MVP Interactive Podcast

Tyler Stewart, VP, Brand + Experience for Warner Bros. Discovery, Sports is a creative executive with a long history in the sports, entertainment & media industries. At WBD Sports, he oversees brand and experience for the WBD Sports portfolio of brands including the likes of Bleacher Report and House of Highlights. Some areas of focus include: brand marketing, experiential, merchandising & e-commerce, and Web3 Innovation among others.

Tune in as Christina Heller, CEO of Metastage share her insights on her the evolution of volumetric capture and where we are today. Metastage specializes in volumetric capture studio that creates high-fidelity 3D captures which can be integrated into holograms for AR, VR, and other interactive multimedia applications. Since its founding in 2018, Metastage has completed over 150 productions with major brands and award winning projects, including two Emmy nominations. Metastage is the first North American partner for the Microsoft Mixed Reality Capture technology. Prior to leading Metastage, Christina was the CEO of VR Playhouse, an immersive content company with immersive projects featured at SXSW, Sundance, and Festival de Cannes. She is a recipient of the Advanced Imaging Society's Distinguished Leadership in Technology Award and was named in the Huffington Post as one of 5 women changing the virtual reality scene. She is currently on the board of advisors for the Real Time Conference, University of Rochester, and the Television Academy's interactive Peer Group. Her writing and research on volumetric video has been published in the textbook, Handbook of Research on the Global Impacts and Roles of Immersive Media (2019), and What is Augmented Reality? Everything You Wanted to Know Featuring Exclusive Interviews with Leaders of the AR Industry (2019).

Our MVP Interactive Podcast is back! Join CEO James Giglio on this month's podcast as he sits down with Tinus le Roux, founder and CEO of Fancam and CrowdIQ. A generalist, with an academic background in engineering and theology, Tinus has spent the past 10 years exploring ways in which technology can be used to better understand the composition and behavior of crowds. When he's not grappling with pixels, product development or parenting he likes to disappear into wilderness areas in search of birds to add to his list of a 1000 species seen and photographed.

In this month's podcast, we host special guest Tracey Tague! Tracey is the Director of Business Development for Learfield IMG College, UCLA and Rose Bowl Sports Properties. She has extensive experience in the professional sports and entertainment industries, and has worked with companies such as Fox Sports, Mark Cuban Companies, Linkin Park, AT&T, and multiple sporting and entertainment organizations. Listen in to hear Tracey discuss her career in the business and sports industry, including how she ended up as the Director of Business Development for The Rose Bowl. She also discusses the impact of digital marketing and social media in the sports industry, and how it has changed over the years. Tune in now!

We hosted an all-star webinar this month featuring experts from CAA, Intel Sports, Satisfi Labs, SponsorUnited, and Zoomph. Check it out to learn best practices in AR and AI to increase consumer engagement.

MVP Interactive CEO James Giglio hosted Bobby Basham, Director of Player Development for the Chicago Cubs. Bobby has been a member of the Cubs front office since 2012. As Director of Player Development, he manages the Cubs Minor League System with a focus on internal innovation, business development, and technology exploration efforts for the baseball operations department. Prior to the Cubs, Bobby had both a seven-year minor league baseball career and worked in the healthcare industry as a product manager. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Richmond and an MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management. Bobby is a mentor for Stadia Ventures and has served on the Sports Innovation Lab’s Athlete Data Leadership Board, Northwestern University’s Center for Bio‐Integrated Electronics Sports Advisory Board, and USA Cricket’s High Performance and Pathways Committee, among others. He has been a speaker at various sports conferences, including SXSW.

MVP Interactive CEO James Giglio hosted SVP of International Projects, Dan Rutstein on this week's MVP Podcast. Dan Rutstein is SVP of International Projects at Orange County Soccer Club of the USL, the fastest second tier soccer league in the world. He is a former diplomat for the British Government, serving in Berlin and Los Angeles, and previously served as president of immersive technology company Laduma. In his first career, Dan was a journalist, working as a news and sports reporter for newspapers in England and Bermuda. He currently hosts three podcasts – United States of Dramerica, Screaming into the Hollywood Abyss and America the Beautiful Game.

MVP Interactive CEO James Giglio hosted VP of Product, Tom Emrich on this week's MVP Podcast. Tom is recognized as one of the world’s leading thought leaders in augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) & wearable technology. A pioneer in this space, Tom has over a decade-long track record of running tech teams and providing strategic direction in emerging technologies for powerhouse brands and organizations. As VP of Product at 8th Wall, Tom is leading the strategy and development of powerful tools used by developers to create reality content including augmented reality for the browser. Previous to 8th Wall, Tom was a founding partner at Super Ventures, the first VC fund dedicated to augmented reality. He also played a critical role in building the AR/VR ecosystem as founder of We Are Wearables and co-producer of AWE, the world’s #1 AR+VR event series.

MVP Interactive CEO James Giglio hosted Senior Director, Marketing & Digital Strategy at Tennessee Titans Jennifer Hinkle on this week's MVP Podcast. Jennifer begins her 18th NFL season, including her first with the Tennessee Titans, after spending the previous 12 years in similar roles with the Washington Football Team. Responsible for the digital, social, mobile media and marketing strategy for the Titans, with primary focus on fan engagement and revenue growth. Additionally, she is responsible for the development of integrated content and data-driven, omni-channel marketing campaigns, brand and email marketing, digital analytics, and emerging technologies. James and Jennifer will discuss our recent project where we launched the first-ever augmented reality mural in the NFL.

CEO James Giglio sat down with Front Office Sports Adam White to discuss today's sports landscape and the latest technology being used by leading brands and sports teams.

CEO James Giglio sat down with Sponsor United's President & Founder Bob Lynch to talk about their emerging platform in sports and adjustments they've made during COVID-19. Tune in to hear Bob's outlook for a path forward and explore new features in technology being used by brands, agencies and teams to stay engaged with fans.

MVP presents Sony Pictures featuring Milissa Douponce by MVP Interactive

Marketing during a slow-down featuring Natascha French - Digital Marketer by MVP Interactive

Although widely known as a New Orleans Saints star, Marques Colston has created a fascinating life after football. Give a listen to his story on our latest episode.

In this podcast, we talk about the team's rich history and the various marketing efforts they make both inside and outside of the stadium.

In this episode, we speak with Laura Maskell, Marketing Activation Manager with Coca-Cola. We learn how Laura's passion in sports led her to a career with Coke and how one of the world's largest brands connects with its consumers and community. Web: www.mvp-interactive.com Email: mvppodcast@mvp-interactive.com Social: YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Soundcloud - @mvpinteractive

In this episode, we speak with Michelangelo Parisi of the New York Red Bulls to talk about virtual reality, fan engagement and the game day experience at Red Bull Arena. We also discuss the compelling difference in what the game day experience is like in Europe compared to here in the United States. Web: www.mvp-interactive.com Email: mvppodcast@mvp-interactive.com Social: YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Soundcloud - @mvpinteractive