Sports Business Secrets

The Japanese market continues to show a promising outlook for the future business of basketball. Here's a quick rant about some basketball strategy, corporate partnership insights and the impressive operations workflow here. www.kevintarca.com

Happy Monday! Wrapped up a busy week around Tokyo, including an exciting BLeague game. Just got off the bullet train to a new city. I’ll give you a hint — the city name translates to imperial capital, but it’s not the capital 🤯

Happy Saturday! In between guest episodes on SBS, today I decided to repost my guest appearance on The PREP Athletics Podcast! Cory Heitz (a former guest on Sports Business Secrets, of course), invited me to join him for a conversation about my basketball career -- from high school throughout college, and into the transition of hanging up the shoes... don't worry it didn't take long. 😅 We talked...

Happy Monday!  EASL Champions Week has officially wrapped up - what a success! I'm spending one more day in Okinawa before heading back to Tokyo tomorrow...

Today’s guest is Jimmy Contrini, Content Manager for Alex and Leila Hormozi! Jimmy and I first met via KTA , when he did a handful of internship projects with me in 2018! It really is crazy how time flies. I wish I could take some credit for the success Jimmy has had in his career, but it all comes from his persistence and his relentless will to succeed! I'm very happy to see him thriving, while s...

Just stepped off the bullet train into Utsunomiya, Japan for the Inaugural  EASL Champions Week! Today I discuss a brief overview of the league, including the format, the media & partnerships side and finally the 8 teams who are set to tip off this tomorrow! __________________________ You can find previous episodes or get in touch with me personally below: www.kevintarca.com my instagram...

Happy Monday! Narita, Shibuya Crossing, a B3 game, dinner in Shinjuku and some exploring... Here's whats happening in the northeastern hemisphere... 🇯🇵

Today’s guest is Alyssa Hyatt, Senior Associate AD of Business & Administration at Quinnipiac University! Alyssa got her undergraduate degree in sports marketing from University of Connecticut, where she also was one of the most important people on college basketball staffs… a student manager for the men's basketball team! She then took her talents to George Washington University where she was...

Hello from Tokyo! Today I talk about the reasons for coming to Japan and what's on the agenda for the trip! Then as promised, I do an overview of the professional leagues here (structure, teams, import rules, etc). Arigato! __________________________ You can find previous episodes or get in touch with me personally below: www.kevintarca.com my instagram my twitter

Tblisi is a city you should visit at least once in your life! Here’s what I’ve been up to the past week.

Today’s guest is Brianna Salvatore Dueck, Director of Strategy at 17 Sport ! Brianna played college & pro basketball at UC Davis and in Switzerland, respectively. She has a master’s degree in International Development from a top University in Paris and she's worked for various big time global corporations from the United Nations to Neilsen! In her role at 17 Sport she works with the top proper...

The sports business industry is undergoing a massive transformation and it's difficult to keep up with. From skyrocketing team valuations to never ending college conference re-alignments to international league expansions! And what about how quickly people are changing their sports content consumption habits relative to 5 years ago? One of the topics that I find particularly fascinating is brand p...

72 hours in Vienna! Today I give you some details on how the weekend went and where I'm off to next!

Today’s guest is Kirby Porter , Founder of New Game Labs ! After graduating from Harvard University, where she was a member of the Women’s Basketball team, Kirby started her career in sports marketing and venture capital before launching her own business. New Game Labs was founded to help athletes grow their brands and businesses through content creation. Today we talked about: the mindset it took...

As promised, I'll continue to share things in real time. Here's a quick recap of the past few days in Barcelona in addition to what's in store for the week.

Today’s guest is the one... the only... Mr. Sean Light, CEO + Founder of Weight Room Wealth! Although we are both Jersey boys, Sean and I first met as college basketball teammates at the wonderful Quinnipiac University. Watching him build his company from the ground up has been nothing short of inspiring! This guy pours his heart and soul into his business, which requires him to be at the top of h...

Hola from Barcelona! After an action packed day filled with EuroLeague meetings and a game, I thought it was fitting to share some of my latest thoughts. I summarize some of the current challenges the league is facing and all the opportunities for growth moving forward! You can find previous episodes or get in touch with me personally below: www.kevintarca.com my instagram my twitter

Welcome to Season 3 of Sports Business Secrets! Today I talk about some changes to the pod, an update on KTA and vision for the year to come! Thanks so much for tuning in. You can find previous episodes or get in touch with me personally by visiting www.kevintarca.com !

Here is a big time thank you to two groups - anyone who has listened & all my guests! I also share a few cool stats from the first two seasons of Sports Business Secrets!

If you have the opportunity to empower someone, don't pass it up... it could be life-changing.

Today’s guest is James O’Connor! Partner at Barrett McNagny Law Firm, who also happens to be NBPA, WNBPA, FIBA and most recently, NCAA certified agent! James represents and advises clients in all sorts of matters concerning employment law, NIL education and several additional dispute and litigation matters. Today we talked about how we first met, he shares a bit of lawyer 101 education and then we...

I could probably discuss three HUNDRED things you should know about basketball abroad, but today we'll just stick to three! This episode is for players, parents, coaches, scouts and agents who are looking for some insight on basketball outside the United States. 

Your are what you do… not what you say you are going to do.

Today’s guest is José Colorado, Pro Basketball Player, YouTuber, Blogger, Coach and all around Entrepreneur! José is a guy whose journey I respect very much. And I believe you will too after hearing his story! Today we talked about: Earning himself a spot on a college basketball team The challenges of going pro from a non USA D1 The process of searching for an agent & team Surprises & chal...

Today we have our second ever multi-guest episode, bringing on the Founders of huupe ! Paul Anton and Lyth Saeed join me to talk about the world's first smart basketball hoop! Today we talk about: Their love for playing hoops growing up How important it is to have a global perspective (Lyth's family comes from Jordan & Paul's from Greece) Their early understanding that their paths were outside...