Alex Kline, Forbes Top 30 Under 30 - With Happiness Comes Success - 051

Author: Nick Symmonds
Published: Tue 30 Jul 2019
Episode Link: https://rungum.com

"The goal must always be to be happy. If you're happy, you're successful."

With Happiness Comes Success

Alex Kline is High School Basketball Manager/Waterboy turned National High School Basketball Recruiting Analyst turned NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans Front Office member. Also notably at the age of 19 Alex was on the Forbes Top 30 Under 30 list which also included Lebron James, Kevin Durant and Usain Bolt .

At age 15 Alex founded The Recruit Scoop, an exposure platform giving high school basketball players exposure to college coaches and fans around the world. He also runs the Mary Kline Sports and Business Symposium, in honor of his mother, Mary Kline.

The Mary Kline Sports and Business Symposium connects those in the sports industry to those looking to get involved. Since 2000, the event has raised more than $150,000 for cancer awareness and research at Thomas Jefferson University and the National Brain Tumor Society.

In this episode, Nick and Camala talk with Alex Kline about how his traumatic childhood led him to starting a foundation in his mother's name, building success at a young age and the importance of happiness.

Learn all about Alex and why happiness is the key to success.