Commish Talks

What's the deal with the American Association's Partnership with the MLB?

November 04, 2020 11:00 - 6 minutes - 8.82 MB

Hello and Welcome back to Commish Talks!! In today’s episode of Commish Talks Josh and I sit down to discuss the logistics of the American Association’s partnership with the MLB. While there are still several things up in the air surrounding the partnership the most important thing to know is that the American Association will maintain its governance structure separate from the MLB and the quality of the fan experience will be the same if not better than it’s been in the past. We hope you...

Sports Betting and Artificial Intelligence with Lloyd Danzig

October 14, 2020 10:00 - 26 minutes - 36.9 MB

Hello and Welcome back to Commish Talks!! In today’s episode of Commish Talks Josh sat down with Lloyd Danzig, the Founder and CEO of Sharp Alpha Advisors, a premier consultancy and advisory firm specializing in sports betting startups, investments, M&A, and technology. Lloyd is widely regarded as the world’s foremost expert on the evolving role of Machine Learning in the sports gaming and tech space. He has been privileged to be featured as a speaker on this topic at numerous prestigious ...

Rachel Jacobson - President of The Drone Racing League

September 24, 2020 10:00 - 36 minutes - 49.9 MB

In today’s episode of Commish Talks Josh sat down with Rachel Jacobson, The President of The Drone Racing League (DRL). The DRL is, well, a professional drone racing league that operates internationally and was founded in 2015. In today’s episode, Josh and Rachel sat down to chat about the launch of the DRL season, their new game on Xbox, and the ins and outs of the Drone Racing League. We hope you enjoy :) -- Rachel’s Info: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/racheljacobsonrosen/ T...

Sandy Brown - Commissioner of Major League Lacrosse

August 27, 2020 10:00 - 28 minutes - 38.8 MB

In today’s episode of Commish Talks, Josh sat down with Sandy Brown, the Commissioner of Major League Lacrosse. Commissioner Brown spent most of his career working as a broadcasting executive and has been with the MLL as their commissioner for the last 2 years. With the launch of the MLL and American Association, much of today’s conversation was centered around what league front offices are thinking through as they try to start sports back up amidst COVID-19. -- Sandy’s Contact Info: Li...

Identifying Trends in Sports Business with Corey Leff from JohnWallStreet

August 20, 2020 11:00 - 37 minutes - 51 MB

In today’s episode of Commish Talks Josh sat down with Corey Leff, the Founder and Editor of JohnWallStreet which is now a part of Sportico. In today’s show the two of them talk through the importance of seeing beyond the numbers and what it takes to truly identify trends and the reasoning and strategy behind them. Before we get started, if you’re listening on Apple Podcasts, be sure to leave us a review. Website: https://www.sportico.com/author/johnwallstreet/ Twitter: https://twitter.c...

Baseball and The Law with Judge Lou Schiff

August 13, 2020 11:00 - 35 minutes - 48.5 MB

In today’s episode of Commish Talks Josh sat down with Judge Lou Schiff. Schiff has served as a Broward County Court judge in Florida since he was elected in 1996, and was been reelected in 2000, 2006, 2012, and 2018. He also serves on the faculty of the National Judicial College, Florida College of Advanced Judicial Study, the Florida Judicial College, and is an adjunct professor at Mitchell Hamline Law School where he teaches a class based on his book Baseball and the Law. Lou Schiff’s I...

League Governance and Business Models in Nascar and E-Sports with Wes Zirkle

July 29, 2020 11:00 - 18 minutes - 25 MB

In today’s episode of Commish Talks, Josh sat down with Wes Zirkle a sports lawyer at Gutwein Law. In the show, they shared a conversation about league governance in Nascar and e-sports as well as the uncertainty involved with the future of the e-sports community. Wes’s Info: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wesleyzirkle/ Website: http://www.gutweinlaw.com/

Rick White - President of The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball

July 22, 2020 11:00 - 35 minutes - 48.3 MB

In today’s episode of Commish Talks Josh sat down with Rick White, The President of The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball to discuss the start of professional baseball and other hot topics related to the MLB, MiLB, and COVID-19. Rick started his career leading MLB Properties and has since been the President and CEO of several different companies, several of which have been sports and leisure related firms. He currently serves as the President of The Atlantic League where he has led t...

Josh Fenton - Commissioner of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference

July 02, 2020 11:00 - 31 minutes - 43.8 MB

In today’s episode of Commish Talks, Josh sits down with another Josh: Josh Fenton. Josh Fenton is currently the Commissioner of the NCHC - National Collegiate Hockey Conference. In the show, they chat about running collegiate leagues vs. professional leagues and the impact that COVID has had on both collegiate and professional athletics. We hope you enjoy :) — Josh Fenton’s info: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-fenton-13a87212b/ Website: https://www.nchchockey.com/

State of the Union for the Sports Industry

June 26, 2020 14:04 - 9 minutes - 12.8 MB

In today’s episode of Commish Talks Jake and Josh sit down as Josh gives his State of the Union on the sports world and the pressure leagues and teams are facing right now. Josh shares what he’s thinking through as a Commissioner in light of everything going on right now and the plan going forward. -- Follow Josh on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-schaub-79122b13/ Follow Josh on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Schaublaw

Sports Media and What it Takes to Get in the Door w/ Russ Wilde - COO of Front Office Sports

June 18, 2020 10:00 - 16 minutes - 22.7 MB

In today’s episode of Commish Talks, Josh sat down with Russ Wilde the COO over at Front Office Sports, an online news company at the intersection of sports and business. In the show, they discuss the story behind the launch of Front Office Sports, the impact of COVID-19 on the sports media industry, and what young professionals should be doing to launch their careers in sports right now. -- Russ's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/russwildejr/ Checkout Front Office Sports here: htt...

Kristin Geer - CEO at Bleachr LLC

June 04, 2020 14:55 - 29 minutes - 40.2 MB

In today’s episode of Commish Talks Josh sat down with Kristin Geer the CEO of Bleachr LLC, a sports technology company on the cutting edge of digital fan engagement. In the show, they dig into the details of the Bleachr app as well as their team’s new Tennis One app which enables tennis fans across the globe to digitally connect at tournaments. -- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristin-geer-06697339/ Company Website: https://www.bleachr.co/

Bob Malandro - Managing Partner at Whitecap Sports

May 28, 2020 06:00 - 32 minutes - 44.3 MB

In this episode of Commish Talks, we had the pleasure of hosting Bob Malandro a Managing Partner at Whitecap Sports, a sports investment banking and advisory firm. In today’s show, Josh and Bob dig deep into the logistics behind buying or selling sports teams, which leagues have teams that are interesting buy opportunities, and exactly how teams are valued. -- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/whitecap-sports-group Website: https://www.whitecapsports.com/

Tom Garrity - Commissioner of the USHL

May 21, 2020 00:57 - 24 minutes - 34.1 MB

Tom Garrity was appointed as the ninth President & Commissioner in USHL history in May of 2018. He has served as the CEO and President of the USHL’s Sioux Falls Stampede and Sioux Falls Sports, which also encompasses the Sioux Falls Canaries baseball club. In addition to his work in Sioux Falls, Tom is the founder of Quan Sports Marketing and was formerly the Senior Vice President of Sales for the Houston Astros. In addition to this, he worked for the Minnesota Wild from 2003-2008 while h...

Tommy George - President of The Sports Advisory Group

May 14, 2020 00:47 - 43 minutes - 60 MB

Tommy George is the President of The Sports Advisory Group, representing clients in the sale, purchase and investment in minor, major and independent professional sports teams. In addition to this, he is a Full-time ice hockey official with 15 years of experience across the American Hockey League, Hockey East (NCAA), ECHL and the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). In fact, he officiated the men’s hockey tournament at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. In today’s epis...

Keal Blache and Mark Hodgkin - on The Future of Ticketing and In-Venue Experiences

May 06, 2020 19:12 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MB

In today’s episode, Josh, Keal, and Mark take a look at the world of ticketing and in-venue experiences from a futuristic point of view and the innovation that will likely come in sports because of COVID-19. Let us know what you think! Tweet at Josh, leave us a review, or send us an email at [email protected]

Keith Tozer - Commissioner of the Professional Futsal League

May 01, 2020 18:52 - 42 minutes - 58.2 MB

This week we had the honor of having on Keith Tozer, the Commissioner of the PFL - Professional Futsal League - and, in our opinion, The Godfather of Futsal. Keith was the first player ever drafted into the MISL and has spent his career heavily involved in futsal and indoor soccer as a player, coach, executive and now commissioner. He is the host of the world renowned World of Futsal podcast which has over 200,000 listeners in over 100 countries and was formerly the head coach of the US M...

Steve DeLay - Sports Marketing Executive + Owner of the Macon Bacon

April 23, 2020 03:08 - 42 minutes - 58.2 MB

Steve DeLay is the owner of the the Macon Bacon of the Coastal Plain League and Co-Creator of the Ultimate Toolkit a sales + marketing system for front office sports staff. Steve has had a prolific career in sports - spending time working in sales and marketing for several different teams at many different levels including the New Jersey Nets, LA Kings and the Tampa Bay Lightning. In addition to this, Steve played a pivotal role in the success of Mandalay Baseball Properties - helping lau...

Darren Heitner - Founder of Heitner Legal

April 16, 2020 22:41 - 41 minutes - 57.5 MB

In today's episode, we had the honor of hosting Darren Heitner, the Founder of Heitner legal. Darren is the definition of hustle and a great role model for what it takes to carve out a career in sports. He started his career back in 2005 when he founded the Sports Agent Blog and later launched a sports agency in 2007 when he was in law school at the University of Florida’s Fredrick G. Levin School of Law. Since then, his writings have been featured in several publications including ESPN, ...

Ryan Crelin - Commissioner of the ECHL

April 10, 2020 02:11 - 40 minutes - 55.1 MB

This week, Josh sits down with Ryan Crelin, the Commissioner of the ECHL to discuss the current state of sports amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic. Ryan Crelin is the Commissioner of the East Coast Hockey League and has been for the past two seasons. Prior to this he was the Chief Operating Officer of the ECHL and has been involved with several league-wide changes in his tenure with the league. Ryan has been responsible for league-wide partnerships and contracts, ticket and corporate sponsorship...

Behind the Scenes During COVID-19

April 01, 2020 17:58 - 18 minutes - 25.1 MB

In this week's episode, Josh and Jake recorded a fully remote podcast about how sports leagues responded to the recent outbreak of COVID-19. The situation is constantly evolving and unprecedented. Join us as we go behind the scenes to learn more about the difficult decisions that have to be made.

Bill Lee - 26 Year Commissioner of the Frontier League

March 20, 2020 18:11 - 27 minutes - 37.4 MB

In this episode of Commish Talks Josh sits down with Bill Lee, the long time Commissioner of the Frontier League, and they share stories from life as Commissioners. Bill Lee has been the Commissioner of the Frontier League since 1994, the League’s second year of operation. After graduating from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville with a degree in Mass Communications, Lee played in the Atlanta Braves organization and the independent Lone Star League. He then worked for the Birmingham ...

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