PODCAST: Ashley Braband, Head of People and Culture for Omaha Productions, joins this week’s edition of Sports Business Radio. Braband was hired as the first employee of Peyton Manning’s now hugely successful sports media company, Omaha Productions. She is largely responsible for building the media empire from day one, planning and launching all of the company’s first shows – including the fan-favorite ManningCast. Now tasked with driving the company forward on the organizational side, Ashley has a diverse background working in the sports media industry. As part of this conversation, Braband shares advice for those interested in working in the sports media and she also shares some of her most memorable moments throughout her career, including stories of working with Peyton and Eli Manning.

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This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by Boingo Wireless. Teams like the LA Clippers, Atlanta Hawks, Chicago Bears and San Diego Padres trust Boingo to connect their stadiums and arenas with cutting-edge 5G and Wi-Fi.

From mobile ticketing to security cameras to kiosks, connect every piece of stadium technology with Boingo’s converged wireless networks. As you plan for the future of your stadium, make 5G part of your gameplan and choose Boingo Wireless as your trusted connectivity partner.

Learn more by downloading Boingo’s free 5G Playbook for Stadiums & Arenas. Head to boingo.com/5Gstadium to get your copy.

#Podcast #Interview #PeytonManning #OmahaProductions #SportsMedia #WomeninSports #NFL 

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PODCAST: Taye Diggs (@TayeDiggsInsta), award-winning Actor, Producer and Broadway superstar, joins Sports Business Radio for a conversation to discuss his versatile career, latest project and passion for sports. Diggs has starred as Head Football Coach Billy Baker in the hit TV show “All-American”, he narrated the ESPN Films documentary “The Fab Five” (about University of Michigan basketball players Chris Webber, Juwan Howard, Jalen Rose, Jimmy King and Ray Jackson) and he is currently part of the judge panel for the new HBO Max TV show “Second Chance Stage” (with fellow judges Heidi Gardner and Martina McBride). Diggs discusses his career in which he has starred in movies “Best Man Holiday” and “How Stella Got Her Groove Back” and on Broadway in the hit play “Rent”. Diggs also discusses his love for New York sports including the New York Yankees.

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This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by Boingo Wireless. Teams like the LA Clippers, Atlanta Hawks, Chicago Bears and San Diego Padres trust Boingo to connect their stadiums and arenas with cutting-edge 5G and Wi-Fi.

From mobile ticketing to security cameras to kiosks, connect every piece of stadium technology with Boingo’s converged wireless networks. As you plan for the future of your stadium, make 5G part of your gameplan and choose Boingo Wireless as your trusted connectivity partner.

Learn more by downloading Boingo’s free 5G Playbook for Stadiums & Arenas. Head to boingo.com/5Gstadium to get your copy.

#Podcast #TayeDiggs #Actor #Producer #Broadway #Hollywood #AllAmerican #HBO #Max #Sports #Entertainment #Film #TV #Movies

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PODCAST: James Hesson, Director of Sports & Entertainment for Microsoft, joins this week’s edition of Sports Business Radio for a conversation. Hesson discusses how Microsoft is helping its sports and entertainment clients, how Microsoft’s clients are engaging fans in new and innovative ways and what the future of tech and AI looks like. Hesson also discusses his background and his path to his current role with Microsoft.

LISTEN to Sports Business Radio on Apple podcasts or Spotify podcasts. Give Sports Business Radio a 5-star rating if you enjoy our podcast. Click on the plus sign on our Apple Podcasts page and follow the Sports Business Radio podcast.

Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram, Threads and Tik Tok @SportsBusinessRadio.

This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by Boingo Wireless. Teams like the LA Clippers, Atlanta Hawks, Chicago Bears and San Diego Padres trust Boingo to connect their stadiums and arenas with cutting-edge 5G and Wi-Fi.

From mobile ticketing to security cameras to kiosks, connect every piece of stadium technology with Boingo’s converged wireless networks. As you plan for the future of your stadium, make 5G part of your gameplan and choose Boingo Wireless as your trusted connectivity partner.

Learn more by downloading Boingo’s free 5G Playbook for Stadiums & Arenas. Head to boingo.com/5Gstadium to get your copy.

#Podcast #Microsoft #Tech #AI #SportsBusiness #SportsTech #JamesHesson

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PODCAST: Baron Davis, former UCLA and NBA star turned entrepreneur, investor and podcaster, joins Sports Business Radio for a conversation. Davis discusses being the Founder of BIG (Business Inside the Game), his role as the Co-Host of the "Draymond Green podcast with Baron Davis”, his plans for the upcoming NBA All-Star game in the Bay Area where he starred with the Golden State Warriors and which current NBA players excite him the most.

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This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by Boingo Wireless. Teams like the LA Clippers, Atlanta Hawks, Chicago Bears and San Diego Padres trust Boingo to connect their stadiums and arenas with cutting-edge 5G and Wi-Fi.

From mobile ticketing to security cameras to kiosks, connect every piece of stadium technology with Boingo’s converged wireless networks. As you plan for the future of your stadium, make 5G part of your gameplan and choose Boingo Wireless as your trusted connectivity partner.

Learn more by downloading Boingo’s free 5G Playbook for Stadiums & Arenas. Head to boingo.com/5Gstadium to get your copy.

#Podcast #NBA #UCLA #BaronDavis #Entrepreneur #Investor #FinancialLiteracy #SportsBusiness

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PODCAST: Sports Business Radio Host Brian Berger and Executive Producer Bryan Griggs count down the Top 10 sports business stories of 2024 on this edition of Sports Business Radio. Which sports business stories were the biggest of the year and who were the newsmakers that captured our attention? We also reflect on Year 20 of Sports Business Radio.

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This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by Matsing (www.matsing.com). Matsing’s antennas are deployed in over 100 venues globally, including 50% of NFL venues, 35% of NBA and NHL arenas and several F1 race tracks. Venues such as AT&T Stadium (home of the Dallas Cowboys), Alegiant Stadium (home of the Las Vegas Raiders and Super Bowl LVIII) and Amalie Arena (home of the Tampa Bay Lightning) all have Matsing’s innovative lens antennas.

For more information on how Matsing can help your venue, visit www.matsing.com or email Tracy Salazar at [email protected].

Matsing is the Exclusive Antenna Partner of Sports Business Radio.

#SportsBusiness #SportsBiz #Top10 #List #CollegeSports #WomeninSports 

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PODCAST: Behshad Behzadi, Chief Technology Officer & Chief AI Officer for Sportradar, joins this edition of Sports Business Radio. Behzadi tells us how Sportradar is using AI to hyper-personalize the experience of the sports fan, what role GenAI plays when it comes to improving how leagues and media rights holders provide fans with sports content and what new enhancements we are likely to see in the next 12 months as AI continues to grow.

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This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by Sportradar - the Exclusive data and sports technology partner of Sports Business Radio. Learn more about Sportradar at www.sportradar.com. 

#Sportradar #AI #Tech #SportsTech #Data #FanExperience 

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PODCAST: Marion Jones (@TheMarionJones), 5-Time Olympic Medalist, Former track and field superstar and one of the greatest all-around athletes of this generation, joins Sports Business Radio for a candid conversation. Jones discusses her rise to superstardom at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, being one of the most sought after athlete endorsers on the planet and then her fall from grace that led to her being stripped of her 5 Olympic medals and subsequent time in prison. Jones discusses lessons learned, motherhood, why she is speaking out now and how one’s "failure is not forever”. She also discusses her upcoming appearance on Season 3 of Fox TV’s “Special Forces” and gearing up for the Honolulu Triathlon next May.

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This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by Morgan Stanley Global Sports & Entertainment - the Exclusive Financial Partner of Sports Business Radio.

Morgan Stanley Global Sports & Entertainment, celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2024, is a division of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management dedicated to serving the unique and sophisticated needs of elite and professional athletes, entertainers, executives, creators, and other top talent and professionals in the sports and entertainment industry. Visit morganstanley.com/gse to learn more.

#MarionJones #Olympics #WomeninSports #WNBA #Podcast #Interview

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PODCAST: Kenny Mayne (@Kenny_Mayne), longtime anchor for ESPN’s SportsCenter (from 1994-2021) joins Sports Business Radio for a conversation. Mayne has a new documentary out - “Wiffle Ball”, which can be seen on FUBO TV or on demand at fubosportsnetwork.com. Mayne discusses his career, the current state of sports journalism and we debate his Mount Rushmore of Seattle athletes. Mayne also discusses his non-profit organization - Run Freely. Run Freely was founded with the mission to provide financial support for veterans with limb salvage conditions and in need of a solution to avoid amputation. Learn more at www.runfreely.org.

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This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by Matsing (www.matsing.com). Matsing’s antennas are deployed in over 100 venues globally, including 50% of NFL venues, 35% of NBA and NHL arenas and several F1 race tracks. Venues such as AT&T Stadium (home of the Dallas Cowboys), Alegiant Stadium (home of the Las Vegas Raiders and Super Bowl LVIII) and Amalie Arena (home of the Tampa Bay Lightning) all have Matsing’s innovative lens antennas.

For more information on how Matsing can help your venue, visit www.matsing.com or email Tracy Salazar at [email protected].

Matsing is the Exclusive Antenna Partner of Sports Business Radio.

#KennyMayne #ESPN #SportsMedia #SportsBusiness 

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PODCAST: Peter Sarsgaard, award-winning actor and star of the forthcoming movie SEPTEMBER 5. The movie unveils the decisive moment that forever changed media coverage and continues to impact live news today. Set during the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, the film follows an American Sports broadcasting team that quickly adapted from sports reporting to live coverage of the Israeli athletes taken hostage. Through this lens, SEPTEMBER 5 provides a fresh perspective on the live broadcast seen globally by an estimated one billion people at the time. SEPTEMBER 5 is in select theaters on December 13 and nationwide on January 17.

Also joining Sports Business Radio this week is pro basketball player Jared Armstrong. Jared is a 27-year old from Philadelphia who is playing professionally in Israel. He is also combatting antisemitism, racism and hate through his JAB camps (www.jabcamp.com). The basketball camps allow campers to build life long friendships and learn valuable lessons on and off the basketball court. 

LISTEN to Sports Business Radio on Apple podcasts or Spotify podcasts. Give Sports Business Radio a 5-star rating if you enjoy our podcast. Click on the plus sign on our Apple Podcasts page and follow the Sports Business Radio podcast.

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This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by Boingo Wireless. Teams like the LA Clippers, Atlanta Hawks, Chicago Bears and San Diego Padres trust Boingo to connect their stadiums and arenas with cutting-edge 5G and Wi-Fi.

From mobile ticketing to security cameras to kiosks, connect every piece of stadium technology with Boingo’s converged wireless networks. As you plan for the future of your stadium, make 5G part of your gameplan and choose Boingo Wireless as your trusted connectivity partner.

Learn more by downloading Boingo’s free 5G Playbook for Stadiums & Arenas. Head to boingo.com/5Gstadium to get your copy.

#Podcast #September5Movie #PeterSarsgaard #Movies 

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PODCAST: Jess Smith (@GameTimeJess), President of the WNBA’s Golden State Valkyries joins Sports Business Radio. The WNBA expansion franchise begins play at the Chase Center in San Francisco for the 2025 WNBA season. Smith was named to the Sports Business Journal’s 40 under 40 list in 2023 and has worked in the NWSL, MLB, NHL and MLS previously. In this conversation, Smith discusses the timeline between now and the start of team’s inaugural season in 2025, the record-setting number of season ticket deposits for the Valkyries (20,000 and counting), the explosive growth of the WNBA and how her experience building expansion franchise Angel City FC of the NWSL has helped her with building the Valkyries. Smith also discusses working with Golden State Valkyries owners Joe Lacob and Peter Guber, who have championship DNA with the NBA’s Golden State Warriors.

In our sports business headlines of the week, we discuss the licensing deal between TNT’s popular “Inside the NBA” and ESPN, the numbers from the Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson event on Netflix and the Tampa Bay Rays moving to Steinbrenner Field for the 2025 MLB season.

LISTEN to Sports Business Radio on Apple podcasts or Spotify podcasts. Give Sports Business Radio a 5-star rating if you enjoy our podcast. Click on the plus sign on our Apple Podcasts page and follow the Sports Business Radio podcast.

This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by Morgan Stanley Global Sports & Entertainment - the Exclusive Financial Partner of Sports Business Radio.

Morgan Stanley Global Sports & Entertainment, celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2024, is a division of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management dedicated to serving the unique and sophisticated needs of elite and professional athletes, entertainers, executives, creators, and other top talent and professionals in the sports and entertainment industry. Visit morganstanley.com/gse to learn more.

#WNBA #GoldenState #Valkyries #NBA #SportsBusiness #Podcast 

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PODCAST: On this week’s edition of Sports Business Radio, we outline how Donald Trump’s re-election as the 47th President of the United States is likely to impact the sports landscape over the next 4 years. We also highlight Trump’s past ties to the sports world.

LISTEN to Sports Business Radio on Apple podcasts or Spotify podcasts. Give Sports Business Radio a 5-star rating if you enjoy our podcast. Click on the plus sign on our Apple Podcasts page and follow the Sports Business Radio podcast.

Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram, Threads and Tik Tok @SportsBusinessRadio.

This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by Matsing (www.matsing.com). Matsing’s antennas are deployed in over 100 venues globally, including 50% of NFL venues, 35% of NBA and NHL arenas and several F1 race tracks. Venues such as AT&T Stadium (home of the Dallas Cowboys), Alegiant Stadium (home of the Las Vegas Raiders and Super Bowl LVIII) and Amalie Arena (home of the Tampa Bay Lightning) all have Matsing’s innovative lens antennas.

For more information on how Matsing can help your venue, visit www.matsing.com or email Tracy Salazar at [email protected].

Matsing is the Exclusive Antenna Partner of Sports Business Radio.

#DonaldTrump #President #UnitedStates #SportsBusiness #Politics 

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