You're a true friend, Peter, at least until you drop the parking ticket on me. We are going to put in the notes Peters email address because he was kind enough to give us that. It all starts with the answer, right? But youve not only lived the dream but also climb to the mountain and very few win a championship. If Im 25 and struggling to get up and down the court because I was out with my friends, and these guys who are running companies are showing up and playing ball, then I have no excuse. Peter Feigin: That's right. What people never tell you about the rings, its not just the 20 rings for the players and the coach and the owners. I became the president of the company for a number of years, and then we got absorbed by NetJets and took on that role at NetJets for a couple of years, and really learned incredibly, had this opportunity to learn P&L and operational. Literally the world, like across European soccer, across everything, for people to at least stop and think. And kudos to you guys for being cognizant of that. Its been talked about the whole Giannis effect. Enter your name and email address below and I'll send you periodic updates about the podcast. Please talk about the Cluckery because this is so much fun and I wanted you to share your whole, the vision and how this all came about. I think if nothing else, it changes the awareness, the sophistication, and the business operations of the way players will position themselves and the way theyll market themselves. Feigin's first task was evident right away. Michael Red: And then with all that going on around you, I mean, navigating the waters from a business standpoint. Well, I think again, it kind of goes back to we thought we were this awakened organization because our percentages looked good. But I think, if you sprinkle in the effort and the care, it affects change. Heading into his ninth year as President of the Milwaukee Bucks, and fifth year as President of the world-class Fiserv Forum, Peter Feigin brings more than two decades of dynamic corporate leadership to Milwaukees sports and entertainment scene. That's not a "here we got to the finish line." Peter: did active, to get in. Peter Feigin: Yeah. But now, going into the future, obviously in the present now, we got fans at the games now, which I know is massive for the organization. But for us, it's kind of like, "How do we make an equal playing field? Where does your ring sit? Its rotating cast includes bankers, lawyers and high-powered television executives. You're certainly allowed to have fun, because we have fun. All right. When I was looking at the website, I was like, man, I cant wait to taste that chicken. Michael Red: The podcast, as you know, is all about betting on yourself and talk about what that means to you, Peter, like betting on yourself. 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. It was July. Talk about the journey to the Bucks and how did that happen and then why Milwaukee? Peter: Thats great, thats one of the only times that questions been asked. How could we not be good at quick serve restaurants? Because there's a lot of founders and entrepreneurs that listen to this as well and managing that dynamic with their family. Michael Red: I just, I got to start the podcast off with, before we get into our history, someone just texted me and wanted me to ask you this question. Peter Feigin: Listen. Through Jan. 15, his PER of 29.82 was second in the league behind James Harden and just ahead of LeBron James and Stephen Curry. The whole world is on that balance, so part of what we haven't really talked about much is our culture here. Its kind of like the unwritten rule: Dont argue about anything. How does that, and then, with that also because this harkens back, Im old enough, youre old enough even, we remember the Michael Jordan era, he was the greatest player in the world back in his Again, you not only have one of the greatest players ever to play on the planet, but youve also created this culture of retention. You can follow Peter on Twitter at PFeigin. So, whole different world kind of came around with COVID. The goal off the court is we want a new arena. "Peter has completely re-imagined the Milwaukee Bucks business operation and grown in sales, ticket revenue, retail and global recognition which is very important," Colbert explained. Whats going on with technology whats going on, even with your experience in the arena. 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. 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. How can we help each other and learn from each other? We hired a great human capital person to build up the structure, but it was really best practice. And you know what their experience is? John: This must be one of the greatest rides of her life seeing you do this whole journey, huh? How could we reduce our costs immediately knowing that we weren't operating? Not everyone is. I'm so proud for his development. Peter: Yeah, I think I have this, my own personal craziness is I love to collect people. This is the Impact Podcast. Thank you. Before life as we knew it went on hiatus in March, Peter Feigin was occasionally returning to New York from Milwaukee for weekend visits and to rejoin The Run, which has become multigenerational. Peter: professionalized on a revenue basis, so yeah. We always tell people, listen, if you want to work here, youre going to have to collaborate with people. By form, I think your strength of your network is as strong and as smart as you can possibly be. "We were, time-wise, kind of lucky," Feigin says with a laugh. And my brother said, "Oh, my God. Basketball, Bradley Center, Bucks Gaming, ESports, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Greece, Herb Kohl, Jamie Dinan, Jason Kidd, Marc Lasry, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Bucks, NBA, NBA 2K League, Peter Feigin, Scott Walker, wes edens, Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center, WNBA Star Breanna Stewart Talks NBA 2K22, Her Sneaker Game And Becoming A Mom, Denver Educator's Inspiring Work With Black Youth Catches Attention Of Jamal Murray, Nikola Jokic, After Doctors Save Coach's Life From Covid, Players Pay It Forward -- And Earn Special Surprise, 'Space Jam: A New Legacy' Has Something For Everyone, Copyright 2023 Sports Media Ventures, Inc. All Rights Reserved, Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center. Peter: which I cant even believe it, Id probably have some fun teaching. Peter: We have two kids. The Bucks are one of the 17 teams that is competing in the new NBA 2K League, a necessary decision in Feigin's mind. Peter Feigin didn't go looking for his job as president of the Milwaukee Bucks. When you think about it, what else would you be doing? And more importantly, kind of like building such a strong infrastructure with other people. ERI has a mission to protect people, the planet and your privacy, and is the largest fully integrated IT and electronics, asset disposition provider and cyber security focused hardware destruction company in the United States and maybe even the world for more information on how ERI can help your business properly dispose of outdated electronic hardware devices, please visit eridirect.com. Michael Red: So, the Recruiter became the President basically? By the way, I've got access to the Team President, the GM, everybody is all around just to resource and help. You can imagine, yes, Id rather be in Miami for 180 days, no question. Just so I get a little. We thought we were a progressive, pretty forward thinking organization. Because I talked with the Lakers guys, I talked with the Boston guys on what they had, did. We have resources, we back them up, whatever you need, it's part of it. That's the way we think about it. You talked about the head of human capital, and obviously Im proud to say, and Im only saying this with love, youre a native New Yorker like I am and were people, people. "It's going to be a blow-away experience beyond expectations for anybody that's been to a pro sporting event in the state of Wisconsin, that's for sure," Feigin says. But it was one of these kind of diversion life lessons that you don't know where life takes you and just take total opportunity for it. How do you end up managing the importance of numbers and capital. Social media has created an avenue to spread the Bucks' brand beyond Milwaukee and the United States. Thomas F. Leonard . Afterward, a big group heads to City Diner on Broadway for brunch. Peter: Yeah. We want to win. . As commissioner of one of New York Citys longstanding pickup basketball games, Dan Feigin always knew where he would be every Saturday morning: inside the subterranean gymnasium at Trevor Day School in Manhattan, where he has worked for nearly three decades as a teacher, coach and administrator. It's the same way she'll listen through what I'm going through. Within 45 minutes, we had this unbelievable excitement of, were nuts, why dont we do like take home its big ordering out. It's like how do we, between us, like as you know. Peter: got to do what youre going to say and say what youre going to do and really be substantial. John: Got it. How do we attack every day with how can we resource everybody who works here to be able to do their job very well. How does it really work? As Feigin hones the Bucks' in-arena and digital strategy, The Giannis Effect is the guide. I would say again, from our owners, from day one, they understood that from how are we stewards of the brand of the Bucks and how are we examples in the community? If you have a partner in life, they'd better be a teammate. Which is a huge opportunity. power forward, who lives in Southern California but joins The Run whenever he travels to New York for his job in finance. And everyone was thrilled when Keefe showed up. John: You grew up on the Upper East Side, you are a native New Yorker, your brothers still back there. I just think were just laughing that its so great to have, we have an ice cream Wednesday where its supposed to be Tuesdays, but we incentivize to ride his ice cream truck around the floor and around the facility to do a break. Again, under the umbrella of collecting people and really having experience in a big way. And we'll get to social injustice in a bit. And I think of it, Michael, to answer the second part, it's like we thought we were woke. 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. But this is literally a business based on humans and psychology and emotion and how we feel every day. Now, the lockdown has forced some of The Runs longstanding members to confront their athletic mortality. Thats the relentless, thats the difference I think of what success is. It's a simple filter to go through things, if we have to question it, we're pretty sure its wrong," shared Feigin. Feigin distributed the shirts in February to The Runs regulars during a weekend retreat to Milwaukee, where his twin brother, Peter, works as the president of the Bucks. Search And a diverse community gives us diverse thought, gives us better outcomes. The people part is always tough. Feigin is in charge of divvying up the five-man teams at the start of the session and typically includes himself on the strongest squad. You cant replicate that., https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/01/sports/pickup-basketball-new-york.html. But I will tell you that most cathartic incredible, awesome thing, which everybody told me and again, the collaborative is awesome. Peter: Yeah, so I think its here and I think its all about the customization, right. Peter: We didnt finish the championship till mid-July, which meant like we didnt have long to get the rings included. I love our chances this year, sincerely. His rise from recruiter's president, handing out parking tickets in the Buck's lot, working for social justice in the epicenter of the global movement, and his unique leadership style. Maybe I'm biased, but knowing you and seeing what you've done with the Bucks. He wanted to keep the team, which was a big catalyst for the whole movement.". I've got two brothers, my mom, my other family member. Unfortunately, I probably haven't changed mentally or emotionally since we met, but she's my teammate. We were literally refining, cared about all the cookies and stories in it and stuff. Then I think the big huge growth for NBA is how do we really figure out what our media is domestically and what it is internationally like in the next two years, which is changing dramatically. Right now, its very hard to figure out and understand where its going, because this is the wild West. This is probably the best hour of the week. But if Woodhouse had any qualms about digging in on defense against various titans of industry, he quickly learned that everyone was competitive. You didnt study sports. Let me just throw this out there. Malcolm D. Lee, who is directing Space Jam 2, which stars LeBron James, is one of the regulars in The Run. So, we continue to want to make this a place where players are like, "Shit, I've never been treated like this.". Not only do you have to have the best facilities, the best resources, no reason for anybody to say, What want to be, you got to be good people. If you lose, that might mean you need to keep an eye on several of your friends toddlers. He loved you guys and what the conversation is.". We got here and kind of the first job was to look for a site and the second job was to really get public backing to build an arena, to demolish the Bradley Center and build a new arena, which were monumental big things to happen. Peter Feigin: I'm not a good example of life balance, because I kind of blend them in such a big way that my kids, my brothers, my mother, my wife, they're all a part of it. The most recent All-Star Game voting returns showed Antetokounmpo at 1.48 million votes, trailing only James. Its certainly an example of how do you keep the entrepreneurial spirit in an organization and what better way to do it with chicken, and its great chicken. Peter Feigin: Yeah, I don't know if it's still risk. Peter: We like to be, delusionally optimistic. Id been in a big market. It's like it really is part of your life. While Feigin can watch Antetokounmpo and the Bucks any time he wants on NBA 2K or social media -- "The truth is our digital channels are ten times like what our local broadcasts are," he says -- he has the distinct pleasure in Milwaukee of actually getting to catch the action in person. Okay. I've been telling him. Theres some great things. Why dont we build the tenders business and leverage the Bucks brand and leverage like wereLow and behold, were up to two, almost going to get three locations on the Cream City Cluckery and its like a chicken tender business of which weve done relatively well. 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