Perfect Game is the world’s largest youth baseball/softball platform and scouting service, producing over 8,600+ events, 300,000+ games, and showcases annually across the United States.

Rob Ponger became CEO in 2022, previously serving as a Senior Vice President at IMG.

To date, more than 1,650 players who have played in a Perfect Game event have made it to Major League Baseball.

Chapters:

(01:50) From IMG to Perfect Game

(04:15) Creating a flywheel of brands

(09:30) Downstream professionalization

(12:30) MLB players

(13:50) Baseball innovation for GenZ

(16:30) Women’s sports and softball

(18:00) Going younger & company size

(21:00) Future for Perfect Game

(23:35) NIL/Other trends

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Rob Ponger:

Website: https://www.perfectgame.org/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-ponger-1534735/

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Andrew Petcash:

🏠 Website: https://profluence.com

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

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

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#123: Rob Ponger - CEO, Perfect Game | Creating a “Flywheel” of Brands & Youth Baseball + Softball