Joe Wallace | Former Von Dutch CEO, Pro Athlete & Entrepreneur | Coffeez Ep. 303
6/11/20261 hr 7 min
Former pro basketball player. Former CEO of Von Dutch. Serial entrepreneur. Joe Wallace sits down with Joe Shalaby and holds nothing back — the FBI story, buying a thousand foreclosed homes, building a sports agency, Von Miller's chicken brand, Galaxy marketplace, lessons from Magic Johnson, Kareem, and Floyd Mayweather, and why your network is your net worth.
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First 90 secondsJoe Wallace· Guest0:00
One, two.
Joseph Shalaby· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Hey.
Joe Wallace· Guest0:14
Hello.
Joseph Shalaby· Host0:14
Joe Wallace.
Joe Wallace· Guest0:15
How are you?
Joseph Shalaby· Host0:15
Welcome, welcome- How are you? ... to Coffees with Joe Shalaby.
Joe Wallace· Guest0:18
Thank you.
Joseph Shalaby· Host0:19
How are you today?
Joe Wallace· Guest0:19
I'm well, thank you.
Joseph Shalaby· Host0:20
Good. My name's Alyssa, and I'll be your barista.
Joe Wallace· Guest0:23
Pleasure.
Joseph Shalaby· Host0:24
Can I please take your drink order?
Joe Wallace· Guest0:25
Mocha latte.
Joseph Shalaby· Host0:26
Mocha latte.
Joe Wallace· Guest0:27
Yeah.
Joseph Shalaby· Host0:27
You got it. Okay. First, I want you, because it's tradition- Okay ... I want you to choose a chocolate of your choice- All right ... to enjoy while I get your coffee ready.
Joe Wallace· Guest0:35
All right. I'm gonna go right here.
Joseph Shalaby· Host0:36
Beautiful. Now, let me guess. Did you play basketball- I'm a ex-basketball player ... sir?
Joe Wallace· Guest0:42
That I am.
Joseph Shalaby· Host0:42
Amazing. I love that. We're excited to have you on the show, Joe.
Joe Wallace· Guest0:46
Likewise.
Joseph Shalaby· Host0:47
Let me bring you over here to Joe Shalaby now.
Joe Wallace· Guest0:49
Let's do it.
Joseph Shalaby· Host0:50
Follow me, please.
Joe Wallace· Guest0:51
Let's do it.
Joseph Shalaby· Host0:51
Thank you.
Joe Wallace· Guest0:51
All right.
Joseph Shalaby· Host0:52
Welcome to another episode of Coffees with Joe Shalaby. Today, I'm sitting here with Joe Wallace, former NBA player, serial entrepreneur, and a very active investor and VC. He was also the former CEO of Von Dutch. Please welcome the one, the only, Joe Wallace. Thanks, Joe.
Joe Wallace· Guest1:11
Thank you so much. Thanks for having me.
Joseph Shalaby· Host1:13
All right, Joe, we're gonna dive right into it.
Joe Wallace· Guest1:14
Let's go.
Joseph Shalaby· Host1:14
I like to ask everybody the same question. What's your morning routine?
Joe Wallace· Guest1:17
4:00 AM, check emails, um, go through my text messages, 'cause I turn my phone off at about 8:30 at night, 'cause I've got to go to bed about 9:00.