Sports Business Radio Podcast

Brian Berger and Sports Business Radio Executive Producer Bryan Griggs discuss the 17th anniversary of 9/11, the start of the NFL regular season and the contenders and pretenders, the Khalil Mack trade from the Oakland Raiders to the Chicago Bears, Serena Williams vs chair umpire Carlos Ramos at the U.S. Open and Berger's IndyCar experience riding in an IndyCar at 140 mph. Jeff Rubin, CEO and Co-Founder of the app SportsMe (@TheSportsMe) joins the show to discuss the fast rising app that is connecting sports fans around the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kerri Walsh Jennings (@KerriLeeWalsh), 5-time Olympic Volleyball star, 3-time gold medalist, 1-time bronze medalist and Founder of the new p1440 event series joins us on Sports Business Radio. Kerri discusses p1440 (@platform1440) and how the new event series will blend beach volleyball with health & wellness, music and youth athlete development to better serve the growing volleyball community. Kerri also outlines the differences in pay between p1440 and the AVP Tour that has left many players struggling to earn a living. Walsh Jennings also discusses juggling being a mother to 3 while also being an elite athlete and business woman. Kerri is setting her sights on the #Tokyo2020 Olympic games and winning gold one last time before she retires from Olympic competition. This week's edition of Sports Business Radio is brought to you by INDOCHINO (@Indochino). Made to measure suits for men. Go to www.indochino.com and enter the code SBR at checkout to receive 50% off your custom made suit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rudy Cline-Thomas, business partner of Golden State Warriors star Andre Iguodala and one of the Founding Partners of the Bloomberg Players' Tech Summit, joins Brian Berger to discuss #investing, #startups, #sportstech, #SiliconValley, his partnership with Iguodala, what the duo looks for in companies they are investing in and how the approach to business is changing for pro athletes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sports Business Radio host Brian Berger recaps his experience after attending the exclusive Players' Tech Summit at Bloomberg in San Francisco. Athletes who attended the event included Kevin Durant, Andre Iguodala, Jaylen Brown, Kerri Walsh Jennings, Joe Montana and Baron Davis. We also discuss Tiger Woods' big impact on the TV ratings for the 2018 PGA Championship and the University of Maryland's admission of guilt with the death of football player Jordan McNair. This week's edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by Zip Recruiter. 80% of companies who post a job using Zip Recruiter find a quality candidate in the first 24 hours. Our listeners can try Zip Recruiter for FREE at www.ziprecruiter.com/SBR. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stacy Lewis (@Stacy_Lewis), LPGA Golfer and former LPGA Player of the Year discusses golf, women's sports, her sponsor KPMG's groundbreaking decision to pay her during her current maternity leave and donating her prize money from winning last year's Cambia Portland Classic to her hometown of Houston for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. Jim Kozimor, Chief Strategy Officer for Sports ETF’s joins us to discuss his company's ProSports Sponsors Fund, which tracks the ProSports Sponsors Index - an equally-weighted index designed to measure the performance of companies which are official partners of U.S. Pro Sports Leagues: Football – Baseball – Hockey – Basketball; or a national sports broadcaster with rights agreements with the aforementioned leagues. This week's edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by Zip Recruiter. 80% of employers who post on Zip Recruiter find a quality candidate within the 1st day. Our listeners can try Zip Recruiter for FREE at www.ziprecruiter.com/SBR. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Declan Bolger (@DecBolger), SVP & CMO of Kroenke Sports & Entertainment joins us to discuss his role overseeing the sports marketing for the Denver Nuggets (NBA), Colorado Avalanche (NHL), Colorado Rapids (MLS), Colorado Mammoth (NLL), Pepsi Center and Altitude Sports & Entertainment (RSN). Bolger is the rare sports executive who has worked in several U.S. pro sports leagues including the NBA (Nuggets and Trail Blazers), NHL (Avalanche and Florida Panthers), MLS (League Office and Rapids), MLB (Pittsburgh Pirates) and NLL (Mammoth). Bolger also takes us through the recent rebrand of the Denver Nuggets, including their new uniforms for the 2018-19 NBA season. This week's edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by INDOCHINO (@Indochino). Go to Indochino.com now and purchase a customized suit for 50% off the normal price when you enter the passcode SBR at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sophia Berger interviews Olympian Lindsey Vonn, New York Knicks Rookie Kevin Knox and MMA star Rose Namajunas on the Orange Carpet at the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Sports Awards in Los Angeles. We also recap the British Open with Tiger Woods' big impact on the TV ratings and discuss Kevin Love's extension with the Cavs amongst other topics in our sports business headlines of the week segment. This week's podcast is presented Boingo Wireless (@Boingo). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian Windhorst (@WindhorstESPN), ESPN NBA reporter, joins us to discuss LeBron James' move to the Los Angeles Lakers, whether or not this is the last season the current NBA champion Golden State Warriors team will stay intact and how an "integrity fee" from legalized sports gambling in the U.S. could impact player signings in the NBA in the future. Sandra Greer, Insight Director for @MKTG, joins us from London to share insightful findings from the company's 2018 "Frontier Report" with us, which looks at the impact of sponsorships, ROI on sponsorship investments and how companies are activating sponsorships effectively. This week's edition of Sports Business Radio is brought to you by @ZipRecruiter. 80% of employers who post on Zip Recruiter find a quality candidate within the 1st day. Job seekers love it too, with over 8 million jobs posted on their website. Our listeners can try Zip Recruiter for FREE at www.ziprecruiter.com/SBR. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andre Iguodala (@Andre), Golden State Warriors 3-Time NBA Champion & NBA Finals MVP and also a partner in the venture capital firm F9 Strategies, joins Brian Berger for a wide-ranging conversation. Iguodala discusses his investment strategies and what he looks for when he's investing in a company, his partnership on F9 Strategies with Rudy Cline-Thomas, his involvement in the Bloomberg Players' Tech Summit and the importance of building relationships. Iguodala also shares insight on the culture inside the Warriors' locker room, how the team continues to win despite having a target on their backs, what makes Stephen Curry a unique leader, how Iguodala keeps his body in peak condition and his love for the game of golf. This week's Sports Business Radio podcast is presented by Seat Geek (@SeatGeek). Just download the SeatGeek app and enter promo code SBR today to receive $20 off your first SeatGeek purchase. SeatGeek is the smartest, easiest way to get tickets to every type of live event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ralph Greene, who spent 21 years at Nike overseeing sports marketing, discusses working on deals for the company with Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dirk Nowitzki and Michael Vick. Greene also discusses how endorsement deals for athletes have changed over the past 2 decades, Brand Jordan vs LeBron James’ business lines, the current amateur basketball and football culture and suggestions for how it needs to change, safety around football and how Tiger Woods grew Nike Golf’s business. Greene also reveals the one non-Nike athlete he wishes he would have had the opportunity to work with while at Nike. This week’s episode of Sports Business Radio is brought to you by Indochino. Indochino is the world’s largest made to measure menswear company. They make suits and shirts made to your exact measurements for a great fit. This week, Sports Business Radio listeners can get any made to measure, premium Indochino suit for 50% off the regular price. Just go to Indochino.com and enter the code SBR at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Nakajima (@mnakaj), former Nike Director of Tennis, discusses his work over 30 years with tennis icons John McEnroe, Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Nakajima shares never before heard stories including an epic story about Nike co-Founder Phil Knight, Pete Sampras and Sampras' Wimbledon trophy. This week's Sports Business Radio podcast is presented by Seat Geek (@SeatGeek). Just download the SeatGeek app and enter promo code SBR today to receive $20 off your first SeatGeek purchase. SeatGeek is the smartest, easiest way to get tickets to every type of live event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wayne Sieve, EVP for Thuuz (@Thuuz) joins us to discuss the digital media space and how how his company has partnered with Fox Sports and IBM to create the Fox Sports FIFA World Cup Highlight Machine, which utilizes AI to customize highlights of your favorite sporting event, on demand. This new technology may be the way of the future for broadcast networks, digital media platforms and sports properties. We also recap the 2018 U.S. Open (golf) and offer our thoughts about the USGA, we discuss Jay-Z being named the President of Puma and we give you the latest betting odds on where LeBron James and Kawhi Leonard may wind up for the 2018-19 NBA season. This week's episode of Sports Business Radio is presented by Zip Recruiter (@ZipRecruiter). Sports Business Radio listeners can try ZipRecruiter FOR FREE at this exclusive web address: ZipRecruiter.com/SBR. ZipRecruiter is the Highest Rated Hiring Site in America and is the smartest way to hire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former @NFL QB Michael Vick (@MichaelVick) discusses his career, 554 nights in prison, his work as a TV analyst for Fox Sports & making the most of his 2nd chance. He’s candid, reflective & insightful in a wide-ranging conversation with Brian Berger. Vick also discusses his work with the American Flag Football League (AFFL), the Alliance of American Football (AAF), his V7 clothing line and his Team Vick Foundation. This week's Sports Business Radio podcast is presented by Seat Geek (@SeatGeek). Just download the SeatGeek app and enter promo code SBR today to receive $20 off your first SeatGeek purchase. SeatGeek is the smartest, easiest way to get tickets to every type of live event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter Murray, CEO of the Professional Fighters League (@ProFightLeague ), joins us to discuss the launch of the new league on June 7 on NBCSN & Facebook Watch. Murray is a former senior executive with the NFL and Under Armour. The Professional Fighters League presents MMA for the first time in the sport format where individuals compete in a regular season, "win or go home" post-season, and championship. The PFL 2018 Season has 72 fighters in 6 weight-classes, competing in the regular season on Thursday nights in June, July, and August. The top 8 in each weight-class face-off in single elimination playoff fights on Saturday nights in October and the PFL season concludes December 31 with six championship bouts back-to-back with a $10 million prize pool. We also discuss President Trump uninviting the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles to the White House and how the President continues to set the narrative with the NFL owners and players. We share the TV ratings for the 2018 NBA Ratings between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers. And what does Oliver Luck taking the Commissioner job for the XFL mean for the future of the NCAA? Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sports Business Radio brings you conversations from the Blinder VIP Green Room at the 2018 Sports PR Summit (@SportsPRSummit) in New York City. This week's show also features an in-depth conversation from the NYC MKTG offices with Athletes First Partners CEO Brian Murphy and President Jim O’Connell. A1P is an international sales and marketing company and is selling marketing, licensing, and content rights for the NBPA. We also discuss The Ringer story about Philadelphia 76ers President of Basketball Operations Bryan Colangelo potentially having up to 5 Twitter burner accounts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Luc Robitaille, President of the Los Angeles Kings (@LAKings) of the NHL, joins us to discuss his franchise, the NHL playoffs, his 19-year playing career (highest scoring left wing in NHL history) and a big announcement of a joint venture between AEG, the LA Kings and BluEco Technology Group to introduce a revolutionary new BluEco Liquid Crystalline Turbex™ (LCT™) environmental technology for arenas and public facilities. The new innovation addresses the two most critical issues facing hockey franchises and venue owners: the quantity of water needed to create ice sheets and the quality of the ice that forms. We also discuss the Supreme Court's ruling on gambling in the U.S. and the ripple effect that ruling will have. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jaymee Messler (@Jmessler), President & Co-Founder of The Players' Tribune (@PlayersTribune) joins us to discuss the explosive growth of the new media company she co-founded with former New York Yankees great Derek Jeter. Messler also tells us what the future for TPT looks like, which platforms TPT will utilize to storytell on, the expansion of TPT into Europe, how TPT has successfully created branded and sponsored content and how she has navigated the sports and business industry as a woman. Doug Lodder (@DougLodder), SVP of Business Development for Boingo (@Boingo) educates us on 5G and how it will impact sports venues and technologies in the future. Lodder also discusses how sports venues can continue to remain on the cutting edge of technology in order to serve fans who attend live events and demand connectivity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ric Bucher (@RicBucher), longtime NBA Insider with SiriusXM Radio and Bleacher Report, joins us to discuss NBA topics including the fractured relationship between the San Antonio Spurs and their superstar player Kawhi Leonard, the future of the Oklahoma City Thunder and LeBron James' future plans. Ric also helps Brian Berger preview the upcoming Sports PR Summit on May 22 at The Players' Tribune in New York City. Bucher will conduct a Featured Conversation at the event with former NFL QB Michael Vick and Berger will conduct a Featured Conversation with NBA Head Coach David Fizdale at the Sports PR Summit. Caley Wilson, Co-Founder of Blinder (@BlinderHQ) joins the show to discuss his company's innovative new technology. Brian Berger and Bryan Griggs discuss the NFL Draft and give you the total audience numbers, thoughts on best and worst draft picks and which rookies have the top selling jerseys post draft. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tina Thompson (@IAmTinaThompson), who played 17 years in the WNBA and won 4 WNBA titles with the Houston Comets, joins Brian Berger to discuss her remarkable career, her upcoming Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame induction, equal pay for women, her current role as Associate Head Basketball Coach at the University of Texas and her childhood friendship with NBA coach David Fizdale growing up in Los Angeles. We also reflect on the 14th anniversary of Sports Business Radio and look back on some of our favorite interviews, including a spontaneous guitar performance on our show by tennis legend John McEnroe. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Bartelstein, Founder & CEO of Priority Sports (@PrioritySports) joins us to discuss his work with clients that range from NBA stars Gordon Hayward and Bradley Beal to NFL star Kirk Cousins (who just signed a landmark fully guaranteed FA deal with the Minnesota Vikings) to NFL HOF'er Kurt Warner and Golden State Warriors Head Coach Steve Kerr. Priority Sports led all agencies last summer with $354.6 million negotiated for nine different NBA players. Bartelstein discusses his agency, the upcoming summer of free agency in the NBA, whether or not Cousins' contract will pave the way for guaranteed NFL contracts in the future and offers his advice on how to conduct a successful negotiation. Blake Lawrence (@Blake_Lawrence), CEO of Opendorse (@Opendorse) also joins this week's show to discuss his company's innovative work with helping athletes build their brands on social media and then monetizing their social media platforms. Opendorse has deals with the NFLPA and LPGA amongst others to assist athletes. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nick Cicero (@NickCicero), Founder & CEO of Delmondo (@Delmondo) joins us to discuss how his company is assisting clients like NASCAR & the Miami Dolphins with providing analytics around their social media and ultimately helping their clients monetize their social content and develop content for a targeted audience. Delmondo’s social video analytics measures the performance and engagement of videos on multiple social media platforms, including Facebook, Facebook Live, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. Cicero also discusses the recent deals between MLB and Facebook and MLS and Twitter that will see games aired live on those platforms. Brian Berger and Executive Producer Bryan Griggs also discuss the NCAA's Tournament's Selection Show on TBS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bonnie Bernstein (@BonnieBernstein), longtime sportscaster & journalist who has worked for ESPN/ABC, CBS and Campus Insiders and is also the Founder of Walk Swiftly Productions, joins Brian Berger to discuss her career, being a trailblazer for women sportscasters, #MeToo, the recipe for effective storytelling and sideline reporting and picking the right projects as an entrepreneur. Bernstein also discusses the panel she will be moderating at the Sports PR Summit on May 22 at The Players' Tribune in New York City - "Navigating PR in the Zero Tolerance Era". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jon Wertheim (@Jon_Wertheim), Sports Illustrated Executive Editor and 60 Minutes Reporter joins Brian Berger on Sports Business Radio to discuss his latest investigative piece for Sports Illustrated -"Inside the Corrosive Workplace Culture of the Dallas Mavericks". The story follows Wertheim's piece on Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson's inappropriate behavior in the workplace that led to Richardson putting his NFL team up for sale. Berger and Wertheim discuss the "locker room culture" that exists in sports team front offices, how the NBA may punish the Mavericks and why teams don't spend more time vetting their CEO's while forensically investigating their next draft pick. Berger and Wertheim also discuss the FBI's investigation into college basketball and the fallout that may occur from those findings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nick Sakiewicz (@NLLCommish), Commissioner of the National Lacrosse League joins Brian Berger to discuss the NLL's growth including franchise values, player salaries, influx of influential team owners, focus on digital media to reach the league's targeted demo and the fact that lacrosse is the fastest growing sport in North America. Sakiewicz also discusses his previous role as head of business operations for Major League Soccer and his personal career path that has taken him to the NLL Commissioner role. Also on Sports Business Radio this week, we also discuss the heavy activity at the NBA trade deadline as well as the opening of the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sports Business Radio host Brian Berger and Executive Producer Bryan Griggs recap Super Bowl LII. We discuss the game itself, our top Super Bowl commercials, the Pepsi halftime show with Justin Timberlake, the big winners and losers in Las Vegas and the futures for the Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots organizations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justin Forsett (@JForsett), NFL Pro Bowl RB with the Baltimore Ravens and several other teams over a 9-year NFL career joins us to discuss the company he co-founded, Shower Pill (@ShowerPill), and his big pitch on ABC's Shark Tank. Forsett discusses the lengthy process to get in front of the Sharks on ABC's hit TV show, the results of the pitch and the idea behind starting Shower Pill with 2 former football teammates from Cal. Forsett also discusses the value of building business relationships during an athlete's playing career, saving money while you're earning as a pro athlete and using the spotlight and platform as a pro athlete to impact positive change in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter O'Reilly (@Ploreilly), Senior Vice President of Events for the NFL joins us to discuss the planning and logistics around the Super Bowl. O'Reilly is responsible for the execution of all NFL events run by the league office, including the Super Bowl, Pro Bowl, NFL Draft, NFL Kickoff, NFL International Series and league business meetings. O'Reilly discusses everything from preparing U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis for Super Bowl LII on February 4th to planning the entertainment within the game (Pepsi halftime performance by Justin Timberlake) and the multitude of events around the game itself such as the Super Bowl Experience. O'Reilly also discusses his background that led him to the job planning the biggest annual sporting event in the United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremy Darlow (@JeremyDarlow), Author of the book "Athletes Are Brands Too" (follow-up book to "Brands Win Championships") and former Director of Marketing for adidas football and baseball, joins Brian Berger to discuss his new book. Darlow discusses how athletes can capitalize on the spotlight while they have it to build their brand via social media platforms and extend their relevance beyond their playing career. From developing the right positioning statement to how often to post on your social media platforms, Darlow offers helpful strategies in this interview and in his book. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rich Kleiman (@RichKleiman) Co-founder and Partner in The Durant Company and Thirty Five Media joins Brian Berger to discuss the business of NBA superstar Kevin Durant. Kleiman also discusses his personal career path, helping to launch Roc Nation Sports with Jay-Z, navigating proposals and choosing the right partners and investments and the close bond he has formed with Kevin Durant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sports Business Radio counts down the Top 10 Sports Business stories of 2017. Happy Holidays from the team at Sports Business Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sports Business Radio Road Show presented by Boingo with NCAA President Mark Emmert recorded on 12/7/17 at The Players' Tribune in New York City. The interview was conducted in front of a studio audience comprised of VIP's and students from Columbia University, Marist University and Montclair State University. Follow the social conversation #SBRNCAA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sports Business Radio Road Show presented by Boingo with NCAA President Mark Emmert at The Players' Tribune in NYC on 12/7/17. The show was conducted in front of a studio audience made up of VIP's and students from Columbia University, Marist University and Montclair State University. Follow the social conversation with #SBRNCAA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Don Van Natta Jr. (@DVNJr), Sr. Writer for ESPN, joins Brian Berger to discuss the battle between NFL Commissioner and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones & how the battle could impact how the league & its owners operate moving forward & if Goodell will have his contact extended. Former USC & Washington Director of Football Operations Jared Blank (@InMotional) also joins the show to to talk about his upcoming quest to complete 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Richard Deitsch (@RichardDeitsch), Sports Media Reporter/Podcaster for Sports Illustrated and Julie Zdziarski (@JulieZDZ) of @SRI_Insights and @MKTG are guests on this week's edition of Sports Business Radio. Deitsch discusses the politically charged sports media landscape as well as the best way for journalism students to enter the field. Zdziarski discusses MKTG and SRi's recent release of their Decoding 2.0 Study that shows the impact sponsorships have on consumers and how likely consumers are to be receptive to sponsor messages. Find us on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @sportsbusinessradio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ken Shropshire (@KenShropshire), Co-Author of the book The Miseducation of the Student Athlete: How to Fix College Sports and also CEO of the Global Sport Institute and the adidas Distinguished Professor of Global Sport at Arizona State University, joins us to discuss his forthcoming book as well as the paradigm shift he believes needs to take place in college sports and why he believes that the best form of student-athlete compensation is thorough academic and career preparation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rod Strickland (@Rod_Strickland), NYC prep legend, DePaul University standout, 17-year NBA vet and assistant college basketball coach shares his unique perspective on the culture surrounding NCAA and youth basketball and whether or not college basketball players should be paid. Strickland also discusses assisting his sons with navigating the youth hoops culture and being the godfather of NBA star Kyrie Irving. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian Windhorst of ESPN joins us to discuss the current economic divide in the NBA based on team market size, revenue sharing and TV money. Windhorst also discusses the Oklahoma City Thunder's acquisition of Carmelo Anthony and how that may affect OKC's future payroll as well as the future of LeBron James, who becomes a free agent after the upcoming season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joel Blank (@PackManJoel), talk-show host on ESPN 95.7FM in Houston and a former longtime executive with the Houston Rockets, joins us to give us an overview of how Houston and its sports teams are rebuilding following the devastation of Hurricane Harvey. Blank also discusses the Houston Rockets being sold for an NBA record $2.2B this week as well as the Houston Astros acquisition of pitcher Justin Verlander from the Detroit Tigers. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rafi Kohan (@Rafi_Kohan), Author of the new book "The Arena" & Dr. Phil Wagner (@DrPhilWagner) of Sparta Science are guests on this week's episode of Sports Business Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kelly Swanson (@KellySwanson1) joins us to preview the Floyd Mayweather vs Connor McGregor fight, which is expected to be the highest grossing fight of all time. Swanson discusses overseeing the press operations for the mega-fight, which will include credentialing 1,000 media members from across the world and has already included a 4-city, 3-country pre-fight press tour that drew 40,000 people and 800 media members. Swanson also discusses her loyalty to Mayweather, whom she has worked with since 2005, during his ups and downs outside of the ring. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sports Business Radio host Brian Berger lends his unique insight inside of the Cavs dysfunction. Sam Finn, co-founder of ergonofis (@ergonofis), discusses his company & the transformation from athlete to businessperson post athletic career. Kaig Lightner also joins the show to discuss his inspirational story, the importance of being inclusive & providing athletic opportunities for youth who can't afford to play on elite teams. Get a desk for your office that will change your life - go to ergonofis.com/SBR and use promo code SBR10 to get 10% off any standing desk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Laura Froelich (@LauraFroFro), Head of Sports Partnerships at Twitter joins us to discuss the growth of the social media platform including #GoLive, which focuses on live streaming around sports. Froelich also discusses Periscope, fan engagement, sports partnerships and the upcoming Sports PR Summit Social Media Workshop, which will be hosted by Twitter at their headquarters on July 26 in San Francisco. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Rinaldi, 12-time Emmy-award winning reporter for ESPN joins Brian Berger to discuss the art of storytelling, building trust with interview subjects, developing the right questions and angles, interviewing people in crisis, the current state of the mainstream media & why he is not on social media. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @sportsbusinessradio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jordan Harbinger, Host of the top-rated Art of Charm (@TheArtofCharm) podcast and a social dynamics expert and entrepreneur joins Brian Berger on Sports Business Radio to discuss the growth of the podcasting industry, the recipe for a successful podcast, how to monetize your podcast and how the Art of Charm has blossomed in to a business that grosses eight figures per year for Jordan and his team. The Art of Charm podcast interviews and studies successful people — from all walks of life — and deconstructs their habits into easy, practical steps any entrepreneur can use to lead a better life. Find Jordan and The Art of Charm at www.theartofcharm.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New York Knicks Head Coach David Fizdale joins Brian Berger on Sports Business Radio for an in-depth conversation about growing up bi-racial in South Central Los Angeles, his path to becoming an NBA Head Coach, communicating with today’s NBA player, athletes and celebs taking a stand on social and political issues, getting involved with the community and his biggest lessons learned as an NBA Head Coach. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James Li of Meltwater (@Meltwatwer) and Josh Decker of Tagboard (@Tagboard) join us to give us unique insights on the importance of tracking the social media conversations around your brand and engaging with your audience on social media. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Randy Foye (@RandyFoye), an 11-year NBA vet and host of the new Outside Shot podcast joins Brian Berger for an in-depth conversation about his overcoming adversity in his life, playing in the NBA for 11 + years and hosting - Outside Shot, a podcast exploring the journeys of underdogs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this mini-episode of Sports Business Radio, we discuss Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s retirement, Tiger Woods' future after back surgery, the future of Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, the NBA Playoffs and Adrian Peterson's signing with the New Orleans Saints. Crisis PR expert and SBR host Brian Berger also analyzes how United Airlines handled their recent crisis. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gary Hoenig, Editorial Director for The Players’ Tribune joins us to discuss the growth of the digital platform co-founded by former New York Yankees great Derek Jeter that allows athletes to tell first-person stories. Hoeing, who previously led ESPN Publishing for nearly 20 years, discusses the elements of telling a successful story, how to engage an audience on social media and how to monetize digital media. Hoenig also discusses the upcoming Sports PR Summit, hosted by The Players’ Tribune on May 23 in New York City. Follow The Players’ Tribune @PlayersTribune. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We examine the Raiders pending relocation to Las Vegas and what the move means for Oakland, Las Vegas and the NFL. We also discuss NCAA March Madness as well as the state of North Carolina repealing its "bathroom bill" and how that could impact sporting events coming to the state in the future. Boingo (@Boingo) SVP Doug Lodder joins us on the show to discuss the importance of connectivity for sports venues & new technologies on the horizon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices