Michael Red: I don't think there's anybody better. How do you get people who care? Like the Kees, you're going to hopefully be doing something you love with people you love and working your butt off, but there are expectations. I said, oh, its so good to get all your support. Its like winning the life lottery.. What a wonderful experience. I suggested a lot of people who would be great presidents, and lo and behold, none of them worked out to do it, so I think they had to default to me to run the company.". Peters son, Thomas, and Dans son, Jackson, are both high school juniors and excellent players. So, for us, it goes back to constantly being really honest and forthright about where you are and how you can improve. None could have anticipated how it would grow over the years, or the motley crew of characters who would be drawn to it. Talk about the importance of having diversity in the front office particularly. Hes the president of the Milwaukee Bucks and hes a native New Yorker. Malcolm D. Lee, the director of the Space Jam sequel starring LeBron James, and Christopher dAmboise, a former principal dancer with the New York City Ballet, are two of the games founding fathers. We had this, I think it was an intern, said to us like, Well, we should, have you read about ghost kitchens? Of course were sitting there going like, eh, kind of like, we dont know what the hell youre talking about. And my brother said, "Oh, my God. How does that boat go? Peter Feigin: Yeah, I think I moved, I graduated from college and had a job, had an opportunity for a job that was kind of nuts. He wants to know what the answers are. Talk about all the nuances and the dynamics and the pressure was to lead through COVID. Be sure and try our new SNOWCAST APP! That was the real mad man era that your mom was in at Grey Advertising, right? Michael Red: Giannis Antetokounmpo and that team is so special to watch. Its incredible and not many people get to do it, lets be honest, when you get to actually live your dream and go to the top. You can always have a kitchen with food in it. You're certainly allowed to have fun, because we have fun. So, I'm, as you know, extremely excitable and just want to kind of attack it and love the challenge. After college, Dan Feigin got a job at Trevor teaching English and coaching sports, which meant one important thing: He had access to a gymnasium in New York City, where indoor hoops are more precious than parking spaces. On the team, it takes extreme like investment to keep it. Kevin Draughon, a former student at Trevor Day School, drove on Dan Feigin, who runs the pickup games on Saturdays at the schools gym. John: Unbelievable. And kind of like who are intrinsically becoming Buck stars and having them be our influencers around the world and thinking about global campaign. I think if I had kind of the listening skills that I still need to get better at, I would be better at kind of understanding. And people like Wisconsinites are close to imagine a fast-talking New Yorker coming in and kind of standing on the soapbox promising the world and kind of great change and a great building. Anybody who wants to joust with me or do anything, I was like, "Well, just tell me where you're against the equality. We're talking about taking global influencers from F1 drivers to surfers, to everybody else. He's bigger, Giannis is even outside of the country than he is inside of it. Peter: Start from, yeah, start from the beginning. Theres some other attributes, but just take those three is like your best, which, whether youre on basketball or the business side, you die for. Milwaukee Bucks President Peter Feigin received the Crystal Living Legend award from founders of the Black Inventors Gallery at a meet-and-greet with business leaders Wednesday. It was just such a big deal. I watch it. Youre the ultimate insider. I think weve gravitated again with a lot of people weve brought in to engage and get it done. I think to be successful here and take it from a very fast talking, sometimes lazy speaking New Yorker, who swears too much and does everything. So, thank you for being on the cast today. Today I'm talking with Peter Feigin, President of the MBA's Milwaukee Bucks and formerly Vice-President of Marketing for the New York Knicks, and Director of Marketing at Six Flags. These guys are human beings. I mean, that's like, I mean, literally over and over and over again, relentlessly, the whole team to get it done. We don't have a business, not sure when we will have a business. Hey, so talk a little bit about impact. This is why you go to Parents' Night, folks. Talk about that process. That the only option we really had was to build grassroots and build relationships and take time across the entire community. 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? What would you be doing if you just couldnt be doing this? 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. 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. I asked every good question, every dumb question you could possibly imagine to really learn. 