Jay-Z's Business Partner: How To Transform Your Passion Into Profit (& make MILLIONS)

In this episode, we welcome Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin: a distinguished businessman and social justice advocate known for spearheading several multibillion-dollar direct-to-consumer ventures, specifically in licensed merchandise, trading cards, and sports betting. Michael provides meaningful insights into the common pitfalls in brand building, loving what you do, and the flaws of the United States criminal justice system.

Michael shares how his journey in entrepreneurship began, his eyewitness account of unfairness in the American court system, working with Meek Mill, Jay-Z, and Desiree Perez of Roc Nation to spearhead the Reform Alliance, and how to balance work and family life. Throughout the conversation, he discusses the pursuit of exceptional talent, how routine-setting positively impacts productivity, and the strategic setting of billion-dollar goals.

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In this conversation, we discuss:
00:00 Introduction
00:58 We All Start From Somewhere
02:51 Pursue Your Passion for Entrepreneurship
04:50 Evolution of Entrepreneurship
07:30 A Peek into the Trading Card Business
10:20 The Biggest Mistake When Building a Brand
13:35 Financial Success is Loving What You Do Everyday
14:26 You Don’t Stop Learning
15:30 The Role of Pattern Recognition in Business Success
17:10 The Quest for Incredible Talent
21:50 Routines to Help with Productivity
23:33 Defining Your Worth
25:22 The Reform Alliance
30:35 The Billion-Dollar Goal
33:30 Family Life in the Midst of Success
34:18 Finding Balance Between Career and Family
36:22 How to Prioritize What Matters the Most
40:30 Michael Rubin On Final Five