Halftime Snacks

Today's Halftime Snack features Asaf Nevo— a sports enthusiast and a thriving entrepreneur.

Snacking with us from Haifa in Israel, Asaf is the CEO and co-founder of Pico.

Pico is an award-winning platform that uses data to improve sports organizations' communication strategy by making the experience with their audiences more personal.

Some of their clients include Borrusia Dortmund, The Portuguese Football Federation, and the Nashville Predators.

We talked about his journey as an entrepreneur, the role of data in decision making, organizational culture, and lessons from working with data in sports.

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On today's Halftime Snack, I'm snacking with Pierina Merino.

Pierina is a Venezuelan entrepreneur who's innovating daily. She's pushing the boundaries of technology to bring the physical and digital world closer together.

Her creative industry experience covers everything from designing architectural projects with one of the greatest architects of our time (Frank Gehry) to leading the design strategy for premium VR experiences for fashion brands.

Today, she is the founder and CEO of Flickplay. This platform combines immersive video technology with gaming tools to create a new and innovative experience.

We talked about creativity, working with Frank Gehry, Flickplay's technology, and how the digital and physical spaces will coexist to create new social experiences in the future.

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Joining today's Halftime Snack is Uri Levy.

He's a Middle Eastern football expert and a sports journalist from Israel. He has experience with Israeli media channels such as Sport5, the Jerusalem Post, Walla news, Calcalist, Haaretz, Kan, and many more.

Additionally, he covered the World Cup in Russia, The Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates, and the African Cup of Nations in Egypt.

Uri is the founder and chief editor of BabaGol, a football content brand that focuses on Asian, Middle Eastern, African, and Latin American football. 

We talked about football culture in Israel, the story of how Uri came up with BabaGol, and what it's like to be a journalist in the Middle East.

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Today’s guest of the show is Robert Gevertz, a digital sports consultant from the UK.

He’s the director of First Five Yards, and he has experience from working with Sky Sports, Metro, talkSPORT and Manchester City.

His experience covers everything from sponsorships and media, to digital presence and marketing for some of the most relevant institutions in the sports industry.

In our conversation, we talked about different perspectives to commercialize sports content, moving from local to global, using the pandemic to be creative, and so much more.

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This episode was recorded and released on October 2020.

Today’s episode features Farzeen Ghorashy.

Originally from Canada, Farzeen is a former investment banker from Goldman Sachs, and the current Chief Strategy and Financial Officer of Overtime.

Overtime is one of the biggest sports media companies in the world. Their content has over a billion views each month.

In our conversation, we snacked about the transition from a huge financial corporation to a smaller sports-media company, the business model and strategy to grow Overtime, and so much more.

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I’m delighted to introduce to today’s Halftime Snack, Gary Boddington! He’s by far our most accomplished guest of the show yet. 

Originally from South Africa, Gary is a former field hockey player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.

He has over 25 years of experience working in sports and technology along with multiple athletes, founders, investors, and organizations.

Today, he is the CEO and Co-Founder of Sports Technology Group. A company looking to disrupt the sports industry using ground-breaking technologies.

In our conversation, we snacked about his lessons as an olympian, the transformation of sports through technology, the link between sports and entrepreneurship, and so much more.

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On today’s Halftime Snack, I’ll be hosting Doron Maman.

Doron is an entrepreneur by definition. He founded a company, wrote a book, and he’s one of the best public speakers I’ve ever seen.

He is the Managing partner of Excellent, an Israeli company which mentally and physically prepares young adults prior to their draft to the elite units of the army.

His area of expertise lies in the intersection between psychology and sports.

In our conversation, we snacked about building mental toughness, dealing with adversity, having a “comeback mentality,” and so much more.

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Today’s guest of the Halftime Snacks is Sean Flynn.

Sean has over 20 years of experience working in different teams and sectors in the sports industry, including the Miami Marlins, Miami FC, and the Tampa Bay Lightning.

He’s a marketing expert, and today, he is the CEO of SureAthlete. A company that uses science, data, and technology to take athletes and coaches to a whole new level.

In our conversation, we snacked about the story of how he first got involved in the sports industry, about SureAthlete, and the way data is being used to improve the performance of teams and athletes.

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Buckle up for today’s Halftime Snack with Zushan Hashmi.

Interviewing from Mexico City to Canbra, Australia, Zushan is a co-founder, a sports writer, a policy expert, an academic coordinator, and more.

He's the co-founder of Sportageous, a media platform that is challenging the status quo of the sports media industry by providing innovative and original content.

His interests cover everything from diversity and inclusion in sports, to tech and innovation. 

In our conversation, we snacked about the story of how Sportageous came around. We also talked about the role of fake news and media in the sports industry.

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Our guest today is Steve Madincea.

Joining the show from London in the UK, Steve is a sports marketing legend and an enthusiastic tech entrepreneur.

He’s the managing partner of Fantastec. A company that is reinventing the future of fan engagement using new and emerging technologies such as blockchain, AI, and VR for the trading of digital collectibles.

Steve is a prominent businessman, and we met through my weekly newsletter.

In our conversation, we snacked about digital collectibles and the story of how Fantastec started. We also talked about how they are leveraging blockchain technology and the challenges of winning in such a market.

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