Rich Kleiman: Co-Founder of Thirty Five Ventures | #ThePlaybook 351

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David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com

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🗓️ 19 January 2021

⏱️ 19 minutes

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On this episode of #ThePlaybook, Rich Kleiman, Co-Founder of Thirty Five Ventures, discusses: [1:40] - Why he doesn’t view himself as Kevin Durant’s agent anymore and how his role has grown over the years [5:03] - How today’s biggest athletes are taking more charge of their personal brand and message than previous generations [11:03] - What it was like experiencing Durant’s famous “You the Real MVP” speech in-person and the realization that he had after [14:25] - Why being regarded for the work you do is key to building your personal brand Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	On this episode of the Playbook, I have Rich Kliman. He is the co-founder of 35 Ventures and the manager and business partner of K.D. That's right, Kevin Duran. And we're going to talk about what it's like actually to be a sports agent, what you can become as a sports
0:16.2	agent, and eventually can you end up owning your own team.
0:20.2	Join me for all of this and more on the playbook.
0:23.4	This is entrepreneurs the playbook.
0:25.4	For each week I bring you some of the greatest athletes, celebrities,
0:30.0	and entrepreneurs to talk about their personal and professional
0:33.9	playbook to success and what made them champions on the field and in the boardroom.
0:39.4	I'm your host David Melzer.
0:41.8	I have an extraordinary entrepreneur in a really fun space.
0:45.4	Rich Klimans, the co-founder of 35 ventures,
0:48.5	manager and business partner to a small fellow.
0:51.4	I call him the longest player in the NBA, Dick Kevin Durant. Welcome to the playbook
0:55.3	Rich. What's up, man? Thank you so much. I'm excited to be here. You know, I had to have you on because you
1:02.4	and I have shared so many similar experiences in life, but moreover,
1:06.0	one of the biggest questions entrepreneurs still ask me, and it's surprising, you know, they want to be sports agents you know they literally have romanticized
1:15.2	Jerry McGuire in 18 different ways and it reminds me I you may have had a
1:21.0	mom like mine but my mom had a saying doctor lawyer or failure and so you know for me you know the dream of being a sports agent was this huge thing and what but I went to pre-med when I went to college and I didn't know what
1:37.1	being a doctor was like I was 18 I didn't know doctors had to be in the hospital I
1:40.4	was gonna be a sports doctor on the sidelines and training rooms.
1:43.5	So when my oldest brother who's a doctor is like, dude, you hate hospitals and you want to be a doctor.
1:48.7	I was like, I'm not going to be in a hospital. I'm going to be on the fields.
1:51.3	He goes, David, you got to be more interested and interesting. I swear for the last 30 years since I've been working with Lee Steinberg and Warren Moon and all the people that we've surrounded her. I feel like those kids are just like me. They have no clue what being a sports agent is all about.
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