Sports Business Radio Podcast

John Ourand (@Ourand_SBJ), Sports Business Journal Media Reporter joins us to discuss the ever-changing sports media landscape. We review the latest TV ratings for the NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL, discuss the future of streaming (and continuing trend of cord cutting), examine the future of RSN’s and we reflect on the life of Baseball Hall of Famer Joe Morgan, who was part of ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball coverage for 20 years.Brian Berger and Sports Business Radio Executive Producer Bryan Griggs bring you the sports business headlines of the week including the Los Angeles Lakers winning their 17th NBA title, how the NFL has shuffled its schedule in light of more positive COVID results and we discuss massive changes to the way Nike will be doing business in the future after more layoffs in the past 2 weeks.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 or on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio.This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by cbdMD, the Official CBD partner of Sports Business Radio. Visit www.cbdmd.com and use promo code SBR to save 25% at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Cuban (@MCuban) - Governor of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks and a Shark on the hit ABC TV show Shark Tank joins us for a wide-ranging conversation on Sports Business Radio.Cuban discusses this unique NBA season and what lies ahead for the league. He discusses his strong relationships with his Mavericks players and coaches and how the organization is utilizing its platforms to speak out on social justice issues as well as make its arena available as a voting location for the upcoming elections.Cuban also discusses Season 12 of Shark Tank, which debuts on ABC on Friday, October 16. He takes us behind the scenes into filming during COVID and helps us preview the upcoming season of the hit TV show.The billionaire entrepreneur also shares his thoughts on how to lead successfully and what entrepreneurs should be focusing on in this “new normal”.Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music or at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadioThis edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by Mizzen and Main. Mizzen and Main makes wrinkle-free dress shirts, dress pants & tops that are comfortable and breathable. Its like dress clothing disguised as athletic apparel. No dry cleaning needed. Try their new boxers and masks as well. Mizzen and Main is the Official men’s apparel partner of Sports Business Radio Host Brian Berger. Head to www.mizzenandmain.com & use promo code SBR to save at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jaydon Grant (@JaydonGrant) - Defensive Back for the Oregon State University football team joins us on this week’s edition of Sports Business Radio. Grant shares the perspective of a student athlete who is practicing and playing college football games in the midst of a pandemic. He also discusses the rights of student athletes, social justice, mental health and how he made Oregon State’s football team as a walk-on. Grant’s Dad, Brian Grant, starred in the NBA for the Portland Trail Blazers and Miami Heat. Grant’s Mom, Gina Grant, is one of the pioneers behind the Zumba fitness empire.Also on this edition of Sports Business Radio, we discuss the COVID19 outbreak with the NFL’s Tennessee Titans and how that may impact their organization as well as the league. We preview the NBA Finals matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat, we discuss the start of the MLB Postseason and we recap the completion of a successful bubble postseason for the NHL as the Tampa Bay Lightning have taken home the Stanley Cup.This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by Mizzen and Main. Mizzen and Main makes wrinkle-free dress shirts, dress pants & shorts that are comfortable and breathable. Its like dress clothing disguised as athletic apparel. No dry cleaning needed. Try their new boxers and masks as well. Head to www.mizzenandmain.com & use promo code SBR to save at checkout.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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eric Mussleman (@EricPMusselman), Head Coach Arkansas Razorbacks Men’s Basketball team joins us to discuss coaching his team during a pandemic, the difficult conversation he had with his team last March that their season was coming to an abrupt end, how the Razorbacks are preparing for the upcoming 2020-21 college basketball season, how being the son of a coach has helped prepare him for his role as a Head Coach and the biggest differences in being a Head Coach in the NBA vs the NCAA (Musselman is the former Head Coach of the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings).Keith Forman, Co-Founder of Sports Business Radio, joins us for the latest installment of our COVID19 Roundtable where we examine where the sports world currently stands, 6 months into the pandemic that shut down the sports world in March of 2020. Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music or by clicking on the link in our bio.Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio.This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by cbdMD, the Official CBD partner of Sports Business Radio. From Sleep PM to FREEZE pain relief, cbdMD has a wide variety of THC-free products that are the choice of Sports Business Radio Host Brian Berger and his family. Visit www.cbdmd.com and enter the promo code “SBR” to save 25% off at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brendan Hunt (@BrendanHunting), Co-Creator and actor on the hit Apple TV + show TED LASSO, takes us inside the making of the cleverly scripted show. Jason Sudeikis (@JasonSudeikis) plays Ted Lasso (@TedLasso), a small-time college football coach from Kansas hired to coach a professional soccer team in England, despite having no experience coaching soccer. Hunt discusses his longtime friendship with Sudeikis, how they came up with the concept for the show, how they decided on Richmond (London) for the location to shoot the show, the process for writing the episodes and the work that is already underway for Season 2 of TED LASSO on Apple TV +.Also joining Sports Business Radio for a conversation this week is John Levy (@ScoreCommish), Founder & CEO, theScore, the company behind the first and only completely integrated media and sports betting offering in the United States. Levy discusses the growth of the company as well as the future of the sports betting industry.We also discuss the opening week of the NFL season in our Headlines segment.Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on #iTunes, #Spotify or by clicking on the link in our bio.Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio.This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by cbdMD, the Official CBD Partner of Sports Business Radio. Visit www.cbdmd.com and use promo code SBR to save 25% at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PODCAST: The Sports Business Radio Road Show presented by Boingo features a conversation with LA28 (@LA28) Olympics & Paralympics Chief Revenue Officer Kathy Carter (@KCarter2028). Carter discusses her career, LA28’s new branding which was unveiled last week, LA28’s partnership with NBC, what lies ahead for the Tokyo (2021) and Paris (2024) Games, how to plan for world-class events that take place in 8 years and why Los Angeles will be a unique host city. Boingo CEO Mike Finley also joins Sports Business Radio Host Brian Berger and Kathy Carter for a portion of the conversation to discuss what the world of tech may look like in 2028 and how tech will impact the LA28 Games.Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify or at www.sportsbusinessradio.com.Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. Subscribe to the Sports Business Radio YouTube channel and watch the video of the Sports Business Radio Road Show presented by Boingo featuring a conversation with LA28’s Kathy Carter.Thanks to Boingo for powering the Sports Business Radio Road Show. Now more than ever, staying connected is what matters most. Email SBRadio@Boingo.com to find out more about how Boingo can help your venue stay connected. Visit www.boingo.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PODCAST: Shannon Furman (@FurmBiz on Twitter), Emmy-Award winning Producer and Director for NFL Films and HBO’s “Hard Knocks” joins us to take us behind the curtain for the making of the popular TV show that is in its 15th season and this year features an inside look at training camp with the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers. From shooting training camp and managing a quick editing turnaround to get the show on HBO each week to filming the show with two NFL teams during a pandemic, Furman allows us to see how “Hard Knocks” is made. During this week's headlines segment, we discuss the passings and legacies of Chadwick Boseman, Lute Olson, John Thompson and Cliff Robinson.This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by Mizzen and Main - dress shirts and pants that feel like athletic apparel. Wrinkle free and no dry cleaning. Worn by elite athletes such as Phil Mickelson and J.J. Watt. The official dress shirt of Sports Business Radio Host Brian Berger. Visit www.mizzenandmain.com and enter promo code SBR to save at checkout.Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on #itunes, #spotify or by clicking on the link in our bio.Follow Sports Business Radio on IG @SportsBusinessRadio or on Twitter @SBRadio.#HardKnocks #HBO #NFL #Football #Media #Journalism #Broadcasting #Rams #Chargers #SportsBusiness #SportsBusinessRadio #BrianBerger #NFLFilms Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Wendell Carter Jr. (@WendellCarter34), Chicago Bulls starting center and former Duke basketball star, joins us on this week’s edition of Sports Business Radio. Carter Jr. has teamed with Republic and The Players Impact. The Players’ Impact (TPI), a venture platform built to empower current and retired athletes in business, announced a strategic partnership with Republic, a securities crowdfunding and community building platform, designed to make startup investing accessible for all. He also shares with us the criteria he looks for in a company that he is going to invest in. Carter Jr. also discusses the recent basketball operations changes in the Chicago Bulls organization, his prep for an eventual return to the basketball court, what the new NBA normal may look like and his thoughts on “The Last Dance” documentary.We also bring you this week’s sports business headlines including varying COVID test results for some NFL teams.Listen to the Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. This week's edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by cbdMD, the Official CBD partner of Sports Business Radio. Visit www.cbdmd.com and use promo code SBR to save 25% at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Palisi, EVP, Collegiate Services for Van Wagner joins us to discuss how the sponsorship and media rights landscape are changing in college athletics during the pandemic. Palisi shares with us how Van Wagner is structuring these deals and what could become the “new normal” in the future.Keith Forman, Co-Founder of Sports Business Radio and Founder/CEO of Fresh Cup of Perspective joins Brian Berger for another installment of the COVID Roundtable. In this installment, they focus on the current college athletics landscape and what that might look like this Fall.Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify or at www.sportsbusinessradio.com.Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio or on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio.This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by Boingo. Boingo helps partners across the NFL, NBA, MLS and NCAA redefine the in-venue experience. From contactless ticketing and security to in-app food ordering, Boingo’s backbone of connectivity makes them a trusted partner for your network and digital transformation needs. Learn more about Boingo by visiting boingo.com or by emailing SBRadio@Boingo.com.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices