Business of Sports Tourism Podcast

Our CEO Convo series continues with Marlo Dorsey of Visit Hattiesburg about a wide array of topics, including the vision and pivot in sports tourism for her city, the investment, and the ability to engage the community behind their efforts.

When two of the co-hosts are ranked in the top 15 of cities that do sports without a major league team, you discuss with them the rankings and celebrate their honor! We also talk Sports ETA Symposium, the craziness of March, and openly brain storm on shows for the rest of the year.

Ben Snyder and John Mark Freeze discuss the issues and opportunities that sports industry professionals face in small destinations

We sit down with Bill McConnell, COO of the Las Vegas Super Bowl Committee, to talk about the big game, the preparation that led up to it, the teamwork required to run a massive event, and how they built their team. Stay tuned until the end when we talk Taylor Swift!

Cassie Poss and Cherie Gwinn are joined by Katy Tigchelaar from Grand Rapids, Mich. to talk about the balancing act of being leaders in the industry and their family

Ben Snyder sits down with Adam Andrasko, the CEO of USA Artistic Swimming, to discuss their organization and locking up their place in the Olympics for later this year

Ryan Tressel sits down with the team to talk about the completion of the bids and what happens after you clicked submit!

The BOST ventures into the CEO world with a conversation with the head of the tourism bureau in Fort Smith, Arkansas and former sports commission leader Ashleigh Bachert on her career path, leadership, how sports shaped her career and where it fits in the overall destination program.

The gang is back together for our January BIG show and a great conversation with Jon Schmieder of Huddle Up Group to talk about the trends he's seeing, what's working, what isn't as well as some good trips that can apply for any destination.

Meet Robert de Wolff with SEQL and find out about the impact they are making in youth sports. SEQL is the vehicle for you to make a social impact and reach the amateur athlete demographic.

This week we launch our small episodes with Jennifer Pivnick, President of US Sports Club Insurance for a wide ranging discussion on insurance, sports tourism, leadership, and her career path.

The Business of Sports Tourism team takes a look at back at the year that was and looks ahead to next year's plans for the pod.

The team sits down with Lou Mengsol, the leader of the US Sports Congress, about the event, what's happening in Lake Charles, and the overall industry.

Five months into his tenure as the Executive Director of Sports ETA, the team sits down with John David to discuss his role, his vision, and the state of industry.

Heading into the final months of the year has the team looking ahead to the future in a big picture way with Eva Marquette of A Fresh Vue to discuss strategic planning, the conversations, and successful implementation of it

Our hosts take a timeout to studio 1K in Palm Beach to discuss the week at TEAMS, the highlights of the event, lessons learned, and what's on the horizon for the rest of the year.

Hunter Leemon, CEO of Sportable in Richmond, VA, joins the show to talk about adaptive sports, the work they are doing in Richmond, their impact on destinations and their community.

Jason Gewirtz from NorthStar Media joins us to talk about the upcoming TEAMS show in October, their ESports Show, and all things sports tourism.

We are LIVE in Grand Rapids recapping the ACES Convention

Our team of hosts sit down with Ryan Tressel with the NCAA, who oversees the bidding process for all NCAA Championships and repsonsible for the upcoming NCAA Symposium at hte end of August.

The hosts discuss how they handle the mid-year checkup with the organization as well as budgeting, strategic planning and getting ready for the second half of the year

After congratulations to Cherie on her promotion in Spokane, the team dives into DEI efforts for destinations and some of the tools available in the #sportstourism world with Compete's Chief Operating Officer Connor Shane. The conversation covers a wide array of topics on the DEI spectrum and how destinations can engage in these efforts.

Our podcast crew sits down with the leadership of Sports Destination Magazine to chat about their publication, the e-newsletter, marketing of destinations, trends they are seeing in the business, as well as the use of technology and some opportunities for destinations to use it more with their events.

The Business of Sports Tourism team partnered with Sports Planning Guide's Jeff Gayduk for a great discussion with Esports Trade Assocation founder Megan Van Petten and board member John Davidson on the world of Esports and their upcoming event - EsportsNext2023 in Chicago. For more information, visit their website.

The gang at the Business of Sports Tourism podcast reflect on the week that was the Sports ETA Symposium, how to bounce back to life in the office, and dealing with the myriad of leads that came from it.