What’s Up World, It’s Torrance Hampton and welcome to the Genius Factor Academy Podcast, Where we profile everyday geniuses who are living passionate on purpose lives, where work and play are one! My mission is simple: To Inspire every individual on the planet to discover their Genius Factor & Make Their Passion Their Paycheck!

On today’s episode we have and incredible guest, Mr. Eric Hutcherson – who’s the Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resource Officer at the NBA aka National Basketball Association. Eric & I are dear friends, and his career has been absolutely amazing. He’s 100% a Social, Spiritual & Word Genius and we’ll explore how he’s making his passion his paycheck through the office he leads at the NBA. This brother is dropping major knowledge, so take notes & enjoy this conversation!

PASSION TO PAYCHECK SHOW NOTES:

0:00 - 3:24 -- Torrance's Cold Open & Welcome
3:25 - 8:33 -- Eric's background & passion to paycheck journey
8:44 - 10:48 -- Self-Awareness, passion for sports, sports management career pathway
10:50 - 14:18 -- Mentorship, personal BOD, mentorship vs sponsorship, networking
14:21 - 19:33 -- PRIDE Principle, "Say Yes To Success", Rule of 30, Brand Pyramid
19:40 - 23:55 -- NBA /The Last Dance Documentary (side bar conversation)
24:00 - 29:33 -- Eric's day to day at the NBA & NBA's Calling/Manifesto
29:40 - 36:42 -- Empathic Leadership, Career Pyramid/professional development
36:50 - 42:25 -- NBA Global Brand, NBA Commissioner, COVID-19 response
42:50 - 43:25 -- Commercial: Make Your Passion Your Paycheck Career Coaching Series
43:35 - 50:17 -- Genius Factor tribes/traits & Eric's Primary Genius Factor's
50:25 - 59:30 -- Rapid Fire Q & A
59:36 - 1:00:30 -- T2 Interlude "LOL"
1:00:50 - 1:03:30 -- Parting shots
1:03:32 - 1:04:21 -- Torrance's Sign Off

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