Sports Business Radio Podcast

David Schwab (@David_Schwab), Executive Vice President at Octagon, joins Sports Business Radio to discuss the ad lineup for #SuperBowl 58 in Las Vegas on February 11. Companies will pay over $7M for the airtime on CBS for a 30-second ad during the telecast. Schwab, who works closely with top brands, celebrities and influencers, tells us how much the companies advertising in the Super Bowl are like...

PODCAST: Brian Windhorst (@WindhorstESPN), ESPN NBA Senior Writer, Host of the Brian Windhorst and the Hoop Collective podcast and New York Times best-selling author joins Sports Business Radio for a deep dive into the business of the #NBA at the league and team level. Windhorst discusses the overall economic state of the NBA, why several NBA owners have sold their stakes in their NBA teams in the...

PODCAST: We step into the Sports Business Radio #podcast vault to look back on past conversations with NFL greats Michael Vick, Emmitt Smith and Eric Dickerson. 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 on the plus sign on our Apple Podcasts page and follow the Sports Business Radio podcast. Fol...

PODCAST: Miesha Tate (@MieshaTate), UFC and Strikeforce Champion and Entrepreneur, joins the Sports Business Radio Road Show presented by Boingo wireless from the Boingo Innovation Center in Las Vegas. This conversation was recorded in front of a studio audience. Tate discusses wrestling on the boys high school team, her path to UFC Champion, the future of UFC, what she looks for in sponsorship de...

POCAST: Sports Business Radio kicks off its 20th Year by previewing the top sports business stories that you should be paying attention to in 2024. We also speak with Jay Prasad, CEO of Relo Metrics. Relo Metrics (www. ReloMetrics.com) is an AI-powered sponsorship analytics platform that enables brands to track and optimize their sponsorship investments and powers teams and leagues with the insigh...

PODCAST: Sports Business Radio Host Brian Berger and Executive Producer Bryan Griggs reveal Sports Business Radio’s list of the Top 10 Sports Business stories of 2023. Listen to find out the #sportsbiz stories that top our list. 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 on the plus sign on our A...

POCAST: Greg Sankey, Commissioner of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), joins the Sports Business Radio Road Show presented by Boingo, for a wide-ranging conversation about college sports’ most powerful conference and the evolving landscape of college sports. Sankey discusses the SEC’s new media deal with Disney that starts in 2024, conference realignment (and the SEC adding Texas and Oklahoma to...

PODCAST: NBA Commissioner Adam Silver (@AdamSilverNBA) joins Sports Business Radio to reflect on the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament, share what he’s looking for with the next NBA media rights deal, update us on the ownership situations with the Dallas Mavericks and Portland Trail Blazers and tell us about the most important things he learned from late NBA Commissioner David Stern. In our sport...

PODCAST: Alice Milligan, Chief Marketing Officer for Morgan Stanley, joins Sports Business Radio for a wide-ranging conversation about her path to success as well as how to build a trustworthy brand. As CMO of Morgan Stanley, Alice oversees the firm’s global brand strategy and go-to-market platform, encompassing all marketing campaigns, sponsorship assets and digital properties. She is a key membe...

PODCAST: We step into the Sports Business Radio #podcast vault to revisit one of the most listened to conversations in the 19-year history of our show. David Stern, late NBA Commissioner Emeritus, sat down with Brian Berger for an in-depth conversation on December 8, 2016 in front of a studio audience in New York City to discuss his life and reflect on his storied career that saw him serve as NBA...

PODCAST: Adam Pliska, CEO of the World Poker Tour ® joins Sports Business Radio to preview the 2023 World Poker Tour World Championship Festival (Nov 29 - Dec 21) at the Wynn Las Vegas. There will be a record $40 million guaranteed prize pool for the main event. Pliska also discusses the growth and future plans of the Tour. We also examine these sports business headlines: - 2023 MLB World Series T...

PODCAST: The Sports Business Radio Road Show presented by Morgan Stanley Global Sports & Entertainment brings you conversations with Erin Kane (VP of Women’s Sports for Excel Sports Management) and Sam Rapoport (Senior Director, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for the NFL). The conversations were recorded in New York City at the Sports Business Journal Gamechangers conference honoring top women exec...

PODCAST: Peter Feigin, President of the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks, joins Sports Business Radio for an in-depth conversation. Feigin discusses how the acquisition of NBA superstar and global brand Damian Lillard has impacted the business of the Bucks, how the upcoming NBA media rights deal will impact small market teams like the Bucks, being a global brand while in the NBA’s 3rd smallest market, how th...

