Sports Business Radio Podcast

PODCAST: Taye Diggs (@TayeDiggsInsta), award-winning Actor, Producer and Broadway superstar, joins Sports Business Radio for a conversation to discuss his versatile career, latest project and passion for sports. Diggs has starred as Head Football Coach Billy Baker in the hit TV show “All-American”, he narrated the ESPN Films documentary “The Fab Five” (about University of Michigan basketball playe...

PODCAST: James Hesson, Director of Sports & Entertainment for Microsoft, joins this week’s edition of Sports Business Radio for a conversation. Hesson discusses how Microsoft is helping its sports and entertainment clients, how Microsoft’s clients are engaging fans in new and innovative ways and what the future of tech and AI looks like. Hesson also discusses his background and his path to his cur...

PODCAST: Baron Davis, former UCLA and NBA star turned entrepreneur, investor and podcaster, joins Sports Business Radio for a conversation. Davis discusses being the Founder of BIG (Business Inside the Game), his role as the Co-Host of the "Draymond Green podcast with Baron Davis”, his plans for the upcoming NBA All-Star game in the Bay Area where he starred with the Golden State Warriors and whic...

PODCAST: Sports Business Radio Host Brian Berger and Executive Producer Bryan Griggs count down the Top 10 sports business stories of 2024 on this edition of Sports Business Radio. Which sports business stories were the biggest of the year and who were the newsmakers that captured our attention? We also reflect on Year 20 of Sports Business Radio. LISTEN to Sports Business Radio on Apple podcasts...

PODCAST: Behshad Behzadi, Chief Technology Officer & Chief AI Officer for Sportradar, joins this edition of Sports Business Radio. Behzadi tells us how Sportradar is using AI to hyper-personalize the experience of the sports fan, what role GenAI plays when it comes to improving how leagues and media rights holders provide fans with sports content and what new enhancements we are likely to see in t...

PODCAST: Marion Jones (@TheMarionJones), 5-Time Olympic Medalist, Former track and field superstar and one of the greatest all-around athletes of this generation, joins Sports Business Radio for a candid conversation. Jones discusses her rise to superstardom at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, being one of the most sought after athlete endorsers on the planet and then her fall from grace that l...

PODCAST: Kenny Mayne (@Kenny_Mayne), longtime anchor for ESPN’s SportsCenter (from 1994-2021) joins Sports Business Radio for a conversation. Mayne has a new documentary out - “Wiffle Ball”, which can be seen on FUBO TV or on demand at fubosportsnetwork.com. Mayne discusses his career, the current state of sports journalism and we debate his Mount Rushmore of Seattle athletes. Mayne also discusses...

PODCAST: Peter Sarsgaard, award-winning actor and star of the forthcoming movie SEPTEMBER 5. The movie unveils the decisive moment that forever changed media coverage and continues to impact live news today. Set during the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, the film follows an American Sports broadcasting team that quickly adapted from sports reporting to live coverage of the Israeli athletes taken host...

PODCAST: Jess Smith (@GameTimeJess), President of the WNBA’s Golden State Valkyries joins Sports Business Radio. The WNBA expansion franchise begins play at the Chase Center in San Francisco for the 2025 WNBA season. Smith was named to the Sports Business Journal’s 40 under 40 list in 2023 and has worked in the NWSL, MLB, NHL and MLS previously. In this conversation, Smith discusses the timeline b...

PODCAST: On this week’s edition of Sports Business Radio, we outline how Donald Trump’s re-election as the 47th President of the United States is likely to impact the sports landscape over the next 4 years. We also highlight Trump’s past ties to the sports world. LISTEN to Sports Business Radio on Apple podcasts or Spotify podcasts. Give Sports Business Radio a 5-star rating if you enjoy our podca...

PODCAST: We recap the 2024 World Series and MLB season on this edition of Sports Business Radio. From TV ratings to attendance numbers, we have all of the data regarding the Fall Classic between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees as well as the 2024 MLB season. LISTEN to Sports Business Radio on Apple podcasts or Spotify podcasts. Give Sports Business Radio a 5-star rating if you enjoy o...

PODCAST: Tom Braun, President & COO of the LA Galaxy of Major League Soccer, joins this week’s edition of Sports Business Radio. Braun shares his perspective on the growth of MLS, competing in a crowded Los Angeles marketplace, the recipe for success for the Galaxy (the #2 seed the Western Conference in this year’s MLS Cup playoffs) and how hosting the 2026 World Cup will impact the growth of socc...

