Ampire Media, Bleav

FUTRSPRT

Host Bram Weinstein interviews sports and tech industry leaders to discuss the modernization of the sports experience from branding, team building, connectivity to fans and content creation.

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Ampire Media, Bleav

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Technology

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Latest episode

Jun 12, 2026

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Episodes

Jim Moore, Washington Institute for Gov. Business and Society/Wayne Kimmel, Managing Partner SeventySix Capital 07.01.2020

Jim Moore has a background working in major trade agreement for the US Government. He is now focused on learning about how sports technology can be used as a bridge to further business and cultural ties to foreign nations. Wayne Kimmel is running a VC firm looking for the best and brightest in the sports tech field. Shane Ryan from Golf Digest wonders if the tech is not serving fans best interest...

Xavi Cortadellas, Head of Innovation/Design Gatorade/Scott McMeekin, VP PlaySight 30.12.2019

Xavi Cortadellas discusses the innovations at Gatorade with the various labs and teams that the company works with. The goal is to become a sports tech company that goes beyond beverages. Scott McMeekin from PlaySight discusses how their company helps teams of all levels stream their action. Megan Graham of CNBC talks about the NFL's partnership with TikTok. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz compan...

James Collins, Director Medical Services LA Chargers/Katherine Petrecca, New Balance Innovation Lab 20.12.2019

James Collins from the LA Chargers joins the show to discuss how sleep has become an integral part of performance for NFL players. Katherine Petrecca heads the New Balance Innovation Lab and talks about functionality, design and performance are all goals for the footwear they produce for the modern athlete. Andrew Beaton from the Wall Street Journal talks about simple tech advances that can help t...

Brent Schoeb, CRO SF 49ers/Scott Warfield, Director of Gaming Nascar 10.12.2019

Brent Schoeb, Chief Revenue Officer of the San Francisco 49ers joins us to discuss the ways the team is modern in fan engagement, entertainment and education. Scott Warfield tells us about how gambling will shape a new way to engage with new and old Nascar fans. Alicia Jessop from the Athletic discusses blockchain technology and it's future in transactions with teams. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsW...

Dr. Patrick Lucey, Stats Perform/Dr. Matthew Fedoruk, USADA 02.12.2019

Dr. Patrick Lucey is helping lead the charge into next generation statistical analysis that will help shape sports fans view of the past, present and future. Dr. Matthew Fedoruk is keeping the competitions clean by trying to stay ahead of the enhancement curve spearheading initiatives at the United States Anti-Doping Agency Sarah Krouse from the Wall Street Journal discusses 5G and Sports betting...

Sohrob Forudi, CEO Fan Controlled Football League 25.11.2019

Sohrob Forudi is going to help players and fans interact in live football games in a way like never before. On a set, through social branding with fans given the access to control the action. Bill Brink from the Pittsburgh Post Gazette discusses how the old school Steelers are keeping up with tech times. Dustin Gouker from Legal Sports Report discusses the gambling buzz term, "intergrity fee....

Why Load Managment Makes Sense/The Greatest Swim Goggle on Earth 18.11.2019

Juan Delgado and Sean Kuechenmeister work with top tier athletes at the New York Sports Science Lab and join Bram for a discussion about why load management is a necessary evil of the modern NBA and how athletes have changed from the days of playing every game. Dan Eisenhardt, Founder and CEO at Form discusses the modern goggle which includes amazing real time data analytic abilities. Hosted by Si...

Justin Goltz, Blast Motion/Sam Miller, Proteus Motion 12.11.2019

Justin Goltz discusses swing and pitching analytics that help baseball players of all levels including the pros. He also has advice for the novice golfers to improve their game. Sam Miller, CEO Proteus Motion talks about helping players avoid Tommy John Surgery. Mike Croley from Bloomberg discusses the many different golf balls flooding the market. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm...

Doug Allvine, Asst AD-Innovation, Georgia Tech/Rob Boaz, CFP RSVP 07.11.2019

Doug Allvine from Georgia Tech's athletic department discusses how innovation is being fostered and incubated at the institution. Eric Jackson from the Atlanta Business Journal discusses the ways the Falcons are using tech on and off the field. Rob Boaz introduces college football dreamers to the College Football Playoff RSVP program. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com f...

Noah Syken, IBM/James Giglio, CEO MVP Interacttive 29.10.2019

Noah Syken, VP of sports and entertainment partnerships with IBM. He discusses the latest in fantasy gaming with ESPN. James Giglio's company MVP Interactive is helping teams and leagues build unique gameday experiences. Fluto Shinzawa from the Athletic discusses data analytics in hockey and how they will find their way to the broadcasts of NHL games. Brett Goldberg's secondary ticket marketplace...

Michael Proman, Managing Director Sports Tech Tokyo/Brad Mitchell, Founder NAPSA 21.10.2019

Michael Proman is the managing director of Scrum Ventures and Sports tech Tokyo. He discusses how innovation in the West is being introduced in the far east. Brad Mitchell is a founder and board chairman of NAPSA which serves as a mentoring service for athletes transitioning from playing to investors and business operators. Former NFL player Marques Ogden joins us as well. https://www.napsacademy....

Dr. Duncan French, VP Perfromance UFC Performance Institute 16.10.2019

Dr. Duncan French is helping fighters utlize the latest in tech and training to help his athletes recover for their fights and train more efficiently. Stephen Wonderboy Thompson joins us prior to his bout at Madison Square Garden next month to talk about using modern tech to stay in his prime. Christie Aschwanden from Wired talks about the unwinnable war against head trauma in contact sports. Host...

