On this week's episode, Sean heads off to Levi's Stadium in San Francisco to chat with Al Guido, President of San Francisco 49ers and CEO of Elevate Sports Ventures. Sean and Al chats about the 49ers' move to the new stadium, rolling out technology and his new business venture.
On this podcast you'll learn about:
- Al's sports business background that led him to the 49ers
- The benefits of moving to Levi's Stadium for the team and their fans
- How they keep the stadium and tech up to date for an ultimate fan experience
- The lessons Al has learned for the past years working at Levi's
- How Al is looking to position his new venture in the industry
Resources from the podcast
- Thanks again to Al Guido from San Francisco 49ers for being this week's guest
- Connect with Al Guido on Twitter @AlGuido and LinkedIn
- Follow San Francisco 49ers on Twitter @49ers, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn
- Learn more about Elevate Sports Ventures on Twitter @elevatesv and LinkedIn
- Some related articles you might want to read more about San Francisco 49ers
- Some Sports Geek podcast episodes you might be interested in:
- Scott Kegley on 49ers digital in new Levi’s Stadium
- Big content from Arsenal to Adele with ANZ Stadium’s Greg Sleigh
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Highlights from podcast with Al Guido
3:25 Al Guido’s sports business backstory
6:08 On the 49ers’ move to Levi’s Stadium
9:34 Al on developing stadium technologies
14:46 Keeping up with technology for an ultimate fan experience
18:24 Balancing between stadium operations and what the fans want
19:22 How the 49ers mobile app works and how it amplifies fan experience
21:02 What Al has learned from first few years at Levi’s
21:47 Why mobile app and ticketing is so important
26:44 Al on how Elevate Sports Ventures came about
28:29 Where he views to position Elevate in the industry
32:02 Sports Geek Closing Five
38:00 Sean's recap on his C2 Montreal experience
40:20 Sean discusses his recent sports and marketing keynotes
Some tweets you may have missed
Awesome lasers at the Levi's Stadium for Media Day Preview
Coming to @LevisStadium 🔜 👀 pic.twitter.com/sOabgIvs87
— San Francisco 49ers (@49ers) June 6, 2018
A memorable highlight indeed #RIPDwightClark
Remembering the legendary @DwightC87 and #TheCatch pic.twitter.com/VDlApWiPVw
— San Francisco 49ers (@49ers) June 5, 2018
New fun thing to do at the stadium
The Fore Tee Niners took the Stadiumlinks course at #LevisStadium for a test run today.
Book your tee time for Fri-Sun! https://t.co/MyAszxYBu1 pic.twitter.com/0wRONoBxpe
— San Francisco 49ers (@49ers) June 8, 2018
More women getting into sports
We are more than a football organization.
The #49ers and Bay Area Women's Sports Initiative hosted over 30 female Bay Area students at @levisstadium for the 10th annual T.H.I.N.K Gold Conference. pic.twitter.com/zYzHK2lIGY
— San Francisco 49ers (@49ers) May 31, 2018