Happy April! March Madness continues into April as we head into the Men's NCAA Championship game tonight. I share what's on the agenda for the next few weeks and give my prediction for who will cut down the nets in Houston tonight!

Ended a great week in Kyoto with a weekend full of BLeague games! As my time winds down on this long trip to Japan, I'm starting to reflect on the past two months abroad...

The Japanese market continues to show a promising outlook for the future business of basketball. Here's a quick rant about some basketball strategy, corporate partnership insights and the impressive operations workflow here. www.kevintarca.com

Happy Monday! Wrapped up a busy week around Tokyo, including an exciting BLeague game. Just got off the bullet train to a new city. I’ll give you a hint — the city name translates to imperial capital, but it’s not the capital 🤯

Happy Saturday! In between guest episodes on SBS, today I decided to repost my guest appearance on The PREP Athletics Podcast! Cory Heitz (a former guest on Sports Business Secrets, of course), invited me to join him for a conversation about my basketball career -- from high school throughout college, and into the transition of hanging up the shoes... don't worry it didn't take long. 😅 We talked about what it was like being a D1 walk on, reasons for getting into the agency business, traveling the world, how to build genuine relationships, some common misconceptions about playing professional basketball abroad and more! You can check out the full episode and more of Cory's guests below: full episode web page full youtube video more of Cory's guests

Happy Monday! EASL Champions Week has officially wrapped up - what a success! I'm spending one more day in Okinawa before heading back to Tokyo tomorrow...

Today’s guest is Jimmy Contrini, Content Manager for Alex and Leila Hormozi! Jimmy and I first met via KTA, when he did a handful of internship projects with me in 2018! It really is crazy how time flies. I wish I could take some credit for the success Jimmy has had in his career, but it all comes from his persistence and his relentless will to succeed! I'm very happy to see him thriving, while simultaneously continuing to seek new knowledge. Today we talked about: why I immediately followed up when I received his email how he got his foot in the door at Vayner Productions his various roles and lessons learned from the VaynerX world the importance of testing different career paths his love for sports collectibles, which led to a job his new role working with Alex & Leila Hormozi things he wish he knew when he was in college and much more Appreciate you tuning in. Hope you enjoy! _____________________________________ You can find previous episodes or get in touch with me personally below: www.kevintarca.com my instagram my twitter

Just stepped off the bullet train into Utsunomiya, Japan for the Inaugural EASL Champions Week! Today I discuss a brief overview of the league, including the format, the media & partnerships side and finally the 8 teams who are set to tip off this tomorrow! __________________________ You can find previous episodes or get in touch with me personally below: www.kevintarca.com my instagram my twitter

Happy Monday! Narita, Shibuya Crossing, a B3 game, dinner in Shinjuku and some exploring... Here's whats happening in the northeastern hemisphere... 🇯🇵

Today’s guest is Alyssa Hyatt, Senior Associate AD of Business & Administration at Quinnipiac University! Alyssa got her undergraduate degree in sports marketing from University of Connecticut, where she also was one of the most important people on college basketball staffs… a student manager for the men's basketball team! She then took her talents to George Washington University where she was a GA for the men's basketball team. That is where she got her MBA and later on another Masters in Higher Education Administration. She soon after jumped to Quinnipiac University where she began as the academic advisor for the mens basketball team! She's spent the past 15 years at Quinnipiac climbing the ranks and into her current role! Today we talked about: what she wanted to be when she grew up the decision to go to the University of Connecticut her responsibilities as a student manager for the MBB team what it was like to work for Hall of Fame Coach Jim Calhoun how making a good impression led to future jobs furthering her education and what doors it opened her getting the call to join Coach Tom Moore at Quinnipiac University her roles and responsibilities over the past 15 years! and much more __________________ You can find previous episodes or get in touch with me personally below: www.kevintarca.com my instagram my twitter