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🎙️ Navigating Sports Business - http://nvgt.com/podcast/
🎙️: Dan Porter - CEO of Overtime - breaks down how their platform is able to add 35k followers a day, and the big swings they're taking in high school sports.
 
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December 3, 2025 at 3:57 PM
AJ Maestas and Charles Rolston break down why huge coaching buyouts in college football might actually make financial sense.

Great hires can add an incremental $20M–$35M/yr.

Does it more sense to save the buyout and invest in NIL instead?

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November 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
AJ Maestas and Charles Rolston break down why huge coaching buyouts in college football might actually make financial sense.

Great hires can add an incremental $20M–$35M/year.

Does it more sense to save the buyout and invest in NIL instead?

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November 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
🎙️: Jeb Terry - President & CEO of Cosm - explains "Shared Reality" and how immersive venues are changing the sports fan experience.

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November 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
🎙️: Donn Davis - Chairman and Founder of the PFL - on the opportunity he saw in the MMA space, and why PFL has become such a valuable property as it looks to gain market share.

He also shares lessons from some of the most (and least) successful deals of his career.
 
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November 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
🎙️: Eric Ratchman - CRO of FanDuel Sports Network - discussed the new era of the RSN model and how they're finding sustainable success.
 
He argues that no other media company offers the same combination of local penetration and national scale.
 
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October 22, 2025 at 6:23 PM
🎙️: Drew Weatherford - Founding Partner of Weatherford Capital - discusses the role of private equity in college sports, including a less-discussed opportunity to invest in club sports.
 
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October 8, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The Big Ten is exploring a $2B private equity deal — the largest cash infusion in college sports history.
 
🎙️: Navigate's AJ Maestas and Charles Rolston break down what this could mean for member schools and the college athletics landscape.
 
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October 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
🎙️: Haley Rosen - Founder & CEO of Just Women's Sports - is no stranger to covering trends in sports business. She offers interesting perspective on the WNBA labor situation and the coverage of women's sports on traditional media platforms.
 
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September 24, 2025 at 1:53 PM
🎙️: Pat Dimon - Head of Front Office Sports Studios and supervising producer for "Full Swing" on why some sports docs break through the clutter while others don't.

He also shares advice for properties looking to invest in non-live content.

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August 27, 2025 at 4:28 PM
🎙️: Bruce Bassett is is one the world's leading experts on Artificial Intelligence and an embedded AI strategist with Navigate.
 
He gives tips for staying afloat in a tidal wave of AI innovation.
 
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July 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
🎙️: Navigating Sports Media: Ahmed Darwish - CMO at NESN - on why the media value of sports is still so strong, even as distribution and monetization models change.
 
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June 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM