Tech of Sports

Taaluma Totes , a backpack that has a mission to give back to the world and support entrepreneurs and small businesses through microloans. A company embracing a diverse culture, helping you carry your memories while you explore the world. Hand make right in California. Here are just some reasons that make it a great backpack for travelers: Fun fabrics from around the world – Show off a count...

Tea is hot! For tea lovers or those new to tea! ChaiBot is a blend of superior engineering design and product innovation to overcome daily hassles in tea making. With its elegant design and classy colors of black, white and matcha green, it will perfectly complement any kitchen setting. ChaiBot – the world’s first all-in-one tea machine that brews healthier, and faster, with more kinds of te...

Rick is joined by Karl Haller, Partner, Consumer Center of Competency Leader at IBM for this special interview. Many global consumers are ready to celebrate the holidays again however, as a wider set of economic and political issues took center stage this past year, new risks and uncertainties loom over their plans. According to the annual global holiday shopping and travel report released by IBM&...

Great to talk to Jason this week. A great idea and a passion for sports has created SportsVisio . SportsVisio is a highly revolutionary Sports AI/Computer Vision startup that essentially uses cutting-edge AI tech to capture basketball stats and automatically generate highlights, simply using iPhone or Android phone cameras on tripods. All with Syverson and SportsVisio giving back! Enjoy Jason Syve...

Kudo CEO Ryan Lewis and NBA legend “Downtown” Fred Brown join Rick to discuss KUDO’s protein-powered snacks and nutritional gummies. Kudo products are non-GMO, gluten-free and created to help health-conscious consumers snack (and supplement) without guilt. Kudo, The Good Conscience Snack Co., entered the functional foods market in 2022 with a product line that features 100 percent whole grain kett...

Great to catch up with Bob Wilber this week. Wilber’s book How Far? explores the incredible friendship that blossoms between a baseball player from Southern California and a hockey player from Minnesota. How Far? is an inspiring story that isn’t just for sports fans — it’s for anyone who wants to be motivated to keep working toward their goals and overcome life’s inevitable setbacks. Plot: As the...

Phenix is a real-time streaming tech provider who has worked with major sporting events and organizations around the world to stream their events with sub-half a second latency. Jed Corenthal elaborates on how ultra-low latency allows for exciting interactive features and personalization options like augmented reality with instant data overlays, real-time stats, and multi-angle viewing so fans can...

Rick talks with one of the bright young stars in college basketball, Chris Youngblood of Kennesaw State . Chris has a chance to be one of the top Mid-Major players in the country this year for the Owls. Honors 2022-23 – ASUN Preseason All-Conference 2020-21 – ASUN All-Freshman Team As a Sophomore (2021-2022) Started in 30 games … Ranked 11th overall leading scorer in the ASUN, averagin...

Rick is joined by former World No. 7, Australian Open champ and longtime tennis coach, Brian Teacher. Have a listen as Brian has a new tennis coaching app. A groundbreaking new tennis instructional platform may revolutionize the way tennis players learn, and coaches serve athletes. Full Court Tennis , a collaborator of the WTA & ATP Coach Organizations, has launched its new training app, now a...

Rick talks with sports collector, Mike Gioseffi this week. “Heavy hitters” have launched a comprehensive platform for international trading. The recently launched Card Shop Live is a mobile and web marketplace for buying, trading, and selling sports cards, memorabilia, and collectibles. Created to attract serious collectors as well as new hobbyists, the Card Shop Live platform brings enthusiasts t...

Former US Congressman, Ric Keller, joins Rick this week with a new book and “achieving your dreams.” Former U.S. Congressman Ric Keller explores the upside of taking  educated risks and shares other success principles he wishes he’d  known as a young person in his new book, Chase the Bears: Little Things to Achieve Big Dreams . An inspiring, humorous, and original book of conventional...

Rick is joined by Nick Rolnick this week. Rolnick (@thehpm), “The Human Performance Mechanic,” ( thehpmny.com ) an authority on blood flow restriction, performance enhancement specialist, and physical therapist. Nick’s sole goal is to help people get back to the activities they love as quickly as possible so they can experience the joy of pain free movement. Rolnick is a product of Sca...

The return of PGA Tour 2K23 is right around the corner and media got a taste of this new video game at the Tour Championship in Atlanta. Rick talks to Shaun West, one of the developers of PGA Tour 2K23. PGA TOUR 2K23 will feature PGA TOUR icon and all-time sports great Tiger Woods as the cover athlete. PGA TOUR 2K23 celebrates Tiger’s legacy by introducing him as both a playable in-game pro and an...

Stephanie Moram is a Green Living Expert, the CEO and Founder of Good Girl Gone Green , and host of the podcast Green Junkie, where she guides people to live a greener and more sustainable life without feeling overwhelmed. She joins Rick this week. It’s that season, tailgates and BBQs come with trash bags full of red solo cups and cans, thrown out plastic decorations, and so much waste! Mora...

Rick talks to world champion dancer, Anastasia Muravyeva this week. Anastasia has a fun new concept of dance entertainment. This is priceless entertainment for any occasion. Dance ‘n Dazzle provides all inclusive and unparalleled special events, castings, media, and print spreads with the most elegant and memorable element, that will surely add a sparkle to the occasion. Wedding packages illustrat...

This is part of the press conference PGA golfer, Colin Morikawa gave at the launch of the new PGA Tour 2K23 video game at the Tour Championship in Atlanta. PGA TOUR 2K23 will feature PGA TOUR icon and all-time sports great Tiger Woods as the cover athlete. PGA TOUR 2K23 celebrates Tiger’s legacy by introducing him as both a playable in-game pro and an Executive Director advising the game developme...

Rick talks to Atlanta Hawks No. 1 draft pick, AJ Griffin this week. Griffin is getting ready for the upcoming NBA season, but also giving back. School kids and those who happened to be in the Athlete’s Foot store on Lee St. in the West End of Atlanta, doing some shoe shopping were treated to a 90 minute appearance by the recent draftee out of Duke, last Saturday. Griffin also happens to be Athlete...

Rick is joined by track and field’s Shereese Cutler, “The Pretty Jumper.” I held high school records in both cross-country and track and field. I attended college on academic and athletic scholarship, and now I compete professionally in the long jump. I have a love for all sports and Muhammad Ali is one of my favorites. He was credited for being the first to use his athletic fame...

As Sir Ben Ainslie makes his SailGP debut on home waters at the Great Britain Sail Grand Prix in Plymouth this weekend, SailGP will be putting into action some of the most progressive technological and sustainable clean energy innovations the sporting world has ever seen! The Great Britain Sail Grand Prix will be the most sustainable on-water event ever with the largest number of electric solution...

Rick is joined by a great guest this week. Georgia State men’s tennis fifth-year senior Andrei Duarte , who was awarded a main draw doubles wild card for the 2022 Atlanta Open as announced by the professional men’s tennis tournament and tournament director Eddie Gonzalez. Duarte will pair with Alvaro Regalado of Columbus State to compete in the ATP 250 Tour event against a pair of ATP...

She built on the organization’s winning 2021 season and playoff appearance, key player re-signings, and increased global exposure for the organization, leading the charge to streamline key financial operations using integrated software – a critical element to the team’s success. Her approach offers a recipe for success. Rick is joined by Rachel Pearcy, this week on ‘Tech of Sport...

Pleasure to be joined by Olivia Baker, this week on “Tech of Sports.” Olivia is having a career year in 2022. The New Jersey native and Stanford grad is current the 25th ranked 800m runner in the world. She just ran at 1:58:46 at the Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, OR. Now living in Atlanta and representing the Atlanta Track Club , Olivia has her sights s...

Tennis & Racket Industry Pros Launch RKT3 Group To Offer Expert Consulting Strategy, Programming and Leadership Development Rick talks to Erik Kortland this week on “Tech of Sports.” Three dynamic leaders in the racket sports space are venturing out and offering their services to organizations and facilities looking to expand and take advantage of the growing landscape and populari...

Rick is joined by former CNN Headline News’ Jane Velez-Mitchell this week to talk about her new venture. Jane Velez-Mitchell, award-winning TV journalist, New York Times bestselling author and former CNN Headline News anchor, has launched a new streaming network called UnchainedTV . This network is FREE and does not require any emails, subscriptions, or disclosure of personal information to...

Rick is joined this week by former D-I student athlete and now author, M.K. Lever. Imagine a world where coercion, control, surveillance, and manipulation reign. Where imbalance of power makes exploitation easy and where those at the bottom of the heap sacrifice everything to make a profit for those at the top. M.K. Lever’s knockout debut work of fiction, Surviving the Second Tier, weaves th...