For the Love of Sports with Michael Rasile

Tracie Wagman joins Michael Rasile on For the Love of Sports to discuss ColdVentures and how they're helping save lives!

Cold Ventures is the first of its kind wearable vest the helps users rapidly cool their body when they are facing heat stroke. It originally was not intended for this purpose, but when they found that was the biggest use amongst their base, they decided to go all in.

Tracie and the team specifically are targeting athletes for the product as its an unfortunate event, but every year there is a terrible story of a school kid or professional athlete dying from heat stroke.

John Kanaras, Founder of AXIA Time, joins Michael Rasile on For the Love of Sports to discuss creating one-of-a-kind timepieces for life's incredible moments!

The idea came to John after winning an Ivy League Lacross championship and receiving a watch he'd never want to wear. Considering how incredible the moment was, he wished he had something a bit nicer to remember it by.

Fast-forward and John created AXIA Time to help others remember their achievements. AXIA Time has now partnered with the College Football Playoff, Heisman Award, Naismith Award, and Tewaaraton Award to give their finalists the timepiece they deserve.

Michael Hand, the CMO of World Food Championships, joins Michael Rasile to discuss all things food competitions! Michael gives us the lowdown on all the different ways WFC is attracting more people into the incredibly delicious sport!

Make sure to check out WFC 2024 from Nov 8-12th!

"For the Love of Sports with Michael Rasile" featuring Garrett Bernardo, CEO of NOVUS:

- Journey from Side Hustle to Full Business: Garrett discusses how he transitioned NOVUS from a small side project into a full-time business.

- Building a Business Around Faith: He explains how faith is central to NOVUS's mission and guides its growth.

- Starting from Humble Beginnings: Garrett shares his experiences of working out of a college locker room and eventually securing partnerships with major league teams.

This episode provides insights on entrepreneurship, leadership, and faith-driven business.

Jamie Mittelman, the CEO and Founder of Flamer Bearers, joins Michael Rasile on For the Love of Sports to discuss story telling around female Olympic and Paralympic athletes.

What started as a project at Harvard Business school became a full time position once COVID gave her some extra time! Jamie believes in telling the story of all types of women athletes from all over the world to help show little girls there is always someone to look up to!

Jamie has the amazing opportunity to go to Paris this year for the Olympics and will be showcasing some of the amazing women athletes while she is there!