Magic Johnson
person on 14 shows · 11 statements across 10 episodes · said 97 times in 36 episodes since 2017
20VC 21 
Founders 14 
Capital Allocators 13 
David Senra 8 
All-In 8 
My First Million 7 
How I Built This 7 
the a16z Podcast 6 
TBPN 6 
Acquired 3 
American Optimist 1 
the Knowledge Project 1 
Invest Like the Best 1 
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2026 16 mentions in 7 episodes 2 per episode
- Founder of CAA Michael Ovitz: "I Just Knew I Was Going to Outwork Every One of Them"
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- How Roger Federer Works.
- The Secret Team Fixing America's Broken Systems · Joe Lonsdale
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2025 15 mentions in 5 episodes 3 per episode
- 20VC: The Science of Storytelling: Three Steps to Master the Perfect Story | From Near Death Experience to Unicorn Startup: The Untold Story of Omaze with Matt Pohlson
- Weekly Recap: Elon's Starship Explodes, OpenAI's Defense Contract, Nvidia's Robots, We Test Cluely
- Lenny & Larry’s Protein Snacks: Barry Turner
- Marc & Ben on the Collapse of Traditional Media - Podcasts, Politics & the New Media Playbook
- Finding The 1% of Stocks That Matter | Henry Ellenbogen Interview · Invest Like The Best
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2024 12 mentions in 7 episodes 2 per episode
- Dave Portnoy: How He Bought Back Barstool for $1 | The All-In Interview
- Michael Jordan And Kobe Bryant
- Weee!: Larry Liu
- The Biography of Christopher Nolan
- The Biography of Tiger Woods
- I had dinner with Charlie Munger
- Tony Robbins Changes My Life (48 Minute Coaching Session)
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2023 27 mentions in 6 episodes 5 per episode
- Alex Rodriguez: From MVP to CEO; Business Lessons from Warren Buffett & Magic Johnson | E1010 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- The Biography of Kobe Bryant
- Nike (Audio) · Acquired
- Kobe Bryant (Mamba Mentality)
- Sessions: David Senra (Founders Podcast) · Acquired
- The Ringer: Bill Simmons
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2022 5 mentions in 3 episodes 2 per episode
2021 13 mentions in 3 episodes 4 per episode
2019 3 mentions in 2 episodes 2 per episode
2018 5 mentions in 2 episodes 3 per episode
2017 1 mention in 1 episode
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11 statements about Magic Johnson, every show
Ovitz: Business is a cutthroat sport requiring Magic Johnson's competitive drive
“Business is a competitive cutthroat sport. Now, I'm not saying you do anything immoral or illegal, and you have to have guidelines, but if you're not willing to get out there and do what Magic Johnson did on the court, or Michael Jordan, or any of the greats, …”
Magic Johnson: Athletes and entertainers must hire advisors willing to say no
“Make sure you get a great team around you. And also, those can tell you no. See, they're not used to somebody telling them no.”
Horowitz: 1980 NBA Finals featuring Magic Johnson was aired on tape delay
“The media completely dropped the league so famously that the Magic Johnson finals where he scored 42 points playing center as a rookie wasn't televised live. It was on tape delay.”
Senra: Reading Business Biographies Functions Like Studying Game Film for Operators
“When you're doing that, you're just watching game tape. It's no different than a young Kobe Bryant watching videotape of Michael Jordan and magic, magic Johnson, and just constantly being exposed To a million different game scenarios and then using that knowle…”
Kobe Bryant: Learn From Past Masters Instead of Reinventing the Wheel
“Anything that I was seeing or going to see, any type of defense or offense or player or team, they had already encountered years before. I talk with them to learn how to deal with these challenges. After all, why reinvent the wheel when you can just talk to th…”
Magic Johnson and Larry Bird Received Roughly $100K Annually From Converse
“They were both signed with Converse. Their deals were roughly a 100,000 dollars a year in cash payments. To wear the Converse weapons.”
Rodriguez: Initial 30-minute meeting with Magic Johnson lasted three hours
“Lon Rosen, his longtime partner and agent set this meeting up, and it was a thirty-minute meeting, and it lasted around three hours.”
Alex Rodriguez: Athletes should do TV work to stay connected to younger fans
“Lean into your superpowers. Mine is basketball, yours is baseball. So go out and be the best baseball player you can. And when you have an opportunity you know, continue to do television work when you're playing, when you're done playing, so you can stay conne…”
Goodr is rolling out nationally across Magic Johnson's Sodexo joint venture
“We have a great partnership in place with Magic Johnson's joint venture with Sodexo. And so rolling out across all their locations.”
Rodriguez advises retired athletes to build business authority via TV and speaking
“So basically, in a nutshell, the two big takeaways was, you should always try to do some television when you're done, because that'll keep your name and your brand out there with the consumer. And then two, you should do as much public speaking as you can, bec…”
ESPN rejected Tilt's pitch for a Magic Johnson-led LeBron dunk campaign
“We mocked something up overnight, and sent it to Ryan. I was like, we need to do this to where Magic Johnson is hosting a crowdfunding campaign, branded ESPN for LeBron, to the, to do the dunk contest. I thought it was, ah, slam dunk. Actually, that was no pun…”