Podcast appearances and mentions of Adrian Hanauer

Jeremiah and Aaron are back with another mailbag episode, answering questions that were submitted in May. Before they dig into some of those questions, though, they spend quite a bit of time discussing the Sounders players' recent protest over their share of Club World Cup bonuses and specifically owner Adrian Hanauer's response. As a reminder, all these questions came from our private Discord, which is available to all subscribers at the Supporter ($75/year) level or above. If you'd like to upgrade your membership, you can do so here. If you're already a Supporter or above and want to join the Discord, shoot us an email.Sponsor

Jeremiah and Aaron are back with another mailbag episode, answering questions that were submitted in May. Before they dig into some of those questions, though, they spend quite a bit of time discussing the Sounders players' recent protest over their share of Club World Cup bonuses and specifically owner Adrian Hanauer's response. As a reminder, all these questions came from our private Discord, which is available to all subscribers at the Supporter ($75/year) level or above. If you'd like to upgrade your membership, you can do so here. If you're already a Supporter or above and want to join the Discord, shoot us an email.Sponsor

Jeremiah and Aaron answer a lot of your questions, dealing with everything from Adrian Hanauer's stewardship of the club to the impact of the Club World Cup on this season. Before they get to all that, though, they dig into the rumors surrounding the potential acquisition of Paul Arriola and Jesus Ferreira.Nos Audietis is the flagship podcast for Sounder at Heart, which became a reader-supported website on Aug. 21. You can support us by becoming a paid subscriber, learn more: https://www.sounderatheart.com/about/You can also support the show by checking out our line of merch including every past YachtCon design and our latest skull-and-crossbones logo.“Diversions” audio provided by Sounder at Heart subscriber Lars; find more of their music: https://despatchesfromseattle.com/

Jeremiah and Aaron answer a lot of your questions, dealing with everything from Adrian Hanauer's stewardship of the club to the impact of the Club World Cup on this season. Before they get to all that, though, they dig into the rumors surrounding the potential acquisition of Paul Arriola and Jesus Ferreira.Nos Audietis is the flagship podcast for Sounder at Heart, which became a reader-supported website on Aug. 21. You can support us by becoming a paid subscriber, learn more: https://www.sounderatheart.com/about/You can also support the show by checking out our line of merch including every past YachtCon design and our latest skull-and-crossbones logo.“Diversions” audio provided by Sounder at Heart subscriber Lars; find more of their music: https://despatchesfromseattle.com/

Adrian Hanauer first became formally involved in the Seattle Sounders when he became the managing partner of the USL team in 2002. One of the first big hires he made was appointing Brian Schmetzer to be the head coach. While steering the ship on the business side, he also served as the team's general manager, a role he maintained for the first five years of the Sounders' MLS existence. I first met Hanauer in 2010, shortly after I started writing for Sounder at Heart. At the time, I was struck by how eager he was to share his thoughts on both the business and sporting aspects of the team. He stepped down as the GM following the 2014 season and has been the majority owner since 2015. As the Sounders and his role within the team have evolved, I've also had fewer interactions with him. Behind the scenes, though, he remains as active as ever. Hanauer is a near daily fixture at the team's new Longacres training facility, where his office overlooks the pitch. That's where Hanauer and I met about 10 days ago to broadly discuss the state of the franchise. My intention was to get a sense of where he sees the Sounders within the broader MLS landscape; what kind of preparations are in order for the 2025 Club World Cup; how he perceives the Sounders' handling of various off-field issues; and his vision for Longacres that goes beyond the training facility. You can listen to the entire interview here: Sponsors Full Pull Wines Nos Audietis is the flagship podcast for Sounder at Heart, which became a reader-supported website on Aug. 21. You can support us by becoming a paid subscriber, learn more: https://www.sounderatheart.com/about/ You can also support the show by checking out our line of merch including every past YachtCon design and our latest skull-and-crossbones logo. "Diversions" audio provided by Sounder at Heart subscriber Lars; find more of their music: https://despatchesfromseattle.com/  

Adrian Hanauer first became formally involved in the Seattle Sounders when he became the managing partner of the USL team in 2002. One of the first big hires he made was appointing Brian Schmetzer to be the head coach. While steering the ship on the business side, he also served as the team's general manager, a role he maintained for the first five years of the Sounders' MLS existence. I first met Hanauer in 2010, shortly after I started writing for Sounder at Heart. At the time, I was struck by how eager he was to share his thoughts on both the business and sporting aspects of the team. He stepped down as the GM following the 2014 season and has been the majority owner since 2015. As the Sounders and his role within the team have evolved, I've also had fewer interactions with him. Behind the scenes, though, he remains as active as ever. Hanauer is a near daily fixture at the team's new Longacres training facility, where his office overlooks the pitch. That's where Hanauer and I met about 10 days ago to broadly discuss the state of the franchise. My intention was to get a sense of where he sees the Sounders within the broader MLS landscape; what kind of preparations are in order for the 2025 Club World Cup; how he perceives the Sounders' handling of various off-field issues; and his vision for Longacres that goes beyond the training facility. You can listen to the entire interview here: Sponsors Full Pull Wines Nos Audietis is the flagship podcast for Sounder at Heart, which became a reader-supported website on Aug. 21. You can support us by becoming a paid subscriber, learn more: https://www.sounderatheart.com/about/ You can also support the show by checking out our line of merch including every past YachtCon design and our latest skull-and-crossbones logo. "Diversions" audio provided by Sounder at Heart subscriber Lars; find more of their music: https://despatchesfromseattle.com/  

Catie Griggs - President of Business Operations for the Seattle Mariners - joins the show for an insightful conversation about increasing the popularity of baseball among young fans. She and AJ discuss her time at Atlanta United, the exciting Mariners stars including Julio Rodriguez, and what the MLB All-Star game will mean for the city of Seattle in 2023.   Catie also shares how she went to T-Mobile Park incognito to observe the fan experience when she first joined the organization. AJ points out that Adrian Hanauer, Majority Owner of the Seattle Sounders, takes the same approach to undercover data-gathering, so it's a proven strategy in the Seattle sports market.    Details 1:40 - Catie's Time at Atlanta United 3:35 - Going undercover at Mariners games 12:10 - The next generation of Baseball fans 14:10 - Catie's background 17:55 - MLB All-Star Game coming to Seattle 23:15 - Future of the Mariners 27:35 - Rapid Fire Questions   For more insights, visit our LinkedIn page or learn more about Navigate at https://nvgt.com/.

  This week's music: Perry Como - "Seattle", "RVIVR - "Ocean Song", Woody Guthrie - "Roll On Columbia", "Your Journey Begins" - OurMusicBox (Jay Man) (CC BY 4.0) Thanks to James Woollard, Sounders Public Address Announcer, for doing our sponsor reads. You can follow him on Twitter at @BritVoxUS - if you're looking for a British Voice to advertise your business or non-profit, please reach out to him.

  This week's music: Perry Como - "Seattle", "RVIVR - "Ocean Song", Woody Guthrie - "Roll On Columbia", "Your Journey Begins" - OurMusicBox (Jay Man) (CC BY 4.0) Thanks to James Woollard, Sounders Public Address Announcer, for doing our sponsor reads. You can follow him on Twitter at @BritVoxUS - if you're looking for a British Voice to advertise your business or non-profit, please reach out to him.

We're calling this part 1 of YachtCon 22.5. Sounders majority owner Adrian Hanauer is our first guest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  This week's music: Perry Como - "Seattle", "RVIVR - "Ocean Song", Woody Guthrie - "Roll On Columbia", "Your Journey Begins" - OurMusicBox (Jay Man) (CC BY 4.0) Thanks to James Woollard, Sounders Public Address Announcer, for doing our sponsor reads. You can follow him on Twitter at @BritVoxUS - if you're looking for a British Voice to advertise your business or non-profit, please reach out to him.

 This is the first of at least three YachtCon 22.5 segments. We'll also be sharing interviews with Garth Lagerwey and Adrian Hanauer before hopefully getting together for an IRL even this summer. enjoy.   This week's music: Perry Como - "Seattle", "RVIVR - "Ocean Song", Woody Guthrie - "Roll On Columbia", "Your Journey Begins" - OurMusicBox (Jay Man) (CC BY 4.0) Thanks to James Woollard, Sounders Public Address Announcer, for doing our sponsor reads. You can follow him on Twitter at @BritVoxUS - if you're looking for a British Voice to advertise your business or non-profit, please reach out to him.

 This is the first of at least three YachtCon 22.5 segments. We'll also be sharing interviews with Garth Lagerwey and Adrian Hanauer before hopefully getting together for an IRL even this summer. enjoy.   This week's music: Perry Como - "Seattle", "RVIVR - "Ocean Song", Woody Guthrie - "Roll On Columbia", "Your Journey Begins" - OurMusicBox (Jay Man) (CC BY 4.0) Thanks to James Woollard, Sounders Public Address Announcer, for doing our sponsor reads. You can follow him on Twitter at @BritVoxUS - if you're looking for a British Voice to advertise your business or non-profit, please reach out to him.

Tonight on Sounders Weekly, Jackson Felts recaps the busy off-season, hears from Andrew Harvey in Around the Sound, then has an extended conversation with Majority Owner Adrian Hanauer talking about the season ahead and new facility.

 This is the first of at least three YachtCon 22.5 segments. We'll also be sharing interviews with Garth Lagerwey and Adrian Hanauer before hopefully getting together for an IRL even this summer. enjoy.   This week's music: Perry Como - "Seattle", "RVIVR - "Ocean Song", Woody Guthrie - "Roll On Columbia", "Your Journey Begins" - OurMusicBox (Jay Man) (CC BY 4.0) Thanks to James Woollard, Sounders Public Address Announcer, for doing our sponsor reads. You can follow him on Twitter at @BritVoxUS - if you're looking for a British Voice to advertise your business or non-profit, please reach out to him.

Tim spoke with Bart Wiley. Bart Wiley first started working for the Sounders in 2001, predating even majority owner Adrian Hanauer. Bart Wiley was a trusted advisor, executive for the past two decades for the Seattle Sounders. He helped to build Seattle Sounders FC into the community asset the club has become. He shared with us his life with the Sounders and the next chapter in his life.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We usually meet with Sounders majority owner Adrian Hanauer a couple times a year. The last time we talked, the global coronavirus pandemic was just setting in. Now several months later there are still many questions around how this will all affect the Sounders. One effect we do know about is the decision to close the 300s to season-ticket holders. We talked about man of those things in this episode. This week's music: Perry Como - "Seattle", "RVIVR - "Ocean Song", Woody Guthrie - "Roll On Columbia", "Your Journey Begins" - OurMusicBox (Jay Man) (CC BY 4.0) Thanks to James Woollard, Sounders Public Address Announcer, for doing our sponsor reads. You can follow him on Twitter at @BritVoxUS - if you're looking for a British Voice to advertise your business or non-profit, please reach out to him.

We usually meet with Sounders majority owner Adrian Hanauer a couple times a year. The last time we talked, the global coronavirus pandemic was just setting in. Now several months later there are still many questions around how this will all affect the Sounders. One effect we do know about is the decision to close the 300s to season-ticket holders. We talked about man of those things in this episode. This week's music: Perry Como - "Seattle", "RVIVR - "Ocean Song", Woody Guthrie - "Roll On Columbia", "Your Journey Begins" - OurMusicBox (Jay Man) (CC BY 4.0) Thanks to James Woollard, Sounders Public Address Announcer, for doing our sponsor reads. You can follow him on Twitter at @BritVoxUS - if you're looking for a British Voice to advertise your business or non-profit, please reach out to him.

