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The $10M Secret to Winning in Sports & Spirits | Gavin Maloof DSH #928
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Discover the $10M secret to success in sports and spirits with former NBA team owner and tequila entrepreneur Gavin Malouf! 🏀 From becoming the youngest owner in professional sports history to winning an NHL championship with the Vegas Golden Knights, Gavin shares incredible behind-the-scenes stories of his 44-year journey to victory. 🏆 Get an exclusive taste of the premium tequila business as Gavin reveals how his family's century-long legacy in beverages led to creating an award-winning spirit. Learn fascinating insights about NBA talent scouting, the truth about small market teams, and what it really takes to build a championship franchise. You'll hear untold stories about Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, and how Gavin once got kicked out of his own team's celebration! Plus, discover why Las Vegas became the perfect home for professional hockey and the emerging world of professional paddle ball. Whether you're interested in sports business, premium spirits, or the journey to championship success, this conversation delivers game-changing insights from someone who's mastered both worlds. 🥃 Watch now for an unforgettable blend of sports history, business wisdom, and championship-winning strategies that took four decades to perfect! 🏆 #collegeconversationswithdr.janicefedor #whatissportsmanagement #sportsmanagement #sportsmanagementmajor #sportsindustry CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 00:31 - Comisario Tequila 03:59 - Coors Distributing Company 09:18 - Houston Rockets 12:31 - Vegas Golden Knights 15:41 - Stanley Cup Victory 17:20 - Passing on Steph Curry 21:42 - Paddleball Sport 24:32 - Next Big Sport Trends 26:10 - Patrick Mahomes 26:38 - Las Vegas Raiders 27:55 - Ice Hockey Insights 29:40 - Olympics Overview 31:14 - Sports Injuries Discussion 34:15 - Where to Find Gavin 34:49 - Thanks for Watching APPLY TO BE ON THE PODCAST: https://www.digitalsocialhour.com/application BUSINESS INQUIRIES/SPONSORS: [email protected] GUEST: Gavin Maloof https://www.instagram.com/jetlaggedblogger 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/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Chapter 1: What tequila brand is Gavin Maloof involved with?
All right, guys. Gavin Maloof here. We're going to start off with a shot. Let's do it. Comey Sario. Tequila brand you just invested in, right? Yes, absolutely.
Chapter 2: What does Gavin Maloof think about NBA talent scouting?
Thank you. Wow, I'm excited. You said it's better than 42. Let's see. Well, we've won... Close to 50 awards, gold, silver, double gold, platinum. Our Reposado actually just won a platinum award. It's never been awarded. That's bested show, and that means that our Reposado is like the number one in the world.
Chapter 3: How did Gavin Maloof become the youngest owner in professional sports?
Yeah. Wow. Cheers to that, man. Let's do it. Oh, my gosh. That was the smoothest shot I've ever had. Well done, man. Well done.
Chapter 4: What was it like to win a Stanley Cup with the Vegas Golden Knights?
It's really an incredible product. You'll notice how smooth it is. And even though we have the Blanco, the Reposado, this is the Anejo. It's aged two years in oak cask. And then we have the Extra Anejo, which is aged seven years. And that's really incredible as well.
Chapter 5: Why did Gavin Maloof pass on drafting Steph Curry?
I mean, that for two years was incredible. It barely even tastes like alcohol to me.
Chapter 6: What are the next big sports trends according to Gavin Maloof?
Yeah. And you know, it's from the... distilled in the highlands of Jalisco. And if there was a designation for organic in Mexico, we would be organic.
Chapter 7: How does Gavin Maloof view the paddleball sport?
Really? Yes. Oh, so Mexico doesn't have organic products.
Chapter 8: What insights does Gavin Maloof have about small market teams?
They don't have a designation organic. Wow. They don't have that title. I didn't know that. So that's a U.S.
thing then. Yes, U.S. But if they did have one, we would be organic. Nice. Because it's just pure tequila. We actually have more part of the agave plants, 8%. heart of the agave plants per bottle. And some of the competition, like Casamigos and Patron, use like two or three hearts of the agave plant. So it's all, it's pure. There's no additives, no preservatives. It's just pure tequila.
Incredible. When did this launch?
We launched about six years ago. I mean, it's a relatively new brand. We haven't been around that long. That's why we're trying to do these podcasts and obviously your great show. We appreciate you putting me on. And we really want to get the word out because we say it's... The best tequila no one's ever heard of. But here in Las Vegas, we have a really huge footprint with Bellagio.
We're in just about every account in Bellagio. We're in Aria, some accounts in Aria. Fountain Blue. Nice. Peter Luger's. We have a drink that's in Caesars. That's very iconic. You know Peter Luger's Steakhouse? I've heard of it. Yeah, I haven't been there yet.
New York, and it's very iconic. It's at Caesars. It's incredible. We have a black cherry margarita that will change your life. That sounds really good. I mean, it is my all-time favorite drink that I've ever had. And they sell like 10 to 15 cases a month. Holy crap. With one drink. Just at Peter Luger's? Yes. Wow. I got to check that out. Are you guys in the Vegas Golden Knights Stadium?
We're getting there. We're trying to work a deal with T-Mobile. And like I said, we're just kind of new on the scene. Yeah. But we're getting a lot of iconic. We're Wolfgang Puck. We're in Spago at Bellagio. So we're iconic places and restaurants. And it's just really exploded, to be honest.
And your family's been involved in the liquor space for quite some time, right? Getting involved with Coors in 1937? Yes. Even probably, yeah, I guess it was in 37. Yeah, maybe 100 years. Almost 100 years. Yeah.
Yeah, we were – actually, my family was – we're from New Mexico. I was born in Albuquerque. My grandfather started Coors. And we were one of the nine states – there was nine and a half states, half of Texas, original distributors for Coors. So we were Coors distributors 75 years. Wow. And we were also in the liquor business. We sold – Jack Daniels, Bacardi, Robert Mondavi, Gallo.
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