The boys jump on for a quick update to the podcast. In short, we'll talk to you all very soon!

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Ho ho ho! On this jolly special holiday edition of the Sports Business Life Podcast, Thomas and Joel start off by welcoming Mitch back to the show. The boys then dive into the controversial end to the F1 season, the sport's rapid growth in Canada, Forbes' recent NHL valuations and the league's opening for private equity investments. They also give a special shoutout to Fred VanVleet and his newly created scholarship.
(01:37-14:48)

To close out 2021, Thomas owns the mic and interviews Mitch and Joel on:

- Their favourite moments from season 2 so far

- The best career advice they ever received

- The best Christmas present they ever received

- The perfect Christmas dinner plate
(14:50-36:19)

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Would you want to know what it is like to start your own sports agency and oversee the personal branding for NHL stars like Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Josh Morrissey, and Colton Parayko? Well, that is a reality for Laurenne Mercier who joined us this week. During our conversation, we discussed her motivation behind starting Treadstone Sports Agency, how she earned an internship with the Nashville Predators, and the emergence of NFT's within personal branding for athletes (13:04-35:50).

In addition, Joel and Thomas converse about:

- Reopening of Massey Hall

- Mariah Carey X McDonalds and Tim Biebs

- Amazon investing in the trading card platform Dibbs
(01:32-12:45)

Finally, Thomas and Joel wrap up with a generational battle for the ages where they discuss Rebbeca Black's hit song Friday and Joel quizzes Thomas on old McDonald's menu items.
(36:30-44:00)

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Music From: Rebecca Black—Friday. (2011, September 16). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfVsfOSbJY0