What Growing Up in Chaos Actually Teaches You (Rich Kleiman)
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How did Rich Kleiman's chaotic upbringing shape his life?
So today I am so excited for you to meet one of my old friends and colleagues. I've known Rich Clyman for over 20 years and I cannot tell you how excited I am to share this deeply moving conversation. Completely not what I thought we were going to do today. But the reason I want to share this with you is because I think when we think about trauma, especially that that come from our childhood, it's always with a negative connotation. And what is so incredible about this conversation is how Rich has completely dispelled those myths and brought it into his life in a way that has actually helped make and shape his success. And don't forget before we get into this to like and subscribe. This episode is sponsored by Macy's.
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I have known the new Media Mobile Rich. I love this. We've actually never spoken about Young Rich, which is where I really want to go today because we all need to understand what has made you the person that you are today. But ahead of that, for anybody that is watching this episode that needs to know more about you and to contextualize you in the way that you are and what you're doing today, can you just give... the audience, just like a little flavor so that we understand exactly where you are now. Where I am right now. Yeah. Well, right now I am very lucky to be sitting across from you. That's where I am right now. But I am the founder of both Boardroom, a media brand that we've built from scratch that is just my pride and joy, and 35 Ventures, which is...
the family office of sorts, the hold co for Kevin Durant and I, and I've been managing Kevin for almost 13 years. So I still operate as his agent, but that all sits within our family office. And that has our investments in real estate and sports and private equity and venture, his Nike business, which is 19 years and running now and our foundation, which is like a big part and rooted in kind of all the work we do on that side. But boardroom is where I flex my entrepreneurial gene. And boardroom for anyone who is just asleep, just let's talk about that business for a little while, because it has amazed me, but it's so true to you because as the person that was music rich and sport rich, like, I mean, you've really kind of put these things together, but explain it for anybody that isn't following right now and really should be.
Yeah. I mean, you know, growing up in New York, I think I had the benefit of being around this like explosion in culture around both hip hop, basketball culture, downtown New York culture, club culture.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
How did Rich Kleiman's chaotic upbringing shape his life?
0:09–4:12
2
What lessons did Rich learn from navigating a volatile home?
4:12–6:31
3
How does chaos become a competitive advantage in business?
6:31–7:46
4
Why is making peace with the past important for personal growth?
7:46–10:55
5
What role does empathy play in Rich's leadership style?
10:55–19:07
6
How did Rich transition from music to sports management?
19:07–24:47
7
What strategies does Rich use to build successful partnerships?
24:47–31:22
8
How does Rich define success beyond financial gain?
31:22–1:32:36
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