Business of Sports Tourism Podcast

Developments around sporting venues, big and small, are the largest trend in the industry right now. Our hosts sit down with Bart Lowen, VP of Development at PB Development, to chat about the growing trend with venues, how they support a venue, the economic impact, and how a destination can get into the game. Find out more on their website: PBdevelopmentKC.com

The ladies of the the Business of Sports Tourism podcast (Cassie Poss / Cherie Gwinn) sit down with Marissa Werner of Director of Sports Milwaukee as part of the SHE GOT GAME series of the show.

One of our bucket list guests finally joined us for the pod - Rick Mack, the executive director of ACES! Cassie, Cherie and Joel talk with the legend about their upcoming show in Fort Worth, his career, and the Olympic movement.

What better way to start a new year of the show than by waiting to the last day of the month to record? The entire team is BACK together and we welcome Cassie Poss back to the show after the new addition to her family! We dive into a lot of subjects over the course of the show... ACES coming to Fort Worth in March An electrifying Super Bowl matchup The upcoming Winter Olympics How destination can...

The pod dives into a look back at 2025, ahead to 2026, and what lies further ahead with growth, focus, and teamwork.

The pod returns with a preview of TEAMS with Jason Gewirtz with Northstar Travel Media for a great discussion on the conference, the industry, and how inexplicable it is that his child in Denver is an Eagles fan.

The entire team is BACK together and we dive in with a great conversation on trends in the sports tourism industry as we dive into the article written by Dr. Jennifer Stoll on the "Triple Dip"Read the article here:https://cimarronglobal.com/triple-dip/

After our summer production hiatus, the team returns to chat about developing community buy in and navigating tight turnarounds on being awarded an event.

Managing relationships is a big part of this industry - but our hosts discuss managing up, managing down, and building the realm of influence in the community

Our crew dives into the busyness of Q1, hosting various rounds of March Madness on top of other major events

Launching a new series on the show, She’s Got Game brings our co-hosts Cassie Poss and Cherie Gwinn together to chat about the goings on and prep you for the Sports ETA Symposium

Ben and Joel get back together to talk about all thing sports tourism at the moment - a hectic first quarter in the rearview mirror and dealing with the juggle of running an event, working on the next event, and recruiting the event down the road...along with some March Madness discussion

Ben Snyder and Cassie Poss catch up on all the comings and goings that happened at the Sports ETA CE Summit in Fort Worth

Founder and CEO of Huddle Up Group, Jon Schmieder joins the show for a great discussion of data, its uses, intentionality for a destination and his thoughts on trends around the industry.

Joel and Ben open up 2025 with a preview of the year, some of the guests coming up, and how to handle getting back into the saddle after the holidays

Ben and Joel sit down at the Visit Omaha podcast suite at the U.S. Sports Congress to wrap up season two of the show, 2024, and look ahead to 2025

The BOST hosts sit down with the executive director of Sports ETA, John David! They discuss the state of the industry, what's on the horizon and the growth of the organization.

Our hosts return to the airwaves with a discussion of the NCAA championship selection process, ACES, and a look ahead to the rest of the year.

The hosts sit down with their Olympic correspondent and co-host Cherie Gwinn to talk about Paris, the event, Team USA house, and lessons we can take from the events.

The podcast crew reunites for our July BIG show and is joined by William Knox, founder/CEO of Legacy Sports Group for a great conversation on venues, destinations, and trends for venue development

Olympic gold medalist Connor Fields sits down with Ben Snyder to talk Olympics, BMX, as well as the path and dedication to getting a gold medal

Ty Votaw joins the CEO series to take us inside the path to getting golf back into the Olympic games, building cohesiveness with multiple organizations, as well as his stints as LPGA Commissioner and a senior leader at the PGA Tour.

Our hosts get together for the first time to review Sports ETA Symposium, the middle of show season, what's happened the first half of the year, and what's on the horizon for the rest of the year.

Our host Cassie Poss sits down with the Chief Operating Officer of USA Gymnastics, Lauryn Turner, in our Women in Sports series.

This month C-Suite conversation is with Dave Herrell, CEO of Visit Quad Cities. With a background in sports, Herrell leads the destination management for four cities across two states and has led them to record growth.