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The NIL Show by Campus Ink
Hosted by Campus Ink · ENGLISH
Adam, Sean & Steven from Campus Ink recently took on an investment from Mark Cuban to build out a merchandising solution for college athletes. The Name, Image & Likeness space is the wild west. Follow along with Adam & Steven and their journey navigating the world where college athletes can finally make money.
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S2E24: "We're in partnership with athletes, not ownership" - with Jamie Wood
Jun 12, 202400:48:11Tap to summarizeAdam Cook and Tate Gillespie are joined by Former Texas A&M NIL Director and Ohio State football player Jamie Wood, who dropped knowledge on life experiences in the world of NIL.Jamie and Tate, who is the former NIL Director at Kansas, compare notes on their experiences in the role and how they manage so many relationships across athletes, coaches, administrators, boosters, businesses and more.The crew dissects what makes the best NIL programs successful within athletic departments, and how different units can best work together to achieve synergy.
Transcribe →S2E23: Unpacking the Latest House Settlement NIL News
May 29, 202400:31:02Tap to summarizeAdam & Tate link up to break down the latest house settlement news as it relates to NIL and what that means for the future of college athletics, schools and the athletes themselves.They also address the future of collectives and what role they will have if schools are allowed to pay athletes.And, naturally, the Adam & Tate close the conversation with some great EA College Football chatter.
Transcribe →S2E22: NIL is getting SPICY - with Michelle Meyer
May 23, 202400:38:47Tap to summarizeMichelle Meyer, founder of the NIL Network, rejoined the pod to discuss all the latest happenings in the world of NIL.As former collegiate athletes themselves, Adam, Tate and Michelle break down a wild last few weeks in the NIL industry and give their takes on whether they feel athletes SHOULD be employees or not.The former NIL Coordinator at San Diego State University, Michelle is now the Director of Growth at JABA AI.
Transcribe →S2E21: March Madness At The NIL Store is INSANE
May 13, 202400:43:33Tap to summarizeSteven, Adam & Tate return from the depths of March Madness to recap their favorite memories from another insane basketball season at Campus Ink's NIL Store.As a March Madness newbie, Tate shared his biggest takeaways, before he and Adam recapped their trip to the NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four.The crew then runs through rapid fire topics surrounding all the latest news in the world of NIL.
Transcribe →S2E20: Farag Recaps Forbes Interview and Merch Madness is BACK!
Mar 22, 202400:30:12Tap to summarizeCEO Steven Farag recaps his recent Forbes interview with Jabari Young, including how it came to fruition and what the experience was like at the Nasdaq building.The crew then chops it up about all of this year's Merch Madness plans, and how the NIL Store plans to capitalize on college basketball players' biggest moments.
Transcribe →S2E19: Dartmouth MBB Players Unionized. What's Next? - with Mit Winter
Mar 13, 202400:28:17Tap to summarizeThe Dartmouth Men's Basketball program officially voted to unionize, sending shockwaves throughout the landscape of college athletics.Podcast veteran and expert NIL commentator Mit Winter, attorney for Kennyhertz Perry, joined the podcast to break down the news and bring some clarity to what this means for the future of college athletics!
Transcribe →S2E18: "Now is the time for college athletes to organize" - w/ Dev Sethi of Athletes.org
Mar 1, 202400:44:18Tap to summarizeSteven, Adam & Sean are joined by Athletes.org COO, Dev Sethi, to discuss all of the latest rumblings in the world of college athletics and how Athletes.org is positioning itself as the players association for college athletes.Dev has an incredible background, having worked for Google, YouTube, and Meta, prior to his time with Athletes.org. Throughout his career, he has been focused on reaching new audiences by exploring emerging mediums for content distribution.
Transcribe →S2E17: How we opened a Purdue Pop-up store in 5 days!
Feb 22, 202400:31:28Tap to summarizeThe crew unpacks CEO Steven Farag's latest crazy idea - opening a physical pop-up NIL Store on the campus of Purdue University in less than 5 days!Steven explains how the NIL Store partnered with Gameday Spirit to make it happen, and dives into the incredible grand opening which included a line of Boilermaker fans all the way down the block.
Transcribe →S2E16: Dartmouth Basketball Players Can Unionize! What's Next?
Feb 16, 202400:40:44Tap to summarizeThe NIL Store's Adam Cook and Tate Gillespie break down the latest NLRB ruling which announced the Dartmouth Men's Basketball team unionize. It's a ruling that could turn college athletics and the employment status of athletes upside down.Adam & Tate dive into exactly what the ruling means, and what happens next.
Transcribe →S2E15: Recapping Our Epic Trip To Vegas
Feb 8, 202400:38:26Tap to summarizeSteven, Adam and Sean are back from Las Vegas, where they attended the annual Licensing Sports & Tailgate Show with a few other members from the NIL Store team.The crew recapped how much changed since the crew's last trip to Vegas, and the official reveal of the NIL Store Blanks Program with a live demo that wowed retailers.
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