Mind Your Business: Sports, Music, Money

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This week the guys chat with music and sports journalist Terrell Thomas. The creative playmaker is Senior editor of HipHopSince1987 and founder of These Urban Times.

This week the guys chat with Atlanta Hawks power forward John Collins.

This week the guys chat withto PGA TOUR - TOUR Championship Tournament Director Martin Stephenson about the top 30 golfers in the world, transformation of the East Lake neighborhood and Bobby Jones.

This week the guys chat with Atlanta music legend and Eddie's Attic namesake Eddie Owen about his venture Eddie Owen Presents and the Red Clay Music Foundry in Duluth.

This week the guys chat with John Schuerholtz (Braves), Jake Fromm (UGA), Ben Garland (Falcons), Taurean Prince (Hawks), Gerardo "Tata" Martino (Atlanta United) and D.J. Shockley (UGA/Falcons) at the Atlanta Sports Awards.

Tug talks country music with Braves pitcher A.J. Minter and Phil chats with Matt and Kim before their show at Shaky Knees Fest about Atlanta's music scene.

The guys sit down with singer-songwriter Rosey as well as singer-songwriter/drummer Mike Rizzi.

Tug and Phil catch up with Thompson Square to talk about life, leaving their record label and their new album Masterpiece

This week we chat with The Farm Managing Director Burunda Prince-Jones. The Farm is Comcast NBCUniversal's Atlanta-based startup accelerator that is directed by Boulder, Colo.-based Boomtown. The Farm is located within Comcast's Central Division headquarters at The Battery complex at SunTrust Park.

The guys sit down with the Atlanta Blaze President Jim Pheifer and Blaze Head Coach Liam Banks

This week the guys roll to Central Park to sit down with Shaky Knees and Shaky Beats Festival Founder Tim Sweetwood, who has quickly risen to become one of the top forward-thinking music festival producers in the country.

This week the guys chat with David Leeks of Atlanta-based Street Execs. As a partner and business manager in the company, Leeks helps lead the team behind 2 Chainz (Def Jam/Universal Music Group) & Travis Porter (RCA Records). The Atlanta-native and Morehouse College alumnus is also a sports fanatic and discusses his plans to open a premier sports lounge this summer in Atlanta.

This week the guys welcome Grammy Award winner Coy Bowles of Zac Brown Band to the studio and sit-down with Canadian country music champion Corb Lund at Eddie's Attic.

This week the guys catch up with John Driskell Hopkins of Zac Brown Band.

SweetWater Brewing Company Head Brewer Nick Nock and Minister of Propaganda Steve Farace talk about the deal with Delta Air Lines that boosted the company's national stature, the process of brewing a new batch of beer, and how 420 Fest came to be a premier music festival in Atlanta.

Tug and Phil catch up with Clay Cook of Zac Brown Band at City Winery

Tug and Phil catch up with country star Scotty McCreery, 90's country stars Shenandoah frontman Marty Raybon and guitar guru Tommy Emmanuel

This week Phil chats with NASCAR driver Chase Elliott (from inside a pace car)and Atlanta Motor Speedway President and General Manager Ed Clark ahead of the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500

The guys speak with Atlanta Braves staple and longest-serving usher Walter Banks as well as the Grammy Award winning singer-song writer Steve Earle, who is is best known for his 1988 hit "Copperhead Road" but first broke onto the scene with his 1986 album "Guitar Towne", which was nominated for two Grammy Awards. His songs have been used in more than fifty films and have been recorded by iconic musicians like Johnny Cash, Emmylou Harris, Joan Baez, Carl Perkins, Vince Gill and Waylon Jennings, who recorded Earle's "The Devil's Right Hand" twice.

Tug and Phil catch up with Ben Haggard, the son of country music icon Merle Haggard and up and coming Texas born country singer Cody Johnson

This week the guys dive into the national championship with interviews from Tim Tebow, Kirk Herbstreit, Rece Davis, Phillip Phillips, Geno Atkins, Isaiah McKenzie, ArDarius Stewart, Drew Butler, Kenyan Drake, Greg McElroy, Barrett Jones, Gene Chizik, Mac Brown and Robin Meade.

Tug and Phil sit down with Otis Redding III, son of Georgia Music Icon & Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Member Otis Redding

This week the guys talk to Keri Potts, a senior director of communications at ESPN. Potts is responsible for setting the strategic communications efforts for all college sports event and studio content. In almost 15 years at ESPN, she has publicized properties ranging from the NFL and NBA, to ESPN Films and its inaugural slate of the award-winning 30 for 30 documentary series, The ESPYS and the launch of espnW, ESPN's first dedicated women's business. She joined ESPN from the NCAA in 2003 where she had served as a writer and editor. The Smithtown, N.Y. (Long Island)-native was co-captain of the Syracuse University women's volleyball team and remains its first and only first-team Academic All-American, graduating with her B.S. and M.S. from Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Beyond sports, Potts is known for her work the past six years as a victims' advocate, a national anti-sexual violence speaker and rape crisis counselor, having chronicled her own assault and international prosecution of her attacker in 2008, for Marie Claire magazine, the Travel Channel and Discovery ID, and on her blog afightbackwoman.com. Potts has served as a victims advocate for the Milford Rape Crisis Center (Milford, Conn.), Atlanta's Grady Memorial Hospital and now volunteers with the Gwinnett Rape Crisis Center in Georgia. She also serves on the Diversity & Inclusion Council of the NBA's Atlanta Hawks and the Atlanta Tip Off/Naismith Board of Directors. In 2017, she was named ESPN's Volunteer of the Year and is on the Board of Pathways to Safety International, the only organization to help Americans sexually assaulted abroad.

This week the guys talk to Synovus Financial Corp. Chairman and CEO Kessel Stelling about the banking landscape, his role at the bank and his beloved Georgia Bulldogs. Stelling began his career with Synovus in March 2006 when the company purchased Riverside Bancshares Inc., and merged it with Alpharetta-based Bank of North Georgia. In June 2008, he was promoted to Synovus Regional CEO for the Atlanta market. Stelling was named Synovus President and Chief Operating Officer in February 2010 and was named President and Chief Executive Officer in October 2010. He became Chairman of the Board in January 2012. As Chairman and CEO of Synovus, a $30 billion asset bank, Stelling leads a team of bankers, investment professionals and support teams in developing strategies designed to drive growth. Stelling guides a team consisting of commercial, retail, corporate and financial management services professionals in building long-term relationships while also ensuring the company remains focused on fostering a great working environment, effectively managing risk, reducing expenses and increasing shareholder value. In addition to his responsibilities at Synovus, he is a board member and former Chairman (2016) of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, treasurer and executive committee member of the Financial Services Roundtable, a board member of Realizing Educational Achievement Can Happen (REACH) Foundation Inc., a board member of Georgia Power and Board Member of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce.

The week the guys talk about the significance of the teams headed for the national championship in Atlanta and talk with SEC football titans Tim Tebow, Aaron Murray, David Greene and Matt Stinchcomb

Tug and Phil welcome the youngest agent in NBA history, NEXT Sports Agency Founder and CEO Austin Walton and Country music star Dustin Lynch, who was in Atlanta to perform at the Coca Cola Roxy Theatre as part of his 15-city "The Ride or Die Tour."

This week the guys sit down with Nappy Roots members Skinny DeVille and Fish Scales. The multi-platinum selling Grammy-nominated Southern rap group Nappy Roots currently consists of Milledgeville, Ga.-native Fish Scales (born Melvin Adams Jr.) and Kentucky natives Skinny DeVille (born William Hughes), B. Stille (born Brian Scott) and Ron Clutch (born Ronald Wilson). Nappy Roots is best known for their hits "Po' Folks", "Awnaw", "Roun' The Globe" and "Good Day," which have appeared in numerous films, television shows and video games.

The guys talk with the founder of the 7-time Grammy Award-winning funk/soul band The Commodores Thomas McClary and Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum super producer Drumma Boy. McClary is credited as the creator of what many refer to as The Commodores' signature sound that includes platinum hits "Brick House," "Easy," and "Three Times a Lady." Drumma Boy is best known for producing chart-topping hits such as Jeezy's "I Put On," Migos' "Look At My Dab," Plies feat. T-Pain "Shawty," and Waka Flocka Flame's "No Hands" feat. Roscoe and Wale.

The guys talk with country music superstar Garth Brooks and his wife, country star and Georgia native, Trisha Yearwood.

This week the guys sit down with Atlanta United President Darren Eales to get a breakdown of how to take in a soccer match.

This week the guys talk with the Gregg Allman Band musical director and lead guitarist Scott Sharrard

This week this guys chat with Atlanta-based heavy metal band Mastodon rhythm guitarist and back-up vocalist Bill Kelliher, and chat about their new album "Emperor of Sand," the relatable story behind this album and the real cost of owning your own recording studio.

Tug and Phil interview Braves pitcher Jason Motte about the Jason Motte Foundation, "Let's Strike Out Cancer," what he wants to do after his playing days and his World Series ring. The guys also preview Imagine Music Festival, review the recent Arcade Fire concert in Duluth and talk about some of the biggest independent promoters in ATL.

This week the guys talk about Atlanta's first professional Major League Soccer team, Atlanta United, and how the atmosphere at the new $1.5 billion Mercedes-Benz Stadium is like no other. The guys also talk a little New York sports and Atlanta music with Desus Nice from VICELAND's Desus and Mero at the Red Bull Culture Clash.

This week the guys interview Live Nation Atlanta President Peter Conlon, one of the most revered talent buyers and promoters in music history. He has been booking, promoting and hosting concerts in the Southeast for more than three decades and leads the operations of The Tabernacle, Delta Classic Chastain Park Amphitheater, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park and Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood. Conlon is also responsible for the annual three-day music festival in Atlanta, Music Midtown, which he started in 1994 with his long-time friend and business partner, Alex Cooley. Tune in to hear Conlon share stories about President Jimmy Carter, Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson as well as why he's excited to see Bruno Mars at Music Midtown.

On the inaugural episode, the guys dive into the upcoming college football season, the Georgia Swarm's National Lacrosse League Championship that didn't get the love it should have with Phil breaking down the money side of it all. Also, Tug interviews Atlanta Braves pitcher Lucas Sims.