Nan Wang, CEO Sleeper/Eddy Lui, CEO 18 Birdies 14.10.2019

Nan Wang is modernizing your legacy fantasy leagues with his new platform that will revolutionize draft night and add a bunch of new features to help keep you and your friends more engaged. Eddy Lui will help you find the best deal on a great round of golf with 18 birdies.. Henry Bushnell from Yahoo Sports found out the replay founding fathers never intended this to be so confusing. Hosted by Simp...

John Carter, CEO Noah Basketball 08.10.2019

John Carter, CEO Noah Basketball discusses the latest innovation around shot tracking as teams ramp up their data analytics. Bruce Hamburger is the Associate Head Coach at Farleigh Dickinson where mid size programs try to use video technology to keep up with the bluebloods. Eric Prisbell from Sports Business Journal talks about the MLB decision to move away from their BAMTech platform. Hosted by S...

Hannah Kearney, US Olympian Freestyle Skiing/Dr. Markus Deutsch, CEO Fusion Sport 30.09.2019

Hannah Kearney is a decorated US Olympian in the discipline of freestyle skiing. She discusses new tech and how to disseminate it to athletes individually to account for emotional well being and understanding. Dr. Markus Deutsch, CEO of Fusion Sport will be with Hannah at the company's Human performance Summit in Park City Utah this month. Britt Ghiroli from the Athletic discusses, wearable, analy...

David Gow, CEO Gow Media/Alex Alt, CEO Stack Sports 23.09.2019

David Gow has many media verticals including the traditional SB Nation Radio Network. We have a unique conversation about the future of media and how innovation and tech is changing the landscape Alex Alt is helping parents, leagues and coaches streamline the sign up process for youth teams around the country Kerry Flynn from CNN reports on Amazon's investment in the New York Yankees TV home, the...

Donny White, CEO Satisfi Labs/Matt Day, Digital marketing Spalding 18.09.2019

Donny White has a background in financial markets and is bringing his knowledge and AI specialty to sports teams and stadiums which is turn look to serve fans better. Matt Day is part of the new school thinking at basketball maker Spalding as the ball itself evolves, the company is looking at learning more about your basketball lifespan. Hallie Grossman from ESPN profiles the Ivy league team who d...

Mark Floreani, CEO FloSports/Zach Klima, CEO WaitTime 10.09.2019

Mark Floreani has been building FloSports for a decade and it paid off with a major content contract with the Colonial Athletic Association. He describes the roots of the company and where consumption is going. Zach Klima is fixing a problem in stadiums helping fans navigate long wait times on concourses but as you'll hear, the data he is learning about behavior helps teams provide what fans truly...

Micky Lawler, President Womens Tennis Association 02.09.2019

WTA President Micky Lawler discusses the digital wave in the sport as it continues to spread around the globe. How the tennis broadcasts may look in the future and what life without the Williams sisters will be like. Plus, Diamond Leung from the Athletic talks about the recent NBA players summit in Toronto on investing in tech and Louise Radnofsky from the Wall Street Journal talks about the AI th...

Nik Bonaddio, Chief Product Officer Fanduel 28.08.2019

Nik Bonaddio joins Bram for an interesting conversation about where daily fantasy sports behemoth Fanduel is going in the wake of the legalization of sports gambling plus what users can expect from daily fantasy gaming itself. Jeff Beer from Fast Company profiles Homecourt, an user driven app that hopes to find the stars of tomorrow on the playgrounds of today Josh Peter of USA Today went to Washi...

Harald Steltzer, CEO NoMo Diagnostics/Blake Lawrence CEO Opendorse 21.08.2019

NoMo Diagnostics CEO Harald Steltzer and Dr. Daniel Daneshvar join Bram to discuss the latest technology and training methodology to detect concussions, understand symptoms, advocate for yourself and treat quickly. Plus, Blake Lawrence CEO of Opendorse discusses his journey from Nebraska Cornhuskers football player to running a social network platform that connects brans and fans to athletes. Host...

Jeremy Harrell, Stick and Ball TV/Ben Lindbergh, author 13.08.2019

Jeremy Harrell wants to build a modern site where baseball players can learn from experts and find modern training techniques with his OTT Stick and ball TV. Ben Lindbergh discusses his book "The MVP machine" which details how the modern baseball player succeeds in the analytics revolution. Pat Borzi from the New York Times discusses the tech arms race in college baseball that College World Series...

Michael Chu, CEO K-Motion/Bodo Sieber, CEO Tagmarshal 06.08.2019

Michael Chu joins Bram for a discussion on golf and baseball swing analysis provided by his company K-Motion. The company also helps athletes understand their bodies better. Bodo Sieber is working with golf courses around the world keep pace of play up with his company Tagmarshal which uses AI to help guide a better experience for foursomes and improve course management. Hosted by Simplecast, an A...

Thad Ide, Senior VP Research and Product Development Riddell 30.07.2019

Thad Ide joins Bram to talk about the past and future of technology in football helmets including how companies like Riddell are trying to combat head injury and what the design and personalization of the helmet may be down the road. David Purdham joins the pod to talk about the legalization of sports gambling and how a company like ESPN will move forward with content. James Rundle from the Wall S...

Dr. Phil Cheetham, Director Innovation USOC/Bruce Smith, CEO Hydrow 25.07.2019

Just under one year from the start of the summer Olympic games in Japan, Bram speaks with Dr. Phil Cheetham, Director of Technology and Innovation at the United States Olympic Committee about his groundbreaking work in motion capture technology in the 1980's to the modern training methods of athletes today. Plus, a visit with Rowing coach turned Hydrow CEO Bruce Smith on why he believes his high e...

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