How New York Made Michael Strahan Who He Is Today | The Deal

Was Michael Strahan always going to be a ubiquitous presence-from Good Morning America host to NFL commentator to having his own line of clothing at Men’s Wearhouse? Maybe-but if you ask him, he would tell you it wouldn’t have happened were it not for his move from Texas to New York. There was also another thing: winning a Super Bowl.
On this episode of The Deal, the ex-football Giant says trial by fire in the most unforgiving of sports towns set him on the path to success in everything else.
Strahan has put together a post-NFL career that’s unique for its simultaneous proximity and distance from the game. On one hand, there he is every Sunday during the season, jawing with a coterie of ex-players and coaches on Fox NFL Sunday. But during the week, he’s a co-host of Good Morning America, alongside Robin Roberts and George Stephanopoulos. Then there are the apparel lines with JCPenney and Men’s Wearhouse, and an annual collaboration with Starter for the Super Bowl.
His co-architect in all of this is Constance Schwartz-Morini, a former NFL executive-turned-manager who’s also worked with Snoop Dogg, Erin Andrews and Deion Sanders. Much of that work has come under the auspices of SMAC Entertainment, the firm Strahan and Schwartz-Morini created in 2011. We also got a chance to sit down with Schwartz-Morini, who is our guest on episode three of The Deal, dropping March 15.
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00:00 - 02:38 Intro
02:38 - 04:06 The power of New York
04:06 - 07:43 Winning the Super Bowl
07:43 - 11:24 Deciding to retire
11:24 - 15:42 Football in Germany
15:42 - 19:51 Transitioning to media
19:51 - 22:53 Michael on being confident
22:53 - 27:27 Clothing & skincare
27:27 - 29:10 Why Michael loves dealmaking
29:10 - 30:15 Magic Johnson
30:15 - 33:07 NFL on Fox
33:07 - 35:53 Trusting your gut & imposter syndrome
35:53 - 37:09 Learnings from Robin & George
37:09 - 39:51 Sports fund & Investing
39:51 - 41:58 Missed investments
41:58 - 47:15 SMAC & Constance Schwartz-Morini
47:15 - 50:49 Advice
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[@junito1008]

As a New Yorker, I really appreciate that these two players, Michael Strahan and Alex Rodriguez, came to our city and brought Championships. 🙏🏻

[@patrickharrington7860]

Really enjoyed the interview and the series.

[@loslez]

Great discussion! Love Michael’s thoughts on how to treat people.

[@michaelrfx7]

Great Job Michael, very happy for you and that fact that you went to space is inspiring!! Incredible stuff Michael!!

[@JCole2598]

This was great! Insightful!

[@kyoko703]

It would be interesting if SMAC were to join forces with Night. That would be CRAZY!!!!!

[@goldbars777]

You mean the Jesuit Order made him who he is today‼️