Sports Business Radio Podcast

The Sports Business Radio Road Show presented by Boingo with Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss (@JeanieBuss). The wide-ranging conversation took place on the campus of Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles before a studio audience of students and invited guests. Buss discussed the Lakers season, having alignment with Magic Johnson on the future direction of the team and the business impact of LeBron James. Buss also discussed the impact that her late father Dr. Jerry Buss and her mentor Billie Jean King have had on her, the current dynamic with her siblings, mental health in the NBA and she offers valuable nuggets of advice for those wanting a career in the sports business.  Listen to the Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes and Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blake Lawrence (@Blake_Lawrence), Co-Founder & CEO of Opendorse (@opendorse) joins us on this week's edition of Sports Business Radio. Lawrence, a former football player at the University of Nebraska, launched Opendorse in 2012\. Since then, Opendorse has become the world's leading athlete marketing platform. More than 6,000 athletes around the world use opendorse to receive content from partners and publish to their personal social channels like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with one click. Leading sports organizations like the PGA TOUR, NFLPA, MLBPA and LPGA use the platform to send video highlights, photos, GIFs, and more to athletes. Lawrence discusses his company, the recipe for "engaging" content on social media, which athletes use social media the best and how athletes are partnering with brands like never before to activate campaigns on social media. We also bring you the sports business headlines of the week including the TV ratings for March Madness on CBS/Turner, lawyer Michael Avenatti's arrest after his attempt to extort Nike and how Apple's announcement of a new streaming service will impact the sports landscape. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Step inside March Madness with JoAn Scott - Managing Director of the Men’s Basketball Championships for the NCAA joins us to take us behind the scenes for this year's NCAA Tournament. Scott discusses how she oversees the operations for one of America's biggest annual sporting events, the 18 media platforms the Tournament is now shown on, the Selection Committee and seeding for the Tournament, what the NCAA has done to cover costs for families of the players participating in the Final Four and advice for managing many people for a large-scale event like the NCAA Tournament. Also on this week's edition of Sports Business Radio, we discuss Mike Trout's record-setting 12-year, $430M contract with the Los Angeles Angels and Odell Beckham Jr.'s trade to the Cleveland Browns. This week's edition of Sports Business Radio is brought to you by ZipRecruiter. Try ZipRecruiter for FREE at ziprecruiter.com/SBR. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kara Lynn Joyce (@KaraLynnJoyce), 4-time Olympic medalist & 3-time Olympic swimmer, 18-time NCAA champion and Founder & CEO of the LEAD Sports Summit (@leadsportssummit) joins us to discuss her annual event that connects young female athletes with accomplished women in sports during a 4 day, 3 night all-inclusive summit. She also discusses life after her decorated Olympic career. Learn more about the LEAD Sports Summit at LeadSportsSummit.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kevin Lavelle (@KevinSLavelle), Founder & CEO of men's dress shirt company Mizzen and Main (@MizzenandMain) joins us to discuss how the company is cleverly parlaying relationships with high profile athletes like Phil Mickelson and JJ Watt into increased visibility for the company. The TV/digital/social media campaign featuring Phil Mickelson and another campaign around "Textile Dysfunction" have gone viral and lead to big sales for the company.  Lavelle also discusses how the company was started, how he came up with the Mizzen and Main name, the unique deal structure with his athlete ambassadors, why the company handles its ad campaigns in-house, the advantages of being a small and nimble company, advice for entrepreneurs, how to make yourself relevant with high profile people and why he chose to launch his own podcast - Founders 15 (available on iTunes).   Listen to the Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, AudioBoom, Tunein and Stitcher. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff Attinella (@Jeff_Attinella1) - Goalkeeper for @MLS Western Conference Champion Portland Timbers (@TimbersFC) joins us to discuss the mindset of a goalkeeper, the Timbers' magical run to the MLS Cup last season, the state of Major League Soccer and being an entrepreneur with a children's book publishing company and his new "J to Z" podcast with Timbers teammate Zarek Valentin.  In our headlines segment, Brian Berger and Bryan Griggs discuss how the shoe market has changed for Duke basketball sensation Zion Williamson following his shoe blowout and injury last week and we also discuss the allegations against New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and how those allegations impact his future and the Patriots' future. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio.  Subscribe to the Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Tunein, Stitcher or AudioBoom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sports Business Radio host Brian Berger and Executive Producer Bryan Griggs discuss a variety of topics including why NOW is the time for James Dolan to sell the New York Knicks. Berger and Griggs also recap the 2019 NBA All-Star weekend and the Daytona 500 and they explain the NFL's settlement with and Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram on @SportsBusinessRadio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NASCAR star Kevin Harvick (@KevinHarvick) - 2007 Daytona 500 winner & 2014 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Champion joins us to discuss this Sunday's Daytona 500 as well as his diverse business interests, which include an athlete management company, radio show on SiriusXM, endorsement partners and charitable foundation. Harvick tells about how he got his start in racing and how his race car is being turned into beer cans via a promotion with Busch Beer. This week's edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by Boingo (@Boingo). Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sports Business Radio Host Brian Berger (former Portland Trail Blazers executive) and longtime NBA Insider Ric Bucher (@RicBucher) combine their deep network of NBA contacts and vast knowledge of the league to do the deep dive into the current landscape of the NBA on this week’s edition of Sports Business Radio. As the 2019 NBA Trade Deadline approaches, we discuss: - LeBron’s Conflict of Interest with Klutch Sports - 2 Emotional People - Kyrie Irving and Danny Ainge - Headed for a Divorce? - Is Kevin Durant to the Knicks a Foregone Conclusion? - Future of Anthony Davis - Would You Trade Zion for Any Current NBA Player? Download the Bucher & Friends daily podcast on iTunes. Follow them on Twitter @BucherFriends This week's edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by ZipRecruiter & the Robinhood App. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sports Business Radio Host Brian Berger and Executive Producer Bryan Griggs preview all aspects of Super Bowl LIII between the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. From sports gambling (overall money wagered on the game, prop bets and how the new sports gambling laws in the U.S. will impact this year's betting) to Super Bowl commercials (cost for a thirty-second ad, lineup of advertisers, celebrities appearing in ads) to the music lineup at the top Super Bowl parties and the Pepsi Halftime Show to the TV ratings for the most watched program of the year. We'll even tell you what the most popular food items are and how much of each item is consumed on Super Bowl Sunday. You'll be the smartest person at your Super Bowl party if you spend an hour with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices