Sports Business Radio Podcast

Erik Spoelstra, Miami Heat Head Coach joins Brian Berger for a candid, wide-ranging conversation. Spoelstra discusses being a new father, coping with the stresses that come with being an NBA coach, dealing with the 24/7 news cycle, the responsibility he feels he has to Heat owner Micky Arison and Heat President Pat Riley, the difference between coaching superstars versus developing young players,...

The Sports Business Radio Road Show presented by Boingo features an in-depth conversation with Miami Dolphins and Hard Rock Stadium President and CEO Tom Garfinkel (@TomGarfinkel) live before a studio audience from Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. Berger and Garfinkel discuss the business of the Dolphins and Hard Rock Stadium (which will host the 2020 Super Bowl and 2021 College Football Playoff Champi...

We look back on the life and legacy of the late Paul Allen (@PaulGAllen), billionaire owner of the Portland Trail Blazers and Seattle Seahawks who died this week at age 65. Paul Allen joined Sports Business Radio for a rare interview and we bring that to you from our archives. In the interview Allen discussed the legacy he hoped to leave with his sports teams and diverse portfolio of companies. Fo...

Ian O'Connor (@Ian_OConnor), Author of the new book "Belichick" joins us to discuss his book, that takes a comprehensive look at one of the most polarizing and successful head coaches in U.S. sports history. O'Connor spoke with over 350 people to compile the book that uncovers several never before known stories about the New England Patriots head coach. We also discuss the 2018 MLB playoffs and Ne...

Rick Mirer (@RickMirer) - Owner of Mirror Wine Company in Napa Valley (@MirrorWine) and former NFL and Notre Dame QB joins us to discuss his football career at Notre Dame and the NFL, his successful wine company, his transition from being an athlete to a businessman and being the parent to 3 sons who play sports. Mirer was the 2nd overall selection by the Seattle Seahawks in the 1993 NFL Draft and...

C.J. O'Donnell (@CJAODonnell), IndyCar Series, Chief Marketing Officer joins us to discuss IndyCar Series racing. A great look inside the business of IndyCar racing. IndyCar recently signed a deal with NBC/NBCSN as the series' exclusive broadcast partner and interest in the sport continues to increase at the race track, on TV and on social media. IndyCar is looking for a new series title sponsor a...

Jill McBride Baxter (@J_McBrideBaxter), sports agent to coaches, athletes and media, joins us to discuss the overall landscape of the sports agent industry & what skills are needed to be a successful sports agent; her dealings with her coach and athlete clients; what responsibility college coaches have to report activity like domestic violence or abuse; what promises should and shouldn't be made t...

Brian Berger and Sports Business Radio Executive Producer Bryan Griggs discuss the 17th anniversary of 9/11, the start of the NFL regular season and the contenders and pretenders, the Khalil Mack trade from the Oakland Raiders to the Chicago Bears, Serena Williams vs chair umpire Carlos Ramos at the U.S. Open and Berger's IndyCar experience riding in an IndyCar at 140 mph. Jeff Rubin, CEO and Co-F...

Kerri Walsh Jennings (@KerriLeeWalsh), 5-time Olympic Volleyball star, 3-time gold medalist, 1-time bronze medalist and Founder of the new p1440 event series joins us on Sports Business Radio. Kerri discusses p1440 (@platform1440) and how the new event series will blend beach volleyball with health & wellness, music and youth athlete development to better serve the growing volleyball community. Ke...

Rudy Cline-Thomas, business partner of Golden State Warriors star Andre Iguodala and one of the Founding Partners of the Bloomberg Players' Tech Summit, joins Brian Berger to discuss #investing, #startups, #sportstech, #SiliconValley, his partnership with Iguodala, what the duo looks for in companies they are investing in and how the approach to business is changing for pro athletes. Learn more ab...

Sports Business Radio host Brian Berger recaps his experience after attending the exclusive Players' Tech Summit at Bloomberg in San Francisco. Athletes who attended the event included Kevin Durant, Andre Iguodala, Jaylen Brown, Kerri Walsh Jennings, Joe Montana and Baron Davis.  We also discuss Tiger Woods' big impact on the TV ratings for the 2018 PGA Championship and the University of Maryland'...

Stacy Lewis (@Stacy_Lewis), LPGA Golfer and former LPGA Player of the Year discusses golf, women's sports, her sponsor KPMG's groundbreaking decision to pay her during her current maternity leave and donating her prize money from winning last year's Cambia Portland Classic to her hometown of Houston for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. Jim Kozimor, Chief Strategy Officer for Sports ETF’s joins us...

