Jay Riola lives and breathes data. In his role at Orlando Magic he is always looking for ways how data can help make better decisions for ticketing returns as well as improve the fan experience so they come back for more.
On this podcast you'll learn about:
- Jay Riola on how his career in sports business started
- Why investing in technology and stadium is a must for teams like Orlando Magic
- The value of data and analytics in their business strategies
- Building products that provide flexibility on season ticket holders
- What they look forward to in the data ticketing venue space
- Jay on building Sports2Change to help student athletes
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Our fave quote from Jay Riola interview
Technology was a space that needed to be invested in and it's not a one time thing it's a continual thing
Jay Riola
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Resources from the podcast
- Connect with Jay Riola on Twitter @jayriola, Instagram and LinkedIn
- Follow Orlando Magic on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Youtube and Snapchat
- Follow Sports2Change on Twitter @sports2change, Facebook and Instagram
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Some tweets you may have missed:
Good talk from Sports Analytics Conference 2018
Interesting panel hearing industry leaders @OrlandoMagic COO Charlie Freeman, @jessicagelman, @johnforese talk about their belief & org investments in data, analytics and the future of #BizAnalytics #SSAC18 pic.twitter.com/YYX4wwR70F
— Jay Riola (@jayriola) February 24, 2018
Good read on their partnership with SAS
Extremely excited about this expanded partnership and our continued use of @SASsoftware! https://t.co/LzhFyAvRvZ
— Jay Riola (@jayriola) September 26, 2018
Nice efforts of Sports2Change on helping student athletes
A perfect example of using sports as a vehicle for positive social change! We were grateful to have @DeltonaHigh baseball team connect with @sports2change to volunteer at The Miracle League ! ⚾️🙌🏽#DeltonaHighSchoolBaseball #CentralFloridaMiracleLeague #Sports2Change pic.twitter.com/VlgApNZCjY
— Sports2Change (@sports2change) November 11, 2018
Orlando Magic's 30th season opening night
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