52 Weeks of Hustle

⚾🎙️ New Episode Alert — “The First Post-Diamond World Series: How Baseball's Media Business Is Changing” The Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays are giving us a World Series that goes well beyond what is happening on the field. Two smaller-market teams. A changing television landscape. And some pretty impressive viewership numbers. This week on 52 Weeks of Hustle, I'm breaking down one of the bi...

🎙️ New Episode Alert — “Beyond the Hustle: Why Recovery Is the Key to High Performance” We talk a lot about working hard, pushing through challenges, and performing at a high level. But how often do we talk about recovery? This week on 52 Weeks of Hustle, I sat down with Derek Clark, creator of The Stress Recovery Game Plan and founder of Grizz Athletic Performance and Recovery. Derek has spent mo...

🏀🎙️ New Episode Alert — “The NBA’s $76 Billion Opening Night” The NBA is getting ready to tip off the 2026–27 season, and there’s a lot more to watch than what happens on the court. We’re entering Year Two of the NBA’s 11-year, approximately $76 billion media rights deal with Disney, NBCUniversal, and Amazon. This week on 52 Weeks of Hustle, I take a look at what we learned from Year One and what...

🎙️ New Episode Alert — “One Market, Multiple Teams: Leadership, Growth, and Building Atlanta Sports” This week on 52 Weeks of Hustle, I sat down with Warren Parr, Senior Vice President of Ticketing for the Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta United FC, and Atlanta’s new NWSL franchise. Warren has spent the majority of his career with the Falcons, growing within the organization while watching the Atlanta spo...

🎙️ New Episode Alert — “Team Golf’s Cold War Just Ended: How the PGA and LIV Both Won, Both Struggled, and Both Made Golf Bigger Than They Found It” For four years, the golf world has been divided into two camps: PGA vs. LIV. The easy story today is that the PGA won and LIV lost. I think the real story is much more interesting. This week on 52 Weeks of Hustle, I break down what each side actually...

🎙️ New Episode Alert — “From the Classroom to the Current: Building a Career and the Future of Women’s Sports” This week on the 52 Weeks of Hustle Podcast, I had the opportunity to sit down with Missy Jenkins, Senior Vice President, Commercial for the Kansas City Current. Some of the best careers in sports are anything but a straight line. Missy’s journey started as a math teacher and coach in Eng...

🎙️ New Episode Alert — “The Ohio State at Texas Deconstruction: The First Real Receipts of the $50M Roster Era” A few weeks ago on 52 Weeks of Hustle, I called Ohio State vs. Texas the first real live test of the $50M roster era. Saturday, the receipts arrived. Texas 24. Ohio State 23. Ohio State took a 23–3 lead into the fourth quarter. Texas responded with 21 unanswered points to complete the la...

🎙️ New Episode Alert — “From Every Angle: Leadership, Growth, and the Future of the Game — A League Perspective on Building Stronger Clubs” This week on the 52 Weeks of Hustle Podcast, I had the opportunity to sit down with Adam Heaslip, Account Director, Club Business Development at the NFL. Adam has one of those career paths that gives him a truly unique perspective on the sports business. Madis...

🎙️ New Episode Alert — “The Lemonade Stand: What Scout Taught Me About Sports Business at Three and a Half Years Old” This week on 52 Weeks of Hustle, I’m changing things up a little. No billion-dollar leagues. No massive media deals. No revenue-sharing debates. Instead, I’m talking about a lemonade stand. Last Sunday, my 3.5-year-old daughter Scout set up shop at the end of our driveway for two h...

🎙️ New Episode Alert — “Built from the Inside Out: Leadership, Loyalty, and the Future in LA” This week on the 52 Weeks of Hustle Podcast, I had the opportunity to sit down with Michael Boisvert, Head of Ticket Sales and Service for the Los Angeles Clippers. Michael has spent the majority of his career with the Clippers, working his way up to lead the organization’s ticket sales and service operat...

🎙️ New Episode Alert — "Kickoff of the $50M Roster Era: What the First Fully Built Season of Revenue Sharing Looks Like" College football has always had recruiting rankings. Now it has payroll strategy. This week on the 52 Weeks of Hustle Podcast, I’m diving into what could be one of the most important seasons in the history of college athletics—the first fully built season of the revenue-sharing...

🎙️ New Episode Alert of 52 Weeks of Hustle Podcast — "Building Champions ON and Off the Ice: Leadership, Loyalty, And Growing Hockey in South Florida" This week, I had the opportunity to sit down with Taralynn Reburn, Vice President of Ticket Sales and Service for the Florida Panthers, to talk leadership, career growth, building lasting relationships, and what it takes to grow a passionate fanbase...

