2017 has been our most successful and fulfilling year podcasting. We released 44 episodes released in 2017, our best year to date. As always it is great to sit down and chat with friends from all over the world working in #sportsbiz and share their successes with our avid Sports Geek listeners. In case you missed any episodes throughout the year, we've broken down the episodes in to the following groups:
- Digital activations
- Esports
- All things AFL
- NBA Digital Focus
- Fan Engagement
- Sponsorship & Commercialistion
- The world of NRL
- Sports & Technology
- Digital trends & Strategy
- Life after sport
- Sports Geek Bonus episodes
Digital Activations around the globe
Jeramie McPeek on Suns & Super Bowl social and his time at Phoenix Suns and what it is like running social for Houston Super Bowl. Read more
New York sports digital scene with Jayne Bussman-Wise, one of New York's most experienced sports business professionals. Read more
Behind the scenes of Detroit Tigers digital with Mac Slavin as he discusses his role in the changing digital landscape. Read more
Digital with Kevin Kinghorn of the Vancouver Canucks and how these strategies are building relationships with their fans. Read more
Social, AR & OTT Kansas City Chiefs style with James Royer, our very first Sports Geek guest. Take a listen to what James has been up to since our last interview. Read more
esports
Daniel Ringland from Riot Games on esports growth, League of Legends and where #sportsbiz fits in. Read more
Unikrn – esports, betting & cryptocurrency – a whole new world. Rahul Sood talks about esports, rise of gambling on esports and cryptocurrency. Read more
Nigel Smart on entering sports business and esports and what process they went through to become the first Australian sporting team to dive into esports. Read more
What you need to know about esports, a great episode to learn more about esports and who their fans are. Read more
All things AFL
Developing athletes off the field with Paul Marsh and the role the Players Association provides in supporting players throughout their football career as well as transitioning to life after football. Read more
AFL, Audiences & Growth with Darren Birch and what the AFL are doing to grow new audiences and future proof their sport. Read more
Digital in Tigerland with Brad Paton and how the Tigers engage their passionate fans, the Tiger Army. Read more
NBA Digital Focus
BruCast – Daniel Brusilovsky from Golden State Warriors on growing up in Silicon Valley & innovation. Read more
New brands and buildings with Timberwolves' Ted Johnson and how is bringing the basketball and the business closer together. Read more
Emerging technology in sports with Cavaliers' Damion Chatmon and why fans always come first. Read more
Fan Engagement around the World
Andrew Collins on understanding Chinese sports fan and how Mailman are helping some of the world's largest sports brands understand the market. Read more
Big content from Arsenal to Adele with ANZ Stadium's Greg Sleigh and how it continues to evolve for events in sports and entertainment. Read more
Edmonton Oilers & giant bobbleheads with Ryan Frankson and the importance of enjoying the big moments. Read more
The Yinzcam story with Priya Narasimhan and how one hockey game changed Priya's career path. Read more
Zach Monette on inspiring a global fan base through pro cycling whilst focusing on the message to inspire and change lives. Read more
Understanding database marketing with Spencer Horner from LA Galaxy. Spencer talks about how they are converting ticket holders to “members” and the initiatives in place to feel “part of the club”. Read more
Steve Conley on making the career jump from tech to data and how the RedSox are targeting their types of fans differently. Read more
Sponsorship & Commercialisation
Digital in LA with Clippers' Jennifer van Dijk and why you should “Follow the money”. Read more
Doug O’Donnell on setting the table for digital revenue and how the Spurs align brand equity with sponsors brand to still provide “fan first content”. Read more
Arsenal fan engagement with Chris Harris and engagement with commercial outcomes. Read more
Sponsorship and Sports Business with J.W. Cannon and how digital has changed sponsorship but the fundamentals remain. Read more
Talking Facebook and Sports with Jacob Berman and how they are helping sports teams leverage fan bases to drive commercial results. Read more
Sports Geek & Tradable Bits = Sports Geek Campaigns to help teams drive more revenue from sponsor digital activations. Read more
The world of NRL
Sports Geek Podcast CEO Series: Blake Solly – South Sydney Rabbitohs. Blake talks about running an NRL franchise, data insights and dealing with players under pressure. Read more
Driving Origin digital success up north. Jason takes us behind the scenes of the Queensland Maroons. Read more
Dave Ray on NRL, Twitter and podcasting. Sean and Dave discuss where the sports digital rights landscape is moving. Read more
Sports & Technology
Catapult sports changing high performance with technology and how their partnership with the AFL assisted to launch into the global market. Read more
Powering video across the sports social media world with Aviv Arnon and how one word in a meeting with the NBA changed everything for WSC. Read more
Robots, VR, Innovation with Nancy Bennett and how VR storytelling differs from traditional storytelling. Read more
Sports, tech and stats with Nick Maywald and the rise in demand for stats from leagues & fans alike. Read more
Digital trends & strategy
The changing landscape of sports TV consumption. Chris Wagner chats about how Neulion is bringing content directly to customers on every device imaginable. Read more
SXSW 2017 recap with Lenny Goh from Tradable Bits. Lenny and Sean discuss their highlights and main takeaways from the conference. Read more
How is a Sports MBA different to a regular MBA? Scott Minto from San Diego State University talks about their Sports MBA program and why sports teams need “the best of the best”. Read more
Life after sport
Nitro Athletics & Bolt ready to impress with John Steffensen. John and Sean chat how Nitro will bring athletics into today's changing sports landscape. Read more
Sally Phillips connecting kids with WNBL’s elite and the work that Sally and her team did to get the WNBL back on TV. Read more
Nick Holland on Football, Law and EJ Whitten. Nick talks about how he prepared for life after sport whilst still playing AFL. Read more
Sports Geek Bonus episodes
Top 5 tips for athletes on social media with a platform by platform breakdown on how they should be used. Read more
Sports Geek on 2017 Internet Trends. Sean reviews the Mary Meeker report from the sports business perspective. Read more
Bonus Episode: “The value of the big 3” Sean Callanan keynote. Read more
#AskSportsGeek show: Sean throws the mike out to the #SportsBiz slack community for the first “Ask Sports Geek” podcast. Read more
#AskSportsGeek – Digital trends, Linkedin, esports, Facebook & more. Read more
Bonus Episode: Peter Beattie on 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games legacy and the benchmark that Melbourne set in 2006. Read more
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