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Pillar 03 · The athlete-creator economy · ~45 min

Three years into NIL, who actually captured the $1.7B?

Guest unannouncedCollective operator, power-conference program

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Athletes as creators and creators as athletes. NIL economics, league-versus-creator dynamics, the death of traditional endorsement, and how cultural authority converts into commercial ownership.

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