Eastside Golf: Story of 2 Young Black Entrepreneurs Breaking Barriers in Sports & Fashion

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Sports, Football, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 30 December 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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FOLLOW THE PIVOT PODCAST: MERCH | https://pivotpodcast.com YOUTUBE | https://www.youtube.com/thepivotpodcast INSTAGRAM | https://instagram.com/thepivot TWITTER | https://twitter.com/thepivot TIKTOK | https://tiktok.com/@thepivot FACEBOOK | https://www.facebook.com/thepivotpodcast FOLLOW HAPPY DAD: https://www.instagram.com/happydad FIND HAPPY DAD: https://www.happydad.com/find Not often do we get to tell the stories behind success but today, we sit with two young men who set out to change the game not just in sports but with their entrepreneurial skills too. Earl Cooper and Olajuwon Ajanaku, two minority business owners share their unique journey from humble beginnings to stardom and success. Earl, a PGA professional and O, the founder of East Side Golf, sit with Fred, Ryan and Channing sharing the back story on how the duo got involved in the sport of Golf, a predominantly white sport, and infiltrated the industry, changing the culture and impacting fashion along the way. Coming from a HBCU background, O used his education and business skills applying it to his passion to carve out a niche in the gold industry. Catching the attention of stars like Michael Jordan, Chris Paul, Tiger Woods, Fat Joe and many others, their style and ideas for fashion have created a buzz not just in golf but in all walks of sports and entertainment fashion. On the heels of their recent Hulu docu-series Grails, the two young entrepreurs are sharing the journey of how turning an idea into a business has not only set out to change the world of golf but also made a cultural impact. The conversation is guided by the story of East Side Golf and its quest break into the world of sports fashion and sneaker culture but also it stories the journey of how a two young men go from humble beginnings to landing a deal with the top brand in the industry. The conversation is filled with bits of humor and wisdom as the guys open up to Fred, Channing and Ryan about the process, the obstacles and the feeling of finally "making it" after so much of the blood sweat and tears is poured into their passion. Sharing personal conversations and moments they have had with big names along the way who not only have inspired them but supported turning the dream into a reality. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY) 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/LA/MI/NJ/PA/TN/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/KS/NH), 888-789-7777/visit http://ccpg.org (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), visit OPGR.org (OR), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA), 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/KS/LA(select parishes)/MI/NJ/NY/PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. Void in ONT. Eligibility restrictions apply. Valid 1 per new customer. Min. $5 deposit. Min. $5 pre-game moneyline bet. Bet must win. $150 issued as six (6) $25 free bets. See terms at sportsbook.draftkings.com/footballterms. Ends 12/30/22 at 11:59PM ET. Sponsored by DK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What up big dog? How you doing man? Hold on. Wait. What's that again? I don't see no
0:03.5	You're like I know bad
0:24.1	Madgie
0:30.0	Give me a crew neck.
0:32.0	If they watch the show, they know I wear long sleeves,
0:34.8	so they're gonna be like, we're gonna give our C1.
0:36.9	I get it, don't you know what I mean?
0:38.1	Stuff, you know, stiff stuff wearing it already.
0:40.6	C, you know, Cp wearing it.
0:43.4	You know what I mean?
0:44.4	C, C.
0:45.4	Yeah, man.
0:46.8	I didn't mean the DJ Khaled House.
0:48.4	No, what I mean is, what I'm trying to get a Kibbit of Kibbit of Kibbit.
0:52.4	No, you know what, that's really out there swinging them clubs.
0:55.3	Yeah, but that's true.
0:57.7	Hey, nothing like y'all though.
0:59.7	I did cop, though.
1:01.1	I got a polo.
1:02.1	I got a polo for when I get off.
1:04.1	I couldn't get nothing else.
1:05.3	Sneakers out, be tripping, man.
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