Sports Business Radio Podcast

Ken Griffey Jr., (@TheRealKenGriffeyJr on Instagram), Baseball Hall of Famer and one of the best MLB players ever, joins us on Sports Business Radio for an in-depth conversation to discuss his incredible career, longtime relationship with Nike, recent investment with Players TV (other Players TV partners include Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony) and the type of content he wants to create. Griffey Jr. also discusses his passions for photography, golf and the outdoors, growing up with a Dad who was a MLB player and his role as a Dad to his three children, who all play sports. Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes and Spotify. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Fizdale, Former New York Knicks and Memphis Grizzlies Head Coach and longtime Miami Heat Assistant Coach joins Sports Business Radio Host Brian Berger for a lengthy conversation about race and the Black Lives Matter movement. Fizdale grew up in South Central Los Angeles and was often the victim of police profiling and brutality. He also lived in Los Angeles during the Rodney King trial and subsequent riots. Coach Fizdale has utilized his platform as an NBA coach to help improve all of the communities he has lived in and he is a part of the new committee on racial injustice and reform launched by the National Basketball Coaches Association. Fizdale joins coaches such as Greg Popovich, Steve Kerr, Lloyd Pierce and Stan Van Gundy on the newly formed committee. Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes and Spotify. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carolyne Savini (@carolynesavini) - Head of North America at Nolan Partners, an Executive search firm specializing in sports & entertainment & Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University joins us on this edition of Sports Business Radio. What does the hiring/employment landscape look like now? And how may it evolve in a COVID/post COVID world? If you’ve been furloughed or laid off what can or should you be doing? How will the sports business learning landscape change? Savini provides unique insights during this conversation on Sports Business Radio. We also discuss what desired skill set may look like for the modern pro sports Commissioner. Subscribe to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paul Westhead (@CoachWesthead), the only Head Coach to win both a NBA Title (Los Angeles Lakers, 1980) and WNBA Title (Phoenix Mercury, 2007) joins us for a wide-ranging conversation that covers his incredible basketball career. Westhead invented “The System”, which has led to record-breaking scoring including his 1989-90 Loyola Marymount team setting an all-time single season scoring record of 122 points per game. Westhead shares incredible stories from coaching Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Diana Taurasi, Bo Kimble and the late Hank Gathers. He also reflects on his Philadelphia upbringing (where he attended St. Joseph’s University and coached at Lasalle University), the hotbed of Philly coaches (Jack Ramsey, Jack McKinney, Jim Lynam, Matt Guokas and Westhead) and winning the 1980 NBA Championship with the Lakers in his hometown of Philadelphia against the 76ers. Westhead discusses his time at Loyola Marymount University where he coached the Lions to a Great Eight appearance in the NCAA Tournament after the tragic death of LMU star Hank Gathers. For old school basketball fans and for those who are interested in the original blueprint for the high scoring NBA offenses that exist today, this conversation is full of stories and incredible insight. Westhead has a new book - The Speed Game: My Fast Times in Basketball - coming out in November, 2020. Pre-order now on Amazon or Barnes & Noble. Follow Westhead on Twitter @CoachWesthead. Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes or Spotify. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. This edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by Mizzen and Main (@MizzenandMain). The most comfortable, wrinkle-free dress shirt, dress pants and shorts that you will ever wear. Worn by elite athletes such as JJ Watt and Phil Mickelson. Use the promo code SBR at checkout and receive $10 off your next purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pau Gasol (@PauGasol), 2-Time NBA Champion, 6-Time NBA All-Star, 2002 NBA Rookie of the Year joins Sports Business Radio for a wide-ranging conversation. Gasol discusses his Hall of Fame career, his relationships and what he learned from Kobe Bryant, Phil Jackson and Gregg Popovich, attending medical school and nearly becoming a doctor (his parents both worked in the medical profession), his love for classical music and the opera and his relationship with his brother, fellow NBA star Marc Gasol. Pau Gasol also shares with us the importance of athletes utilizing their platforms to help those in need during times like the current pandemic - the Gasol Foundation is teaming with World Central Kitchen to provide 4,000 fresh healthy meals, diapers and backpacks to those in need. Pau is also teaming with tennis star Rafael Nadal to raise $12M for COVID relief efforts in their home country of Spain. Lastly, Pau Gasol discusses his future plans both on and off the court. Learn more about the Gasol Foundation at www.GasolFoundation.org (http://www.gasolfoundation.org/) . Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes or Spotify. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagrem @SportsBusinessRadio. This edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by cbdMD (www.cbdmd.com (http://www.cbdmd.com/) ). From NFL veterans like Nate Burlison and future Hall of Famer Steve Smith Sr. to 2-Time Masters champion Bubba Watson, cbdMD is tested and trusted by people who know pain. cbdMD is THC-free and has a wide variety of products ranging from classic CBD oil tinctures to topicals, gummies and even CBD for your pets. The award-winning CBD PM drops help Sports Business Radio Host Brian Berger get a great night of sleep. cbdMD is offering Sports Business Radio listeners 25% off when you use the promo code SBR at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Ourand (@Ourand_SBJ), Sports Media reporter for the Sports Business Journal joins us to discuss sports media coverage during the COVID19 pandemic. We discuss the return of NASCAR and PGA Golf this past weekend, the 10-part documentary "The Last Dance" about Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls, how the pandemic may change the sports media landscape including upcoming media rights deals for the NFL, NBA, MLB and MLS, how NBC may pivot this summer without live Olympics coverage and we examine the growth of streaming platforms as more people continue to cut the cable cord. This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by FIVERR.  Fiverr’s marketplace helps you get more done with less. Fiverr connects businesses with freelancers who offer hundreds of digital services including graphic design, copywriting, web programming, podcast editing, photography, film editing, and more. Take Five and check out FIVERR.com (http://fiverr.com/) and you will receive 10% off your first order by using our code SBR. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes and Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sports Business Radio host Brian Berger and Executive Producer Bryan Griggs discuss the latest headlines with NASCAR’s restart this Sunday and potential re-starts by the NBA, MLB and MLS. They also discuss how Arizona and Florida have reopened for sports and are actively recruiting teams from states that are closed for sports to come play in their states. Monica Spoelstra Metz (@MoSpo on Instagram), Certified Holistic Health Coach and Healthy Eating Expert joins us to share tips on strengthening our immune system, developing healthy heart habits, improving our BMI and creating the best exercise and fitness routines for ourselves during COVID19. Try Monica’s FREE 5-Day Pantry Cooking Challenge May 18-22 by registering at http://monicametz.com/challenge. She will show you how to step up your pantry game through daily emails and Facebook Live videos. Monica is also the daughter of sports marketing author Jon Spoelstra and the sister of Miami Heat Head Coach Erik Spoelstra. Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.  Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. This edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by cbdMD - the Official CBD partner of Sports Business Radio. From their award-winning sleep drops to a full line of CBD products for pets, cbdMD product is THC-free and the highest quality CBD. Save 25% off at checkout when using the promo code SBR. Visit www.cbdmd.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Favorito (@JoeFav), longtime Sports PR and Marketing thought leader joins Sports Business Radio Host Brian Berger for a wide-ranging conversation about which leagues, teams, brands and individuals have been “doing it right” during COVID19. Favorito and Berger discuss best practices as well as what the new normal could look like in the sports world post COVID19. In our headlines segment, we break down MLB’s proposal for a 2020 baseball season to its players (MLBPA). That proposal was submitted by MLB owners to the MLBPA this week. Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes or Spotify. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. This episode of Sports Business Radio is presented by Mizzen and Main (@MizzenandMain). Worn by pro athletes such as Phil Mickelson and JJ Watt, Mizzen and Main makes the most comfortable, wrinkle-free dress shirts, dress pants and shorts you will ever wear. Use the promo code SBR at checkout and save $10 off your purchase. Visit www.mizzenandmain.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marshall Glickman, CEO of G2 Strategic and European sports expert, as well as former President of the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers, joins us to examine how COVID19 has impacted the sports landscape in Europe and what the “new normal” may look like in the future. Ian Fitzpatrick, General Manager of Sport at the University of Western Australia in Perth, joins us to examine how COVID19 has impacted the sports landscape in Australia. Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes or Spotify. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. This edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by cbdMD. cbdMD is the Official CBD partner of Sports Business Radio and has a wide variety of CBD oil products ranging from classic CBD oil tinctures to topicals, gummies and even CBD for your pets. The cbdMD sleep drops have changed the life of Sports Business Radio host Brian Berger by allowing him to get a better night of sleep. All cbdMD products are THC-free, third party tested and backed by a 60-day, money back guarantee - so there’s no risk. From NFL veterans like Nate Burleson and future hall-of-famer Steve Smith Sr. to two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson, cbdMD is tested and trusted by people who know pain. cbdMD is offering all Sports Business Radio listeners 25% OFF your order when you go to www.cbdmd.com and use the promo code SBR at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Smoltz, Baseball Hall of Famer and Lead Analyst for Fox Sports’ baseball coverage joins us on Sports Business Radio. Smoltz was a Cy Young Award winner and 8-time MLB All-Star during his 21-year MLB career. He led the Atlanta Braves to 14 consecutive division titles and 5 World Series appearances, winning the championship in 1995. He is the only pitcher in MLB history with 200 wins and 150 career saves. Smoltz discusses being raised by parents who played the accordion at an elite level, where his passion for the game of baseball developed, why it is so important for young athletes to play multiple sports instead of specializing in a sport, the importance of being mentally tough as well as focused, his close friendship with fellow Atlanta Braves Hall of Fame pitchers Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine, his love for the game of golf and why qualifying for the U.S. Senior Open was one of the highlights of his athletic career, his work with Fox Sports including his terrific rapport with his FS1 teammate Joe Buck, his reasons for not being on social media and his favorite baseball movies. You’ll learn a lot by listening to this conversation with one of baseball’s all-time greats and a person who has been highly successful with anything he has ever put his mind to. This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by cbdMD. cbdMD is the Official CBD partner of Sports Business Radio and has a wide variety of CBD oil products ranging from classic CBD oil tinctures to topicals, gummies and even CBD for your pets. The cbdMD sleep drops have changed the life of Sports Business Radio host Brian Berger by allowing him to get a better night of sleep. All cbdMD products are THC-free, third party tested and backed by a 60-day, money back guarantee - so there’s no risk. From NFL veterans like Nate Burleson and future hall-of-famer Steve Smith Sr. to two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson, cbdMD is tested and trusted by people who know pain. cbdMD is offering all Sports Business Radio listeners 25% OFF your order when you go to www.cbdmd.com and use the promo code SBR at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices