Life in the Front Office Podcast Presented By Sports Business Ventures

Chris Traeger, former EVP at Legends discusses the legal approach to marketing and sales as he has a versatile background! For more on NextUP Partners, visit https://www.nextuppartners.com. Please visit shop.sujajuice.com for your 15% off discount on packages when you use the code LIFO.

Cory Dolich, SVP at the Portland Timbers and Thorns FC joins is father and co-host Andy Dolich to talk about their experiences together in the business along with the new different! Please visit shop.sujajuice.com for your 15% off discount on packages when you use the code LIFO.

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion with Ted Gregory, University of Columbia, Director of Diversity Initiatives and Talent Retention. Ted dives in with Pat and Jake on the state of the industry! Please visit shop.sujajuice.com for your 15% off discount on packages when you use the code LIFO.

Joe Durpriest, former CMO of the Washington Capitols and Monumental Sports & Entertainment joins as the co-founder of NextUP Partners as he kicks off the 9 episode series with executives from across the industry!

Andrea Williams, COO, College Football Playoff, discusses different industry pathways, her journey, lessons learned along the way, and how to approach the TRANSITIONS in life.

Independent Sports & Entertainment's executives, Scott Malaga, Owen Shull, and Jake Stone, join Jake and Pat to talk about their new properties division, player representation and trends of the agency industry!

Allison Fillmore, TOUR Championship and Rob Croll, Rocket Mortgage Classic, join Jake and Laura Waters-Brown for episode 8 on the Ohio University AECOM Sports Administration "Life After Court Street" series. They dive into their career journeys, failures early on, and how they've navigated their non-linear paths into golf. The episode highlights their current roles and how they are utilizing their...

NFL WR, Bennie Fowler, dives into his experiences on and off the field, lessons learned, and how business relates to performance on the field. We dive into his imperfection to success and refining your process.

Lynda Tealer, Exec Assoc AD at the University of Florida joins the sports business insights from Gator nation series to discuss the Present & Future of College Athletics!

Major League Rugby Commissioner George Killebrew joins Jake and Sportsdigita CEO Angelina Lawton for episode 3 of the Sportsdigita series to discuss rugbytainment. The various aspects of building and growing a league in professional sports while expanding teams and getting past obstacles that covid has presented. 

Scott Stricklin, University of Florida AD, joins for the Sports Business Insights from Gator Nation series! Scott provides a few insights from his career journey, media relations background, and humble success along the way.

Jake and Pat reflect on 250 Episodes, and on the NO FILTER NETWORK debut for the podcast, they discuss what the next 250 will be! 

Owner & Chairman of the San Diego Padres, Peter Seidler joins Fred Claire for episode 250 on the podcast! They discuss his approach on building a culture with a long-term future perspective for sustainability and success. 

Neill Duffy, CEO and Founder of 17 Sport, dives in with Pat and Jake to discuss the true PURPOSE and IMPACT of Sports. 

Trenton Miller, Digital Media and Eliot Mar, Operations of USA Basketball dive into preparing for the Olympics as well as everything social/digital media and how they go about building the brand of Team USA.

March Madness in 2021 will be hosted in Indianapolis for the Men's Tournament and in San Antonio for the Women's Tournament. President & CEO of Visit Indy, Leonard Hoops joins the SVP/COO of San Antonio Sports Jenny Carnes and the GM of the Alamodome, Steve Zito to discuss their upcoming challenges, how it came together, and the unique aspect of hosting an even larger event this year! 

Talisa Rhea, Assistant GM of the Seattle Storm, dives into Lessons Learned from a Championship Season in 2020, what she learned from being the bubble for 93 days, and how to keep the momentum going for 2021.

Steve Becvar, Executive Director at ALS Association, Greater San Diego, joins Andy Dolich and Jake to discuss his career path and the importance of giving back. He provides unique perspectives from the team side, athletic department, and now the non-pofit side. Incredible man with a mission at heart! 

Tim Statezni of the Las Vegas Raiders dives into the past, present, and future of the premium seating experience, along with the differences between college sports and professional sports!

Dr. Kaplanidou from the University of Florida dives into her experience on the Olympic organizing committee in Greece in 2004 and what complexities exist at that level along with a look into the events landscape! For more info on the programs at UF, visit UFfrontoffice.com

Sportsdigita Series Episode 2 features "Imagining Sponsorships in the Future" with Bryan Calka, SVP Global Partnerships, NY Islanders & Christy Grady-Murray, EVP Business Development, Sportsdigita. 

The Rise of Soccer in the US with David Wright, Chief Commercial Officer, U.S. Soccer, dives into the commercialization side of the sport!

Eddie Kendralla of the Penguins and Ben Wang of the Saints and Pelicans join Jake and Laura Waters-Brown for Episode 7 of the Ohio U Life After Court Street Series. They dive into everything data & analytics along with the importance of how teams and organizations are using data to further their business!

Monica Lebron, Tulane Deputy AD & Kristen Brown, Texas A&M Deputy AD discuss Woman Leadership in College Athletics on the Ohio U Life After Court Street series. Andy Dolich joins us as co-host along with special co-host Laura Waters-Brown. 

Meghan McLean - SVP, 2022 Special Olympics USA Games, dives into how the process of competing for the athletes fuels her passion for what she does!