Kentucky QB Will Levis: From Car Deals to Horse Farms and all the NIL In Between

11/10/22 • 50 min

We're joined this episode by University of Kentucky QB Will Levis to talk all things NIL. From the first NIL deal with a horse farm to a car deal—and everything in between—he shares his strategy and how he's helping his teammates.
We discussed:

How he decides whether to accept an NIL deal
Why he embraced doing a deal with a horse farm
Lessons from trying to balance NIL while in-season
Battling being a "yes" man
The NIL conversations happening among him and his teammates
Choosing an agent
Having both local and national representation
How his car deal came about and what it looks like
Planning for life after football
...and so much more!

Follow Will on Instagram, TikTok and Twitter.

You can follow The Players' Platform podcast on Instagram: @playersplatformpod.
Kristi Dosh: @SportsBizMiss
Emily Cole: @EmilyCole

How he decides whether to accept an NIL deal
Why he embraced doing a deal with a horse farm
Lessons from trying to balance NIL while in-season
Battling being a "yes" man
The NIL conversations happening among him and his teammates
Choosing an agent
Having both local and national representation
How his car deal came about and what it looks like
Planning for life after football
...and so much more!

Follow Will on Instagram, TikTok and Twitter.

You can follow The Players' Platform podcast on Instagram: @playersplatformpod.
Kristi Dosh: @SportsBizMiss
Emily Cole: @EmilyCole

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Geo Baker: From #NotNCAAProperty to NIL Entrepreneur

We're joined this episode by Geo Baker, former Rutgers men's basketball athlete and co-founder of The Knight Society. We get into so many great topics with Geo, starting with how he advocated for student athlete rights before NIL rules were changed in 2021.
Geo shares with us:

What it was like being part of the #NotNCAAProperty movement in the spring of 2021
How coaches and administration reacted to his involvement in #NotNCAAProperty
His experience meeting with the NCAA
What he thinks his group did through the #NotNCAAProperty movement that was effective in creating change
How to use your platform to have a voice in issues that matter to you
Advice for leaning into being a creator, even if your following is small
How he's giving back to youth athletes and fans
How NIL changed his path
...and so much more!

You can follow Geo on Instagram, TikTok and Twitter.

You can follow The Players' Platform podcast on Instagram: @playersplatformpod.
Kristi Dosh: @SportsBizMiss
Emily Cole: @EmilyCole

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Fran Belibi on Building Her Brand and Life After Basketball

Known for her dunks on the court, Stanford forward Francesa "Fran" Belibi is also scoring in the NIL space. She joins the show to talk about her NIL journey, her clothing
line, and how she’s already leveraging NIL for her future after basketball.
We talked with Fran about: