Anthony Leal, MBA '25 BS '23 – Co-Founder, Motion

Anthony Leal, MBA '25 BS '23 – Co-Founder, Motion

From IU Ventures by IU Ventures

August 20, 2025 · 42 min · Episode 27

About this episode

Anthony Leal discusses his journey from basketball player to co-founder of Motion, a tech platform for college athletics.

Anthony Leal, a former Indiana University basketball player and MBA in Finance from the Kelley School of Business, co-founded Motion. Motion is a tech platform designed to streamline communication, scheduling, and management for coaches, athletes, and athletic departments in college athletics. Hear his biggest pinch me moment playing basketball for the Hoosiers, the Entrepreneurship course that inspired Motion, how to keep the voice of the customer in mind, lessons from basketball that apply to entrepreneurship, and what the future of college sports will look like. Learn more about Anthony at MotionSports.io and on LinkedIn , and learn more about IU Ventures at IUVentures.com . This podcast is presented by Kelley Direct Online MBA. Learn more at Kelley.IU.edu

People in this episode

Guest: Anthony Leal

Topics covered

  • entrepreneurship
  • college sports
  • technology
  • communication
  • scheduling
  • management

Keywords

  • Anthony Leal
  • Motion
  • college athletics
  • entrepreneurship
  • Kelley School of Business
  • communication
  • scheduling
  • management

Sponsors

Kelley Direct Online MBA

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Motion, IU Ventures, MotionSports.io, IUVentures.com

Places: college athletics

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