John Terzian is the owner and co-founder of The h.wood Group, which is an LA based hospitality & lifestyle marketing company with an iconic portfolio of luxury nightlife and restaurant venues. 

John was a former USC Football walk-on back in the early 2000's. He joins the show to discuss the direct correlation his walk-on journey has had with his current successes. 

John and Noah discuss: 
- Being tormented as a walk-on 
- Friendship with Drake 
- Working for Kobe Bryant's agent 
- Skill that propelled him most 
- Law School teaching him to speak 
- His failures then vs. now 

...Book recommendations....Studying entrepreneurs....Having a foundation....Finding stability....Paul Hackett/Pete Carrol....& so much more! 

John Terzian is the owner and co-founder of The h.wood Group, which is an LA based hospitality &amp; lifestyle marketing company with an iconic portfolio of luxury nightlife and restaurant venues. John was a former USC Football walk-on back in the early 2000's. He joins the show to discuss the direct correlation his walk-on journey has had with his current successes. John and Noah discuss: - Being tormented as a walk-on - Friendship with Drake - Working for Kobe Bryant's agent - Skill that propelled him most - Law School teaching him to speak - His failures then vs. now ...Book recommendations....Studying entrepreneurs....Having a foundation....Finding stability....Paul Hackett/Pete Carrol....&amp; so much more!

THE STORIES OF THE WALK-ONS! With insight into the world of college sports and beyond, WTZ features current and former college walk-ons who reflect on their personal experiences and journeys in the role of a walk-on; expressing the role it played for them in their life. Talking about what they took away from those invaluable experiences that led them into their careers and just what the experience ultimately did for them to help shape their growth mindsets and perspectives on life and themselves. The show is hosted by former college basketball walk-on, Noah Buono.

THE STORIES OF THE WALK-ONS! With insight into the world of college sports and beyond, WTZ features current and former college walk-ons who reflect on their personal experiences and journeys in the role of a walk-on; expressing the role it played for them in their life. Talking about what they took away from those invaluable experiences that led them into their careers and just what the experience ultimately did for them to help shape their growth mindsets and perspectives on life and themselves. The show is hosted by former college basketball walk-on, Noah Buono.

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WTZ Pod is here to highlight the journeys of current and former college walk-ons and their experiences in that role. CEO’s who were walk-ons, business owners that were walk-ons, or the walk-on that broke through the barrier that wasn’t supposed to or wasn’t picked to. How being a walk-on and having to start from the complete bottom to find their success helped shape their mentalities and perspectives on life. The slept on, the overlooked, the hardest workers, the underdogs.

WTZ Pod is here to highlight the journeys of current and former college walk-ons and their experiences in that role. CEO&rsquo;s who were walk-ons, business owners that were walk-ons, or the walk-on that broke through the barrier that wasn&rsquo;t supposed to or wasn&rsquo;t picked to. How being a walk-on and having to start from the complete bottom to find their success helped shape their mentalities and perspectives on life. The slept on, the overlooked, the hardest workers, the underdogs.

EP #20 | John Terzian - The h.wood Group / USC FB Walk-on |

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/d088557d-0526-46c7-8a3b-af17013d7dad/transcript

Zone 1 of WTZ Podcast, host Noah Buono dives in the role reversal of LeBron having a great supporting cast that's helping increase this Laker team's postseason success and Curry all of a sudden not having as great of a supporting cast as we're used to seeing. 

Noah also dives into LeBron's foot problem, Lakers closing this series out in 5, how he has been on the Philly train all year, Steve Kerr and Darvin Ham's chess match on the Warriors offensive strategies vs. the Lakers defensive strategies to limit Curry and why Jordan Poole's Game 1 shot was actually a better shot than Steph Curry's Game 4 shot. 

Zone 1 of WTZ Podcast, host Noah Buono dives in the role reversal of LeBron having a great supporting cast that's helping increase this Laker team's postseason success and Curry all of a sudden not having as great of a supporting cast as we're used to seeing. 
Noah also dives into LeBron's foot problem, Lakers closing this series out in 5, how he has been on the Philly train all year, Steve Kerr and Darvin Ham's chess match on the Warriors offensive strategies vs. the Lakers defensive strategies to limit Curry and why Jordan Poole's Game 1 shot was actually a better shot than Steph Curry's Game 4 shot.

EP #21 | ZONE 1 | Lakers Up 3-1, LeBron's Foot, Steph's Game 4 Shot vs. Poole's Game 1 Shot, Philly/Boston

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/e88f07cd-4ca5-4fa9-827c-affe01049869/transcript

Rudy and Noah dive into all things involved with the making of the movie "Rudy"! 

Things like: 

- Where the inspiration to sell there film came from 
- How he got the writer of Hoosiers & ND on board 
- How much he sold the script for 
- His involvement with the making of the movie 
- Casting the movie 
- Joe Montana's negative comments about the movie 

....5 best sports movies.....5 pillars of being a walk-on....Brian Kelly & Lou Holtz...& so much more! 

Rudy and Noah dive into all things involved with the making of the movie "Rudy"! Things like: - Where the inspiration to sell there film came from - How he got the writer of Hoosiers &amp; ND on board - How much he sold the script for - His involvement with the making of the movie - Casting the movie - Joe Montana's negative comments about the movie ....5 best sports movies.....5 pillars of being a walk-on....Brian Kelly &amp; Lou Holtz...&amp; so much more!

EP#16 PT.2 | RUDY RUETTIGER on the Making of RUDY! |

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/5999c39a-ba20-4f35-b98b-af090143aab4/transcript

Rudy Ruettiger, the inspiration behind one of the greatest sports movies in history ... the movie "RUDY", joins the podcast to talk about his journey as a walk-on and the successes that followed. 

A former walk-on for the Notre Dame Football program from 1974 to 1976, Rudy is the epitome of what walk-ons represent and what walk-ons around the world embody. 

In PT.1, Rudy & Noah discuss: 

- 27 years to play 27 seconds 
- How being dyslexic impacted Rudy 
- Why forgiving is the secret sauce 
- Mistreatment he dealt with 
- Being around winners & who the real losers are 
- Developing charter schools for skillsets 
-Stigma around walk-ons 

....Quotes from Sylvester Stallone & Kobe Bryant about Rudy....getting rid of doubt & fear.....clearing your mind from the clutter.....getting a gameplan.....& so much more! 

PT.2 to follow next week with more about the making of the movie "RUDY" and how it all came together....his role on the set of the movie....interasctions with actor Sean Astin.....debunking comments from Joe Montana about the movie....current ND football state.....Brian Kelly leaving....so much more! 

Rudy Ruettiger, the inspiration behind one of the greatest sports movies in history ... the movie "RUDY", joins the podcast to talk about his journey as a walk-on and the successes that followed. A former walk-on for the Notre Dame Football program from 1974 to 1976, Rudy is the epitome of what walk-ons represent and what walk-ons around the world embody. In PT.1, Rudy &amp; Noah discuss: - 27 years to play 27 seconds - How being dyslexic impacted Rudy - Why forgiving is the secret sauce - Mistreatment he dealt with - Being around winners &amp; who the real losers are - Developing charter schools for skillsets -Stigma around walk-ons ....Quotes from Sylvester Stallone &amp; Kobe Bryant about Rudy....getting rid of doubt &amp; fear.....clearing your mind from the clutter.....getting a gameplan.....&amp; so much more! PT.2 to follow next week with more about the making of the movie "RUDY" and how it all came together....his role on the set of the movie....interasctions with actor Sean Astin.....debunking comments from Joe Montana about the movie....current ND football state.....Brian Kelly leaving....so much more!

EP #16 PT.1 | RUDY RUETTIGER - Notre Dame FB Walk-on |

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/7f6e3a6b-a6d9-4ef8-b266-af02011b831b/transcript

EP #20 | John Terzian - The h.wood Group / USC FB Walk-on |

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