James Malinchak

I printed up just a simple card I kept in my jacket pocket when I was doing the red carpets and things like that. So I could hand it to all the media people.

I printed up just a simple card I kept in my jacket pocket when I was doing the red carpets and things like that. So I could hand it to all the media people.

I was born in a van down by the river. I love that. I grew up in a tiny steel mill town outside of Pittsburgh called Manessen. About 6,000 people. You blink, you miss it. Dad was a steel worker. Mom was a lunch mother serving lunches to us kids at school. We didn't have anything growing up. But my first big dream was to play college basketball. I thought that's how I could get out of a small town.

I was born in a van down by the river. I love that. I grew up in a tiny steel mill town outside of Pittsburgh called Manessen. About 6,000 people. You blink, you miss it. Dad was a steel worker. Mom was a lunch mother serving lunches to us kids at school. We didn't have anything growing up. But my first big dream was to play college basketball. I thought that's how I could get out of a small town.

I was born in a van down by the river. I love that. I grew up in a tiny steel mill town outside of Pittsburgh called Manessen. About 6,000 people. You blink, you miss it. Dad was a steel worker. Mom was a lunch mother serving lunches to us kids at school. We didn't have anything growing up. But my first big dream was to play college basketball. I thought that's how I could get out of a small town.

So long story short, accepted a basketball scholarship at the University of Cincinnati. My coach got fired, transferred, went and played in Hawaii. First game, blew my knee out on a rubber basketball court. My sneaker stuck, ripped it. moved to Los Angeles, started my career as a stockbroker. That was my backup plan.

So long story short, accepted a basketball scholarship at the University of Cincinnati. My coach got fired, transferred, went and played in Hawaii. First game, blew my knee out on a rubber basketball court. My sneaker stuck, ripped it. moved to Los Angeles, started my career as a stockbroker. That was my backup plan.

So long story short, accepted a basketball scholarship at the University of Cincinnati. My coach got fired, transferred, went and played in Hawaii. First game, blew my knee out on a rubber basketball court. My sneaker stuck, ripped it. moved to Los Angeles, started my career as a stockbroker. That was my backup plan.

Started with Merrill Lynch and got recruited, went over to Dean Witter, then ended at Payne Weber in the Beverly Hills branch. And then I did some, we built, my partner and I built our business pretty fast in our young 20s. So I started getting a call from a couple people to speak. And I'm like, I don't speak. I'm a broker. I said, well, just come and motivate my salespeople.

Started with Merrill Lynch and got recruited, went over to Dean Witter, then ended at Payne Weber in the Beverly Hills branch. And then I did some, we built, my partner and I built our business pretty fast in our young 20s. So I started getting a call from a couple people to speak. And I'm like, I don't speak. I'm a broker. I said, well, just come and motivate my salespeople.

Started with Merrill Lynch and got recruited, went over to Dean Witter, then ended at Payne Weber in the Beverly Hills branch. And then I did some, we built, my partner and I built our business pretty fast in our young 20s. So I started getting a call from a couple people to speak. And I'm like, I don't speak. I'm a broker. I said, well, just come and motivate my salespeople.

I said, I don't speak, man. I'm watching the market. And he said, we'll pay you $5,000 for 40 minutes. I said, I speak. I speak. I say whatever you want me to say. And that's how I got into speaking. I was like, what? What is this? And then one of my best friends is Joe Theismann. He used to quarterback the Redskins.

I said, I don't speak, man. I'm watching the market. And he said, we'll pay you $5,000 for 40 minutes. I said, I speak. I speak. I say whatever you want me to say. And that's how I got into speaking. I was like, what? What is this? And then one of my best friends is Joe Theismann. He used to quarterback the Redskins.

I said, I don't speak, man. I'm watching the market. And he said, we'll pay you $5,000 for 40 minutes. I said, I speak. I speak. I say whatever you want me to say. And that's how I got into speaking. I was like, what? What is this? And then one of my best friends is Joe Theismann. He used to quarterback the Redskins.

Yeah, yeah.

Yeah, yeah.

Yeah, yeah.

Oh, yeah. Yeah, I always say, Joe, did it hurt when you broke your leg? He said, I didn't break my leg. Lawrence Taylor broke my leg. I had no intention of breaking my leg.

Oh, yeah. Yeah, I always say, Joe, did it hurt when you broke your leg? He said, I didn't break my leg. Lawrence Taylor broke my leg. I had no intention of breaking my leg.

Oh, yeah. Yeah, I always say, Joe, did it hurt when you broke your leg? He said, I didn't break my leg. Lawrence Taylor broke my leg. I had no intention of breaking my leg.