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PODCAST

The Benas Podcast

Benas Matkevicius

My name is Benas and I"m passionate about traveling, sports and coffee. In this podcast I will aim to combine all three of them by "zooming" around the world and talking to sports professionals and coffee savants around the world while having nuanced conversations about different topics within their profession. If you"re interested in hearing the stories and lifestyles of high achievers, the biggest lessons throughout their life, their mindsets within their respective sports then please subscribe to

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01:27:37

#13 Nicola Alberani - What is a Sports Director?...

The Benas Podcast ·

2021/11/08

Nicola is a dedicated Sports Director at SIG Strasbourg and to me the most underrated at his profession. Nicola worked predominantly in Italy before leaving the country and joining Strasbourg in 2020. He is a native of Forli, Italy just as Maurizio Gherardini is and went from picking up valuable lessons from his mentor, to later becoming a General Manager and Sports Director himself. After taking a detour to the hotel business and becoming a hotel manager for almost a decade, he returned back to the

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01:29:17

#12 Andrew Bogut - Going Rogue with Bogues

The Benas Podcast ·

2021/10/25

#12 “Bogues”: Andrew Bogut doesn’t need much introduction for all sports fans. He grew up in Melbourne, went on to play for the AIS before signing a letter of intent for the University of Utah and becoming the #1 pick in 2005’s NBA Draft after his sophomore year. Andrew had a phenomenal career not only in the NBA where he became a NBA champ in 2015 with the Golden State Warriors but also with the Boomers when competing for the Australian National Team in the Olympics in 2004, 2008 & 2016 as well

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01:18:23

#11 Nikos Zisis - A Pro's Pro

The Benas Podcast ·

2021/10/11

Nikos finished his glorious career this summer after playing 21 years professionally. He started off at AEK as a young, up & coming prospect playing for “Duda” Ivkovic before moving abroad early on. Nikos played in 5 different countries outside of Greece…First one being Italy before moving to Russia to play for CSKA, his university as he called it. He also played for the top clubs like Siena, Bilbao, Unics, Fenerbahce, Bamberg & Joventut before returning to AEK to finish where he started it

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01:26:39

#10 Martynas Pocius - Life After Retirement (NBA...

The Benas Podcast ·

2021/09/27

Martynas Pocius - Life After Retirement (NBA Front Office) Martynas Pocius, one of the most electric and fun players to watch in Lithuanian basketball history, joined my "Pod" today. His story is a ‘one of one’, after smashing two fingers and losing one completely in an accident in school he managed not only to recover but elevate his game and mentality as well as work ethic to the next level. After spending 4 years at Duke University he played for Zalgiris Kaunas in three different stints

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00:59:04

#9 Antanas Kavaliauskas - Life After Retirement...

The Benas Podcast ·

2021/09/18

Antanas’ story is a unique one, grindin’ his way up from a small team in Lithuania, through Barton County Community College in the US, finding his way to Texas A&M and coming back to Europe to eventually start his professional career. Antanas started his career in 2007 in Greece before he went on his way to play in Italy, Latvia & Spain. Finally he found his way back to play in Lithuania, having the unique experience to have played for Lietuvos Rytas (now Rytas Vilnius) as well as for

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01:00:18

#8 Sammy Mejia - Life After Retirement (Agent)

The Benas Podcast ·

2021/08/31

Sammy Mejia, my good friend whom I met during our time in Moscow and happened to stay in touch throughout the last decade has had a unique career that started at DePaul University and took him to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants (D-League at the time). He decided early to take on a new career in Europe and signed a contract in Italy his first year. After he finished the 2008 season in Italy, he signed a one year deal in Greece the following year and learned his ways around Europe. The following two seasons,

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01:22:46

#7 JR Holden - Life After Retirement (Scout)

The Benas Podcast ·

2021/08/10

JR Holden - Life After Retirement (Part 1) JR’s career is unique, not only because of how it all ended but mostly because of how it all started. From a ‘try out application’ to go and play in Latvia to winning multiple Euroleague Championships with CSKA Moscow (2006 & 2008) as well as becoming European Champion with the Russian National Team in 2007. On top of all that, JR became an Olympian in the Beijing Olympics in 2008. During this conversation it sounded like he cherished the Greek League

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01:05:21

Coffee Savant #1 - Ales Pospisil ("European Coffee...

The Benas Podcast ·

2021/06/14

Ales Pospisil - “European Coffee Trip” Everybody who knows me, knows that I’m a dedicated coffee lover. This is the first of many “Coffee Savant” episodes and it’s only fitting to do it with the person who ignited my passion for ‘The Bean’, Ales Pospisil and the coffee platform: European Coffee Trip. My name gets often auto-corrected to ‘Beans’ anyway, so I suppose it’s my destiny anyways :) In this category of podcast episodes I will talk to a variety of coffee-enthusiasts and cafe owners as well

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01:21:35

#6 Dimitris Itoudis - The Road to 14 (!!!) Euroleague...

The Benas Podcast ·

2021/05/23

Firstly, I have to apologise for my audio, which gives up on my 20mins or so into the podcast, my quality goes down but Coach Itoudis’ works well and that’s the person you need to listen to the most anyway, so please enjoy! Head Coach Dimitris Itoudis’ path to coaching is an unusual one. After leaving his junior soccer team because his long hair was not in line with the coach’s rules he decided to switch to basketball at a young age and the rest is history. In 1990, he chose the path of studying

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01:25:41

#5 Andreas Pistiolis - Assistant Coach Duties,...

The Benas Podcast ·

2021/05/16

Andreas Pistiolis is the long time Ast. Coach at CSKA Moscow under the guidance of Coach Dimitris Itoudis. Andreas realized early (age 14) how much he loved coaching & teaching players and found his way into the youth program of Panathinaikos. Soon enough he received an invite by the senior team to join the coaching staff and help Coach Dimitris Itoudis to prepare scouting reports and break down film to help Zeljko Obradovic form a winning dynasty at Panathinaikos. He established himself as the

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01:18:38

#4 Kostas Chatzichristos - On Strength &...

The Benas Podcast ·

2021/05/09

Kostas Chatzichristos has been the Strengths&Conditioning Coach of CSKA Moscow's basketball team the last 7years and was part of the two Euroleague title runs in 2016 & 2019. Kostas studied at the University of Texas before interning at EXOS and going on to take his first job at the University of Georgia. He later returned to Greece to continue his career at Olympiacos B.C. and later at Panionios as the Head of Performance before taking his talents to CSKA in 2014. He's also the co-founder

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01:09:52

#3 Dr Rainer Meisterjahn - Mental Performance Strategies

The Benas Podcast ·

2021/04/25

Dr Rainer Meisterjahn - Mental Performance Coach for Athletes & Coaches Rainer Meisterjahn comes from a small town in central Germany by the name of Arpe, where he grew up and picked up the game of basketball. During that time he went to the US for an exchange year and got a taste of the US culture early on. After going back to Germany he knew he eventually had to “scratch the itch” again and applied to a NAIA school in Maine to play basketball and study Sports Psychology. After earning his

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01:29:18

#2 Kyle Hines - The Definition of a Champion

The Benas Podcast ·

2021/04/11

Kyles Hines - The Definition of a Champion! Kyle’s journey from a small town named Sicklerville, New Jersey all the way to the top of the mountain of European basketball is a treat for any basketball savant to listen to and get inspired by. Kyle has been a high achiever ever since he came to Europe, winning 4 Euroleague crowns and countless domestic titles across Europe (Germany, Greece, Russia, Italy). After going undrafted, Kyle went on to join Veroli in Italy’s 2nd division in 2008. Two seasons

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01:19:30

#1 Ettore Messina - Coaching from A to Z

The Benas Podcast ·

2021/03/30

One of the most accomplished coaches in European history agreed to visit with me on my podcast and talk “all things basketball & life”. Coach Messina is in the FIBA Hall of Fame class of 2021, a 4 time Euroleague Champion, 2 time Euroleague Coach of the Year and won countless domestic titles across Europe. After spending a year as a consultant for the Lakers (2011/12), Ettore came back to CSKA for a second stint and this is where our paths crossed. After the two season together Ettore went on to

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00:01:36

My Welcome Note

The Benas Podcast ·

2021/03/12

What's up everyone, this is just a short intro to the podcast, nothing glorious this time but I hope it's some sort of a ....cliff-hanger...Please subscribe and learn more about the guests. You can also visit www.bmatke.com if you want to learn more about me...you don't have to though, just if you like...:-)

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