The Sponsor Pod

The Sponsor Pod

By Jason SmithBusinessMarketing
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The Sponsor Pod episodes

  • Peter Lubell: Give Fans a Reason to Remember Your Brand

    Fans remember the brands that make their experience better.


    Peter Lubell, Vice President of Corporate Partnerships at Barrett-Jackson, on fan-first sponsorship: even a law firm can connect with collector car fans by improving part of their day.

    In this episode of The Sponsor Pod, Peter joins host Jason Smith to talk about building sponsorships around the fan journey, helping brands measure success, and the small details that keep partnerships strong.


    The Sponsor Pod is for the sponsorship professional who wants to regularly sharpen their skills and learn from industry leaders across every corner of the business, from sports and entertainment to nonprofits, agencies, and brands.


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    32 min
  • Greg Tanner: Utah Jazz (LIVE)
    Greg Tanner, VP of Corporate Partnerships & Business Development for the Utah Jazz joins us as part of the Fall Sports Conference with Brigham Young University – Idaho in Rexburg, Idaho. Students joined this live edition of The Sponsor Pod to learn about Greg’s journey and asked questions via chat. Greg is a great story teller, and shares some amazing sponsorship nuggets throughout the podcast. Enjoy the show!
    1 hr 6 min
  • Ryan Holloway: Peak Sports Management
    Ryan Holloway, President & Founder of Peak Sports Management shares his amazing story of taking a leap of faith to start his company assisting athletic departments across the country managing their sponsorship programs. He makes some bold moves in his career that you’ll want to hear. He also talks about how COVID has affected his business in many ways, but has maintained a positive attitude throughout these challenges. Enjoy the show!
    1 hr 4 min
  • Bob Lynch: SponsorUnited
    Bob Lynch, President and Founder of SponsorUnited, discusses his years in media sales and how he created a sponsorship data platform that provides insights into both properties and brands. There are lots of learning experiences he shares along the way that helped him get where he is today. Enjoy the show!
    1 hr 8 min
  • Ken Ungar: CHARGE
    Ken Unger, President & Founder of CHARGE helps brands and properties unlock the power of sponsorships. Prior to starting his agency, he worked as a marketer, league representative, event promoter and business leader at the highest levels of professional sports. In this episode, he talks about why he started the agency, how to pull results out of sponsorships, and the importance of strategy. Enjoy the show!
    58 min
  • Kris McCarthy: FanSaves
    Kris McCarthy, Co-Founder and COO at FanSaves shares his journey from playing professional hockey to creating a digital sponsorship app to engage fans with brands. He discusses how the current pandemic is forcing more digital content and what he feels the most important metrics are for sponsorship engagement. There are some fun stories he shares from his hockey playing days. Enjoy the Show!
    58 min
  • Avish Sood: The Clorox Company & The Sponsorship Space
    Avish Sood, Brand Manager with The Clorox Company and Founder of The Sponsorship Space, shares with us some amazing insights about how properties should approach brands when pitching sponsorship opportunities, how he cold called the CEO of the Toronto Blue Jays, and outlines why it may not always be in your best interest to work for a big sports organization at the start of your career. If you’re an aspiring marketer, this is a must listen. He has also been recognized by Marketing Magazine and Sports Launch Magazine’s 30-under-30 lists. Enjoy the Show!
    1 hr 18 min
  • Nick Lawson: SQWAD
    Nick Lawson, Founder & CEO of SQWAD, shares with us his journey of how he created his own sponsorship engagement software. He outlines his career path and shares some amazing insights into sponsorships as brands transition to a new way to engage with fans because of COVID. You'll find lots of great content to apply to your own sponsorship efforts in this podcast. Enjoy the show!
    1 hr 7 min
  • Thomas Wills: Bonham, Wills & Associates
    Thomas Wills, President & CEO, of Bonham, Wills & Associates takes us down his path from Neuroscience, to leading a sports sponsorship agency, and how his neuroscience degree has helped him in his sponsorship work today. They discuss how he analyzes sponsorships for both properties and brands. Tom has worked with many big brands in sports, and shares important strategies he's learned along the way. Enjoy the show!
    52 min

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Get real, actionable sponsorship insight without clearing your calendar. Hosted by Jason Smith, The Sponsor Pod features conversations with the people shaping the industry across sports, entertainment, brands, agencies, nonprofits, and more.