
Sports Business Radio Podcast
Sports Business Radio focuses on the issues and people directly impacting the world of sports business. Guests on the show offering an insider's perspective include pro sports league executives, agents, college athletics administrators, sports apparel company reps, ad agency executives, media executives & athletes. Follow us on: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | YouTube
Latest episodes

Oct 12, 2021 • 1h 1min
NFL Head Coach Crises + NWSL Crisis + Sports Business Headlines
PODCAST: Sports Business Radio discusses the resignation of Las Vegas Raiders Head Coach Jon Gruden after vile and offensive emails sent by Gruden surfaced as part of an investigation into the Washington Football Team and their owner Dan Snyder. We also discuss the crises around the NWSL as well as Jacksonville Jaguars Head Coach Urban Meyer.We review a busy weekend in sports including top-ranked Alabama’s loss and the heavyweight fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder. And we bring you up to speed on the NFL’s TV ratings thus far this season.LISTEN to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music and at www.sportsbusinessradio.com.FOLLOW Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram and Tik Tok @SportsBusinessRadio.Sports Business Radio is powered by Malka Sports and produced by Griggs Productions.#NFL #JonGruden #UrbanMeyer #NWSL #SportsBiz #SportsBusinessRadio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 5, 2021 • 2h 40min
SBR Vault - Conversations with Maria Taylor, Tom Rinaldi & Bonnie Bernstein
Step into the Sports Business Radio Vault for a Master Class on #Journalism with Maria Taylor (@MariaTaylor) of NBC Sports, Tom Rinaldi of Fox Sports and Bonnie Bernstein (@BonnieBernstein) of Walk Swiftly Productions. We look back on past conversations on Sports Business Radio with Maria, Tom and Bonnie as they shared insights about how they tell stories, conduct interviews and build relationships with their subjects. They also discuss their paths to success. Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music or www.sportsbusinessradio.com.Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram and Tik Tok @SportsBusinessRadio.Sports Business Radio is powered by Malka Sports (@MalkaSports) and produced by Griggs Productions (@GriggsProd). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 28, 2021 • 51min
Blake Lawrence - Co-Founder & CEO, Opendorse
Blake Lawrence, Co-Founder and CEO of Opendorse (@Opendorse) joins Sports Business Radio to discuss NIL (Name, Image and Likeness) for college athletes and how Opendorse has become an important tool connecting athletes to brands for endorsement deals. Over 60,000 athletes at every level of sport utilize Opendorse’s platform to monetize their name, image and likeness. Lawrence, a former University of Nebraska football player, started Opendorse in 2012. He shares his thoughts on the best NIL deals and what the current landscape looks like 3 months after college athlete were granted the right to monetize their name, image and likeness. He also tells us what brands are looking for when they sign a NIL deal with a student athlete.Monetize your athlete's name, image and likeness utilizing Opendorse’s platform by visiting www.opendorse.com.LISTEN to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music or at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. WATCH this interview on the Sports Business Radio YouTube channel at www.sportsbusinessradio.com.Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram and Tik Tok @SportsBusinessRadio.Sports Business Radio is powered by Malka Sports (@MalkaSports) and produced by Griggs Productions (@GriggsProd). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 21, 2021 • 1h
Inside the Business of Hyperice with CEO Jim Huether & Peloton Instructor Alex Toussaint
On this week’s edition of Sports Business Radio, we take you inside the business of Hyperice (www.hyperice.com). Hyperice CEO Jim Huether and Hyperice athlete and Peloton instructor Alex Toussaint (@alextoussaint25) join Sports Business Radio to discuss the growth of the technology-driven company with a giant mission, to help everyone on Earth move and live better. For more than a decade, Hyperice has led a global movement at the confluence of recovery and wellness, specializing in percussion (Hypervolt line), dynamic air compression (Normatec line), vibration (Vyper and Hypersphere lines), thermal technology (Venom line), mind technology (Core by Hyperice) and contrast therapy (Hyperice X). Hyperice’s world-class athlete roster, many of whom are investors, includes Naomi Osaka, Ja Morant, Christian McCaffrey, Fernando Tatis Jr., Blake Griffin, Lindsey Vonn, Patrick Mahomes and Alex Toussaint. Hyperice (@Hyperice) has “Official Recovery Technology” deals with the NBA, NFL, MLB, UFC and PGA Tour.LISTEN to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music or at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. WATCH this interview on the Sports Business Radio YouTube channel accessible at www.sportsbusinessradio.com.Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram and Tok Tok @SportsBusinessRadio.Sports Business Radio is powered by Malka Sports (@MalkaSports) and produced by Griggs Productions (@GriggsProd).#tech #recovery #health #fitness #innovation #sportsbiz #hyperice #alextoussaint #peloton #mentalhealth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 14, 2021 • 58min
