Scott Cooper is the COO of Versus Merch and has years of experience in scaling businesses in both Australia and the United States, including his past roles with Go1 and Drawboard. Coops dives into some opportunities he has created for himself over the years- from moving overseas and making a name for himself in new cities a few times over, to finding himself immersed in the NBA environment to form a pretty amazing vantage point of how professional athletes operate.Punk/ Hardcore/Metal sub-cultures are on the agenda, as is collecting behaviour, productivity, the limitations of alcohol and the want to get the best out of yourself.A few points in the chit-chat:Helping run a merchandise company with DIY ethosGrowing and scaling businessesParallels between running bands and running businessesRich underground music scenesRisk Taking and getting out of comfort zonesEstablishing oneself in a new city in a short periodA broad spectrum of projects to make your wayFor the love of BBallCollecting BehaviourChanges in alcohol consumptionNotes and Links:Versus MerchEvan McLellanEmerald City NeonAlleyway Cartel CafeReanimator GuitarsArticle - How being in a band taught me everything I know about marketing and running a businessArticle - These are the things that happen when you stop drinking alcoholChucking A MoshCold GroundCrowbarDave CollinsDrawboardGO1Heaps NormalHelping HoopsIn Hearts WakeJarryd RougheadLuke LogemannMeetupNick MetallinosNorthlaneParkway DriveStarting 5 onlineSteven AdamsThe ArthouseThe Bendigo HotelThe Reverence HotelThe ToteTrad NathanUNFDFollow Scott on Twitter: @scottdancooperFollow Scott on Instagram: @scottdanielcooperFollow Versus Merch: https://www.versusmerch.com/Follow Versus Merch on Instagram: @versusmerch---Music by Gareth Leach Music by way of BatemanTwitter: @ALTSProjectsInstagram: @altsprojects_Hosted by Gaz Williams @gwilliamsALTS