Ep133 - A Journey of a Thousand Steps with Kyle Thousand
"I never do things less than 100%"
Kyle Thousand, Head of Baseball for Roc Nation
Kyle Thousand became the head of baseball for Roc Nation by 35, a massive achievement. Roc Nation was founded by Jay Z and represents athletes like Kyrie Irving, CC Sabathia, Dez Bryant, Todd Gurley, Robinson Cano, Yoenis Cespedies, and musicians like Alycia Keys, J. Cole, and Rihanna. Kyle a talented baseball player in his own right, was forced to retire due to injury. Kyle went back to school to pursue his law degree. After surviving round after round of layoffs during the 2008 financial crisis, Kyle found himself on unemployment having to start over. His hustle and open-mind eventually got him back into a powerful law firm and finding his stride as a sports agent. Seeing an opportunity in New York, Kyle sold everything, including liquidating his retirement accounts to take the chance on a dream job in NY, eventually becoming the head of Baseball with Roc Nation.
On this episode of The DreamMason Podcast we discuss:
-Dealing with COVID and Quarantine
-How Kyle is using the time to better himself
-The challenges of leaving baseball
-Being humbled by unemployment
-Our relationships with our fathers and what they taught us about life
-Being proactive and not reactive
-Being present and putting yourself out there
-Creating powerful romantic relationships
-Investing in yourself
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Instagram: @kylethousand
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Alex Terranova is a DreamMason, the author of Fictional Authenticity, a Personal & Professional Performance Coach, and he Hosts The DreamMason Podcast, Flip the Lens & Co-Hosts The Coaching Show Podcast. He supports strong & successful high achievers to unmask convention, embrace the rebel within them, and more deeply explore the complex and agitated edges of our existence to create more clarity, freedom, and success.
Alex has been featured on NBC, Fox, Focus TV’s Good Morning LaLa Land, NBC Radio, Elephant Journal, The University of Adversity Podcast, The Unleash Success Podcast, The Rising Man Podcast, The Sovereign Society Podcast, Love Living Radio, and an episode of The Villain Crusher.
Alex is located in San Diego, California, has been practicing as a Coach since 2015. He specializes in Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Mindfulness Coaching, Relationship Coaching, Executive Leadership Coaching, Corporate Team Coaching, Coaching for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs. He has created courses on leadership, communication, team building personal growth, and business development based on authenticity.