Tech of Sports

Rick gets a quick talk with UCLA quarterback, Chase Griffin from the NIL Summit in Atlanta. Griffin is active in NIL and he talks about that along with his philosophy. Bio: Enrolled at UCLA in January 2019 and took part in spring practice. 2022 Saw action as a reserve quarterback in two games (Alabama State and at Colorado). 2021 Did not see game action … served as the scout team quarterback...

An Exclusive with the President of Tauck this week on family travel. Jennifer Tombaugh, President of Tauck and mother of four. Tauck is a 98-year-old leader in upscale guided travel offering more than 150 land journeys and cruises to 70+ countries and all seven continents. Included in Tauck’s portfolio are 20 Tauck Bridges family travel adventures in North America, Europe, Africa and Latin America...

Rick talks with Jason Carlson of Wallabing , about providing RV enthusiasts an open road to revenue, adventure, and peace of mind. With life on the open road remaining as popular and alluring as ever, one innovative company, Wallabing, is seeking to transform this growing lifestyle trend by streamlining the recreational vehicle experience for owners and renters. “Owners make more, renters pay less...

John Sapiente is the CEO of Volition America , a patriotic apparel brand that celebrates the country and supports the military community. Born and raised in Chicago, John is a University of Kansas Jayhawks alumnus. John’s extensive background in manufacturing and his passion for country and community led him to build Volition America, despite his non-traditional background in apparel, consum...

A little book that could pay big dividends for the new or old graduate in your life. Dear Graduate asks a series of questions of the reader—about how they want to spend their lives and what values they’ll develop, evolving to bigger questions about how they act in the world and who they want to become and what they will achieve. It’s 33 questions in all. Even for many athletes I deal with that hav...

Rick is joined by Bonnie Taub-Dix, Registered Dietitian and Nutritionist. Americans are a population of snackers, yet do they really know what’s in the snacks they choose? Seven out of ten men and half of women surveyed say they believe their current snacks have nutritional value. Unfortunately, there’s a lot of confusion as to what is considered healthy. Nutrition labels are designed to be transp...

Rick is joined by Terry Dale of the USTOA this week. According to the Summer Travel Survey & Trends 2023 report by The Vacationer, a whopping 85% of Americans plan to travel this summer and 42% of Americans are planning to travel more this summer compared to last. With a vast array of destinations and styles of vacations available, how can travelers save much-valued time and money in navigatin...

Tim Wright joins Rick this week. Tim is currently Co-Founder and Chief Strategic Officer at Dome Audio . Before embarking on a career in the technological arena, Tim Wright played in the pro football one. A former tight end who spent three years in the NFL after going undrafted out of Rutgers in 2013—one each for the Buccaneers, Patriots, and Lions—Wright won a championship with New England when t...

Rick talks with City Manager of Peachtree Corners, Ga., Brian Johnson, this week. Each year about 1,000 cyclists die and over 130,000 are injured in crashes that occur on roadways in the U.S. To bring attention to the importance of roadway safety for cyclists, pedestrians and more, Peachtree Corners, Georgia is hosting the U.S. Pro Cycling Curiosity Lab Criterium on Wednesday, April 26. This Curio...

Rick talks to author, Jay Margolis, this week. The book is ‘ My Maril: Marilyn Monroe, Ronald Reagan, Hollywood, and Me’ The movie star, the singer, the sex symbol, the so-called “dumb blonde” – all things that Marilyn Monroe is known as, and yet her story goes far beyond that. How did she build her career in Hollywood? Who was she close to – her family, her friends, her lovers – and w...

Rick talks with Ophir Gaathon of Dust Identity . Under the NCAA name, image and likeness (NIL) policy, among other benefits, college athletes are able to profit from signing autographs and essentially selling their jerseys and wares as collectibles. Having products of college athletes on the market in season ramps up excitement and growth of the industry. But the NIL also presents inherent challen...

Rick talks with Lara Krug from Adobe Summit in Las Vegas. Lara Krug was hired as Kansas City’s Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer on June 29, 2021 and begins her third season in the National Football League in 2023. As the first CMO in franchise history, Krug oversees all club marketing functions, including brand marketing; community outreach; digital, social and website op...

The 50 Greatest Players in Braves History examines the careers of the 50 men who made the greatest impact on one of Major League Baseball’s oldest and most iconic franchises. Using as measuring sticks the degree to which they impacted the fortunes of the team, the extent to which they added to the Braves legacy—in Boston, Milwaukee, and Atlanta—and the levels of statistical compilation and overall...

Great hats and more. Rick is joined by Roger Duthie this week on ‘Tech of Sports.’ BearFish is a boutique Dubai brand and will appeal to a certain demographic who care about quality, comfort and fashion while playing their favorite sport. With its first line of caps, the brand aims to bring back color into outdoor sport. The founder Roger Duthie claims that the golf public has gotten d...

Sports fan engagement. Brainstorming dynamic and fresh approaches to fan engagement by combining traditional experiences with the digital era can be a challenge. Organizations in sports need to begin to understand the idea of extracting the lifetime value of the customer. In professional sports 1% of all fans will go to a game live, but in today’s globalized digital world, why aren’t all sports or...

Talking to sports massage therapist, John G. Louis, this week. He’s here to introduce his new product, the Hall of Fame self-massage tool. The patent-pending “self-manager” massage tool provides a focused and individualized pressure point that instantly delivers measurable results and benefits. Here are some features that make the Hall of Fame self-massage tool distinctive: Devel...

Rick is joined by Keith Marshall, former University of Georgia football player, former NFL player and now Co-CEO of The Players’ Lounge , a NIL-focused platform built to empower relationships between current and former college athletes. Rick was able to attend a panel with Keith in Alpharetta, Ga. Talking about the current NIL landscape, how to best work with student-athletes and how to buil...

Rick talks tennis… and pickleball with tennis legend, turned pickleball instructor, JoAnne Russell JoAnne Russell is a former Major Doubles Champion (1977) and had an incredibly successful career in tennis before discovering pickleball. With playing partner Helen Gourlay Cawley, she won the Wimbledon ladies’ doubles title in 1977. They beat the team of Chris Evert and Rosie Casals in t...

Rick is joined by Glenn Booth of Kiswe this week. Kiswe—the interactive video tech company, one of TIME’s most important inventions of 2021 and a Deloitte 500 top 20 company—has powered the world’s largest virtual concerts and events, including Josh Groban, BTS, Justin Bieber, Queen + Adam Lambert, Smosh, The Try Guys, The Rolling Stones and many others. Kiswe also works with major sports teams an...

Veritone , creator of aiWARE, a hyper-expansive enterprise AI platform, partnered with former pro footballer Alan Smith will use AI voice to cover the most prestigious football tournament in the world. Opta Voice by Stats Perform, powered by award-winning aiWARE solution Veritone Voice, brings life to the sport stats and game details to fans around the world. Alan is currently a regular co-comment...

Rick talks with Makaela Bryant this week on “Tech of Sports.” Makaela is up-and-coming in Hollywood, even landing multiple film roles during the pandemic. Following her acting debut in the hit show Manifest, she went on to grace high fashion magazine covers for Dolce Spain and Selin Magazine, alongside her growing film career. At the moment, Bryant has several projects lined up for the...

Rick is joined by wresting legend, Mickie James this week. James is one of the most recognizable wrestlers in the world and a 10-time Women’s World Champion, Mickie James has been wrestling for more than two decades, including multiple title runs in WWE and IMPACT Wrestling. She has been wrestling since 1999 and has been a multi-time winner of the Woman Wrestler of the Year award. Away from the ri...

It’s CES week and that means the debut of 100’s of new products. That includes iTOUCH Wearables – the leading US-based lifestyle tech brand known for producing innovative smartwatches, fitness trackers and fashion-forward tech accessories. They have a new product collaboration with World Renowned Health and Wellness Expert, Jillian Michaels that is being unveiled at CES. The bran...

Rick talks with Neil Myers, an award winning documentarian and amateur triathlete this week on ‘Tech of Sports.’ Myers has a new documentary out! Climb Climb – a heartwarming documentary about a triathlete’s inspirational journey back from a near-death accident. Neil Myers is an amateur triathlete – sometimes competing in individual triathlons (where he completes all three &#8211...

Talking the popular brand of Kizik Shoes this week. With Monte Deere, CEO of Kizik. Taking off your shoes at the end of the day or putting them back on the morning after the first day, can feel like you are tasked with climbing Mount Everest. Your hands and back just don’t seem to want to cooperate to get your shoes on. So Kizik shoes feature a patented heel design so all you have to do is slip yo...