Tommy G comes on to share his side of the story about all of the crazy life events that have happened to him this far. Quitting his cushy job, working for free, everything for the love of daily fantasy sports. He even talks about that one crazy period of his life where he got married. Buckle up as you’re going to get the full story on what happened to him during FanDuel, Rotogrinders, and SiriusXM.
Key Takeaways:
[1:00] Tommy G can’t believe Jeff is on Tik Tok.
[3:25] What was young Tommy G like? Well, he was the poorest kid in a middle-class town.
[9:00] A tough childhood is how you develop a built-in hustle that never, ever truly goes away.
[14:25] Tommy G was a Cutco Knife salesman… and he was good at it!
[17:00] How did Tommy G get on Shipmates?
[24:00] Tommy G learns how to day trade.
[25:25] Why does Tommy G hate California so much?
[30:10] Tommy G… Married?!
[35:30] FanDuel and how Tommy G became a hero.
[40:45] Tommy G had to hustle to become Jeff’s friend.
[54:30] You’re never going to get your money back by doing what everybody else does.
[56:05] Rotogrinders were trying to get on SiriusXM and Tommy G was messing it up for them.
[59:55] Everybody wants to be Tommy G, but they don’t see the amount of hustle and free stuff he had to give away to get to where he is today.
[1:16:55] How did GuruElite get started?
[1:24:35] This industry is full of guys who do this as a hobby. You want guys that bleed with you.
[1:31:20] Tommy G gets canceled.
[1:40:45] The fantasy sports industry keeps looking for that next big star while they don’t even take care of the ones they currently have.
[1:42:55] Why is Tommy G not doing DFS anymore?
[1:55:05] Most of the people in the industry don’t even know how to support their players when they lose.
[1:58:15] What motivates Tommy G now?
 
Resource:
Elitefantasy.com
Fantasyguru.com
Elitesportsbetting.com Promo code: Radio20.
Jeff on Twitter
TommyG on Twitter
No Mercy Podcast
Fanduel.com
Rotogrinders.com
Siriusxm.com
 
Quotes:
 
“Loyalty is everything. There’s not many, especially nowadays, there are not many Madlabs, Jeff Mans, people like that who you know are going to be ride or die.”
 
“Two things. Network and hustle. It’s been my philosophy. Neither is more important than the other.”
 
“When you're listening to an audio recording and it’s only one-sided. Well, yeah, I can see how it looks really bad.”