by 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 this podcast, buckle up, get your cup of coffee and 'come fly with me'. Thank you :)
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April 21, 2025
<p><strong>Bilietai į B8 Summit 2025 Vilnius renginį:</strong><br /><a href="http://www.b8summit.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.b8summit.com</a></p><p><strong>Mano podcasto palaikymas (Ačiū!!): </strong><br /><a href="https://www.patreon.com/bmatke" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/bmatke</a></p><p><strong>Rėmėjas: </strong><br /><a href="http://www.proballers.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.proballers.com</a></p><p><strong>Svetainė:</strong></p><p><a href="www.bmatke.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">www.bmatke.com </a></p><p><br /></p><p><strong>"Linse":</strong></p><p>Šio epizodo svečias yra Linas Kleiza - jo ilgai pristatinėti nereikia. Be šešių sezonų, praleistų NBA, Linas gali pasigirti medaliais, iškovotais su Lietuvos vyrų rinktine 2007ais, 2010ais ir 2013ais metais! Linui teko žaisti ir trijuose Eurolygos klubuose - Olympiacos, Fenerbahce ir Milane.</p><p>Šiandien mes su Linu kalbėjom apie jo profesinę kelionę, kokie iššūkiai jo laukė atsidūrus NBA lygoje, ką jam reiškia darbo etika ir kaip išgyventi NBA naujokui. Taip pat aptarėm naują augančią kartą ir kokie iššūkiai laukia tėvų, auginančių jaunus sportininkus naujomis aplinkybėmis - kaip pasikeitusios gyvenimo sąlygos keičia ir žaidėjo mentalitetą, norą nugalėti bei kovoti už būvį.Linas pasidalino asmeninėmis istorijomis iš “savo laikų” ir palygino juos su dabartine situacija krepšinio pasaulyje! Kalbėjom ir apie aistrą motociklams, Lino patirtis būnant sporto direktoriumi Ryto komandoje ir dar daug įdomių istorijų.</p><p>Šis epizodas yra unikalus ir labai svarbus išgirsti šiuolaikiniam sportininkui bei jo tėvams. Tėvai išgirs, į ką reikia atkreipti dėmesį auginant vaiką be lepinimo, nors tam galimybių yra kasdien!Labai svarbu dalintis šiuo epizodu ir prenumeruoti mano kanalą tam, kad galėtume pasikviesti daugiau svečių kaip Linas Kleiza! Komentuok bei paspausk 'like' mygtuką, kad algoritmas šį kanalą siūlytų ir kitiems, kam tai aktualu! :)</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Topics:</strong></p><p>0:00 Intro 4:40 Savęs suvokimas8:30 Pasitikejimas savimi ir branda16:50 NBA naujoko gyvenimas ir darbas19:00 Gyvenimas su traumom ir identitetas28:10 B8 Summit 2025 Vilnius29:20 Motociklas ir adrenalinas32:00 Kaip auginti vaikus ir naują sportininkų kartą46:40 <a href="http://proballers.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ProBallers.com</a>48:50 Direktoriaus pareigos ir skautingas1:03:40 ATOs</p><p>#LinasKleiza #DenverNuggets #TorontoRaptors #NBA #Eurolyga #Krepsinis #Lietuva #NaujaKarta</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>"Linse" rasite čia:</strong></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/linaskleiza/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/linaskleiza/</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lkleiza" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/lkleiza</a> </p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Finding “The Benas Podcast”:</strong></p><p>Apple: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4</a> Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3</a> Stitcher: <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast</a></p><p>…or visit <a href="http://www.bmatke.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.bmatke.com</a> to find more info.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Comment, Like & Share here:</strong></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/</a>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/bmatke3" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/bmatke3</a></p><p><a href="http://www.bmatke.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.bmatke.com</a></p>
April 10, 2025
<p><br></p><p><strong>If you want to support my podcast (Ačiū!!): </strong><br>https://www.patreon.com/bmatke</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Sponsor: </strong>www.proballers.com</p><p><br></p><p><strong>"Petteri":</strong></p><p>Petteri is a well-known basketball player who was drafted in 2007 by Philadelphia but his rights ended up being traded several times during his career and he never made the final jump. On the contrary, Petteri had an illustrious career in Europe where he played for several high level teams throughout his career (Bologna, Khimki, FC Barcelona, Bayern Munich and more) and ended up winning several meaningful domestic titles in Germany & Spain. Petteri was known as one of the most accurate shooters in Europe and was twice a member of the unique "50-40-90 club" in Euroleague.</p><p><br></p><p>Today, we talked about how he handled being drafted and spending his career in waiting to make it to the NBA, the mindset behind being a draft&stash player, his career challenges, hip issues that lead to retirement, the enjoyment of coaching kids and lessons learned from transferring knowledge to young guys vs coaching pros.</p><p><br></p><p>This episode marks my third guest from Finland, after Hanno Mottola and Lassi Touvi have been my guests before. It's another unique episode that talks about the path of a former player to becoming a head coach.</p><p><br></p><p>Please share with all players or former players looking to go into coaching...comment, like & share on all social media and audio platforms.</p><p><br></p><p>Topics:</p><p>0:00 Intro <br>2:00 Health issues7:00 Draft & Stash life11:50 Preparation for games14:30 Ending Career19:30 Finnish Basketball Culture27:50 <a href="http://ProBallers.com">ProBallers.com</a>33:30 Early Coaching Lessons38:00 Coaching Juniors vs Pros43:20 Head Coach mentorship50:00 NBL vs Europe & Next Star Program59:30 New Zealand & Family Life1:11:50 ATOs<br></p><p>#PetteriKoponen #Finland #FinlandBasketball #FCBarcelona #FCBayern #Adidas #NextGeneration #NZBreakers #NewZealandBasketball</p><p><br></p><p><strong>You can Find "Petteri" here:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/petteri.koponen2">https://www.facebook.com/petteri.koponen2</a> </p><p>X: <a href="https://x.com/KoponenPetteri">https://x.com/KoponenPetteri</a> <br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Finding “The Benas Podcast”:</strong></p><p>Apple: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4</a> </p><p>Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3">https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3</a> </p><p>Stitcher: <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast">https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast</a></p><p><br></p><p>…or visit <a href="http://www.bmatke.com">www.bmatke.com</a> to find more info.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Comment, Like & Share here:</strong></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/">https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/</a></p><p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/">https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/</a></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/bmatke3">https://twitter.com/bmatke3</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href="http://www.bmatke.com">www.bmatke.com</a> </p>
April 3, 2025
<p>If you want to support my podcast (Ačiū!!): <br>https://www.patreon.com/bmatke</p><p>Sponsor: <br>www.proballers.com</p><p>"Mikko":</p><p>Mikko is the Head Coach of the Swedish Basketball NT and recently qualified with Sweden for the Eurobasket in 2025. He's also the Head Coach of BG Göttingen in the German BBL and is managing both positions at once. Before he joined Göttingen midway through this season, he was the Head Coach of the Swedish top club in Norrköping and won every domestic title there is to win in Sweden. Being only 37years old, it's safe to say that Mikko has a bright future ahead of him.</p><p>Today, we talked about how he handles sitting on two high pressure chairs at the same time and how he manages to balance these two jobs and his family time. We also talked about how he handles his staff and the importance of delefation. Also, communication with players during the season as well as recruiting NT players. We also talked about Sweden's basketball system as a whole and much more.</p><p>This episode is a premiere episode with a professional from Sweden and is useful on so many levels for so many young coaches. Please share, subscribe, comment & like this episode all over social media. It helps us grow tremendously.</p><p>Topics:</p><p>0:00 Intro 5:40 History & Balancing Work+Life8:50 Priorities in the Job10:40 Importance of delegating work17:00 Scouting23:30 Handling Staff27:20 Routines & Preparation34:40 <a href="http://ProBallers.com">ProBallers.com</a>41:00 Sweden Basketball System47:40 Handling two Head Coaching Jobs54:00 Recruiting NT Players58:20 Low-hanging fruit & Purpose1:10:04 ATOs<br></p><p>#MikkoRippinen #Sweden #BGGoettingen #BBL #Eurobasket #FIBA #HeadCoach</p><p><strong>You can Find "Mikko" here:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mikkoriipinen/">https://www.instagram.com/mikkoriipinen/</a> </p><p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mikko.riipinen.9">https://www.facebook.com/mikko.riipinen.9</a> </p><p>X: <a href="https://x.com/mikkoriipinen">https://x.com/mikkoriipinen</a> <br>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikko-riipinen-729a89166/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikko-riipinen-729a89166/</a> </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Finding “The Benas Podcast”:</strong></p><p>Apple: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4</a> </p><p>Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3">https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3</a> </p><p>Stitcher: <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast">https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast</a></p><p><br></p><p>…or visit <a href="http://www.bmatke.com">www.bmatke.com</a> to find more info.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Comment, Like & Share here:</strong></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/">https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/</a></p><p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/">https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/</a></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/bmatke3">https://twitter.com/bmatke3</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href="http://www.bmatke.com">www.bmatke.com</a> </p>
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