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. She couldn't be more supporting from everything. So, I might have caught myself parking in that situation a couple of times as well and he's starting to document it, that I was a hypocrite. We've got Peter Feigin. It will host 200 events each year with the Bucks and Marquette men's basketball as anchor attractions. Do you want to like, figure out what the handles are and become aThere are lots of opportunities in that realm, which I think are immediate. How do we build the plumbing? Absolutely. They have been through a system, if nothing else, highly competitive basketball for the last 12, 14 years, including kind of being shelled up in college, and what the pros are. I talk about it all the time with my wife, with my brother, with everything. And we skewed higher than most NBA teams. If youre not playing defense, theyre going to call you out, said Woodhouse, who would temper his Friday night activities in anticipation of The Run. And it became one of the greatest things ever. John: Was Sonny Werblin still around, or was that the same? The first kind of fully owned African American sports agency, whose main client was Arthur Ashe. Id been in a big market. I wander around the house, Feigin said in a recent telephone interview. They called themselves The Magic Three as middle school teammates on the Upper East Side. So, it's really about cost containment and preservation of jobs. How do we sit here and I think like, how could the Millwaukee Bucks not be, not Americas team, but Globals team. And because Blake was in our backyard, like literally in Kenosha, which as you know is so close, it became personal. And again, it's kind of the relationship. And he said, "Yes, sir. If you've been that lucky and you've been that blessed then you've got to share. And more importantly, kind of like building such a strong infrastructure with other people. Theyre the worst. It found him. Peter: Yeah. Ive got two kids Im working as, Id say a consultant, helping to put together a business plan. John: Thats so true. Peter: it worked in such a great way for me and with a magic wand really evolved into one of the most incredible jobs ever. White House Chair of My Brother's Keeper Joined to Applaud Nationwide Progress. But, boy, you talk about how you go to sleep like the night, a night in March, in the middle of March last year thinking like, "Oh, my God. My favorite part of coming to Milwaukee is going into your stash of gear and getting the hoodies and the gear. 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. Peter: Yeah, I think number one is to explain kind of a small market. He was a truly taught consumer products, marketing, and operations guy, was okay. I think Wes Edens and Aaron Rodgers had been friends for awhile. Talk a bit about how to do that without bruising anyones ego and keeping everybody happy. Peter: Probably, now with the way interesting curriculum has expanded and fun case studies and like where schools are. How do you end up managing the importance of numbers and capital. John: Talk about and want you to share a couple of thoughts about Warren Buffett and that whole deal. But talk about that nuance and being in leaders on the social injustice play. For our listeners and viewers out there, to find Peter Feigin and the Milwaukee Bucks, you always could go to bucks.com. Peter: We like to be, delusionally optimistic. He is a legitimate superstar who also manages to bring in the European market. Peter: John, the best. Talk a little bit on a fun topic, when I was reading up about you and the team and everything else, I read about this new venture you guys got going over in Wisconsin called the Cluckery and I got hungry looking at the website and looking at the menu. John: No question. The entity at the center of the controversy the Milwaukee Bucks didn't waste time jumping in. This is learning on the job, right? My father happened to pass away probably within a couple months and very close with Mark and Wes, who basically at that time said, Well, you now have to really consider this and do this. And at the time, I always say, I was their last hope because of the timing of the acquisition. Anyone can read what you share. Youre going to actually have to be a decent person and not be toxic. Bucks championship parade will be this Thursday, Bucks President Peter Feigin says - YouTube Breaking news: The Bucks Championship parade will be this Thursday! Peter: Yeah, I think the credible and constancy is like NFTs and, are in the next phase. We happen to have like the largest kitchen in the state of Wisconsin. Don't talk to me, don't text me, don't come back unless you give me a pair of All-Star socks. Then it would move the franchise to Las Vegas or Seattle. A billionaire? He was unfamiliar with Lasry, then his friend filled him in. We sponsored Brook, the Lopez twins and you have Brook on your team, another great kid. One Thursday night he gave me a call and said, Do you think you can go to Milwaukee and talk to Senator Herb Call. And I'm not that much of a spiritual person, but I feel like I have been blessed/lucky 10 times more than I ever thought I'd be in my whole life. You know I got my sources. "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. And you've done this a number of times throughout your career and your life. How do we continue to not only understand it, but monetize it in a very big way? Peter Feigin: That's right. Peter: You got it running the 70s, 80s and 90s, yep. Then you talk about what your leadership is and what your purse is so it all starts and ends with Giannis. Its rotating cast includes bankers, lawyers and high-powered television executives. Ive had some of my employees have been there and they say, its just amazing, just a wonderful place to watch a sporting event and Im just talking to one this morning and he just said, Great place, just a great arena.Were not going to go through this interview without talking, of course, about Giannis. Peter Feigin: Not as much as you'd like to see. But I could swear by the 10th time it happened, it was not an accident.. This again becomes a platform of an NBA brand extension that just explodes with engagement. Thats a stain on your career, Dan Feigin said. 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. And we sat down as organization with the players, with the owners, with the executives and just said like, "Oh, we're going to double down." Its not the right environment for everybody. What did your dad do for a living? John: Hey, Peter. When you are visioning this out, like you just said, human capital, a new physical capital, on the court, off the court, what were you using both singularly as you, as Peter Feigin goes, but also with your partners and the private equity guys, what were you using as your role model? 2023 ERI. How could we keep everybody afloat as long as we possibly could? 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. Peter: Yeah, it was incredible. John: Yeah. So, that part of it was awesome. How do we talk beyond just coming to Milwaukee, but how do we do business together? Then Chris Middleton next to him, which is almost the same, who are these high quality character folks who happen to be all stars in skill level. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. He trusts you to run a business and he also ethically says Dont do anything you wouldnt want on the front page of a newspaper the next day, and he means it. And it was kind of an incredible moment. Peter: is youve got to have so many opportunities and different variations to really, to really acquire different types of fans. So, I don't think uncommon to probably everybody and certainly every leader, everybody who has a real responsibility, the last 12 months were like nothing we could have ever imagined, we could have ever thought about and really reacted to. John: It looks amazing. We were in this really awesome mode of, oh, this is a startup, like this is a startup. You miss making a game-winning shot. And we come from a city that's the urban city is 40% African American and probably 20% Hispanic, right? 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. Malcolm D. Lee, who is directing Space Jam 2, which stars LeBron James, is one of the regulars in The Run. But for us, it's kind of like, "How do we make an equal playing field? My wifes born in El Salvador came here when she was 9 to Brooklyn. Last year, he was sidelined for several months while he recovered from an eye injury he had sustained in The Run. The good news is it's pretty small shop. Peter: Wow. You got to be someone that actually that enjoys being here and part of the family culture and part of an organization. Those are simple, its his genius. Michael Red: Talk about the process of redeveloping downtown and one who's so in love with Milwaukee and it's like a second home to me, living there for so many years. Peter Feigin didn't go looking for his job as president of the Milwaukee Bucks. ", Pass the sticks.We here.https://t.co/XifcyBIjFY pic.twitter.com/NFiiaWCSUb, Bucks Gaming (@BucksGG) December 14, 2017. And how do we capture that, both digitally and on broadcast? John: You grew up on the Upper East Side, you are a native New Yorker, your brothers still back there. Peter Feigin: Well, Mr. Red, it's kind of for naught, I'd do anything for you, so this is an easy period of time. We call it volundeering. I mean, nobody understands like players have a handful of days off the entire season. Its kind of like the unwritten rule: Dont argue about anything. Peter Feigin: Yeah, I think number one, it's restarting the business. I think that was a necessity. Stay in touch anywhere, anytime with news, weather and video -- Download the TODAY'S TMJ4 app: Copyright 2015 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Michael Red: Peter, Peter Feigin. The entire Saturday morning crew has done a few Zoom calls. Peter: Yeah, so I think its here and I think its all about the customization, right. Peter: administration, in aviation, in a $3 billion international aviation company, which was just amazing. Whether youre building an arena, whether youre building infrastructure or a team, whether youre dealing with the same problems, it is really powerful to end up with, when you come up with conflict and problems or you need solutions, or you need smart brains to be able to pick up the phone with 5, 10 like-minded people who are dealing with the same stuff. Some people dont like to hear that anymore. Talk about the journey to the Bucks and how did that happen and then why Milwaukee? Thats what we call our volunteering. Michael Red: I don't know if that's the responsibility of the organization to have that permeate throughout the city, but have you seen a shift in Milwaukee, even when it comes to people coming together from different races and different creeds? This is all a good launch point for Feigin to introduce a state-of-the-art arena. I mean, the fact that players had just had it is no surprise. Everybody knows everybody. Michael Red: Peter Feigin. But if Woodhouse had any qualms about digging in on defense against various titans of industry, he quickly learned that everyone was competitive. But for the first time since 1992, the game has been shelved indefinitely because of the coronavirus pandemic. Now, Ive been extremely lucky. I played soccer and basketball, not overly blessed with athleticism. I answer that by saying like we were successful because at the time the Brooklyn Nets, the Orlando Magic, and a bunch of other teams were selfless with their help with us on how to have best practices on how to build an arena and how to build an infrastructure on how to form. Peter Feigin, president of the Milwaukee Bucks. And I really do think like so powerful and so great, because it really accelerated the chipping away of this systematic racism, if nothing else, brought it to the forefront and the top of discussion in mind. Peter Feigin: No. I actually read a whole story, theres a whole article, Peter, about your ring. -- Follow Jeff Eisenband on Twitter @JeffEisenband. Thats the biggest change is the regional sports networks have changed dramatically. And I think it was like a checkpoint for us certainly, but for the whole country on like, "Boy, this is one of those inflection points that we've got to make matter in a big way." The arena was, if the arena didnt happen, nothing happens, and that was a public-private. Peter: You are a genius because you use food as youre incentive and nothing better than ice cream. He's going to sell the team. So that that's been kind of part of my learning is like, "How do we create a system that we're in a much better place six months from now and a much better place 12 months and a much better place three years from now that we've shown change in metrics and results and everything like that. Feigin, 50, calls his game the Saturday Morning Run popularly known among its members as The Run or S.M.R. and he has a massive collection of T-shirts to prove it. That is like what you live for. Jesse the Jet, no question. Well, a year ago, yesterday, we went to zero. This kind of like, "Why are we looking at other people's metrics? 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. Why wouldn't you embrace Michael Red to really be a reflection of our franchise in such a great way because it's kind of what the great teams and brands do around the world is we've got this unbelievable legacy, which, you're a part of. But yet, still being leaders with more than a vote movement, just amazing, amazing. Peter: professionalized on a revenue basis, so yeah. You can always have free coffee. "Instantaneously, overnight, we have 30 million people playing NBA 2K around the world, probably more, so we begin a league and we have competition on a global basis. Peter Feigin readily admits that, as president of the Milwaukee Bucks, he lives in the fantasy world of professional sports. She is like, "We're in this together." Whether it was in sports or somewhere else Id probably look to lead an opportunity for a turnaround or a startup. We closed our restaurants down. I do." John: Hey, Peter. Their experience is basketball. Afterward, a big group heads to City Diner on Broadway for brunch. Then I think as we keep exploring and kind of whats happening with online gambling and whats happening with NFTs and whats happening in the ticketing business, that it all evolves with technology, will be really interesting. I better go home and talk to Natalia to do it. "We had to build a new arena or we were going to move the team. How do we think about marketing around the world? Which is a huge opportunity. Were going to appreciate the hell out of you. Everybody at ball was just, you got to move, go leave now. But Feigin also gives credit to video games. I think COVID, like everything, slowed us up for about a year, but we're back on it. power forward, who lives in Southern California but joins The Run whenever he travels to New York for his job in finance. Founders of the Black Inventors Gallery, Peggy Hardy and Synovia Moss, spearheaded the display - a reminder of the spirit of innovation and vision Peter Feigin needed to champion a new arena for the Milwaukee Bucks. And that's what we try to do. Thats for every aspect of it. Right now, its very hard to figure out and understand where its going, because this is the wild West. Michael Red: That's great advice. This is the most, this is fun of life. Just what you said is like were always coming in this balance of how do we, we want Giannis to represent the Bucks brand. Peter Feigin: So, it was kind of crazy. I played soccer and basketball, not overly blessed with athleticism. Because, I mean, you lived here for 11 years and I guarantee you, as great as everybody was, they still thought of you as a Columbus, Ohio guy. Peter Feigin: I think nobody could have imagined what that does to you on a personal psychological emotional level. 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