Having once again demonstrated its resilience in the face of long-term labor shortages, inflationary pressures and geopolitical uncertainty, the U.S. economy remains the envy of the world. However, two parallel and contradictory trends - the spread of the union contagion pushing into new sectors and the growing pull of the freelancer gig economy (which represents 56 million Americans or 36% of the workforce) - reflect elevated levels of distrust in the corporate world and all levels of government. These trends have spilled into a now turbulent technology sector which is shedding thousands of jobs being replaced by artificial intelligence, accelerating the discontinuity called a talent disruption, the title of my book. In many traditional industries, even business leaders in touch with the times are scratching their heads and asking, Where did all the workers go? However, there is an industry that continues to defy the odds and thrive in the labor market, with an abundant supply of talent and unit labor economics that remain favorable: professional sports.