ESPN paid Ryan Clark a reported $2 million a year for 11 years, then told him he was done during a commercial break on live TV. He says he'd never have gone all in on his own company without that exit. Two months later, that company has a Netflix deal and Howard Schultz as a partner. Clark already had the side project most people only talk about. The Pivot had been running since 2022 with Fred Taylor and Channing Crowder, 500+ episodes and close to a billion views. People kept telling him to…

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Ryan Clark and his media company have secured an investment from former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz. In July, Clark was let go from ESPN after 11 years. Now, The Pivot has 1.5M YouTube subscribers, a deal with Netflix, and the man who took Starbucks worldwide as a partner. https://t.co/KSTZw0jY9a