The entity at the center of the controversy the Milwaukee Bucks didn't waste time jumping in. I said, "Man, make sure you represent." [fusebox_track_player url=https://www.buzzsprout.com/1062616/8173153-peter-feigin-you-can-figure-out-a-way-to-win.mp3?blob_id=36898294&download=true artist=Michael Redd title=Peter Feigin: You can figure out a way to win social=false ], His mentor relationship with Bucks players, The advice hed give his 16-year-old self. People can find it at, I saw the website, it was Cluckery, cluckery.com, right? Thats the biggest change is the regional sports networks have changed dramatically. You miss falling on the ground, Dan Feigin said. That's actually a step up from the orange vests and hard hats he's been wearing in Milwaukee, constantly checking on the construction of the Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center, the non-branded name of the arena. So, we continue to want to make this a place where players are like, "Shit, I've never been treated like this.". I think if you took me at this point in my life and where I am and. While previous owner Herb Kohl, the five-term U.S. senator from Wisconsin, stood in high regard in Milwaukee, the franchise had begun to slip. That is an interesting statement. 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. I can't even imagine what these guys are going through.". 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? You got to think about what the objective is, but I truly do believe, just no is not an answer if you surround yourself with smart people. To learn more about the world championship, Milwaukee Bucks, you can find Peter and all of his colleagues and the players and all their stats @bucks.com, bucks.com. Since 3-pointers are worth 2 points and 2-pointers are only worth 1, there is a strong premium on outside shooting. Michael Red: Peter, Peter Feigin. 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. How do you create a hermetically sealed bubble for people to compete in on a campus and all the thousands of touch points, people, logistics and everything? You can always have free coffee. This is learning on the job, right? Does he pass enough? They better know you, they better get you. These guys are human beings. One Saturday, they gathered with some of their other pals including dAmboise, who had been playing hoops with them for years and The Run was born. Talk about that. Youve done it all. Peter: Oh, my goodness. And have you seen that shift a little bit in the city since Milwaukee is kind of spearheading that, the Bucks? Theres some great things. Alex Woodhouse "I thought I'd hit the jackpot," Feigin said. I think that's something that you work with every day. We're talking about taking global influencers from F1 drivers to surfers, to everybody else. We thought we were a progressive, pretty forward thinking organization. Ive been really lucky. She couldn't be more supporting from everything. She's a teacher. NBA all-star, olympic gold medalist & world-class investor. Peter: Yeah, it is a combination of both because you really, I had a real rare opportunity to get out of sports and work outside of the sports industry for wealth. In the middle of New York and your, John: You knew you wanted to be a business person when you went to. I mean, now that I worked for three owners that are kind of in finance and private equity and guys who take real big bets and everything, I don't know if I was so much of a risk taker as I was kind of attention deficit and impulsive. Thats. How do we continue to not only understand it, but monetize it in a very big way? 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 then we kind of sat there until like, "Oh, my God." Michael Red: And this was a decade long process, Peter? Over the years, The Run has become an indispensable part of the players weekend routines and a socioeconomic hodgepodge. His brother and Lee were just as excited. But I think its more the fun, the story. Peter Feigin has been the President of the Milwaukee Bucks since October 2014. Peter Feigin: And I think I kind of have this delusion that there's nothing that I can be a part of, that we can't accomplish. Thats just my view, Lasry said. Just search SNOWCAST in the App Store or click here. Wednesday, June 20 7:00 AM We were either 29th or 30th in a league of 30 teams, we were in a 25-year-old arena, that part of this was how do we get a new arena built? John: Yeah. Number one, obviously, because like you said, its rare air, but youre learning on the job. 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? These are special socks, so you bring me back a pair of socks. John: Right. So, just being a part of that, I mean, I know it sounds crazy. I have an identical twin brother who happens to still be in New York and runs a private school called Trevor Day School. John: That is a big deal. Hey, its a job. Its not just the players, but the way you get to honor so many of the others who put their blood, sweat and tears into helping make it a possibility. Talk about that as far as the league and the individual teams. It's like how it affected the players because that almost helped accelerate the importance of it. A billionaire? And I know how much you love your brother and your family, your wife, your kids. Thats the relentless, thats the difference I think of what success is. Peter Feigin: Yeah. Feigin told the crowd, "The city has really embraced the organization and this team in a way that is just heartwarming and proud and were not even there yet, which is really exciting and great so thank you very very much!". And Peter, now is the President of the Milwaukee Bucks and has done an incredible job over the years with the Bucks since he's landed in Milwaukee. You didnt study sports. Thank you. Alex Woodhouse, 34, a photographer and musician who was a three-year starter at Colgate, joined the game in his mid-20s at the urging of a friend. You talk about your operating board committee, youve got these Masters of the Universe, and really you start with the answer. I said, oh, its so good to get all your support. Its rotating cast includes bankers, lawyers and high-powered television executives. So, it's really about cost containment and preservation of jobs. And obviously, you have dealt with a little bit of this with Sterling Brown a couple years ago, so you guys happened to prepare for this a little bit. How do we build the plumbing? Now youre there, youre rebuilding. Some people dont like to hear that anymore. 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. Not everyone is. 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. He loves people and he'll go nearly to any length to support, develop and back the people he works with. You miss making a game-winning shot. That school happens to be the place where all of Mark Lazari and Wes Edenss kids went, who are the owners of the Bucks. Feigin would not be able to make his global pitch without his star. And it's kind of as an adult got me to a place where I desperately want our youth to get exposed to things they wouldn't normally get exposed to because that's how they learn what's out there. Do you want to be in a place where people are having fun and were trying to get rid of all the toxic. Nobody ever thought it would be a year shutdown, but our owners are kind of incredible people, who want to see a plan, who want to see a recommendation and want to go forward. Who negotiated in 2018 for the only NFL player to invest and buy 1% of the Bucks, Aaron Rodgers, being Aaron Rodgers, whose genius was that? Michael Red: Giannis Antetokounmpo and that team is so special to watch. 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 nobody's going to question how great Milwaukee is." By form, I think your strength of your network is as strong and as smart as you can possibly be. Here is your example of everything you read everything you hear, everything he does is true. Then she just starts laughing. He loved you guys and what the conversation is.". My son was a freshman at San Joaquin Memorial High School when Brook Lopez was there and he played with Brook under coach Pat Giles. Talk about that, Peter. Were going to pay you, but hey, youre going to work. Peter Feigin: That this was a year you couldn't even imagine. But talk about that nuance and being in leaders on the social injustice play. And 24 hours later, I think I called them from the Pfister Hotel and said like, "Oh, yeah. Peter Feigin didn't go looking for his job as president of the Milwaukee Bucks. Talk about that nuance because like you were saying, from the outside in, you could say all the players have it made. Absolutely. "It's going to be a blow-away experience beyond expectations for anybody that's been to a pro sporting event in the state of Wisconsin, that's for sure," Feigin says. Maria Natalia Mendez, a daughter of Dr. Nena Mendez and Dr. Hermann Mendez of Manhattan, was married Friday to Peter Feigin, a son of Barbara and James Feigin of Manhattan. Well, Peter, this has been more than a delight. Michael Red: One thing that impresses me about our organization is how diverse it is. The players, nobody has the awareness that, most of our players are between 20 and 30 years old and it's like for the rest of the world, it's like the most developmental time. John: This must be one of the greatest rides of her life seeing you do this whole journey, huh? The people part is always tough. You serve as like a mentor to them as well. The one thing about you that I've seen over the years is that you keep the culture in a funny mood, right? But it was so much fun. Peter Feigin: And make a long story short, I went with him, I think, the first trip was to Philadelphia and we looked at the Sixers and then we looked at probably 10 other teams over the next decade. That's the way we think about it. Feigin says Bucks Gaming will consist of roughly 10 full-time employees, including the team's five players, who will be housed by the franchise. John: Now, you married, what, wife is a native New Yorker? So, for people who run businesses, to have an operator who's really geared up and wants to drive revenue is kind of like a positive thing, especially for Mark and Wes. Stay in touch anywhere, anytime with news, weather and video -- Download the TODAY'S TMJ4 app: Copyright 2015 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Not only do you have to have the best facilities, the best resources, no reason for anybody to say, What want to be, you got to be good people. Like Jeff Eisenband on Facebook. But then theres, in this group weve got 300 full-time people and 250 of them are involved in volunteering. My wifes born in El Salvador came here when she was 9 to Brooklyn. Well, you know about the ice cream truck. Talk about having arguably the greatest player in the world on your team. Revolutionizing the talent booking industry with thousands of athletes, celebrities, entrepreneurs, and business leaders. Peter Feigin: And I'm digging into the business, and I had no desire to run it or to move to Milwaukee. In 2014, Bucks President Peter Feigin lost his father to congestive heart failure. ", Pass the sticks.We here.https://t.co/XifcyBIjFY pic.twitter.com/NFiiaWCSUb, Bucks Gaming (@BucksGG) December 14, 2017. But Im getting close to being that guy.. Peter: Yeah. And I think we find it like it's a responsibility where we can set the example and we can innovate and then we can shout it from the mountaintops. 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: Obviously, we have like, all of them are employee resource groups. I wanted to eat some. Lasry, 60, had already become less of a regular presence in recent years. "We were, time-wise, kind of lucky," Feigin says with a laugh. Peter Feigin Title: President Organization: Milwaukee Bucks Previous experience: Chief marketing and revenue officer of Deluxe Entertainment Services Group; president and chief operating. That can only come from one or two people in the entire organization. You know what I mean? John: You grew up on the Upper East Side, you are a native New Yorker, your brothers still back there. And also, obviously some additions with Jrue Holiday and other great players we have this year. I have an identical twin brother who's the headmaster of a school in New York City, that all of Wes Edens' and Marc Lasry's kids went to, who were two owners of the Bucks. You got into really like, "How do we create resources for people to just talk about how they're feeling, about how they vent, about how do they get support for their lives?" When he called Milwaukee "the most segregated, racist place I've ever experience in my life" in 2016, Feigin was just being a straight shooter intent on improving the neighborhood. Peter is a serious businessman and a hilarious friend. That was the real mad man era that your mom was in at Grey Advertising, right? Peter Feigin: And you've got to put with everything going on in the world, there's got to be that balance of like, "Hey, there are priorities." So, that part of it was awesome. "He plays with the Bucks 95 percent of the time. 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. And theyve got it on. It's about doing things for the right reasons. And he has represented at the highest level. Peter Feigin: So, I think that the sky is the limit in how we take this unbelievable success and what we think could be a championship and get ready just for exponential growth. Now you win, you have the championship. And we come from a city that's the urban city is 40% African American and probably 20% Hispanic, right? 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. Peter: Yeah, what really worked for me is I think I was just insatiably curious. Id like to do that ring ceremony for hourly staff every day and the world would be a good place. Peter Feigin: These are all massive, huge, systematic problems for generations that we've got to chip away from every day. We were together in high school. 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