SeventySix Capital Sports Leadership Show

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SeventySix Capital Sports Leadership Show episodes

November 04, 2021 90) Sports Media Personality Howard Eskin - SeventySix Capital Leadership Series
On this week's SeventySix Capital Leadership Series, Wayne Kimmel interviewed Howard Eskin, Philadelphia’s top sports media personality.

Eskin has hosted nearly 7,000 radio shows which is more than any other sportscaster in the U.S. He shared fascinating stories with Kimmel about the Philadelphia athletes and teams he covered during his 25+ year broadcasting career. Eskin is currently a host and Philadelphia Eagles sideline reporter for 94 WIP SportsRadio.

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56 min
October 28, 2021 89) CEO of NFT PRO Christian Ferri - SeventySix Capital Leadership Series
On this week's SeventySix Capital Leadership Series, Wayne Kimmel interviewed Christian Ferri, Founder & CEO of SeventySix Capital's new portfolio company NFT PRO.
Ferri founded NFT PRO, the #1 enterprise white label NFT solution for global brands. NFT PRO provides turnkey solutions – creating, minting, marketing, and selling NFTs from a brand’s website and digital properties making the customer experience seamless and on-brand. NFT PRO has several high-profile clients such as Juventus, Atari and Lamborghini.
Ferri was formerly a consultant at PwC and served as Executive Director at Blockchain Compliance Foundation. He has been an advisor to several companies on their blockchain and NFT strategy, including Lottery.com, Skillchain, and Atari, before founding NFT PRO.
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47 min
October 21, 2021 88) Lucra Sports CEO Dylan Robbins - SeventySix Capital Leadership Series
On this week's SeventySix Capital Leadership Series, Wayne Kimmel interviewed Dylan Robbins, Co-Founder & CEO of SeventySix Capital portfolio company Lucra Sports. This past Monday, SeventySix Capital announced three new investments in: Lucra, NFT PRO and Quintar.

Lucra is a peer-to-peer, real money sports gaming platform that allows fans to compete with their friends. Robbins explains, "Lucra provides a fun way to engage with friends around sports.” Lucra is currently available via the Apple App Store to adults in 37 states. Download the iOS App at https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lucra/id1563098618%C2%A0

Robbins previously worked at Goldman Sachs and AQR Capital Management, and launched Lifetime Vintage, the one stop shop for curated wine online, before founding Lucra in 2019.

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43 min
October 14, 2021 87) Quintar President Jeff Jonas - SeventySix Capital Leadership Series
On this week's SeventySix Capital Leadership Series, Wayne Kimmel interviewed Dr. Jeff Jonas, Co-Founder & President of SeventySix Capital portfolio company Quintar.

Quintar is an augmented reality (AR) based fan technology company enabling content owners, creators, and rights holders to build captivating live action AR experiences and revolutionize fan engagement.

Dr. Jonas has won 8 Emmy Awards and sold his last company, Voke, which he co-founded with Dr. S. "Jay" Jayaram, his current Co-Founder of Quintar, to Intel in 2016 and subsequently became the Managing Director, Global Business Development at Intel Sports.

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37 min
October 07, 2021 86) 3X Super Bowl Champion James Develin - SeventySix Capital Leadership Series
On this week's SeventySix Capital Leadership Series, Wayne Kimmel interviewed James Develin, who played 8 years for the New England Patriots and won 3 Super Bowls. Develin is now an investor and member of our SeventySix Capital Athlete Venture Group.

Develin played 83 games for New England under legendary coach Bill Belichick, alongside stars like Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski. He was a 2017 Pro Bowler and was named to the Patriots' 2010 All-Decade Team.

On October 11th, Develin is running the Boston Marathon to support the Joe Andruzzi Foundation, which helps ease the financial burden that families feel when dealing with cancer diagnosis and treatment. Support James Develin's run for the Joe Andruzzi Foundation at https://www.givengain.com/ap/james-develin-raising-funds-for-joe-andruzzi-foundation/
53 min
September 30, 2021 85) U.S. Integrity President & CEO Matthew Holt - SeventySix Capital Leadership Series
On this week's SeventySix Capital Leadership Series, Wayne Kimmel interviewed Matthew Holt, President and CEO of U.S. Integrity. Holt discussed the importance of integrity monitoring with 32 states having already legalized sports betting and more to follow.

Holt leads U.S. Integrity - a SeventySix Capital portfolio company - which provides industry-leading game integrity and fraud prevention services for some of the largest professional and collegiate sports leagues, such as the NBA, Pac-12 and the SEC, as well as for regulated sports book operators and regulators in the United States.

Prior to founding U.S. Integrity in 2018, Holt was the Vice President of Business Development at Cantor Gaming and also launched CG Analytics to provide in depth consulting and fraud prevention services to sports organizations.

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46 min
September 23, 2021 84) Chairman of Connecticut Lottery Rob Simmelkjaer - SeventySix Capital Leadership Series
On this week's SeventySix Capital Leadership Series, Wayne Kimmel interviews Rob Simmelkjaer, Chairman of the Board of the Connecticut Lottery, and discussed the future of sports betting in Connecticut.

Sports betting will go live in Connecticut on October 7, and the Connecticut Lottery recently selected Rush Street Interactive as its sports betting operations partner, launching under the SugarHouse brand.

Rob was previously ESPN’s Vice President of International Development, Senior Vice President of NBC Sports Ventures, and has anchored shows on ESPN, NBC, and ABC. He is also the Founder & CEO of a new conversational social media platform, Persona.

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47 min
September 16, 2021 83) CEO of TurnkeyZRG Len Perna - SeventySix Capital Leadership Series
On this week's SeventySix Capital Leadership Series, Wayne Kimmel interviews Len Perna, Chairman & CEO of TurnkeyZRG. TurnkeyZRG is a highly specialized talent recruitment/executive search firm filling C-level, senior-level and mid-management level positions throughout sports, entertainment and media.

TurnkeyZRG has filled more than 1,400 executive positions, and recently placed accomplished sports business executive George Kliavkoff as new Pac-12 Commissioner. They also tapped Terry Mohajir to serve as the University of Central Florida's new Vice President and Director of Athletics.

Prior to founding Turnkey (which later merged with ZRG), Len Perna served on the Executive Committee of the NHL Dallas Stars, and also served as the Executive Director, General Sales Manager for the Ilitch Holdings sports and entertainment companies including the Detroit Tigers and Detroit Red Wings.

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43 min
September 09, 2021 82) Super Bowl Winning NFL Executive Michael Lombardi - SeventySix Capital Leadership Series
On this week's SeventySix Capital Leadership Series, Wayne Kimmel interviews Michael Lombardi, former NFL general manager, three-time Super Bowl winner, and host of The Lombardi Line on VSiN, The Sports Betting Network.
Lombardi was an executive in the NFL for over 30 years with the San Francisco 49ers, Cleveland Browns, Philadelphia Eagles, Oakland Raiders, and New England Patriots.
He worked with a number of the NFL greats including Bill Walsh, Joe Montana, Bill Belichick, Tom Brady and Al Davis.

Lombardi is also the author of Gridiron Genius: A Master Class in Winning Championships and Building Dynasties in the NFL.
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45 min
September 02, 2021 81) American Gaming Association's Casey Clark - SeventySix Capital Leadership Series
On this week's SeventySix Capital Leadership Series, Wayne Kimmel interviews Casey Clark, SVP Strategic Communications at the American Gaming Association (AGA), the premier national trade group representing the U.S. casino industry.

SeventySix Capital recently became the first investment company to partner with the AGA on its responsible gaming campaign, #HaveAGamePlan. The Have A Game Plan campaign focuses on the core principles of responsible sports betting: setting a budget and sticking to it, keeping betting social, knowing the odds and playing with trusted, regulated operators.

Casey discusses the Have A Game Plan campaign, explains how he became involved with the AGA, and details the impact that legal sports betting has on sports.

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45 min

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