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Sports Business Analyst Rick Horrow talks with the playmakers, deal makers and rule makers in the world of sport, giving his take on the news flow using his 30 years of experience doing deals for teams, leagues and players in the 1.3 Trillion Dollars of s

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    • May 22, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    5/22: Breaking Barriers at the Brickyard

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 46:14


    It's the biggest week of the year in Indianapolis, and in IndyCar racing, so we're talking with the perfect guest! Lyn St. James became the first woman to win Indy500 Rookie of the Year in 1992 and had five Indy500 starts in her career. Sports Illustrated named her one of the Top 100 Women Athletes of the Century in 1999, and she has been a leader in supporting female leaders across the world of sports for decades.

    5/13: Postseason Panthers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2024 45:17


    This week, we talk to an NHL owner who has a background in the military, financial industry and is also an accomplished author. Matthew Caldwell talks about running a hockey franchise in South Florida and how multiple community programs tie his franchise to their community.

    5/7: Three decades in the NFL

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2024 51:43


    This week, Falcons CEO Rich McKay reflects on 30+ years in the NFL. The son of the first coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, McKay talks about a childhood spent in NFL stadiums and provides insight on the inner workings of the NFL Rules Committee.

    4/29: From Sun Day Red to The Kingdom

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2024 44:26


    We hit the links this week with a golf business professional who is at the center of some major innovations. Taylor Made's Greg Manley talks about their new relationship with Tiger Woods and the concept behind creation of The Kingdom.

    4/22: Larry Legend

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2024 44:09


    This week, we look back at the life and legacy of a baseball legend. Larry Lucchino served as the President & CEO of the Orioles, Padres and Red Sox, and helped build or renovate incredible stadiums in each city. Rick Horrow talked with Lucchino about his career in baseball several years ago, and it is an amazing retrospective on his contributions to the game.

    4/16: The Commish

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2024 40:35


    This week, Paul Tagliabue reflects on his leadership during a vital period in the NFL's transformation, from "one of the pro sports leagues" to the most powerful one.

    4/10: Masters week, Masters Champion

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2024 42:55


    In honor of one of the best sports weeks of the year, three-time Masters Champion Gary Player joins us this week on the podcast. Player is the oldest returning champion at Augusta.

    4/1: Finish First

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 43:56


    Gold medalist, philanthropist, TV analyst, best-selling author, Hall of Famer, cancer survivor and just all around awesome person Scott Hamilton talks about life on and off the ice this week.

    3/26: A Hero's Perspective

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2024 43:34


    This week, on the anniversary of a major milestone in his life, we re-air an interview with the late Senator John McCain. McCain's perspective on the importance of sports to communities, the financing of stadiums and what role sports plays in civic pride is just as relevant today as it was then.

    3/18: Saving Dogs Through Sports

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2024 44:54


    This week, we're talking to the President and Founder of an organization that has rescued over 67,000 dogs since 2008. Lauree Simmons talks about her organization's mission, and how they are using sports and entertainment to raise money to further their reach and impact. 

    3/12: Growing a Marquee Event

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 42:40


    Coming off a remarkable Cognizant Classic, executive director Todd Fleming talks about not only carrying the torch for a marquee event on the PGA calendar, but how he aims to grow it into something even bigger.

    3/5: Growing the Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2024 43:10


    National Football Foundation CEO Steve Hatchell talks about his organization's efforts to grow the sport of football and incentivize academic excellence.

    2/27: No Greater Investment

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2024 46:05


    The countdown is on to the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America and this week we have some fantastic perspective from a city that is going to be a centerpiece of the event. Philadelphia will host a match on July 4th, 2026, which also happens to be the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Meg Kane, who is Philly's Host City Executive, breaks down what has happened so far and what is ahead.

    2/19: Four Decades as a Colt

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2024 44:24


    Pete Ward has seen it all since joining the Colts organization in 1981. From the move from Baltimore to Indianapolis, to the Super Bowl XLI win, to watching franchise values soar into the billions. Ward talks with Rick this week about 40+ years with the same NFL franchise. 

    2/13: Cup Prep

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2024 43:39


    Ray Martinez was the Assistant Chief, and Chief of Police, from 1979 until 2014 in Miami and Miami Beach. He is now the man in charge of the Miami Host Committee for the 2026 World Cup. Martinez provides his perspective on safety, challenges and impact of preparing to host an event of this magnitude.

    2/5: Super Bowl Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2024 51:46


    Super Bowl LVIII is (obviously) our main focus this week and we have a great guest to provide some fascinating perspective. Mark Trestman spent 20 years as an assistant coach on NFL sidelines, and was the Bears head coach in 2013 and 2014. He also coached on the biggest stage in the CFL, winning the Grey Cup three times as a head coach.

    1/29: Stuntman to Sand Traps

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2024 43:51


    This week we welcome a guest that has seen it all across the world of sports. From working as a stuntman in his family's racing thrill show to running the Indy Motor Speedway to his current role as Executive Director of the PGA's Presidents Cup, Joie Chitwood tells about the flaming hurdles he's jumped through at every stop.

    1/23: From ESPN to Orangemen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2024 45:52


    We have a guest this week that can talk on a variety of topics related to sports business. John Wildhack spent more than 30 years at ESPN before being named the 11th A.D. at Syracuse in 2016. Wildhack talks about the pressing issues across college sports and the vital bond between TV and his teams

    1/16: Total Buy-in

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2024 42:52


    This week, we go in depth with the Executive Director of the College Football Playoff, Bill Hancock. Hancock describes how CFB playoff expansion was accompanied by a complete buy-in from all parties and explores his career that includes a unique trifecta in college sports.

    1/8: Ricky's World

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2024 43:27


    This week, we take an incredible journey into the mind of CFB & NFL legend Ricky Williams. Williams breaks down all of the ups and downs of his career and what is next in his life. Rick also gives his top things to look forward to in sports business, technology and philanthropy in 2024.

    1/2: No Holtz Barred

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2024 43:40


    It's been a year of change across the college football landscape and this week we talk to a man with many strong feelings about it. Hall of Fame and national championship coach Lou Holtz talks NIL, transfer portal and the future of college athletics.

    12/19: Magic Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2023 42:17


    Pat Williams went from a career in minor league baseball to building the Philadelphia 76ers NBA championship team in 1983. Seeking an ultimate challenge, he decided to build an NBA franchise from scratch in Orlando. This week, Williams tells stories from a career that may never be matched across professional sports.

    12/12: Cameroon to the Boardroom

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2023 43:12


    This week, we hear the remarkable story of Roman Oben's journey. Born in West Africa, Oben went on to a long career in the NFL and is now a top executive for the league.

    12/4: Super Dave on Sports

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2023 45:08


    This week, we get to talk with an expert on politics, law, criminal justice...and sports. Dave Aronberg has been a White House fellow, Florida State Senator and a student in Rick's sports business class at Harvard. Rick and Dave cover all of the hottest topics across sports and sports business on the pod.

    11/27: Decades of Mentorship

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2023 42:55


    For decades, on both coasts, Wendy Kridel has coached and inspired hundreds of women's lacrosse players both on and off the field. This week, Kridel reflects on the past, present and future of the sport.

    11/20: Pigskin Pride

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2023 42:27


    Steve Hatchell has held positions in all facets of college football, from athletic departments to conferences to bowl games. As President & CEO of the National Football Foundation, Hatchell oversees an organization dedicated to promoting and developing the sport of football across the U.S. 

    11/14: Building Game Changers

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2023 42:27


    Since 1997, First Tee has used golf to empower kids and teens across the U.S. This week, we talk to their Senior Director of Philanthropy, Juan Escobar, about the massive impact the organization is having in communities across the country.

    11/7: Living Lab

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2023 42:56


    This week, we continue our exploration of the methods behind the design of epic sports facilities by talking with HKS Global Practice Director Heath May. May explains how the HKS Laboratory for Intensive Exploration finds new and innovative methods to create elite public spaces of the future.

    10/30: Holtz Holds Nothing Back

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 42:47


    We have a true sports icon on the show this week. College Football Hall of Famer Lou Holtz talks about the transfer portal, NIL and everything else related to the major changes across the landscape of CFB.

    10/24: Architect Tech

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 43:06


    Some of the best sports facilities built over the last 10 years include innovative technology that elevates the experience for everyone who enters. Cory Brugger, the CTO at HKS, is charged daily with deploying advanced technology to improve the design and construction of HKS's built environments.

    10/16: Not Your Average Joe

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2023 43:06


    25 years into one of the successful eras for a college athletics department in history, University of Oklahoma Athletic Director Joe Castiglione sits down for a candid interview about the turbulent present and future of college sports.

    10/12: Picture Perfect Tech

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2023 43:26


    The world of sports photography has seen dramatic changes over the last 50 years. This week, we talk with PhotoShelter CEO Andrew Fingerman about those changes, and how his organization is using cutting edge technology to maximize photography ROI for teams, news organizations and sponsors.

    10/5: Last bastion of Loyalty

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2023 42:19


    This week, we break from talk of conference musical chairs and breakups, and instead talk about a conference where loyalty has remained a central value. Ohio University Director of Athletics Julie Cromer talks about their place in the MAC, and how their institutions have remained united in growing their place in college athletics.

    9/29: Above the Fray

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2023 44:15


    The last year in college football has been a wild one. This week, we get the perspective of Sun Belt Conference Commissioner Keith Gill on realignment, relationships with power 5 schools and what the biggest issues are to watch in the years ahead.

    9/18: Pop Warner to Roll Tide

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2023 43:44


    This week, we get to showcase a side of Nick Saban that is rarely seen in public. Saban talks about his Dad's impact coaching coal mining kids across West Virginia, and how it continues to impact the way he runs his program today.

    9/4: Title Defense

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2023 23:23


    The Kansas City Chiefs begin the defense of their Super Bowl title this week, so let's talk Chiefs business with their President, Mark Donovan. Donovan talks about differences in working for a league vs. a team and the advantages and disadvantages of the Chiefs market size.

    8/28: The Man behind the Memorabilia

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2023 25:37


    When Brandon Steiner was put in charge of the first Hard Rock in New York, he thought to himself, "Why doesn't this exist, but for sports?" It sent him on a career path that has made him an author, sports marketer and one of the foremost experts in the world on sports memorabilia.

    8/22: Colt to His Core

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2023 36:02


    Pete Ward started his career in the NFL as an unpaid intern in Baltimore. More than four decades later, he is the C.O.O. for the Colts in Indianapolis. This week, Ward discusses how the league has changed during his tenure, and what the biggest challenges are in the next few years.

    8/15: A Bigger Role

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2023 24:12


    This week, part two of our special with some of the brightest minds in the world when it comes to facilities. HKS partner Michael Rogers describes how his teams' creations are always designed around the bigger role they play in the communities they are built.

    8/7: Fostering Purpose

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2023 23:05


    From building the most epic modern stadiums to helping develop direction for vital community programs like Atlanta's Soccer in the Streets, HKS is always asking "What's the Plus?" when it comes to their projects and the communities they impact. This week, HKS's Sheba Ross talks about playing chess instead of checkers when it comes to these important projects.

    7/31: Critical Juncture

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2023 28:00


    The Jacksonville Jaguars are at a tipping point in their franchise history. Last month, they unveiled plans for their "Stadium of the Future" in Jacksonville, meaning creating a starting point for stadium funding is the next step. This week, we sit down with Mark Lamping, the Jaguars President. Lamping talks about his journey to the franchise and looking to the future in J'Ville.

    7/25: Volley with a Visionary

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2023 26:13


    This week, we're talking tennis with a visionary pioneer in the sport. USTA Chief Executive of Pro Tennis Stacey Allaster has a long list of "firsts" when it comes to women in executive leadership across tennis, but her impact on the sport continues today.

    7/17: Women's World

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2023 14:55


    This week, women's soccer looks to capture the world's focus the same way men's soccer did last year. To preview, we chat with Annie Mitchell-Reid, the Director of Strategic Partnerships for the U.S. Women's National Team Players Association. Mitchell-Reid addresses their fight for equal pay, and what role her organization plays day-to-day.

    7/12: Life of a Legend

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2023 19:58


    This week, we look back at one of our favorite guests in On the Record history. NFL legend Curtis Martin shares his life story, and how he now focuses on making life better for those growing up in the same circumstances he experienced as a child.

    7/3: Matches and Medicine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2023 27:44


    As Rick heads across the pond to Wimbledon this week, we focus on the world of tennis. USTA Chairman of the Board Brian Hainline talks about where the organization is heading, and about his experience on the medical side of both the NCAA and USTA.

    6/27: Licensing Entertainment to Licensing Sports

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2023 28:44


    This week, Maura Reegan, the President of Licensing International is with us to talk about her work at the premier association for the global licensing industry. Her background ranges from Sesame Street to MTV to charitable work and mentorship, and Reegan provides fascinating analysis of the sports world as well. 

    6/20: Inside the Black Knight

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2023 29:44


    Coming off an exciting weekend in Los Angeles, we talk with one of the greatest golfers in history. Nine-time major champion Gary Player talks about a wide range of topics, on and off the course.

    6/13: College Football Primer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2023 36:31


    The countdown to college football season is on. This week we talk to National Football Foundation President Steve Hatchell about conference realignment, the impact of college football on athletes and what the future holds for the sport.

    6/7: A Tale of Two Cities

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2023 28:49


    While the center of the sports world is currently South Florida, there is a lot of recent sports news coming out of the Valley of The Sun. This week we chat with the President & CEO of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council, Chris Camacho, about the importance of pro teams and mega-events to his region.

    5/30: Five Decades in South Florida

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2023 39:42


    In a week where South Florida is the center of the sports world, let's look back at the journey here through the eyes of our host. Sports Professor Rick Horrow reflects on his 50 years in the sports business industry and his involvement in transforming sports in the region.

    5/23: Bringing Visitors to the Valley

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2023 23:26


    After spending 25 years in tourism across Texas, including work to make Arlington a sports mecca, Ron Price is now the President and CEO of Visit Phoenix. This week, we talk to Price about lessons learned in Texas, and how it will inform future decision making across the Valley of the Sun.

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