Sports Business Radio Podcast

Rudy Cline-Thomas, business partner of Golden State Warriors star Andre Iguodala and one of the Founding Partners of the Bloomberg Players' Tech Summit, joins Brian Berger to discuss #investing, #startups, #sportstech, #SiliconValley, his partnership with Iguodala, what the duo looks for in companies they are investing in and how the approach to business is changing for pro athletes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sports Business Radio host Brian Berger recaps his experience after attending the exclusive Players' Tech Summit at Bloomberg in San Francisco. Athletes who attended the event included Kevin Durant, Andre Iguodala, Jaylen Brown, Kerri Walsh Jennings, Joe Montana and Baron Davis.  We also discuss Tiger Woods' big impact on the TV ratings for the 2018 PGA Championship and the University of Maryland's admission of guilt with the death of football player Jordan McNair. This week's edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by Zip Recruiter. 80% of companies who post a job using Zip Recruiter find a quality candidate in the first 24 hours. Our listeners can try Zip Recruiter for FREE at www.ziprecruiter.com/SBR. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stacy Lewis (@Stacy_Lewis), LPGA Golfer and former LPGA Player of the Year discusses golf, women's sports, her sponsor KPMG's groundbreaking decision to pay her during her current maternity leave and donating her prize money from winning last year's Cambia Portland Classic to her hometown of Houston for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. Jim Kozimor, Chief Strategy Officer for Sports ETF’s joins us to discuss his company's ProSports Sponsors Fund, which tracks the ProSports Sponsors Index - an equally-weighted index designed to measure the performance of companies which are official partners of U.S. Pro Sports Leagues: Football – Baseball – Hockey – Basketball; or a national sports broadcaster with rights agreements with the aforementioned leagues.  This week's edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by Zip Recruiter. 80% of employers who post on Zip Recruiter find a quality candidate within the 1st day. Our listeners can try Zip Recruiter for FREE at www.ziprecruiter.com/SBR. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Declan Bolger (@DecBolger), SVP & CMO of Kroenke Sports & Entertainment joins us to discuss his role overseeing the sports marketing for the Denver Nuggets (NBA), Colorado Avalanche (NHL), Colorado Rapids (MLS), Colorado Mammoth (NLL), Pepsi Center and Altitude Sports & Entertainment (RSN). Bolger is the rare sports executive who has worked in several U.S. pro sports leagues including the NBA (Nuggets and Trail Blazers), NHL (Avalanche and Florida Panthers), MLS (League Office and Rapids), MLB (Pittsburgh Pirates) and NLL (Mammoth). Bolger also takes us through the recent rebrand of the Denver Nuggets, including their new uniforms for the 2018-19 NBA season. This week's edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by INDOCHINO (@Indochino). Go to Indochino.com now and purchase a customized suit for 50% off the normal price when you enter the passcode SBR at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sophia Berger interviews Olympian Lindsey Vonn, New York Knicks Rookie Kevin Knox and MMA star Rose Namajunas on the Orange Carpet at the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Sports Awards in Los Angeles.  We also recap the British Open with Tiger Woods' big impact on the TV ratings and discuss Kevin Love's extension with the Cavs amongst other topics in our sports business headlines of the week segment. This week's podcast is presented Boingo Wireless (@Boingo). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian Windhorst (@WindhorstESPN), ESPN NBA reporter, joins us to discuss LeBron James' move to the Los Angeles Lakers, whether or not this is the last season the current NBA champion Golden State Warriors team will stay intact and how an "integrity fee" from legalized sports gambling in the U.S. could impact player signings in the NBA in the future. Sandra Greer, Insight Director for @MKTG, joins us from London to share insightful findings from the company's 2018 "Frontier Report" with us, which looks at the impact of sponsorships, ROI on sponsorship investments and how companies are activating sponsorships effectively. This week's edition of Sports Business Radio is brought to you by @ZipRecruiter. 80% of employers who post on Zip Recruiter find a quality candidate within the 1st day. Job seekers love it too, with over 8 million jobs posted on their website. Our listeners can try Zip Recruiter for FREE at www.ziprecruiter.com/SBR. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andre Iguodala (@Andre), Golden State Warriors 3-Time NBA Champion & NBA Finals MVP and also a partner in the venture capital firm F9 Strategies, joins Brian Berger for a wide-ranging conversation. Iguodala discusses his investment strategies and what he looks for when he's investing in a company, his partnership on F9 Strategies with Rudy Cline-Thomas, his involvement in the Bloomberg Players' Tech Summit and the importance of building relationships. Iguodala also shares insight on the culture inside the Warriors' locker room, how the team continues to win despite having a target on their backs, what makes Stephen Curry a unique leader, how Iguodala keeps his body in peak condition and his love for the game of golf. This week's Sports Business Radio podcast is presented by Seat Geek (@SeatGeek). Just download the SeatGeek app and enter promo code SBR today to receive $20 off your first SeatGeek purchase. SeatGeek is the smartest, easiest way to get tickets to every type of live event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ralph Greene, who spent 21 years at Nike overseeing sports marketing, discusses working on deals for the company with Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dirk Nowitzki and Michael Vick. Greene also discusses how endorsement deals for athletes have changed over the past 2 decades, Brand Jordan vs LeBron James’ business lines, the current amateur basketball and football culture and suggestions for how it needs to change, safety around football and how Tiger Woods grew Nike Golf’s business. Greene also reveals the one non-Nike athlete he wishes he would have had the opportunity to work with while at Nike.  This week’s episode of Sports Business Radio is brought to you by Indochino. Indochino is the world’s largest made to measure menswear company. They make suits and shirts made to your exact measurements for a great fit. This week, Sports Business Radio listeners can get any made to measure, premium Indochino suit for 50% off the regular price. Just go to Indochino.com and enter the code SBR at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Nakajima (@mnakaj), former Nike Director of Tennis, discusses his work over 30 years with tennis icons John McEnroe, Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Nakajima shares never before heard stories including an epic story about Nike co-Founder Phil Knight, Pete Sampras and Sampras' Wimbledon trophy. This week's Sports Business Radio podcast is presented by Seat Geek (@SeatGeek). Just download the SeatGeek app and enter promo code SBR today to receive $20 off your first SeatGeek purchase. SeatGeek is the smartest, easiest way to get tickets to every type of live event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wayne Sieve, EVP for Thuuz (@Thuuz) joins us to discuss the digital media space and how how his company has partnered with Fox Sports and IBM to create the Fox Sports FIFA World Cup Highlight Machine, which utilizes AI to customize highlights of your favorite sporting event, on demand. This new technology may be the way of the future for broadcast networks, digital media platforms and sports properties. We also recap the 2018 U.S. Open (golf) and offer our thoughts about the USGA, we discuss Jay-Z being named the President of Puma and we give you the latest betting odds on where LeBron James and Kawhi Leonard may wind up for the 2018-19 NBA season. This week's episode of Sports Business Radio is presented by Zip Recruiter (@ZipRecruiter). Sports Business Radio listeners can try ZipRecruiter FOR FREE at this exclusive web address: ZipRecruiter.com/SBR. ZipRecruiter is the Highest Rated Hiring Site in America and is the smartest way to hire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices