The Learning Lever

Episode highlights / what you'll learn: How Levy built E15 and turned food & beverage analytics into a competitive advantage. The embedded partner model: why the best hospitality is invisible to the fan. Multi-generational fan strategy: serving seven generations in one building. Balancing tradition vs. innovation in premium and concession experiences. The future of hospitality: AI-driven personali...

In this episode, you’ll hear about: JD’s career path: investment banking and hedge funds → New York Jets finance → VP of Finance at the Baltimore Orioles.​ How he reframed skills like modeling, business analysis, and executive communication so they made sense to team leaders hiring for sports roles.​ NFL vs. MLB: 10 games vs. 81 games, what that means for experimentation, in‑season changes, and re...

Tune in to hear How Ryan first experienced SEAT as a uniquely community-driven conference, where the person running the event is as loved as the programming itself. Josh’s career arc: early interest in sports marketing, a detour into tech and network engineering, a pivotal jump to the Utah Jazz as a network engineer, and eventually leading arena technology strategy. Lessons from renovating the Del...

About RISE: Rise Sports Collective is an innovative EdTech startup dedicated to revolutionizing the Business of Sports. We empower professionals with our cutting edge curriculum, built by operating experts, designed to impart the essential skills, knowledge, and context needed to excel in the dynamic world of the Business of Sports. Resources & links: RISE Sports Collective membership & courses: r...

In this episode, Ryan sits down with Steve Chan — Rise Sports Collective co-founder and former 49ers Business Strategy & Analytics leader — to break down how modern teams use data (and storytelling) to level up revenue, operations, and the fan experience. Together, they cover: The advantage of coming into sports from “outside industries” — and how it brings fresh best practices into teams How the...

About RISE: Rise Sports Collective is an innovative EdTech startup dedicated to revolutionizing the Business of Sports. We empower professionals with our cutting edge curriculum, built by operating experts, designed to impart the essential skills, knowledge, and context needed to excel in the dynamic world of the Business of Sports. Resources & links: RISE Sports Collective membership & courses: r...

About the Guest: Stacy McGranor Stacy McGranor is the founder and Chief Experience Officer of Blueprints & Playbooks, a customer experience consulting agency, with over 15 seasons driving fan engagement and revenue growth across MLB, NBA, MLS, and NHL organizations. During her decade with the San Jose Sharks, she created the first-ever formal Customer Experience function in professional sports and...

About RISE: Rise Sports Collective is an innovative EdTech startup dedicated to revolutionizing the Business of Sports. We empower professionals with our cutting edge curriculum, built by operating experts, designed to impart the essential skills, knowledge, and context needed to excel in the dynamic world of the Business of Sports.  Resources & Links: RISE Sports Collective membership & courses:...

About our Guest: Moon Javaid Moon Javaid is the Chief Growth & Innovation Officer of the Baltimore Ravens, recognized as a visionary leader in professional sports for over 12 years.  He is a two-time Sports Business Journal Forty Under 40 honoree and a Silicon Valley 40 Under 40 recipient, reflecting his broad industry influence. As Chief Strategy Officer of the San Francisco 49ers, Moon engineere...