Tanya Hughes, the "Mother of NIL," on Suddenly CEO and Why Every Family Needs a Gameplan

Host Kevin L. Warren sits down with 1992 U.S. Olympian and four-time NCAA champion Tanya Hughes — a former Fortune 500 leader at IBM, FIS Global, and Guidehouse, now founder of SportsPreneurs — for a deep dive into the business side of NIL that most families never see coming.

Hughes explains how her Olympic career shaped her approach to legacy and leadership, walks through NIL's legal history from the Ed O'Bannon case to the NCAA's July 2021 interim rule, and delivers a hard truth: NIL income is taxable 1099 income — including a surprise tax form tied to her own son's NIL benefits. She breaks down the most common contract mistakes families make, why every NIL athlete needs a "Parent GM," institutional NIL payments under the House settlement, transfer portal risks, and previews her book "Suddenly CEO: From Student-Athlete to Startup CEO, The NIL Gameplan™," releasing August 4.

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⭐ HIGHLIGHTED CHAPTER:

"NIL Taxes And 1099 Shock" — 21:36

Tanya reveals the tax reality most NIL families never expect: NIL money is taxable 1099 income, and she shares the moment it hit home personally through her own son's experience.

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🎬 PRODUCTION CREDITS:

🎵 Music: "Egg Rollz" by Jobii, via Epidemic Sound.

Music Production: Kevin L. Warren

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MLB's trade deadline is 13 days out, and the Tigers' Tarik Skubal decision could define their season. Sports Chasers breaks down the deadline, Yankees injuries & the Dodgers' grip on October.

The Sports Chasers return a day early for a focused MLB rundown after the All-Star break — Jordan Walker's Home Run Derby win, an honest conversation on Black representation in baseball, the Tarik Skubal trade deadline debate, Yankees injuries, Boston's 14-game win streak, and why the Dodgers remain the standard nobody else in baseball can match.

🎯 HIGHLIGHTED CHAPTER

"The Skubal Decision" — 20:20

Detroit has been red-hot in July, but with the Aug. 3 deadline closing in, the panel debates whether the Tigers should sell their ace anyway — and which contenders (Tampa Bay, Milwaukee, the Dodgers) make the most sense as landing spots.

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World Cup reaction, the Shakur Stevenson–Zuffa Boxing shakeup, and a frozen Kawhi Leonard trade headline a loaded Sports Chasers summer-break episode. Kevin L. Warren, D-Dubbz & The D.A. keep it objective — no narratives, no hot takes.

ON THIS EPISODE:

⚾ A Guardians rookie tosses a live ball into the stands after losing the count — a mental-focus lesson

⚽ World Cup roundup: France beats Morocco 2-0 + Messi's stoppage-time magic

💰 How pay-to-play clubs are holding U.S. soccer back

🥊 Shakur Stevenson joins Zuffa Boxing — belts, opponents & Dana White's one-champion vision

🌱 FIFA's grass-over-turf move & the NFL safety debate

🧊 Kawhi's Raptors trade frozen by a Clippers investigation

🗽 Knicks moves & the second-apron reality, plus the LeBron circus

⭐ FEATURED MOMENT

🥊 Shakur Stevenson Signs With Zuffa Boxing — The Shakeup Explained (28:28)

The crew breaks down what Shakur's move to Zuffa means for his WBO title, his next opponents, and boxing's fractured belt system under Dana White's single-champion vision — the story that could reshape the sport.

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