SeventySix Capital Sports Leadership Show

On this episode of the SeventySix Capital Sports Leadership Show, Wayne Kimmel's guest is Mike Morrison, ESPN's Vice President of Sports Betting & Fantasy. This episode was taped at the Maryland Sports Business Conference (https://marylandsbc.com).

Morrison is responsible for leading and building the sports betting business for ESPN. Previously, he was the VP of Business Development, leading a team that identified and created new business opportunities for ESPN. Prior to these roles, he spent a decade leading ESPN’s businesses in Asia Pacific (APAC) and was the head of Bloomberg Television's media distribution in Europe and Asia.

He earned his Journalism degree from the University of Maryland at College Park.

On this episode, Kimmel, a fellow University of Maryland alum, talks with Morrison about his memories of college including stories about Len Bias and Michael Jordan, his global media career, his current role at ESPN leading their sports betting strategy and much more!

This week on the SeventySix Capital Sports Leadership Show, Wayne Kimmel is joined by David Schwab.

Starting in public relations and promotions for a communications firm, David joined Octagon in 1999 - the global agency in sports, entertainment, and culture. Octagon is dedicated to building the brands of top athletes, celebrities, and brands. This includes companies such as Coca-Cola, JBL, Snickers, and BMW, while representing athletes such as Steph Curry, Bam Adebayo, and many more!

In this episode, SeventySix Capital Sports Leadership Show host Wayne Kimmel talks with Schwab about his success at Octagon, the future of sports marketing, and much more.

This week on the Seventysix Capital Sports Leadership Show, Wayne Kimmel sits down with Scott Horowitz.

A Northern Arizona graduate, Scott has built a reputation as being a leader in the sports marketing industry. Starting in radio, first as a DJ then as a marketing associate, he went on to direct the business development for the Harlem Globetrotters where he managed sponsorship sales. Scott's next venture was with the Phoenix Suns, where he was Vice President of Marketing Partnership Activation. After spending a few years in the private sector, Scott decided to create his own company.

Scott is now the CEO of Vision Insights, a company that helps sports teams and businesses figure out why fans might follow them, and assist them in creating solutions on how to elevate entertainment and sponsorships.

In this episode, SeventySix Capital Sports Leadership Show host Wayne Kimmel talks with Scott about Vision Insights, his team, and where he sees sports analytics going in the near future.

This week on the Seventysix Capital Sports Leadership Show, Wayne Kimmel sits down with Donna Orender.

Throughout her storied career, Donna has been a champion of furthering the impact of women in sports. A former professional basketball player, Donna began her career at ABC, later being recruited to start PGA Productions for the PGA tour. After an illustrious career with PGA, and a brief stint playing in the Maccabi Games, Donna went on to be the president of the WNBA.

Donna is now the CEO Ordener Unlimited, a consulting firm that helps companies unlock their potential and traverse new, innovative waters. Donna is also the founder and creator of Generation W, with their mission being to educate and inspire the next generation of great women leaders.

In this episode, SeventySix Capital Sports Leadership Show host Wayne Kimmel talks with Orender about what made this year so great for women in sports, Donna's incredible work history, her relationship with David Stern, the Maccabi games, and much more!

This week on the Seventysix Capital Sports Leadership Show, Wayne Kimmel sits down with Founder and CEO of Juice Reel, Ricky Gold.

Starting in technical finance consulting, the University of Florida alum went on to work in data as well. Gold eventually would combine his knowledge of tech and data analysis to create his start-up which is now known throughout the sports betting world as Juice Reel. Juice Reel is a bet tracking and analytics platform that combines your data across hundreds of sports books to give you, the user, insights on where to put your money when betting.

In this episode, SeventySix Capital Sports Leadership Show host Wayne Kimmel talks with Gold about where he started, his background in sports and sports betting, how he went on to create and build his start-up, and Gold's view on how AI is changing the sports betting industry.

This week on the Seventysix Capital Sports Leadership Show, Wayne Kimmel sits down with Steve Rosenberg.

The University of Maryland alum started his career with the Washington Bullets (now Washington Wizards) and then Comcast Spectacor and the Philadelphia Flyers. Throughout his career, Rosenberg has been an executive in the sports, hospitality, and nonprofit industries. Rosenberg has excelled at being a networker and relationship builder known for leading teams and problem solving at the highest levels.

Rosenberg is a Principal at GSD, an all-inclusive business management and consulting company, and also is the author of Make Bold Things Happen -  INSPIRATIONAL STORIES FROM SPORTS, BUSINESS AND LIFE, which offers a guide through the business world. He divulges networking secrets and offers ways to motivate oneself, all through the lens of true stories from people who have had to overcome major struggles in their lives.

In this episode, SeventySix Capital Sports Leadership Show host Wayne Kimmel talks with Rosenberg about networking, as well as business and leadership within the sports world.

This week on the Seventysix Capital Sports Leadership Show, Wayne Kimmel is joined by founder of JohnWallStreet, Corey Leff.

After working in sports talk radio for Fox Sports, and 5 years at a TMT firm doing equity research, Leff combined his knowledge of sports and business to create JohnWallStreet.

JohnWallStreet is an educational newsletter dedicated to giving its readers the latest on everything that is happening in the sports business world. From sports betting, to breaking news about sports companies, to broadcasting rights–JohnWallStreet aims to be a newsletter that the top people in sports, media, and finance read on a daily basis.

In this episode, Leff talks on his past, how he started JohnWallStreet, and what he sees happening in the sports business world in the near future.

This week on the Seventysix Capital Sports Leadership Show, Wayne Kimmel is joined by former Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Star and Founder and Chairman of Greenfly, Shawn Green.

Green played in MLB for 15 seasons with four teams: Toronto Blue Jays, Los Angeles Dodgers, Arizona Diamondbacks, and New York Mets. He hit 328 home runs in his career.

Greenfly empowers organizations to automate the collection, organization and distribution of digital media assets to individuals or groups of any size. The Greenfly platform harnesses the power of the biggest advocates to increase social media reach and engagement and attract younger audiences.

In this episode, Green talks about his incredible baseball career, coaching and playing for the Israeli national baseball team and his entrepreneurial journey of building Greenfly.

This week, the Founder and CEO of OpenSponsorship, Ishveen Jolly joined Wayne Kimmel on the SeventySix Capital Sports Leadership Show.

On October 31st, Wayne Kimmel moderated a panel discussion with three former NFL players and an Olympic Champion at the International Economic Forum of the Americas. This episode of the SeventySix Capital Sports Leadership Show is a recording of that panel.   

Kimmel was joined by:

     Isaiah Kacyvenski, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Will Ventures, and Former NFL Player

    Shawne Merriman, Chief Executive Officer, Lights Out Brand, and Former NFL Player

    Alex Bilodeau, Senior Associate, Walter Capital Partners, and Two-time Olympic champion

    Ben Gardner, Partner and Head of Portfolio Success, Will Ventures, and Former NFL Player

The panel discussed the transition from being a professional athlete to becoming an investor in the sports industry. Tune in to find out more!  

*Reupload from International Economic Forum of the Americas*  

INTRODUCTION Stefanie Crosby, President and Chief Visionary Officer, Triumspear International