MSBC Replay: Recent Episodes
MSBC Replay
The Michigan Sport Business Conference was created in 2012 by undergraduate students in the Stephen M. Ross School of Business and School of Kinesiology’s Sport Management program. Since its founding, the MSBC has strived to inspire creativity and innovation in the sport industry, and to empower the next generation of leaders in sports, media and entertainment. We do this by connecting current and future sport business professionals and organizations, culminating in the leading undergraduate-run sport business conference in the country each fall.
On the final episode of the MSBC 10 podcast, we hear from conference founders Dustin Cairo, David Herman, and Brandon Rhodes.
We hear from those who have been involved with MSBC from the very start about the evolution of the organization, growing pains, and some fun behind the scenes stories.
We hope you enjoy!
On this week's episode, we go back to MSBC 9, and hear from Julie Uhrman.
We get the inside scoop on what it's like to build a professional sports team from the ground up, and work with some of the best of the best across sports, film, TV, music, and more in doing so.
Hope you enjoy!
On this week's episode, we go back to MSBC 8, and hear from Johanna Faries.
She talks all things gaming from the impact of COVID, to the future of the industry, to why she believes that normalization of the industry is the key to much future success.
This is one you don't want to miss!
On this week's episode, we go back to MSBC 7, and hear from Larry Miller. He touched on everything from advice on navigating your career in sports and finding your niche in the field, to explaining the roots of his relationship with His Airness himself.
This is one you don't want to miss!
On this week's episode, we go back to MSBC 6, and hear from Justin Toman.
He gives us a peak behind the curtain as to how Pepsi chooses their athletes, the year round process behind the Super Bowl Halftime Show, and shares lessons behind his jump into the world of sport business.
We hope you enjoy!
On this week's episode, we go back to MSBC 5 with Michigan's very own Marcus Collins. He discusses the importance of cultural relevance on social, the secret sauce to great content, and explains how everyone can be a creator.
We hope you enjoy!
On this week's episode, we go back to MSBC 4, and feature Abraham Madkour.
He discusses unconventional routes to the sport industry, why certain skills are timeless, and up and coming cities in the world of sport business.
We hope that you enjoy!
On this week's episode, we go back to MSBC 3, and hear from Sandy Montag.
He discusses his career path, working with Jay-Z and Roc Nation, and shares his advice on the value of work experience during college.
Hope you enjoy!
On this week's episode, we go back to MSBC 2, and hear from Dan Griffis.
He discusses all that goes into building world renowned arenas, non-traditional paths in the sport industry, and his best advice for aspiring sport business professionals.
Hope you enjoy!
On this week's episode, we go all the way back to our first conference, and hear from David Schwab. He discusses what it is like to work with some of the biggest names in the world, ranging from Steph Curry to Michelle Obama, and how everyone can build a personal brand and become an influencer. Hope you enjoy!
On this episode, we hear University of Michigan's notorious Marcus Collins interview music mogul, Steve Stoute. Beginning his career working with everyone from P Diddy to Mary J. Blige to Will Smith and more, Stoute had seen it all in the music world from a very young age. Seeing a gap in the marketing space, he pivoted his career there, and founded Translation, a marketing agency rooted in the idea of tapping into culture. Since then, he has combined the two worlds to found United Nations, a platform meant to maximize the rights of its artists, and has even taken on a role with the New York Knicks. In this conversation, he discusses the overlap of sports and entertainment, the day to day of working with such big names, and what it truly means to be in touch with "culture."
On this episode, we hear Chloe Pavlech, AJ Curry, Zach Gayer, Cassie Calvert, and David Herman discuss the ins and outs of running a professional social media account in the world of sport. This diverse panel of individuals provides unique perspective from the lens of two teams (Warriors and Ravens), a league (NFL), a brand (Overtime), and a social media platform itself (Twitter). We really touch all corners of the realm of social, providing valuable insight no matter your eventual path in the sports world. Running an account truly comes with way more than meets the eye.
On this episode, we hear Raleigh Anne Gray interview Mia Hamm and Julie Uhrman on the creation of Angel City FC, a Los Angeles based National Women's Soccer League expansion team, set to debut in 2022. With Ms. Hamm and Ms. Uhrman both having had exceptional careers in athletics and entrepreneurship respectively prior to the establishment of the franchise, their vast experiences and differing perspectives that they bring to the table are incredibly interesting to hear. They speak on everything from the nitty gritty of the day to day operations of an expansion team to the big picture of creating a business alongside the likes of Eva Longoria and Natalie Portman.
On this episode, we hear Allison Galer, President and Founder of the agency Disrupt the Game interview her client and friend, Chiney Ogwumike. A former number 1 overall pick in the 2014 WNBA Draft, WNBA Rookie of the Year, two time all-star, Stanford graduate, ESPN personality, executive producer and so much more, Chiney Ogwumike is just about as accomplished as one can be at the age of 28. In this episode, she and Allison discuss the inside outs of founding a sports agency, how Chiney is able to successfully balance all that she does, the ongoing fight for gender equality in the sporting world, and more. Chiney provides such unique perspective due to wearing so many hats, and this is not an episode that you want to miss.
On this episode, we hear from Melcolm Ruffin, Kirby Porter, Derek Rhodes, and Bobby Gay of CAA, Will Ventures, the Miami Heat, and Youtube respectively. They share what went wrong and what went right in their own personal professional journeys, sharing their vast combined knowledge as to how best to navigate the complicated industry that is sport business. Anybody who was there will attest to this being one of if not the most engaging conversations of the conference, so we hope that impact can translate to the show. Enjoy!
In the initial installment of MSBC Replay, we hear Jessica Berman, the Deputy Commissioner of the National Lacrosse League, interview Joe Tsai, the owner of the Brooklyn Nets, New York Liberty, and San Diego Seals. After graduating from Yale while lettering on their varsity lacrosse team, Tsai went on to work in tax law, then private equity, before ultimately founding the incredibly successful Alibaba Group, bringing him to where he is today. Joe and Jessica discuss everything from his time as a Division 1 athlete, to his entrepreneurial beginnings at Alibaba, to the nuances of owning multiple professional sports teams, and his role as an investor in even more.