In The Paint

Arron began his career in 1998 at The Magma Group in his hometown of Boston, where he focused on building and launching the largest college student marketing organization in the country, Team Magma. After changing coasts to LA, the move brought new opportunities, and upon relocating to Los Angeles, Arron was brought in by Justin Timberlake as the Director of Marketing for his tequila company, 901 Silver. After a successful brand launch in 2009, the company was acquired by Jim Beam/Fortune Brands, and continues to be a popular tequila brand in the category. In 2012, the music industry came calling, and Arron joined JAM, Inc.—a boutique firm focusing on the management of the estates of deceased, legendary musicians. During his tenure at JAM, Arron was part of the team for the Estates of Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, Muddy Waters, Ramones, Rick James, Henry Mancini, and Peter Tosh among others. A marketing & music management guru - Arron Saxe has built a number of strong relationships in the space of estate & legacy management. In 2019, Arron was named Vice President of Estate Management for Universal Music Group in Los Angeles, somehow accomplishing this while remaining a die-hard Boston sports fan. Arron is as authentic a person as you'll ever meet, in this episode we discuss the music business (Wu-Tang Clan/the current state of Hip-Hop), sports, and growing up with an incredible mother to show him the pathway to success.

Part 2 of our conversation with the #7 ranked women surfer in the world - our favorite SeaTiger.  We continue discussing the peaks and valleys of competition as well as positive vibes, the attitude of a winner, motivational techniques, skateboarding, sharks, and favorite flavors of ice cream.   Courtney is a once-in-a-lifetime soul with a compass that points to true north towards positivity 100% of the time! 

Courtney is a true competitor and an unbelievable spirit. In this episode, we dive into what competition is all about at its core & what gives her that extra edge to perform at an incredibly high level. Also, burden vs. opportunity - are they really different? Maybe it's just all in your outlook.  Amazingly, it relates to life outside of sports, especially in our current state of affairs in our country. Courtney is a badass among badasses, she is the standard by which all badassery is measured.   Courtney's career started with a bang, she bagged a couple of wins during her first few years on Tour and finished in the Top 10, but her transformation into a contender happened in 2015 when she won events in Western Australia, Brazil, and Portugal. Early in the 2018 season, Conlogue suffered a foot injury and was forced to withdraw from four critical events. Despite the setback, she went on to win the Vans US Open at her home wave as well as the Roxy Pro France. She finished off the 2018 season in the No. 8 spot on the Jeep Leaderboard, showing zero signs of slowing down. She then claimed her 12th career Championship Tour win at Bells in 2019.

In High School “they” said she was too short. ____ She became the best setter in the World

In The Paint welcomes two incredible young entrepreneurs, the boys from CHPTR-3 sneaker designs jump on the mic with Geoff & Casey to talk hoops, fashion, kicks, culture, the value of hard work and perseverance, and rooting for the underdog!  Massive talent hits the podwaves in this 2-part episode, let's get in the paint with Mike Gee & Gabe Gonzalez! 

In The Paint welcomes two incredible young entrepreneurs, the boys from CHPTR-3 sneaker designs jump on the mic with Geoff & Casey to talk hoops, fashion, kicks, culture, the value of hard work and perseverance, and rooting for the underdog!  Massive talent hits the podwaves in this 2-part episode, let's get in the paint with Mike Gee & Gabe Gonzalez! 

So we've all been quarantined and there's no live sports - even worse, there's no March Madness! No college hoops!  We took matters into our own hands, by building a 16-team bracket to determine the best college team of all time (since 1980). We chose 4 teams from each decade, '80s, '90s, 2000s, & 2010s. We're seeding them in a bracket and voting on winners courtesy of social media voters and a committee of basketball wizards and wizardettes.  Finally, the truth will be told! The Social Distancing-based March Madness bracket to determine who the all-time great team really is!

The ITP show is BLESSED to have THE MENTOR, THE TEACHER, THE HUSBAND, THE FATHER, ONE OF THE MOST RESPECTED MEN & BASKETBALL COACHES IN LOS ANGELES on our podwaves!   *Loyola High School Head Varsity Basketball Coach, Jamal has helped guide the program to multiple Mission league titles appearances in CIF Southern Section Semifinals, and a CIF Southern Section Champion. 300 plus career coaching wins. Awarded the National Double-Goal Coach of Year Award by the Positive Coach Alliance, CIF Division IIA Coach of Year, numerous Los Angeles Times write ups on him and his student Athletes. Jamal has helped coach players that have gone on to play collegiately and professionally at Kansas, UCLA, University of California at Berkeley, the University of California at Davis, Syracuse, Kansas State, Mercer University, Georgetown University, American University, Arizona, Cornell, Harvard,  University of Pennsylvania, Santa Clara, University San Diego, Oregon, and the list goes on..... A great man amongst men...he sacrifices to help others achieve their greatness.

Today we lost one of the greats, Kobe Bryant was an icon, a hero, a father, a husband, and a son. The world is in mourning from the tragic loss, it's hard to put into words how we feel - but we just had to get it out. Kobe defined a generation of basketball players, showing what hard work and a dedication to winning was really about. Whether you're a Lakers fan or not, Kobe's greatness is unquestioned. He'll be missed forever. 

In The Paint Ep. 2 - Hosts Casey Gutting & Geoff Walker reminisce about AAU & club highschool basketball, exposure camps, and hoops from back in the day! Geoff dives into his memory bank on Chicago area hoops and his deeply rooted love of midwest basketball. We also hit on the NFL playoff situation and the backlash from our Lamar Jackson love-fest in episode 1. 

Welcome to the In The Paint podcast - the sports & lifestyle show where we explore the truth about sports and competition on and off the field or court. With the help of several adult beverages and our very special guest, NFL All-Pro and former Minnesota Vikings Man Of The Year award winner, Robert Griffith - we'll explore what it's really like to stand across the line of scrimmage, locking eyes with hall of fame QB's, as well as the truth about the seedy underbelly of the NFL. It's not quite sex, drugs, and rock & roll, but it's damn close.