Happy New Year all. In Episode 9 we welcome Marcus Moreno who is a business manager for professional sports athletes. We talk about how he got started in the business and how are professional athletes when the camera is not on them.

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Discussion:

1:02 Exactly what do you do?

1:25 Where do you represent athletes from?

1:48 Do you have a favorite baseball team?

2:09 CPA 30 years, how did you transition into sports?

3:27 What are the differences in working with professional athletes?

3:57 Was this always a goal of yours?

4:34 Is it mostly Spanish speaking players you are working with?

5:09 Do you do just taxes or do you do more?

6:02 What are athletes like to work with?

6:40 Does the money change them much?

7:56 How does money change them?

8:56 When we hear money changes people we think negative, you are talking positively

9:32 Are the Latin players really exaggerating on their age?

10:10 Who are some of the player's listeners may recognize?

11:22 Do you find the players go back a lot to help out their communities?

12:25 The Latin influences in baseball are huge, why do they have such success?

13:22 Is it just baseball athletes?

13:56 What is the most interesting part of your job?

15:31 Is the trade deadline hectic for you?

16:01 Is there a big difference among teams how they treat their athletes?

16:48 Will players in the off season look at just money or do they take into account the team?

18:00 Do high tax states have a more difficult time attracting talent?

19:00 Do you develop relationships with agents or go to players directly?

19:48 What stories do you have with players being active in helping their community?

21:07 Seems baseball players are more involved in the community?

23:15 Where are you taking someone to dinner in Chandler? Chops

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