Odd Lots - Introducing: The Deal with Alex Rodriguez and Jason Kelly

Episode Date: March 5, 2024

The Deal, hosted by Alex Rodriguez and Jason Kelly, features intimate conversations with business titans, sports champions and game-changing entrepreneurs who reveal their investment philosophies, pivotal career moves and the ones that got away. From Bloomberg Podcasts and Bloomberg Originals, The Deal is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart, Bloomberg Carplay, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also watch The Deal on Bloomberg Television, and Bloomberg Originals on YouTube.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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TV. Well, glad that's settled. Bell, connection is everything. I'm Alex Rodriguez. I'm a former New York Yankee and played professional baseball for over 20 years. Almost that entire time, I was thinking about business. And I'm Jason Kelly. I've been a business journalist at Bloomberg for more than two decades. And across my career, I've covered everything from the Olympics to Wall Street.

From Bloomberg, this is the deal. Each week, you're here as in conversation with business icons. And this show will explore dealmaking across sports, media, and entertainment. From Maria Sharapova. I want to win with people that know how to lose. To Michael Strayhan. The city eats you alive. But being here in New York

has meant the world of me because it's opened up so many opportunities that's given me a life away from the game of football to Derek Jeter. Alex did me a favor. He signed a long-term deal before me.

You know what I mean? So I sort of piggybacked off of his deal. This is a show where we talk with big-time athletes and executives about the wins, the losses, and lessons learned along the way. That is a harsh lesson in business.

Sports is not as simple as bringing a bunch of big names together. I didn't want to do another to stop you out speech. I'm a blue collar kid, and I think that's something that gets so... It opened up so many more doors. The show is called The Deal. Listen to The Deal from Bloomberg Podcasts and Bloomberg Originals. Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, IHeart, Bloomberg CarPlay, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also watch the deal on Bloomberg Television and Bloomberg Originals on YouTube. The news doesn't stop on the weekends. Context changes constantly.

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