We usually meet with Sounders majority owner Adrian Hanauer a couple times a year. The last time we talked, the global coronavirus pandemic was just setting in. Now several months later there are still many questions around how this will all affect the Sounders. One effect we do know about is the decision to close the 300s to season-ticket holders. We talked about man of those things in this episode. This week's music: Perry Como - "Seattle", "RVIVR - "Ocean Song", Woody Guthrie - "Roll On Columbia", "Your Journey Begins" - OurMusicBox (Jay Man) (CC BY 4.0) Thanks to James Woollard, Sounders Public Address Announcer, for doing our sponsor reads. You can follow him on Twitter at @BritVoxUS - if you’re looking for a British Voice to advertise your business or non-profit, please reach out to him.

Adrian Hanauer sat down for an hour-long interview with the Sounder at Heart podcast to discuss the impacts of Covid-19 on the business as well as explain the thinking behind closing the 300 sections to season-ticket holders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adrian Hanauer sat down for an hour-long interview with the Sounder at Heart podcast to discuss the impacts of Covid-19 on the business as well as explain the thinking behind closing the 300 sections to season-ticket holders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sounders owner Adrian Hanauer joins Softy and Dick to discuss the team's playing a game against the Columbus Crew on March 7 ahead of the sports world shutdown due to coronavirus and local reports critical of the team's handling of the game.

Sounders owner Adrian Hanauer joins Softy and Dick to discuss the team's playing a game against the Columbus Crew on March 7 ahead of the sports world shutdown due to coronavirus and local reports critical of the team's handling of the game. Also, a You Can Only Have One meeting between Felix Hernandez's perfect game and the 2019 Sounders MLS Cup victory.

Sounders owner Adrian Hanauer joins Softy and Dick to discuss the team's playing a game against the Columbus Crew on March 7 ahead of the sports world shutdown due to coronavirus and local reports critical of the team's handling of the game. Also, a You Can Only Have One meeting between Felix Hernandez's perfect game and the 2019 Sounders MLS Cup victory.

Sounders owner Adrian Hanauer joins Softy and Dick to discuss the team's playing a game against the Columbus Crew on March 7 ahead of the sports world shutdown due to coronavirus and local reports critical of the team's handling of the game.

Sounders owner Adrian Hanauer joins Softy and Dick to discuss the team's playing a game against the Columbus Crew on March 7 ahead of the sports world shutdown due to coronavirus and local reports critical of the team's handling of the game. Also, a You Can Only Have One meeting between Felix Hernandez's perfect game and the 2019 Sounders MLS Cup victory.

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How the supporter culture and following of MLS teams led to the creation of one of the three main trophies & the eventual expansion into 3 new teams.Sources: A History of the Supporters Shield by Ryan Gates for Stumptown Footyhttps://www.stumptownfooty.com/2011/2/15/1995978/a-history-of-the-supporters-shieldA Pacific Passion Play by Grant Wahl for SIhttps://www.si.com/vault/2011/05/23/106070650/a-pacific-passion-playhttps://web.archive.org/web/20071012230838/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/soccer/2003941033_sounders11.htmlhttps://www.sounderatheart.com/2019/8/15/20805034/sounders-new-ownership-changes-faqhttps://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/whitecaps-invisible-owner-casts-large-shadow/article573189/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/mls-expected-to-announce-vancouver-expansion-team-1.821469https://www.timbers.com/post/2007/05/22/timbers-introduce-new-owner-merritt-paulson-0

It's here! Steve Zakuani's full preview of MLS Cup. He's joined by former teammate and current Sounders FC broadcast analyst James Riley as well as majority owner Adrian Hanauer before giving his final Big 3 Things of the 2019 season. Listen to the full pod to hear his final prediction.

Jeremiah sits down with Sounders owner Adrian Hanauer to discuss MLS Cup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeremiah sits down with Sounders owner Adrian Hanauer to discuss MLS Cup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At least once a year, we try to sit down with Seattle Sounders majority owner Adrian Hanauer to basically get a state of the franchise. This year's interview comes at a particularly interesting time, as the Sounders are embroiled in a rough season both on and off the field. Our interview last Thursday was mostly focused on off-the-field issues, but we opened with the idea that the Sounders' place among the elite's is being questioned. “I'm sort of a slow and steady guy,” Hanauer said. “I like consistency over a yo-yo. If you can make the playoffs and host one or two games, you're going to win some trophies.” “If it gets to the point where I'm an owner who can't put the Sounders in position to win championships, I'm going to find an owner, a set of owners who can do that. This is a passion of mine, this is my community. I want this to be fun and meaningful and important for our community and I get that winning is a piece of that.”   This week's music: Perry Como - "Seattle", "RVIVR - "Ocean Song", Woody Guthrie - "Roll On Columbia", "Your Journey Begins" - OurMusicBox (Jay Man) (CC BY 4.0) Thanks to James Woollard, Sounders Public Address Announcer, for doing our sponsor reads. You can follow him on Twitter at @BritVoxUS - if you're looking for a British Voice to advertise your business or non-profit, please reach out to him.

At least once a year, we try to sit down with Seattle Sounders majority owner Adrian Hanauer to basically get a state of the franchise. This year's interview comes at a particularly interesting time, as the Sounders are embroiled in a rough season both on and off the field. Our interview last Thursday was mostly focused on off-the-field issues, but we opened with the idea that the Sounders' place among the elite's is being questioned. “I'm sort of a slow and steady guy,” Hanauer said. “I like consistency over a yo-yo. If you can make the playoffs and host one or two games, you're going to win some trophies.” “If it gets to the point where I'm an owner who can't put the Sounders in position to win championships, I'm going to find an owner, a set of owners who can do that. This is a passion of mine, this is my community. I want this to be fun and meaningful and important for our community and I get that winning is a piece of that.”   This week's music: Perry Como - "Seattle", "RVIVR - "Ocean Song", Woody Guthrie - "Roll On Columbia", "Your Journey Begins" - OurMusicBox (Jay Man) (CC BY 4.0) Thanks to James Woollard, Sounders Public Address Announcer, for doing our sponsor reads. You can follow him on Twitter at @BritVoxUS - if you're looking for a British Voice to advertise your business or non-profit, please reach out to him.

At least once a year, we try to sit down with Seattle Sounders majority owner Adrian Hanauer to basically get a state of the franchise. This year’s interview comes at a particularly interesting time, as the Sounders are embroiled in a rough season both on and off the field. Our interview last Thursday was mostly focused on off-the-field issues, but we opened with the idea that the Sounders’ place among the elite’s is being questioned. “I’m sort of a slow and steady guy,” Hanauer said. “I like consistency over a yo-yo. If you can make the playoffs and host one or two games, you’re going to win some trophies.” “If it gets to the point where I’m an owner who can’t put the Sounders in position to win championships, I’m going to find an owner, a set of owners who can do that. This is a passion of mine, this is my community. I want this to be fun and meaningful and important for our community and I get that winning is a piece of that.”   This week's music: Perry Como - "Seattle", "RVIVR - "Ocean Song", Woody Guthrie - "Roll On Columbia", "Your Journey Begins" - OurMusicBox (Jay Man) (CC BY 4.0) Thanks to James Woollard, Sounders Public Address Announcer, for doing our sponsor reads. You can follow him on Twitter at @BritVoxUS - if you’re looking for a British Voice to advertise your business or non-profit, please reach out to him.

Seattle Sounders FC Owner Adrian Hanauer joins Cliff Avril and "The Gasman" Mike Gastineau, sitting in for Jason Puckett, to discuss the club's new ownership group and structure featuring Russell Wilson, Ciara, and Macklemore, the departure of Joe Roth, and then how it changes the finances.

In the first hour, Cliff Avril and "The Gasman" Mike Gastineau, sitting in for Jason Puckett, talk about the Seattle Seahawks day off today, Sounders FC Owner Adrian Hanauer joins the show in-studio to talk about the club's new ownership group, then the guys discuss Kyle Seager's big night.

