52 Weeks of Hustle

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 5, Episode 14, Travis sits down with Kyle Waters, Chief Sales Officer for the Seattle Storm of the WNBA. Kyle has spent 18 years with the Storm organization and has received 9 promotions. Tune in to hear how he approaches every day and what he has done to continue to get elevated. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Selling Regardless of Wins/Losses ✅ Valuation of the Storm  ✅...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 5, Episode 13, Travis sits down with Tim Statezni, Senior Vice President of Global Sales at Legends. Tim has worked with many great teams and amazing projects across the world in his career. Tune in to hear his wide variety of experience has helped him be successful in every stop he has made. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Leading From a Distance ✅ Sales Technology  ✅ Pitc...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 5, Episode 12, Travis sits down with Peter Wiggum, Senior Director of Revenue Analytics & Ticket Operations for the Seattle Sounders of the MLS. Peter started his career with the Sounders and has continued to work his way up. Tune in to hear what he has done on a consistent basis to hold six different roles in the last 10 years with the club. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ E...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 5, Episode 11, Travis sits down with Justyne Freud, Vice President, Head of Marketing, Ticket Sales, & PR for San Diego Wave FC of the NWSL. Justyne played collegiate soccer and has followed her dream of working in the MLS and NWSL. Tune into hear her key learnings of soccer both on and off the pitch and applied it to her career.  3 Hot Topics: ✅ Parallel Path...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 5, Episode 10, Travis sits down with Mike Forrester, Vice President, Premium Sales and Service at SoFi Stadium and Hollywood Park. Mike played college football and then was able to work with some of the most iconic football stadiums and franchises in his career. Tune into hear his advice on what to do to standout in such a competitive field. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ St...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 5, Episode 9, Travis sits down with Jens Weiden, General Manager and CEO of the Rose Bowl Stadium. Jens got off to an early start of dealing with obstacles and overcoming them. Tune into hear how he put himself in a position to get promoted to run one of the iconic bowl games and stadiums. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Rose Bowl and Moving to a 12 Team Playoff ✅ Being Prep...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 5, Episode 8, Travis sits down with Chris Kennedy, Senior Vice President of Business Strategy & Analytics at Seattle Mariners. Chris started his career off with the US Marine Corps before getting into the sports industry. Tune into hear how hard work and key learnings from living in Italy help him in his day-to-day. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Innovation in Analytics ✅ U...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 5, Episode 7, Travis sits down with Katie Woods, NBC World Series Tournament Director for the National Baseball Congress. Katie spent the majority of her career in Minor League Baseball where she experienced so many key learnings. Tune into hear how she has taken that experience and is applying it to the National Baseball Congress where she is just the ninth di...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 5, Episode 6, Travis sits down with Jeff Gould, Vice President of Sales and Service at San Diego FC and Legends. Jeff spent the majority of his career with the San Diego Padres before landing a role to launch the brand-new MLS franchise. Tune into hear how many of the similar ideas and traits will be implemented from baseball to soccer. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Launchi...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 5, Episode 5, Travis sits down with Sam Doerr, President of Business Ventures at United Soccer League (USL). Sam started his career in the USL and then held a variety of other leadership roles before rejoining the USL. Tune in to hear how the USL continues to evolve with an emphasis on new teams and stadiums. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Value of Sharing Knowledge ✅ Key C...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 5, Episode 4, Travis sits down with Manny Jacobo, Vice President of Premium Business at AEG and Crypto.com Arena. Manny has overcome several odds and obstacles in life and in business and has helped pave the way for future industry leaders. Tune in to hear his career experience in working for several of the biggest brands in sports. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Overcoming...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 5, Episode 3, Travis sits down with Heather Pease, Senior Vice President of Revenue for Bay FC of the NWSL. Heather has helped launch two brand new NWSL teams. Tune in to hear how her and her teams have had so much success. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Selling Regardless of Team Performance ✅ Unique Meetings for Launching a Franchise  ✅ Being Involved in WISE www.52weeks...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 5, Episode 2, Travis sits down with Kurt Hunzeker, Executive Vice President of Commercial Operations at the National Lacrosse League. Kurt has gained a great amount of experience in brand, team, and league side of the business. Tune in to hear all of the excitement that is surrounding the sport of lacrosse. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Sharing Best Practices ✅ Key Charact...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 5, Episode 1, Travis sits down with Brian Jemison, Senior Director of Membership Services with the Detroit Tigers.   Brian has gained experience in the NFL, NBA, WNBA, MLB, college, and attractions to help solidify his career. Tune into hear how enhancing the overall membership platform will help with long term members regardless of sport. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Unde...

This marks the last episode of Season 4. I really appreciate all of the guests and listeners to make this podcast so successful of the last four years.  In Season 4, Episode 52, Travis sits down with John Penhollow, Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer for the Minnesota Vikings. John got out of his comfort zone several times in his career and has used those experiences to his advanta...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 4, Episode 51, Travis sits down with Jordan Kolosey, Vice President of Business Strategy & Innovation at the San Antonio Spurs and Spurs Sports & Entertainment. Jordan always had a passion for sports and starting a career path outside of sports really helped solidify his future goals. Tune into hear how early experiences the financial industry helped pave his w...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 4, Episode 50, Travis sits down with Harry Hardy, Chief Commercial Officer at Major League Rugby. Harry started his career on the agency side and utilized that experience to go into the team and league side of the business. Tune into hear the excitement that is around Major League Rugby. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Knowledge Sharing ✅ Key Characteristics in Successful Pe...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 4, Episode 49, Travis sits down with Jon Hay, Senior Vice President, Business Strategy & Analytics for the Boston Red Sox. Jon started his career on Wall Street before embarking on his sports journey. Tune into hear how he has successfully transitioned from baseball to the business side of sports. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Enhancing Data and Analytics ✅ Understanding C...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 4, Episode 48, Travis sits down with Lee Zohlman, Founder, Managing Director of Universal Motorsport Inc. and Chief Commercial Officer of Juncos Hollinger Racing. Lee started his career out as a sports endurance coach before transitioning to the business side. Tune into hear how he has had success in both being an entrepreneur and driving high end revenue. 3 Ho...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 4, Episode 47, Travis sits down with Harrison Kim, Senior Vice President of Business Strategy with Austin FC of the MLS. Harrison always had a dream of working in sports and was able to utilize a successful internship to launch his career in the industry. Tune into hear how he has taken key learnings from different people and working in the NBA and MLS to lead...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 4, Episode 46, Travis sits down with Chase Jolesch, Chief Revenue Officer of Texas Tech Athletics. Chase has had the opportunity to open two stadiums in his career as well as win a Stanley Cup with the Vegas Golden Knights. Tune into hear how he has taken his pro sports experience and transitioned to the collegiate space. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Being Efficient and Ef...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 4, Episode 45, Travis sits down with Amy Scheer, Senior Vice President of Business Operations for the Professional Women’s Hockey League. Amy has worked in leadership roles with the NBA, NFL, MLS, and the WNBA before joining the PWHL. Tune in to hear how she has used her experiences to help deliver innovative trends in her career. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Sharing Best...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 4, Episode 44, Travis sits down with Brandon Doll, Principal at Sports & Entertainment Advisors. Brandon spent time in the US Naval Academy before joining the Raiders and has now embarked on an entrepreneurship path. Tune in to hear how is US Naval Academy experience helped shape him to who he is today. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Willing to Take Risks ✅ Emerging Tech Tr...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 4, Episode 43, Travis sits down with Tyler Parsons, General Manager of the Durham Bulls in Minor League Baseball. Tyler has spent the majority of his career in Minor League Baseball and has worked his way up to General Manager. Tune in to hear how he continued to learn and evolve to have so much success. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Minor League Baseball Initiatives ✅ Bec...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 4, Episode 42, Travis sits down with Garrett Klassy, Deputy Athletic Director and Chief Revenue Officer for the University of Houston.  Garrett has spent his career in the college space at a variety of stops. Tune in to hear how he has continued to evolve and stay ahead of the curve with the ever-changing collegiate environment.  3 Hot Topics: ✅ Willing to Tak...