The ROAR Podcast

Nadia Erickson Edwards serves as a a Director of Regional Development at the University of Notre Dame. In her role she works with friends, family and alumni in San Diego, Santa Barbara and the Central Coast who aspire to make a transformational impact on the mission of Notre Dame. Prior to his role at Notre Dame Nadia spent several years as a volleyball coach at the college level including at Ohio...

Brice is joined by Matt Nerrie a Senior Athletic Trainer who specializes in concussion care for Northwestern Medicine Student Health Service. Matt holds an undergraduate degree in sports science from the University of the Pacific and a masters degree from Michigan State University in kinesiology. Prior to coming to Northwestern Medicine Student Health Service Matt was an athletic trainer at the Un...

Adam is joined by Brian Stedman the Executive Vice President of Strategy and Development at Major League Baseball. Brian oversees the newly formed Strategy and Development department of Major League Baseball, which will work closely with teams, internal MLB departments, and partners to establish strategic plans that impact crucial areas of business including international, media, marketing, and ti...

Adam and Brice are back for another season of the Revenue Above Replacement podcast. In this episode Adam and Brice discuss what they have been working on since the last episodes and give a preview of the people and topics that will be featured in the upcoming season.

The first season of the Northwestern Masters of the Arts in Sports Administration Revenue Above Replacement podcast has seen Adam and Brice interview sports industry leaders across a wide range of disciplines. More of the great content is coming and Adam and Brice will be back in September with new and exciting episodes of the Revenue Above Replacement Podcast.

A native of Chicago, Carmen Vitali is a Staff Writer and Sr. Coordinator of Digital Content for the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Carmen attended Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication for her undergraduate studies where she interned for Sun Devil Athletics in their sports information department. Carmen holds a master’s degree from Northwestern Univers...

Slade Larscheid is the Deputy Athletic Director at South Dakota State University and has over a decade of experience in athletic administration, fundraising and marketing. In his role Slade supports the day to day operations of the athletics department with oversight of all revenue generation, marketing and communications. Prior to his current role, Slade served as director of athletics at Augusta...

Adrian Madero is a co-founder and partner of 2M Boxing Promotions. In that role he is responsible for all aspects of boxing promotion including sourcing new talent, organizing prize fights, negotiating media coverage and right, venue logistics along with marketing of the event and fighters. Adrian is a native of Chihuahua Mexico and did his undergraduate studies at Universidad de Monterrey is San...

Adam Sperling is an Executive Director with the PGA Tour and is responsible for the 2022 Presidents Cup at Quail Hollow. Adam has over 15 years of experience in the professional golf space with previous work as the Executive Director for the Shriners Hospital for Children Open, the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am and Wal-Mat First Tee Open. Adam is a graduate of Ithaca College in upstate New...

Adam and Brice participated in the Northwestern University School of Professional Studies (SPS) lunchtime panel discussion on the potential for blockchain in sports media and sponsorship. The lecture was the first event in SPS's new Lunchtime Table Talk series, a monthly lecture and Q&A series over lunch that highlights the interdisciplinary research and conversation occurring at the School of...

Ryan Djabbarah is the Vice President of Corporate Sponsorships and Marketing at Citi. As part of the Global Brand Team, Ryan works with partners and colleagues across the enterprise ensuring efficient and effective management of Citi’s sponsorship investments, focused on purposeful partnerships that engage clients, consumers and colleagues at their passion points. In addition to leading major spor...

Marc “Blue” Bluestein is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Aquarius Sports and Entertainment, an award-winning sponsorship consulting, activation, and experiential marketing agency based in the Washington, D.C. market. A self-described sports aficionado, Blue has spent the last 20+ years developing and negotiating integrated sponsorships spanning the Super Bowl, Olympics, NCAA Men’s Fin...

John Shea is Chief Executive Officer of the Octagon Sports & Entertainment Network, a role he assumed on April 5, 2021. Prior to being named CEO, Shea served as Global President, Marketing and Events, Octagon. As CEO, Shea is charged with leading the day-to-day responsibilities and strategic management for OSEN’s collection of industry-leading sports and entertainment marketing, talent managem...

Keith Bank is the Founder and Managing Partner of KB Partners and has a diverse background in start ups, real estate and other entrepreneurial ventures. He founded and serves on the Board of Directors of Club Champion Golf and was the past Chairman of SteadyMed Ltd. (NASDAQ:STDY). He also serves on the boards of Full Swing Golf, Phenix Real-Time Solutions, ANGLR, Hammerhead and Workforce Athletics...

Lindsay Barenz is the President of Business Operations for the Washington Spirit. She joined the Spirit after serving as the Vice President of Business Development for the National Women’s Soccer League. At the NSWSL Lindsay led the sale of the league’s broadcast rights to CBS and Twitch. Lindsay also helped secure several league-wide partnership deals with companies including Google, Verizon, Sec...

Dan Frystak is a strategic sports and entertainment industry leader with extensive experience in creating and executing highly successful partnerships within the sports industry. Dan has held multiple positions with his company, CDW, where he is now the Sr. Manager of Partner Development. Within that role Dan works with CDW's network of technology vendors to design and create new partnerships with...

Nate Walker is the President of Diamond Solutions. Nate played 5 years of Division I baseball at College of the Holy Cross and Northwestern University where he received a Bachelor’s of Economics and a Master’s of Sports Administration. Following the completion of his Master’s Degree at Northwestern, the Tampa Bay Rays hired Nate as an Advanced Scout for the 2016 season. His primary duties were to...

Matt Deimund is the SVP of Corporate Strategy & Development and Managing Director of Fanbase at Learfield IMG College. He leads the Corporate Strategy & Development team, the Data & Analytics team, Insights team, and Fanbase data and analytics platform. Prior to his work with Learfield IMG College Matt was an Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company where he helped clients solve com...

Dr. Andrew Kersten is double board-certified physcian in orthopedic surgery and orthopedic sports medicine, and provides individualized care to athletes of all ages. He specializes in disorders of the shoulder, knee, and elbow, but cares for the full spectrum of orthopedic issues. Dr. Kersten completed his undergraduate education at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, earned his medical...

Sarah Spain, a native of Lake Forest, is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning sports journalist. In addition to her national ESPN Radio show, “Spain and Fitz,” and her podcast “That’s What She Said with Sarah Spain,” Spain is an espnW columnist, a regular panelist on ESPN television’s “Around the Horn” and “Highly Questionable,” and a frequent contributor to other ESPN properties including “Outside T...

Tanesha Wade is the Director of Events and Entertainment for the Chicago Bears - a position she has held since 2013. In her role, she is responsible for overall game presentation, including all entertainment elements, as well as major fan events such as the Bears Draft Day Party, Family Fest and training camp. Tanesha grew up in Des Moines, Iowa and graduated from Oregon State University in 2000 w...

This week’s episode features Mike Schroeder. Mike is a certified athletic trainer and Manager of Athletic Services at Athletico. Mike has a diverse background in the sports industry with work at the college, minor league, and professional levels across multiple sports. Mike and Brice discuss the athletic training profession, his career journey, current trends in the sports healthcare, and advice f...

On this week's episode Adam takes a break from asking the questions in favor of answering the questions. Adam was a recent guest of the Sports Equity Podcast, hosted by Brett Weisbrot.

A graduate of the University of Arizona, Corey Leff—better known as JohnWallStreet—began his career in sports talk radio at the Fox Sports Radio affiliate in Tucson. After a couple of years covering his beloved Wildcats, the New Jersey native left Southern Arizona for sunny South Florida. Leff spent much of the next decade honing his business skills at a pair of tech-based startups. In 2012, he re...

Brian is the President & Chief Financial Officer at beastcoast. Founded in July 2017, beastcoast is an esports organization that focuses on player interests, well-being, and happiness. The firm emphasizes quality content, entertainment, and community engagement. It elevates esports merchandise. The organization celebrates the diversity and charm of gaming communities, large or small.