Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez has maintained an unbreakable bond with success. At first, he gained worldwide recognition as a baseball icon. Post-retirement, he became a world-class entrepreneur. ‘A-Rod’ also co-hosted a podcast, where he once had an elite entrepreneur as his guest. 

The 14-time MLB All-Star ‘A-Rod’ clinched his solitary World Series trophy with the New York Yankees. Thereafter, Rodriguez’s popularity thus got him positioned as a celebrity athlete. He is now among the richest celebrities in America. 

Despite having retired from an active playing career, ‘A-Rod’ has remained professionally occupied. He now focuses on further extending his royal legacy. He once co-hosted a self-produced podcast named ‘The Corp’. Graced by various celebrities, one of the guests on the podcast happened to be millionaire entrepreneur Barbara Corcoran. 

Alex Rodriguez had a conversation about entrepreneurship 

Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez co-hosted his podcast along with the famous podcaster Big Cat. They interviewed accomplished personalities from different professional backgrounds. ‘A-Rod’ once invited Barbara Corcoran to the podcast. 

Barbara is a businesswoman and an entrepreneur who founded the real estate brokerage company, The Corcoran Group. With a massive net worth of $100 million, she has been an investor in the reality series, titled, ‘Shark Tank’. Interestingly, ‘A-Rod’ also happened to be a famous guest host on the show. 

Speaking to ‘A-Rod’ on the podcast about her choice of the perfect entrepreneur, Barbara said, “Always the same qualities. I always look for someone who can sell. Because if the leader of anything can’t sell, then they usually can’t build, that comes together. I also look for high energy. I find the people that don’t have high energy popping out of their skin, they generally don’t have the energy and drive that is going to take to build a business.” 

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Barbara added saying, “I look for someone who’s naturally competitive. And a poor loser, not a good loser. I mean, they might be gracious with their words, but they hate losing. I hated losing anything. I would compete with people that weren’t even my competitors. Just because I didn’t want them to be better than me.”  

Rodriguez turned into an entrepreneur after his farewell to the ballpark 

‘A-Rod’ hung up his baseball spikes in 2016 and set up his entrepreneurial empire, ‘A-Rod Corp’. Since then, he has constantly involved himself in numerous ventures that have seen tremendous success over the years. He is the chairman of Presidente Beer and is a co-owner of the NBA franchise, the Minnesota Timberwolves. 

What is your opinion of Barbara Corcoran’s entrepreneurial ideology? 

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