Sports Business Radio Podcast

PODCAST: Joe Gesue, Senior VP for NBC’s coverage of the Olympics and Paralympics and veteran of 13 previous Olympic Games, joins Sports Business Radio from Paris to take us Behind the Scenes for the upcoming Paris Olympics, which start on July 26th. Gesue, who has won 18 Emmy Awards in his career, previews NBC’s coverage of the Paris Olympics, tells us about all of the available platforms to consu...

PODCAST: We examine the business of Nike on this week’s edition of Sports Business Radio. In the past year, Nike’s stock price has dropped from $123 a share to a low of $71 dollars a share. In late June, Nike lost $28 BILLION in shareholder value in a single day. This has resulted in mass layoffs for the footwear and apparel giant. What are the factors that have led to Nike’s business woes and wha...

PODCAST: On this edition of Sports Business Radio, we focus on the business of the NBA. We step into the SBR Vault to look back on past conversations with ESPN NBA Insider Brian Windhorst (@WindhorstESPN) & ESPN NBA Front Office Insider Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42). These two conversations are insightful primers about the current NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement, building a roster with a 2nd apr...

PODCAST: Tom Gargiulo, Chief Marketing Officer for BODYARMOR sports drink joins us for a conversation on Sports Business Radio. The sports beverage marketplace is a crowded one. Learn how through deals with the NHL, U.S. Soccer, Carrie Underwood, Ronald Acuna Jr., Sabrina Ionescu, Mike Trout and other influencers, BODYARMOR is standing out in the crowd. The late Kobe Bryant was a lead investor whe...

PODCAST: Sandra L. Richards, Managing Director, Head of Morgan Stanley Global Sports & Entertainment and Segment Sales & Engagement and Joseph Toledano, Managing Director, Head of Insured Solutions, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, join this week’s edition of Sports Business Radio to discuss how athletes and entertainers should be protecting their assets and planning for when the unexpected hits....

PODCAST: We step into the Sports Business Radio #podcast vault to look back on our conversation with Alex Honnold (@AlexHonnold), professional adventure rock climber whose free-solo ascents of America’s biggest cliffs have made him one of the most recognized and followed climbers in the world. Alex became the first climber to free solo Yosemite’s 3,000-foot El Capitan wall and it was captured on f...

PODCAST: Alexander Wolff, longtime sports journalist who spent 36 years at Sports Illustrated, joins Sports Business Radio to discuss the new book WORLD CLASS - Purpose, Passion and the Pursuit of Greatness On and Off the Field. WORLD CLASS is the definitive collection of writings from late journalist Grant Wahl. Wahl died suddenly in 2022 at the World Cup. The book is on sale now in bookstores ev...

PODCAST: Alicia Jessop (@RulingSports), college sports legal expert, professor and Host of the Ruling Sports podcast, joins Sports Business Radio to discuss the evolving college sports landscape. The $2.8 billion settlement in the House v. NCAA case, a landmark legal battle, has far-reaching implications and we discuss those implications with Alicia. Will student athletes unionize? Will college at...

PODCAST: We step into the SBR Vault to look back on past conversations with Chip Schaefer, Director of Performance Health and winner of 11 NBA championships with the Michael Jordan/Scottie Pippen/Phil Jackson led Chicago Bulls dynasty of the 1990’s and the Kobe Bryant/Shaquille O’Neal/Phil Jackson led dynasty of the 2000’s. Schaefer won 6 rings with the Bulls and 5 rings with the Lakers. He shares...

PODCAST: Jerry Bruckheimer, Iconic Filmmaker, joins Sports Business Radio to discuss his latest movie, Disney’s “YOUNG WOMAN AND THE SEA” starring Daisy Ridley (@DaisyRidley). The film chronicles the amazing true story of Trudy Ederle, 1924 Olympic gold medalist in swimming and the first woman to successfully swim 21 miles across the English Channel back in 1926. YOUNG WOMAN AND THE SEA champions...

PODCAST: James Brown, Sports Broadcasting Hall of Famer, Three-Time Emmy Award winner and studio host for the NFL TODAY on CBS joins Sports Business Radio. Brown, who will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences at the 45th Annual Sports Emmy® Awards ceremony on May 21 in New York City, reflects on his illustrious career during this in-d...

PODCAST: Cal Ripken Jr., first ballot Baseball Hall of Famer, owner of the longest consecutive games played streak in baseball history (2,632 games), 2-time American League MVP, 19-time MLB All-Star and Co-Owner of the Baltimore Orioles joins Sports Business Radio for a wide-ranging conversation. Ripken discusses his Hall of Fame career, his exceptional work creating and developing Ripken Baseball...

