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Old 01-23-2015, 11:21 AM   #1
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Press Row Podcast: Life and Basketball with Da Czar



Longtime Operation Sports community member, basketball video game critic, and current NBA 2K development team member Nino Samuel – aka Da Czar – joins host Rich Grisham on the Press Row Podcast for the first time to talk life and basketball. The two break down NBA 2K15 in much detail, interspersed with stories of how Da Czar came to be and his journey from a game player to a game critic to a game maker. Da Czar’s passion and enthusiasm are infectious, making this an episode fans of any sport or video game will enjoy.

Enjoy the show!

Joining us this week:

Nino Samuel, 2K Sports(@Da_Czar)
And your host, Richard Grisham (@richgrisham)

Send us your feedback! We love to hear from you and can’t wait to read your stuff on the air in a future episode. Do it one of these ways:

Follow the show on Twitter at @PressRowPodcast and send us some Tweets while you’re there
Email the show at [email protected]

Also, the Press Row Podcast is now available on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/...ow/id563624090, Stitcher Radio (http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/oper...ss-row-podcast) , and the Windows Store, so subscribe to it and rate it too!

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Old 01-23-2015, 12:35 PM   #2
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This was a great listen! Learned a few things about 2K15 and enjoyed hearing Czar's journey to where he is now.
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Cool show ^_^ Makes me wanna work even harder on my videos haha
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Cant watch the vid at work but he helped make NBA 2k15?


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Cant watch the vid at work but he helped make NBA 2k15?


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It's a podcast, so just audio.
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Czar's story is a great lesson for all of you business owners or hiring managers out there:

HIRE PASSIONATE PEOPLE.

Sometimes folks get so stuck on looking at degrees, GPAs, "relevant experience", etc. that they miss one of the biggest factors in determining whether a person will be successful or not: passion. Without knowing anything about Czar's education and technical ability, you just KNOW he has had and will continue to have a huge positive impact on future 2K titles because of the energy and care he brings to the table.

Not saying that experience and technical ability are irrelevant, but it's frustrating to see people with a fire in their belly being passed up for a clock-puncher who happens to have the "right" degree.

Excellent show Rich and Czar, one of my favorites I've heard yet.
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Czar's story is a great lesson for all of you business owners or hiring managers out there:

HIRE PASSIONATE PEOPLE.

Sometimes folks get so stuck on looking at degrees, GPAs, "relevant experience", etc. that they miss one of the biggest factors in determining whether a person will be successful or not: passion. Without knowing anything about Czar's education and technical ability, you just KNOW he has had and will continue to have a huge positive impact on future 2K titles because of the energy and care he brings to the table.

Not saying that experience and technical ability are irrelevant, but it's frustrating to see people with a fire in their belly being passed up for a clock-puncher who happens to have the "right" degree.

Excellent show Rich and Czar, one of my favorites I've heard yet.
Well-said, Spencer. There are some companies out there that don't get entirely caught up in experience and degrees (my current job being one of those) and will hire a less-experienced person if he/she shows a passion for the industry.

The "lack of experience" for me is always a cop-out for companies. How can one gain experience without being employed for said job? Silly to just dismiss someone that's just starting out or who has decided to make a career change.

Give me someone that has passion any day over a curmudgeon that's been clearly jaded by the industry.
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Passion and never giving up... the mantra for success in all areas of life.

Shout out to Czar and everyone else living their dreams!
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