#50: Ian Goldberg - CEO, Founder iSport360 | Youth Sports Landscape | NIL Moving Downstream | Private Equity & Commercialization of Youth Athletics | Monetization of Club & AAU Teams

Launched in 2017, iSport360 has raised ~$2M in capital to help youth sports coaches, players, and parents set goals, foster healthy team communication, and engage in a positive way. They also have a media arm with over 500,000 newsletter subscribers. 

Ian is a father, coach, and entrepreneur who founded 3 companies before the age of 18 and helped his family's food distribution company for over 15 years before deciding to build Isport360. 

Chapters:

(01:20) NBA Jr. Leadership Summit

(03:00) Ian’s journey 

(04:45) Problems in youth sports

(07:00) Money + NIL moving downstream

(12:00) Overview of iSport360

(16:20) Private Equity entering youth sports

(20:35) Innovations needed in amateur athletics

(24:25) AAU + Club “tier” landscape

(26:50) Specialization or not?

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Ian Goldberg:

Website: https://isport360.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-goldberg-ba99b18b/

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🏠 Website: https://profluence.com

✉️ Newsletter: https://www.petcashpost.com

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🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash

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💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/

🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3q5jhAuCVT2FZCkLW5xBiQ/

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