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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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Now displaying: September, 2014
Sep 5, 2014

Sports business education across The Pond has a variance to its application, but that's not to suggest that it's not as worthy as its American or International colleagues within the field. University of Northampton Senior Lecture of Sports Marketing Alan Seymour discusses the breakdown of stereotypes about the UK sports business education system, as well as some of the features that it possess which make it an asset to any pupil from around the world. Seymour weighs in on the idea of dynamic pricing, marketing, as well as the ability to see the European Premier League as more than just Manchester United, but also for the other clubs that exist. Twitter: @Sportsmarketing1

Sep 3, 2014

For basketball athletes who sign contracts overseas, the process can be tough, especially when the foreign team decides to stop paying a legally-binding contract. Charles Bennett is CEO of the PlayersAssociation.org, which represents basketball professionals in the overseas arbitration system in order to receive restitution. This is a long, winding road of informative legal action through email, contracts and foreign teams that decide not to pay, as Bennett tries to get to the bottom of what players were promised, as well as what they received. Twitter: @

Sep 1, 2014

Al Guido is helping oversee one of the newest trends in stadium venues: the online data core principle of capturing as much customer information as possible, while still creating a fan experience unlike any other. Guido talks about the 49ers decision to leave Candlestick for Santa Clara, as well as some of the numerous reported customer features such as detection of bathroom and concessions lines, as well as the various seating option programs for the 49er faithful. Twitter: @AlGuido

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