Sports Business Radio Podcast

Justin Forsett (@JForsett), NFL Pro Bowl RB with the Baltimore Ravens and several other teams over a 9-year NFL career joins us to discuss the company he co-founded, Shower Pill (@ShowerPill), and his big pitch on ABC's Shark Tank. Forsett discusses the lengthy process to get in front of the Sharks on ABC's hit TV show, the results of the pitch and the idea behind starting Shower Pill with 2 former football teammates from Cal. Forsett also discusses the value of building business relationships during an athlete's playing career, saving money while you're earning as a pro athlete and using the spotlight and platform as a pro athlete to impact positive change in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter O'Reilly (@Ploreilly), Senior Vice President of Events for the NFL joins us to discuss the planning and logistics around the Super Bowl. O'Reilly is responsible for the execution of all NFL events run by the league office, including the Super Bowl, Pro Bowl, NFL Draft, NFL Kickoff, NFL International Series and league business meetings. O'Reilly discusses everything from preparing U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis for Super Bowl LII on February 4th to planning the entertainment within the game (Pepsi halftime performance by Justin Timberlake) and the multitude of events around the game itself such as the Super Bowl Experience. O'Reilly also discusses his background that led him to the job planning the biggest annual sporting event in the United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremy Darlow (@JeremyDarlow), Author of the book "Athletes Are Brands Too" (follow-up book to "Brands Win Championships") and former Director of Marketing for adidas football and baseball, joins Brian Berger to discuss his new book. Darlow discusses how athletes can capitalize on the spotlight while they have it to build their brand via social media platforms and extend their relevance beyond their playing career. From developing the right positioning statement to how often to post on your social media platforms, Darlow offers helpful strategies in this interview and in his book. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rich Kleiman (@RichKleiman) Co-founder and Partner in The Durant Company and Thirty Five Media joins Brian Berger to discuss the business of NBA superstar Kevin Durant. Kleiman also discusses his personal career path, helping to launch Roc Nation Sports with Jay-Z, navigating proposals and choosing the right partners and investments and the close bond he has formed with Kevin Durant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sports Business Radio counts down the Top 10 Sports Business stories of 2017. Happy Holidays from the team at Sports Business Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sports Business Radio Road Show presented by Boingo with NCAA President Mark Emmert recorded on 12/7/17 at The Players' Tribune in New York City. The interview was conducted in front of a studio audience comprised of VIP's and students from Columbia University, Marist University and Montclair State University. Follow the social conversation #SBRNCAA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sports Business Radio Road Show presented by Boingo with NCAA President Mark Emmert at The Players' Tribune in NYC on 12/7/17. The show was conducted in front of a studio audience made up of VIP's and students from Columbia University, Marist University and Montclair State University. Follow the social conversation with #SBRNCAA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Don Van Natta Jr. (@DVNJr), Sr. Writer for ESPN, joins Brian Berger to discuss the battle between NFL Commissioner and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones & how the battle could impact how the league & its owners operate moving forward & if Goodell will have his contact extended. Former USC & Washington Director of Football Operations Jared Blank (@InMotional) also joins the show to to talk about his upcoming quest to complete 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Richard Deitsch (@RichardDeitsch), Sports Media Reporter/Podcaster for Sports Illustrated and Julie Zdziarski (@JulieZDZ) of @SRI_Insights and @MKTG are guests on this week's edition of Sports Business Radio. Deitsch discusses the politically charged sports media landscape as well as the best way for journalism students to enter the field. Zdziarski discusses MKTG and SRi's recent release of their Decoding 2.0 Study that shows the impact sponsorships have on consumers and how likely consumers are to be receptive to sponsor messages. Find us on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @sportsbusinessradio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ken Shropshire (@KenShropshire), Co-Author of the book The Miseducation of the Student Athlete: How to Fix College Sports and also CEO of the Global Sport Institute and the adidas Distinguished Professor of Global Sport at Arizona State University, joins us to discuss his forthcoming book as well as the paradigm shift he believes needs to take place in college sports and why he believes that the best form of student-athlete compensation is thorough academic and career preparation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices