Halftime Snacks

Our guest today is Oscar Garza.

Coming to the show all the way from Cancun. He’s the CEO and co-founder of Journey.

Journey is a digital platform used to organize and promote sports using a business model based on embedded sports insurance.

Oscar’s mission is to democratize sports using network effects to improve insurance, marketing, and management in sports.

In our conversation, we snacked about his story as an entrepreneur, the platform behind Journey, the challenges of selling insurance, and the future of team sport and personal fitness in the post-pandemic era.

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On today's Halftime Snack, our guest is Harbir Guram.

Coming to the show from London, UK, Harbir is an associate partner at Sports X Consulting, and he has experience from working with the English Football Association (FA) and with Hawkeye.

Harbir’s experience covers everything from technology and innovation, to brands, culture, and media management within the sports industry.

He’s here to talk with us about  the Future of Sports Technology.

In our conversation, we snacked about the current trends and applications in the industry, the challenges of new emerging technologies due to the pandemic, and what the future holds for the technology in the sports industry.

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On today's Halftime Snack, I’ll be interviewing Clint Vojdinoski.

All the way from Perth, Australia, Clint is the Director of Bullpen. 

Bullpen is a media company that aims to spotlight the companies and people who are building the future of the sports industry.

Clint has over 10 years of writing, publishing, and editing experience. He’s here to talk with us about digital piracy in the sports industry.

In our conversation, we snacked about the challenges of rights holders, the problems with digital piracy, and the role of technology in the battle against the pirated replication of sports content.

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Our guest today is Victoire Cogevina.

Victoire Cogevina is a sports-tech entrepreneur from Argentina, who's building the future of soccer talent scouting, and she is also an advocate for gender equality in sports.

She has experience working and building her own sports agency, and she’s been a public speaker at numerous international sports business events.

She is the co-founder of Gloria. A video-based platform where players can share their talents and get discovered.

In our conversation, we snacked about the process of becoming a sports-tech entrepreneur, the challenges of being a woman in a mostly male-dominated industry, and her lessons on building a company in Silicon Valley.

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Our guest today is Eduardo Shabot.

Edy is a sports expert from Mexico City who came to the show to talk about the business, technology, and future of Mexican Football.

In our conversation, we snacked about the popularity and quality of the Mexican soccer league, and about the role of innovation and technology in Mexican sports as a key element for the future.

Check out Edy’s podcast “Historias del Balon”;

Listen to Edy’s radio show “Balones al Aire”;

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On today’s Halftime Snack, we talk about the football transfer market.

What happens behind the scenes of the football transfer market?

• Transfer fee negotiations;

• Agents’ commission;

• Contract negotiations;

• Image rights;

• Work permits;

• Taxes;

• International clearances.

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Currently, seven relevant trends are disrupting the sports industry:

1. Data Analytics

2. Media and Broadcasting

3. Wearables and Performance Enhancement

4. Smart Stadiums

5. Fan Engagement

6. Sponsorships

7. Esports

Come grab your Halftime Snack! We'll dive into each one of these trends to learn more about disruption in sports.

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The NFL faded former San Francisco 49ers quarterback from the NFL due to his protests during the national anthem before games in 2016.

Now, the BLM movement has opened the door for the NFL to make things right with Colin.

Is Colin ready to come back? Will the NFL apologize?

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Our guest today is Meyer Grunberg.

A digital marketing guru from Miami who's passionate about Israel and Jewish History.

We talk about the history and involvement of Jews in sports from the early 1900s till the establishment of Israel and present day.

Follow Meyer's Jewish History project on Instagram.

Check out Meyer's- Two Tall Jews Podcast.

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