A Football Plan for the Future: Mike Ladge - Financial Advisor
BLA Podcast Series : Empowering Your Dreams
Release Date: 12/29/2023
A Football Plan for the Future - Michael Schwimer, BLA CEO
BLA Podcast Series : Empowering Your Dreams
BLA Director of Football and 13-year NFL veteran Brad Hopkins has a revealing discussion with former Major League pitcher and BLA CEO and Founder Michael Schwimer on the Pod. Michael and Brad discuss the genesis of BLA going back to Michael’s time in Minor League baseball, how athlete evaluations and partnerships are built and structured as well as how he hopes BLA plays a role in the future of BLA athletes. Michael offers the listener a glimpse behind the curtain of BLA and how it has grown into helping over 600 professional athletes achieve their dreams.
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A Football Plan for the Future - Ryan Kuehl
BLA Podcast Series : Empowering Your Dreams
BLA Football Director and 13-year NFL veteran Brad Hopkins chats with fellow NFL veteran Ryan Kuehl. Ryan entered the NFL as an Undrafted Free Agent player in 1995 out of the University of Virginia and ended up playing 12 years for four different teams, while also serving as a Player Rep for 7 years with the NFLPA. Ryan talks about his playing career, the business of the NFL and shares his thoughts on the significance of being offered a BLA partnership and the positive effect that can have on future NFL players.
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A Football Plan for the Future: Scott Stromberg
BLA Podcast Series : Empowering Your Dreams
BLA Football Director and 13-year NFL veteran Brad Hopkins sits down with Scott Stromberg, father of Washington Commanders 2023 3rd Round pick and current BLA athlete, Center/Guard Ricky Stromberg. Scott talks about Ricky's journey starting from high school in Tulsa, Oklahoma to an incredible career at the University of Arkansas. Scott also goes in-depth into when Ricky brought the BLA opportunity to him, the financial security it gave Ricky and how the belief BLA showed in Ricky gave Scott, as a father, confidence that his son could accomplish his dreams of the NFL.
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A Football Plan for the Future: Mike Ladge - Financial Advisor
BLA Podcast Series : Empowering Your Dreams
BLA Football Director and 13-year NFL veteran Brad Hopkins welcomes Financial Advisor Mike Ladge to the podcast. Mike spent 25 years at Morgan Stanley before being named a Managing Director with RBC Wealth Management in 2020. Mike is also a current member of the Sport, Entertainment and Technology Group of Beverly Hills, California. Mike shares how he was first introduced to BLA though a client, the impact BLA makes with athletes' lives beyond the financial support and his vision of BLA with their athlete partners in the ever-changing sports world.
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A Football Plan for the Future: Jordan Toles
BLA Podcast Series : Empowering Your Dreams
BLA Football Director and 13 year NFL veteran Brad Hopkins hosts Jordan Toles to discuss his this past football season, his NFL aspirations, post-playing plans and life as a BLA athlete. Jordan, a Baltimore native who spent his first two years at LSU before transferring to Morgan State University, was a Pre-Season All-MEAC selection as a defensive back and was rated a 4 star recruit by ESPN, Rivals and 24/7.
info_outlineBLA Football Director and 13-year NFL veteran Brad Hopkins welcomes Financial Advisor Mike Ladge to the podcast. Mike spent 25 years at Morgan Stanley before being named a Managing Director with RBC Wealth Management in 2020. Mike is also a current member of the Sport, Entertainment and Technology Group of Beverly Hills, California. Mike shares how he was first introduced to BLA though a client, the impact BLA makes with athletes' lives beyond the financial support and his vision of BLA with their athlete partners in the ever-changing sports world.