Sports Business Radio Podcast

Nigel Eccles, Co-Founder & CEO of the multi-billion dollar daily fantasy sports game Fan Duel joins us to discuss his company's origin and meteoric rise as well as its deals with teams and leagues throughout the sports world. We also bring you the sports business headlines of the week. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tucker Kain, Los Angeles Dodgers CFO joins us to discuss the new Dodgers + R/GA accelerator program. Tyler Marciniak stops by to discuss the #pass4prostate campaign around the September 5 USA vs Australia rugby match at Soldier Field in Chicago. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CJ McCollum, Portland Trail Blazers guard, joins the show to discuss his breakout performance during the 2015 NBA playoffs, his aspirations to be a journalist, the NBA CBA, social media and why he flies commercial and coach. Brian Cheek, Director of Business Development, Sports for Postano stops by to discuss the latest innovations from Postano including the new ability to integrate Periscope into Postano visualizations. read more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Karina LeBlanc, women's pro soccer player & goalkeeper for the Canadian Women's Soccer Team since 1998, joins us to discuss her career as well as how women's soccer can capitalize on the momentum built from the 2015 Women's World Cup. Nate Checketts, co-founder of Rhone Apparel joins us to discuss his high-quality, men's sportswear company. Neil Horowitz, digital and social media expert and host of the Digital and Social Media Sports podcast joins us to discuss a big week for sports on social media as well as emerging technologies. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rebecca Feferman, Head of SXsports joins us to discuss one of the fastest growing sports business events of the year that takes place each March in Austin, Texas. Jon Mugar, Founder of The Basketball Tournament, a winner take all, single-elimination tourney where the winning team takes home $1M, also joins us for a conversation. TBT will feature dozens of ex NBA players. Kyle Nelson, Co-Founder and CMO of MVP Index, stops by to discuss the first index that measures the digital brand value of over 20,000 professional athletes, plus their associated teams and leagues. read more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ethan Skolnick, NBA writer for the Bleacher Report, joins us to discuss the real dynamics behind the LeBron James-Dan Gilbert, LeBron James-Pat Riley and Pat Riley-Dwyane Wade relationships. We also cover the sports business headlines of the week including American Pharoah's Triple Crown win, the NBA Finals, NHL Stanley Cup and Women's World Cup soccer. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sam Amick, NBA reporter for USA Today joins us to discuss the Cavs-Warriors NBA Finals matchup as well as discuss new head coach hires and NBA free agency. Steve Skinner, CEO of Kemper Sports stops by to preview the 2015 U.S. Open which will be played on a Kemper golf course - Chambers Bay. Skinner gives us a scouting report on the course and we also discuss golf is marketing itself to today's generation of young people. read more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tiki Barber joins us to discuss his thoughts on Ted Wells' "Deflategate" report which was released this week, his advice for vets on the Tamps Bay Bucs welcoming Jameis Winston into the lockerroom and the latest with Barber's company Thuzio, which matches current and retired athletes with the right businesses for speaking engagements and appearances. We also discuss the fallout from Mayweather-Pacquiao as well as the Kentucky Derby. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Sports Business Radio Road Show heads to Arizona State's WP Carey School of Business for Brian Berger's in-depth conversation with Arizona Diamondbacks President & CEO Derrick Hall (@DHallDBacks). The interview is conducted before a live studio audience comprised of sports business students, faculty, alumni and sports business executives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Derrick Mason, 15-year NFL veteran WR and analyst for the Big Ten Network joins us to discuss the state of the NFL, a busy week in the league with free agency and trades and NFL off the field behavior. Josh Shaw, Founder and CEO of Mission Athletecare stops by to tell us about the tremendous growth of the company that counts Dwyane Wade, Serena Williams and David Wright as equity partners. Maury Brown of Forbes helps us preview the top sports business headlines for the upcoming MLB season. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices