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The Tao of Sports Podcast – The Definitive Sports, Marketing, Business Industry News Podcast

Sports Revenue Analytics veteran and sport management professor Troy Kirby interviews the team behind the teams in Front Offices and Athletics Departments throughout the world, revealing an industry of specialists and minds unseen by the local or national media. Examined in this podcast are current or long-standing industry topics; tickets, business, analytics, moneyball, revenue, finance, economy, sales and jobs of the NCAA, NFL, MLB, NBA, and NHL. Also included are topics surrounding third party vendors, sports business, revenue, marketing, mentoring interns, facilities, managing employees, as well as how to not only break into sports, but stay in the industry long-term. The often-invisible side of the industry is where the Tao of Sports Podcast attempts to pull back the elusive curtain, providing information both to industry insiders and those who want to work in sports. Troy Kirby is a sport management professor at Saint Martin's University in Lacey, Washington.
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Oct 15, 2014

If you want to dissect the role of a social media coordinator in news and sports down to its core, you want to talk to Kathryn Przybyla, who has served in both capacities with stints at CNN, The Buffalo News, the Buffalo Sabres and now the Brooklyn Nets. Przybyla talks about the various ways in which a digital message can align impact for fans, as well as how to ensure that it retains the voice of the organization. Przybyla also discusses how the Nets' international fans help drive attention to social media content creation for platforms used overseas, and how to build the optimum amount of information for each fan. Twitter: @katprz

Oct 13, 2014

With 400 episodes of the Tao of Sports in the books, its only fitting to have on Brian Wickstrom, who is quickly gaining a leadership factor in the NCAA after his second athletic director stint at a Division-I institution. Wickstrom discusses his motivation and goals when coming into a new situation, how to handle both legacy employees as well as new ones, and ways to ensure that he is doing due-diligence by the institution in his decisions. Wickstrom covers the new challenges of revenue generation that athletic directors have had to face for the first time ever in that seat, as well as some of the ways to ensure career growth for the department's employees. Twitter: @ULM_AD

Oct 10, 2014

Ken Myers has presented a credible solution to helping expand the MMA community, through the Fightmatch App. Myers explains his reasons behind the app's creation, as well as how it can help extend both the ability for fighters to find credible fights, as well as the promoters to know who should be fighting. Twitter: @KenneyMyers

 

Oct 8, 2014

Eric Fernandez operates as the managing partner of PCG Digital, focusing his efforts of SportsDesk Media, which may actually revolutionize how data analytics are brought into a franchise. Fernandez talks about the role of analytics, as well as how it can help franchises seek further sponsorship opportunities by capturing fan buying habits. Twitter: @SportsDeskMedia

Oct 6, 2014

In business communications, the world of CRM and analytics collide. Phil Prombo provides this expertise for both the Chicagoland business world and the Chicago White Sox, explaining how each component works together to generate higher revenue leads for sales offices in both industries. Prombo discusses the nuances of what types of data work best to help a sales office grow their CRM, as well as how to determine whether there is a good analysis of revenue generation and sales initiatives overall. Twitter: @PhilPrombo

Oct 3, 2014

Where the primary and secondary markets intersect, there is a place for Jared Cutler, who has been on both sides of the fence. First with the NBA's Team Business & Operations (TeamBo) and then with DTI. Cutler shows respect for both worlds, and discusses how both should be working in tandem to generate revenue, instead of working apart. Not that he thinks it will happen anytime soon on a universal level. Cutler mentions several of the issues that plague both the primary market's understanding of the secondary, as well as how the secondary market's brokers tend not to do themselves many favors in the eyes of franchise executives on the primary side. It is a philosophical debate on how to build revenue streams, as well as distribution alternatives to traditional sports selling tactics.

Oct 1, 2014

The world of strategic sports sponsorship consulting is examined with one of the premier experts in the game: Tim McGhee. He has worked with some of the largest sports franchises and sponsorship clients in the world, and provides his knowledge throughout the podcast. McGhee helps undercover, beyond the numbers, the responsibilities of the franchise and the sponsor when it comes to activation principles, as well as how sponsors fail themselves by not knowing what they specifically want. McGhee talks about some of the largest issues surrounding sponsorship revenue streams, and whether massive cable deals have made corporations equal partners with sports franchises. Twitter: @TPMcGhee

Sep 29, 2014

Jimmy Sanderson didn't start off his career with a doctorate, instead working 11 years for human resources management in the private sector. Now teaching at Clemson University, Sanderson weighs in on some of the biggest, current sports topics of the day, including the NFL Domestic Violence Policy and Roger Goodell, as well as Hope Solo and how Americans view female athletes overall. Sanderson also provides an interesting perspective on the issues facing young professionals who are both in college and have graduated, ranging from self-entitlement issues to lofty expectations by students. Twitter: @Jimmy_Sanderson

Sep 26, 2014

Old school technology such as beaconing has become some of the hottest new trending sports revenue drivers used in college athletics and professional sports. Signal 360's Alex Bell explains how beaconing works, and with the advent of the smartphone, how it is becoming the quickest way to deliver localized content to sports patrons in the facility. Bell discusses some of the ethical challenges of beaconing, such as data collection and information gathering, as well as how to ensure that the practice is widely used in the correct manner. Everything is now being centered on how a customer interacts within specific locations, and its is a topic that will help change the face of sports technology over the next three-to-five years. Twitter: @Signal360

Sep 24, 2014

Vinny Accardi discusses how he draws in corporate clients to the small college atmosphere of Stony Brook University, amid all of the hype of the Big Apple. Accardi shares his thoughts on developing great activation for clients, as well as getting them involved in the campus community long-term through the front porch of the athletic department. Accardi talks about his supervision of the ticket office, as well as his roots in communications and public relations at Major League Baseball during the mid-2000s. Twitter: @VincentJAccardi

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