
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
Aug 3, 2021 • 56min
NIL Student Athlete Roundtable with Jaydon Grant & Dana Rettke
PODCAST: We examine the first month of NIL (Name, Image and Likeness) in college sports from the student athlete perspective. Jaydon Grant (@JaydonGrant), Oregon State University football star and Dana Rettke (@Dana_Rettke), University of Wisconsin volleyball star, join Sports Business Radio to discuss how they are navigating the new NIL landscape thus far. They also share insight on the overall experience of being a student athlete in 2021. This is a MUST listen for student athletes, coaches, compliance officers and anyone working in an athletic department.We also look at the Tokyo Olympics TV ratings thus far, a frenzied MLB trade deadline and start to NBA free agency and a report that the Buffalo Bills could be on the move if they don’t get funding for a new stadium in Buffalo.Subscribe to and rate 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).#SportsBusiness #NIL #StudentAthlete #NCAA #Endorsements #SportsBusinessRadio #OregonState #Wisconsin #JaydonGrant #DanaRettke #BrianBerger #SportsBiz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 27, 2021 • 38min
Bob Costas - Host of HBO's "Back on the Record with Bob Costas"
Bob Costas, 29-time Emmy winner and the only broadcaster to receive Emmys in the news, sports and entertainment categories, joins this week’s edition of Sports Business Radio. Costas discusses his return to HBO as Host of BACK ON THE RECORD WITH BOB COSTAS, which debuts on July 30 on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max.In this wide-ranging conversation, Costas discusses why he is returning to HBO, his process for interviewing people (and who his favorite interview of all-time is with), how he prepared to call Play-by-Play for some of the most iconic events of the past 30 years including the NBA Finals, Olympic Games, Super Bowls, U.S. Open Golf Championships and Triple Crown races and he shares remarkable stories of his Hall of Fame broadcasting career.Costas weighs in on whether or not the Tokyo Olympics should be taking place, the high cost of hosting the Olympic games and what the future for MLB looks like with the current labor agreement set to expire before the beginning of the 2022 MLB season.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).#BobCostas #Media #TV #SportsBusiness #Olympics #HBO #Streaming #Interviews #HallofFame #Broadcasting #Radio #VinScully #Baseball #SportsBusinessRadio #BrianBerger Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 20, 2021 • 36min
Jeremy Swift - TED LASSO Actor (Leslie Higgins)
Jeremy Swift, the Emmy nominated actor who plays Leslie Higgins on the hit TV show TED LASSO, joins Sports Business Radio to preview Season 2, which debuts on Apple TV Plus on July 23. Swift discusses the show’s incredible popularity, why it has resonated with fans and he takes us behind the scenes to share stories about the cast and filming, which took place from January to June in England. In our sports business headlines segment, we examine Peyton and Eli Manning's new deal with ESPN/Disney, Aaron Rodgers declining Green Bay's offer to become the highest paid player in the NFL and we preview the start of the Tokyo Olympics this week.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). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 13, 2021 • 43min
John Ourand (@Ourand_SBJ), Sports Media Reporter for the Sports Business Journal
John Ourand (@Ourand_SBJ), Sports Media Reporter for the Sports Business Journal joins us to discuss NBC’s coverage of the upcoming Tokyo Olympics (with no fans in attendance), what ESPN might do with Rachel Nichols and Maria Taylor going forward, how TNT’s “The Match” resonated with viewers, what to pay attention to this upcoming NFL season with game broadcasts (including Thursday Night Football exclusively on Amazon) and the NHL’s move from NBC to ESPN/TNT.We also discuss this week’s sports business headlines including no fans for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics and the skyrocketing costs to produce those Games, TV ratings for the NBA Finals and MLB’s All-Star festivities in Denver.Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music and www.sportsbusinessradio.com.Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and Instagram @SportsBusinessRadioSports Business Radio is powered by Malka Sports (@MalkaSports) and produced by Griggs Productions (@GriggsProd). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 6, 2021 • 39min
Darren Heitner (@DarrenHeitner) - Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) Lawyer
Darren Heitner (@DarrenHeitner), Sports, Entertainment and IP lawyer and Founder of Heitner Legal, as well as an NIL advocate for college athletes, joins this week’s edition of Sports Business Radio. Heitner walks us through the rules that went into effect on July 1, 2021 that will allow college athletes to capitalize on their Name, Image and Likeness. From deals that have already been secured by college athletes to what this means for university compliance departments, we cover many NIL angles in this conversation.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

Jun 29, 2021 • 50min
Marc Lasry - Milwaukee Bucks Co-Owner
Marc Lasry, Milwaukee Bucks Co-Owner and Avenue Capital Group Co-Founder/Chairman/CEO is the featured guest for the Sports Business Radio Road Show presented by Boingo (@Boingo).Lasry’s Bucks are in the Eastern Conference Finals and on the cusp of advancing to their first NBA Finals since 1971. The Bucks are led by international star and 2-Time @NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and they play in a new state-of-the-art arena, Fiserv Forum, that opened in 2018 in downtown #Milwaukee.Lasry tells us how the Bucks were able to sign Giannis Antetokounmpo to a max deal last December and how they extended star guard Jrue Holiday earlier this year, thus keeping the Bucks’ core intact for years to come. We discuss potential NBA expansion, the possibility of a mid-season NBA Tournament, the success of the NBA Play-In and other topics that are being discussed amongst NBA owners at the Board of Governors meetings.Lasry, a former college basketball player, even offers up a scouting report of his own hoops game and tells us how often he is able to get shots up with his Bucks team during the NBA season.Boingo CEO Mike Finley joins Brian Berger and Marc Lasry for a portion of the conversation to discuss technology, connectivity and the acceleration of digital during the pandemic.LISTEN to the Sports Business Radio Road Show presented by Boingo (@Boingo) 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 @SportsBusinessRadio.Sports Business Radio is powered by Malka Sports (@MalksSports) and produced by Griggs Productions (@GriggsProd).#NBA #FeartheDeer #MarcLasry #FiservForum #Giannis #Bucks #SportsBusiness #BrianBerger #SportsBusinessRadio #Boingo #MikeFinley #tech #wifi #connectivity #digital #money #investing #basketball #sports #business #podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 22, 2021 • 58min
Paul Rabil (@PaulRabil) - Co-Founder Premier Lacrosse League, Host "Suiting Up" Podcast
Paul Rabil (@PaulRabil), Co-Founder of the Premier Lacrosse League, midfielder for the Cannons Lacrosse Club and Host of the “Suiting Up” podcast, joins this week’s edition of Sports Business Radio.Rabil discusses how he and his brother Mike started the Premier Lacrosse League, how being an elite athlete has helped him shape the league, what he looks for in business partnerships and investment opportunities and why he started the “Suiting Up” podcast, where he has interviewed some of the biggest names in sports including Steph Curry, Venus Williams and Bill Belichick.In our sports business headlines segment, we discuss the landmark Supreme Court ruling that the NCAA cannot bar relatively modest payments to student-athletes. We also discuss the possibility that an NBA team may hire a woman as Head Coach for the first time in the league’s history.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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 15, 2021 • 40min
Hilary Knight (@HilaryKnight), Olympic Gold Medalist & World Champion Women's Hockey player
PODCAST: Hilary Knight (@HilaryKnight) joins this week’s edition of Sports Business Radio for a wide-ranging conversation. Knight is an Olympic Gold medalist, two-time Olympic Silver medalist, seven-time World Champion and arguably the best female hockey player in the world. An outspoken advocate for gender equality, she is changing the landscape for women in sport. In 2014, she made history as the first female skater (non-goalie) to practice with an NHL team after she took the ice with the Anaheim Ducks. She recently joined Kevin Durant and Elena Delle Donne as investors in the digital platform Just Women’s Sports. Knight discusses how she first got into playing hockey, her preparation for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, her investment in Just Women’s Sports and the overall growth potential for women’s sports.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 @SportsBusinessRadio.Sports Business Radio is powered my Malka Sports and produced by Griggs Productions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 8, 2021 • 41min
Will Allen - 12-year NFL vet & Partner, MVP
Will Allen (@WillAllenWAF on IG), 12-year NFL vet with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Pittsburgh Steelers, national champion with The Ohio State and Partner of MVP, a new Venture Capital Fund, joins this week’s edition of Sports Business Radio. Allen discusses his football career, his new Venture Capital Fund, the value of learning about investing when he was an NFL player, what he looks for when making an investment and why athletes are a natural to be great investors.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 @SportsBusinessRadio.Sports Business Radio is powered by Malka Sports and produced by Griggs productions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 1, 2021 • 41min
Warrick Dunn (@WarrickDunn) - Atlanta Falcons Limited Partner, Former NFL RB
Warrick Dunn (@WarrickDunn), Atlanta Falcons limited partner and former star NFL running back with the Tampa Bay Bucs, Atlanta Falcons and Florida State University joins Sports Business Radio.Dunn starred at Florida State University and played for legendary Head Coach Bobby Bowden before being drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Dunn finished a 12-year NFL career with 10,967 yards and 49 TD’s. He is the Founder of Warrick Dunn Charities and has left an incredible legacy with the work he has done in the community, including fulfilling his late mother’s dream of home ownership for single-parent families - 189 homeowners & 512 dependents in 24 markets. Learn more about Warrick Dunn Charities at www.WDC.org.We also examine this week’s sports business headlines including tennis star Naomi Osaka’s withdrawal from the French Open after citing depression, the return of 135,000 fans to the Indianapolis 500 and NBA fans behaving badly during the NBA Playoffs.Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify and at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. Please rate and review the Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes.Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices