Sports Business Radio Podcast

Mik Lemieux, Executive Director and Wealth Planner on the Athlete Center of Excellence team at J.P. Morgan Wealth Management, joins Sports Business Radio for a conversation.

Mik strives to help empower the athlete community by simplifying the complexities that accompany athletic careers at every stage. The newly formed J.P. Morgan Chase Athlete Council has nine superstar members: Sue Bird, Tom Brady, Jalen Brunson, Ally Love, Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, Kayvon Thibodeaux, Dwyane Wade and A’ja Wilson. Lemieux is the nephew of hockey great Mario Lemieux.

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Alex Bhathal and Lisa Bhathal Merage, Portland Thorns (NWSL) and Portland Fire (WNBA) Owners, join Sports Business Radio for a conversation. The brother-sister duo discuss owning a NWSL and WNBA team with the goal of making Portland, Oregon the epicenter of women’s sports, the synergies they are creating with both pro women’s sports franchises and the unveiling of the first-ever dual-sport performance and training facility built for two women's professional franchises.

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Micky Lawler, Commissioner for Unrivaled Basketball, the successful pro women’s basketball 3 on 3 league, joins Sports Business Radio. Lawler is the former President of the WTA (Women’s Tennis Association) and she worked for over two decades overseeing the tennis business at Octagon. Lawler shares how Unrivaled Basketball has attracted many of today’s biggest women’s basketball stars including Paige Bueckers, Angel Reese and Kelsey Plum. The league has attracted blue-chip sponsors such as Sephora and State Farm. Lawler provides unique insights about the future of Unrivaled Basketball, whether the league is complimentary or a competitor of the WNBA and...

Stan Kasten, Los Angeles Dodgers President, CEO and Part Owner, joins Sports Business Radio to discuss the record-setting business of the Dodgers. From superstar Shohei Ohtani’s impact on attendance, sponsor sales and merchandise sales, to improvements to the fan experience at Dodger Stadium, to the Dodgers surpassing 4 million fans last season and being on track to draw that many fans again this season, we discuss how in many regards, the Dodgers are maximizing revenues better than any other pro sports team in the world. Kasten also shares his insights on the future of local media rights and the di...

Andrés Martinez, Author of the book THE GREAT GAME: A Tale of Two Footballs and America’s Quest to Conquer Global Sport, joins Sports Business Radio to discuss how America's complicated and ever-evolving relationship with the world can be seen through the two footballs of the world — American football and soccer--and the interaction between them. With FIFA World Cup taking place on North American soil and helping to grow soccer in the United States, this is a fascinating look from a 2-Time Pulitzer Size finalist and former editor for the New York Times, LA Times and Wall Street Journal. Marti...

Kim Stone, Washington Spirit CEO, joins Sports Business Radio for a conversation. Stone discusses her career as a sports business executive that spans nearly 30 years and includes roles with the Miami Heat and Golden State Warriors and she takes us inside the business of the Washington Spirit of the NWSL. Stone works closely with owner Michele Kang overseeing Kang's pro soccer team portfolio. Stone was part of the effort to sign star Trinity Rodman to a record-setting women’s soccer contract. The Washington Spirit are one of the top teams in the NWSL and advanced to last year’s NWSL...

Hampus Lofkvist, Vice President, Global Sales & Marketing Services for Sportradar joins Sports Business Radio for a conversation. Lofkvist discusses how Sportradar is able to help smaller brands activate around major events like the FIFA World Cup, how the company’s Sports Moments technology works during a live event and what brands looking to advertise around sports should be focused on right now.

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Terry Bradshaw, Hall of Fame Quarterback, 4-Time Super Bowl champion with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Emmy-Award winning studio analyst with the NFL on Fox and Founder of Bradshaw Bourbon and Bradshaw Quarter horses joins Sports Business Radio for a wide-ranging conversation. 

Bradshaw discusses his Hall of Fame career with the Steelers (where he went 4-0 in the Super Bowl). Bradshaw returned to Pittsburgh earlier this year for the NFL Draft and he shares his feelings about his relationship now with the Steelers organization and his complicated relationship with late Steelers Head Coach Chuck Knoll. 

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Cody Campbell, Co-CEO of Double Eagle Energy, Former Texas Tech Red Raider football player and current Texas Tech Board of Regents Chairman joins Sports Business Radio for an in-depth conversation about the state of college sports and what changes need to be made in order to keep many athletic departments from operating at an annual deficit.

Campbell has founded “Saving College Sports”, a 501(c)4 organization dedicated to fighting for a college sports system that protects both student athletes and the future of college athletics at every level.

