Sports Business Radio Podcast

Luca Serra, Director of Sponsorship & Media at Soldier Field joins us to discuss the historic U.S. venue and the work Solider Field has done with Boingo to modernize the venue and make it one of the best wireless experiences in sports. PlaySight’s CEO Chen Shachar joins us from Israel to discuss his company's unique technology and being named to Fast Company's "Most Innovative Sports Companies" list. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JoAn Scott (@JLS4), who oversees March Madness for the NCAA joins us to preview this year's edition of the tournament, discuss changes, the growth of watching the tournament on TV and digital platforms, the tournament's first Final Four in the west (Phoenix) since 1995 and how she has advanced her career as a woman working in sports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ric Bucher (@RicBucher) joins Brian Berger to discuss the #NBAAllStarGame and the upcoming #NBATradeDeadline as well as the recent trade that sent DeMarcus Cousins to the New Orleans Pelicans. The two also discuss the current state of the NBA post new-CBA. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We break down the historic numbers around the New England Patriots victory over the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI - from the best ads to the economic impact for Houston to the TV ratings. We even give you a scoop you likely haven't heard about Lady Gaga's halftime show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jay Rood, VP of Race & Sports awith MGM Resorts International joins us to discuss the big money bet on the Super Bowl and the current revenue breakdown for Vegas casinos. Nick Hines with the Engine Shop stops by to preview the biggest parties around the Super Bowl in Houston & tell us how much it costs to produce those parties. We also bring you sports business headlines of the week including the Chargers move to LA and Raiders pending move to Las Vegas. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio and Instagram @sportsbusinessradio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Sports Business Radio Road Show presented by Boingo features an in-depth conversation with the Top 2 executives of the College Football Playoff - Bill Hancock an Michael Kelly from the campus of the University of South Florida. The conversation before the 2017 CFP Championship game between Alabama and Clemson takes an in-depth look at the current system that determines a champion at the highest level of college football. Hancock and Kelly also discuss what it takes to produce this mega-event and manage the 13-person Selection Committee. #SBRadioCFP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sports Business Radio counts down the Top 10 sports business stories of 2016. Mark King, adidas President, North America also joins the show to discuss an incredible year of growth for the adidas brand. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio and Instagram at sportsbusinessradio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former NBA Commissioner David Stern sits down with Brian Berger for an in-depth interview and Q & A with students from the Marist Center for Sports Communications and the Columbia University sports management program at The Players' Tribune in New York City on 12.6.16. #SBRadioStern #NBA #DavidStern #Technology Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Maury Brown from Forbes.com joins Brian Berger to discuss the new 5-year agreement MLB and the MLBPA reached this week. What are the highlights of the deal and what is the overall financial health of MLB? We also bring you the sports business headlines of the week including expensive college football head coach buyouts and the return of Tiger Woods to the golf course. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram at sportsbusinessradio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seth Berger, @Sixers Innovation Lab Director & AND1 Founder discusses the recipe for being a successful entrepreneur as well as the new Sixers Innovation Lab. Jim Olson, President of Vivint Smart Home Arena (home of the Utah Jazz) stops by to discuss his arena's $125M rennovation and their new DAS installation done in partnership with Boingo Wireless (@Boingo). Brian Berger also discusses the start to the 2016-17 NBA season, the World Series and the NFL's handling of Josh Brown in the Sports Business Radio headlines segment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shelley Duncan (@ShellDunc), who played for the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians and Tampa Bay Rays from 2007-20013 and is now the Manager of the Hillsboro Hops (@HillsboroHops), the farm team of the Arizona Diamondbacks, joins Sports Business Radio (@SBRadio) to discuss the 2016 MLB Playoffs, his