Athlete CEO
114 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsEach week on Athlete CEO features select excerpts from interviews with trailblazers, the elite, those at the top of their field and the best at their craft with the goal to curate the best practices that you can leverage to unlock your human capital
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Why You Forget 80% of What You Read | Josiah Igono | Athlete CEO #63
November 04, 2021 18:19 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBOur daily life can often look like trying to drink from the firehose with billions of pieces of information available at our fingertips, notifications from multiple devices, and the ability to join millions of conversations around the world via social media. We live in a world that rewards speed – how quick we think, react, and position ourselves, but thinking about more things – trying to speed up – can often lead instead to slowing down Despite today’s reality seeming like a dream just ...
Building Resilience | Smaranda Lawrie | Athlete CEO #62
October 21, 2021 17:36 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBWhen people hear the term “positive psychology” it can often bring to mind the idea of “always staying positive” or trying to force yourself to never feel anger or pain, but Smaranda Lawrie says that’s B.S. Smaranda has a PhD in psychology and brain science from UCSB, is the founder of UCSB’s Resilience Summit, currently is an assistant professor at Providence College, and is a key researcher on positive psychology. As a child, Smaranda’s family were political refugees from Romania who – i...
Feed the B.E.A.S.T. | Josiah Igono, Erik Averill | Athlete CEO #61
October 07, 2021 16:14 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBAs athletes, we’ve all heard some variation of “You’ve just got to have confidence,” as if it’s just a switch you haven’t flipped on yet. But how? You can’t just create confidence out of thin air. And what does it look like? Is it simply just going out on the field with the belief that you’ll win? Is it carrying yourself with certain body language? Is it surrounding yourself with people who will tell you you’re great? To build confidence, you have to first understand exactly what it is. ...
The NBA’s Body Whisperer | Fabrice Gautier | ACEO #60
September 23, 2021 18:52 - 46 minutes - 43 MBWe believe the best investment you can make is in yourself - your human capital. Our guest, Fabrice Gautier, has created outsized returns for some of the world’s best athletes like Rudy Gobert, Giancarlo Stanton, Kevin Love, Carmelo Anthony, Tony Parker, and more, and he has served as the French National Basketball team’s osteopath since 2009. Described by Kevin Love as “the swiss army knife when it comes to optimizing your health and performance,” Fabrice is a licensed physical therapist...
Is Perfectionism Good for Performance? | Josiah Igono & Erik Averill | Athlete CEO #59
September 09, 2021 16:08 - 10 minutes - 9.3 MBPerfectionism plagues so many high achievers. Perfectionism is not accepting anything short of perfection. Is perfectionism good, or is it bad? Research by Dr. Joachim Stoeber has shown that individuals who strive for perfection on the athletic field outperform and outclass their peers…until they don't. The problem therein lies in what happens when you don't reach perfection. It leads to the fear of failure, fear of criticism, stress, depression, and anxiety. How do you reap the benefi...
Name, Image, Likeness: What Collegiate Athletes Should Know | Doug Fillis | Athlete CEO #58
August 26, 2021 19:18 - 37 minutes - 34 MBName, Image, Likeness (NIL) is the first step for collegiate athletes to begin getting fairly compensated for their abilities and dedication to their sport. The last two months, we’ve seen headlines of athletes signing deals with national brands, local businesses, and creating their own personal trademarks. As a collegiate athlete, what are the most important questions and factors you should be considering before stepping into the world of NIL? Doug Fillis, founder of Accelerate Sports Ven...
Building Your Brand | Evan Parker | Athlete CEO #57
August 19, 2021 21:51 - 42 minutes - 39 MBYou are your own brand. Countless times we have all heard this. And now that amateur athletes are able to monetize their Name, Image, & Likeness (NIL) the message is being shouted from the roof top. Yet, the majority of advice is incomplete and misses the main point. The "brand" is only as valuable as the "business" that is built. Companies and people partner with brands (individual or corporate) because they believe those brands will help them become more valuable. What is your business ...
Countering Negativity with Thought-Stopping | Josiah Igono, Erik Averill | Athlete CEO #56
July 15, 2021 13:00 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBYou’re in a performance competition, on the field or court in the middle of a game, or about to give a big presentation and your brain starts running wild with self-defeating thoughts. What do you do? For some, it can be hard to overcome these negative thoughts and their performance suffers. However, in today’s Athlete CEO: Peak Performance episode, Erik and Josiah discuss another way to combat these thoughts through the concept of thought-stopping. They discuss what thought-stopping is,...
Are You Breathing? | Josiah Igono, Erik Averill | Athlete CEO #55
June 17, 2021 16:27 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBWe have all been there. In high impact situations and high stress situations we forget to breathe. At the exact moment we need to be at our best, we cut off our brain’s lifeline to function. Shutting down our frontal lobe, which is responsible for high level thought, decision-making, executive functioning, being able to think backwards, think strategically, and being able to innovate. “Be in control of your breathing, be in control of your performance.” Dr. Ken Ravizza The benefits are u...
Release Techniques | Josiah Igono, Erik Averill | Athlete CEO #54
June 03, 2021 22:17 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MBBe present. Stay in the moment. One pitch/swing/snap at a time. The past is behind you. Simple concepts. Extremely difficult to execute. Yet, the ones that do separate themselves from the crowd. The tool the high performers use to execute: Release Techniques. When things starts to bubble up a release technique helps you to reset. Listen in as Peak Performance Coach, Josiah Igono, PHD breaks down everything you need to know about developing your own release techniques and unlocking your...
The True Competitive Edge: Mental Health | Jason Law, Erik Averill | Athlete CEO #53
May 20, 2021 15:22 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBWe love being a part of a community that is driven to win. A community where each of us are in pursuit of being the best in the world. To be masters of our craft. Many begin the journey, but few arrive. It can be lonely, exhausting and filled with dangerous pitfalls that threaten your success. The biggest threat, your mental health. Thankfully, this is not a path you have to travel alone. From Michael Phelps, to Kevin Love and Hayden Hurst we have professional athletes bringing the awar...
Capturing What’s Most Important | Josiah Igono, Erik Averill | Athlete CEO #52
May 06, 2021 17:33 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBIt’s been estimated that the human mind is capturing anywhere between 10,000-60,000 thoughts per day, and that we scroll somewhere in the range of the Statue of Liberty’s to the Eiffel Tower’s height per day. We are inundated with information every day – how do you capture what’s most important to unlock your full human capital? By utilizing one of the most pivotal tools of performance: journaling. Through the frontal lobe, the brain has a built-in functionality to sift through the prover...
Unlocking Human Performance with Phil Wallin – Diesel Fitness, Health & Recovery for Professional Athletes | Athlete CEO #51
April 22, 2021 18:38 - 59 minutes - 54.1 MBOn today’s episode, Phil Wallin, owner & CEO of Diesel Fitness & Health & Recovery shares how the revolution of wearable technology such as the Whoop is fueling performance like never before. The world of sports and investing is driven by analytics because the numbers don’t lie. Analytics provide answers to the most important questions: What is valuable? What drives performance? Can it be improved? Our community is constantly looking for the next edge. Yet, the one thing we have contr...
#1 Skill to Peak Performance | Josiah Igono, Erik Averill | Athlete CEO: Peak Performance #50
April 08, 2021 18:21 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBThe difference between a good performance and a great performance is the result of how you show up. Are you at your absolute best? Have you set yourself up for peak performance? Very few of the mental skills are designed to help us up-regulate. Most of the skills are focused on slowing down, being present, and calming yourself. But, what if you could wake yourself up, become hyper-focused, and create an edge at the right moment? Listen in as Josiah Igono, PHD Performance Psychology unloc...
Championship Body Language | Josiah Igono, Erik Averill | Athlete CEO: Peak Performance
March 11, 2021 16:24 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBYour presence is everything – it dictates your performance, how you’re viewed, how other respond to you, and even how you feel about yourself. Our brains are wired to protect and to predict, so the way we comport ourselves – whether it’s on the mound, in the boardroom, or in daily interactions – makes a difference in how others will respond, think, and feel. As athletes, the truth is that we want to have a dominant presence on the field. We want to be confident and take up space. We want t...
Pushing Against Perfection | Coach Dar | Athlete CEO #48
February 25, 2021 22:50 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBAs an elite performer you’ve worked hard to get where you’re at. The work to stay at the top comes with immense pressure and a grind to continually improve. Also, success can make it hard to get clear, direct feedback, and it can attract people who don’t have your best interests in mind. How do you continue to reach for greatness without folding to the pressures of perfectionism? How can you work to build an inner circle of people with your best interests in mind – who can give you direct a...
Do You Spend More Time In Reflection or Strategy? | Josiah Igono, Erik Averill | Athlete CEO: Peak Performance
February 11, 2021 18:03 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBDo You Spend More Time In Reflection or Strategy? | Josiah Igono, Erik Averill | Athlete CEO: Peak Performance Living in an “always on” and “permanently connected” world, our everyday experience is littered with a proverbial fire hose of information. We can get any question answered in the blink of an eye on Google, learn how to build a house on YouTube, and keep up with the daily activities of our friends and family on apps like Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, or TikTok. It can be...
Avoiding Burnout and Finding Wholeness | Andy Maurer | Athlete CEO #46
January 28, 2021 20:43 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MBIt’s often said, “it’s lonely at the top.” As venture capitalists, business executives, and professional athletes at the highest level, there can often be a mentality that you should just focus on performing and avoid feelings of burn out, toxic stress, or loneliness. However, we’ve all seen examples of - or felt ourselves - this mentality not being sustainable over the long term. In this episode of the Athlete CEO, Erik is joined by Andy Maurer, licensed therapist and emotional wellness...
The Science of Self-Talk | Athlete CEO: Peak Performance | Josiah Igono & Erik Averill
January 14, 2021 18:20 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBHow can some players overcome mental hurdles and self-doubt to hit that game winning home run, make that difficult catch, or sink the perfect putt? Why do we see so many first-round draft picks ending up a bust? At AWM Capital, we believe one of the greatest drivers of your wealth is your human capital and one of the goals of the Athlete CEO podcast is to help you learn new ways of tapping into your full potential. That's why each month we’re joined by Josiah Igono, Ph.D. of Performance Ps...
Building Culture in Critical Times | Athlete CEO #44 | Brandon & Erik Averill
December 31, 2020 13:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MB“2020 was a little crazy.” That is the understatement of the year. A global pandemic, volatile markets, athletic seasons paused then modified. Many companies who had set their “20/20 in 2020” vision campaigns ended up having to scrap much of their planning and pivot in what looks to be a new normal moving into 2021. Yet despite the volatility, AWM Capital, as Managing Partner Brandon Averill puts it, has “grown from an organization to a company.” In this episode of the Athlete CEO, we ge...
Find, Attach, and Attack Your Way to Clarity | Athlete CEO: Peak Performance | Josiah Igono & Erik Averill
December 17, 2020 16:16 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBWe’ve all been there – taking the field at the big game, stepping into the boardroom for an important meeting, coming home after a long day to rambunctious kids who demand your attention, or heading in for the massive exam. It can be easy to get overwhelmed and shut down, to lose focus, to have 10,000 thoughts suddenly racing through your head that draw your attention away. How do you push past these mental hurdles? How can you be wholly present and focused on your intended results? In ...
The 3 Keys to Mental Performance | Josiah Igono & Erik Averill | Athlete CEO: Peak Performance
December 03, 2020 18:12 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBAt AWM Capital, we believe that the greatest driver of your net worth is your human capital. So much hinges on your ability to perform – on the field or in the board room – over the course of your career, so it’s pivotal to continually work on improving your mental and physical game. When it comes to performance coaching, Josiah Igono is one of the best. Having most recently left his position as Director of Peak Performance for the Texas Rangers to focus on building his own business, All Th...
GoWild and the “Anti Social Media” Social Media Platform | Brad Luttrell | Athlete CEO Podcast with Erik Averill and Brandon Averill
November 19, 2020 12:00 - 57 minutes - 13.5 MB1:50 GoWild is not just a “Facebook” for Outdoorsman. “If you post a hunting adventure [on social media], you can get trolled you can get death threats...it’s crazy. We wanted to build something that catered to this audience in ways that social media just didn’t.” 10:00 Moving from the marketing side of business to the founder side can be difficult, what led Brad Luttrell to where he is today? 17:06 Is there anything that Brad can remember from his past that was really helpful to get h...
Optimizing Your Human Potential | Joe Schmidt | Athlete CEO Podcast with Erik Averill and Brandon Averill
November 05, 2020 12:00 - 17 minutes - 7.69 MBAthlete CEO Podcast Optimizing Your Human Potential Joe Schmidt Ep. 4 Guest: Joe Schmidt, Former Notre Dame football captain, investor in Excel, a venture capital firm and he now runs strategy, sales and partnerships for Ethos Life. Twitter @joeschmidtiv On the fourth and final part of our interview with Joe Schmidt we discuss how Joe puts his high athletic performance into his real life, the four pillars that Joe has broken his life into, and the greatest advice he’s gotten from a ...
15 Minutes and a Cup of Coffee | Joe Schmidt | Athlete CEO Podcast with Erik Averill and Brandon Averill
October 29, 2020 12:00 - 16 minutes - 12 MBAthlete CEO Podcast 15 Minutes and a Cup of Coffee Joe Schmidt Ep. 3 Guest: Joe Schmidt, Former Notre Dame football captain, investor in Excel, a venture capital firm and he now runs strategy, sales and partnerships for Ethos Life. Twitter @joeschmidtiv 1:47 Brandon Averill on building up your network through Joe Schmidt’s advice by asking for 15 minutes and a cup of coffee. FInd people, meet them and build your network. 2:57 You don’t always know where your next opportunit...
Venture Capital and the 99.9% | Joe Schmidt | Athlete CEO with Erik Averill and Brandon Averill
October 22, 2020 12:00 - 11 minutes - 9.4 MBAthlete CEO Podcast Venture Capital and the 99.9% Joe Schmidt Ep. 2 Guest: Joe Schmidt, Former Notre Dame football captain, investor in Excel, a venture capital firm and he now runs strategy, sales and partnerships for Ethos Life. Twitter @joeschmidtiv 1:51 Brandon Averill on AWM Capital and how their approach to investment mirrors that of Accel Ventures, which is focused on long time outcomes. The deal flow that pro athletes might see has already been picked over by professional i...
Skin in the Game | Joe Schmidt | Athlete CEO with Erik Averill and Brandon Averill
October 15, 2020 13:00 - 17 minutes - 10.3 MBAthlete CEO Podcast Skin in the Game Guest: Joe Schmidt, Former Notre Dame football captain, investor in Accel, a venture capital firm and he now runs strategy, sales and partnerships for Ethos Life. Twitter @joeschmidtiv 2:01 Brandon Averill on Ethos Life disrupting the life insurance model and the need for disruption in the insurance industry. 2:58 Erik Averill on the transition for Joe on moving from being an investor to an operator within a company and how much skin in the gam...
AWM Insights Is Moving! | AWM Insights | Financial and Investment News
October 06, 2020 12:00 - 23 seconds - 234 KBAWM Insights Financial and Investment News Podcast Powered by AWM Capital Subscribe & give us a rating and review: AWM Insights Podcast
Separators of Success | Craig Domann | Athlete CEO with Erik Averill and Brandon Averill
October 01, 2020 12:00 - 39 minutes - 15 MBAthlete CEO with Erik Averill and Brandon Averill Separators of Success Guest: Craig Domann Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Website: https://360sportsrep.com/about-360/ Podcast: https://www.promindsetpodcast.com/ 3:00 There are seven key ingredients that someone needs to be successful: Believe in yourself You need passion for what your sport There needs to be a motivational factor Outstanding habits Hard working Lifestyle must be consistent with your dream Competitive performance ...
Investing in Tik Tok US | AWM Insights | Erik Averill, Brandon Averill & Justin Dyer
September 29, 2020 12:00 - 10 minutes - 11.7 MBInvesting in Tik Tok US? AWM Insights Presented by AWM Capital For more insights, sign up for our newsletter at awminsights.com AWM Capital: IG | LinkedIn | Facebook | AWMCap.com Erik Averill: LinkedIn Brandon Averill: LinkedIn Justin Dyer: LinkedIn Investment in Tik Tok US is starting to make headlines; Erik, Brandon and Justin give you The Average Joes vs. Pros on Tik Tok impact in public + private markets. :40 - 1:16 Apple’s app store charges are back in the news. Spot...
More Inflation? | AWM Insights #29
September 22, 2020 18:25 - 4 minutes - 4.55 MBLast week, we discussed the Federal Reserve’s recent meetings where they signaled a willingness to allow a rise in inflation over the next 10-20 years. We received a lot of good feedback and follow up questions, and as a result are following up in a part two this week where we can address a few of the implications for investors. Our managing partner, Brandon Averill, is joined again by our Chief Investment Officer, Justin Dyer to discuss: • With the Fed signaling that they would likely all...
Advice All Pro Athletes Need | Zach Miller | Athlete CEO Podcast with Erik and Brandon Averill
September 17, 2020 13:00 - 29 minutes - 9.31 MBAthlete CEO Podcast Advice All Pro Athletes Need Former NFL TE and Super Bowl Champion Zach Miller knows firsthand how unprepared athletes are for money management and even more unprepared to enter the workforce after their playing careers. That’s why he’s decided to pursue wealth management as a career after the NFL. His goal is to help equip athletes with the same knowledge he wished he had when he played. Many in the financial business have given up on pro athletes, that’s why Zach Mi...
Why is Inflation Important to Investors? | AWM Insights #28
September 15, 2020 19:00 - 8 minutes - 7.78 MBYou might be familiar with the terms “inflation” and “deflation,” but do you know how they positively and negatively impact us as investors? About 2 weeks ago, the Federal Reserve held a virtual conference where they said they would be willing to let inflation run higher over a certain period of time to make up for lower inflation we’ve experienced in the recent past. So, over the next 10 years they could target a higher inflation rate than has previously been seen. To understand how this m...
A Better Investment Experience | AWM Insights with Brandon Averill and Justin Dyer
September 08, 2020 21:26 - 7 minutes - 7.1 MBRecent headlines are reporting massive drops in tech industry giants like Apple, which dropped last week by a little over 9% - roughly $150 billion of market value, and Tesla is down again this week after a similar fall last week. Have they reached the bottom? As we have said before – there is no crystal ball to determine that. However, there are investing concepts that are critical to understand to better weather volatile seasons like 2020 has turned out to be that will help you shore up u...
World Series Yankees Coach Dana Cavalea on Having a Champion's Mindset | Dana Cavalea | Athlete CEO with Brandon and Erik Averill
September 03, 2020 12:00 - 57 minutes - 15.9 MBAthlete CEO Podcast How to Coach and How to Be Coached What makes Derek Jeter who he is? What made him great? Coach Dana Cavalea is the former Director of Strength & Conditioning and Performance for the New York Yankees. He joins Brandon and Erik Averill on Athlete CEO to discuss what goes into a “Championship Mindset” and why mental balance is a key for success regardless of business or profession. Guest: Dana Cavalea “Habits of a Champion” Twitter https://danacavalea.com/ 2:1...
