On the team, it takes extreme like investment to keep it. It's really best of class.". How does it really work? And then I think on a parallel track, youre really building an infrastructure. Jan 16th, 2016 by Mayor Tom Barrett. Listen, for the rest of my life, having a boycott for the game in the bubble where we put a pause in the world. Peter: My wifes a native New Yorker. And then we kind of sat there until like, "Oh, my God." Its gotten through its first iteration to see where it is. This is all a good launch point for Feigin to introduce a state-of-the-art arena. Peter Feigin: That's an interesting statement. How do we work together? Peter Feigin: And make a long story short, I went with him, I think, the first trip was to Philadelphia and we looked at the Sixers and then we looked at probably 10 other teams over the next decade. John: Welcome to another edition of the impact podcast. It's like how do I hold my impulsive self to shut the hell up. Where does it sit? Michael Red: Peter, Peter Feigin. Please remember if youre going through Wisconsin, go and have some chicken tenders at the Cluckery. So I'm never a great example of where the balance is and what the cut off is in everything because it's all one big puzzle to me. But Feigin also gives credit to video games. Daniel connected the partners with Peter, then chief marketing and revenue officer of Deluxe Entertainment Services Group, to analyze the franchise from a sales and development angle. By the way, Aaron is a fanatical basketball fan, and by the way, a regular classic Wisconsin superstar wants to come to a game, pays for his ticket wants to be left to watch the game. People will ask me all the time like, "How would you respond these times, Mike, as a player?" It was like kind of so much fun and learning so much and kind of being on teams with really diverse people all around the league and around different teams. Marc Lasry, the co-owner of the Bucks, joined The Run when his sons were students at Trevor. And probably about 15 years ago, Mark Lazari was looking to explore buying teams and they were in a parent conference, and my brother just said to him, Hey, my twin brothers over at Madison Square Garden he runs the marketing there he understands the P&L you probably get a kick out of him coming with you and giving you an opinion on what that was. Make a long story short, we probably spent the next 10 years having the most incredible adventures of going to do due diligence on teams that he was prospecting to buy. Whether it's police reform, whether it's incarceration, whether it's education, whether it's food desert. Talk a little bit on a fun topic, when I was reading up about you and the team and everything else, I read about this new venture you guys got going over in Wisconsin called the Cluckery and I got hungry looking at the website and looking at the menu. Kind of on a team, if you surround yourself with great players, you can figure out a way to win. It's kind of like the joy of, like I said, I was a rough athlete compared to the Olympian and All-Star I'm talking to. Yes, we are shiny toy people want to see how you build a project in time and under budget and how youd manage a project. "That was my dream of dreams when I was a kid: Oh, my God.. Whether youre building an arena, whether youre building infrastructure or a team, whether youre dealing with the same problems, it is really powerful to end up with, when you come up with conflict and problems or you need solutions, or you need smart brains to be able to pick up the phone with 5, 10 like-minded people who are dealing with the same stuff. Its not just the players, but the way you get to honor so many of the others who put their blood, sweat and tears into helping make it a possibility. After college, Dan Feigin got a job at Trevor teaching English and coaching sports, which meant one important thing: He had access to a gymnasium in New York City, where indoor hoops are more precious than parking spaces. We were in this really awesome mode of, oh, this is a startup, like this is a startup. My son was a freshman at San Joaquin Memorial High School when Brook Lopez was there and he played with Brook under coach Pat Giles. How do we make this more than equal?" Stay in touch anywhere, anytime with news, weather and video -- Download the TODAY'S TMJ4 app: Copyright 2015 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. How could it be?" And until next time, I'm Michael Red. What would you be doing if you just couldnt be doing this? And I think the only thing anybody can control is their own effort and kind of their own dreams and where they want to go. And that, small short less than a year instance kind of just opened my eyes to like, "Oh, my God. Our expectation is to win a championship. Peter Feigin: And I think I kind of have this delusion that there's nothing that I can be a part of, that we can't accomplish. I wander around the house, Feigin said in a recent telephone interview. "Why would we wait till tomorrow when we can get it done today?" The most recent All-Star Game voting returns showed Antetokounmpo at 1.48 million votes, trailing only James. We sponsored Brook, the Lopez twins and you have Brook on your team, another great kid. Michael Red: And so, through all of the minutiae and all of 2020 and now going into the new season, which we're in now, managing to still focus the organization on winning the championship. Peter: Married. Feigin's twin brother emphasized his brother's role in reshaping downtown. The NBA is 80% of the players are African American, in such a big way. Right now, its very hard to figure out and understand where its going, because this is the wild West. Peter: John, the best. Because I know a lot of coaches, lot of presidents, lot of GMs, I run into them and I ask them, can I look at your ring? Number one, obviously, because like you said, its rare air, but youre learning on the job. Let them know they're part of the family. Don't talk to me, don't text me, don't come back unless you give me a pair of All-Star