#31: Ahmad Nassar - Exec. Director PTPA | Rise of team and women’s sports | Building OneTeam Partners to $1.9B | NIL’s impact on pro sports | Addressing mental health | Athletes understanding leverage

Before his current endeavor, Ahmad was the president of the NFL Players Inc. and the founding CEO of OneTeam Partners which was valued at $1.9 billion upon RedBird Capital selling its 40% stake in 2022.  Founded last year, the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA) has made rapid strides in representing both men’s and women’s tennis players. This was a fascinating conversation around players’ rights, men’s vs women’s sports, NIL seeping its way upstream, and much more.  Chapters: (01:00) Rise of team sports vs individual sports (02:30) Endorsements in tennis (and where it’s headed) (08:00) Understanding leverage + athlete investors (13:30) Impact of NIL on pro sports (17:30) Ahmad’s career mission of helping athletes (25:00) Mental Health x Sports (30:30) Origin story of the PTPA (35:20) Trends to watch in sports . Ahmad Nassar links: Website: https://ptpaplayers.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ahmad4athletes LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anassar/ . Andrew Petcash links: 🏠 Website: https://profluence.com ✉️ Newsletter: https://www.petcashpost.com 🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrewpetcash 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash 🕺 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewpetcash 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/andrewpetcash 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/ 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3q5jhAuCVT2FZCkLW5xBiQ/ . Thanks for listening!