PODCAST: We recap the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit. From what the top picks will earn, to attendance at the NFL Draft in Detroit to how many people watched the NFL Draft on TV, we have all of the numbers for you. We are also joined on this week’s show by Charles Altchek, President of MLS NEXT PRO. Altchek discusses the growth of the league and of soccer in the U.S. as well as how the league is a test...

PODCAST: Eric Hosmer, World Series champ and Co-Founder of MoonBall Media and Anthony Seratelli, former MLB player, award-winning producer and Co-Founder of MoonBall Media join this week’s edition of Sports Business Radio. MoonBall Media launched in February as the first of its kind MLB player-owned media and production company. Combining their unique player insight with passion for compelling sto...

PODCAST: We step into the Sports Business Radio Vault to look back on past Sports Business Radio conversations with Jack Nicklaus (winner of 18 major championships), Bubba Watson (2-time winner of The Masters) and Mark Steinberg (agent for Tiger Woods). LISTEN to Sports Business Radio on Apple podcasts or Spotify podcasts. Give Sports Business Radio a 5-star rating if you enjoy our podcast. Click...

PODCAST: 20 years ago this week, Sports Business Radio launched. Joining this podcast to reflect on the last 20 years are Sports Business Radio Host and Co-Founder Brian Berger, Sports Business Radio Co-Founder Keith Forman, original Sports Business Radio producer Bobby Corser, current Sports Business Radio Executive Producer Bryan Griggs and Sports Business Radio contributor Nathan Roach. The SBR...

PODCAST: We take you inside of “The Business of Caitlin Clark” on this week’s edition of Sports Business Radio. The record-setting University of Iowa women’s basketball superstar has changed the way we look at women’s sports - on and off of the basketball court. On this episode, we discuss Caitlin’s growing portfolio of sponsors, how much she will likely earn as the #1 pick in the upcoming WNBA dr...

PODCAST: Brett Rapkin, Emmy-Award winning Founder of Podium Pictures, joins Sports Business Radio to discuss his latest media project - “Dinners with DeMar”, featuring Chicago Bulls star DeMar DeRozan interviewing athletes such as Draymond Green, Damian Lillard and Dwyane Wade about the importance to #mentalhealth. Rapkin has also produced documentaries and docu-series that include sports stars Mi...

PODCAST: JoAn Scott, NCAA Vice President of Men’s Basketball, joins Sports Business Radio to take us behind the scenes into the planning and operations of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championships. She details what is new with the Tournament this year, shares how her team at the NCAA works with the host sites and cities throughout the Tournament (including this year’s Final Four site in Arizona), wh...

PODCAST: Greg Maddux, first ballot Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher, 4-time Cy Young award winner, 355 game winner, 18-time Gold Glove award winner and one of the greatest pitchers of all-time, joins Sports Business Radio for a wide-ranging conversation. Maddux updates us on his life in retirement post MLB career, he shares insight into what it was like having Scott Boras as his agent and the pivotal...

PODCAST: We take a deep dive into sports technology with Kitman Labs CEO Stephen Smith and Logitix CEO Stu Halberg on this edition of Sports Business Radio.  Smith tells us how Kitman Labs is using performance intelligence to unlock the potential of athletes. Kitman Labs (www.kitmanlabs.com) works with leagues and teams across the world ranging from the Premier League to the University of Georgia...

PODCAST: Matt Hamachek, Director & Executive Producer of THE DYNASTY: New England Patriots on Apple TV +, joins Sports Business Radio to discuss the making of the compelling and insightful docuseries detailing the 20-year run of the Patriots dynasty. Hamachek takes us Behind the Scenes into the making of the docuseries including how producers convinced Patriots owner Robert Kraft, Patriots Head Co...

PODCAST: John Ourand (@Ourand_Puck), Sports Media reporter for Puck News, joins Sports Business Radio to provide insight on the ever-changing sports media landscape. We discuss the new “Super Streamer” partnership between ESPN, Fox Sports and Warner Brothers Discovery, John makes his predictions on who will land the upcoming NBA media rights, we discuss the College Football Playoff media rights an...

Gracie Gold (@GracieGold95), 2-Time US Figure Skating Champion and Olympic Medalist as well as Author of her new tell-all memoir OUTOFSHAPEWORTHLESSLOSER, joins Sports Business Radio for an in-depth conversation about the figure skating and Olympic culture that requires perfection with performance and appearance, to taking us inside of her challenging family life, to sharing sobering details about...

PODCAST: Peter O’Reilly, NFL Executive Vice President of Club Business & League Events, joins us to preview Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas. O’Reilly is the NFL executive who oversees the team who plans and coordinates the logistics for Super Bowl week, the Super Bowl and the Apple Music Halftime Show every year. He takes us behind the scenes to detail how this massive undertaking comes together - a...