socks. Peter: Which like, by the way, might evolve to 20%, 30% of an arena at some point. How do we get the people to try and start the journey to professionalize and really build a gold standard operation. Lasry, who has been active in Democratic Party politics, has invited various campaign staffers. That's kind of a surreal experience in NBA arenas.". . Now just, we've talked about your background. Youre going to have a lot of fun. That everybody understands their benefits for their health insurance, that we're getting psychological health, that we're feeding people in the community, that we are on top of not just marching for social justice, but that we're dealing with, police reform, that we're resourcing our players. Malcolm D. Lee, the director of the Space Jam sequel starring LeBron James, and Christopher dAmboise, a former principal dancer with the New York City Ballet, are two of the games founding fathers. I think probably one of the last public-private partnerships that thatll happen, when Troy brought together the city, the county and the state to put together a partnership for a new arena in downtown Milwaukee. Were going to pay you, but hey, youre going to work. Michael Red: If you had to go back to your 16-year-old self, what advice would you give your 16-year-old self? There's always joking, a lot of joking and the team, the organization from what I've heard and know of you is that they really, really, really appreciate your leadership within the organization. John: Thats so true. They better know you, they better get you. How can we help each other and learn from each other? Just go beyond the scoreboard and championships that you guys get to make in your community, that you are proud of, Peter. It's got so many other opportunities I never would have thought of ever." "You will be in a business meeting on Monday with one of the 300-500 business executives in the town and you will see them some place later that week or the week after, unlike in New York City," he says. Youve done it all. I think one of the big skills is, I definitely do not know the answer to everything and if youre able to Basically I do think I can solve anything. Peter Feigin: Yeah, so those are two great questions. Now youre on the journey. How did you put the stadium deal together? I need socks and I know we're not making them. John: Just for a fun look, for our listeners sake. The people part is always tough. He's bigger, Giannis is even outside of the country than he is inside of it. This is a human business. And then I think the most incredible thing, which I can't see happening in a major metropolitan area again, is we were able to acquire 30 acres of contiguous land. "We had to build a new arena or we were going to move the team. Everythings got to be perfect to do it and dont realize because like, hey, Ive never won a championship before, never run a ring so I just started the process and I didnt realize which I now do and why our owners wanted to be intimately involved with the design of the ring. Peter Feigin: Well, I think, like you talked about the opportunity for a great historic organization like this to embrace a former Olympian, it's all-star, like a person who's current in the game and really is an asset. How do you get people who care? And it became one of the greatest things ever. We're talking about taking global influencers from F1 drivers to surfers, to everybody else. Its incredible and not many people get to do it, lets be honest, when you get to actually live your dream and go to the top. "Can you imagine? And 24 hours later, I think I called them from the Pfister Hotel and said like, "Oh, yeah. Peter: it worked in such a great way for me and with a magic wand really evolved into one of the most incredible jobs ever. Peter: which I cant even believe it, Id probably have some fun teaching. Youre the ultimate insider. Milwaukee Bucks President Peter Feigin speaking at the opening of the team's new training center in downtown Milwaukee as Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett . But was like loved and I think Im addicted. And Dan Feigin still has keys to Trevors gym, which he has been putting to use by himself. Michael Red: Hey, everybody, this is Michael Red and welcome to the Betting on Yourself Podcast, where I interview successful entrepreneurs, athletes, and other top performers who rose to the top, took success into their own hands and bet on themselves. We can expose it as like, "Here, we're the example in Milwaukee." John: Talking about teaching, we have 15 years of this podcast, so we have thousands of young people around the world that actually tune in and listen and when we have someone like you on, Id like to ask you this. Giannis Antetokounmpo is the gift that keeps on giving for Bucks' management. It's definitely not brain surgery. Peter: I think when the opportunity came and we thought it was such a good idea, we were aiming an incredible. Right? Twin brothers Peter and David Paul are best known for their role in The Barbarians (1987). When Carter Pewterschmidt stops by in "Fresh Heir" to announce that he has made Chris Griffin the sole heir to the Pewterschmidt fortune, the family hears a crash. We heard it straight from. Although he has made a career of being in high-powered executive positions, he doesn't necessarily dress the part all the time. Social media has created an avenue to spread the Bucks' brand beyond Milwaukee and the United States. He notes that with the Bucks also opening a G League team calledthe Wisconsin Herdthis past fall, there was internal debate about making the investment, but Edens was a notable force moving the decision forward. "We were, time-wise, kind of lucky," Feigin says with a laugh. Its rotating cast includes bankers, lawyers and high-powered television executives. Donations to the school can be turned into compensation. Michael Red: The facilities, everything that you guys have done so far is remarkable. And kudos to you guys for being cognizant of that. 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