Episode 51: Kevin Durant, Rich Kleiman, & Weedmaps CEO Chris Beals on the Future of Weed & Sports

Boardroom Talks

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Business, Entrepreneurship, Sports

4.4 • 620 Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Rich Kleiman and Kevin Durant are back for a check-in between seasons of Out of Office to speak with Weedmaps CEO Chris Beals about the growth of the cannabis industry, the intersection between weed and wellness, and the reasons they've partnered together to normalize the conversation around weed. They discuss Chris's path with Weedmaps, starting with developing the company's Government Relationships and Policy Team and spearheading the company's efforts to push legalization, and his current role as the company's CEO and leading the team to a successful IPO. They also discuss the current marijuana rules in major sports leagues, the perception of weed as a recovery tool for athletes, and what fans can look forward to from the Weedmaps and Boardroom partnership.

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0:00.0	What's up everybody and welcome to boardrooms out of office podcast?
0:09.4	We are coming to you live today from Catchsteak, NYC.
0:13.2	And we have an incredible show.
0:15.1	Different podcasts today.
0:16.3	We have two guests who have had incredibly big summers.
0:19.4	We have an announcement to make.
0:20.6	And we will be
0:21.6	talking about the business of weed. So first, let me bring to you the guests to my right,
0:28.7	my friend, my business partner, and three-time gold medalist, Mr. Kevin Durant.
0:34.1	What's up? I've seen me here before. Yeah, that's right. And to my left, my new partner, our new partner, and the CEO of WeedMaps, Mr. Chris Beals.
0:43.3	What's up, Chris?
0:44.3	Hey, great to be here.
0:45.3	So first of all, let me talk to you, Kevin.
0:48.3	Three Olympic gold medals, and you've had an illustrious 14- year career. But where does this stand from just a
0:56.7	moment in your life and the emotion around it had to be incredible? Yeah, it was a great experience.
1:04.1	You know how I feel about playing for my country and being able to be around such great
1:10.2	players on a day-to-day basis.
1:12.1	That was the most important thing for me is learning from best coaches and best players in the league.
1:17.0	And, you know, gaining chemistry and building bonds with those guys was the most important thing for me.
1:22.7	And we happened to win the gold on top of it.
1:24.4	So, yeah, I had a great summit as far.
1:26.8	Yeah, I think all of us is like fans,
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