Sports Business Radio Fall Sports Roundtable
Sports Business Radio Host Brian Berger and Executive Producer Bryan Griggs discuss the start to the NFL and college football season, the new ESPN2 Monday Night Football telecast featuring Peyton and Eli Manning, updated COVID protocols for the NFL and NBA, the Big 12 Conference adds 4 universities, Tom Brady and Stephen Curry take equity stakes in FTX cryptocurrency and the recent Basketball Hall of Fame inductions during this Fall Sports Roundtable edition of Sports Business Radio.Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music or at www.sportsbusinessradio.com.Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio.Sports Business Radio is powered by @MalkaSports and produced by @GriggsProd.#Sportsbiz #Business #Sports #podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 7, 2021 • 2h
SBR Vault - Conversations with Ken Griffey Jr., John Smoltz & CC Sabathia
On this week’s edition of Sports Business Radio, we step into our podcast vault to revisit conversations with Baseball Hall of Famers Ken Griffey Jr. and John Smoltz and future Baseball Hall of Famer CC Sabathia. Listen to conversations with these three baseball legends on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music or at www.sportsbusinessradio.com.Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio.Sports Business Radio is powered by Malka Sports (@MalkaSports) and produced by Griggs Productions (@GriggsProd).#Baseball #HallofFame #MLB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 31, 2021 • 33min
Sue Bird - Seattle Storm + USA Basketball
Sue Bird (@S10Bird), 4-Time WNBA champion with the Seattle Storm, 5-Time Olympic Gold Medalist with Team USA, 2-Time NCAA Champion with UConn and one of the greatest women’s basketball players ever joins this week’s edition of Sports Business Radio.Bird discusses how she maintains the motivation to win even after winning championship after championship and she shares the traits that make for a great leader. Bird discusses what needs to be done to continue to grow women’s sports, she discusses what she looks for in a business partner and she gives us hints as to what lies ahead for her post-playing career. Bird also discusses the interaction between elite athletes and the media and how that relationship could be examined.Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music or at www.sportsbusinessradio.com.Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio.Sports Business Radio is powered by Malka Sports (@MalkaSports) and produced by Griggs Productions (@GriggsProd). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 23, 2021 • 43min
Kirk Herbstreit, ESPN College Football Analyst
Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) - ESPN’s Lead College Football Analyst, former Ohio State football star and Author of the new book “Out of the Pocket: Football, Fatherhood and College Gameday Saturdays”, joins this week's edition of Sports Business Radio.Herbstreit discusses why now was the time to write his memoir, he reflects on his childhood growing up with divorced parents and he shares his perspective of being a Father himself now to 4 sons. He also discusses his challenging times as a college football player at Ohio State, his path in the broadcasting industry that has led to him being the foremost voice for college football and he walks us through his busy schedule during the college football season.Herbstreit's book is out in bookstores everywhere and available at amazon.com.Subscribe to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify or Amazon Music. Please rate and review our podcast. Access our nearly two decades of podcast archives at www.sportsbusinessradio.com.Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. Sports Business Radio is powered by Malka Sports (@MalkaSports) and produced by Griggs Productions (@GriggsProd). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 17, 2021 • 36min
Stephanie McMahon, WWE Chief Brand Officer
Stephanie McMahon (@StephMcMahon), Chief Brand Officer for WWE, joins Sports Business Radio to discuss WWE SummerSlam (August 21 on Peacock), growing up in the McMahon household around wrestling and show business, co-parenting 3 daughters with her husband Triple H, the recipe for compelling storylines, what elements make for a WWE superstar and WWE’s lucrative partnership with Peacock. Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music and at www.sportsbusinessradio.com.Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio.Sports Business Radio is powered by Malka Sports (@MalkaSports) and produced by Griggs Productions (@GriggsProd).Please rate and review our podcast on iTunes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 10, 2021 • 2h 12min
SBR Vault - Conversations with Jeanie Buss, Chris Evert & Candace Parker
On this week's edition of Sports Business Radio, we enter the Sports Business Radio Vault and look back on conversations with Los Angeles Lakers Governor Jeanie Buss, tennis legend and ESPN tennis commentator Chris Evert and WNBA star and NBA on TNT Candace Parker. Three powerful women who share their wisdom during their conversations with Sports Business Radio Host Brian Berger.Subscribe to the Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music and at www.sportsbusinessradio.com.Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio.Sports Business Radio is powered by Malka Sports and produced by Griggs Productions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices