Sports Business Radio Podcast

PODCAST: Tracy McGrady, Basketball Hall of Famer and Founder of The Ones Basketball League (OBL), joins Sports Business Radio for an in-depth conversation. McGrady talks about his Hall of Fame NBA career which saw him lead the NBA in scoring twice and become one of the best players of his generation after entering the NBA at age 18, we discuss the dissolution of his 27-year relationship with adida...

PODCAST: Oscar De La Hoya (@OscarDeLaHoya), Boxing Champion, Olympic Gold Medalist and Boxing Promoter joins Sports Business Radio for a candid conversation about his revealing new documentary that debuts July 24 on HBO and Max. De La Hoya pulls no punches in this two-part documentary that sets the record straight on the TRUE story of his life and boxing career. In this interview with Sports Busin...

PODCAST: Jeremy Levine, Founder & Co-CEO of @UnderdogFantasy, joins Sports Business Radio for an in-depth conversation about Fantasy Sports Gaming and Sports Betting. Levine, an experienced entrepreneur, also shares his Founder’s story about Underdog Fantasy and details why his company is innovative and unique in a crowded sports betting space. Levine tells us where things are likely to shift in t...

PODCAST: Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42), ESPN NBA Front Office Insider and former NBA front office executive (Spent 20 years working in the NBA, including 5 years with the Brooklyn Nets) joins Sports Business Radio to do a deep dive on the NBA’s new Collective Bargaining Agreement, which went into effect on July 1, 2023. From making it more difficult to build a superteam, to explaining what the “seco...

PODCAST: Brian Doxtator, Co-Founder and CEO of Commonwealth joins Sports Business Radio. Commonwealth (www.joincommonwealth.com) is a platform that allows people to invest in racehorses and elite athletes. 2023 Kentucky Derby winner Mage is a horse that Commonwealth has a stake in. During this conversation, Brian also has great advice for entrepreneurs who are starting companies as well as raising...

PODCAST: We step into the Sports Business Radio Vault to remember Sports Business Radio’s trip to Europe in September, 2022. Berger was embedded with Leyton Orient (@LeytonOrientFC) as they were on the way to becoming League Two Champions and earning a promotion. Berger sat down with Leyton Orient FC Chairman Nigel Travis and Leyton Orient FC Director of Football Martin Ling and they give us a uni...

PODCAST: Scott Reames, Nike Historian Emeritus, joins Sports Business Radio to set the record straight on Nike’s recruitment and signing of Michael Jordan as portrayed in the movie “Air” starring Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Viola Davis and Jason Bateman. Reames was Nike’s Historian for 17 years. Also on this week’s podcast, Sports Business Radio Co-Founder Keith Forman joins Brian Berger to discuss t...

PODCAST: Erik Spoelstra, Miami Heat Head Coach, sat down with Sports Business Radio for a wide-ranging interview about his incredible career, which has seen him be named one of the Top 15 NBA Coaches of All-Time and lead the Miami Heat to 6 NBA Finals appearances during his tenure with the Heat. Sports Business Radio Host Brian Berger is friends with Spoelstra, so this is a unique conversation tha...

PODCAST: Jeff Smulyan - CEO of Emmis Communications and Author of the book, “Never Ride a Rollercoaster Upside Down: The Ups, Downs, and Reinvention of an Entrepreneur” joins Sports Business Radio. Jeff is one of the founding fathers of sports talk radio - he started WFAN in New York City where he worked with Mike and the Mad Dog. Jeff worked with David Letterman in the early days of Letterman’s c...

PODCAST: Emma Lovewell (@EmmaLovewell), Peloton instructor, Under Armour athlete and an all-around health and wellness expert, joins this week’s edition of Sports Business Radio. Lovewell discusses her new book, “Live Learn Love Well” (available at bookstores everywhere), she takes us into her process as a popular Peloton instructor and she shares what it is like being an Under Armour athlete with...

The Sports Business Radio Road Show presented by Morgan Stanley Global Sports & Entertainment took place in Los Angeles at the Sports Lawyers Association conference, which brings the top sports lawyers from around the world together for discussions. Guests joining Sports Business Radio for insightful conversations include: Bobby Hacker (Former VP of Business & Legal Affairs for Fox Sports), Alliso...

PODCAST: Arlene Nelson, Director of ANGEL CITY on HBO and Julie Urhman (@JUhrman), Co-Founder and President of Angel City FC, join Sports Business Radio this week to discuss ANGEL CITY, the docuseries that premieres on HBO and HBO Max on May 16. ANGEL CITY is a gripping docuseries that goes behind the scenes and onto the pitch of the groundbreaking Los Angeles-based professional women’s soccer tea...

PODCAST: Ken Goldin (@KenGoldin), the focus of the new Netflix show - "KING OF COLLECTIBLES: THE GOLDIN TOUCH”, joins this week’s edition of Sports Business Radio. Goldin Auctions (@GoldinCo) is the Industry Leader in Sports and Entertainment collectibles marketplace with over $300 million in sales annually. The “King of Collectibles” on Netflix is Executive Produced by Peyton Manning and Omaha Pr...

PODCAST: On this week’s edition of Sports Business Radio, we take you inside of the award-winning Apple TV + series TED LASSO. Cast members Nick Mohammed (Nate Shelley on TED LASSO), Phil Dunster (Jamie Tartt on TED LASSO), Jeremy Swift (Leslie Higgins on TED LASSO) and James Lance (Trent Crimm on TED LASSO) join us to take us behind the scenes into their characters and share nuggets about the hit...

Monica Abbott (@MonicaAbbott), softball legend and author of 23 NCAA Division I no-hitters and 6 perfect games joins Sports Business Radio to discuss her career and new book - “Rise and Shine: The Monica Abbott Story”. Abbott earned 17 championship titles, was a 2-time Olympian and 4-time World Champion during her epic softball career. She recently retired from professional softball and is now an...

PODCAST: We step into the Sports Business Radio Vault to look back on past conversations with Danica Patrick (Most successful woman in the history of of open wheel racing, Host of the “Pretty Intense” podcast, winery owner and Entrepreneur) and Molly Bloom (Entrepreneur, Author of the book "Molly’s Game”, which was made into a major motion picture starring Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba and Kevin Co...

John Ourand (@Ourand_SBJ), Media Reporter, Sports Business Journal and Co-host, Marchand & Ourand Sports Media Podcast joins this week’s edition of Sports Business Radio. Ourand discusses the collapse of Regional Sports Networks and how that is impacting the sports media landscape, the upcoming battle for NBA media rights, how the Pac-12 media rights might land, the huge deal that Endeavor made th...

PODCAST: We step into the Sports Business Radio Vault to look back on our in-depth conversation with Paul Westhead, the only Head Coach to win a NBA and WNBA championship (Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Mercury). Westhead is also the former Loyola Marymount University Head Coach (with Bo Kimble and Hank Gathers) and creator of “The System” high-octane offense. Westhead reflects on his legendary ca...

Kola Bokinni (@KolaBokinni), who stars as AFC Richmond Captain Isaac McAdoo on the hit Apple TV + series TED LASSO, joins this week’s edition of Sports Business Radio. Bokinni discusses Season 3 of the 11-time Emmy award winning series, he takes us behind the scenes into the making of the show, he discusses the new AFC Richmond kits made by Nike and the appearance of AFC Richmond in the EA Sports...

PODCAST: Chris Koras, CEO of REP1 Baseball, joins us on this week’s edition of Sports Business Radio. Koras and his team at REP1 negotiated a record-setting 11-year, $331M contract for client Rafael Devers with the Boston Red Sox and REP1 has 22 clients representing 8 different countries playing in the World Baseball Classic. In our discussion with Koras we discuss how REP1 was able to get the Red...

PODCAST: JoAn Scott, Managing Director of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championships, joins us to take us behind the scenes of the planning and preparation for the 2023 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championships. From Selection Sunday all the way to the Final Four in Houston, we discuss this year’s TV coverage on CBS & Turner Sports, what's new about this year’s Tournament and JoAn’s busy schedule over the...

PODCAST: We step into the Sports Business Radio Vault to look back on past conversations with NCAA President Mark Emmert (Emmert is stepping down as NCAA President in June, 2023) and Monumental Sports & Entertainment Founder & CEO Ted Leonsis (Monumental’s holdings include the NHL’s Washington Capitals, NBA’s Washington Wizards and WNBA’s Washington Mystics). LISTEN to Sports Business Radio on App...

PODCAST: Martin Jarmond (@MartinJarmond), UCLA Director of Athletics, joins this week’s edition of Sports Business Radio. Jarmond, who was hired by the Bruins in 2020 and is one of the youngest Athletic Directors at a Power 5 conference, discusses the rich history of UCLA athletics (120 national championships) and how that history is being taught to current UCLA athletes, UCLA’s pending move to th...

PODCAST: Sports Business Radio Host Brian Berger and Executive Producer Bryan Griggs look back on Super Bowl LVII in Arizona. From the best Super Bowl commercials to the sports gambling hits and misses to the winners with future endorsements to the Apple Music Halftime show with Rihanna, we cover all of the aspects of the big game. LISTEN to Sports Business Radio on Apple podcasts or Spotify podca...

PODCAST: Peter O’Reilly, NFL Executive Vice President of Club Business & League Events, joins Sports Business Radio to take us Behind the Scenes for Super Bowl LVII in Arizona. O’Reilly and his team at the NFL are responsible for overseeing the planning and production of Super Bowl week, the big game and the Apple Music Super Bowl halftime show. We also preview Super Bowl LVII and give you the lat...