Raising over $76M, Stephen Smith has taken Kitman Labs from an Irish sports data company to a global solution.

Kitman Labs was founded, pioneered, and powered by practitioners and data scientists consumed by the question of how to optimize human achievement.

Stephen Smith and Kitman Lab’s platform provides a holistic, unified view of the individual and the organization – making progress faster and more efficient.

Chapters:

(01:00) Kitman Labs

(02:45) Evolution of sports analytics

(04:50) Wearables

(06:20) Artificial Intelligence

(08:10) Next great data solutions

(09:45) Differentiating from competitors

(11:45) Framework to ask better questions

(16:00) Fundraising strategies

(18:50) Scaling B2B model

(22:20) Military & sports similarities

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Stephen Smith:

Website: https://www.kitmanlabs.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephensmithsports/

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Andrew Petcash:

🏠 Website: https://profluence.com

🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/

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A former college athlete, Matt Wheeler and his teammate started a sports recruiting platform in 2008 and have grown it substantially over the years.

SportsRecruits offers student-athletes a platform to handle their college search and recruiting process from end to end.

Using robust analytics around who is looking at your profile, video and academic information, SportsRecruits helps student-athletes and their families navigate a stressful and expensive process.

Chapters:

(00:45) SportsRecruits background

(02:25) Recruiting transformation

(06:00) Solving marketplace dynamic

(09:10) Navigating different sports

(11:00) Staying capital efficient

(15:30) Private equity in youth sports

(17:45) Competitive landscape

(20:30) Future of SportsRecruits

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Matt Wheeler:

Website: https://sportsrecruits.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattkwheeler/

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Andrew Petcash:

🏠 Website: https://profluence.com

🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/

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Before becoming an NBA agent and a trailblazer in shaping the college NIL space, Daniel Poneman spent over a decade as a scout and consultant for more than 300 Division I colleges, NBA teams, and international franchises.

Profiled in The New York Times and Sports Illustrated, Daniel rose from teenage scout to Chicago basketball mainstay.

Since then, Daniel Poneman has helped hundreds of young men from Chicago's most underserved neighborhoods receive college scholarships through the "Undiscovered" basketball showcase he founded in 2009.

Chapters:

(00:30) Daniel Poneman background

(01:25) Sports agent journey

(07:20) NIL ecosystem

(11:20) College sports landscape

(13:50) NIL collectives

(18:30) Market valuations

(23:00) Peak college salaries

(24:30) Private equity impact

(27:15) Future plans

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Daniel Poneman:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-poneman-a1237920/

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Andrew Petcash:

🏠 Website: https://profluence.com

🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/

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