Episode 48: Paul Rabil on co-founding the Premier Lacrosse League, being inspired by KD’s playoffs performance, and his ambitious goals for the PLL.

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Business, Entrepreneurship, Sports

4.4 • 620 Ratings

🗓️ 30 June 2021

⏱️ 54 minutes

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As a four-time All-American, Paul Rabil led Johns Hopkins to two national championships, then became the biggest star in Major League Lacrosse. But Rabil was also a born entrepreneur who envisioned a greater platform for the sport, and better compensation for the players. With his brother Mike as co-founder, he launched the Premier Lacrosse League in 2019. The league fields over 200 of the world’s top lacrosse players in a tour-based system with significant venture backing and distribution on NBC Sports. Entrepreneur Magazine named him one of “Top 40 Most Entrepreneurial Athletes” and Fast Company included the PLL in its "Top Ten Most Innovative Company In Sports” list. Rabil talks to Rich and Gianni about his very humble entrepreneurial beginnings, his foundation work, and why he thinks the PLL will help broaden access and popularity for a sport often associated with rich kids and the Ivy League. He explains why he thinks the PLL can one day be as big as the UFC.

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0:00.0	What's up everybody and welcome to another boardroom out of office podcast.
0:09.4	This is podcast number 48.
0:11.9	And today we got a guest who is not only an incredible athlete, but also an incredible
0:16.3	entrepreneur.
0:18.1	And I think you guys will be excited to hear from him.
0:20.4	He's taking a sport that we all
0:21.9	know, but very few of us follow, if at all. And I think he's on the verge of really creating something
0:28.1	and a movement that will last. I got my man Gianni with me as always. And without further ado,
0:34.8	please welcome to the show, Mr. Paul Rable. My friend Paul, how are you?
0:39.1	Great, man.
0:40.4	So as you watch the NBA playoffs, and even though the Nets now have been out for a few weeks,
0:45.5	watching KD's performance a few weeks ago, you being an athlete who, relative to your sport,
0:51.4	has performed at the highest level, Is there something that you connect with
0:54.8	that you think is different that's bigger than a sport when you're watching athletes on a stage
0:59.3	like the NBA playoffs when they're maximizing every bit of effort and every bit of energy
1:04.7	and doing the things that they're doing on the court like the night Kevin did what he did.
1:09.8	I mean, even for me, as somebody who's watched
1:11.7	him so closely, I'm amazed at it. But an athlete like you who has done similar things in
1:17.4	your sport, what kind of connection do you make when you watch these guys? Yeah, you can feel the flow
1:22.6	state. And I think it's a one moment too where even non-athletes, the spectators, they feel it as well.
1:30.7	Like Marv Albert feels it like everyone in the room does.
1:34.6	And, you know, we connected maybe a couple years ago with our mutual relationship in Joe Ty,
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