Business of Sports Tourism Podcast

The gang gets together LIVE on the floor of Sports ETA Marketplace…we will be back with our next podcast on June 7

Are you excited for Kansas City? It's Sports ETA Symposium week! Cherie, Ben, and Joel catch up with Tara McCarthy on the grinding week that is the Sports ETA Symposium

The podcast team sits down with Sports ETA Board Chairman Don Dukemineer about the upcoming Sports ETA Symposium in Kansas City, his role with the board, and what's ahead for Sports ETA

Our hosts delve into the nightmares that have come up with running events over the years - from volunteers, to competitors, to hotels

Cherie and Joel welcome the CEO of Airstream Ventures Alan Verlander to the show to talk about his company and the niche they are creating in the sports tourism world

Ben, Cherie, and Joel sit down with the founder and CEO of Huddle Up Group, Jon Schmeider, to talk about the industry, trends he sees through their work, and where destinations can focus their investment in sports tourism.

Cherie Gwinn, Ben Snyder and Joel Lamp are joined by Liz Homrig from the National Junior College Athletic Association to discuss the NJCAA's championships, bid process, and other issues in the sports tourism industry

Cherie Gwinn (Spokane), Ben Snyder (Grand Junction), and Joel Lamp (Huntsville) discuss how they manage their destination sports schedule, venues, business to go after and how they support it.

Joel Lamp (Huntsville/Madison County CVB) and Ben Snyder (Grand Junction Sports Commission) open this new podcast by discussing goals for the new year, setting goals, selling those goals to city leaders, and building relationships with stakeholders in sports tourism.