Sports Business Radio Podcast

Kara Lynn Joyce (@KaraLynnJoyce), 4-time Olympic silver medalist swimmer joins Sports Business Radio to discuss competing in the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympics, the finances for an Olympian and the documentary "Touch the Wall" that featured Kara and fellow Olympic swimmer Missy Franklin. Mario Flores (@LatinoSportsGuy), Co-Founder and Managing Director of Sportivo stops by to discuss the growth of t...

Ric Bucher (@RicBucher) of Bleacher Report joins Brian Berger to discuss the 2016 NBA Playoffs and how injuries to superstars #StephCurry and #ChrisPaul will impact future rounds. Bucher and Berger also preview this year's #SportsPRSummit on May 17 in New York City. Tim Hayden (@TheTimHayden), VP of Marketing for Zignal Labs stops by to discuss the company's up-to-the-minute cross media analytics...

Mike Golub, President of the #MLS Cup champion Portland Timbers joins Brian Berger for a wide-ranging conversation at the Sports Business Radio Road Show presented by Boingo on the campus of the University of Portland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve Koonin, CEO of the #NBA's #AtlantaHawks and #PhillipsArena joins Brian Berger on Sports Business Radio to discuss the NBA, social media, Boingo Wireless, running an arena and #sportsbiz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark King, adidas Group North America President, joins Sports Business Radio to discuss adidas and the traits the company looks for when partnering with an athlete or team. King also discusses his own sports business podcast - Extraordinary Happens: Competing in Sports, Business and Life. We also review the sports business headlines of the week. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @sbradio. #M...

JoAn Scott, Managing Director for the Men's Basketball Championships joins this week's edition of Sports Business Radio to discuss orchestrating March Madness, what's new for the 2016 Tournament including the move of the Final Four telecast to TBS and her career path that includes stops at USA Basketball, Nike and now the NCAA. #JoAnScott #NCAA #MarchMadness #FinalFour #SportsBusiness Radio Learn...

Danny Keens, Head of Sports Partnerships for Twitter, joins Sports Business Radio for an in-depth conversation about social media and Twitter. #Twitter #SocialMedia #SMSports #SportsBiz #DannyKeens #SportsBusinessRadio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Rowley, President of the Phoeninx Suns, discusses the NBA team's innnovative approach to the business-side of sports including a first of its kind data-inclusive ticket plan. Doug Lodder, Boingo Wireless Senior VP joins the show to discuss Boingo's title sponsorship of the 2016 Sports Business Radio Road Shows as well as give us insight on some of the latest sports technologies. #JasonRowley...

David Schwab, Managing Director of Octagon First Call and celebrity and brand partnership expert joins the show to help us preview the Super Bowl 50 commercials and discuss which athletes are primed to help their brand the most on Super Bowl Sunday. Brian Gordon of the Engine Shop stops by to discuss the top Super Bowl 50 parties, including the exclusive ESPN party the Engine Shop is producing. Br...

Mark King, adidas Group North America President, joins Sports Business Radio to discuss his role at adidas, his 34 years leading TaylorMade and the debut of his new podcast - Extraordinary Happens: Competing in Sports, Business and Life. We also discuss the sports business around Super Bowl 50, the firing of Cleveland Cavaliers head coach David Blatt and the controversy surrounding Los Angeles Cli...

Sports Business Radio provides in-depth coverage of the NFL's return to Los Angeles. Jon Wertheim, Executive Editor of Sports Illustrated and best-selling author, discusses the NFL's return to Los Angeles as well as his new book out on Feb 2nd: THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON SPORTS: The Science of Underdogs, the Value of Rivalry and What We Can Learn from the T-Shirt Cannon. Matthew Mitten, President of th...

Sports Business Radio counts down the Top 10 sports business stories of 2015. We also talk with Doug Lodder of Boingo Wireless about the wireless experience for fans and venue operators at sports venues. #TomBrady #DeflateGate #DailyFantasy #FIFA #SportsBiz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Los Angeles Lakers co-owner and President Jeanie Buss joins Brian Berger at the Sports Business Radio Road Show presented by Boingo Wireless from the campus of the University of Southern California for an in-depth, wide-ranging conversation in front of USC student athletes and sports business students. Buss discusses Kobe Bryant’s recent retirement announcement, his career and moving ahead into th...

Jill Stelfox, VP & GM of Zebra Technologies stops by to tell us about her $4B company based in large part on what is called Enterprise Asset Intelligence -- turning physical information into digital information and how they are helping sports teams and broadcasters gather analytics in real time. Jeremy Darlow, author of the book “Brands Win Championships” and Director of Brand Marketing for footba...

Ben Sutton, Chairman Emeritus of IMG College joins us for a wide-ranging conversation on the future of collegiate sports media rights and the collegiate landscape. Brec Bassinger, actress and star of the Nickelodeon hit TV show "Bella and the Bulldogs" talks to Sophia Berger about the show based on a Female QB who plays on an all-boys football team. Andrew Muscato, filmaker, discusses his latest d...

Mike Jones, GM of Kapalua Golf & Tennis resort in Maui and Michael Chupka, Director of Communications for Bandon Dunes Golf resort in Oregon join the show to discuss their world class golf resorts and the business of golf. #Kapalua #Bandon Dunes #GolfBiz Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gary Hoenig, Editorial Director for The Players' Tribune and Jeter Publishing joins us to discuss the first-of-its-kind digital media company, founded by Derek Jeter where athletes communicate directly with fans. Hoenig, who oversaw ESPN Publishing including ESPN the Magazine for 20 years, also weighs in on the current state of the media. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio Learn more about your ad choi...

Nigel Eccles, Co-Founder & CEO of the multi-billion dollar daily fantasy sports game Fan Duel joins us to discuss his company's origin and meteoric rise as well as its deals with teams and leagues throughout the sports world. We also bring you the sports business headlines of the week. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tucker Kain, Los Angeles Dodgers CFO joins us to discuss the new Dodgers + R/GA accelerator program. Tyler Marciniak stops by to discuss the #pass4prostate campaign around the September 5 USA vs Australia rugby match at Soldier Field in Chicago. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CJ McCollum, Portland Trail Blazers guard, joins the show to discuss his breakout performance during the 2015 NBA playoffs, his aspirations to be a journalist, the NBA CBA, social media and why he flies commercial and coach. Brian Cheek, Director of Business Development, Sports for Postano stops by to discuss the latest innovations from Postano including the new ability to integrate Periscope into...

Karina LeBlanc, women's pro soccer player & goalkeeper for the Canadian Women's Soccer Team since 1998, joins us to discuss her career as well as how women's soccer can capitalize on the momentum built from the 2015 Women's World Cup. Nate Checketts, co-founder of Rhone Apparel joins us to discuss his high-quality, men's sportswear company. Neil Horowitz, digital and social media expert and host o...

Rebecca Feferman, Head of SXsports joins us to discuss one of the fastest growing sports business events of the year that takes place each March in Austin, Texas. Jon Mugar, Founder of The Basketball Tournament, a winner take all, single-elimination tourney where the winning team takes home $1M, also joins us for a conversation. TBT will feature dozens of ex NBA players. Kyle Nelson, Co-Founder an...

Ethan Skolnick, NBA writer for the Bleacher Report, joins us to discuss the real dynamics behind the LeBron James-Dan Gilbert, LeBron James-Pat Riley and Pat Riley-Dwyane Wade relationships. We also cover the sports business headlines of the week including American Pharoah's Triple Crown win, the NBA Finals, NHL Stanley Cup and Women's World Cup soccer. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio. Learn more ab...

Sam Amick, NBA reporter for USA Today joins us to discuss the Cavs-Warriors NBA Finals matchup as well as discuss new head coach hires and NBA free agency. Steve Skinner, CEO of Kemper Sports stops by to preview the 2015 U.S. Open which will be played on a Kemper golf course - Chambers Bay. Skinner gives us a scouting report on the course and we also discuss golf is marketing itself to today's gen...

Tiki Barber joins us to discuss his thoughts on Ted Wells' "Deflategate" report which was released this week, his advice for vets on the Tamps Bay Bucs welcoming Jameis Winston into the lockerroom and the latest with Barber's company Thuzio, which matches current and retired athletes with the right businesses for speaking engagements and appearances. We also discuss the fallout from Mayweather-Pac...