Sports Business Secrets

Today’s guest is Aaron Johnson, CEO & Founder of ⁠Ball Beyond⁠ ! Aaron played collegiately at Penn State University, although the beginning of that chapter was very different than the ending! He originally joined the team as a walk-on, but quickly proved why he was a scholarship player. By his junior year he was leading the Big Ten in rebounding and started catching the attention of scouts and...

How do you steer clear of mediocrity? Want to be more efficient with your time? Want to save lots of energy? Search for LFG energy. Nothing less. Have yourself a day!!! https://www.kevintarca.com https://youtube.com/@KevinTarca https://kreationtalent.thinkific.com/courses/agent

Today’s guest is Vanja Cernivec, the General Manager of the London Lions (WBBL)!  Vanja is originally from Slovenia, but has extended her presence all over the world making a major impact in the basketball space. Her eye for talent and passion for teaching the youth started when she was coaching in NBA schools in India and China and continued when she started managing Boki Nachbar's basketball...

Athletes are often equipped with the skill set, character, and drive to be extremely successful in the business world. But for some reason many athletes don't realize that until much later than they should. Here are three lessons that I learned in my sports life that translate identically into the business world. https://www.kevintarca.com https://www.kreationtalent.com https://youtube.com/@Ke...

Strong relationships are built over time. You can't speed up the process. And there is no magic formula that builds your network overnight. I can’t give away all the secrets from David Nurse’s 1% Daily Growth Group … but today I share a few takeaways that completely shifted my perspective on building relationships! https://www.davidnurse.com/ready-for-breakthrough-1

Hello June. We're back with some KTA updates, client wins and a summary of what this month looks like! www.kevintarca.com www.kreationtalent.com

Today’s guest is Bronislaw Wawrzynczuk, the new Sports Director for ⁠Eurocup team Prometey⁠ ! Bronek and I met in early 2017 while attending the ⁠Adidas Next Generation Tournament⁠ in Belgrade, Serbia. At the time we were both trying to navigate our way through this crazy business. Since then, Bronek founded his own scouting service, has been hired by several different high level clubs and is curr...

Today’s guest is Tom Moore, Men's Basketball Assistant Coach at the University of Connecticut. For those who are unaware, Coach Moore was my Head Coach at Quinnipiac University from 2008-2012. He gave me the opportunity to walk-on to the team when I arrived as a freshman, which led to four of the best years of my life, and for that I'll be forever grateful. Coach Moore has nearly 30 years...

The past few weeks have been packed with more phone calls than expected from college coaches who are looking to finalize their rosters. Today I share some takeaways from those discussions that I hope will help you navigate these crazy waters. Here are a few topics: where college coaches are looking for players some questions they will ask about players some red & green flags based on those ans...

Happy Thursday! Here's what's on the agenda the next few days...

Today’s guest is Jason Clement, Founding Partner & CEO of The Sports Facilities Companies , the largest single network of tournament and community-based sports facilities in the United States! Jason began his career in sports architecture, then transitioned into commercial development and corporate real estate management. He has founded, supported, and lead the growth of multiple organizations...

Some updates on KTA clients, parts of the agency business that I enjoy the most & what that means for this summer... www.kevintarca.com

Today’s guest is my guy Michael Martin Jr., and today I deemed his new nickname "The Sports Business Renaissance Man" because he wears many hats in this industry! A few of which being: Warner Bros. Discovery Sports -- Camera Operator & Runner  Warner Bros. Discovery -- Assistant Equipment Inventory Manager Team Hines TBT -- GM & Assistant Coach GTM Family Productions -- Co-Founde...

Rewind the clock 2,922 days. That's 70,128 hours ago! And it brings us to April 30, 2015. Exactly EIGHT years ago. On that day, I showed up to work and decided to quit my “9-5” job. A job that wasn't bad. A job that many people would love to have. Did people think I was crazy? Of course. But as I've learned first hand, if you have big dreams, they will be difficult to accomplish without a little b...

Today’s guests are Daniel Hennes & Jake Olson, Co-Founders of Engage ! Daniel is the CEO, where he is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the company's day to day operations, partnerships, and sales. He also maintains a roster of athletes, celebrities, and speakers who he represents and advises on all aspects of their careers. Jake is the President of Engage. In addition to this role...

We have officially passed 75,000 total listens! 🎉 Also... we crossed the triple digit threshold for countries. Sports Business Secrets has been listened to in 102 different countries around the world! I'm very grateful for everyone who has followed this project! 🙏 🌎 www.kevintarca.com www.kreationtalent.com

Another day = another opportunity! Here's what's going on in my world today. www.kevintarca.com

Today's guest is Ryota Matsuoka, Director of Basketball of Basketball Operations for the Shibuya Sunrockers in Japan's BLeague! In my opinion, his job is one of the most important pieces of an international club. He scouts, he coaches, he gathers intel, he translates. But at the end of the day, he finds a way to support whatever needs to get done. Today we talked about: growing up playing hoops an...

Today’s guest is Amobi Okugo, former professional soccer player turned athlete entrepreneur and creator, business development and strategic partnerships consultant and currently Founder of A Frugal Athlete! Amobi realized very quickly into his professional soccer career that he was not going to be paid to play the game forever. So he quickly put a plan in place to continue his education, tap into...

Happy Friday from sunny Portsmouth, Virginia! Todays episode is a brief summary about the infamous Portsmouth Invitational and the role it plays in the professional basketball landscape.

Today’s guest is DJ McCall, Sports Technology & Data Analyst at ⁠Optimum Performance Sports⁠ and Founder of ⁠Recruitabl⁠ . D.j. is a former collegiate and professional basketball player (and of course a ⁠Kreation Talent Agency⁠ client) who has reached many levels of success both on and off the court! This episode is truly a full circle moment for me because the first time D.j. and I actually m...

For my college athletes looking to go pro, here's 25 minutes of free game. I don't have all the answers, but I hope some of this insight can guide you in the right direction. www.kevin.tarca.com

One of the biggest elephants in the room in the professional basketball business abroad (at least to me) is never knowing what you're going to get in terms of professionalism. Today's episode shares one very sad situation that happened in a league abroad over the weekend. The purpose is to share what REALLY happens behind the scenes. And to start a conversation with stakeholders in the ind...

Happy April! March Madness continues into April as we head into the Men's NCAA Championship game tonight. I share what's on the agenda for the next few weeks and give my prediction for who will cut down the nets in Houston tonight!

Ended a great week in Kyoto with a weekend full of BLeague games! As my time winds down on this long trip to Japan, I'm starting to reflect on the past two months abroad...