The ROAR Podcast

Greg Thompson s the Global Technology Business Leader for Amazon Web Services with a focus on the sports business space. In that leadership role with AWS Greg has strategically develop new business with, and solutions for, customers in the sports industries utilizing the AWS cloud. He leads business strategy and performance to quickly innovate at scale. Prior to his current role Greg was the AWS I...

Michael Neuman is the co-head Playfly Sports Consulting - a sports media, marketing and technology business centered around the team, league, brand, and network. Before this newest venture Michael was the Managing Partner of Scout Sports and Entertainment, a Division of Horizon Media. Prior to joining Horizon, he was co-founder and president of Amplify Sports and Entertainment, a marketing consult...

Kate Popovec is the head coach of the women’s basketball team at Bradley University, a role she starting in 2022. Kate began her collegiate coaching career as Director of Women's Basketball Operations at La Salle University for the 2013-14 season. She returned to Northwestern the following season for a 2-year stint as Director of Player Development for the Wildcats. Northwestern received an at-lar...

Matt Repchak is the Chief Marketing Officer of Florida Citrus Sports. Matt joined Florida Citrus Sports in 2005 and is now in his 18th season. Matt previously served as Senior Director of Marketing & Communications, a role he began in 2013. In his role Matt leads the Integrated Marketing & communications department, including the nonprofit’s public relations, advertising, creative producti...

Jacob Pavilack is the Associate Director of Athletic Communications at Northwestern University. The West Virginia native is the communications contact for Men’s Basketball and Women's Lacrosse at Northwestern, working with both programs during historic seasons in 2023. He was previously the Assistant Athletic Communications Director at the University of Arkansas, where he worked with Razorback Foo...

This week we take a break from the great guests with a conversation between Adam and Brice. The two discuss current events in the sports landscape along with some of the great work that Adam and team have been doing at Excel Sports Management.

Alexander Kane is the founder and CEO of Sporttrade. Sporttrade is a Philadelphia-based sports betting and trading company that has disrupted the sports betting industry with the first legal sports betting exchange. This exchange approach is like a financial exchange, enabling customers to trade on sports outcomes by buying and selling contracts, just like trading stocks. Alex has been featured in...

Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Models have been top of mind in recent months so this week we revisit and episode from this season that drives into both of those topics. Adam Goldberg is the head of Azure OpenAI Enablement and Go To Market team and was previously an Account Director for the Go To Market team at OpenAI. Prior to his work with OpenAI Adam was the Director of Data and AI s...

Over the past 30 years, Chris Bevilacqua has established himself as a leader in the sports and media business, including being at the forefront of two transformative eras in sports media history. He is the co-founder of Bevilacqua Helfant Ventures (BHV) which represents a continuation and expansion of the business he previously conducted as founder and CEO of Bevilacqua Media Company (BMC). At Bev...

Marcus Attles is the Associate AD for Facilities and Capital Projects at the University of Miami - a role he started in May 2022. At Miami, he oversees the Facilities & Operations work unit and is responsible for all capital projects and the day-to-day management of athletic facilities. Marcus came to Miami after four years as Associate AD for Facilities & Operations at Northwestern Univer...

Ella Brockway is a multi-platform editor on the sports desk for the Washington Post. She is a former sports editing intern at The Post, and has previously written for Sports Illustrated, U.S. Lacrosse Magazine and the Asbury Park Press. In her time covering sports she has interviewed World Cup winners, Big Ten coaches and athletic directors, and NFL players while reporting live from numerous sport...

This week the Revenue Above Replacement podcast takes a break for the typical guests and features a conversation between Adam and Brice. They discuss this season of the podcast and the slate of upcoming guests. Adam also discusses his new weekly newsletter, Revenue Above Replacement, for John WallStreet.

Zach Wingrove is the Director of Public Relations and Digital Media for Northwestern Athletics. In his role Zach has served as the media relations contact for a multiple Northwestern athletic programs – including football, men's and women's basketball, softball, field hockey, wrestling, and volleyball. Prior to his current role, Zach spent four years working with Northwestern Athletics in both the...

Brooke Riley is the Assistant Women’s Golf Coach at Stanford and was a standout golfer at Northwestern. Prior to joining the staff at Stanford Brooke was the assistant golf professional at Stonebriar Country Club in Frisco Texas. In her playing days Brooke was a member of the Wildcats program that finished in the Top 10 at NCAA Championships in four straight seasons. She twice earned All-Big Ten h...

Matt Brown is the founder of Extra Points - a newsletter that focuses on the college part of college sports. Extra Points covers all the off-the-field landscape that shapes college sports, from the largest FBS schools to the smallest NAIA programs. Matt started Extra Points in April of 2020 and prior to going out on his own he oversaw SB Nation’s college team sites and was a regular contributor to...

Brookelynn Entz is a professional soccer player for HK Kopavogur in Iceland. She spent her college career at Kansas State, where Entz owns 28 school records including goals, assists and games played. She graduated from K-State in 2020 with an undergraduate degree in psychology. The Newton, Kansas native was drafted by the NWSL's Kansas City Current in 2021 before joining Valur in Iceland, where En...

Bryce Weiler is a co-founder of the Beautiful Lives Project and its National Advocacy Officer. He was born four months premature and developed an eye condition called Retinopathy that caused him to be blind. Bryce’s passion for sports on the radio led him to commentate on radio sports broadcasts for the University of Evansville, where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Sports Management and Communic...

Payton Chang is the the Social Media Manager for the Miami Dolphins along with their properties including Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Open, and Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix. In addition to her work with the Dolphins Payton serves as a consultant for Progage Connect, working with professional and collegiate athletes earn endorsement deals and grow their personal brands. Prior to her work with the Dolphi...

Kalyn Kahler is a senior writer for The Athletic covering the NFL. Prior to joining The Athletic Kalyn worked as a staff writer for Defector and at Sports Illustrated, where she worked her way up from editorial assistant and personal assistant to Peter King. Kalyn’s work has appeared in multiple publications including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Sports Illustrated, and Bleacher Re...

Collin Sexton joined the University of Kansas Athletics department in August of 2021 and currently serves as the Associate Athletics Director for Strategic Initiative and Chief of Staff as well as the sport administrator for the Kansas Football program. Collin joins the University of Kansas from Northwestern where he was the assistant athletics director for leadership giving. While in that role, C...

Adam Goldberg is the head of Azure OpenAI Enablement and Go To Market team and was previously an Account Director for the Go To Market team at OpenAI. Prior to his work with OpenAI Adam was the Director of Data and AI solutions at Microsoft and spent the early part of his career in multiple roles with Cisco.

Tyler Jones joined Northwestern Athletics in September 2021 and was promoted to Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director for Revenue Generation and Strategic Initiatives in August 2022. In his role Tyler provides direct oversight and leadership of Northwestern Athletics’ revenue-producing units of the department, including ticket sales and operations, Northwestern Sports Properties, marketing...

Josh Walker is the Co-Founder and President of Sports Innovation Lab where he oversees the company’s innovative and proprietary market intelligence platform. Through market analysis and unbiased research, he empowers brands to develop and implement game changing, breakthrough experiences in a new age of sports and entertainment fandom. His work at Sports Innovation Lab represents the convergence o...

Emily Ehman works for Big Ten Network as the primary game and studio volleyball analysts, a sideline reporter and as the Network’s Digital Host where she has covered three NCAA Women’s Indoor Volleyball Championships, two CFB Playoff Semifinal games, the Women’s College World Series and much more. In addition to her work with the Big Ten Network Emily also freelances for other outlets and organiza...

Emilio Collins is a Partner and Chief Business Officer at Excel Sports Management where he oversees all sales and marketing for Excel, including the agency’s talent endorsement, property representation, and corporate consulting businesses. Emilio joined Excel after 15-plus years at the National Basketball Association, where he most recently served as Executive Vice President, Global Marketing Part...