The G-L Review

On this episode of The G-L Review, NGL recaps our Relaunch Day and talks about the importance of selling a how, not a why (0:40) before diving into a conversation with Tejas Sekhar, creator of EndingCovid.org. They talk about the sheer awesomeness of St. Louis' City Museum (15:54), why he believes in using this moment to pursue passions and do good (29:46), and how the ENDINGCOVID x UNPLUGG'D collab came to be (39:06).

After a long hiatus, NGL is back with another episode of The G-L Review! He touches a little bit on the last six months, everything that’s happened and his changing mindset and approach towards entrepreneurship amid the COVID-19 crisis (0:33) and then welcomes on Drew Wandzilak, a friend who’s worked in venture capital for the last three years, to talk about the most batshit crazy startup pitch he’s ever gotten (9:46), whether or not it’s the responsibility of companies to provide a social good (12:56), why VCs get excited when investing in cool D2C companies like Allbirds (26:24), the growth potential of the podcasting industry (39:07), and how working with 10KE and student entrepreneurs has lent some insight into how we can build better founders (46:58).

On this episode, NGL talks about going through MVP testing with UNPLUGG’D (1:46) before welcoming on Peapod co-founders Andrew and Thomas Parkinson to talk about building and selling product together growing up (6:56), where the idea for Peapod came from (17:45), the time they hit a deer on the way to a demo with a major food company (26:57), and what they learned after thirty years of going through the startup process over and over again (34:22). 

On this episode, NGL talks about how taking a break over his four-day weekend set him up for a more productive week moving forward, then welcomes on Senior Creative Karim Noorani to cover the biggest storylines from that last week in NBA Free Agency. They talk about NGL’s several-week saga to install a WiFi router in his apartment (5:25) before discussing whether people find the offseason more entertaining than the on-court product itself (7:11), why the moves by both Durant and Kawhi revealed a lot about their motivations and character (11:44), how Russell Westbrook has somehow become undervalued throughout this process (22:45), and finish by cashing in their obligatory Lakers talk and why Karim thinks Alex Caruso is the next Steph Curry (32:25). 

On this episode, NGL provides an update on PBM’s journey through the Wildfire startup accelerator before welcoming on Jeremy Larkin to talk about whether or not NBA Free Agency has eclipsed the games themselves (5:35), what a given week looked like during offseason training (21:17), why his touchdown celebrations were always so low-key (36:27), hearing about his cervical stenosis diagnosis and preparing for life after football (42:45), and why it’s all led him to creating the ‘Whistles’ podcast with fellow players Jake Saunders and Jared Thomas (1:04:17). 

On this episode, NGL notes both his anxiety and excitement for getting to work full-time on Powder Blue this summer (0:39) before welcoming on podcast stalwarts Andrew Fenichel and Jake Liker to reflect on the growth of the company over the last two years. They talk about how nervous Andrew was when they recorded their first ‘Unplugg’d Podcast’ together as a trio (7:29), shooting the first episode of ‘The Hot Takes Show’ and doing man-on-the-street interviews downtown (33:49), the biggest lessons we’ve learned through our college experience (49:04), and how it takes a village to build a brand (1:01:42). 

On the latest episode of ‘The G-L Review,’ NGL turns back the clock to celebrate all 25 of our previous episodes and re-release our first-ever interview with sneaker legend Ken ‘Airkenny Weiner. Well-known Chicago sneakerhead Kenny ‘Airkenny’ Weiner stopped by to talk about the degree of his influence in sneaker culture (9:30), how he tracks down rare sneakers such as samples and “unseens,” (11:12), the difficulty of not posting the LeBrons he gets before LeBron receives them himself (33:11), his go-to stores in the Chicago area (1:03:45), the shift in sneaker influencers from athletes to designers (1:06:45), and the time he met the legendary Tinker Hatfield(1:20:00). 

 On the latest episode of ‘The G-L Review,’ NGL recaps everything that’s going on with PBM before diving into a conversation with Threadless Founder and CEO Jake Nickell. They talked about his personal favorite shirt Threadless has produced (10:09), his idea that it’s a “human necessity” to make things (26:20), and how his passion for helping artists support themselves keeps him — and Threadless — going (41:37). Then, Nate finished it off with his big bro and Duke graduate, Jake, to talk about ‘The Endgame,’ as ‘Avengers,’ ‘Game of Thrones,’ and his college career all recently drew to a close (48:07). 

NGL brings on former Northwestern star RB Jeremy Larkin to talk about how he played pretty much every sport growing up in Cincy (5:01), what he learned from Justin Jackson during his redshirt year and the time he got to start his mentor in fantasy (20:15), his thoughts on the ‘Chicago’s Big Ten Team’ slogan (27:38), his favorite Disney movies (34:57), and the big new project he’s working on with Powder Blue (40:20). Then, Cameron Peters comes on to look back at this season of ‘Game of Thrones’ and defend the work of Benioff and Weiss amidst a sea of Internet hate (41:30). 

NGL talked with Exploring Inc. CEO Dave Walens about how “entrepreneur” and “startup” were dirty words back when he dropped out of school and decided to work for himself (5:40), his thoughts on the growing culture of entrepreneurship in colleges (14:38), the importance of innovation as the startup world becomes saturated (24:23), and finally what it was like to work with the creators of ‘Hamilton’ on their live exhibition project (28:00). 

On the latest episode of 'The G-L Review,' NGL welcomes on Chargers RB and Northwestern's all-time leading rusher Justin Jackson to talk about the best dining halls on campus (2:58), watching the Wildcats make their B1G Championship run the year after graduating (8:14), his thoughts on the NCAA student-athlete debate (11:16), whether or not he had a chip on his shoulder after getting drafted in the seventh round (21:13), his reputation on the team as the smart guy (26:16). and what to expect from the Bolts in 2019 (32:14). 

On this episode of 'The G-L Review,' NGL first brings on big sis and college advisor Amelia Graber-Lipperman to discuss Operation Varsity Blues and CollegeGate (8:00) before sitting down with Spikeball CEO Chris Ruder and talking about his background in journalism (24:46), the importance in building company culture coupled with the recent trend in shared spaces (36:18), how Chris first played roundnet in 1989 and why he decided to bring it back 20 years later (45:45), why ultimate players were one of the main groups he marketed to early on (55:05), that time he went on 'Shark Tank' and (sort of) secured a deal (1:00:52), and where he sees Spikeball and the sport of roundnet going in the near future (1:07:08). 

NGL brings on recent Mighican State alum Ashton Keys to talk about their shared experiences from running their own high school t-shirt businesses (5:44), why he started a fashion label while pursuing a major in experience architecture (14:52), and how creating Ninety6 led to a brick-and-mortar store and an appearance at Paris Fashion Week (26:06). 

Kevin Yngve joins NGL to discuss making college nationals for the first time (4:40), the importance of team culture in building a successful program (11:20), talk about the future of ultimate and its visibility (24:23), how the gender equity has influenced the sport (31:44), whether or not ultimate can replace the football at the youth level (37:38), and wrap it up by going over Yngve's favorite movies of all time (52:07).