PODCAST: Matt Holliday (@MattHollidayOSU), former MLB star with the Colorado Rockies, Oakland A’s, St. Louis Cardinals and New York Yankees, 7-Time #MLB All Star, World Series champion with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2011, 2007 NL batting champion and 2007 NLCS MVP joins Sports Business Radio for a conversation. Holliday is now part of PBX Pickleball, the organization that unites retired pro athle...

PODCAST: We enter the Sports Business Radio Vault to look back on conversations with Ian Happ (@ihapp_1), Chicago Cubs All-Star and Gold Glove outfielder, Co-Host of The Compound podcast (@thecompoundpod), entrepreneur and mental health advocate and Gracie Gold (@GracieGold95 on IG), Two-time U.S. National Champion and Olympic Figure Skater. Happ discusses his experiences with the Cubs, his proces...

PODCAST: Malcolm Jenkins (@MalcolmJenkins), 2-Time Super Bowl champ, 3-Time Pro Bowler over a 13-year NFL career, CEO of Malcolm Inc. and Author of the new book and his memoir: What Winners Won’t Tell You - Lessons from a Legendary Defender joins Sports Business Radio for an in-depth conversation. Jenkins discusses highlights of his new book, which is on sale now at bookstores everywhere and on Am...

PODCAST: We examine the #business of the Stanley Cup Champion Vegas Golden Knights with Golden Knights President & COO Kerry Bubolz at the Sports Business Radio Road Show presented by Boingo wireless from the Boingo Innovation Center in Las Vegas. This conversation was recorded in front of a studio audience. Bubolz discusses the business of the Golden Knights on and off the ice, he provides great...

PODCAST: Michael Lombardi, former General Manager & 3-time Super Bowl winning executive with the New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders and Cleveland Browns, Host of the GM Shuffle podcast, Author of The Daily Coach newsletter and Author of the new book: FOOTBALL DONE RIGHT - Setting the Record Straight on the Coaches, Players and History of the NFL, joins Sports Business Radio...

PODCAST: Sports Business Radio Host Brian Berger and Executive Producer Bryan Griggs dive into the business of the NFL as the 2023 season kicks off. From breaking down the league’s media rights deals, to record-setting player contracts from the offseason to reviewing the Week 1 NFL headlines, this is a primer for all things NFL. We also review the record-setting 2023 U.S. Open tennis Grand Slam, w...

PODCAST: Emmitt Smith (@EmmittSmith22), the NFL’s All-Time Leading Rusher, 3-Time Super Bowl Champion with the Dallas Cowboys and the Head of Emmitt Smith Enterprises joins Sports Business Radio for a conversation. We discuss the behind the scenes of his new Pepsi and Frito Lay commercial that will debut this Sunday when the NFL regular season kicks off, whether or not he thinks anyone will ever b...

PODCAST: Sandra L. Richards, Managing Director, Head of Global Sports & Entertainment and Segment Sales & Engagement, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management and Andrea Zaretsky, Managing Director, Chief Marketing Officer, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management and E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley join this week’s edition of Sports Business Radio to discuss Money in the Making™. The new digital financial education...

PODCAST: Greg Maffei, CEO of Liberty Media, joins this week’s edition of Sports Business Radio to preview the Las Vegas Grand Prix, discuss the explosive growth of F1 and share why Liberty Media split off the Atlanta Braves. Maffei also discusses LiveNation and the comeback of live sports and entertainment events. Liberty Media Corporation operates and owns interests in a broad range of media, com...

PODCAST: Brendan Kaminsky (@bkaminsky), Founder of bknown Agency (@bknownagency), joins Sports Business Radio for a deep dive into the ever-changing world of social media and digital. How will each of the major social media platforms evolve over the next 5 years? How should you and your company be building your social media platforms? What digital platforms may emerge in the future? Brendan, is a...

PODCAST: Sports Business Radio Host Brian Berger and Executive Producer Bryan Griggs are joined by Underdog Fantasy’s Andrew Mackens for a Best Ball Mania IV draft. Berger and Griggs draft their NFL teams to compete each other for the upcoming 2023-24 NFL season. Who drafts the better team? Listen and find out. The Underdog Fantasy Best Ball Mania IV draft features $15M in prize money and $3M to t...

PODCAST: Mike Tollin, award winning Director & Producer and Co-Founder of SlamBall joins Sports Business Radio. Tollin discusses the re-launch of SlamBall as well as his successful career producing award-winning content such as the documentary “The Last Dance” about the Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls, hit TV shows such as “One Tree Hill” and “Smallville” and movies such as “Summer Catch”, “Radio” an...