Sports Business Radio Podcast

Al Guido (@AlGuido) - President of the San Francisco 49ers and Chairman and CEO of ELEVATE Sports Ventures joins us for an in-depth conversation on Sports Business Radio. Guido discusses how the 49ers are preparing for the upcoming NFL Draft, which will be conducted virtually for the first-time ever.  He also discusses what the new normal may look like in the sports world coming out of COVID19. What might attending a sporting event look like, what will the new protocols be and how can sports teams entice fans to return to sports venues to watch sports events in person? Guido details his work from home life during COVID19, how he is communicating with his staff, football ops department and business partners and how being located in Silicon Valley gives him access to some of the brightest minds in the tech and medical industries. Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Margaret “Midge” Purce (@100Purcent), USWNT soccer player, NWSL pro soccer player with New Jersey Sky Blue of the NWSL, Harvard graduate and 2-time Ivy League Player of the Year joins us on Sports Business Radio. Purce discusses how she is training and staying fit during COVID19, what it is like playing for new USWNT Head Coach Vlatko Andonovski, her overall experience playing for the USWNT and the issue of #equalpay for USWNT team members. Purce also shares what attending Harvard meant for her and playing soccer for an Ivy League school, how she navigates social media and she shares with us the TV shows she is binge watching during this time of #StayHome. Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Please take a few minutes to rate and review the Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Myron Rolle (@MyronRolle), Neurosurgeon at Mass General Hospital in Boston joins us on Sports Business Radio. Rolle played for the Tennessee Titans and Pittsburgh Steelers after starring as a defensive back at Florida State under legendary head coach Bobby Bowden. Rolle, who is a Rhodes Scholar, announced his intent to leave the NFL to attend medical school in 2013. He enrolled at Florida State University College of Medicine and graduated in May 2017. He is now on the front lines in the fight against COVID19. He discusses his path from elite football player to doctor and he also tells us what he is seeing in his hospital as he and his fellow doctors and nurses fight COVID19. Mark Sanchez (@Mark_Sanchez), Former star QB at USC, played 10 seasons in the NFL with the New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys, Chicago Bears and Washington Redskins. Sanchez is a current analyst for ESPN and is the Co-host of the 4th and Forever podcast. Sanchez discusses his memorable moments on the football field at USC and in the NFL, playing for Head Coaches Pete Carroll and Rex Ryan, he discusses Name, Image and Likeness for college athletes, he shares insight on the steps that elite college and NFL players will need to take before returning to the field after this long layoff due to COVID19 and he discusses his love of Broadway and music. Subscribe to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ian Ayre - CEO of MLS expansion franchise Nashville SC (@NashvilleSC) joins us for an in-depth conversation. His club had to endure tornadoes devastating Nashville 48 hours after their first ever home match and then 2 weeks later, COVID19 hit. Ayre is the former CEO of Premiere League club Liverpool and is one of the sharpest CEO’s in sports. How is he helping his club navigate these unprecedented times and how is he scenario planning for what may lie ahead? He shares his insight with us. Molly Arbogast (@MollyArbogast1) - President and CEO of POV Sports Marketing (@POVsportsmktg). Molly has worked for the Philadelphia Eagles, the WNBA and Learfield Sports. She is a sports marketing and sponsorship expert. How are sports properties dealing with sponsors and how are sponsors dealing with sports properties during this time when live sports have disappeared and there is no place to activate? How are Tokyo 2020 and March Madness sponsors pivoting? We discuss the current sports marketing and sponsorship landscape with Molly. 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

Mike Finley (@MikeFinley) - CEO of Boingo (@Boingo), joins us to give us some tips on how to manage the connectivity in our homes. With most people working from a home office and also managing their streaming consumption, we are pushing our broadband limits more than ever. Boingo provides connectivity to some of the biggest sports venues and airports in the world and they are the proud sponsor of the Sports Business Radio Road Show. Monica Spoelstra Metz (@MonicaMetz) - Certified health coach and healthy cooking expert joins us to offer some great tips on how to manage stress as well as prepare healthy food and smoothies during these uncertain times. Monica is a former sports marketing executive and happens to be the sister of Miami HEAT Head Coach, Erik Spoelstra. Find more information at www.monicametz.com/SBR Sophia Berger joins the podcast to take you inside the Berger household during COVID-19. She also shares the perspective of a teen during this unprecedented time.  Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast (currently ranked #3 in the Sports News section on iTunes) 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

Christian Dawkins, centerpiece of the film "The Scheme" (debuting March 31 at 9pm ET exclusively on HBO) joins Sports Business Radio Host Brian Berger for an in-depth conversation. In THE SCHEME, Christian Dawkins faces the camera for the first time and explains in fascinating detail how a kid from Saginaw, Michigan ended up in a hotel suite surrounded by FBI agents with a warrant for his arrest. Dawkins was orchestrating massive cash payments to top high school prospects with the help of Adidas, and, unbeknownst to him, undercover FBI agents. Ultimately, guilty verdicts on a range of fraud and bribery charges would leave Dawkins with approximately eighteen months of prison time. THE SCHEME also features, for the first time, wiretap audio of conversations Dawkins had with Will Wade (LSU Head Basketball Coach) and Sean Miller (University of Arizona Head Basketball Coach). But before the film debuts on HBO on March 31, Christian Dawkins joins Brian Berger for a wide-ranging conversation about the making of the film, why he chose THE SCHEME as the place to tell his side of the story and his thoughts on the current college basketball landscape and the NCAA. Dawkins also discusses Will Wade (LSU), Sean Miller (University of Arizona) and Rick Pitino (Iona).   Dawkins’ candid conversation with Berger also includes a comparison of signing music artists to his current record label and how that differs from the ability to sign young athletes and why Dawkins believes that is wrong. Dawkins provides an insider’s perspective into the college basketball landscape unlike any you will hear. Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blake Lawrence (@Blake_Lawrence), Co-Founder and CEO of Opendorse (@Opendorse) joins us for an in-depth conversation about how Opendorse  is helping influential people - from athletes to CEO's - publish social content on behalf of their partners or organizations. Lawrence and Opendorse are leading the conversation on Name, Image, and Likeness by partnering with schools like University of Nebraska. Lawrence also discusses Opendorse's work with pro sports players unions such as the NFLPA and MLBPA. And we discuss how athletes and brands are pivoting during the COVID-19 pandemic on their social media platforms. Vada Manager (@VadaManager), Founder of Manager Global Consulting and former Corporate Team Leader for Nike Inc. as well as a top corporate strategist and crisis PR expert joins us to discuss how sports teams, leagues, brands and companies can strategize their communications efforts during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Manager provides helpful tips and takeaways. 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 and you will receive 10% off your first order by using our code SBR. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Charles Robinson (@CharlesRobinson), Senior NFL Writer for Yahoo Sports joins us to discuss the frenzy of activity in the NFL in the past week including the signing of Tom Brady by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. We also discuss how the Coronavirus shutting down the sports world will likely impact the NFL Draft and construction of new stadiums in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Ross McConnell, Co-Founder and CEO of Blinder (@BlinderHQ) joins us to discuss how his company's technology is assisting sports leagues, teams and media outlets with capturing high quality video and audio content without having to send news or social media crews. As many athletes and executives are in isolation, this is a tool that is becoming increasingly important. Ross joins us from New Zealand utilizing Blinder's technology. We also discuss the latest impact of the Coronavirus on the sports and business worlds. And we offer up some suggestions on technologies that need to change in our world effective immediately in light of the state of affairs in our world and SBR Host Brian Berger shares his customized "life skills" curriculum he will be using with his daughter while she is on hiatus from school. Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes or Spotify.  Follow us on Twitter (@SBRadio) and Instagram (@SportsBusinessRadio). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike McCartney (@MikeMcCartney7), NFL agent at Priority Sports for stars such as Minnesota Vikings QB Kirk Cousins joins us to discuss Cousins’ new contract extension, the impact the new NFL CBA has had on agents and their clients, his thoughts on the current NFL QB carousel with the news that Tom Brady is leaving New England and how the Coronavirus is impacting his job and his NFL clients. Emmanuel Acho (@theEMANacho) joins us to share his perspective on the new NFL CBA, the NFL free agent landscape and how his job at ESPN has changed with most talent being quarantined at home during the Coronavirus. Al Harrington (@cheddahcheese7), 16-year NBA vet and Founder of Harrington Wellness and Viola Extracts joins us to discuss his transition from NBA player to Cannabis business owner. Harrington discusses how his company started, naming Viola Extracts after his grandmother whose health has been helped by cannabis and how he has rolled up his sleeves to learn the Cannabis business. Harrington also discusses the impact he believes Cannabis will have on rest and recovery for athletes in the future. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio 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 and you will receive 10% off your first order by using our code SBR. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Sports Business Radio team takes an in-depth look at how the Coronavirus has changed the landscape of the sports world this week in an unprecedented way. We update you on the leagues, teams, brands and media outlets that have suspended operations and bring you the latest news from the sports, business and entertainment worlds. Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes and Spotify or wherever you find your podcasts. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. Thanks to our sponsors Boingo Wireless and Mizzen + Main.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices