Front Office Features

Rob and Chris have National Sports Law expert Dan Lust on to discuss how he was able to create and pave his own path in a niche vertical within sports business. Dan has been utilized by the major sports networks to provide in-depth analysis on sports law ranging from Kevin Durant's Achilles injury to the current Corona Virus situation. Dan provides excellent guidance on how to break into sports by utilizing connections and spreading a wide net. We discuss the legal ramifications teams and organizations will face as we decide to ramp sports back up. A truly fascinating perspective on the intersection of sports and law. 

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Emily Gigliotti reached out to Rob and Chris for advice on how to handle the downtime during the Coronavirus sports business shutdown. Rob invited Emily to come on the Podcast to ask the questions Live. Rob and Chris preach patience but also encourage finding ways to add value. Emily's internship unfortunately may be on hold but that isn't stopping her from finding ways to achieve her dream of becoming a GM one day. Everyone should be looking for ways to make themselves better and more prepared when this all settles down. 

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Long time listener. First time caller. Michael Scott joined the podcast to talk about how he has been separating himself from the competition to land his dream job in baseball operations. The effort and attitude Michael has put forth puts most others to shame. Rob and Chris dive into Michael's tactics as he provides great guidance on what you too can be doing to land your sports dream job. Michael and Chris leave Rob on the sideline as they discuss Jersey's best pizza. Michael also provides legal guidance on how sports organizations have to approach coming back from Coronavirus. Must listen for anyone who is trying to get into the sports world.       

 

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Rob and Chris discuss life in isolation and their plans to try and bring some content to the listeners to break up the monotony of days ahead. They encourage folks to reach out to have open discussions about how best to be spending their time and how to plan for the future. Sports are changing by the day with a lot of uncertainty surrounding the sports business industry. We are all in this together and we will come out on the other side stronger than before.

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The sports world has been turned upside down by the Coronavirus. We have reached uncharted territories and sports business will forever be changed. During the podcast news continually broke about the NBA, Tom Hanks, and travel bans. Puts everything we do in perspective and the guys caution to be vigilant. Plus Rob received an email that was out of LF from a student that he is going to provide guidance on. Lastly, the guys tackle some FoF news and updates.

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Today our guest is Jesse Cole, Owner of the Savannah Bananas, a Summer Collegiate baseball team in Georgia. In the podcast where Rob tells the story about his father beating up the Philly Phanatic, we touched on Jesse's decision to stop selling advertising at Bananas games. We discuss that decision in depth, and also talk about Jesse's business philosophy and how he does the opposite of most traditional business practices. Along his journey, Jesse went from sleeping on an air mattress to being able to buy the Bananas, and now has a wait list for multiple years to buy tickets to games. It's a very interesting story - one we hope you enjoy and learn something from. 

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Rob and Chris discuss the recent news and the unfortunate affect the Coronavirus is having on sports. From Italy having no spectators at their events, Bobblehead delays, and sponsors unable to commit, the virus is having a direct impact on the sports world. Rob recaps his Dr. Charles interview which leads the guys down a path around the Boston Marathon bombing. Lesson for all young folks... Don't microwave fish! Rob hits up his alma mater to instill his wisdom on today's youth. Plus Jesse Cole will be joining us this week to discuss his decision to eliminate sponsors from his ballpark. 

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Our guest today is Dr. Charles Steinberg, President, Pawtucket Red Sox (and the soon-to-be Worcester Red Sox)- aka Rob's boss! Charles was kind enough to be Rob's first interview ever. Given that it was the first interview, it has been biding its time in the Front Office Features vault while Rob continued to hone his interview skills. Regardless of the feelings Rob had on his performance as a podcast interviewer, Charles is an A+ story teller whose anecdotes from his years with the Orioles, Padres and Red Sox might just inspire even more passion from our listeners for working in the sports industry. In addition to being a top notch verbal illustrator, Charles is also an accomplished author who, most recently, assisted in writing Bud Selig's autobiography: "For the Good of the Game."

There is A LOT in this discussion, as you can tell by the sheer length, and we're sure you will enjoy.

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An all-time must listen to "Story Time with Rob" on how his Dad threw haymakers with the Philly Fanatic. How the story culminates is right out of a movie. Speaking of... the man who doesn't watch movies is accredited in the documentary "50 Summers." Rob's claim to most fascinating person of all time carries on. Plus...Chris somehow ended up on the phone with the great Lawrence Taylor today while juggling Dad duty. Rob and Chris tackle the Savannah Bananas odd decision to drop sponsorship from their Ballpark. This is truly a must listen episode for all sports business folks. 

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This week Rob interviews one of his favorite people on the planet: Rachel Mark, National Campaign Director for VS Cancer. Rachel and Rob met when they worked together at the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders and she was the team's Community Relations Director. Since that time, Rachel has gone onto much bigger things as she runs all of the campaigns for VS Cancer nationwide. They discuss her college career and Rob learns Rachel was not the one who was intently focused on getting internships and networking, but in reflecting back she identifies what she would change and what she would keep the same if she were to do it all over again. They also touch on what people don’t know about working in sports, and the difference between working for a team and an organization that works with teams.

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