

Built For The Game with Rob Cressy
Rob Cressy
Welcome to Built For The Game, where we help entrepreneurs win in business & life for the long haul. Rob Cressy guides you on a journey of personal growth & creative excellence, helping you develop the habits, routines, mindsets, and AI strategies that top 1% performers use. That way you can be your best, do what you love, and show up powerfully in all areas of your life.
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Mar 22, 2017 • 17min
EP-183 Bob Pockrass, Motorsports Writer at ESPN - NASCAR Sponsorships
Bob Pockrass, Motorsports writer for ESPN, joins Brian Cristiano and Rob Cressy to talk about the challenges of racing teams selling NASCAR sponsorships. What is the value in a NASCAR sponsorship and what’s included in it? How has the social and digital landscape changed things? What are the best ways for racing teams to find new sponsors? For the teams who are doing it right, what can others mimic to try and duplicate their success? What should racing teams be thinking about for the future?In each episode of The Sports Marketing Huddle, CEO of BOLD Worldwide Brian Cristiano, and Founder of Cress Media & Bacon Sports Rob Cressy give a forward-thinking perspective about some of the hottest topics in the world of sports marketing and then give you actionable advice on how you can implement it into your business.Our goal of the podcast is to create the best sports marketing podcast and take The Sports Marketing Huddle up to #1 on iTunes New & Noteworthy. One way you can help support the show is by subscribing to The Sports Marketing Huddle on iTunes and letting your friends who are in the sports and marketing worlds know about it.Your feedback is super important to us. We want to make sure that we deliver value for you and make this the best sports marketing show possible. You can connect with Brian & Rob on social media and let us know what you think (good or bad):Brian Cristiano -Twitter: @boldceo - Instagram: @boldceoRob Cressy -Twitter: @RobCressy - Instagram: @rob_cressyWebsites:BOLD Worldwide: www.boldworldwide.comBrian Cristiano: www.briancristiano.com Cress Media: www.cressmedia.comBacon Sports: www.baconsports.comFacebook:BOLD WorldwideBacon SportsCress MediaWays I can Help: AI Coaching For High Performing Leaders. Apply Today: https://robcressy.ai/ Helping Non-Tech Entrepreneurs Grow With AI - Join Us: https://www.weareunlimited.ai 5 Days To ChatGPT Confidence - Free Email Course: http://www.chatgptconfidence.com Let's Connect: Rob Cressy - Instagram: @rob_cressy - LinkedIn: /cressy/ - YouTube: /@unlimitedailab/

Mar 21, 2017 • 14min
EP-182 The Struggle Continues For Sports Retailers
Sports retailers continue to struggle. Gander Mountain recently declared bankruptcy and Finish Line sold off its running speciality business JackRabbit for nothing (literally.)Brian Cristiano and Rob Cressy talk about why sports retailers continue to struggle. What can they do to take a page from the brands that are delivering a fabulous in store experience and building a community around it? How can they create a culture where price matters less than how the product makes you feel? At the end Brian and Rob give actionable advice on what you can implement into your business from the struggle of sports retailers. In each episode of The Sports Marketing Huddle, CEO of BOLD Worldwide Brian Cristiano, and Founder of Cress Media & Bacon Sports Rob Cressy give a forward-thinking perspective about some of the hottest topics in the world of sports marketing and then give you actionable advice on how you can implement it into your business.Our goal of the podcast is to create the best sports marketing podcast and take The Sports Marketing Huddle up to #1 on iTunes New & Noteworthy. One way you can help support the show is by subscribing to The Sports Marketing Huddle on iTunes and letting your friends who are in the sports and marketing worlds know about it.Your feedback is super important to us. We want to make sure that we deliver value for you and make this the best sports marketing show possible. You can connect with Brian & Rob on social media and let us know what you think (good or bad):Brian Cristiano -Twitter: @boldceo - Instagram: @boldceoRob Cressy -Twitter: @RobCressy - Instagram: @rob_cressyWebsites:BOLD Worldwide: www.boldworldwide.comBrian Cristiano: www.briancristiano.com Cress Media: www.cressmedia.comBacon Sports: www.baconsports.comFacebook:BOLD WorldwideBacon SportsCress MediaWays I can Help: AI Coaching For High Performing Leaders. Apply Today: https://robcressy.ai/ Helping Non-Tech Entrepreneurs Grow With AI - Join Us: https://www.weareunlimited.ai 5 Days To ChatGPT Confidence - Free Email Course: http://www.chatgptconfidence.com Let's Connect: Rob Cressy - Instagram: @rob_cressy - LinkedIn: /cressy/ - YouTube: /@unlimitedailab/

Mar 20, 2017 • 20min
EP-181 What Are The Biggest Risks You Have Taken?
Risk and reward: two fundamental elements of life as an entrepreneur. On this episode, Brian and Rob share insight into situations they've encountered along their entrepreneurial journeys that have required some serious risk, but come with the rewards to match it. Learn about their approach to each situation and how they took action in the moment to better understand what you can do if you find yourself facing similar circumstances.-In each episode of The Sports Marketing Huddle, CEO of BOLD Worldwide Brian Cristiano, and Founder of Cress Media & Bacon Sports Rob Cressy give a forward-thinking perspective about some of the hottest topics in the world of sports marketing and then give you actionable advice on how you can implement it into your business.Our goal of the podcast is to create the best sports marketing podcast and take The Sports Marketing Huddle up to #1 on iTunes New & Noteworthy. One way you can help support the show is by subscribing to The Sports Marketing Huddle on iTunes and letting your friends who are in the sports and marketing worlds know about it.Your feedback is super important to us. We want to make sure that we deliver value for you and make this the best sports marketing show possible. You can connect with Brian & Rob on social media and let us know what you think (good or bad):Brian Cristiano -Twitter: @boldceo - Instagram: @boldceoRob Cressy -Twitter: @RobCressy - Instagram: @rob_cressyWebsites:BOLD Worldwide: www.boldworldwide.comBrian Cristiano: www.briancristiano.com Cress Media: www.cressmedia.comBacon Sports: www.baconsports.comFacebook:BOLD WorldwideBacon SportsCress MediaWays I can Help: AI Coaching For High Performing Leaders. Apply Today: https://robcressy.ai/ Helping Non-Tech Entrepreneurs Grow With AI - Join Us: https://www.weareunlimited.ai 5 Days To ChatGPT Confidence - Free Email Course: http://www.chatgptconfidence.com Let's Connect: Rob Cressy - Instagram: @rob_cressy - LinkedIn: /cressy/ - YouTube: /@unlimitedailab/

Mar 17, 2017 • 16min
EP-180 Which Brand Will Win March Adsanity?
March Madness is a huge opportunity for brands to engage sports fans. To help get a true representation of which brands are doing the best at engaging fans during March Madness, Bold Worldwide created March Adsanity.On this episode Brian Cristiano and Rob Cressy give a preview of what exactly March Adsanity is and who they expect to win it all. The format is simple: the tournament starts during the Sweet 16, and it is comprised of the top 16 brands who are ranked based on their total number of social media followers. From there each brand will be paired up against another on a specific day. Whoever has the most social media engagement on that day wins the game and moves on to the next round. This continues through March Madness to the final game where we will declare a brand the March Adsanity champion. At the end Brian and Rob give their Final Four picks for March Adsanity and encourage you to give yours as well.In each episode of The Sports Marketing Huddle, CEO of BOLD Worldwide Brian Cristiano, and Founder of Cress Media & Bacon Sports Rob Cressy give a forward-thinking perspective about some of the hottest topics in the world of sports marketing and then give you actionable advice on how you can implement it into your business.Our goal of the podcast is to create the best sports marketing podcast and take The Sports Marketing Huddle up to #1 on iTunes New & Noteworthy. One way you can help support the show is by subscribing to The Sports Marketing Huddle on iTunes and letting your friends who are in the sports and marketing worlds know about it.Your feedback is super important to us. We want to make sure that we deliver value for you and make this the best sports marketing show possible. You can connect with Brian & Rob on social media and let us know what you think (good or bad):Brian Cristiano -Twitter: @boldceo - Instagram: @boldceoRob Cressy -Twitter: @RobCressy - Instagram: @rob_cressyWebsites:BOLD Worldwide: www.boldworldwide.comBrian Cristiano: www.briancristiano.com Cress Media: www.cressmedia.comBacon Sports: www.baconsports.comFacebook:BOLD WorldwideBacon SportsCress MediaWays I can Help: AI Coaching For High Performing Leaders. Apply Today: https://robcressy.ai/ Helping Non-Tech Entrepreneurs Grow With AI - Join Us: https://www.weareunlimited.ai 5 Days To ChatGPT Confidence - Free Email Course: http://www.chatgptconfidence.com Let's Connect: Rob Cressy - Instagram: @rob_cressy - LinkedIn: /cressy/ - YouTube: /@unlimitedailab/