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David Wright, U.S. Soccer Chief Commercial Officer, joins Sports Business Radio for a conversation about the upcoming FIFA World Cup and how U.S. Soccer is preparing to leverage the moment of having the biggest global sporting event on North American soil this summer. We discuss U.S. Soccer brand activations to keep your eye on, fan engagements that are planned, how U.S. Soccer wants to grow soccer (participation and viewership) and how the HBO documentary “U.S. Against the World” is taking viewers behind the scenes to get to know the USMNT. We also discuss the bran...

Jonathan Gibson, Executive Vice President for Penske Corporation joins Sports Business Radio for a conversation. Gibson leads marketing and business development for Penske Corporation. Penske is a global business with revenues of $45 billion and over 75,000 employees. In 2020, Penske purchased the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the INDYCAR series.

This past weekend, Indianapolis hosted the world’s largest single-day sporting event - the Indy 500. Over 350,000 people attended the race and WNBA and Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark was the Grand Marshall of the iconic race. Felix Rosenqvist won the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500, edging out Dav...

Ric Bucher, NBA Analyst, Author & Podcast Host joins Sports Business Radio for a conversation. Bucher discusses his new book “Coachable: A New Theory of Success”, which features exclusive interviews and stories from legendary coaches like Gregg Popovich, Steve Kerr and Coach K, as well as all-time great athletes like Stephen Curry, Steve Young and Brandi Chastain. The book spotlights the 10 Truths of “Coachability" that every athlete, coach, business leader and parent needs to know. 

We also discuss the current NBA landscape with Bucher, including the expected dominance from the OKC Thunder and San Antonio Spurs for y...

Bonnie Bernstein, Founder & CEO of Walk Swiftly Productions, longtime reporter and studio host for ESPN, ABC and CBS Sports and creator of the new series: The Champions Edge with Bonnie Bernstein, joins Sports Business Radio for a conversation. The Champion’s Edge with Bonnie Bernstein showcases women thriving in their professions who are harnessing life lessons learned as athletes to fuel their success. Each episode also offers practical tips in areas such as sports nutrition, mental preparation, and injury prevention. The show airs weekend mornings on ABC stations nationwide and also has an accompanying podcast available on podcast platforms every...

Sports Business Radio has joined the newly created Yahoo Sports and Yahoo Finance sports business hub.Yahoo Media Group, which operates Yahoo Sports and Yahoo Finance, is bringing together the worlds of sports and finance through a new destination for sports business coverage. 

Available via both the Yahoo Sports and Yahoo Finance websites, this sports business hub will be powered in part by Sports Business Radio, which debuted in 2004, making it the longest running sports business show ever. 

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Leigh Steinberg, Iconic Sports Agent, Best-selling author and Philanthropist, joins Sports Business Radio for a conversation. Steinberg has represented more than 300 professional athletes, including eight No. 1 NFL draft picks, 64 first round picks and 12 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees. He has also directed more than $1.2 billion toward charitable causes. 

In his book "The Comeback: A Playbook for Turning Life’s Setbacks into Victories", Steinberg opens up about his struggle with alcohol addiction, the journey to recovery, and his return to the top of the sports world. The Comeback is currently available through Amazon and Barnes & Noble. O...

Michael Levine, Founder & CEO of Filmspark, joins Sports Business Radio to discuss AI and sports content creation. Levine, formerly of Lucasfilm (George Lucas), discusses the sports content volume challenge that leagues/teams/brands are facing, the player likeness and legal landscape with AI generated content, using AI to create everything from short clips to micro-dramas and how sports organizations will likely utilize AI to generate content in the future. Find more information about Filmspark at www.filmspark.ai.

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Alex Lasry, CEO of the FIFA World Cup 2026 New York - New Jersey Host Committee joins Sports Business Radio for a conversation. MetLife Stadium will host 8 FIFA World Cup matches this summer including the championship match on July 19. Lasry discusses hosting this global event and how the NY/NJ Host Committee is working with FIFA, local law enforcement, transportation agencies and MetLife Stadium to execute logistics for one of the biggest sports events in the world. 

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Jeff Lienhart, adidas golf President, joins Sports Business Radio to discuss the growth of the golf brand and how adidas Golf is preparing for The Masters in Augusta this week. An insightful look at how a major golf brand works with its athlete endorsers, the preparation that goes into a major golf tournament and how far in advance the planning begins. adidas Golf’s stable of athlete endorsers includes Collin Morikawa, Ludvig Åberg and Rose Zhang.

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The Sports Business Radio Road Show presented by Boingo Wireless, is at Citi Field in New York City recording in front of an audience. Sports Business Radio Host Brian Berger sits down for conversations with Oscar Fernandez, SVP & Head of Technology and James Benesh, VP, Ballpark Experience for the New York Mets. From emerging technologies and connectivity in sports to how teams and venues are shaping the fan experience, we hear from two senior leaders of MLB’s New York Mets.

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Jennifer van Dijk, President of Boston Legacy FC joins us on Sports Business Radio this week to discuss the NWSL team’s inaugural season, which already includes a record-setting attendance number for a NWSL team’s first game (30,207 fans at Gillette Stadium). From sharing insights on launching a women’s pro sports team to what the future of women’s sports looks like, this is a fascinating conversation from the perspective of an NWSL team President and longtime sports business executive. van Dijk has also held senior roles with the NBA, Los Angeles Clippers, The Team and IMG.

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Haley Rosen, Founder & CEO of Just Women’s Sports, joins Sports Business Radio to discuss the women’s sports landscape. From the WNBA trying to get a new Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiated, to the NWSL experiencing record growth, to which women’s sports we think will grow the fastest in the next 5 years, to the content you can find on Just Women’s Sports’ platforms, we cover the gambit of women’s sports.

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JoAn Scott, NCAA VP of Men’s Basketball joins us to preview the planning and logistics around the 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship. From Selection Sunday to the Final Four in Indianapolis, Scott walks us through the prep for March Madness. Scott is retiring from her role at the NCAA later this year, so she reflects on her career as a senior executive working for USA Basketball, Nike and the NCAA. 

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Tom Fletcher, Founder and President of Momento joins Sports Business Radio for a conversation this week. Fletcher was inducted into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2023 for revolutionizing sports coverage with specialty cameras. His innovations have changed how the major sports leagues are televised.

Now Fletcher has launched Momento (www.mymomento.com), which lets fans relive authentic, in-the-moment reactions at sports events, with high-quality images, turning memories into personal keepsakes.

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We recap the big business of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina on this edition of Sports Business Radio. From the execution of the Games by the IOC and host country Italy to NBC’s comprehensive coverage to the biggest winners from these Games, we bring you all of the facts and figures. We also tell you what you should be paying attention to with the upcoming LA28 Summer Olympics.

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The NBA has had two Commissioners since 1984. Both have joined Brian Berger for conversations on Sports Business Radio. We step into the Sports Business Radio Vault to look back on past conversations with current NBA Commissioner Adam Silver (2014 to present) and late NBA Commissioner David Stern (1984-2014).

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We recap the big business of Super Bowl LX on this edition of Sports Business Radio. From the commercials that were rated the highest, to the viewing audience for the game and halftime show to the record-setting amount the now Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks are likely to be sold for, we bring you all of the facts and figures from football’s biggest game of the year.

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Peter O’Reilly, NFL Executive Vice President, Club Business, International & League Events joins Sports Business Radio for our annual pre-Super Bowl conversation. O’Reilly is the NFL executive tasked with overseeing production for the Super Bowl, NFL Draft and NFL international games.

O’Reilly will take us behind the scenes of Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara on February 8 as well as discuss the NFL’s future plans for the draft and international games.

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Terry Gannon, versatile broadcaster for NBC Sports & Peacock, joins Sports Business Radio to discuss NBC’s epic February lineup that will include coverage of the Winter Olympics, Super Bowl and NBA All-Star game. Gannon will handle Opening and Closing ceremonies duties in Milano Cortina and call figure skating (with Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir). In addition to his Olympic duties, Gannon handles play-by-play duties for NBC’s coverage of the NBA and PGA Tour golf. Gannon was also a member of the 1983 North Carolina State Wolfpack team that won the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship and was coached by Jim Va...

We step into the Sports Business Radio Vault to look back on past conversations with Emmitt Smith, Pro Football Hall of Famer, the NFL’s all-time leading rusher and 3-Time Super Bowl champion with the Dallas Cowboys; Champ Bailey, Pro Football Hall of Famer who played for the Washington Redskins and Denver Broncos; and Malcolm Jenkins, 2-Time Super Bowl champion who played for the New Orleans Saints and Philadelphia Eagles. Each former NFL star also discusses their business partnerships and post playing career businesses.

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Molly Miller (@Coach_MollyMiller), Arizona State University Head Women’s Basketball Coach, joins Sports Business Radio for a a conversation. Miller discusses her incredibly successful coaching career in which she has won 84% of all of the games she has coached (Drury, Grand Canyon University, ASU), how she has taken an ASU program from 10-22 to a 16-1 record so far this season and how to build a women’s college basketball team in today’s modern era of NIL and the transfer portal. Miller also shares some of her coaching philosophies as well as discusses how she balances being a Mom...

Mike Principe, CEO of GSE Worldwide (www.gseworldwide), joins Sports Business Radio for a wide-ranging conversation about talent management of today’s modern athlete, how NILin college sports has changed the talent management business, the importance of creating unique content and events around elite athletes and what trends to look for in the sports business industry in 2026.

GSE Worldwide is a leading athlete representation, sports marketing and event management company. A seasoned executive and deal maker in the sports and entertainment industry, Principe brings over 25 years of experience to his role as CEO. GSE Wo...

We count down the Top 10 Sports Business stories of 2025 on this edition of Sports Business Radio. What were the biggest sports business headlines of the year? We also look towards 2026 and preview the biggest sports business stories you should be paying attention to.

Dianna Russini, senior NFL Insider for The Athletic and New York Times, stops by to discuss the NFL season to date and preview the biggest story lines for the remainder of this NFL season. She also discusses her role on Netflix’s Christmas Day NFL coverage.

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Troy Aikman (@TroyAikman), Hall of Fame QB, 3-Time Super Bowl Champion with the Dallas Cowboys, Lead Analyst on ESPN’s Monday Night Football and Founder of EIGHT Brewing Company joins Sports Business Radio for an in-depth conversation. Aikman discusses his two-decade plus broadcasting career calling NFL games with Joe Buck, his Hall of Fame NFL career with the Dallas Cowboys, his flourishing brewing company EIGHT beer, the traits he looks for in a business partner, whether he would consider joining an NFL team’s front office in the future and his discovery of hot yoga and how it has help...

Ken Goldin (@KenGoldin), star of “The King of Collectibles: Goldin Touch” on Netflix, joins us to discuss Season 3 of the hit show, which premieres on December 23rd. Goldin, the Founder of Goldin (www.goldin.co), also discusses the current state of the collectibles industry for sports and pop culture.

Also on this episode, Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) college sports columnist for Yahoo Sports, joins Sports Business Radio to discuss the upcoming College Football Playoff and the current college sports landscape.

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Arik Armstead, Jacksonville Jaguars Defensive Tackle, 2024 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year, Founder of the Armstead Academic Project and former NFL first-round draft pick out of the University of Oregon, joins Sports Business Radio for a conversation. We discuss Armstead’s amazing work in the community, the NFL’s “My Cause, My Cleats” initiative, the Jaguars stellar year this NFL season and Armstead’s fond memories of playing at the University of Oregon.

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Kendall Toole (@KendallToole), Founder of NKO (Never Knocked Out) Club, former Peloton instructor and popular fitness personality, joins Sports Business Radio for a lengthy conversation. Toole discusses how she is self-funding her new all-in-one health & fitness app NKO Club, the importance of mental health and Kendall’s own mental health journey, the recipe for creating compelling content and the growth she experienced during the past year when she was preparing for the NKO Club launch.

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Brian Josephs, Sportradar, Vice President of Account Management for North America joins Sports Business Radio for a conversation. Josephs outlines the huge shift in how fans consume sports and how streaming is now the main stage. We also discuss how fan expectations have evolved in this new era of digital-first, personalized and interactive viewing. Lastly, Sportradar works with some of the biggest tech and media platforms, from streamers to social media networks and Brian tells us how these companies are using Sportradar’s products to enhance engagement and monetize rights investments

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We recap all of the final numbers for the 2025 World Series - from the global TV audience to the coverage from Fox Sports to the Los Angeles Dodgers becoming the first back to back MLB Champions in 25 years.

We also look ahead to the upcoming MLB CBA negotiations and how those negotiations could impact the payroll of teams like the Dodgers after next season. Sports Business Radio Co-Founder Keith Forman joins Sports Business Radio Host Brian Berger for this conversation.

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Justin Bass, Managing Director for MAI Capital Management joins us to discuss athletes as business people and the evolution of the empowered athlete off the field of play. Endorsement and investment opportunities have greatly changed over the years and athletes are earning more money than ever before.

Bass serves as a “Financial QB” to his clients, and in this episode, he shares valuable insights. Bass also shares the origin story of MAI Capital Management and tells us how the firm started back in 1973.

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PODCAST: Donald Dell, Former Chairman at Sportive and considered one of the pioneers and founders of the sports marketing business, and his daughter Alexandra Dell, Founder of Big Sam Productions and award-winning documentary producer, join Sports Business Radio for a conversation.

Donald Dell is a well-known sports agent, attorney, and commentator. He was a former US Davis Cup tennis player and undefeated Captain, and was the founder and chairman of sports marketing company, Proserv. 

Dell managed the careers of many professional athletes, including Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing, Ralph Sampson, Ja...