Sports Business Radio Podcast

Maury Brown (@BizBallMaury), Sports Business reporter for Forbes and member of the Baseball Writers Association of America, joins us to discuss MLB's sign-stealing scandal including the fallout so far and the likelihood of the scandal becoming more widespread. We also discuss Derek Jeter and Larry Walker being inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as well as who was not inducted. Sports Business Radio host Brian Berger attended NBA Commissioner Emeritus David Stern's Memorial service this week at Radio City Music Hall in New York and he recaps the amazing service that brought together iconic people from the sports and entertainment world to honor an amazing man and sports executive. Listen to Sports Business Radio on iTunes, Spotify, AudioBoom or wherever you listen to your podcasts. This week's edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by Zip Recruiter. ZipRecruiter is so effective that 4 out of 5 of employers who post on ZipRecruiter get a quality candidate through the site within the first day. Sports Business Radio listeners can 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

Tom Garfinkel (@TomGarfinkel), President & CEO of the NFL's Miami Dolphins and Hard Rock Stadium takes us behind the scenes as Miami prepares to host Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock Stadium. Garfinkel shares details on the nearly $1B in renovations that have been done to Hard Rock Stadium and the surrounding area as well as discusses how the Dolphins work in conjunction with the NFL to produce the Super Bowl, NFL Experience and Pepsi Halftime Show. Keith Forman, Sports Business Radio Co-Founder, joins us from New Orleans to share a bird's eye perspective for the College Football Playoff National Championship game between LSU and Clemson.  Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. Please rate and review our podcast on iTunes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jon Wertheim (@Jon_Wertheim), Sports Illustrated Executive Editor and Senior Writer as well as Correspondent for 60 Minutes on CBS joins us to reflect on the life and legacy of NBA Commissioner Emeritus David Stern, who passed away on January 1, 2020. Wertheim, like Sports Business Radio host Brian Berger, knew Stern well and has a unique insight to share regarding Stern's life and legacy. We also dig into the TV numbers for the NFL Playoffs as well as discuss the futures of Tom Brady and Drew Brees. We update you on the NFL's coaching carousel and give you our thoughts about the recent hires. And we preview the College Football Playoff Championship game between LSU and Clemson. 2020 is Year 16 for Sports Business Radio. Find our podcast on iTunes and Spotify. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sports Business Radio reveals its Top 10 Sports Business stories of 2019 and previews the biggest Sports Business stories ahead in 2020. We also reflect on an amazing year of interviews on Sports Business Radio in 2019 including conversations with Damian Lillard, Jeanie Buss, Alex Honnold, Tim Howard and Maryann Turcke. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year from our team at Sports Business Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Maryann Turcke (@MaryannTurcke), NFL Chief Operating Officer joins us of a wide-ranging conversation about the business of the NFL at the Sports Business Radio Road Show presented by Boingo at Canoe Studios in New York City. The conversation was conducted in front of a studio audience comprised of students from Montclair State University's School of Communications and Media as well as from Columbia University. Maryann Turcke oversees all facets of the NFL’s business operations and was named one of Adweek’s Most Powerful Women in Sports. During her conversation with Brian Berger, Turcke discusses her career and leadership style, the future of content distribution for the NFL, the league's 100th anniversary, NFL events such as the Super Bowl and NFL Draft, Los Angeles and Las Vegas as NFL markets and Turcke offers her advice for students who are soon entering the work marketplace. Listen to this conversation on iTunes and Spotify.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian Grant (@BrianGrantOrg) - Founder of the Brian Grant Foundation and former NBA star joins us to discuss his charitable foundation and how it is assisting those people living with Parkinson's. Grant was diagnosed with Parkinson's a decade ago following a successful 12-year NBA career with the Sacramento Kings, Portland Trail Blazers, Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns.  Sports Business Radio is teaming with the Brian Grant Foundation for Giving Tuesday. Purchase a Sports Business Radio t-shirt from Parish Project and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Brian Grant Foundation (www.briangrant.org). Order a Sports Business Radio t-shirt by emailing Steve Ullrich at Parish Project at sullrich@ignite-design.net. Designs available on our Twitter feed @SBRadio or on our Instagram feed @SportsBusinessRadio. Donate to the Brian Grant Foundation directly on Giving Tuesday by going to www.briangrant.org. Also joining us on Sports Business Radio this week is Melissa Harper, Co-Founder and CEO of Good Sports (www.goodsports.org). Good Sports is a national nonprofit connecting Fortune 500 companies and the sports industry directly to underserved communities in an effort to save youth sports. Over the past 15 years, Good Sports has provided more than $50M worth of new sports equipment, footwear and apparel to 4265 youth programs impacting 7.2M kids in all 50 states. Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Sports Business Radio! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Maria Taylor (@MariaTaylor) - ESPN studio host on NBA Countdown and College Gameday and sideline reporter for ESPN’s college basketball and football coverage joins Brian Berger on Sports Business Radio. Taylor attended the University of Georgia where she played volleyball and basketball for @UGAAthletics. She was named to the All-SEC volleyball team three times and was also a member of the USA A2 National Volleyball team. She graduated from Georgia in 2009 with a degree in broadcast news. She returned to the University to pursue her Master of Business Administration which she completed in May of 2013. She is a native of Alpharetta, Georgia. Taylor continues to mentor aspiring students looking to go into broadcasting by allowing them to shadow her on game days. In 2015, Maria Taylor co-founded a non-profit organization called The Winning Edge Leadership Academy. @theweleadership develops the next generation of women and minority leaders in the sports and entertainment business by providing mentors, an influential network, financial and cognitive resources as they begin their journey. We also work with the general student-athlete population to prepare them for life after college. Learn more at https://winningedgeleads.org (https://winningedgeleads.org/home) During our interview this week, Taylor shares with us how she prepares for her studio and sideline reporting as well as tells us the story of how her interview with President Obama came about at last season's Duke - North Carolina basketball game.  Listen to the Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes or Spotify. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio or on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nick Sakiewicz (@NLLCommish) - National Lacrosse League Commissioner joins us to discuss his rapidly rising league, the NLL's heavy investment with showing their games on digital on BR Live and what they are doing to entice their demo of 35 and under.  Sakiewicz also discusses the strong group of owners who own NLL franchises, franchise values and what's ahead for the league. Lofa Tatupu (@LofaTatupu) - The former NFL and USC standout joins us to discuss his new company ZoneinCBD and the increasingly crowded CBD market, which could be a $22B market by 2022. Tatupu discusses how CBD has had a remarkable effect on his health since he retired and how he started ZoneinCBD. We also announce the date, location and Featured Guest for the next Sports Business Radio Road Show presented by Boingo. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew Hawkins (@Hawk), former NFL WR turned broadcaster & businessperson joins us to discuss the remarkable path he has taken as an undrafted player to the NFL, who earned an MBA from Columbia University while he was playing and then transitioned to a successful broadcast and business career after leaving the NFL. Hawkins is now a broadcaster for the NFL Network, a podcast co-host of the “ThomaHawk” podcast and he is the Director of Business Development for Uninterrupted, a digital sports media platform that empowers athletes to take control of their own stories and has the backing of LeBron James and Maverick Carter. Hawkins discusses his current roles as well as the importance of maximizing the value of being a current pro athlete during his career instead of waiting to think about his post-career until he retired. Also joining us is Greg Czerpak, President & Chief Operating Officer of 2nd Skull (@2ndSkull), a lineup of headgear products that uses scientifically engineered materials to protect the heads of athletes in sports such as soccer, football and lacrosse. The company received a grant from the NFL and is making tremendous advances in order to reduce concussions for athletes. Subscribe to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes and Spotify and download 15 years of podcasts featuring interviews with the biggest names in sports and business. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. This week's edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by Mizzen and Main. Visit mizzenandmain.com and enter the promo code "SBR" to save on your next purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff Kearney - Global Head of Sports Marketing, Gatorade joins us on this week's edition of Sports Business Radio. A 15-year veteran of Gatorade, Kearney has worked across many facets of the Gatorade marketing organization. From managing partnerships with key sports practitioners to overseeing the brand’s youth sports platforms, Kearney has driven many of the brand’s key equity and partnership platforms.  We discuss Gatorade's origin, their portfolio of products and their targeted audience. Within the United States, Gatorade accounts for approximately 75% of market share in the sports drink category.  Kearney tells us what Gatorade looks for in its athlete endorser partners, such as Zion Williamson, whom the brand signed to a partnership deal recently (Gatorade has also partnered with elite athletes such as Michael Jordan, Serena Williams, Derek Jeter and Peyton Manning). We also discuss the NBA G League  and the league granting access to incubate innovation and test professional athletes year-round. Kearney and Berger discuss some of the best all-time Gatorade commercials as well. Listen to the Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify or wherever you find your podcasts. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio or on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices