High Tea Hoops

High Tea Hoops

By Brian BoschéSportsBasketball
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High Tea Hoops episodes

  • Nick D'Urbano on Launching Pistons RareAccess
    Nick D'Urbano is the Co-Founder and COO of RareCircles, a next-generation membership platform that helps turn community engagement into revenue. RareCircles just launched Pistons RareAccess in partnership with the Detroit Pistons, a community that gives fans access to private Huddle Sessions alongside players and legends, limited merch drops, exclusive experiences, and opportunities to give feedback to the team. Brian and Nick talk chat about building fan communities, how sports teams can take advantage of web3 projects, and how teams and leagues are innovating fan experiences with technology.
    33 min
  • Zach Soskin on How Athletes Can Build Their Brands with Content
    Zach Soskin is the Co-founder of Voltage Management, an athlete and brand marketing agency specializing in athlete representation, brand strategy, content creation, and ownership. Zach started his career in grassroots football marketing at adidas before starting Voltage Management. Brian and Zach chat about why athletes can build such powerful personal brands, how athletes can develop their content strategy to achieve their goals, and best practices for brands that want to work with athletes.
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    47 min
  • Robyn Love from the Loughborough Lightning
    Brian Bosche is joined by Robyn Love from the Loughborough Lightning who compete in the British Wheelchair Basketball Women's Premier League. Robyn is a Paralympian, a world silver medallist, and a three-time European medalist. Brian and Robyn chat about the formation of the Women's Premier League, the Lightning's undefeated season so far, and how wheelchair basketball can grow as a sport in the UK.
    28 min
  • Megan Reyes on Building Better Brands for Athletes
    Megan Reyes is a social media & athlete branding consultant, and built her experience working at places like Blue Wire, The Athletic, 2K, and the Golden State Warriors. Brian and Megan chat about what makes a strong brand for an athlete, how athletes can start building their brand pillars, what athletes can do to differentiate themselves, and how brands can better work with athletes.
    46 min
  • Dirk Williams from the London Lions
    Brian Bosche is joined by Dirk Williams from the London Lions after the team's impressive 4-0 start in the FIBA Europe Cup. Dirk talks about playing college basketball in Alabama, why he wanted to play in the BBL, how the Lions are building team chemistry, and what it would mean for British Basketball for the Lions to have success in the FIBA Europe Cup.
    25 min
  • Holly Winterburn from the London Lions
    Brian Bosche is joined by Holly Winterburn from the London Lions as she prepares for the second leg of their EuroCup qualifier against Spar Gran Canaria. They chat about Holly growing up playing basketball in the UK, playing at Oregon with current WNBA stars like Sabrina Ionescu, her decision to join the London Lions, and what it would mean to British Basketball for the Lions to qualify for EuroCup.
    29 min
  • Jesse Chuku on Transitioning from a Hooper to a Creator with 3M TikTok Followers

    On this episode of Tea Time, Brian Bosché is joined by British hooper and creator, Jesse Chuku. Jesse was one of the top basketball players growing up in the UK, and had a successful college career in the States at Lehigh University and then professionally in Greece, Spain, and the BBL. Since he stopped playing professional basketball last year, Jesse has become a content creator and amassed more than 3M TikTok followers and 620K YouTube Subscribers. They chat about what it was like growing up in the UK playing basketball, the cultural differences he experienced playing in the States, getting fame as a content creator, the TikTok Creator Basketball Tournament at the GG3x3, and advice for other athlete creators.

    37 min
  • Deric Eze from DezeReels on Getting People Hyped for British Basketball

    On this episode of Tea Time, Brian Bosché is joined by Deric Eze, Founder of DezeReels. DezeReels features the best British Basketball content in the UK, and Deric has become well known in the basketball community for his video work in the BBL, NBL, and basketball leagues around the country. They chat about why he started DezeReels, what he's learned covering basketball across the UK, how social media is building community for the next generation of hoopers, and how he thinks basketball can continue to grow in the UK.

    37 min

About High Tea Hoops

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High Tea Hoops is a podcast about the business, culture, and creative work behind the sport of basketball. Hosted by Brian Bosche, episodes feature conversations with business leaders, athletes, and creative professionals.