Our guest today is Samyr Lainé, an Olympian, an amazing operator who worked with Jay-Z's, Will Smith and Jada Pickett Smith who is now the founder of Freedom Trail Capital.
We discuss:
• How he trained for the Olympics while being a full time law student
• Working at Monumental Sports (owners of the Washington Capitals and Wizards)
• Shifting towards the MLS
• Getting the email that Jay-Z was looking for someone to help run his businesses
• All of Jay-Z's businesses
• His view on how brands can collaborate with talent
• Why he left to work for Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith's Westbrook
• His thesis behind launching Freedom Trail Capital
Thank you to our Partner –– Propeller Industries
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