Digital Social Hour
How I Turned Basketball Into a 6-Figure Business | Hezi Almighty DSH #1040
31 Dec 2024
From playing college basketball to turning his passion into a 6-figure business, The Hezi Guy shares his incredible journey from amateur courts to the Big3 league! 🏀 Watch as he reveals how he transformed his basketball skills into a thriving social media empire, including behind-the-scenes stories of training with NBA stars like Kyrie Irving. Get an inside look at how he built his following, created viral content, and turned basketball into a successful career. Learn about his unique playing style, training philosophy, and how he handles both praise and criticism in the social media age. Whether you're a basketball player looking to grow your platform or a fan of the game, this interview is packed with real talk about making it in today's digital basketball world. The Hezi Guy opens up about his college days playing both basketball and football, his journey to the Big3, and how he maintains his edge in the competitive world of basketball content creation. He even shares exclusive stories about working with NBA superstars and building his brand from the ground up. Don't miss this raw and honest conversation about turning basketball skills into business success! 💪 #basketballtrainermarketing #howtomakemoneycoachingsports #sportsbusinesstips #basketballbusinessideas #basketballtrainingbusiness CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 00:30 - Playing in the Big 3 Basketball 02:40 - 1v1 Basketball Debate 05:40 - How JClark Gained Fame 08:00 - Indoor vs Outdoor Courts 12:45 - Aspiring to Go Pro 15:28 - Favorite Players Growing Up 18:18 - Working Out with Kyrie Irving 20:30 - Lessons Learned from Kyrie 22:13 - NBA Rules Manipulation 26:01 - Favorite Players Discussion 27:58 - Building Confidence in Basketball 30:48 - Thoughts on Load Management 33:34 - Best Basketball Cities to Play 35:07 - Trash Talking in Basketball 36:30 - 1 on 1 Basketball World 38:40 - Mikey Williams & Bronny James 40:18 - Playing Basketball in China 41:42 - What's Next for Hezi APPLY TO BE ON THE PODCAST: https://www.digitalsocialhour.com/application BUSINESS INQUIRIES/SPONSORS: [email protected] GUEST: Hezi Almighty https://www.instagram.com/thehezigod/ LISTEN ON: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-social-hour/id1676846015 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Jn7LXarRlI8Hc0GtTn759 Sean Kelly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanmikekelly/
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As much as we spend time working out, we spend more time talking about life and books. Dang, that's why he's so intelligent. That's why he moves the way he move on the basketball court. I do want to apologize to him because I think he's upset that I posted me having some good moves on him when we play one-on-one. Because, you know, you post it on social media and the world goes crazy.
All right, guys. Hezzy Goddard in the building. Thanks for coming on, man. Man, appreciate you for having me. Absolutely. I've balled with you a few times. I don't know if you remember me. Yeah, not for sure. From the ball dog celebrity game. Yes, sir. I had to guard you a couple times. You got me good once. Yeah.
I think it was the Miami one. I think I got you. Yeah, you got me good, man. Don't post that one, please. Yeah, nah. But you put a lot of people on the radio. Yeah, not for sure. I just play a lot of basketball, so it's... It comes with the opportunity. Yeah. What was the highest level you played? What did you get to?
Big three is probably my highest level as far as professional goes. And that's probably as close as, you know, somebody like I'll get to the NBA. Yeah. Well, those guys can still play, man. Yeah, not for sure. Like guys like Gerald Green and Jason Richardson still got 40 inch verticals. Oh, yeah. Easy. Like.
Jay Rich was playing in the Lifetime League in Vegas right before he moved. Oh, yeah. Yeah, he could still get you 30. For sure. For sure. Yeah, because just because they're in their 30s and 40s now don't mean they could still hoop.
Nah, and then when you've been doing something for so long, it's like second nature. They don't really know how to do anything else when you've been training for something your whole life. You don't know what else to do but to continue to practice that craft. So even though you're getting older and certain things slow down, you're going to get better in certain areas because you work on it.
You got to develop a shot as you get older, right? Yeah, for sure. Did you have to add that to your game as you got older?
I've always kind of been blessed with the ability to score. I guess my hindrance was my height and like the way I look. I kind of look like a running back. And so, you know, you don't really look for that. But then when you see me score, it's like, hmm, I wonder if he can do it against this guy, this guy and this guy. I mean, I guess you don't know until it actually happens.
So I guess the big three gave me that opportunity to like, I guess show that I could do it on a higher level with top tier guys. I mean, there's not many content creators that could do that, honestly, I don't think.
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