Isaiah Kacyvenski: NFL LB and HBS Graduate

Suiting Up with Paul Rabil

Paul Rabil

Sports, Business

5.0 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2017

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

When he was 9, he set a goal for himself to play in the NFL. He hung up a sign in his room that read, “let no one outwork you today." After 9 successful seasons in the NFL, Isaiah Kacyvenski entered into his second career, entrepreneurship. Isaiah earned his MBA from Harvard Business School and is now the Co-Founder and Managing Director of the Sports Innovation Lab. Previously, he was one of the first employees to join early stage startup, Mc10 Inc., a cutting-edge conformal electronics company, as their Global Head of Business Development. He’s an investor in, and advisor to, several companies in technology, sports, biotech, consumer, media and sports medicine. "Working hard, and aligning that work ethic with your passion is an unbelievable thing." Isaiah grew up in poverty. He struggled to find his identity, especially with a volatile parental upbringing. During some of his teen years, he was homeless. An incredible success story, Isaiah’s both a fascinating and inspiring individual. Welcome to Suiting Up Podcast, where I interview athletes, media executives, team owners, and other key stakeholders about the duality of the modern professional athlete, their startup investing appetite, other strategic investments, NewCos, social media influencing, creative marketing and digital strategy. Today’s athlete, whether active or retired, is continuously redefining what it means to be a professional on and off the field.

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0:00.0	When my guest was nine years old he set a goal for himself to play in the NFL and he accomplished that.
0:10.0	He hung up a sign in his room that read, Let no one outwork you today.
0:14.2	Isaiah Kazavinsky is one of the most dynamic
0:16.2	individuals I've ever met, and I'm proud to be a friend of his.
0:20.6	At the time, he was selected as Harvard University's highest ever pick in the NFL draft going in the fourth round of Seattle Seahawks.
0:26.0	And prior to that he was Harvard's male athlete of the year.
0:30.0	Since then, Isaiah has collected his Harvard Business School MBA.
0:34.0	He's co-founded and is the managing director of the Sport Innovation Lab, alongside
0:38.6	Student Up Podcast guest Angela Reggero.
0:40.8	He was formerly the head of business development at MC10 Inc. which I said on the
0:44.9	sports advisory board for. He's an investor and advisor in almost a dozen companies from
0:49.4	fast food to health care to social media and just recently helped launch the NFLPA Incubator
0:54.3	program One Team Collective alongside previous Suiting Up podcast guest NFL
0:58.8	Executive Director D. Marie Smith. Isaiah grew up in poverty.
1:04.0	He struggled to find his identity,
1:06.0	especially with a volatile parental upbringing.
1:09.0	During moments of his upbringing,
1:11.0	he was homeless, literally self-made he's both a
1:15.4	fascinating and inspiring story and we're going to start there.
1:19.4	Welcome to Suning up podcast where I interview athletes, media executives, team
1:24.3	owners, and other key stakeholders about the duality of the modern professional
1:28.4	athlete from their startup investing appetite, other strategic investments,
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