From Pro Basketball to Dubai's Most Connected Man | Amer Rustom on Last Flight OutEveryone knows Amer Rustom as the face of Dubai nightlife and luxury. Almost nobody knows how he got there.Before La Dolce Vita, Amer was a professional basketball player in Lebanon with one plan for his life. When that dream ended, he went back to the unglamorous grind of importing goods from China, then caught a flight to Dubai with almost nothing and built one of the most talked-about lifestyle communities in the Middle East.In this episode, Mike and Jay sit down with Amer not as press, but as two guys who also bet everything on Dubai. We get behind the flex: the moment basketball was over, building abroad while Lebanon was collapsing, what's real versus rented in the Dubai lifestyle, what people get wrong about La Dolce Vita, and the advice he'd give any man who just landed somewhere new with nothing but a plan.Some flights change your life. This is the story of his.🎙️ Guest: Amer Rustom, founder of La Dolce Vita Entertainment and Num6ers Matter📸 Follow Amer: https://www.instagram.com/amerrustom29/https://www.instagram.com/ladolcevita.entertainment/FOLLOW OUR HOSTS: Jay ➡️ https://instagram.com/jloubriel26 Mike ➡️ https://instagram.com/ifmikewashere FOLLOW LAST FLIGHT OUT PODCAST: YouTube ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/@LastFlightOutPodcast Website ➡️ https://www.lastflightoutpodcast.com Instagram ➡️ https://www.instagram.com/lastflightoutpodcast/ TikTok ➡️ https://www.tiktok.com/@lastflightoutpodcast Apple Podcasts ➡️ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/last-flight-out-podcast/id1711422290 iHeart ➡️ https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-last-flight-out-podcast-323371807?cmp=ios_share&sc=ios_social_share&pr=false&autoplay=trueSpotify ➡️ https://open.spotify.com/show/2xZJhd2qIw5IxV4VBQufZn

Podcast burnout is real, and it hits harder than people realize. We are cutting the noise to talk about the reality of the grind.Creating content consistently looks easy from the outside, but the reality is a cycle of constant output that eventually drains you. We are talking about the mental toll of staying relevant when you feel like you have nothing left to say. This conversation is for every content creator who has hit a wall and wondered if it is worth the effort to keep going.We break down how to manage your creative process without losing your mind in the process. It is not just about the numbers or the views; it is about maintaining your mental health while building something that actually lasts. If you have ever felt that weight, this conversation is for you.FOLLOW OUR HOSTS: Jay ➡️ https://instagram.com/jloubriel26 Mike ➡️ https://instagram.com/ifmikewashere FOLLOW LAST FLIGHT OUT PODCAST: YouTube ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/@LastFlightOutPodcast Website ➡️ https://www.lastflightoutpodcast.com Instagram ➡️ https://www.instagram.com/lastflightoutpodcast/ TikTok ➡️ https://www.tiktok.com/@lastflightoutpodcast Apple Podcasts ➡️ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/last-flight-out-podcast/id1711422290 iHeart ➡️ https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-last-flight-out-podcast-323371807?cmp=ios_share&sc=ios_social_share&pr=false&autoplay=trueSpotify ➡️ https://open.spotify.com/show/2xZJhd2qIw5IxV4VBQufZn

SUBSCRIBE & WATCH MORE ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/@lastflightoutpodcast He had a ticket back to San Diego to play another season of baseball. He did not use it.Jay and Mike sit down with Kevin Leonel — a Dominican American designer from Brooklyn who walked away from a baseball career, chose a sewing machine over a PS5, enrolled in YouTube University, and skipped straight past t-shirts to cut and sew. No formal fashion school. No industry co-sign. Just vision, craft, and an obsessive belief that sports and fashion belonged in the same conversation.We get into all of it. Growing up Dominican in Brooklyn and spending summers in the DR. Going from Jordans in the hood to bow ties at boarding school in Connecticut. Chasing baseball dreams all the way to California and the Dominican Republic before walking away. How watching Michael B. Jordan's stylist team at the One Hotel planted the seed. Why he chose a sewing machine over a PS5 during COVID and how his fiance made the call. The first piece he ever sold — a Willie Mays Giants upcycle for a hundred dollars to his cousin. How MLB sent him three cease and desist letters and eventually took down his entire Instagram page. How Urban Outfitters came knocking in year two when he was still sewing in a studio apartment. And the collaborations with Apple, the NHL, NBA, and more that all came to him organically because he never stopped putting in the work.This is the episode for every creative who figured it out on their own terms.Subscribe to the Last Flight Out Podcast on YouTube and wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on all social media @lastflightoutpodcastFOLLOW OUR HOSTS: Jay ➡️ https://instagram.com/jloubriel26 Mike ➡️ https://instagram.com/ifmikewashere FOLLOW LAST FLIGHT OUT PODCAST: YouTube ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/@lastflightoutpodcast Website ➡️ https://www.lastflightoutpodcast.com Instagram ➡️ https://www.instagram.com/lastflightoutpodcast/ TikTok ➡️ https://www.tiktok.com/@lastflightoutpodcast Apple Podcasts ➡️ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/last-flight-out-podcast/id1711422290 iHeart ➡️ https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-last-flight-out-podcast-323371807?cmp=ios_share&sc=ios_social_share&pr=false&autoplay=trueSpotify ➡️ https://open.spotify.com/show/2xZJhd2qIw5IxV4VBQufZn#lastflightoutpodcast #KevinLeonel #Dominican #Brooklyn #Streetwear #Fashion #Baseball #MLB #NHL #NBA #Apple #podcast #ep61 #newepisode #nofilter #betonyourself #youtubeuniversity #sewingmachine #SportsAndFashion #independentdesigner