Nikhil Panu is the founder of Squadz, an app and platform that is changing the way pick up sports are being played! . A San Francisco Bay Area native who spent some time in Baltimore, playing basketball at Johns Hopkins University, Nikhils gave us some great insight on the ever changing scene of sports and technology and how those two will go hand in hand in the future! . Make sure to subscribe and go download the Squadz app! . #ball2books #squadzapp #nihkilpanu

What cant Quinn Redmond do! He received a golf scholarship to Lewis University, and was an NCWA Nationals qualifier and NCWA Go Greco All American for wrestling at the University of North Texas. Currently he is training for his first MMA competition this spring! In addition to his athletic pursuits, he runs an outdoor company that provides landscaping, lawn mowing, and snow removal services, and he has a clothing brand called Born 2 Win. His life up until now has driven him to want to make a difference in the lives of others. He believe that everyone is "born 2 win," and wants to use his platform to spread that message far and wide, and to help as many kids as possible follow in the path of sports instead of gangs.

Former College Football player Stephen Lampkin stops by Ball2books spotlight to tell us about his journey from catching touchdown passes to becoming a published author, a curriculum developer for International schools in Beijing, China and now currently getting his PHD at Michigan State University!

Nelson Maxwell stops by Ball2Books spotlight sharing his journey from growing up in Cleveland,Ohio to playing high level college basketball, winning a championship in England hooping to a career in art, education and business. Many gems dropped in this great conversation! Make sure to catch the full episode!

Chris Singleton is a former minor league baseball player drafted by the Chicago Cubs. He became a nationally-renowned speaker with a message of resilience, forgiveness and unity following the loss of his mother in the 2015 Mother Emanuel Church Tragedy in Charleston, SC. Chris now shares his message with over 80 organizations annually and his clients include: Boeing, The Houston Texans, Microsoft, Biogen, Volvo, The Washington Wizards and over 100,000 students and educators across the world. You do not want to miss this one!

His playing career has taken him all over the world from Cameron Indoor Stadium to Lithuania to Canada and now as a business owner of NODAT (No Days off Training) he is doing the same whether it be coaching in China or running clinics with world renowned NBA Skills trainers DJ Sackman and Drew Hanlen, Steve Johnston has had quite a career and journey. We appreciate him lending his time to come share his unique and inspiring story of never giving up and always believing in yourself!

Former Harlem Globetrotter Xavier Everson stops by Ball2Books Spotlight and drops some gems!! From being a college athlete, to a globetrotter to having a playing career overseas and now starting his own clothing line while selling his own art and tattooing "X" has done a lot!! Make sure you subscribe to the page so you dont miss out one any of these great conversations

From being born in Haiti, to growing up in Connecticut, to now running his own company, Derisk Venture Studio, Marc Guirand has had quite a journey. We appreciate the knowledge, advice and words of wisdom he bestowed upon us in this conversation. Make sure to subscribe to the page to stay up to date with everything that ball2books is doing!

Former WNBA and overseas basketball pro Jene Morris stops by Ball2books Spotlight to share her journey of being one of the best players to come out of the San Francisco Bay Area to playing in the WNBA and overseas to finding a career in the tech industry and now education. . Amazing conversation with an amazing person, make sure to subscribe to the page to stay up to date on all of our content! . #wnba #jenemorris #ball2books #ball2booksspotlight

Certified NBPA/ FIBA Agent and Founder of Big Game Management Eddie Kim joins Ball2books Spotlight to talk about his career as a Division 1 Swimmer at West Point and how he transitioned into a sports and entertainment agent representing some of the top talent across the globe. Ball2books spotlight highlights individuals who have played sports at a high level and how have transitioned into another career or industry. Make sure to subscribe to the page and follow us on IG! @ball2books

A member of the Iowa basketball Hall of Fame, a WNBA draft pick, D1 basketball coach, Sports TV commentator, host of Get Busy Livin podcast and now a Senior Cyber Transformation Leader, there isn’t much Anne O'Neil hasn’t done ✅💯 . Make sure to subscribe to our page to get this episode and all other ball2books content🙌🏽 . #anneoneil #ball2booksspotlight #ball2books

Coach Tokunbo stopped by Ball2books spotlight and shared his journey on growing up in the Bay area of California, getting an opportunity to play collegiate basketball at an HBCU, starting his own basketball training company all while battling some personal obstacles. This is one you are not going to want to miss out on!! Make sure you subscribe to the page so you don't miss out on any content!!

The founder of 1up Institute, Jeff Desir, stops by Ball2books Spotlight to share his journey from being the top recruit in his class at Rhode Island College , his time coaching overseas in China 🇨🇳 and winning a championship coaching in Spain 🇪🇸 to now running his own company💯 . Another great conversation with some great takeaways🙌🏽 . Make sure to subscribe to the page‼️ . #ball2booksspotlight #ball2books #1upinstitute #jeffdesir

Andrew Heath joins Michael Rasile on For the Love of Sports to discuss his career in basketball, playing overseas, his time as an NBA Acadamy Coach, and his foundation Ball2Books. Andrew spent time in China getting paid to play the game he loves! He was able to make connections and get to work at as an NBA Acadamy Coach, spent time helping the Golden State Warriors, and started his own program that he runs now. He is also the Assistant Athletic Director and Boys Basketball Coach at the Drew School in San Francisco. https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-heath-30a90441/ https://twitter.com/Ball2Books https://www.instagram.com/andrewheathbasketball/ https://www.andrewheathbasketball.com/ 📺 FOLLOW Michael Rasile: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChrF4fA8uP7B6ImdfaHAe6Q?sub_confirmation=1 🎙️ Subscribe here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/for-the-love-of-sports/id1496257867 📘 FREE BOOK Winning in Sports Business: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eby0BxgAwuD2EoHnDmc30FfzcI1RV_7J?usp=sharing 🙏 PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/fortheloveofsports #ForTheLoveOfSports #FTLOS ➙FIND FOR THE LOVE OF SPORTS PODCAST HERE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/for-the-love-of-sports/id149625786 ➙FOLLOW MICHAEL ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Michaelrasile1 ➙FOLLOW MICHAEL ON LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-rasile/

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