After a very successful career in football, Carl continued his success trend in business, launching G-III Sports. With his new business, he made outerwear for the NFL. Until one day when reebok bought the licensing rights to make the outerwear. Rather than giving up, cutting costs, and downsizing, Carl and his team hustled working with smaller shops and in return only lost about 10% of his business. Carl Knew that reebok could not make the outerwear as good as they could, and in 18 months G-III Sports was awarded the licensing for outerwear again, which now doubled his business vs. what it was before. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!   Best Ever Tweet: “Entrepreneurism is about exploring every idea you have” - Carl Banks   Carl Banks Background: -2x Super Bowl Champion/NY Giants Legend, NFL's 80's All-Decade Team, and Michigan State University Hall of Famer -President of G-III Sports, the largest licensed sports apparel company in the world that produces for the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, etc. -Founded G-III over two decades ago and responsible for bringing back the iconic Starter satin jacket. -Travels with NY Giants as an on-air broadcast analyst and serves as a mentor to the team -The Carl Banks Foundation raises money for a variety of causes, most notably autism research -Based in New York City, NY Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors:   Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank?   Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings. Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money.