The GW Business of Sports Podcast

This week, Ty Votaw, Executive Vice President of Global Business Affairs for the PGA Tour, joins Mark Hyman for an engaging discussion on his unusual path that lead to his current job, golf in the Olympic Games, and a chance encounter with Prince Albert of Monaco.

Our guest today is Bernadette McGlade, commissioner of the Atlantic 10 Conference of which GW is a part of, and in her chat with Mark Hyman, she spoke about how she got her early start in college athletics, how her performance is judged, and the troubling pattern concerning the decrease in women's college athletic teams being coached by women.

After speaking with students for the Sports Industry Networking Conference at GW, Zach Leonsis, Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives for Monumental Sports, sat down with Mark Hyman to chat about the future of eSports, why Monumental is all-in on Arena Football, and the special challenges that come from working with your family.

With The PyeongChang Winter Olympics wrapped up, Phil de Picciotto, founder and president of sports marketing agency Octagon Worldwide, shares his thoughts with Mark Hyman on his own own clients participating in The Games, the value of a gold medal, and a management strategy that Phil feels as guided him well throughout his career.

On a very exciting episode of the GW Business of Sports Podcast, former GM of the Minnesota Vikings and President of the Tennessee Titans Jeff Diamond stops by GW to have a conversation with Mark Hyman about his first job in sports, how that ultimately lead to a job as GM, and how to impress anyone in a job interview.

On this episode, Peter Land, who has held many jobs in and around the sports industry, talks with Mark Hyman about David Stern, the formation of the WNBA, and why it is so important for young professionals to be so open about making changes to their career.

Alexa Herndon, Vice President of Human Resources for the Washington Nationals, makes her way across town for a conversation with Mark Hyman about how she got her first job in baseball, the crazy hours require of some employees in baseball, and the 2018 MLB All Star Game, which will be hosted by the Nationals this July.

In an excerpt from Jon Miller's recent discussion with students at GW, Jon provides hilarious, heartwarming, and slightly self-deprecating memories of his friend and recently retired baseball broadcaster Vin Scully. We hope you enjoy!

In this episode, recorded in front of a group of undergraduate students, Hall of fame baseball broadcaster Jon Miller stops by GW's Foggy Bottom campus to talk with Mark Hyman about the young start to his career, how to fix on-air mistakes, and whether suspected steroid users deserve a spot in Cooperstown.

Michael Wilbon, sports journalist and co-host of ESPN's Pardon the Interruption, stops by our campus for a memorable conversation with host Mark Hyman about everything from the sports journalism scene today, Colin Kaepernick, and his relationship with President Barack Obama.