You Don't Need This Podcast - EP93 - Courtside Perspectives

Just in time for the NBA Finals!

Sit courtside with Drew Van Meeteren, President of Business Operations for the Iowa Wolves. The G League connects basketball players and leaders to each team in the NBA. EP93 is packed with fast-paced collisions that’ll leave you thirsty for overtime.

The Minnesota Timberwolves had a remarkable run and Ben sits courtside at the Iowa Wolves, who also had another howling good minor league season. The business of sports is BIG, so find your seat, hit the bonus materials below, and get set… tip-off is now!

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BONUS MATERIALS

https://iowa.gleague.nba.com

Iowa Wolves 🏀💨 Courtside – https://youtu.be/Hv_lfxh2G78

https://BenMcDougal.com/Hole-in-One

https://x.com/BENovator/status/1722345784941625630

http://Courtside-Perspectives.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com

Roasted Reflections Break: One & Only

https://now4next.nbaplayerdev.com

https://pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour

EP23 – Make It Rain 🎙️ Adam Viet

EP28 – Let’s Get Phygital 🎙️ Sachin Sehgal

EP82 – Base Camp 🎙️ Jon Kallen

http://YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com

http://BENBOT.ai

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Tags: BasketballBusiness OperationsDrew Van MeeterenIowa WolvesNBANBA G LeagueSports

Ben McDougal is an author, founder, technologist, and entrepreneurial ecosystem builder in the connected era.

Ben has been called a polymath. He evolves ideas into reality and accelerates others through the art of connection. Check out the innovations this leader has activated over time!

2004 | Iowa 3v3 Soccer Challenge <SOLD>
2006 | Jet Set Studio
2007 | The Hunt Zone <SOLD>
2012 | FliteBrite
2020 | OpenOpen
2020 | Pour Over Publishing
2021 | You Don’t Need This Book
2022 | NFT Collection
2022 | web3dsm
2023 | BEN BOT
2023 | You Don’t Need This Podcast
2024 | Collector Hardback Edition
2025 | now brewing – let’s chat

You’ve likely met Ben or heard him speak.

You Don’t Need This Podcast has been the place to enjoy a podcast every Wednesday morning for a while now! McDougal’s latest creation unites 80+ timeless episodes, each with featured guests in-studio! Listen and watch as leaders brew through the fabrics of an entrepreneurial lifestyle. The content creation never stops either. 160+ writings are now minted into Roasted Reflections. This library is a literary journey for the mind and could present a compelling path toward an all-new format coming soon.

Shifting gears, the quest that is FliteBrite remains compelling and an active part of Ben’s journey as a founder. Since 2012, their electronic serving system and beer festival app have created tech-infused paths for craft breweries and event organizers. This tasty story continues to be written, with fun, friendships, successes, learnings, and more fun, every step of the build.

Alongside his ventures, Ben caffeinates a nationwide movement called 1 Million Cups. After leading 1MC Des Moines for 5 years, Ben now collaborates with the Kauffman Foundation as the @1MCMidwest Regional Rep. He’s been making a ruckus in this position for over 5 years. What glorious collision, with endless generous 1MC organizers, in countless entrepreneurial ecosystems. Ben loves this leadership role brewed to connect and support 1MC organizers from 100+ communities throughout the Midwest and nationwide!

When it comes to nationwide efforts, Ben also had the privilege of teaming up with Techstars as an Entrepreneur in Residence and Ecosystem Builder. Investing 2021-2023 to build through the Iowa Techstars Accelerator was fantastic. That marketing-flavored, community building, culture, and founder-support role allowed Ben to continue accelerating inspired entrepreneurs… while connecting mentors and investors from around the globe.

Such experiential wisdom is translated into BENergy as McDougal speaks with a variety of different audiences. For example, You Don’t Need This Keynote activates students, while other talks accelerate young professionals, founders, side hustlers, and intrapreneurs. Watch fantastic examples here, then let’s chat about your next event, keynote speaker ideas, workshop collaborations, and/or entrepreneurial initiatives.

There’s so much more too. The full story is linked below and a spacious museum will keep you appreciating work that feels like play. As you’ll see through stories, Ben also enjoys travel, golf, EDM expeditions, reading, Seth Godin, philosophy, wine, craft beer, pinball, and spending treasured time with his wife and daughter. May the best of your todays, be the worst of your tomorrows. Cheers!

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