OVERCOMING ADVERSITY TO CREATE THE OPPORTUNITIES OF A LIFETIME WITH LIRON FANAN (EP. 008):
In today’s episode, we sat down with Liron Fanan, Director of G League Player Development for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Creating opportunities for yourself
- The importance of being humble
- How adversity has made her the person she is today
Liron Fanan is a 20+ year global ambassador in the basketball industry. Before becoming the Director of Player Personnel for the Canton Charge, Liron was a highly respected player agent serving as the Co-Founder and Managing Member of 2Talent Sports Management. She has also held roles as the Mission Director for the Omri Casspi Foundation and Assistant General Manager for Maccabi Tel Aviv Basketball Club.
Connect with Liron Fanan on: Instagram | Twitter
Connect with Sergio Millas on: LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter
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SHOW NOTES
- How basketball was introduced to Liron (3:15)
- What it was like being around the game of basketball at such a young age (4:05)
- When Liron started working for Maccabi Tel Aviv (5:09)
- Liron’s favorite part of the basketball business (6:37)
- The age when Liron identified that she wanted to work in the NBA (9:30)
- The Boston Summer League (12:49)
- Jobs Liron had after graduating from NYU (15:30)
- How long Liron worked for Maccabi (17:55)
- Liron’s day to day responsibilities as an agent (21:56)
- What personality traits, skills, or keys to success people should have to have if they want to be a sports agent (25:55)
- Liron’s current position for the Canton Charge (29:45)
- What off the court development programs look like (31:00)
- What Liron learned from working with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Koby Altman (32:10)
- Where Liron thinks she needs to develop the most (34:47)
- The most important thing to Liron (37:37)
- Liron’s goal of becoming the first female General Manager (38:20)
- Good traits to have for someone wanting to become a Director of Personnel (40:17)
- All of the different things Liron has done outside her main roles that helped shaped who she is today (41:56)
- Advice Liron gives to young people on how to connect and develop the right relationships (45:00)
- Advice on how to build your network (47:17)
- Programs Liron was involved in while in Israel (50:00)
- Tough situations Liron has been through and how they’ve helped her grow (56:55)
- What Liron has learned from Warren LeGarie and how that has impacted her (1:04:52)
- What it is like being a woman in the sports industry (1:09:50)
- Advice for women who may not have much experience in sports but have a passion for it (1:14:02)
- Liron’s favorite quote and how it manifests in her life (1:16:36)
- One piece of advice that Liron would like to pass down to the next wave of talent (1:18:38)
- Liron’s love for sneakers and her amazing collection (1:22:13)
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