Sports Business Radio Podcast

Ryan Murphy (@ryan_f_murphy) - 3-Time Olympic Gold Medalist swimmer and world-record holder, joins Sports Business Radio to discuss his preparation for the Tokyo Olympics scheduled for this summer. Murphy shares details about his training regimen, and how the 1-year delay due to the pandemic has impacted him. As a graduate of University of California, Berkeley and the Haas School of Business, Murphy is well-versed when it comes to business and investing, so Murphy shares his thoughts on those topics as welll. And he tells us what his go to pre-race meal is - which might surprise you.Dr. Karen Gallagher, Senior Researcher from the Global Sport Institute at Arizona State University joins us as part of our new ongoing segments with GSI to reveal the Institute’s findings around Sport. In this segment, we discuss the Rooney Rule and the NFL’s report card when it comes to hiring Head Coaches of color. Read the report at https://globalsportmatters.com.We also share all of the final numbers with you from Super Bowl LV, including TV and sports gambling numbers.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.NEW: Sports Business Radio merchandise is here! Order your high-quality short sleeve or long sleeve t-shirts at www.parishproject.com. Hooded sweatshirts are coming soon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter O’Reilly (@PLOReilly), NFL Executive Vice President of Club Business and League Events joins us to take us Behind the Scenes for the planning of Super Bowl LV in Tampa Bay. O’Reilly is the NFL executive who oversees the planning for the Super Bowl, Pepsi halftime show and the NFL Draft. This year’s Super Bowl will look much different than any other Super Bowl previously due to the pandemic. How has the NFL pivoted? What will the CBS broadcast look like? What are the plans for hosting a limited number of in-person fans (25,000) at the Super Bowl? And how will Super Bowl Week activities be different with no parties and fewer activations on-site leading in to Super Bowl Sunday? Peter offers great insight on Sports Business Radio.We also break down all of the dollar figures around this year’s Super Bowl in our headlines segment. How much are advertisers paying for a :30-second commercial on CBS? How much will the Pepsi Halftime show cost? How much are Super Bowl tickets selling for on the secondary market? And we look at the game’s two biggest marketing stars - Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes and their personal endorsement/investment portfolios.Portland Timbers (MLS) goalkeeper and Tampa Bay native Jeff Attinella (@Jeff_Attinella1) also stops by to share his perspective on the Super Bowl and his Tampa Bay Bucs from Florida. He’s also hoping to recapture the good karma he had after his last Sports Business Radio appearance when the Timbers went on to win the MLS is Back Cup in Orlando. Attinella is a diehard Tampa Bay sports fan and wants a win for Tom Brady and company this weekend.Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio.Listen to our award-winning podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music or at www.SportsBusinessRadio.comSports Business Radio is powered by Malka Sports.#NFL #SuperBowl #PeterOReilly #SportsBusiness #CBS #Advertising #Media #TomBrady #PatrickMahomes #ChiefsKingdom #Buccaneers #TampaBay #Pepsi #TheWeekend #AmandaGorman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eddie George (@EddieGeorge2727), @NFL legend & Heisman Trophy winner joins Sports Business Radio for a wide-ranging conversation. George played 9 Seasons with the NFL’s Tennessee Titans and is the Titans all-time leading rusher. He was the #NFL Rookie of the Year in 1996.In college, George starred at Ohio State and was the 1995 Heisman Trophy winner.George has been a big success in his post-football career. He has starred on Broadway, playing Billy Flynn in the play “Chicago”. He also starred in the HBO series “Ballers” with The Rock.Eddie is now a successful entrepreneur and teacher after earning his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.This edition of Sports Business Radio was recorded in front of a virtual audience and presented by Thuzio (@Thuzio). Learn more about Thuzio at www.thuzio.com. 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

PODCAST: Robert Sarver, Phoenix Suns, Managing Partner joins us for a wide-ranging conversation. Sarver, who led the purchase of the Suns in 2004, discusses the Suns’ new $50M Verizon 5G Performance Center, the $250M renovation to the Suns’ home arena, Talking Stick Resort Arena, and his hands on approach to overseeing both projects. Sarver also shares why Suns GM James Jones and Head Coach Monty Williams are well equipped for leading this Suns franchise. The Suns' Governor also takes us inside the NBA’s Board of Governors meetings to give us a glimpse of how the NBA and its teams are navigating COVID-19 and if there might be expansion on the horizon for the NBA.In our sports business headlines segment, we share the latest NBA team valuations list and tell you who is the most valuable NBA franchise and who is the least valuable NBA franchise. We also discuss the New York Mets termination of GM Jared Porter after lewd images he sent via text surfaced.SUBSCRIBE 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

PODCAST: Anna Isaacson, SVP of Social Responsibility for the NFL, joins us for a wide-ranging conversation about the league’s efforts with Social Justice as well how the league’s policies regarding domestic violence and sexual assault have changed over the past 7 years since the Ray Rice incident. The NFL recently reached over $95M in grants to organizations as part of its “Inspire Change” initiative. Isaacson has worked at the NFL league office for over 14 years and directs the league’s social, charitable and philanthropic endeavors, including how the NFL addresses issues of domestic violence, sexual assault and other critical societal issues. She also oversees the work of the NFL Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of those touched by the game of football – from players at all levels to communities across the country.Kenneth Shropshire (@KenShropshire), CEO of the Global Sport Institute at Arizona State University joins Sports Business Radio Host Brian Berger to announce a new partnership between Sports Business Radio and the Global Sport Institute. As part of the new partnership, the Global Sport Institute will reveal research findings and data via ongoing segments on Sports Business Radio. The two entities will also appear on each other’s podcasts (Global Sport Matters and Sports Business Radio). Learn more about the Global Sport Institute at www.globalsportmatters or https://globalsport.asu.edu.We also examine the sports business headlines of the week including the finale for the college football season, an outbreak of COVID cases in the NBA and the PGA of America cutting ties with Donald Trump and his golf courses.SUBSCRIBE to the award-winning Sports Business Radio #podcast on #iTunes, #Spotify, #AmazonMusic or at www.sportsbusinessradio.com.Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio.Sports Business Radio is powered by Malka Sports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kara Lynn Joyce (@KaraLynnJoyce) - 3-Time Olympian and Founder and CEO of Lead Sports Co (www.leadsportsco.com) joins us to discuss the launch of an online academy for female athletes, how she has pivoted during COVID from an in-person annual event to online offerings and her battle against USA Swimming to protect her small business/women owned business. Joyce also discusses the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and how the extra year of training impacts Olympic athletes.In our headlines segment, we discuss the NCAA’s announcement that March Madness will take place in the state of Indiana, we preview this weekend’s NFL Playoffs and we dissect the NHL’s decision to sign corporate sponsors for their league divisions.Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music or at www.sportsbusinessradio.comFollow us on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadioSports Business Radio is powered by Malka Sports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sports Business Radio reveals its Top 10 Sports Business stories of 2020.Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify or at www.sportsbusinessradio.com.Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter (@SBRadio) or on Instagram (@SportsBusinessRadio).Happy Holidays and Happy New Year from Sports Business Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PODCAST: CC Sabathia (@CC_Sabathia), former New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians and Milwaukee Brewers star pitcher joins Sports Business Radio for a wide-ranging conversation. The 2009 World Series champion and 2007 AL Cy Young award winner is one of three African Americans in MLB history with 250 career wins and 3000 career strikeouts. He is only the third left handed pitcher in MLB history with 3,000 career strikeouts.Sabathia discusses his new documentary “Under the Grapefruit Tree: The CC Sabathia story”, which will debut on HBO on December 22nd at 9pm ET and then stream on HBO Max. He also tells us about his popular R2C2 podcast with co-host Ryan Ruocco and his upcoming NBA analyst debut calling a Brooklyn Nets game on the YES Network.CC discusses his work with the Players Alliance (@Player_Alliance) comprised of 150 current former MLB players) and he shares his love of Jordan Brand shoes and apparel and tells us which shoe is his favorite Jordan shoe ever.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.This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by cbdMD, the Official CBD Partner of Sports Business Radio. From Sleep PM to CBD Freeze, Sports Business Radio Host Brian Berger has seen a huge improvement in his overall quality of sleep and recovery since he started using cbdMD. Visit www.cbdmd.com and use the promo code SBR at checkout and save 25% off your next cbdMD purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sports Business Radio Host Brian Berger and Sports Business Radio Co-Founder Keith Forman project the top sports business trends to pay attention to in 2021. Visionary guests like Mark Cuban, Arthur Blank, Al Guido, Cathy Engelbert and Mary Carillo have shared hints about where things are headed when they joined us on Sports Business Radio in 2020. We pull nuggets of wisdom from them as well as make projections of our own. This episode will help you anticipate what lies ahead in 2021.This week’s 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 COVID 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.Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music or at 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

Mary Carillo, Member of the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame, HBO Real Sports correspondent, Olympics correspondent for NBC, Commentator for the National Dog Show and longtime tennis commentator, joins Sports Business Radio for a wide-ranging conversation.Carillo discusses her most recent feature for HBO Real Sports where she interviews several “Super Fans” who are missing out on attending games and supporting their teams in person during the pandemic. The poignant piece airs on the latest edition of Real Sports on HBO.Carillo also discusses her role as Olympic correspondent for NBC and whether or not she thinks the Olympics will take place starting in July of 2021 in Tokyo after being postponed this year. She discusses how the broadcast industry is changing and how she has been working remotely to call events in 2020 during the pandemic. As the broadcast and storytelling space continues to change, Carillo also offers up valuable advice for journalism students.With tennis being an international sport with events across the globe, Mary Carillo discusses how that sport may evolve in the future as well.Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on #iTunes, #Spotify, #AmazonMusic or at www.sportsbusinessradio.com.Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio.This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by cbdMD - Official CBD Partner of Sports Business Radio. The only publicly traded CBD company on the New York Stock exchange, cbdMD is THC free. From cbdMD PM to cbdMD Freeze, try the products that have made a huge difference in the quality of life for Sports Business Radio Host Brian Berger.#MaryCarillo #HBO #RealSports #NBC #Olympics #Broadcasting #Journalism #Storytelling #Tennis #HallofFame #NationalDogShow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices