THE MAN WHO NEVER SLEEPS

When pro athletes need to get somewhere in a hurry, they had better know Al Palagonia, The Man Who Never Sleeps

WORDS BY john powell

Al Palagonia has a cell phone attached to his left ear and a landline attached to his right. It’s just before noon on a Friday, and Palagonia is helping a client find a quick flight today. He’s only been at it for five days with his new company, Apollo Jets, a company that helps athletes and executives avoid the hassles of commercial flights via private airplanes, and he’s hustling to make a deal. “You’re not a difficult customer,” he tells the man on the other side of the phone. “You’re making me work harder and I’m happy to do that to get you what you want.” Getting people what they want has made Palagonia very successful – and a lot of famous friends.

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PROPLAYERCONNECT.COM

Connecting Professional Athletes To Real Money On Their Terms!

As the worldwide web continues to change the game of nearly every industry, Jason Kyle, long-time NFL veteran seized the opportunity and made the connection for thousands of professional athletes and businesses using the internet’s global reach. With millions upon millions of marketing dollars designated by corporate America only going to 10 % of all professional athletes, how do the other 90% procure major corporate riches…the answer is ProPlayerConnect.com. Founder and C.E.O. Jason Kyle explains, “Gaining access to business opportunities can be a real challenge, especially for retired athletes. The only way most pros find opportunities off the field is by wordof- mouth, this involves random phone calls from unknown business guys peddling shady deals…until now!” The concept is simple but genius, Pro Player Connect is a nonobtrusive online marketing and branding platform that centralizes opportunities between businesses (national and local) and players, and vice versa.

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