Talking Positivity, Social Media and NIL with Marty McDangle

In this episode, Greg Glynn sits down with Marty McDangle to talk about hockey in Minnesota and how Marty started his Instagram account making reels a couple years ago with rollerblading content and it evolved into a full fledged character. He loves promoting Minnesota Hockey, grassroots sports, faith, sobriety, hard work, and being a good person. Marty shared his journey into social media content creation, starting with posting videos of his children to connect with a potential partner who had moved to Florida. He explained how he developed his "Marty McFly" persona while playing beer league hockey and eventually expanded to creating sports content, particularly focusing on high school hockey in Minnesota. Marty described a recent experience where he and his friend "Hulk" were invited to pump up students at a Mounds View High School hockey game, resulting in a positive response from the students who chanted his name and created content with him. Minnesota Hockey Charitable Initiatives Marty and Greg discussed hockey in Minnesota, with Marty highlighting the growth of girls' hockey and sharing his positive experiences with Minnesota's sports culture. Greg shared details about Maddie Brown using her name, image and likeness for good with "Magic Skates" initiative, which raises money for children with cancer through hockey camps and toy drives, and mentioned his work with five Minnesota women's hockey players who all focus on charitable giving. They discussed the importance of positivity in sports and life, with Marty emphasizing that relationships and experiences matter more than individual success. Resources: Find Marty on the web at MartyMcDangle.com and @martymcdangle (  / martymcdangle  ) on Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat. Maddie's Magic Skates Fundraiser https://join.childrensmn.org/give-tod...