Front Office Features

Front Office Features gets a retweet from the Governor of Massachusetts Charlie Baker. Rob brings his staff to Fenway Park for the day and provides a peak into the final season in Pawtucket. How to overcome geographical concerns early in your career. Chris tells an awful Dad joke. Successful sports business stories from the Fenway Associate program. Presented by SDSU Sports MBA Program.

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This week, Mike Trudnak of Learfield IMG College joins the podcast. Being former colleagues, Rob and Mike spend much of the episode busting each other's chops while sprinkling in actionable interview advice and Scranton / Wilkes-Barre RailRider stories with practical lessons. Plus, Mike shares an unbelievable story about how he scored his very first sports job interview. Please rate, review and SUBSCRIBE!

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This week's episode is presented by SDSU Sports MBA Program. Chris and Rob discuss the importance and evolution of data in sports business. Chris sheds some light into the early days of DraftKings with behind the scenes stories. Plus, a social media lesson on what not to do early in your career. LISTEN NOW! 

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This week, Rob talks with Kurt Hunzeker, President of the newly named St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL. Kurt shares his thoughts about why he believes the XFL will have a much different fate than the Alliance of American Football, and how data and analytics have changed the sports industry for the better. Kurt also goes in depth on how he started one of the most successful promotions in Minor League Baseball's history with the Copa La Diversion program. Please share this episode and subscribe!

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Rob and Chris land the first sponsor of FoF; San Diego State Sports MBA program! Learn how to be a LEADER in sports and people will follow. Best ways to ask for a promotion. Chris visits Dallas to see how Slurpees are made. Plus find out if Rob has seen an episode of The Office yet. Listen Now! 

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In this episode Rob talks with with his former boss, mentor and father-like-figure in his life, Martie Cordaro. Today Martie is at the helm of two very successful franchises in the Omaha metro although, early on, he didn't quite have it all figured out. As an avid musician and baseball aficionado, Martie graduated Louisiana Tech University thinking he would become a professional drummer or a baseball coach. Throughout the conversation, Martie recounts his interesting career journey and even takes you behind the scenes on large-scale projects he has completed, such as the construction of the home of the Omaha Storm Chasers - Werner Park. 

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Rob & Chris go through tips and advice when you get your first sports interview. Spoiler alert... BE BOLD. Plus Rob has never seen The Office and Chris almost quits the podcast on the spot.

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Rob sits down with Janet Marie Smith, a woman who changed the landscape of American cities with the creation of Baltimore's Camden Yards - a ballpark build so pivotal that former Commissioner of Baseball, Bud Selig, deemed its opening one of the most important points in baseball history. But, for Janet Marie, it was just the beginning of her achievements in baseball, as not long after she became an instrumental part of saving and reimagining the utility of Fenway Park, America's Most Beloved Ballpark. Today, she is in the midst of leading two different, yet major undertakings in two cities on opposite coasts: a $100 million overhaul of Dodger Stadium in LA and the construction of Polar Park, a new home for the Red Sox Triple-A affiliate in Worcester, MA. Plus, she's done all of it while balancing motherhood and family - she might just be Superwoman! Please subscribe and share!

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We talk about the REDEMPTION at the University of Albany, Eli Manning and the impact he had on Chris, Biggie vs the World, your professional pickup line and more fun things.  

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In this episode, Rob sits down with Larry Freedman, the CBO of LAFC in the MLS. Larry takes us through his self-proclaimed "drunken stumble" through his sports business career that did not start in typical fashion. He also goes in depth about starting LAFC from the ground up, Magic Johnson's business acumen, and his investment into e-sports.

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