Sports Geek - A look into the world of Sports Marketing, Sports Business and Digital Marketing
Sports Geek
Sean Callanan (@seancallanan) from @SportsGeek brings you the best practices from the sports business and sports digital marketing world each week. Interviews with people behind the scenes with teams and leagues in the USA, Australia and Europe. Technology and digital take a strong focus as Sean looks how sports teams can better connect with fans and deliver results for sponsors. If you work in sports or would like to or are simply a marketing professional who loves sports then this podcast is for you.
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Oct 1, 2018 • 51min
Baden Stephenson on leading through change - Melbourne Rebels - Sports Geek CEO Series
Baden Stephenson CEO of Melbourne Rebels chats about his sports business career spanning coaching and administration as well as guiding the Melbourne Rebels through a period of uncertainty in 2017 to a bright future ahead embracing grass roots support. Full show notes - https://sportsgeekhq.com/podcast/baden-stephenson-melbourne-rebels/
Sep 24, 2018 • 57min
Craig Neeb on how technology & digital is deepening ties with NASCAR fans
Craig Neeb chat about his dual role in the International Speedway Corporation and NASCAR and how technology changed the motor racing sports landscape. Full show notes - https://sportsgeekhq.com/podcast/craig-neeb-nascar/
Sep 17, 2018 • 53min
Understanding the ticketing game - Steve DeLay
Steve DeLay from TheUltimateToolkit.com chats with Sean Callanan about his experience in sales & ticketing and how to fill every seat in the stadium. Full show notes - https://sportsgeekhq.com/podcast/steve-delay-the-ultimate-toolkit/
Sep 10, 2018 • 1h 14min
Making sporting travel easy - Matt Scully, Sports Where I Am
Matt Scully discusses his sports startup story with Sports Where I Am that solves the problems sports tourists face when planning trips to and around their favourite sports team and events. Full show notes - https://sportsgeekhq.com/podcast/matt-scully-sportswhereiam/
Aug 27, 2018 • 57min
Changing the sports commentary game - Ben Reynolds, Spalk
Ben Reynolds' Spalk platform synchronises live sports streams with alternate commentary from fans, influencers and athletes. Sean caught up with Ben in NYC to discuss his startup story. Full show notes - https://sportsgeekhq.com/podcast/ben-reynolds-spalk/
Aug 20, 2018 • 1h
Tinus Le Roux on knowing your fans in the stands
Tinus Le Roux knows fans via Fancam he knows when they attend and how often they attend. On this podcast Sean & Tinus discuss the differences of computer vision and facial recognition and why it is important to sports business. Full show notes - https://sportsgeekhq.com/podcast/tinus-leroux-fancam/
Aug 13, 2018 • 37min
NBA 2K League season one - Brendan Donohue
Sean catches up with NBA 2K League's Brendan Donohue at the NBA headquarters in New York to discuss season one and the impact of esports on NBA teams, fans and sponsors. Full show notes - https://sportsgeekhq.com/podcast/brendan-donohue-nba-2kleague/
Aug 3, 2018 • 52min
Global broadcast & digital trends with Nielsen Sports' Glenn Lovett
Sean catches up with Glenn Lovett at the Nielsen Sports headquarters in the financial district of New York to discuss global trends in digital and broadcasting. Full show notes - https://sportsgeekhq.com/podcast/glenn-lovett-nielsen-sports/
Jul 23, 2018 • 11min
Quick Sports Geek Trip Update
A quick update from Dallas Texas before kicking off his Sports Geek Trip, find out where Sean will be and how you can meet up with him. Full show notes - https://sportsgeekhq.com/podcast/sports-geek-trip-update/
Jul 16, 2018 • 58min
Bring high performance to esports - Dave Harris, Dire Wolves
Dave Harris chats with Sean Callanan to discuss his journey into esports from investing in Dire Wolves to setting up in new esports high performance centre. Dave discusses how high performance has been the key to success and how it can be replicated to lift the standard of play in Australia and around the world. Full show notes - https://sportsgeekhq.com/podcast/dave-harris-dire-wolves
