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Anna Isaacson, SVP Social Responsibility, NFL & Kenneth Shropshire, CEO, Global Sport Institute Jan 12, 2021

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PODCAST: Anna Isaacson, SVP of Social Responsibility for the NFL, joins us for a wide-ranging conversation about the league’s efforts with Social Justice as well how the league’s policies regarding domestic violence and sexual assault have changed over the past 7 years since the Ray Rice incident. The NFL recently reached over $95M in grants to organizations as part of its “Inspire Change” initiative. Isaacson has worked at the NFL league office for over 14 years and directs the league’s social, charitable and philanthropic endeavors, including how the NFL addresses issues of domestic violence, sexual assault and other critical societal issues. She also oversees the work of the NFL Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of those touched by the game of football – from players at all levels to communities across the country.

Kenneth Shropshire (@KenShropshire), CEO of the Global Sport Institute at Arizona State University joins Sports Business Radio Host Brian Berger to announce a new partnership between Sports Business Radio and the Global Sport Institute. As part of the new partnership, the Global Sport Institute will reveal research findings and data via ongoing segments on Sports Business Radio. The two entities will also appear on each other’s podcasts (Global Sport Matters and Sports Business Radio). Learn more about the Global Sport Institute at www.globalsportmatters or https://globalsport.asu.edu.

We also examine the sports business headlines of the week including the finale for the college football season, an outbreak of COVID cases in the NBA and the PGA of America cutting ties with Donald Trump and his golf courses.

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Kara Lynn Joyce - 3-Time Olympian and Founder and CEO of Lead Sports Co Jan 05, 2021

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Kara Lynn Joyce (@KaraLynnJoyce) - 3-Time Olympian and Founder and CEO of Lead Sports Co (www.leadsportsco.com) joins us to discuss the launch of an online academy for female athletes, how she has pivoted during COVID from an in-person annual event to online offerings and her battle against USA Swimming to protect her small business/women owned business. Joyce also discusses the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and how the extra year of training impacts Olympic athletes.

In our headlines segment, we discuss the NCAA’s announcement that March Madness will take place in the state of Indiana, we preview this weekend’s NFL Playoffs and we dissect the NHL’s decision to sign corporate sponsors for their league divisions.

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Top 10 Sports Business Stories of 2020 Dec 22, 2020

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Sports Business Radio reveals its Top 10 Sports Business stories of 2020.

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CC Sabathia (@CC_Sabathia) - Former New York Yankees star pitcher Dec 15, 2020

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PODCAST: CC Sabathia (@CC_Sabathia), former New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians and Milwaukee Brewers star pitcher joins Sports Business Radio for a wide-ranging conversation. The 2009 World Series champion and 2007 AL Cy Young award winner is one of three African Americans in MLB history with 250 career wins and 3000 career strikeouts. He is only the third left handed pitcher in MLB history with 3,000 career strikeouts.

Sabathia discusses his new documentary “Under the Grapefruit Tree: The CC Sabathia story”, which will debut on HBO on December 22nd at 9pm ET and then stream on HBO Max. He also tells us about his popular R2C2 podcast with co-host Ryan Ruocco and his upcoming NBA analyst debut calling a Brooklyn Nets game on the YES Network.

CC discusses his work with the Players Alliance (@Player_Alliance) comprised of 150 current former MLB players) and he shares his love of Jordan Brand shoes and apparel and tells us which shoe is his favorite Jordan shoe ever.

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2021 Sports Business Projections Show Dec 08, 2020

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Sports Business Radio Host Brian Berger and Sports Business Radio Co-Founder Keith Forman project the top sports business trends to pay attention to in 2021. Visionary guests like Mark Cuban, Arthur Blank, Al Guido, Cathy Engelbert and Mary Carillo have shared hints about where things are headed when they joined us on Sports Business Radio in 2020. We pull nuggets of wisdom from them as well as make projections of our own. This episode will help you anticipate what lies ahead in 2021.

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Mary Carillo - HBO Real Sports & NBC Olympic Correspondent Dec 01, 2020

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Mary Carillo, Member of the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame, HBO Real Sports correspondent, Olympics correspondent for NBC, Commentator for the National Dog Show and longtime tennis commentator, joins Sports Business Radio for a wide-ranging conversation.

Carillo discusses her most recent feature for HBO Real Sports where she interviews several “Super Fans” who are missing out on attending games and supporting their teams in person during the pandemic. The poignant piece airs on the latest edition of Real Sports on HBO.

Carillo also discusses her role as Olympic correspondent for NBC and whether or not she thinks the Olympics will take place starting in July of 2021 in Tokyo after being postponed this year. She discusses how the broadcast industry is changing and how she has been working remotely to call events in 2020 during the pandemic. As the broadcast and storytelling space continues to change, Carillo also offers up valuable advice for journalism students.

With tennis being an international sport with events across the globe, Mary Carillo discusses how that sport may evolve in the future as well.

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Arthur Blank - Atlanta Falcons & Atlanta United FC Owner, Co-Founder Home Depot Nov 24, 2020

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Arthur Blank, Owner of the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) and Major League Soccer’s Atlanta United FC (@ATLUTD), Co-Founder of Home Depot (@HomeDepot) and Author of the new #book “GOOD COMPANY” joins Brian Berger on Sports Business Radio this week. Blank discusses his upbringing, the core values he’s utilized over the course of his #business career, the story behind his purchase of the Atlanta Falcons, what he’s talking to his players about in 2020 and the difficult decision to fire Head Coach Dan Quinn and GM Thomas Dimitroff this season. Blank also discusses the effort for more diversity in NFL front offices and coaching ranks, the huge success his MLS franchise has been in Atlanta and he shares some of his all-time favorite Home Depot products.

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Sports Business Radio Road Show presented by Boingo - Abby Wambach, Julie Uhrman & Dawn Callahan Nov 16, 2020

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The Sports Business Radio Virtual Road Show presented by Boingo features an in-depth conversation with soccer legend and Angel City FC Founding Investor Abby Wambach (@AbbyWambach) and Angel City FC (@WeAreAngelCity) President Julie Uhrman (@JUhrman). Dawn Callahan, Chief Marketing Officer for Boingo (@Boingo), joins portions of the conversation as well.

Wambach and Uhrman discuss how Angel City FC was born, the incredible Founding Investors who have joined this movement (Natalie Portman, Billie Jean King, Candace Parker, Mia Hamm, Julie Foundy, Serena Williams, Alexis Ohanian, Jennifer Garner, Jessica Chastain) and how Angel City FC plans on changing the blueprint for how pro sports franchises operate in the future - on and off the pitch.

This conversations also focuses on what needs to happen in order to continue to grow women’s sports, the uphill battle that female athletes face as compared to male athletes and how only 1% of sponsorship dollars and 4% of media coverage are currently going to women’s sports.

Abby Wambach discusses valuable lessons we can all apply to sports and business from her two best-selling books FORWARD and WOLFPACK.

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Nigel Travis - Dunkin' Brand Chairman of the Board, Leyton Orient FC Co-Owner Nov 10, 2020

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PODCAST: Nigel Travis (@NigelTravis), Chairman of the Board of Dunkin’ Brands (@dunkindonuts) and Chairman and Co-Owner of Leyton Orient FC (@LeytonOrientFC), joins Sports Business Radio for a wide-ranging conversation this week. Travis, who is also a Board Consultant for Papa John’s and has served in senior roles for Blockbuster and Burger King, discusses the recipe for building successful global brands and how brands can best pivot coming out of the current pandemic. He also discusses being a lifelong Leyton Orient FC fan and how he is bringing his business acumen and leadership to the English Futbol Club as its Chairman and Co-Owner. Nigel Travis explains the salary cap in UK futbol as well.

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Mike Hackman - President, Sports Strategies & Solutions, Former Nike Executive Nov 03, 2020

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Mike Hackman, President of Sports Strategies & Solutions and former longtime Nike and Jordan Brand executive discusses working for over two decades in sports marketing at Nike, the company’s approach to working with athletes and how Nike’s focus on sports marketing is changing. Hackman shares memorable stories about Nike and Jordan Brand events he ran, including Michael Jordan’s “Flight School”. Hackman recalls a meeting between Michael Jordan and late pop music icon Michael Jackson at the camp for adults that came with a price tag of $15,000 per camper.

Sports Business Radio Co-Founder Keith Forman stops by to discuss the end to the MLB season, a title for the Los Angeles Dodgers and a post-game following the Dodgers Game 6 World Series win that had lots of drama and left us with many questions.

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