports Industry will look like in 20 years with Rick Horrow | Unplugged #185

    Brandon Steiner is joined by sports marketing pioneer Rick Horrow, author of "The Sport Business Handbook". About Rick: Rick Horrow, JD, is a leading expert in the business of sport and has orchestrated over 100 deals worth more than $20 billion. The CEO of Horrow Sports Ventures (HSV), he has served as a sport business analyst for Fox Sports, Bloomberg TV, Bloomberg Businessweek, Reuters, NBC, National Public Broadcasting, and the BBC. As the leading commentator on sport business and as a well-connected entrepreneur, he has access to many of the top names in sport, including commissioners, owners, general managers, coaches, and athletes. His clients have included some of the biggest organizations and companies in the world of sport and business: NFL, NHL, MLB, NASCAR, PGA, Great White Shark Enterprises, Cisco Systems, Golden Bear International, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, LPGA, and MLS. He has also been managing editor of sports business for the U.S. Library of Congress. Horrow is nicknamed the Sports Professor, thanks to his time spent as a visiting expert on sport law at Harvard Law School, where he earned his degree. About 'The Sport Business Handbook': If you love sports and are fascinated by business dealings in this trillion-dollar global industry, then this is the anthology you've been waiting for. The Sport Business Handbook: Insights From 100+ Leaders Who Shaped 50 Years of the Industry provides insider perspectives from more than 100 of the biggest names in the sport business industry. Plentiful examples and stories, including insiders' views of major sports deals, make this book a bible of information for those looking to begin or advance a career in the field or for anyone interested in the behind-the-scenes intricacies of sport business. Purchase a copy today: https://stnr.co/2Er9eR4

    45 min
  3. How the Yankees went from 'Chumps to Champs' with Bill Pennington | Unplugged #184

    05/08/2019

    How the Yankees went from 'Chumps to Champs' with Bill Pennington | Unplugged #184

    Bill Pennington is a reporter for the New York Times and has been writing about sports for twenty-five years. A former syndicated sports columnist, Pennington is a ten-time finalist and five-time winner of the Associated Press Sports Editors' national writing contest. He lives with his wife, Joyce, and three children in Warwick, New York. Bill joined the show to discuss his new book "Chumps to Champs", which explains how the worst teams in Yankees history led to the '90's dynasty. Purchase a copy here of "Chumps to Champs": https://stnr.co/2DYkkfW

    38 min
  4. The Power of the Velocity Mindset with Ron Karr | Unplugged #183

    04/16/2019

    The Power of the Velocity Mindset with Ron Karr | Unplugged #183

    Ron Karr is a speaker, marketing consultant and author based in New Jersey. For 36+ years, Karr has excelled at sales and leadership positions, for which he is recognized as the leading "Sales Success Expert" and has appeared as a guest on national TV including FOX , Bloomberg, C-Suite Network and others. He is an in-Demand Global Keynote Speaker, and Highly Acclaimed Author of Lead, Sell, or Get Out of the Way. He was elected as the president of National Speakers Association for 2013-14 and he is the president of Karr Associates, Inc. Karr is a National Board Member of the NSA and a past president of the New York City Chapter of NSA. In 1995, the New York Tri-State Chapter presented him with the Golden Mike Award.

    28 min
  5. The Inside Scoop on the New York Yankees with Bob Klapisch | Unplugged #182

    04/15/2019

    The Inside Scoop on the New York Yankees with Bob Klapisch | Unplugged #182

    Bob Klapisch has covered baseball for the New York Post, New York Daily News, and Bergen Record as well as ESPN, FOX Sports and USA Today. His work has appeared in Sports Illustrated, Rolling Stone and Men’s Journal. Klapisch has won several Top-5 awards in the prestigious Associated Press Sports Editors contest and appears regularly on MLB Network. A graduate of Columbia University, where he played varsity baseball, Klapisch continues to pitch in the semi-professional Metropolitan League in Bergen County. He and his family live in Westwood, NJ. Klapisch joined the show to discuss his new book, "Inside the Empire: The True Power Behind the New York Yankees ," which he wrote with Paul Solotaroff. It's a riveting look at what is really said and done behind closed doors with the New York Yankees, the most famous and wealthiest sports franchise in the world

    35 min
  6. Exploring the Evolution of Pitching in Baseball with Tyler Kepner | Unplugged #181

    04/09/2019

    Exploring the Evolution of Pitching in Baseball with Tyler Kepner | Unplugged #181

    Tyler Kepner started covering baseball as a teenager, interviewing players for a homemade magazine that was featured in The New York Times in 1989. He attended Vanderbilt University on the Grantland Rice/Fred Russell sportswriting scholarship, then covered the Angels for the Riverside (Calif.) Press-Enterprise and the Mariners for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. He joined The New York Times in 2000, covering the Mets for two seasons, the Yankees for eight, and serving as the national baseball writer since 2010. ABOUT K: A HISTORY OF BASEBALL IN TEN PITCHES From the New York Times baseball columnist, an enchanting, enthralling history of the national pastime as told through the craft of pitching, based on years of archival research and interviews with more than three hundred people from Hall of Famers to the stars of today The baseball is an amazing plaything. We can grip it and hold it so many different ways, and even the slightest calibration can turn an ordinary pitch into a weapon to thwart the greatest hitters in the world. Each pitch has its own history, evolving through the decades as the masters pass it down to the next generation. From the earliest days of the game, when Candy Cummings dreamed up the curveball while flinging clamshells on a Brooklyn beach, pitchers have never stopped innovating. In K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches, Tyler Kepner traces the colorful stories and fascinating folklore behind the ten major pitches. Each chapter highlights a different pitch, from the blazing fastball to the fluttering knuckleball to the slippery spitball. Infusing every page with infectious passion for the game, Kepner brings readers inside the minds of combatants sixty feet, six inches apart. Filled with priceless insights from many of the best pitchers in baseball history including twenty-two Hall of Famers–from Bob Gibson, Steve Carlton, and Nolan Ryan to Greg Maddux, Mariano Rivera, and Clayton Kershaw–K will be the definitive book on pitching and join such works as The Glory of Their Times and Moneyball as a classic of the genre.

    35 min
  7. From humble beginning to becoming a billionaire and owning the Milwaukee Bucks with Marc Lasry

    03/27/2019

    From humble beginning to becoming a billionaire and owning the Milwaukee Bucks with Marc Lasry

    Marc Lasry is the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and a Co-Founder of Avenue Capital Group. Founded in 1995, Avenue is a global investment firm with over $13 billion of assets under management. Avenue maintains its headquarters in New York with offices in London, Luxembourg, Munich and throughout Asia. In 2014, Lasry purchased the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks and now serves as a Co-Owner. Prior to founding Avenue, Mr. Lasry co-founded Amroc Investments, LLC and managed capital for Amroc Investments, L.P., the predecessor firm associated with Robert M. Bass Group, Inc. In addition, Mr. Lasry was Co-Director of the Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization Department at Cowen & Company, and previously served as Director of the Private Debt Department at Smith Vasiliou Management Company. Mr. Lasry also held a clerkship for the Honorable Edward Ryan, former Chief Bankruptcy Judge of the Southern District of New York. Mr. Lasry received a B.A. in History from Clark University (1981) and a J.D. from New York Law School (1984).

    31 min
  8. Becoming your best with renowned speaker Rob Shallenberger | Unplugged #179

    03/19/2019

    Becoming your best with renowned speaker Rob Shallenberger | Unplugged #179

    Rob Shallenberger is recognized globally as a leading authority on planning and execution. He is widely known for sharing his experience as a US fighter pilot to deliver fun, energetic, and highly impactful keynotes and seminars. Based on the National Bestselling book Becoming Your Best: The 12 principles of Highly Successful Leaders – which includes 40 years of research from peak performing companies – Rob will show your participants how to leverage the 12 principles that propel teams and organizations to the top! From the cockpit to the boardroom, Fortune 500 companies around the world have used his valuable lessons learned as a fighter pilot to ignite their teams and leaders and fuel high performance at every level. For years, he has operated and flourished in a hostile and fast moving environment. During his time in the Air Force, Rob was hand-picked to travel the world with Air Force One as an Advance Agent. He doesn't just talk the talk, he has walked the walk and knows what it takes to be successful in the toughest environments. He is the CEO of Becoming Your Best Global Leadership, an award-winning leadership and corporate training company. Rob's keynotes and seminars are focused on helping teams and leaders bring out their very best in every area of their life. He will share new, cutting-edge tools and processes that can have an immediate impact on behavioral change, revenue, net profit, employee turnover, customer retention, and morale.

    37 min
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Welcome to Unplugged with Brandon Steiner, hosted by CEO, author, public speaker, blogger and entrepreneur Brandon Steiner. On this podcast you will find a mix of interviews which I have hosted with world class businesspeople, authors and athletes, keynote speeches on business and entrepreneurship, recordings of my live Q&A segments and new original content.

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