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EAR TO THE STREETS
NEWSLETTER
Veo Camera
Hello, Our AI robotic camera from Veo (the "Veo Cam 2") has arrived in Eswatini. Please explore it here: www.veo.co. We are excited and,...
Rob Fisher
Nov 8, 20231 min read
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"Do"
Hello, Imagine a youth talent database with thousands of players from various countries across rural Africa. Now, imagine this number...
Rob Fisher
Oct 29, 20231 min read
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Robotic Camera
Hello, This week, I purchased an AI robotic camera. It will automatically film players and allow us to capture quality video for our...
Rob Fisher
Oct 22, 20231 min read
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The Light
Hello, The Grateful Dead wrote, "Once in a while, you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right." I...
Rob Fisher
Oct 15, 20231 min read
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Simple
Hello, I posted this photo to social media and captioned it, "Many kids need someone encouraging them to explore their various talents....
Rob Fisher
Oct 8, 20231 min read
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FTG in Photos
Here are ten photographs of the kids and communities we scout—enjoy the beautiful game:
Rob Fisher
Oct 1, 20231 min read
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My Dirty Car
Hello, I washed my car for the second time in four months last week. The places I scout are off-road, and it is dirty the next day. I...
Rob Fisher
Sep 24, 20231 min read
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Our "Why"
Hello, I often get asked, why did you start Fisher Talent Group, and why are you beginning in Eswatini? I was in the United States Peace...
Rob Fisher
Sep 17, 20231 min read
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Thank You, Eswatini
Hello, I saw a man, Muzi, as I was driving to the grocery store a couple of weeks ago. He shouted, "Rob!" I stopped, and we spoke. Muzi...
Rob Fisher
Sep 8, 20231 min read
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What Weighs
Hello, I was at the gym and remembered the first photo I posted on social media. It is captioned with "Weights are real" and "What weighs...
Rob Fisher
Aug 31, 20231 min read
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Film
Hello, This week, we captured our first game on film. We are focused on our seventy-player database and creating highlight packages now....
Rob Fisher
Aug 24, 20232 min read
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Who's Watching?
Hello, I was driving home the other day from scouting. I thought about how nobody else was there to witness this kid. My next thought was...
Rob Fisher
Aug 17, 20232 min read
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Please Consider a Gift for Our Videographer
Hello, As I have mentioned over the past few weeks, we are ready to onboard our first staff person. The position is Videographer. I am...
Rob Fisher
Aug 10, 20233 min read
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Specifics
Hello, Fisher Talent Group is a promotional database with marginalized African youth football players. We scout rural Africa and discover...
Rob Fisher
Aug 3, 20232 min read
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"Hitting home."
Hello, As you know, Fisher Talent Group believes in talent "beyond borders, lines, and dirt roads." This phrase leads to "Talent is...
Rob Fisher
Jul 26, 20232 min read
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Generating "Change"
Hello, I was thinking the other day about how you only generate "change" by telling the truth. I have repeatedly said that "helping" and...
Rob Fisher
Jul 18, 20232 min read
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A "trenches job" and Please Stand With Us
Hello, Sometimes folks see Fisher Talent Group as an "adventure." However, you need to know about our daily exertion. When I wrote our...
Rob Fisher
Jul 11, 20232 min read
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"Talent is in the Cracks"
Hello, I was looking through my phone this week and saw an old photo I posted on Instagram. I pinned it to our profile (@fishertalent)...
Rob Fisher
Jul 4, 20231 min read
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Our Scouting Methodology
Hello, I want to touch on a fundamental aspect of Fisher Talent Group: our scouting methodology. I am building an Eswatini network by...
Rob Fisher
Jun 27, 20232 min read
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Connecting in the Community and Spreading Our Mission
*Note: Please let me know if you subscribed but have yet to receive an Ear to the Streets Newsletter in your inbox. There is an issue I...
Rob Fisher
Jun 20, 20232 min read
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