AWM Insights #26: Finding the Next IPO Unicorn?
September 01, 2020 18:29 - 6 minutes - 6.1 MBWith an estimated $44 billion worth of startups like Snowflake, Unity Software, JFrog, Sumo Logic and Amwell going from private to public right now, is it time to try and strike it rich by investing in the next unicorn company during its initial public investment (IPO) phase? If you only got your investment advice from the mainstream media, you might assume that this is the best way to create massive wealth, but as you might have guessed, it’s not quite that simple. The private to public o...
AWM Insights #25: Do Valuations Matter Anymore?
August 25, 2020 18:23 - 7 minutes - 7.07 MBLast Tuesday, the S&P 500 hit a record high after a sudden and unprecedented decline in the earlier months of the year. Much of the growth has been attributed to 5 big tech stocks, which we covered on a recent episode. As we’ve seen these 5 big tech stocks diverge, it’s made many investors ask if valuations even matter anymore? While these companies are enjoying their highest valuations ever, we see examples like Apple where their stock price has roughly tripled since early 2019, but so too...
Athlete CEO #33: Kyle Brown of Trinity Capital on Venture Debt, Startups Successes, and Global Crisis
August 20, 2020 15:00 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBOn this episode of the Athlete CEO, Erik dives into the debt side of Venture Capital with Founder, Operator, & current Chief Investment Officer of Trinity Capital, Kyle Brown. Trinity Capital provides smart debt for high growth venture-backed startups. Trinity’s portfolio is packed with successful companies including the likes of Impossible Foods, Fingerprint Digital, Birchbox and Untuckit. In a candid conversation Kyle shares his experiences ranging from nearly losing everything in 2008 t...
AWM Insights #24: Is Biden or Trump Better For Your Investment Returns?
August 18, 2020 19:20 - 10 minutes - 9.41 MBAre certain presidential candidates better for the stock market? If so, is there a “correct” party to vote for to improve the chances of stronger returns? We often hear political pundits offering advice or predictions around presidential election season, and suggest that the answer to both of these questions is unequivocally “yes.” There are certainly many ways political candidates impact our country, and because of that, it is extremely important we exercise our right to vote. However, as w...
AWM Insights #23: Should You Invest In a SPAC?
August 11, 2020 18:32 - 7 minutes - 6.61 MBRecently in the headlines, we’ve seen a lot of attention around SPACs (special purpose acquisition company) due to some big names in the investing world doubling down on them this year. So far in 2020, 60 of the 95 IPOs in the US have come from these SPACs and they’ve raised $24 billion further cementing them as the preferred method for going public this year. So what exactly are SPACs and should you be investing in them? Brandon and Erik discuss this and more including: : What is a SPAC...
Athlete CEO #32: Kobie Fuller of Upfront Ventures on Finding Success as a Founder
August 06, 2020 15:00 - 46 minutes - 43 MBKobie Fuller is the perfect venn diagram of the Athlete CEO – he was a track star at Harvard, used his background in tech to invest early in some of the top winners of emerging technologies including Oculus and Exact Target, and now works as a partner for Upfront Ventures where he continues to help discover and fund innovative tech companies. He has seen startups rise and fall and knows what it takes to be successful in founding a company, and shares with us what he’s seen over the years. H...
AWM Insights #22: Tech Stocks Are the Highest Performers – Should You Get In?
August 04, 2020 18:07 - 9 minutes - 8.92 MBMost economic news continues to point to things not looking great – including a 2nd quarter contraction of US GDP by an annual rate of 32.9%. However, the stock market still seems to have some positive moves. What’s behind the majority of the returns in the public stock market? Tech companies like Apple, Microsoft, and Google. In fact, the disparity in the S&P 500 is from the 5 largest companies, which have accounted for all the growth, but the remaining 495 have been producing negative retu...
AWM Insights #21: Where Does Gold Fit in Your Portfolio?
