About this episode
In this episode, Tariq from PitchPlay Co. discusses the challenges of scaling his company, the rise of esports, and various cultural topics including music and sports.
Welcome back to another ACTION PACKED episode of The HasBeens Podcast. This week, we have Tariq of PitchPlay Co. back on the show! Topics: 8:00 – Biggest challenge scaling Pitch Play Co. 14:50 – Tariq's favorite project so far... 18:00 – The rise of esports and competitive gaming 23:30 – Untapped markets for the Pitch Play coaching model 26:15 – Future Fest 2026 recap and highlights 28:30 – What The Playbook is and what users gain 35:50 – How AI is changing coaching, performance, and development 42:00 – Should the Atlanta Hawks consider selling the team? 47:45 – Music talk: J. Cole world tour, HBCUs, album review 52:30 – Is Atlanta still the most influential hip-hop city? 57:00 – Vince McMahon drama: Could Vince buy back WWE? 1:00:00 – Final question: Could you score in the NBA? You won't want to miss this! TAP IN!
People in this episode
Guest: Tariq
Topics covered
- scaling Pitch Play Co.
- favorite project
- esports
- competitive gaming
- untapped markets
- Pitch Play coaching model
- Future Fest 2026
- AI in coaching
- Atlanta Hawks
- music
- J. Cole
- HBCUs
- hip-hop influence
- Vince McMahon
- WWE
Keywords
- Pitch Play
- coaching
- performance
- development
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Pitch Play, Future Fest
Places: Atlanta
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