Declan Bolger (@DecBolger), SVP & CMO of Kroenke Sports & Entertainment joins us to discuss his role overseeing the sports marketing for the Denver Nuggets (NBA), Colorado Avalanche (NHL), Colorado Rapids (MLS), Colorado Mammoth (NLL), Pepsi Center and Altitude Sports & Entertainment (RSN). Bolger is the rare sports executive who has worked in several U.S. pro sports leagues including the NBA (Nug...

Sophia Berger interviews Olympian Lindsey Vonn, New York Knicks Rookie Kevin Knox and MMA star Rose Namajunas on the Orange Carpet at the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Sports Awards in Los Angeles.  We also recap the British Open with Tiger Woods' big impact on the TV ratings and discuss Kevin Love's extension with the Cavs amongst other topics in our sports business headlines of the week segment. This...

Brian Windhorst (@WindhorstESPN), ESPN NBA reporter, joins us to discuss LeBron James' move to the Los Angeles Lakers, whether or not this is the last season the current NBA champion Golden State Warriors team will stay intact and how an "integrity fee" from legalized sports gambling in the U.S. could impact player signings in the NBA in the future. Sandra Greer, Insight Director for @MKTG, joins...

Andre Iguodala (@Andre), Golden State Warriors 3-Time NBA Champion & NBA Finals MVP and also a partner in the venture capital firm F9 Strategies, joins Brian Berger for a wide-ranging conversation. Iguodala discusses his investment strategies and what he looks for when he's investing in a company, his partnership on F9 Strategies with Rudy Cline-Thomas, his involvement in the Bloomberg Players' Te...

Ralph Greene, who spent 21 years at Nike overseeing sports marketing, discusses working on deals for the company with Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dirk Nowitzki and Michael Vick. Greene also discusses how endorsement deals for athletes have changed over the past 2 decades, Brand Jordan vs LeBron James’ business lines, the current amateur basketball and football culture a...

Mike Nakajima (@mnakaj), former Nike Director of Tennis, discusses his work over 30 years with tennis icons John McEnroe, Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Nakajima shares never before heard stories including an epic story about Nike co-Founder Phil Knight, Pete Sampras and Sampras' Wimbledon trophy. This week's Sports Business Radio podc...

Wayne Sieve, EVP for Thuuz (@Thuuz) joins us to discuss the digital media space and how how his company has partnered with Fox Sports and IBM to create the Fox Sports FIFA World Cup Highlight Machine, which utilizes AI to customize highlights of your favorite sporting event, on demand. This new technology may be the way of the future for broadcast networks, digital media platforms and sports prope...

Former @NFL QB Michael Vick (@MichaelVick) discusses his career, 554 nights in prison, his work as a TV analyst for Fox Sports & making the most of his 2nd chance. He’s candid, reflective & insightful in a wide-ranging conversation with Brian Berger. Vick also discusses his work with the American Flag Football League (AFFL), the Alliance of American Football (AAF), his V7 clothing line and his Tea...

Peter Murray, CEO of the Professional Fighters League (@ProFightLeague ), joins us to discuss the launch of the new league on June 7 on NBCSN & Facebook Watch. Murray is a former senior executive with the NFL and Under Armour. The Professional Fighters League presents MMA for the first time in the sport format where individuals compete in a regular season, "win or go home" post-season, and champio...

Sports Business Radio brings you conversations from the Blinder VIP Green Room at the 2018 Sports PR Summit (@SportsPRSummit) in New York City. This week's show also features an in-depth conversation from the NYC MKTG offices with Athletes First Partners CEO Brian Murphy and President Jim O’Connell.  A1P is an international sales and marketing company and is selling marketing, licensing, and conte...

Luc Robitaille, President of the Los Angeles Kings (@LAKings) of the NHL, joins us to discuss his franchise, the NHL playoffs, his 19-year playing career (highest scoring left wing in NHL history) and a big announcement of a joint venture between AEG, the LA Kings and BluEco Technology Group to introduce a revolutionary new BluEco Liquid Crystalline Turbex™ (LCT™) environmental technology for aren...

Jaymee Messler (@Jmessler), President & Co-Founder of The Players' Tribune (@PlayersTribune) joins us to discuss the explosive growth of the new media company she co-founded with former New York Yankees great Derek Jeter. Messler also tells us what the future for TPT looks like, which platforms TPT will utilize to storytell on, the expansion of TPT into Europe, how TPT has successfully created bra...

Ric Bucher (@RicBucher), longtime NBA Insider with SiriusXM Radio and Bleacher Report, joins us to discuss NBA topics including the fractured relationship between the San Antonio Spurs and their superstar player Kawhi Leonard, the future of the Oklahoma City Thunder and LeBron James' future plans. Ric also helps Brian Berger preview the upcoming Sports PR Summit on May 22 at The Players' Tribune i...