Just what you said is like were always coming in this balance of how do we, we want Giannis to represent the Bucks brand. Peter: Yeah, it is a combination of both because you really, I had a real rare opportunity to get out of sports and work outside of the sports industry for wealth. And Khris parks in a handicap space, because five minutes he's in. Peter: administration, in aviation, in a $3 billion international aviation company, which was just amazing. The people part is always tough. Feigin got the funding approved in the next couple months, and the Bucks signed a 30-year lease to stay in Milwaukee. It's there is no time balance, so it's kind of surreal. And they were kind of stuck at the last minute deep in the summer. Holy cow pinch me because this is so awesome where it is.". Malcolm D. Lee, the director of the Space Jam sequel starring LeBron James, and Christopher dAmboise, a former principal dancer with the New York City Ballet, are two of the games founding fathers. Then she just starts laughing. John: How about the issue of when people put on those special glasses now, and they can watch a game in 3D or whatIm so out of it a little bit, Peter, technologically speaking, but the young people are talking about the future of watching sports is were going to be able to, is going to be eventually cameras court side, and were going to be able to watch it and feel like were sitting court side and youre at a bucks game. Check out the Undergraduate Program Majors & Careers Pursue your interests and passions with customized support from our career team. Talk about the steps leading up to pulling off, living the dream, actually winning the championship. Michael Red: I don't know if that's the responsibility of the organization to have that permeate throughout the city, but have you seen a shift in Milwaukee, even when it comes to people coming together from different races and different creeds? I need socks and I know we're not making them. I guarantee youll find motivation and guidance from this remarkable man. Michael Red: So, I did some research and so, the sources got back to me. Stay in touch anywhere, anytime with news, weather and video -- Download the TODAY'S TMJ4 app: Copyright 2015 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Theres some other attributes, but just take those three is like your best, which, whether youre on basketball or the business side, you die for. And you've done this a number of times throughout your career and your life. One Thursday night he gave me a call and said, Do you think you can go to Milwaukee and talk to Senator Herb Call. Peter Feigin Title: President Organization: Milwaukee Bucks Previous experience: Chief marketing and revenue officer of Deluxe Entertainment Services Group; president and chief operating. This is probably the best hour of the week. He's with us today. But the Bucks' toughest hit came off the court. And we'll get to social injustice in a bit. I better go home and talk to Natalia to do it. How do we become attractive and bring more companies here and bring more empty nesters and college graduates and make this a really attractive place to live. So I've been ticketing him with $5,000 tickets, $50,000 tickets with little notes. But, you want to be in a place where people care about you? So, thank you for being on the cast today. Peter Feigin didn't go looking for his job as president of the Milwaukee Bucks. Because are they getting too sophisticated too early in terms of their value enterprise? A, if you werent doing this and I know this is a dream job. Here in a million person city and your ability to affect change, your platform, your ability to really make a difference is so incredible. We were in this really awesome mode of, oh, this is a startup, like this is a startup. What did your dad do for a living? And I think we find it like it's a responsibility where we can set the example and we can innovate and then we can shout it from the mountaintops. Then you talk about what your leadership is and what your purse is so it all starts and ends with Giannis. They're like, "Peter, don't double think anything. He simplified the housing market for me. Then you mirror that off the court. Some people dont like to hear that anymore. I'm so honored, man, to have you on the podcast. We're going to have systematic plans that last years instead of events or days or months, and we're going to, we're committed.". I love our chances this year, sincerely. The Run also often doubles as a day care. I'm just honored and grateful that you took the time to be on the cast today, man. Not everyone is. But I think, those are the things that like, yes, you can always pay people. Within 45 minutes, we had this unbelievable excitement of, were nuts, why dont we do like take home its big ordering out. He's also been quoted as saying he wants to play for the Bucks "forever" and he does not know if he could be "the same player" in a "flashy city." He wanted to keep the team, which was a big catalyst for the whole movement.". We pivoted and our kids were able to finish high school in New York and we made it work and now weve been Wisconsin residents from New York City, which is a whole other interesting transition. Peter Feigin: Yeah. I think probably one of the last public-private partnerships that thatll happen, when Troy brought together the city, the county and the state to put together a partnership for a new arena in downtown Milwaukee. We hired an unbelievable CFO. Their experience is basketball. Now, youre talking to your wife and your children and youre moving from New York City to Wisconsin. We have resources, we back them up, whatever you need, it's part of it. For our listeners and viewers out there, to find Peter Feigin and the Milwaukee Bucks, you always could go to bucks.com. "Peter has completely re-imagined the Milwaukee Bucks business operation and grown in sales, ticket revenue, retail and global recognition which is very important," Colbert explained. Before we get talking about all the amazing things you've done in basketball, and just coming off amazing championship. Defenders are responsible for calling fouls. Well the goal on the court is we want to win a championship. I had this tendency, which I still do, to get so excited and loud. Its rotating cast includes bankers, lawyers and high-powered television executives. Peter Feigin: They made it really simple. Like Jeff Eisenband on Facebook. Really surprised the 15 largest companies aren't following our lead and kind of like, "Where are they?" She is like, "We're in this together." Peter Feigin: Yeah, I don't know if it's still risk. Very little sympathy or empathy for pro athletes because of what they get paid. Were you looking at other franchises that have done this before, or were you looking at other business models and merging some version thereof? Step one was complete. If you have a partner in life, they'd better be a teammate. We don't have a business, not sure when we will have a business. Okay. There's no way that the reverence, the likeability and kind of the coolness of the Milwaukee can't be a team and a city that the whole world cheers for in such a big way. Okay. As you get older, its just harder to keep up with everybody., Christopher dAmboise, a former principal dancer, Adam Keefe, a former N.B.A. These guys are human beings. It keeps on changing, but we've got to be able to pivot and understand when we're out of balance. I think if I had kind of the listening skills that I still need to get better at, I would be better at kind of understanding. So, it's a little bit kind of nuts and delusional to go through thinking like you can kind of accomplish or solve or get anything done, but it's kind of the way I've kind of attacked life in a big way. Whether it was in sports or somewhere else Id probably look to lead an opportunity for a turnaround or a startup. I mean, nobody understands like players have a handful of days off the entire season. I really think its kind of a cycle of selflessness and kind of best practices. Hes the president of the Milwaukee Bucks and hes a native New Yorker. "Can you imagine? Youve got Jamie Dimon, who is this incredible long-term equity holder who is done it and then youve got Mike Fascitelli whos really was the chairman and CEO of Vornado Real Estate in New York on the commercial real estate side. I always think it comes back. You build this infrastructure and skill set that is geared toward a championship. We sponsored Brook, the Lopez twins and you have Brook on your team, another great kid. Theres a lot of people that look up to you and want to be either the next Peter Feigin, or be an entrepreneur and do a startup. John: Lets step back. And I think what happened in this year, in so many ways, was a great splash of ice water thinking like, "Boy, we got a long way to go." They just happen to be huge group buys of 200-300 people with Greek flags behind the visiting bench. Michael Red: So, the Recruiter became the President basically? I can come up with a solution, we can figure it out somehow, some way if youve got the right people around you to do it. A lot of fun. But I will tell you that most cathartic incredible, awesome thing, which everybody told me and again, the collaborative is awesome. None could have anticipated how it would grow over the years, or the motley crew of characters who would be drawn to it. Kearns has been shooting at an abandoned hoop that he discovered behind a train station in Connecticut. "Now we have to monitor and figure out and organize the groups that travel from Greece to away games and organize the meet-and-greets after the game, which by the way, aren't scheduled. I got to talk about the journey to the Bucks though. Because I know a lot of coaches, lot of presidents, lot of GMs, I run into them and I ask them, can I look at your ring? We can expose it as like, "Here, we're the example in Milwaukee." You serve as like a mentor to them as well. More recently, Tom Kearns, a mental health counselor and one of The Runs longtime staples, has been bringing his 12-year-old daughter, Sophia, so she can shoot hoops on the side with Dan Feigins 12-year-old daughter, Dylan. And then kind of understanding that he knew I was kind of keen on the operation side and understood a team and an organization's P&L for a good way. We always tell people, listen, if you want to work here, youre going to have to collaborate with people. Peter Feigin: Yeah. Peter: to anybody I thought was of great skill and value for selfish reasons to feel good. So, we see this great opportunity to lead by example and then to almost market and promote it as this should be more the norm than not the norm in a big way. Now youre there, youre rebuilding. Then it would move the franchise to Las Vegas or Seattle. It is a really tough existence. Literally the world, like across European soccer, across everything, for people to at least stop and think. Enter your name and email address below and I'll send you periodic updates about the podcast. How do you create a hermetically sealed bubble for people to compete in on a campus and all the thousands of touch points, people, logistics and everything? Peter Feigin: So, that was and sort of weird comfort in that everybody in the world was going through it. And remember, betting on yourself is the secret to your success. Talk a little bit about where you even grew up, how you even got here. Its not really in a place where I could tell you, like, hey, heres our growth potential. And I think he's going to sell the team. Michael Red: Were you always a risk taker or was that cultivated in your household or where did that risk taking ability come from? I thought Id hit the jackpot, Feigin said. Because, I mean, you lived here for 11 years and I guarantee you, as great as everybody was, they still thought of you as a Columbus, Ohio guy. How we build our brand and how we build our awareness and likability around that, it's just kind of one of those no-brainers, too. I'm like, "I don't know. We discussed his incredible career accomplishments at major brands, his rise from recruiter to President, handing out parking tickets in the Bucks lot, working for social justice in the epicenter of the global movement, and his unique leadership style. Just search SNOWCAST in the App Store or click here. Lasry, 60, had already become less of a regular presence in recent years. If you lose, that might mean you need to keep an eye on several of your friends toddlers. Basketball, Bradley Center, Bucks Gaming, ESports, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Greece, Herb Kohl, Jamie Dinan, Jason Kidd, Marc Lasry, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Bucks, NBA, NBA 2K League, Peter Feigin, Scott Walker, wes edens, Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center, WNBA Star Breanna Stewart Talks NBA 2K22, Her Sneaker Game And Becoming A Mom, Denver Educator's Inspiring Work With Black Youth Catches Attention Of Jamal Murray, Nikola Jokic, After Doctors Save Coach's Life From Covid, Players Pay It Forward -- And Earn Special Surprise, 'Space Jam: A New Legacy' Has Something For Everyone, Copyright 2023 Sports Media Ventures, Inc. All Rights Reserved, Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center. Its been talked about the whole Giannis effect. Michael Red: It's been wonderful to watch. Peter holds a bachelor's degree from Franklin and Marshall College and completed the University Of Chicago Booth School Of Business' Financial Executive Program. We have the DNA and the strength and this caliber of championship caliber team to really be attractive to the world. Weve got a sophomore in college and a senior in college. Players, for 50 nights a year, land at 1:00 or 2:00 in the morning to get home and kind of do what the time balance is. Thats. We're going to build it locally, regionally, nationally and then internationally. "As we got further along, one of my jobs was to staff up that operation and have a business plan," Feigin remembers. The one thing about you that I've seen over the years is that you keep the culture in a funny mood, right? Its kind of like the unwritten rule: Dont argue about anything. And if youre a fan of the show dont forget to follow to hear new episodes, and Rate or Review us wherever you tune in! [fusebox_track_player url=https://www.buzzsprout.com/1062616/8173153-peter-feigin-you-can-figure-out-a-way-to-win.mp3?blob_id=36898294&download=true artist=Michael Redd title=Peter Feigin: You can figure out a way to win social=false ], His mentor relationship with Bucks players, The advice hed give his 16-year-old self. Now, he's the chair of the 2017 Greater Milwaukee Heart & Stroke Walk/5K Run, which is Sunday at Veterans Park . Its not just the players, but the way you get to honor so many of the others who put their blood, sweat and tears into helping make it a possibility. Thats and like you said, you get to share that with all the hundreds of other rings. Peter: professionalized on a revenue basis, so yeah. And we want to attract people who want to be in that mode. And kudos to you guys for being cognizant of that. So it was kind of building rapport and trust was the only way to kind of get this done. How do you balance a world and a sports world, especially, thats become so excited about, what Billy Beane created in terms of data analytics and the importance of numbers with the human capital element. And a diverse community gives us diverse thought, gives us better outcomes. You talked about the head of human capital, and obviously Im proud to say, and Im only saying this with love, youre a native New Yorker like I am and were people, people. Its like, hey, I worry about the execution. And there is no magic wand that kind of changes this in six months. But, boy, you talk about how you go to sleep like the night, a night in March, in the middle of March last year thinking like, "Oh, my God. Peter is a serious businessman and a hilarious friend. They better know you, they better get you. The entity at the center of the controversy the Milwaukee Bucks didn't waste time jumping in. Citation. And then we kind of sat there until like, "Oh, my God." But if Woodhouse had any qualms about digging in on defense against various titans of industry, he quickly learned that everyone was competitive. That automatically and having him sign for the next five years, that gives you this springboard that we think. Everythings compounded we happen to have picked Giannis in a draft, like in, as the 16th pick. Peter: That was the Milwaukee Bucks. I mean, now that I worked for three owners that are kind of in finance and private equity and guys who take real big bets and everything, I don't know if I was so much of a risk taker as I was kind of attention deficit and impulsive. We happen to have like the largest kitchen in the state of Wisconsin. Thats a stain on your career, Dan Feigin said. And Giannis knows whether we're talking about a big deal, whether we're talking about marketing, he knows those socks like he's good with, he owns me for a month now, he owns me. Then I think as we keep exploring and kind of whats happening with online gambling and whats happening with NFTs and whats happening in the ticketing business, that it all evolves with technology, will be really interesting. His is a story of grit, will, and great humor. We're talking about localizing all of our social, so in every language you can imagine to absorb it from us, so we can tell the story. The players, nobody has the awareness that, most of our players are between 20 and 30 years old and it's like for the rest of the world, it's like the most developmental time. And it was a fantasy. There's no business." Be sure and try our new SNOWCAST APP! So, how do you navigate the ship through waters you've never been through before? I really hope I get to meet you in the future. I've got two brothers, my mom, my other family member. Being able to play ball with your son is kind of like the best of the best, Peter Feigin said. Michael Red: Hey, everybody, this is Michael Red and welcome to the Betting on Yourself Podcast, where I interview successful entrepreneurs, athletes, and other top performers who rose to the top, took success into their own hands and bet on themselves. Peter Feigin, President of the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks and formerly Vice President of Marketing for the New York Knicks and Director of Marketing at Six Flags, joins me on the podcast today. And our expectations are to consistently improve and grow as a business and consistently improve on the court and vie for a championship. Youve got Wes Edens who has probably started up dozens of companies in private equity and has an unbelievable kind of entrepreneurial spirit. The Bucks are currently in position to make the playoffs for the second straight year and third time in four years since Feigin and friends took over. Well, I think again, it kind of goes back to we thought we were this awakened organization because our percentages looked good. How do you balance with that and how do you create that menu that people can pick and choose from? So, I might have caught myself parking in that situation a couple of times as well and he's starting to document it, that I was a hypocrite. You can imagine, yes, Id rather be in Miami for 180 days, no question. Im so proud and honored to have this conversation with you today, and thank you for your generosity of your time. In the middle of New York and your, John: You knew you wanted to be a business person when you went to. We were together in high school. I mean, the fact that players had just had it is no surprise. You know what I mean? Peter Feigin: Yeah, I think it's part of the culture and kind of down from ownership, like you're going to stand for something or you're going to stand for nothing. John: In terms of watching the young generation now come up, has NIL and the advent of NIL do you believe thats going to have a positive or negative effect as you continue to recruit players in the future? And I love your brother. Michael Red: The mental health and wellness of the players, right? Shout out to Sarah, who is I think one of the best assistants out there. Theyre the worst. We've got Peter Feigin. Peter: Then I think youre, listen, viewer consumption, what youre talking about is whether you put on an Oculus or whether youve got five screens going up, people are now watching short form video in five to 20 second increments to absorb a game. He is a legitimate superstar who also manages to bring in the European market. John: No question. Ive had so much fun and been in sports entertainment and aviation and in different things and its all been about every job Ive had incredibly, Ive said like, oh my God, could you imagine, like Ive died and gone to heaven. 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