playing career, his transition to Managing, growing up in MLB clubhouses with a Dad who coached and stretching his MLB earnings post-career. We also bring you the #sportsbiz headlines of the week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amy Trask (@AmyTrask), an Oakland Raiders executive for 30 years, joins Sports Business Radio to discuss her career as a front office executive in the NFL, her relationship with late Raiders owner Al Davis, being a CEO in the sports world, the current state of the NFL and her book "You Negotiate Like a Girl: Reflections on a Career in the National Football League". #AmyTrask #NFL #Raiders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marquette King (@MarquetteKing on Twitter & Instagram), Oakland Raiders punter joins Brian Berger on Sports Business Radio. King discusses his rise from Fort Valley State University in Georgia to standout punter in the NFL, his philosophies on finances and taking a stand on social issues of the day and his in-season routine with the Raiders. We also bring you the headlines of the week including the NCAA's decision to move 7 championship events out of North Carolina. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ty Votaw, PGA Tour CMO & VP of the International Golf Federation joins Brian Berger for an in-depth conversation about the business of golf on Sports Business Radio. Stephen Arendt, Head Golf Pro at Kapalua's Plantation Course (home to the PGA Tour's Tournament of Champions every January) also joins the show to discuss Kapalua's award-winning courses and how Kapalua is getting youth involved with golf. #PGATour #Kapalua #Golf #SportsBiz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3-time Olympian & 4-time Olympic medalist Kara Lynn Joyce joins Brian Berger on this week's edition of Sports Business Radio. They discuss the current Olympic model, the cost around hosting the Olympics and Kara shares her first-hand experience as a former Olympic athlete. #KaraLynnJoyce #Rio2016 #Olympics #sportsbiz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tennis icon and ESPN tennis broadcaster Chris Evert joins Brian Berger for a wide-ranging conversation on Sports Business Radio. Evert discusses her legendary career that saw her win 18 Grand Slams, being a marketing star during her playing career, her transition to broadcasting, the state of tennis and her work with her apparel company Chrissie by Tail and her Evert Tennis Academy. #ChrisEvert #tennis #SportsBusinessRadio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian Windhorst (@WindhorstESPN) joins Brian Berger on Sports Business Radio to discuss LeBron James' future after winning a title in Cleveland, Dwyane Wade's future, Kevin Durant's decision to join the Golden State Warriors, the record money being spent in NBA free agency and what to expect from next summer's CBA negotiations. Also, Lauren Teague (@LaurenTee) stops by to discuss the Sports PR Summit Social Media Workshop (@SportsPRSummit) coming up on July 20 at Twitter HQ in San Francisco. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark King, adidas Group North America President, joins Sports Business Radio to discuss the U.S. Open, marketing U.S. athletes in other countries and his favorite adidas shoe amongst other sports business topics. King also discusses his own sports business podcast - Extraordinary Happens: Competing in Sports, Business and Life. We also review the sports business headlines of the week. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @sbradio. #MarkKing #adidas #sportsbiz #ExtraordinaryHappens Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kara Lynn Joyce (@KaraLynnJoyce), 4-time Olympic silver medalist swimmer joins Sports Business Radio to discuss competing in the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympics, the finances for an Olympian and the documentary "Touch the Wall" that featured Kara and fellow Olympic swimmer Missy Franklin. Mario Flores (@LatinoSportsGuy), Co-Founder and Managing Director of Sportivo stops by to discuss the growth of the Latino sports market. #Olympics #Brazil #Rio #KaraLynnJoyce #MissyFranklin #TouchtheWall Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ric Bucher (@RicBucher) of Bleacher Report joins Brian Berger to discuss the 2016 NBA Playoffs and how injuries to superstars #StephCurry and #ChrisPaul will impact future rounds. Bucher and Berger also preview this year's #SportsPRSummit on May 17 in New York City. Tim Hayden (@TheTimHayden), VP of Marketing for Zignal Labs stops by to discuss the company's up-to-the-minute cross media analytics and insights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Golub, President of the #MLS Cup champion Portland Timbers joins Brian Berger for a wide-ranging conversation at the Sports Business Radio Road Show presented by Boingo on the campus of the University of Portland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve Koonin, CEO of the #NBA's #AtlantaHawks and #PhillipsArena joins Brian Berger on Sports Business Radio to discuss the NBA, social media, Boingo Wireless, running an arena and #sportsbiz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark King, adidas Group North America President, joins Sports Business Radio to discuss adidas and the traits the company looks for when partnering with an athlete or team. King also discusses his own sports business podcast - Extraordinary Happens: Competing in Sports, Business and Life. We also review the sports business headlines of the week. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @sbradio. #MarkKing #adidas #sportsbiz #ExtraordinaryHappens Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JoAn Scott, Managing Director for the Men's Basketball Championships joins this week's edition of Sports Business Radio to discuss orchestrating March Madness, what's new for the 2016 Tournament including the move of the Final Four telecast to TBS and her career path that includes stops at USA Basketball, Nike and now the NCAA. #JoAnScott #NCAA #MarchMadness #FinalFour #SportsBusiness Radio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Danny Keens, Head of Sports Partnerships for Twitter, joins Sports Business Radio for an in-depth conversation about social media and Twitter. #Twitter #SocialMedia #SMSports #SportsBiz #DannyKeens #SportsBusinessRadio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Rowley, President of the Phoeninx Suns, discusses the NBA team's innnovative approach to the business-side of sports including a first of its kind data-inclusive ticket plan. Doug Lodder, Boingo Wireless Senior VP joins the show to discuss Boingo's title sponsorship of the 2016 Sports Business Radio Road Shows as well as give us insight on some of the latest sports technologies. #JasonRowley #PhoenixSuns #NBA #DougLodder #BoingoWireless #sportstechnology #sportsbiz #SportsBusinessRadio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Schwab, Managing Director of Octagon First Call and celebrity and brand partnership expert joins the show to help us preview the Super Bowl 50 commercials and discuss which athletes are primed to help their brand the most on Super Bowl Sunday. Brian Gordon of the Engine Shop stops by to discuss the top Super Bowl 50 parties, including the exclusive ESPN party the Engine Shop is producing. Brian Cheek from Postano joins the show to discuss Super Bowl 50 social media and the latest social media efforts from Postano. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio. #SB50 #sportsbiz #SuperBowlads Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark King, adidas Group North America President, joins Sports Business Radio to discuss his role at adidas, his 34 years leading TaylorMade and the debut of his new podcast - Extraordinary Happens: Competing in Sports, Business and Life. We also discuss the sports business around Super Bowl 50, the firing of Cleveland Cavaliers head coach David Blatt and the controversy surrounding Los Angeles Clippers star Blake Griffin. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @sbradio. #MarkKing #adidas #sportsbiz #ExtraordinaryHappens #Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sports Business Radio provides in-depth coverage of the NFL's return to Los Angeles. Jon Wertheim, Executive Editor of Sports Illustrated and best-selling author, discusses the NFL's return to Los Angeles as well as his new book out on Feb 2nd: THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON SPORTS: The Science of Underdogs, the Value of Rivalry and What We Can Learn from the T-Shirt Cannon. Matthew Mitten, President of the Sports Lawyers Association joins the show to discuss the sports legal ramifications for the Rams move to Los Angeles as well as potential legal hurdles for the Chargers and Raiders. Mitten represented Harris County, Texas when the Houston Oilers moved to Tennessee. #NFLtoLA #JonWertheim #ThisIsYourBrainOnSports #SportsBusiness Radio #SportsLawyersAssociation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sports Business Radio counts down the Top 10 sports business stories of 2015. We also talk with Doug Lodder of Boingo Wireless about the wireless experience for fans and venue operators at sports venues. #TomBrady #DeflateGate #DailyFantasy #FIFA #SportsBiz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Los Angeles Lakers co-owner and President Jeanie Buss joins Brian Berger at the Sports Business Radio Road Show presented by Boingo Wireless from the campus of the University of Southern California for an in-depth, wide-ranging conversation in front of USC student athletes and sports business students. Buss discusses Kobe Bryant’s recent retirement announcement, his career and moving ahead into the next era of Lakers basketball; the lessons she learned from her father Dr. Jerry Buss; her complex relationship with her brother Jim Buss who oversees Basketball Operations for the Lakers; Lakers head coach Byron Scott; NBA Commissioner Adam Silver; behind the scenes at NBA Board of Governors meetings; the Lakers continued support for Lamar Odom; the future of daily fantasy; her fondest memories from her days as a student at USC; the potential of the NFL to LA; suggestions for finding a job in sports; the role of analytics in sports; tech and connectivity in sports; and her advice for women in sports. #SBRadioUSC #USC #Lakers #JeanieBuss Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jill Stelfox, VP & GM of Zebra Technologies stops by to tell us about her $4B company based in large part on what is called Enterprise Asset Intelligence -- turning physical information into digital information and how they are helping sports teams and broadcasters gather analytics in real time. Jeremy Darlow, author of the book “Brands Win Championships” and Director of Brand Marketing for football and baseball at adidas joins us. Justin Garrity, President of Postano tells us about a new service called Hashtag Analytics that helps sports teams and brands track social media conversations in an effective manner. Rob Schack, Global Head of Sports & Strategic Projects at Reuters News Agency tells us about how the company is evolving including a new service called Sports Desk Direct. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Sutton, Chairman Emeritus of IMG College joins us for a wide-ranging conversation on the future of collegiate sports media rights and the collegiate landscape. Brec Bassinger, actress and star of the Nickelodeon hit TV show "Bella and the Bulldogs" talks to Sophia Berger about the show based on a Female QB who plays on an all-boys football team. Andrew Muscato, filmaker, discusses his latest documentary “Doped: The Dirty Side of Sports” airing on Epix. #BenSutton #IMG College #BrecBassinger #Nickelodeon #BellaandtheBulldogs #GirlPower #AndrewMuscato Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Jones, GM of Kapalua Golf & Tennis resort in Maui and Michael Chupka, Director of Communications for Bandon Dunes Golf resort in Oregon join the show to discuss their world class golf resorts and the business of golf. #Kapalua #Bandon Dunes #GolfBiz Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gary Hoenig, Editorial Director for The Players' Tribune and Jeter Publishing joins us to discuss the first-of-its-kind digital media company, founded by Derek Jeter where athletes communicate directly with fans. Hoenig, who oversaw ESPN Publishing including ESPN the Magazine for 20 years, also weighs in on the current state of the media. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nigel Eccles, Co-Founder & CEO of the multi-billion dollar daily fantasy sports game Fan Duel joins us to discuss his company's origin and meteoric rise as well as its deals with teams and leagues throughout the sports world. We also bring you the sports business headlines of the week. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tucker Kain, Los Angeles Dodgers CFO joins us to discuss the new Dodgers + R/GA accelerator program. Tyler Marciniak stops by to discuss the #pass4prostate campaign around the September 5 USA vs Australia rugby match at Soldier Field in Chicago. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CJ McCollum, Portland Trail Blazers guard, joins the show to discuss his breakout performance during the 2015 NBA playoffs, his aspirations to be a journalist, the NBA CBA, social media and why he flies commercial and coach. Brian Cheek, Director of Business Development, Sports for Postano stops by to discuss the latest innovations from Postano including the new ability to integrate Periscope into Postano visualizations. read more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Karina LeBlanc, women's pro soccer player & goalkeeper for the Canadian Women's Soccer Team since 1998, joins us to discuss her career as well as how women's soccer can capitalize on the momentum built from the 2015 Women's World Cup. Nate Checketts, co-founder of Rhone Apparel joins us to discuss his high-quality, men's sportswear company. Neil Horowitz, digital and social media expert and host of the Digital and Social Media Sports podcast joins us to discuss a big week for sports on social media as well as emerging technologies. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rebecca Feferman, Head of SXsports joins us to discuss one of the fastest growing sports business events of the year that takes place each March in Austin, Texas. Jon Mugar, Founder of The Basketball Tournament, a winner take all, single-elimination tourney where the winning team takes home $1M, also joins us for a conversation. TBT will feature dozens of ex NBA players. Kyle Nelson, Co-Founder and CMO of MVP Index, stops by to discuss the first index that measures the digital brand value of over 20,000 professional athletes, plus their associated teams and leagues. read more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ethan Skolnick, NBA writer for the Bleacher Report, joins us to discuss the real dynamics behind the LeBron James-Dan Gilbert, LeBron James-Pat Riley and Pat Riley-Dwyane Wade relationships. We also cover the sports business headlines of the week including American Pharoah's Triple Crown win, the NBA Finals, NHL Stanley Cup and Women's World Cup soccer. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sam Amick, NBA reporter for USA Today joins us to discuss the Cavs-Warriors NBA Finals matchup as well as discuss new head coach hires and NBA free agency. Steve Skinner, CEO of Kemper Sports stops by to preview the 2015 U.S. Open which will be played on a Kemper golf course - Chambers Bay. Skinner gives us a scouting report on the course and we also discuss golf is marketing itself to today's generation of young people. read more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tiki Barber joins us to discuss his thoughts on Ted Wells' "Deflategate" report which was released this week, his advice for vets on the Tamps Bay Bucs welcoming Jameis Winston into the lockerroom and the latest with Barber's company Thuzio, which matches current and retired athletes with the right businesses for speaking engagements and appearances. We also discuss the fallout from Mayweather-Pacquiao as well as the Kentucky Derby. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Sports Business Radio Road Show heads to Arizona State's WP Carey School of Business for Brian Berger's in-depth conversation with Arizona Diamondbacks President & CEO Derrick Hall (@DHallDBacks). The interview is conducted before a live studio audience comprised of sports business students, faculty, alumni and sports business executives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Derrick Mason, 15-year NFL veteran WR and analyst for the Big Ten Network joins us to discuss the state of the NFL, a busy week in the league with free agency and trades and NFL off the field behavior. Josh Shaw, Founder and CEO of Mission Athletecare stops by to tell us about the tremendous growth of the company that counts Dwyane Wade, Serena Williams and David Wright as equity partners. Maury Brown of Forbes helps us preview the top sports business headlines for the upcoming MLB season. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shergul Arshad, CEO & Founder of Mondogoal stops by to discuss his growing fantasy soccer company as well as whether or not gambling on U.S. sports should be legalized. Brian Cheek of Postano joins the show to discuss Postano's work around the College Football Playoff as well as how teams, leagues and companies can bring their social media conversations to life via the new Postano Command Center. read more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jay Parry, CEO of the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee, joins us to discuss the economic impact of Super Bowl 49 on the state of Arizona's economy as well as Jay's team's preparation in advance of hosting the Super Bowl. Brian Gordon, CEO of the Engine Shop stops by to tell us about the biggest Super Bowl parties - which brands are hosting parties, which celebrities will be attending and performing at these parties and how difficult is it to get into the Super Bowl parties. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sports Business Radio counts down its Top 10 Sports Business stories of 2014. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Baron Davis, former NBA and UCLA star joins for an in-depth conversation at our #SBRadioUCLA Road Show presented by Postano at UCLA's Center for MEMES on the UCLA campus on December 4th. Davis discusses his sports, business and entertainment ventures as well as his basketball career at UCLA and in the NBA in front of a live studio audience made up of UCLA students and alumni. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yogi Roth of the Pac-12 Networks joins us to discuss his inspirational documentary "Life in a Walk", a story about Yogi's walks with his dad who was diagnosed with cancer as well as an invitation for others to walk and talk with the people who are most important to them. Justin Garrity, President of Postano joins us to discuss Postano's new partnership with FISH Technologies and how they continue to bring social media conversations for sports teams and events to life. read more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices