Business of Sports Tourism Podcast

Heading into the final months of the year has the team looking ahead to the future in a big picture way with Eva Marquette of A Fresh Vue to discuss strategic planning, the conversations, and successful implementation of it

Our hosts take a timeout to studio 1K in Palm Beach to discuss the week at TEAMS, the highlights of the event, lessons learned, and what's on the horizon for the rest of the year.

Hunter Leemon, CEO of Sportable in Richmond, VA, joins the show to talk about adaptive sports, the work they are doing in Richmond, their impact on destinations and their community.

Jason Gewirtz from NorthStar Media joins us to talk about the upcoming TEAMS show in October, their ESports Show, and all things sports tourism.

Our team of hosts sit down with Ryan Tressel with the NCAA, who oversees the bidding process for all NCAA Championships and repsonsible for the upcoming NCAA Symposium at hte end of August.

The hosts discuss how they handle the mid-year checkup with the organization as well as budgeting, strategic planning and getting ready for the second half of the year

After congratulations to Cherie on her promotion in Spokane, the team dives into DEI efforts for destinations and some of the tools available in the #sportstourism world with Compete's Chief Operating Officer Connor Shane. The conversation covers a wide array of topics on the DEI spectrum and how destinations can engage in these efforts.

Our podcast crew sits down with the leadership of Sports Destination Magazine to chat about their publication, the e-newsletter, marketing of destinations, trends they are seeing in the business, as well as the use of technology and some opportunities for destinations to use it more with their events.

The Business of Sports Tourism team partnered with Sports Planning Guide's Jeff Gayduk for a great discussion with Esports Trade Assocation founder Megan Van Petten and board member John Davidson on the world of Esports and their upcoming event - EsportsNext2023 in Chicago. For more information, visit their website.