The Baseball and Business Podcast
Do you want to take your game in baseball and business to the next level? Created by players, for players...Each episode features a current or former MLB, MiLB or college player sharing from their journey as an athlete and within business. The mission of Baseball and Business is to empower current and former pro and college players to reach their full potential on the field and in business. Visit our website at BaseballandBusiness.com. Podcast Host: Founder of Baseball and Business and former college player, Luke Melms
Episodes
71 episodes
Ep 71: Advice from MLB Stars - What Baseball Players Must Embrace to Succeed at the Next Level
With the MLB Draft in less than 2 weeks, we've compiled 42 years of MLB playing experience wisdom and condensed it into 10 minutes. These 3 former players together have a trophy case full of accolades but are much more than just great players. ...
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Ep 70: Facing a Chronic Illness, Becoming a Pro Ballplayer and Seeing the Story Turned into a Hollywood Movie - Rickey Hill
Former pro player Rickey Hill shares from his incredible story which has been turned into a movie called The Hill releasing August 25 starring Dennis Quaid and Colin Ford.He shares of being born with a degenerative spinal disease yet we...
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Ep 69: Launching a Career with NASA, Chasing Music Dreams in Nashville and Solving a Niche Problem - Willie Shaw
Former D1 college player Willie Shaw shares from his journey launching his career with NASA to currently living in Nashville working for a VC backed tech startup while songwriting and singing on Episode 69. Here are some of the hig...
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Ep 68: Making It to the Show by 21, Overcoming Setbacks and Reinventing Yourself After Playing - Michael Barrett
Former big league vet and Silver Slugger Award winner Michael Barrett shares from his 12 year MLB playing career, coaching in the Nationals organization and getting into business afterwards on Episode 68.Here are some of the highlights ...
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Ep 67: Painting the Corners, Becoming an Author and Discovering the Power of Personal Branding - Bob Wheatley
Former pro baseball player Bob Wheatley shares from his journey to becoming an author and specializing in working with individuals on their personal brand after his playing career at USC and in the minor leagues on Episode 67.Here are so...
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Ep 66: Winning MVPs on the Field and Leading at Home & in Business - Dale Murphy
2x NL MVP and 7x All-Star Dale Murphy shares from his 19 year big league career, leading his family and using his story to help corporations implement the success principles he's lived out on Episode 66.Here are some of the highlights f...
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Ep 65: Throwing Heat, Solving Problems and Getting Into Sales - Dylan Rheault
Former pro baseball player Dylan Rheault shares from his time on the mound and afterwards working for an athlete centric company along with starting his own company on Episode 65.Here are some of the highlights from our conversation…
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Ep 64: The Future of Baseball and Business
This month's episode will give you the chance to hear a recent conversation between current & former pro & college baseball players discussing the future of Baseball and Business heading into 2023 on Episode 64.Here are key secti...
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Ep 63: Learning to Pitch as a Pro, Finding Franchising and Helping Other Athletes - Brandon Beachy
Former big leaguer Brandon Beachy shares how switching to pitching led to making it to the highest level and what led to starting a business through the franchise model as his next step after playing on Episode 63.Here are a few of the h...
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Ep 62: Reimagining What's Possible, Bouncing Back from Disappointment and Defining Success - Kevin Kowalke
Former college player Kevin Kowalke shares how after building a successful mortgage business for 20 years he made a cross country move and teamed up with a long time friend to pivot into consulting on Episode 62.Here are a few of the...
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Ep 61: Making It to The Show, Becoming a Best Selling Author and Overcoming Identity in Work - Dirk Hayhurst
Former big leaguer Dirk Hayhurst shares on Episode 61 how he became a New York Times best selling author writing four books, battled anxiety when getting the ultimate call up and his journey on the other side of playing. Here are a ...
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Ep 60: How to Come Up Clutch in Baseball and Business - James "J.R." Reid
Former college player James "J.R." Reid shares on Episode 60 how he is helping big leaguers and high level business professionals navigate the pressure it takes to succeed at the top as a peak performance coach.Here are a few of the high...
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Ep 59: The Lab Changing How Hitters Choose Their Bats - Keenan Long
Former pro player Keenan Long shares on Episode 59 how his company LongBall Labs is helping big league hitters maximize exit velocity by taking guessing out of the equation for when it comes to choosing their gamers.Here are a few of the...
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Ep 58: Tommy John, Developing Pitches and Breaking Into a Global Company - Jeff Burke
Former San Francisco Giants prospect Jeff Burke shares how he successfully transitioned into the business world starting his career with a global company on Episode 58.Here are a few of the highlights from our conversation...1. Ho...
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Ep 57: Building a Pro Ball Career While Launching a Business - Graeme Stinson
Current Tampa Bay Rays prospect and 2019 4th Round Draft Pick Graeme Stinson shares how he has co-founded athlete-centric data storage company StatStak while playing pro ball on Episode 57.Here are a few of the highlights from our conve...
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Ep 56: How to Create Passion, Build a Niche Business and Work Within Sports - Jim Convertino
Former D1 college player Jim Convertino shares how he has built a business which now has 700+ pro athletes and entertainers as clients on Episode 56.Here are a few of the highlights from our conversation...1. Why Jim believes fo...
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Ep 55: The Journey to the Big Leagues, Playing Overseas and Building a New Career in Sports Media - Xavier Scruggs
Former MLB and KBO player Xavier Scruggs shares how baseball set the table for him to launch his second career in sports media on Episode 55.Here are a few of the highlights from our conversation...1. Why Xavier felt media was th...
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Ep 54: Throwing a Perfect Game and Chasing New Dreams in Business - Javi Salas
Former pitcher in the Milwaukee Brewers organization and at the University of Miami Javi Salas shares how baseball has been the precursor to bigger things in business on Episode 54.Here are a few of the highlights from our conversation....
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Ep 53: Habits of a Champion - Dana Cavalea
2009 World Series champion and former New York Yankees Director of Strength, Conditioning and Performance Coach Dana Cavalea is the featured guest for Episode 53, our last episode of 2020.Here are a few of the highlights from our conver...
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Ep 52: Becoming an MLB All-Star, Playing for a World Series Title and Winning Beyond the Field - Russ Ortiz
Former MLB All-Star Russ Ortiz shares from his 12 year big league career and how he went on to start a business, 2GG Apparel, around his passion for golf afterwards on Episode 52. Here are a few of the highlights from our conversation......
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Ep 51: What's Next? - Luke Melms
Former college player and Founder of Baseball and Business Luke Melms shares the vision for the future of B&B through a few updates on Episode 51. Here are a few of the highlights...1. Luke shares how COVID-19 while a negative event...
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Ep 50: Ivy League, Minor Leagues and Working at Nike - Brian McAfee
Former pro player Brian McAfee shares from his experiences as a student-athlete at Cornell and Duke before being drafted by the Rays and now working at Nike as a Data Scientist on Episode 50. Here are a few of the highlights from our conversati...
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Ep 49: Swinging An Axe - Branden Berry
Former pro player Branden Berry shares how his dream of playing in the big leagues evolved into helping pro and amateur hitters get an edge working for Axe Bat on Episode 49. Here are a few of the highlights from our conversation...1. Br...
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Ep 48: Finding the Dream Makers - Jim Morris
Former MLB player Jim "The Rookie" Morris shares from his incredible story which Disney turned into a movie and the insurmountable odds he has once again overcome beating Parkinson's since the movie came out on Episode 48. Here are a few of the...
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