Larry Hall |EP 9| LET'S TALK HOOPS Podcast with Kumbeno Memory & Chris Foss

This week Beno & Foss sit down with Larry Hall of adidas Basketball! Larry talks about making the transition to sports marketing after a 12-year professional basketball career that took him ALL AROUND THE WORLD and I Yi Yi! His career with adidas has him working directly with the signature athletes Donovan Mitchell, Damian Lillard, and many more! Larry touches on the vulnerability of betting on himself, elevator pitches and humility, pairing that with the values and skills he learned from his hoop career.
00:00 - Intro
03:15 - Playing in Portland
5:35 - Purpose of Positioning
7:30 - "Once you tell me that, Ima do it again"
8:30 - Professional Playing Career
10:15 - "Bet on yourself"
12:15 - Transition to post-playing career
16:15 - Getting on with adidas
17:15 - "Evolve from stress"
20:00 - Court Connections to Networks
22:00 - "Athletes are the most insecure people on the planet"
26:40 - A day in the life at adidas
31:45 - Translating basketball skills to the work place
36:20 - Getting into sports marketing
38:00 - Importance of vulnerability in networking
38:40 - Toughest lesson learned from basketball
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