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**The Joe Pomp Show**

Host Joe Pompliano breaks down the most interesting topics in sports business. From athlete investments to media rights deals, you’ll leave each episode more informed about the business and money behind sports. Join hundreds of thousands of others and start listening today!

Latest Episodes:

Ep. 20 - How Twitter powers professional sports w/ TJ Adeshola Jan 18, 2022

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Today's episode is with TJ Adeshola, the Head of Sports at Twitter.

We discuss:

• Creative ways to get a job in sports

• The growth of Twitter spaces

• How Twitter partners with leagues & teams

• The athletes that utilize social media the best

Enjoy!

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#19 - WHOOP CEO Will Ahmed on optimizing human performance Jan 13, 2022

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Will Ahmed is the founder & CEO of WHOOP, a human performance company that collects and provides physiological data 24/7 to optimize how you train, recover, and sleep.

WHOOP was founded in 2011, they have raised about $400 million, and the business is currently valued at roughly $4 billion.

We discuss:

• Whoop's founding story

• The tradeoffs between distribution vs. product

• Working with LeBron James & Michael Phelps

• The biggest takeaway's from WHOOP's data

• Transitioning to a subscription model

• The benefits of meditation

Enjoy!

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#18 - The 2x World Champion being paid in Bitcoin w/ Ricky Wysocki Jan 11, 2022

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Today's episode is with Ricky Wysocki, a 2x disc golf World Champion.

We discuss:

• The business behind pro disc golf

• How much the top players are making

• Ricky's 4-year, $4 million deal

• Being paid $250,000 in bitcoin

• And more

Enjoy!

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#16 - The youngest female agent in MLB history w/ Rachel Luba Jan 06, 2022

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Today's episode is with Rachel Luba, the founder of Luba Sports & the youngest female agent in baseball history.

We discuss:

• How to become an agent

• What role data plays in negotiations

• Trevor Bauer's $100 million deal

• The role of social media

• and more

Enjoy!

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#16 - Investing in the future of the internet w/ Nigel Eccles Jan 04, 2022

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Nigel Eccles is the former co-founder & CEO at FanDuel and has spent the last few years building multiple businesses that uniquely straddle the creator economy, sports betting, web3, crypto, and more.

We discuss:

• Raising $450 million in venture capital

• Finding product-market fit at FanDuel

• Ethereum vs. Solana

• The future of DAOs

• Regulation in crypto

• Lessons from 20 years of entrepreneurship

Enjoy!

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#15 - Building a multi-million-dollar business on social media w/ Buster Scher Dec 30, 2021

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This episode of The Joe Pomp Show is with Buster Scher, the founder of Hoops Nation.

Buster has a fantastic story — he started posting NBA content on Facebook when he was 14 years old and has spent the last seven years building a sports media company with nearly 10 million followers.

In this conversation, we discuss:

• Building a large media company

• Why Mark Cuban is buying Meme accounts

• How he monetizes social media content

• The reason he decided to skip college

• Investing in historical collectibles

• and more

Enjoy!

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#14 - Selling Complex for $300 million w/ Rich Antoniello Dec 21, 2021

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Today's episode is with former Complex CEO Rich Antoniello.

Topics:

• Selling Complex for $300 million

• Building a media network over two decades

• The craziest things he did to keep the business alive

• The future of Bitcoin, crypto, web3, and the metaverse

• What he is investing in today & his advice to young entrepreneurs

Please listen, subscribe, share, and enjoy!

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#13 - Building a billion-dollar esports organization w/ 100 Thieves President & COO John Robinson Dec 16, 2021

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Today's episode is with John Robinson, the President & COO of 100 Thieves.

In this conversation, we discuss:

• Raising over $100 million from VCs

• How they reached a $460 million valuation

• Why Dan Gilbert, Drake, and Scooter Braun invested

• Their plan to diversify revenue streams

• Organic growth vs. acquisitions

• If they plan to go public anytime soon

Enjoy!

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#12 - Shawne Merriman | Former All-Pro NFL Linebacker & Entrepreneur Dec 14, 2021

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Today's episode is with former All-Pro NFL Linebacker Shawne Merriman.

In this conversation, we discuss:

• How he got the nickname "Lights Out"

• Going from homeless to a $10 million NFL contract

• The smartest athletes he has ever been around

• The economics behind his MMA league "LXF"

• The future of sports betting & streaming content

Enjoy!

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#11 - The future of DraftKings w/ CEO Jason Robins Dec 09, 2021

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Today's episode is with Jason Robins, the co-founder & CEO of DraftKings.

In this conversation, we discuss:

• How DraftKings raised its seed round

• Their plan to reduce marketing expenses

• The future of micro-betting & iGaming

• The diversification of revenue streams outside DFS/OSB/iGaming

• Lowering CAC, increasing LTV, and reducing customer churn

• Putting Bitcoin on the balance sheet & letting customers pay in crypto

Enjoy!

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