#109: Dr. Aron Souza – President, The Enhanced Games

The Enhanced Games, backed by billionaire Peter Thiel, is on a mission to reimagine performance and provide an alternative to the Olympics.

Dr. Aron Souza previously led litigation against Gawker Media involving the wrestler Hulk Hogan, which resulted in one of the largest invasion of privacy judgments in history. He also founded Sargon and OPEN.

The first Enhanced Games tentpoles will take place across 2024.

Chapters:
(01:20) The Enhanced Games
(02:55) Problem with Olympics
(05:30) Current athlete payment model
(07:10) The pitch to athletes
(09:10) No drug testing
(13:05) Breaking records
(15:30) Why billionaires invested

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