Mar 16, 2017 • 13min
EP-179 LaVar Ball & Big Baller Brand
LaVar Ball is trying to change the way the sports marketing game is played by creating Big Baller Brand, a lifestyle and apparel brand inspired by his three highly touted basketball playing sons, Lonzo, LiAngelo, and LaMelo. Brian Cristiano and Rob Cressy talk about why they like the idea of LaVar Ball taking control into his own hands and building a brand around his sons. Why should schools be able to get a piece of the action but not him? Could this be the start of a trend where parents build a brand for their kids before they turn pro? What does LaVar Ball need to do in order to make Big Baller Brand successful? Just because he creates it doesn’t mean he’s doing everything right. He still has to function like a well oiled business. At the end Brian and Rob give actionable advice on what you can implement into your business from Big Baller Brand.In each episode of The Sports Marketing Huddle, CEO of BOLD Worldwide Brian Cristiano, and Founder of Cress Media & Bacon Sports Rob Cressy give a forward-thinking perspective about some of the hottest topics in the world of sports marketing and then give you actionable advice on how you can implement it into your business.Our goal of the podcast is to create the best sports marketing podcast and take The Sports Marketing Huddle up to #1 on iTunes New & Noteworthy. One way you can help support the show is by subscribing to The Sports Marketing Huddle on iTunes and letting your friends who are in the sports and marketing worlds know about it.Your feedback is super important to us. We want to make sure that we deliver value for you and make this the best sports marketing show possible. You can connect with Brian & Rob on social media and let us know what you think (good or bad):Brian Cristiano -Twitter: @boldceo - Instagram: @boldceoRob Cressy -Twitter: @RobCressy - Instagram: @rob_cressyWebsites:BOLD Worldwide: www.boldworldwide.comBrian Cristiano: www.briancristiano.com Cress Media: www.cressmedia.comBacon Sports: www.baconsports.comFacebook:BOLD WorldwideBacon SportsCress MediaWays I can Help: AI Coaching For High Performing Leaders. Apply Today: https://robcressy.ai/ Helping Non-Tech Entrepreneurs Grow With AI - Join Us: https://www.weareunlimited.ai 5 Days To ChatGPT Confidence - Free Email Course: http://www.chatgptconfidence.com Let's Connect: Rob Cressy - Instagram: @rob_cressy - LinkedIn: /cressy/ - YouTube: /@unlimitedailab/

Mar 15, 2017 • 11min
EP-178 Best Ways To Market Around March Madness
March Madness is one of the most magical times of the year. Both casual and diehard sports fans embrace on a month long shared experience of fun, excitement and passion.Brian Cristiano and Rob Cressy talk about the best ways for brands to market around March Madness. Hint: it’s super simple. Create a bracket challenge, engage with your audience, have fun. If you want to go next level, go and find some brand partnerships and create a win-win situation for everyone. At the end Brian and Rob give actionable advice on what you can implement into your business from marketing around March Madness.In each episode of The Sports Marketing Huddle, CEO of BOLD Worldwide Brian Cristiano, and Founder of Cress Media & Bacon Sports Rob Cressy give a forward-thinking perspective about some of the hottest topics in the world of sports marketing and then give you actionable advice on how you can implement it into your business.Our goal of the podcast is to create the best sports marketing podcast and take The Sports Marketing Huddle up to #1 on iTunes New & Noteworthy. One way you can help support the show is by subscribing to The Sports Marketing Huddle on iTunes and letting your friends who are in the sports and marketing worlds know about it.Your feedback is super important to us. We want to make sure that we deliver value for you and make this the best sports marketing show possible. You can connect with Brian & Rob on social media and let us know what you think (good or bad):Brian Cristiano -Twitter: @boldceo - Instagram: @boldceoRob Cressy -Twitter: @RobCressy - Instagram: @rob_cressyWebsites:BOLD Worldwide: www.boldworldwide.comBrian Cristiano: www.briancristiano.com Cress Media: www.cressmedia.comBacon Sports: www.baconsports.comFacebook:BOLD WorldwideBacon SportsCress MediaWays I can Help: AI Coaching For High Performing Leaders. Apply Today: https://robcressy.ai/ Helping Non-Tech Entrepreneurs Grow With AI - Join Us: https://www.weareunlimited.ai 5 Days To ChatGPT Confidence - Free Email Course: http://www.chatgptconfidence.com Let's Connect: Rob Cressy - Instagram: @rob_cressy - LinkedIn: /cressy/ - YouTube: /@unlimitedailab/

Mar 15, 2017 • 14min
EP-177 Marketing Around Equality In Sports
Many sports brands are making a concerted effort to doing more to bring equality in sports. It starts with getting the conversation going and making it part of an ongoing narrative.Brian Cristiano and Rob Cressy talk about which brands are doing their part in marketing around equality in sports. What can be done to help increase awareness to women’s sports? What ways can content be used to keep the conversation going? In each episode of The Sports Marketing Huddle, CEO of BOLD Worldwide Brian Cristiano, and Founder of Cress Media & Bacon Sports Rob Cressy give a forward-thinking perspective about some of the hottest topics in the world of sports marketing and then give you actionable advice on how you can implement it into your business.Our goal of the podcast is to create the best sports marketing podcast and take The Sports Marketing Huddle up to #1 on iTunes New & Noteworthy. One way you can help support the show is by subscribing to The Sports Marketing Huddle on iTunes and letting your friends who are in the sports and marketing worlds know about it.Your feedback is super important to us. We want to make sure that we deliver value for you and make this the best sports marketing show possible. You can connect with Brian & Rob on social media and let us know what you think (good or bad):Brian Cristiano -Twitter: @boldceo - Instagram: @boldceoRob Cressy -Twitter: @RobCressy - Instagram: @rob_cressyWebsites:BOLD Worldwide: www.boldworldwide.comBrian Cristiano: www.briancristiano.com Cress Media: www.cressmedia.comBacon Sports: www.baconsports.comFacebook:BOLD WorldwideBacon SportsCress MediaWays I can Help: AI Coaching For High Performing Leaders. Apply Today: https://robcressy.ai/ Helping Non-Tech Entrepreneurs Grow With AI - Join Us: https://www.weareunlimited.ai 5 Days To ChatGPT Confidence - Free Email Course: http://www.chatgptconfidence.com Let's Connect: Rob Cressy - Instagram: @rob_cressy - LinkedIn: /cressy/ - YouTube: /@unlimitedailab/

Mar 14, 2017 • 15min
EP-176 Knicks Entertainment-less First Half Disaster
The New York Knicks keep piling on to the train wreck of a season they are having by playing no music, videos, or in-game entertainment in the first half of a nationally televised game against the Golden State Warriors. The results were awful as players, coaches, and fans all did not like the experience.Brian Cristiano and Rob Cressy try and make some sense out of what in the world the Knicks were thinking. In a landscape in which there are a million things competing for everyone’s attention, the Knicks were somehow tone deaf to it all and decided to make the experience worse. Was there any way that this promotion could have worked? At the end, Brian and Rob give actionable advice on what you can implement into your business from the Knicks marketing disaster.-In each episode of The Sports Marketing Huddle, CEO of BOLD Worldwide Brian Cristiano, and Founder of Cress Media & Bacon Sports Rob Cressy give a forward-thinking perspective about some of the hottest topics in the world of sports marketing and then give you actionable advice on how you can implement it into your business.Our goal of the podcast is to create the best sports marketing podcast and take The Sports Marketing Huddle up to #1 on iTunes New & Noteworthy. One way you can help support the show is by subscribing to The Sports Marketing Huddle on iTunes and letting your friends who are in the sports and marketing worlds know about it.Your feedback is super important to us. We want to make sure that we deliver value for you and make this the best sports marketing show possible. You can connect with Brian & Rob on social media and let us know what you think (good or bad):Brian Cristiano -Twitter: @boldceo - Instagram: @boldceoRob Cressy -Twitter: @RobCressy - Instagram: @rob_cressyWebsites:BOLD Worldwide: www.boldworldwide.comBrian Cristiano: www.briancristiano.com Cress Media: www.cressmedia.comBacon Sports: www.baconsports.comFacebook:BOLD WorldwideBacon SportsCress MediaWays I can Help: AI Coaching For High Performing Leaders. Apply Today: https://robcressy.ai/ Helping Non-Tech Entrepreneurs Grow With AI - Join Us: https://www.weareunlimited.ai 5 Days To ChatGPT Confidence - Free Email Course: http://www.chatgptconfidence.com Let's Connect: Rob Cressy - Instagram: @rob_cressy - LinkedIn: /cressy/ - YouTube: /@unlimitedailab/

Mar 13, 2017 • 15min
EP-175 Who Won The Adidas Win An Island Promotion at NFL Combine?
Adidas promised to give an island to any NFL draft prospect who broke Chris Johnson’s 40-yard dash record, as long as they were wearing the 2017 adizero 5-Star 40 cleats and accepted an endorsement deal with the company before the 2017-18 NFL season. Amazingly, John Ross, a WR from Washington, broke Chris Johnson’s record by running a 4.22. He did so, however, in Nike’s. Brian Cristiano and Rob Cressy dish about who is the winner in this promotion: Adidas or Nike. How did Nike capitalize on this after Ross accomplished this feat? Is there any negative backlash on Adidas? Will we continue to see lottery ticket-esk marketing campaigns like this that hope to capitalize on short term attention? At the end, Brian and Rob give actionable advice on what you can implement into your business from Adidas win an island promotion.In each episode of The Sports Marketing Huddle, CEO of BOLD Worldwide Brian Cristiano, and Founder of Cress Media & Bacon Sports Rob Cressy give a forward-thinking perspective about some of the hottest topics in the world of sports marketing and then give you actionable advice on how you can implement it into your business.Our goal of the podcast is to create the best sports marketing podcast and take The Sports Marketing Huddle up to #1 on iTunes New & Noteworthy. One way you can help support the show is by subscribing to The Sports Marketing Huddle on iTunes and letting your friends who are in the sports and marketing worlds know about it.Your feedback is super important to us. We want to make sure that we deliver value for you and make this the best sports marketing show possible. You can connect with Brian & Rob on social media and let us know what you think (good or bad):Brian Cristiano -Twitter: @boldceo - Instagram: @boldceoRob Cressy -Twitter: @RobCressy - Instagram: @rob_cressyWebsites:BOLD Worldwide: www.boldworldwide.comBrian Cristiano: www.briancristiano.com Cress Media: www.cressmedia.comBacon Sports: www.baconsports.comFacebook:BOLD WorldwideBacon SportsCress MediaWays I can Help: AI Coaching For High Performing Leaders. Apply Today: https://robcressy.ai/ Helping Non-Tech Entrepreneurs Grow With AI - Join Us: https://www.weareunlimited.ai 5 Days To ChatGPT Confidence - Free Email Course: http://www.chatgptconfidence.com Let's Connect: Rob Cressy - Instagram: @rob_cressy - LinkedIn: /cressy/ - YouTube: /@unlimitedailab/

Mar 10, 2017 • 18min
EP-174 Chris Zoller, Director of Marketing at Everlast - Storytelling & Community
Chris Zoller, Director of Marketing and Product Development for Everlast Worldwide, joins Brian Cristiano and Rob Cressy to talk about what it is like marketing an icon brand and pushing it into new places. Everlast has built out an in-house studio so what role does podcasting and live video play in helping them engage their community and tell their story? How should other brands be thinking about content creation? Wearable tech is on the horizon for boxing. What sort of impact will this have on the sport as well as with everyday consumers who participate in boxing for fitness?In each episode of The Sports Marketing Huddle, CEO of BOLD Worldwide Brian Cristiano, and Founder of Cress Media & Bacon Sports Rob Cressy give a forward-thinking perspective about some of the hottest topics in the world of sports marketing and then give you actionable advice on how you can implement it into your business.Our goal of the podcast is to create the best sports marketing podcast and take The Sports Marketing Huddle up to #1 on iTunes New & Noteworthy. One way you can help support the show is by subscribing to The Sports Marketing Huddle on iTunes and letting your friends who are in the sports and marketing worlds know about it.Your feedback is super important to us. We want to make sure that we deliver value for you and make this the best sports marketing show possible. You can connect with Brian & Rob on social media and let us know what you think (good or bad):Brian Cristiano -Twitter: @boldceo - Instagram: @boldceoRob Cressy -Twitter: @RobCressy - Instagram: @rob_cressyWebsites:BOLD Worldwide: www.boldworldwide.comBrian Cristiano: www.briancristiano.com Cress Media: www.cressmedia.comBacon Sports: www.baconsports.comFacebook:BOLD WorldwideBacon SportsCress MediaWays I can Help: AI Coaching For High Performing Leaders. Apply Today: https://robcressy.ai/ Helping Non-Tech Entrepreneurs Grow With AI - Join Us: https://www.weareunlimited.ai 5 Days To ChatGPT Confidence - Free Email Course: http://www.chatgptconfidence.com Let's Connect: Rob Cressy - Instagram: @rob_cressy - LinkedIn: /cressy/ - YouTube: /@unlimitedailab/