🎙️ New Episode Alert 52 Weeks of Hustle Podcast — "The World Cup After the Whistle: What 2026 Proved About the Game, the Business, and the Fan" A few weeks ago on the 52 Weeks of Hustle Podcast, I asked a simple question: Did the 2026 FIFA World Cup change sports ticketing forever? Now that the final whistle has blown, it's time to look back—not just at who lifted the trophy, but at what the tourn...

🎙️ New Episode Alert — "Beyond the Ticket: Building the Future of Fan Intelligence" This week, I had the opportunity to sit down with Cole Rubin, Co-Founder and CEO of FanFeed, to discuss entrepreneurship, innovation, and how the future of ticketing is shifting from simply selling tickets to truly understanding fans. Cole has spent more than two decades building companies that have transformed the...

🎙️ New Episode Alert — “What Disney Understands About Fans That Sports Teams Still Don’t” This week on the 52 Weeks of Hustle Podcast, I'm taking a different approach. After taking my wife and daughter, Scout, on a Disney Cruise, I came home with something unexpected—not souvenirs, but pages of notes. Everywhere I looked, I saw ideas that sports teams, arenas, and live entertainment venues could i...

🎙️ New Episode Alert — “52 Weeks of Hustle Podcast” “Purpose, People, and Performance: Building Iconic Events and a Career That Lasts” This week, I had the opportunity to sit down with Tunde Oguntimein, Vice President of the Club Performance Group at Major League Soccer, to discuss leadership, club development, and what it takes to help organizations perform at an elite level. Tunde has built an i...

🎙️ New Episode Alert — “NIL at Five: The Anniversary Reckoning” This week on the 52 Weeks of Hustle Podcast, I’m taking a look back at one of the most significant moments in the history of college athletics. Five years ago, NIL changed college sports forever. The debate has been loud ever since—but now we finally have enough data to answer the question: Did NIL ruin college sports…or did it force...

🎙️ New Episode Alert — “52 Weeks of Hustle Podcast" This week, I had the opportunity to sit down with Matt Repchak, Chief Marketing Officer at Florida Citrus Sports, to discuss leadership, career growth, marketing strategy, and what it takes to build a lasting career within one organization. Matt's journey is a great reminder that success isn't always about changing companies—sometimes it's about...

New Episode Alert - This week on “52 Weeks of Hustle Podcast,” I’m diving into one of the most important conversations happening in sports business today. Has the 2026 FIFA World Cup changed ticketing forever? From dynamic pricing and premium hospitality to resale challenges, fan trust, and regulatory scrutiny, the biggest sporting event in the world is providing a real-time case study that every...

🎙️ New Episode Alert — “52 Weeks of Hustle” featuring Jeff Scott, Assistant Athletic Director of Ticket Sales & Operations at Long Beach State Jeff has spent nearly two decades building and leading the ticket sales and operations function at Long Beach State, overseeing everything from season tickets and donations to game day operations, NCAA Championships, and third-party events. His career is a...

🎙️ New Episode Alert — “The Coachella Effect: Why Festivals Aren’t Festivals Anymore” This week on “52 Weeks of Hustle Podcast,” I’m diving into one of the most fascinating shifts happening across live entertainment, sports, and consumer behavior today: Are people still buying tickets for the event itself—or are they buying access to a cultural moment? For years, festivals were built around the li...

🎙️ New Episode Alert — “52 Weeks of Hustle” featuring Dustin Toms This week, I had the opportunity to sit down with Dustin Toms, SVP of Revenue at REVELxp, to discuss leadership, revenue growth, premium hospitality, and what it takes to create unforgettable experiences at some of the biggest events in sports. Dustin has built an impressive career spanning media, professional basketball, the G Leag...

🎙️ New Episode Alert — “The Season Ticket Is Dead. Long Live The Membership.” This week on “52 Weeks of Hustle,” I’m diving into one of the biggest shifts happening across sports and live entertainment right now: the evolution from traditional season tickets to membership-based models. For decades, the season ticket model was the foundation of sports revenue. But today’s fan is looking for somethi...

🎙️ New Episode Alert — “52 Weeks of Hustle” featuring Bryan Dockett This week, I had the opportunity to sit down with one of the top leaders in premium sales and hospitality, Bryan Dockett, SVP of Premium Sales at Live Nation Entertainment. Bryan has built an incredible career across hospitality, entertainment, and premium experiences with organizations including Disney Cruise Lines, Disney Parks,...

Season 7 of the 🎙️ "52 Weeks of Hustle" Podcast continues — and this week, we're going behind the curtain on one of the biggest revenue moments of the year in our industry: the playoffs. With NBA and NHL playoffs in full swing, this solo episode breaks down how ticketing teams can capitalize on the moment — across pricing, marketing, fan experience, and long-term conversion. Playoffs are both the...