Episode 21: Quinn Cook

Boardroom Talks

Boardroom Podcast Network

Business, Entrepreneurship, Sports

4.4 • 620 Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2020

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Los Angeles Lakers point guard, Quinn Cook, has had a fascinating career. Coming out of high school as a McDonalds All-American, he led the Blue Devils to a national championship in college, then shockingly went undrafted coming out of Duke. But after years battling in the G League to get to the NBA, he’s made the most of it, garnering two championship rings, and now a new deal with the Lakers. Cook’s story has been defined by his resilience, charisma, work ethic, and a commitment to learning from prized mentors, starting with his entrepreneurial parents. Cook also credits Kevin Durant, Coach Krzyzewski, LeBron James, and, our host, Rich Kleiman for providing support, guidance and tough love during his journey. Taking nothing for granted, the 27-year-old has developed a veteran’s wisdom about building his business network and entrepreneurial skillset while he’s still in the NBA.

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0:00.0	What's up everybody?
0:05.8	Welcome to Boardroom Out of Office podcast.
0:09.2	This is podcast number 21.
0:11.1	I came equipped with an athlete with that jersey number today.
0:14.0	Dominique Wilkins, Gianna, you don't even know he is probably, but Dominique Wilkins wore 21.
0:19.0	So podcast 21 in honor of Dominique Wilkins. He was on the Rockets. Oh, my God. Atlanta Hawks broke. Retired in the rafters. Shit. I knew the jersey was red. All right, bro. That's wild. He had a younger brother Gerald, too, War 21. Nicks. No one else really knew him but me, but fuck it.
0:38.8	All right, so our guests today, I say every time we have a guest, and it's true. I say this is a
0:44.6	friend because in business, you develop friendships, but this is really somebody that via KD,
0:50.1	I've got to know now, and it's truly someone I consider, you know, we all throw around.
0:54.9	This is my brother.
0:55.6	But this is somebody I would be there for no matter what. And I feel the same. I think he would do for me. So having him on is like having a family member on. So Gianni, I'm excited for you to get to hang with him, man. You'll have to hang with him for real one day in the physical. but Quinn, what's up, bro?
0:52.3	How are you?
0:53.4	Man, I'm great.
0:54.3	I'm great, man.
0:55.2	Just, you know, get with him for real one day and in the physical but Quinn what's up bro how are you man man
1:11.8	man just you know getting ready for our first game tomorrow training camps over
1:17.6	preseason's over um quick turnaround but uh you know excited to get things going it's crazy um
1:25.5	even like talking to you a few weeks ago like Like I knew you were going to land on your
1:30.0	feet. You always do. But for like a second this offseason, it was a little shaky and Lakers let
1:37.0	you go. But I read that you were happy with how they handled it and top down their professional
1:41.6	organization. But you're where you want to be, right? You're happy where you're at. Yeah, I mean, I'm back in the league. I mean, you know, obviously I've been out the league trying to get in, being undrafted and plan on 10-day contracts, non-guaranteed. You've got to wait for so much, you know, so many dominoes to fall and so many things has to happen so anytime you know you you're
2:03.8	out the league it's just like man like is this it you know did i did i run my my my race but obviously
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