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#1 - Amobi Okugo: Playing in MLS, Financial Literacy for Athletes, Values

Author
Amobi Okugo, Alec Alvarez, A Frugal Athlete, Smart Alec Show
Published
Fri 16 Jul 2021
Episode Link
https://smartalecshow.com/episodes/smartalecshow-amobi-okugo-cTNCvOIS

Amobi Okugo is a professional soccer player, serial entrepreneur, learned academic, and sports biz professional. His startup "A Frugal Athlete"  is helping athletes by educating them on financial literacy and prudence along with ways to monetize off their skillsets, brand, and much more. Check out his startup at www.afrugathlete.com


 


 

OUTLINE:

0:00 - Intro

2:05 - Amobi’s journey getting to the MLS & USL

3:57 - Responsibility & leadership from being a 1st born child

6:38 - What is “A Frugal Athlete” & why Amobi founded it

8:40 - Humility & Frugality; Know yourself & your goals 1st, then get to the topic of $

10:51 - Importance of multiple streams of income for athletes

14:20 - Priority management & championing the schedule of a pro soccer athlete

19:23 - What playing in the MLS is like

21:20 - Sports as a microcosm of society, values learned from sport that can be applied across personal & professional life

23:58 - What it was like being an MLS Players Association Rep, navigating a new CBA & avoiding strike

27:00 - The many opportunities to work in the Sports world/ business side for people interested in working in sports

30:55 - Post-career for athletes — finding passion outside of your Sport

33:25 - Being authentic and genuine

35:33 - Austin Bold & Austin FC bringing more soccer to the region

37:17 - Outro


 

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Quotes — “When it’s all said and done do you want to be remembered as the warning or do you want to be remembered as the example.” — Amobi Okugo


 


 


 


 

Recorded in November 2020

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