July 28, 2020 20:56 - 8 minutes - 7.35 MBGold is a topic that tends to pop up anytime there’s uncertainty in the market or conversations of where the economy is headed. We’ve seen gold hit all-time highs over the past week joined with increased nervousness of the pending stimulus package in congress and upcoming elections. This has resulted in more voices who recommend investing in gold as a safe alternative to a volatile market. In this episode Brandon and Erik discuss some of the arguments made for investing in gold and potentia...
Athlete CEO #31: Facebook VP Becca Van Dyck on How to Be Elite In All Aspects Of Life
July 23, 2020 17:28 - 37 minutes - 34 MBGrowing a business, serving your community, taking a leap in your career, spending time with friends and family, developing a hobby - often our interests and desires overshadow the simple fact that there are only so many hours in a day. It can be hard to find time to tackle all our goals let alone find balance and mastery in our current commitments. Becca Van Dyck has proven it can be done. Becca jumped into her career head first with a 12-year stint at Wieden+Kennedy as Nike’s global acco...
Is A Market Crash Inevitable?
July 21, 2020 18:14 - 7 minutes - 6.58 MBWith a looming election this fall, an ongoing global pandemic, and companies declaring bankruptcy left and right; there is currently no shortage of speculation framed as certain advice everywhere you look. Mainstream media pundits and social media influencers alike are quick to share the latest stock tip, advice on market timing, speculations on bankrupting companies, or even urge you to exit the markets entirely and wait until they calm back down. While it is entirely likely ther...
AWM Insights #20: Is A Market Crash Inevitable?
July 21, 2020 18:14 - 7 minutes - 6.58 MBWith a looming election this fall, an ongoing global pandemic, and companies declaring bankruptcy left and right; there is currently no shortage of speculation framed as certain advice everywhere you look. Mainstream media pundits and social media influencers alike are quick to share the latest stock tip, advice on market timing, speculations on bankrupting companies, or even urge you to exit the markets entirely and wait until they calm back down. While it is entirely likely there will be...
AWM Insights #19: Why Taxes Matter To Your Investments
July 14, 2020 17:58 - 8 minutes - 7.4 MBOne of the most important distinctions we like to make with our clients is that our primary job is not only investing. We re-center our clients’ definition of success by asking them if simply investing is the goal or if it’s actually to increase their net-worth after taxes and expenses? The answer is always: net worth. Investing is really just a means to an end. Our primary job, and the ultimate value we deliver, is in increasing our clients’ entire net worth. Unfortunately, the act of in...
Athlete CEO #030: Olympic Legend Michael Johnson on Winning in Sports and Business
July 09, 2020 17:00 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBAs a professional athlete, all of your passion, focus, and attention is on your sport. However, whether it’s 5 years, or 20, it’s only a season of your life – what comes next? This week, Erik & Brandon are joined by Olympic legend Michael Johnson to discuss finding your passions beyond your sports career. Over his 12-year career as a professional athlete at the top of his sport, Michael became a household name as he earned 13 Olympic and World championship gold medals and broke world recor...
AWM Insights #18: What You Should Know About Earnings Season
July 07, 2020 17:44 - 6 minutes - 6.38 MBAs you see in the major media and financial publications, earnings season is coming soon, but what does that mean for the typical investor? Articles and TV segments abound with the results and guidance of some of the best analysts in the business on their predictions of how some of the top companies are doing, but does that mean that you should be acting on those claims? Put simply, “earnings season” is the time in which most of the major publicly traded companies release their quarterly ea...
AWM Insights #17: Gambling or Investing – Which Game Are You Playing?
June 30, 2020 20:03 - 9 minutes - 8.95 MBOver the last couple weeks, we've seen the return with a vengeance of volatility in the markets with some of the biggest highs and lows in history all within a short time span. With these swings, we're starting to see non-investor voices give investing advice that really boils down to gambling. The message from these media personalities is loud and clear: now is the time for people to become active investors. Is there room for this type of investing? The answer revolves around your curren...