Sports Business Secrets

Today’s guest is David Nurse, who is a man of many skills & many titles... David has been transforming the way hundreds of NBA stars play on the court for most of his career. His method was actually coined as training “athletes of the future” because of his ability to teach them how to tap into different mindsets and become unstoppable. He has written two bestselling books, runs a successful m...

This is the sports industry! The rules are different here. Today I give you 12 very fired up minutes of why this industry is difficult to navigate. But more importantly I discuss 3 ways that you'll be able to combat the difficult set of rules you're up against.

Today’s guest is DeMarcus Berry, Head Coach for the Kaohsiung Steelers , a club from Taiwan's PLeague+ . Lucky for me, he is also a Kreation Talent Agency client . DeMarcus has had an amazing journey from playing at the NAIA level, to playing in Australia, then to coaching in Australia. He’s done scouting for teams in New Zealand, Turkey, Germany, China and more. In 2018 he was a Special Assistant...

KTA Client Anthony Green resigns in Adelaide, South Australia with the Norwood Flames!  Listen in for some more details on the process and decisions that were made in the off season. The NBL1 Season kicks off in April!

Today’s guest is Francesco Nanni, who is an assistant coach on Scafati in Italy’s SerieA2. Francesco grew up playing basketball in Italy. He has been coaching basketball since the age of 16 and got his opportunity to become a professional coach in the 2nd division of Italy in 2017 with a team called Forli. As you’ll hear in the podcast, assistant coaches overseas wear many hats, so he has been abl...

The biggest buzz word of the 21st century; networking! We all know networking is a big part of how we will find success. But when's the last time you asked yourself how to improve your networking routine? www.kevintarca.com/post/three-ways-to-upgrade-your-networking-routine

Today’s guest is Art Morrison III, who I'm lucky to call a close friend! Art is an entrepreneur in every sense of the word. After having to move around to a handful of different high schools, he eventually earned a scholarship to play basketball at Caldwell University. Despite an up and down college career, he continued to persevere by procuring himself a contract overseas, and has since taken the...

People often get hired the same way that people get recognized, from their past success. And although there is merit to that, I think we should dig deeper. I believe too many companies & sports organizations overweigh their decisions based off past stats. https://www.kevintarca.com/post/hiring-recruiting

Today we're joined by the Head of Scouting for FC Barcelona, Ruben Alcaraz! Ruben was the first guest for season 2 of the podcast, and he definitely did not disappoint! We get to hear about Rubens unique background before he got into the scouting and front office role… Like many of us, Ruben wasn’t really sure what he wanted to do early in his professional career, and so he simply took life one da...

Today we continue discussing changes to the FIBA Agent Regulations and how I think it will impact the industry.

On January 1, 2022 FIBA decided to make changes to the Agent Regulations. Sadly, these changes came without consultation from FIBA Agents themselves. Today I dive into the first two big changes.

Welcome to Season 2 of Sports Business Secrets! Today I recap the end of 2021, discuss some podcast upgrades & share this year's vision for KTA!

🎉🎊 Today is the 365th consecutive day of publishing a podcast episode! LFG! What a year. Today I talk about what I learned and what is next! 😎

It has felt like a decade since I’ve been back in my element overseas, but lucky for me, we are back! I just landed in Europe and I’m hitting the ground running!! 😀😎🌎✌️

Today we're joined by a fellow FIBA agent based in Spain, Gerard Colomé! Gerard knew he wanted to be involved in the sports business world earlier than most. He has experiences at both a big international agency and now a boutique firm. Tune in to hear more about Spain, FIBA inefficiencies, his trips to Africa & much more!

Often times we are so worried about finding the best approach that we forget to take action. The quality of your work in the beginning will not be good… just keep improving.

Yesterday we talked about what types of disputes can arise. Today I break down the process of filing a claim and go behind the scenes of arbitration procedures.

Today I talk about what happens when there is a dispute between a player and an agent. Sometimes it’s handled professionally, but sometimes it gets ugly.

KTA client updates, a few more college visits and a golf outing... This is exactly what I'm doing today.

I don't care what level we are talking about, scoring 51 points is very difficult to do. This is more of a venting episode for me, mostly about why teams overlook good players. So thanks for listening lol.

At the end of each episode with a guest, I throw in a surprise round of questions to get to know them better and make them think! Upon request, today I put myself through the round 😎

KTA Client Djimon Henson will be playing in the Georgian Superleague this season. Listen in for some more details on the transfer and the league!

Faith will bring you through any battle. But it's important to not overlook the most brutal facts of your current situation. Today we learn from the highest ranking US military officer who was held captive during the Vietnam War.

We all have said the infamous line, "can you leave me some tickets?" Today I flipped open the CBA and learned exactly how many tickets NBA players get for each game! 

Today we get to learn about the creators of one of the hottest podcasts on the market, Slappin' Glass! Patrick Carney & Dan Krikorian dive into their college hoops days, passions off the court, the humble beginnings of the podcast, their stellar guests & much more! They even disclose who would win in a game of 1 on 1 😜