PODCAST: We preview the 2024-25 NBA season on this episode of Sports Business Radio. From current franchise values and player salaries to the last year of the current media rights deal to telling you which teams are likely to be sold in the next year, we bring you a plethora of information to prepare you for this NBA season. We also discuss the titanic World Series matchup between the Yankees and...

PODCAST: On this Baseball Hall of Fame edition of Sports Business Radio, we look back on past conversations with 1st ballot Baseball Hall of Famers Cal Ripken Jr., Greg Maddux and John Smoltz. Tremendous insight provided by three of the best baseball players ever. Each has gone on to have success in business post-career. Cal Ripken Jr. is the owner of the longest consecutive games played streak in...

PODCAST: Dave Kaval, President of the A’s (@Athletics), sits down for an in-depth conversation with Brian Berger at the Sports Business Radio Road Show presented by Boingo at the Boingo Innovation Center in Las Vegas in front of a studio audience. Kaval discusses his career working in sports, the move of the A’s out of Oakland and the road ahead to get a ballpark built in Las Vegas that will serve...

PODCAST: Tom Rinaldi, Award-winning reporter and journalist with Fox Sports joins Sports Business Radio for a conversation. Rinaldi is the winner of 17 national Sports Emmy Awards and 7 national Edward R. Murrow Awards in his distinguished career. Rinaldi serves as the lead reporter from FOX NFL’s top game each week alongside play-by-play announcer Kevin Burkhardt, analyst Tom Brady and reporter E...

PODCAST: Carsten Koerl, Founder and CEO of Sportradar, joins Sports Business Radio for a conversation discussing how he launched the company, how he attracted investors such as Michael Jordan and Ted Leonsis and how Sportradar is working with top sports organizations around the world. Sportradar, founded in 2001, is a leading global sports technology company creating immersive experiences for spor...

PODCAST: David Wright, Chief Commercial Officer for U.S. Soccer, joins Sports Business Radio for a wide-ranging conversation about the state of women’s and men’s soccer in the U.S. Wright discusses how U.S. Soccer is capitalizing on the U.S. Women’s National Team’s gold medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics, the hiring of new U.S. Men’s National Team Head Coach Mauricio Pochettino, thriving U.S.-based...

PODCAST: We preview the 2024-25 NFL season on this week’s edition of Sports Business Radio. From media rights money to doing the math on all of the streaming services you will need to watch every NFL game this season to letting you know who the highest paid players in the NFL are, we have all of the dollar amounts you need to know. We also share the viewing audience numbers with you from Week 1 of...

PODCAST: Justin Bass, Managing Director of the Sports & Entertainment Group at MAI, joins Sports Business Radio to discuss "Planning for Your Post Playing Career, During Your Playing Career”. From leveraging relationships when you are most relevant to learning business during your playing career to surrounding yourself with people you can trust who will give you honest counsel, this conversation i...

PODCAST: Andrew Marchand (@AndrewMarchand), Senior Writer covering sports media at The Athletic joins Sports Business Radio. We recap NBC’s coverage of the Paris Olympics, discuss details of the NBA’s new media rights deal and we preview the broadcast coverage for the upcoming college football and NFL seasons. From Tom Brady making his broadcast debut on Fox Sports' NFL coverage to the SEC college...

PODCAST: We step into the Sports Business Radio Vault for past conversations with Janet Evans (@JanetEvans), 4-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Swimmer & Chief Athlete Officer for LA28 and Emma Lovewell (@EmmaLovewell), Peloton Instructor, Under Armour athlete & Author. Evans discusses her role as Chief Athlete Officer for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics and Paralympics and she reflects on her distinguish...

PODCAST: Brian Davison, Co-Founder and CEO of Sports Business Ventures (www.sportsbusinessventures.com) joins us on this edition of Sports Business Radio. Sports Business Ventures is a valuable resource and community for anyone who wants to work or advance their career in sports. Prior to founding SBV, Brian held significant roles at Nike for 13 years and in the NBA Front Office, where he gained e...

PODCAST: Dave Mingey, Senior Vice President, Commercial Partnerships with LA28, joins Sports Business Radio for a wide-ranging conversation. Mingey checks in with us from the Paris Olympics and tells us about his role there, how LA28 will take the torch at the end of these Summer Games and what we can expect when Los Angeles hosts the 2028 Summer Olympics. Mingey, who has worked previously in seni...

PODCAST: Mark Monroe, Director and Executive Producer of the new documentary CHARLIE HUSTLE & THE MATTER OF PETE ROSE, joins us on this week’s edition of Sports Business Radio. CHARLIE HUSTLE & THE MATTER OF PETE ROSE takes a retrospective journey, spanning more than 60 years, to tell the story of baseball’s all-time hits leader whose on-field achievements and off-field transgressions have made hi...