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Something Like the OffseasonJordan ClarkeToday’s guest on Something Like the Offseason is Jordan Clarke. Jordan was a standout collegiate basketball player at Drake before playing professionally overseas in Denmark, England, Chile, and Argentina. Today, Jordan is a Director in Nike’s Corporate Strategy and Development Group. Prior to Nike, Jordan was a Project Leader at the Boston Consulting Group. At BCG, he developed deep expertise in Consumer (Fashion and Luxury, Apparel, and Retail) and Private Equity (Commercial Due Diligences, Vendor Due Diligences, and Market Landscapes). He holds an MBA from Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia and a BBA in F...2024-03-0438 min
Something Like the OffseasonJerel WorthyToday’s guest on Something Like the Offseason is Jerel Worthy. Jerel was a 2x All American defensive end at Michigan State, and had a long and successful career in the NFL, most notably with the Packers and Bills. He’s stayed around the game post-player career in one of the more unique ways we’ve seen with his role as Business Development Manager at Kiewit where he is in the decision making rooms on stadium building projects among others. He’s a man who persevered through some low points to reach the height of his sport, and has always k...2024-02-1951 min
Something Like the OffseasonBranden BuffordToday’s guest on Something Like the Offseason is Branden Bufford. Branden played football at Howard, before making stops with the Detroit Lions in the NFL and the Chicago Rush in the Arena League. Post ball Branden has gone on to build a career in the education world while simultaneously building out a real estate portfolio across the Detroit area.During their conversation Branden starts off by answering Micah’s big four questions, before getting into how and when his football career ended, the choice to pursue a career in education, representing your family and community, how he f...2024-02-0538 min
Something Like the OffseasonJared GreenToday’s guest on Something Like the Offseason is Jared Green. The son of a hall of famer, Jared grew up around football, developed a love for the game but also the business and networking side of things. He would eventually make the league himself, but after a few years decided to leave on his own terms so he could pursue the entrepreneurial path he always envisioned. Since then, he has founded and runs multiple companies, all centered around his mission of engaging people in organizations and empowering them to thrive at work with some badass technology.Du...2024-01-291h 08
Something Like the OffseasonVick BallardToday’s guest on Something Like the Offseason is Vick Ballard. During Vick’s playing days he was leading the SEC in touchdowns and making a name for himself as a rookie with the Indianapolis Colts before a string of injuries derailed his career. Upon leaving Football he turned his sights to the career he had always wanted, an engineer, and not only went back to do his undergrad all over again but then added a Master’s and MBA on top of that, eventually leading to his current role as an engineer at Lockheed Martin. It’s an incredib...2024-01-2235 min
Something Like the OffseasonLauren GregorToday’s guest on Something Like the Offseason is Lauren Gregor. Lauren was a stand out multi-sport athlete in high school, who went on to play Volleyball at Penn, balancing D1 athletics with an Ivy League education. Today, she is the founder and CEO of Rent-A-Romper, a baby rental clothing company that’s helping parents get through the early years. Prior to starting her own company, Lauren worked in strategy and operations with over 15 years experience delivering large-scale, complex projects across industriesDuring their conversation Micah has Lauren answer his big four questions before diving into her tran...2024-01-1543 min
Something Like the OffseasonJonathan MasseyToday’s guest on Something Like the Offseason is Jonathan Massey. Jonathan was one of the top Tight End recruits in the nation coming out of High School, and spent time in the SEC with Vanderbilt before going the JUCO route and eventually ending up finishing his playing days at Southern Miss where he and Micah were teammates. Post-ball Jonathan leveraged his always curious mentality and entrepreneurial spirit to work his way up the ladder of the restaurant world where he now serves as Director of Franchise Development for Wingstop, while also building out his own portfolio of rental pr...2024-01-0849 min
Something Like the OffseasonAndrew SendejoToday’s guest on Something Like the Offseason is Andrew Sendejo. After a stand-out career at Rice University, Andrew went undrafted and had to grind his way through a year in the CFL before getting his shot in the NFL. He would seize that opportunity, and went on to a 12 year career as a Free Safety, spending a majority of his playing days with the Minnesota Vikings.Andrew then went straight from playing football to the entrepreneurial world, where he co-founded BrainTree Nutrition. BrainTree Nutrition offers brain enticing formulas designed with clinically validated ingredients shown to improve me...2023-12-1836 min
Something Like the OffseasonDarrion WeemsToday’s guest on Something Like the Offseason is Darrion Weems. Darrion was a standout offensive linemen at Oregon and in the NFL who decided to leave the game while still arguably at the height of his abilities (a decision we cover in the pod). He’s now an entrepreneur and creative, working in real estate, selling scripts in Hollywood, acquiring companies, and a whole bunch more. A former teammate of Micah’s, Darrion is a modern day renaissance man and was an insightful and hilarious guest that you’ll love getting to listen to. During their conversat...2023-12-1143 min
Something Like the OffseasonCharles RobinsonToday’s guest on Something Like the Offseason is Charles Robinson. Charles was an incredible football player during his days at Duke University, but instead of pursuing the next level, he had the foresight to get moving on his post-ball life early on. Taking advantage of the network and education offered at a place like Duke, Charles moved straight from football into the business world, leveraging his experiences and education to become a rockstar in the investment and start-up worlds. Now an experienced CEO with a demonstrated history of working in and building start-ups and start-up ecosystems, Cha...2023-12-0453 minSomething Like the OffseasonBrandyn HarveyToday’s guest on Something Like the Offseason is Brandyn Harvey. Brandyn was a standout receiver in his days at Villanova before playing in the league for a handful of years, most notably with the Falcons, and the conversation we had and the things he shared really epitomize the purpose of this show.He shares the somewhat bumpy transition he had entering the corporate world post ball, how it took a minute for him to figure out exactly what he wanted to do, and how eventually he was able to find a path that really leveraged a lo...2023-11-2741 minSomething Like the OffseasonAnthony ArmstrongToday’s guest on Something Like the Offseason is Anthony Armstrong. Anthony played college football at West Texas A&M, then spent time in the Intense Football League and the Arena League before becoming a standout Wide Receiver in the NFL for a number of years. He’s one of the hardest working people you’ll ever come across, and has some incredible perspective and insight from both his playing days and his professional career post-ball that we were lucky enough to have him share with us on the podcast.During their conversation Anthony answers Micah’s big four...2023-11-2054 minSomething Like the OffseasonTrailerNew episodes drop every Monday. Be sure to follow or subscribe so you don’t miss out!Subscribe to the show on YouTubeFollow Something Like the Offseason:Instagram | TikTok | TwitterFollow Micah:LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram2023-11-1402 min
Emerging with Jamal RobinsonInvesting, Unicorns and NFL Career with Microsoft's Business Development Lead | Micah "Musa" Pellerin E1.1On todays show, I speak with Micah "Musa" Pellerin, a Senior Business Development Manager covering High Tech Unicorns at Microsoft (unicorns being startups valued at over $1B). Micah is a unique individual with a rich life experience. He is a philanthropist, professional athlete, venture capitalist, evangelist and much more. He is the only people I know who can speak deeply about technology, playing for the NFL's Cowboys, angel investing and venture capital, creating a Ted Talk and corporate strategy while also dropping quotes from Lil Wayne, Matthew McConaughey, Drake and Sadghuru.To contact or learn about...2023-01-3140 min