In the latest episode of the Pitch & Pros Podcast, Stefan welcomes Oakland native Cody Pillon (0:00), a former collegiate and semi-professional soccer player turned community builder who's dedicated his life to making soccer accessible to every kid in his hometown. Cody breaks down the origin story of Oakland Genesis, the cost-free youth soccer club he co-founded in 2019, and dives deep into the broken pay-to-play system it was built to fix (2:00). He shares how the partnership with Steph Curry's Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation has strengthened OG's mission (16:08), then walks through what it took to establish the organization's official Board of Directors (20:00). Cody talks about OG's growing connection with Oakland Roots (22:59) before getting into one of the biggest wins of his career — helping bring one of only two FIFA World Cup pitches in the country to an Oakland middle school (26:03). He shares some of OG's proudest academic success stories (28:20), gives his World Cup predictions and thoughts heading into the tournament (32:05), and introduces Oakland United, his citywide coalition working to guarantee every kid in Oakland access to soccer regardless of zip code (35:10). They then head into the "Fast Five" segment (42:20) before closing out the show with Cody's pitch on how to become a pro at establishing sports nonprofits (47:08).

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In the latest episode of the Pitch & Pros Podcast, Justin and Stefan welcome their first female and musical guest, Niyah Badass (0:00). Niyah is a DJ, producer, innovator, and the founder of Shared Frequency - a community space that turns album rollouts into real life experiences. Niyah shares the origin story of Shared Frequency (3:03), which leads the trio to discuss their connection to Billboard top-charting rapper, Don Toliver (5:17). They then get into where Niyah gets her music inspiration (7:24), her process for hosting DJ events (9:41), and what it's like to manage workload independently in the music industry (12:31). Later they transition into fashion, learning about how Niyah curates her style (19:00) before breaking down what it takes to become a DJ in 2026 (25:52). Niyah also shares her honest life lessons from her touring experiences with artists such as Boslen, Lil Mosey, Lil Tecca, and Jack Harlow (31:00). She and Justin talk about how important their family is to them as support systems (34:55) before transitioning to the "Fast Five" part of the show (38:04). Finally, they close out the show with Niyah's pitch and how to become a pro DJ and independent creator in the music industry (42:49).

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In the latest episode of the Pitch & Pros Podcast, Justin and Stefan open the show by reflecting on Justin's 2025 football season with Oakland Soccer Club and his intentions for the 2026 season (2:20). They then get into what it takes to build a clientele of 300+ athletes as an independently contracted coach and how to establish meaningful business relationships that convert to 5-figure partnerships, such as Stefan's Hulu deal during his time at Ballislife (18:35). From there they explain how to understand different partner/client objectives and how you can successfully track athlete development and campaign performance (34:29). Afterwards, they share tips on how to establish good rapport with clients and manage their expectations (40:27). Finally, they close out the show answering some of your questions in a mailbag segment (52:47) before delivering their closing pitches (1:07:29).

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