Athlete Branding Advice from Gordie Gronkowski, Jr.

In this episode, Greg Glynn, founder & CEO of Pliable talks with Gordie Gronkowski, Jr. about advice for high school, college and professional athletes about athlete branding and networking.

Gordie grew up in Buffalo, New York and played several sports, but eventually focused on his baseball career and played professionally. Gornkowski has has built his athlete brand around family, fitness and fun. Gronk Fitness ranks among the top 3 distributors of fitness equipment in the United States.

Topics included in this episode:

• Comparing yourself to your competition
• Why his brother Rob Gronkowski transferred in college
• How Gordie had to walk on to play on his college baseball team
• What life lessons he learned growing up with his brothers
• What is takes to have a strong athlete brand
• Having a business mindset related to name, image and likeness, including networking
• How playing minor league sports made him a better person
• Why employers are looking at social media before resumes
• About the Gronk Fitness brand
• How Chris Gronkowski grew the Ice Shaker brand with an appearance on Shark Tank
• How Rob Gronkowski has lived on his endorsement deals
• The importance for financial literacy for athletes
• Why Gordie has invested in growth of Pickleball and Tall Ship in Boston
• Why Gordie suggests working out in the morning
• How Gronk Fitness has helped set up several gyms and facilities in the northeast including, Maine

Gronk Fitness products: https://www.gronkfitnessproducts.com/

Ice Shaker: https://www.iceshaker.com/

Gronk Beach event: https://gronkbeach.com/

Connect with Gordie:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gordiegronk/?hl=en

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GronkFitness/

Gordie’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gordongronkowski/

Gronk Fitness on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gronk-fitness/