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EP 27·Sports·29m

Mastering the Career Pivot: NFL to Apple Sports

Sid Parikh — Apple Sports, ex-NFL

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What we actually thought about this one

Sid's pivot from the NFL to Apple Sports is the kind of move people say isn't possible. He explained that it worked because he brought something to the table that nobody else in the room had, and because he'd built relationships years before he needed them. He didn't pretend it was comfortable. He talked about the stretch where he'd left something familiar and wasn't sure the new thing would work. That honesty made the advice usable. The takeaway we keep repeating is that your unrelated experience is only unrelated if you can't explain the connection.

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