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In this episode, I'm joined by Adam Linkenauger. Adam owns and helped create or build world-leading YouTube channels and brands across numerous industries with the business model he personally developed that helps turn true experts into world-leading authorities in their expertise. His first YouTube channel that he started named I Love Basketball now has over 2.2 million subscribers.He is currently involved in a number of exciting projects including Athletic Motion Golf and Urban Valor all while building his personal brand Sport of Business.Adam was also a 7x ACC Champion high jumper at Clemson U and ACC Champion Coach with Virginia Tech.If you want to grow a killer brand, adopt a winning mentality, and learn how to get inside the heads of your competitors, this is the episode for you.Inside The Episode:How to build a wildly successful YouTube channelWhy being an underdog can often be an advantageHow having the mindset of an athlete can help you crush it in businessThe power of anchoring and the placebo effect on mental and physical performanceHow Adam pivoted after his athletic dreams abruptly endedConnect with AdamFacebookI Love Basketball YouTubeSport of BusinessConnect With BradleyBradley's InstagramSupport the show
Of the many sins of the 2021-22 Lakers, perhaps the greatest was the front office's complete disregard for quality role players. Throughout this franchise's history, the Lakers have been host to some of the greatest others to ever play in the NBA, and their contributions to the team's 17 titles have been indispensable. On this week's episode of "I Love Basketball", Raj and Sabreena celebrate their favorite role players to don purple and gold. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The NBA offseason has mostly ground to a halt, but fear not, a purple and gold basketball team is still here to supply the drama. On this week's "I Love Basketball", Sabreena and Anthony dive into the mess that was Liz Cambage's brief tenure with the Los Angeles Sparks. They get into what that debacle teaches us about the Sparks' organizational failures and the universal lessons that it illuminates about the Lakers' decision-making process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Raj wants to talk about Kyrie Irving, and Sabreena will do anything to distract him, even if it means getting deep into the weeds with Mason Jones and Javonte McCoy. There's something for all kinds of Lakers fans on this week's episode of "I Love Basketball". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In this week's episode of “I Love Basketball”, Raj is joined by guest host Aaron to discuss if there is a point coming when the Lakers should shut down the stars for the season and build something toward next year. Plus, they get into the Jake Fischer article and the collaborative nature of the front office. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
It's safe to say the relationship between LeBron James and the Lakers isn't exactly at its zenith right now, but recent noise has clouded much of the greatness LeBron has exhibited since he started donning the purple and gold. In this week's episode of "I Love Basketball", Sabreena and Raj decide to take a step back and celebrate LeBron instead by recounting their top five LeBron Lakers moments to date. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
It's Valentines Day, so the I Love Basketball crew determines which Lakers are deserving of our affection on this day. Sabreena and Raj also get into the latest rumors surrounding Magic Johnson and Dennis Schröder and what they indicate about the functioning of the Lakers front office. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Lakers finally got back in the win column in what had to have been one of their ugliest wins of the season. But it's still a reason to celebrate. Also reason to celebrate? "I Love Basketball" has a new co-host! Sabreena and Raj (@UnwrittenRul3s) get into all the things they actually liked from the Lakers' victory over Portland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Lakers seemingly used every possible incorrect combination of players in their season-opening loss to Golden State. On the latest episode of "I Love Basketball", Sabreena and Anthony discuss which of those problems are fixable and how, and which ones can also be blamed on roster construction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dennis Schröder has joined the Boston Celtics, so this makes it a good time to evaluate his overall tenure in Los Angeles. On this latest episode of "I Love Basketball", Sabreena and Anthony go over what we learned about Schröder in the process as well as the Laker front office's talent evaluation and asset management. They then share some thoughts on the team's rumored interest in Isaiah Thomas and how the Lakers can fill out the rest of their roster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On today's episode of "I Love Basketball," Sabreena and Christian recap the Lakers' comeback win over the Nuggets, which was made possible by a historic night from LeBron James and another impressive performance from the Lakers' bench, led by Talen Horton-Tucker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The 2019-20 Lakers season has come to an end, and there’s no time like the present to relive the very best moments of this championship team. On the latest episode of “I Love Basketball”, Sabreena and Anthony pick their favorite memories from all of the non-superstar players on this team. To add a little intrigue, they each drafted five players (not LeBron James and Anthony Davis) and then picked one moment from each of those players. Who do you think captured this season best? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode of "I Love Basketball", Sabreena and Anthony reflect on how the Lakers bucked the trends of the modern NBA to create a defensive behemoth, one that managed to surprised the rest of the league. They go over why it's been so satisfying to root for a team like this, and how the front office deserves credit for zagging in its roster construction. They conclude by reflecting on the Lakers' decision to wear the Mamba jerseys in a potential closeout game Friday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This was not the Western Conference Finals preview that Sabreena and Christian anticipated doing on "I Love Basketball", and with all due respect to Denver, the two of them can't help but clown on the Clippers for a bit to start the show. They then get into the specific challenge that the Nuggets present to the Lakers, focusing on the contrast between the Houston and Denver offenses and how Anthony Davis will be critical to maintaining the Lakers' stellar defensive performance in the postseason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sabreena is joined by a special guest, the original co-host of "I Love Basketball", Sasha, as they continue the Silver Screen & Roll Let's Appreciate A Laker series. They take some time to appreciate Avery Bradley, who defied all of the expectations Sabreena had for him entering the season and became arguably the most reliable role player on the Lakers. They express particular appreciation for his performance from January onwards, including his cathartic game in the Lakers' win against the Clippers. Sasha then makes a passionate defense of the "Washed King" nickname before the two of them discuss which of the team's free agents they think will be returning to the Lakers next season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
For the inaugural podcast, I had on Adam Linkenauger of I Love Basketball, Authority Online, and Sport of Business. Adam is the king of YouTube and building mass audiences and communities online. And wow, does he deliver... You'll be able to instantly implement what Adam says and see benefit out of the gate... ...all while having confidence that what you learn will WORK! https://www.sportofbusiness.com
In Sasha's final episode of "I Love Basketball," the girls answer some questions from Twitter and as usual kind of go all over the place from there. Thanks for listening, y'all. It's been a hell of a ride. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode of "I Love Basketball", Sabreena once again tries to find a positive spin on this Lakers offseason, which is challenging with Sasha away on vacation. In The Machine's place, Sabreena invites a longtime Celtics fan, Joe Morgan of the Sporting News, to join the show and to figure out which Lakers transcended the historical rivalry and were still likable players for all NBA fans. They also discuss the latest update in the DeMarcus Cousins situation and how the NBA and its athletes address domestic violence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fresh from escapades in a foreign land, Sabreena joyfully rejoins Sasha on the air to continue the Silver Screen and Roll's podcast player previews with a sometimes thorny conversation about how DeMarcus Cousins fits on the team. Sasha lets her feelings overshadow the truth and Sabreena errs on the safe side — yin and yang, not respectively. Will Cousins start? Can he play with LeBron and AD? What is the true essence of "Boogie"? All that and more on I Love Basketball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this week's episode of "I Love Basketball" — now coming on Fridays instead of Mondays — Sasha and Sabreena talk about everything but Kawhi's dramatically undramatic free agency saga. Sasha gushes about the Jared Dudley signing, while Sabreena is impressed by the approach to team-building from a front office that needs to prove itself. Sabreena has been paying attention to Sacramento Summer League, and she likes what she sees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode of I Love Basketball, Sasha left her microphone in Los Angeles when she traveled up the coast to make fun of sad Warriors fans this weekend, so the quality is horrifically subpar. Sasha also has a coughing fit midway through, for which she can only throw herself prostrate in front of you and beg for forgiveness. Please accept this token of gratitude in the form of a hot tip that if you can get past the first ten minutes of this sh*tshow, you’re actually gonna hear some halfway decent analysis about everyone’s favorite future-future-former-future Laker D’Angelo Russell. You rub our backs, we rub yours here at I Love Basketball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Draft picks, shmaft shmicks. Harrison of "Lake Show" and Sasha of "I Love Basketball" get hype for the next few years of watching Anthony Davis play basketball with Lebron James on their favorite team. Who cares about the odd first round draft pick in 2025 when the next few years will be so lit? They break down the drafting rights exchanges from the trade deal and come to the conclusion that numbers are indeed stupid and hedonism is truly the way forward. Then news breaks! Mid-recording, a Woj-bomb throws shrapnel into the air. The Lakers have made Moe Wagner, Isaac Bonga, and Jemerrio Jones available for trade to a third team in order to clear cap space for a potential max free agent. Rob Pelinka, a man on truly paper thin ice with Lakers fans, is clawing and scratching his way to a third star. It's a good time to rep the purple and gold, y'all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
After Sasha of "I Love Basketball" embarrasses herself by talking about how she would fight a cat, she and Anthony Irwin of the "Lakeshow" pick apart the Magic Johnson "First Take" appearance quote by quote, starting with his ridiculous stipulations for taking the President of Basketball Operations job. Then Frank Vogel gets his time in the sun as they break down his first press conference as the head coach of our Los Angeles Lakers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Alex Padilla of "Show Tiempo" and Sasha of "I Love Basketball" meet for the very first time... on the air! They marvel at Kawhi's playoff performance thus far and wistfully hope that he dons a Lakers uniform next season. Not to mention this flaming hot new episode of "The Shop" where Lebron and Lonzo talk about their real time reactions to Magic's resignation as President of Basketball Operations. The podcasters of Silver Screen and Roll are making a lot of new friends this May. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this mega-crossover event on the Silver Screen & Roll Podcast network, Christian Rivas of "Can You Dig It" and Sasha Ashall (a.k.a. The Machine) of "I Love Basketball" do that weird exercise that Buzzfeed and the New York Times were obsessed with for a while where two strangers ask each other 36 personal questions and by the end of it they should be in love. The two now-friends (spoilers!) play a Lakers-themed version of nowhere near 36 questions with the end goal of becoming linked through their mutual love of the Lakers. A fun game for Lakers Twitter mutuals or frankly anyone you meet at the bar! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode of “I Love Basketball”, Sabreena and Sasha go through the latest Lakers news, including the surprisingly deliberate search for a new head coach and the theoretical ‘shadow executive’ who may be swooping in to save the franchise. Then, inspired by the first round of the NBA playoffs, they engage in a thought experiment by imagining an alternate timeline in which the Lakers qualified for the postseason this year. They discuss what that would mean for the team’s young players, how they would fare, and what sorts of flaws would be exposed in the crucible of a seven-game series. Finally, they talk about how making the playoffs this year would have impacted the way we view LeBron James and his legacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In the latest episode of “I Love Basketball”, Sasha and Sabreena find it very hard to say goodbye to the 2018-19 Los Angeles Lakers after a spirited end to the regular season spurred by the South Bay squad. They do, however, have no trouble bidding farewell to Magic Johnson and Luke Walton as they discuss the latest front-office shakeup in Los Angeles. With the head coaching job now available, they go through the names being rumored for the position, including Ty Lue, Monty Williams, and Juwan Howard. They then make a brief defense of Mike Muscala for making the most of his ultimately doomed Laker tenure before awarding the best dunk of the final week of the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode of “I Love Basketball”, Sabreena and Sasha recap a delightful week in the Lakerland, as the team won twice and disrupted the playoff seeding of the LA Clippers. They dive deep into LeBron James’ recent sit down with Allie Clifton and how LeBron came to terms with his injury and his inability to lift up the Lakers this year, before expressing some optimism for James’ return in 2019-20. They then discuss the dynamic duo of newly-minted starters Alex Caruso and Jemerrio Jones, and how the Lakers have found value in players with offensive limitations. They close out by discussing the one thing that bothered them the most about the Lakers this year before awarding the best dunk of the week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Lakers might be on a five-game losing streak, but there’s still plenty to enjoy in the inaugural episode of “I Love Basketball.” Sasha and Sabreena talk about how much fun they are having watching the South Bay Lakers finally get some well-deserved NBA minutes, especially when they share the floor with LeBron James, before sharing some of their favorite moments from the past few games of Moe Wagner, Alex Caruso, and Johnathan Williams. Spoiler alert: these involve lots and lots of dunks. They also dive deep into one of Lonzo Ball’s recent Instagram posts featuring his younger brother LaMelo before discussing what Laker fans can look forward to for the rest of the season, including some silver linings of missing the playoffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
You'll hear from Adam Linkenauger, founder of Authority Online, and I Love Basketball, the largest online basketball training business in the world with billions of views and more than 1 million YouTube subscribers. We talk about the process of building the largest online basketball training in the world and how they got to over 1 Billion views. A lot of great trainers are hindered by the lack of marketing knowledge. Adam helps build 6 and 7 figure passion businesses. Check out the topics we cover: 05:00 - The funk he went through from ACC champion and Olympic trial athlete to popping his hamstring 07:00 - Why you shouldn't compete against other trainers 15:00 - The culture of the I Love Basketball Channel 20:00 - How Adam met Rock Ullah, his business partner 27:00 - What makes some clients of Adam's more successful than others 33:00 - How Much $$ Adam Started I :heart: Basketball and how he grew it organically 3 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/basketballtobusiness/message
Adam Linkenauger is a former ACC Champion athlete and coach turned serial entrepreneur. Owner of the world leader in basketball training, I Love Basketball and Authority Online. Adam is the creator of several six and seven figure businesses, and is also a premium marketing and authority consultant to multiple industry leaders. His specialty is building large, passionate communities around businesses and/or influencers to create market celebrities. Mission: Adam runs online businesses that publish and sell information, such as I Love Basketball and Authority Online. Mistake: He has worked himself to the point that he was burnt out, in bed all day and unable to work. Now he knows how to eat and live healthier to avoid those burnouts. Recommendations: Book: Ask, Advertising Secrets of the Written Word Quote: "If not you, then who? If not now, then when?" Eat With: Mark Cuban App/Tech: Slack Contact:ILoveBasketballTraining.comI Love Basketball TV (YouTube)I Love Basketball FacebookAuthority OnlinePersonal Facebook Legacy: From within his business, he hopes that he changed a lot of lives by having people do what they loved when they decided to put their lives within his vision so he could give back to them. As for his clients, he hopes the majority knew that he was thoughtful, helpful, sincere, and made a difference in their lives.