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Emma

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
3632 total appearances

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Podcast Appearances

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

Yeah. You didn't have a suit on then.

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

Yeah. You didn't have a suit on then.

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

And, and I'm also like, you see in those rooms, I'm still picking things up from people like, but you're, you know, you're picking things out, but you're also putting people together consistently, but you do it without. And here's the thing. People love a favor for a favor. You don't ever ask for anything back. And I find that so interesting.

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

And, and I'm also like, you see in those rooms, I'm still picking things up from people like, but you're, you know, you're picking things out, but you're also putting people together consistently, but you do it without. And here's the thing. People love a favor for a favor. You don't ever ask for anything back. And I find that so interesting.

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

I feel like you've hooked me up with so many people at this point. And I'm waiting for the phone to ring and you to be like, hey girl, like I need this thing. But that doesn't seem to be your style at all, whoever I speak to. Well, first off,

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

I feel like you've hooked me up with so many people at this point. And I'm waiting for the phone to ring and you to be like, hey girl, like I need this thing. But that doesn't seem to be your style at all, whoever I speak to. Well, first off,

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

No, you know, it's like, it's worth your time. It's going to be a great contact. So, and I can completely see that you authentically do that and it's become a great part of your business, of your brand, and it completely works because you really are- And it does put you back in karma, by the way, for sure.

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

No, you know, it's like, it's worth your time. It's going to be a great contact. So, and I can completely see that you authentically do that and it's become a great part of your business, of your brand, and it completely works because you really are- And it does put you back in karma, by the way, for sure.

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

Of course it does, right? Because I feel such a warm feeling to you because of the way that you've behaved. And again, when we did our deal, and I will say this because I think it's such an incredible trait- Took us six months to get through the legal. But what you told me in the first meeting, what we would do, how we would do it, the deal that you were prepared to make is exactly what we did.

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

Of course it does, right? Because I feel such a warm feeling to you because of the way that you've behaved. And again, when we did our deal, and I will say this because I think it's such an incredible trait- Took us six months to get through the legal. But what you told me in the first meeting, what we would do, how we would do it, the deal that you were prepared to make is exactly what we did.

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

And I think when you can take someone on their word like that, that says everything you need to know about that person. And so if you did call me for something, I'd be like, yeah, Michael Rubin, he's the real deal. Like he's a great guy. And that is like so seldomly the truth. Like me moving from England to LA, like I have not seen that very much.

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

And I think when you can take someone on their word like that, that says everything you need to know about that person. And so if you did call me for something, I'd be like, yeah, Michael Rubin, he's the real deal. Like he's a great guy. And that is like so seldomly the truth. Like me moving from England to LA, like I have not seen that very much.

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

I think it's so interesting just going back to off season and thinking about like what's happening in like really specifically around women's sports at the moment. And you know, our business is about all sport, but I feel like there's like, a time and a moment where things happen in culture and it collides and it makes the right environment for you to do business.

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

I think it's so interesting just going back to off season and thinking about like what's happening in like really specifically around women's sports at the moment. And you know, our business is about all sport, but I feel like there's like, a time and a moment where things happen in culture and it collides and it makes the right environment for you to do business.

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

You've been around for a long time. Are you as excited by women's sports and the business opportunities that sit adjacent to that as everyone else? Or are you less excited? I really want to understand because you have the customers, you see what's happening, you have the sales figures. What's actually happening?

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

You've been around for a long time. Are you as excited by women's sports and the business opportunities that sit adjacent to that as everyone else? Or are you less excited? I really want to understand because you have the customers, you see what's happening, you have the sales figures. What's actually happening?

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

Yeah, it feels like it's going to be a massive unlock when you can get women's sports of power, right? And I really believe that off-season has a huge part to play here. I mean, women love buying clothes. They love buying clothes with a,

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

Yeah, it feels like it's going to be a massive unlock when you can get women's sports of power, right? And I really believe that off-season has a huge part to play here. I mean, women love buying clothes. They love buying clothes with a,

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

a frequency that is very different from how men buy them so I'm just very excited by the space and the opportunity but how do you think women because of course look sports is still at the kind of epicenter and where the decisions are made and more importantly to me where the money's made it's still super male dominated how do you reckon that like women can actually get involved in what's about to become like a really important business like a really big money generating business yeah

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

a frequency that is very different from how men buy them so I'm just very excited by the space and the opportunity but how do you think women because of course look sports is still at the kind of epicenter and where the decisions are made and more importantly to me where the money's made it's still super male dominated how do you reckon that like women can actually get involved in what's about to become like a really important business like a really big money generating business yeah