This week on Sounders Weekly with Jackson Felts, clips are played from Brian Schmetzer, Adrian Hanauer, Stefan Frei, Cristian Roldan, Will Bruin, Kelvin Leerdam and Gustav Svensson all talking about the retirement of legendary defender Chad Marshall. Jackson is then joined by General Manager and President of Soccer Garth Lagerwey to discuss Marshall, Kim Kee-hee's injury, and the upcoming International Break before Tacoma Defiance Play-By-Play Voice Andrew Harvey delivers Sixty Seconds in the South Sound. Finally, Carter Baum of FC Dallas joins the show for the Opponent Preview as the guys talk about Dallas' season so far and upcoming match hosting Seattle this Saturday.

Steve Zakuani recaps the team’s comeback win against the San Jose Earthquakes and the Sounders’ impressive second half of the regular season. Zakuani then previews the Knockout Round of the Audi 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs and Seattle’s possible opponents.Sounders owner Adrian Hanauer sits down with Steve to discuss how the club joined MLS, the 10 years of success the team has enjoyed on and off the field, as well as honoring the late Paul Allen.

Rog and Davo recap Day Three of Rogue State 2018, Live from the Showbox SoDo in Seattle, including Mighty Iceland's 1 - 1 victory over Lionel Messi and Argentina. Plus, special guests, Sounders majority owner Adrian Hanauer and Seahawk Tyler Lockett.

Because Jeremiah and Aaron are apparently committed to never recording together again, this week it was Aaron's turn to run the show. He and Likkit discuss an actual, honest-to-goodness victory as the rumored addition of Raul Ruidiaz. But don't worry, Jeremiah made an appearance in the middle segment. He sat down with Sounders majority owner Adrian Hanauer to discuss the state of the team, its struggles and where he hopes they are going. This week's music: RVIVR - "Ocean Song", Perry Como - "Seattle", RVIVR - “The Tide”, Woody Guthrie - "Roll On Columbia" Thanks to James Woollard, Sounders Public Address Announcer, for doing our sponsor reads. You can follow him on Twitter at @BritVoxUS - if you're looking for a British Voice to advertise your business or non-profit, please reach out to him. Want to hear the music from the show in their glorious, full versions? Check out the Nos Audietis playlist on Spotify!

Because Jeremiah and Aaron are apparently committed to never recording together again, this week it was Aaron's turn to run the show. He and Likkit discuss an actual, honest-to-goodness victory as the rumored addition of Raul Ruidiaz. But don't worry, Jeremiah made an appearance in the middle segment. He sat down with Sounders majority owner Adrian Hanauer to discuss the state of the team, its struggles and where he hopes they are going. This week's music: RVIVR - "Ocean Song", Perry Como - "Seattle", RVIVR - “The Tide”, Woody Guthrie - "Roll On Columbia" Thanks to James Woollard, Sounders Public Address Announcer, for doing our sponsor reads. You can follow him on Twitter at @BritVoxUS - if you're looking for a British Voice to advertise your business or non-profit, please reach out to him. Want to hear the music from the show in their glorious, full versions? Check out the Nos Audietis playlist on Spotify!

Because Jeremiah and Aaron are apparently committed to never recording together again, this week it was Aaron’s turn to run the show. He and Likkit discuss an actual, honest-to-goodness victory as the rumored addition of Raul Ruidiaz. But don’t worry, Jeremiah made an appearance in the middle segment. He sat down with Sounders majority owner Adrian Hanauer to discuss the state of the team, its struggles and where he hopes they are going. This week's music: RVIVR - "Ocean Song", Perry Como - "Seattle", RVIVR - “The Tide”, Woody Guthrie - "Roll On Columbia" Thanks to James Woollard, Sounders Public Address Announcer, for doing our sponsor reads. You can follow him on Twitter at @BritVoxUS - if you're looking for a British Voice to advertise your business or non-profit, please reach out to him. Want to hear the music from the show in their glorious, full versions? Check out the Nos Audietis playlist on Spotify!

In so many ways, 2016 has been the worst season in Seattle Sounders history. It started with one of the most tumultuous offseasons in their brief history as they lost several fan favorites, including Obafemi Martins. It continued with frustrating loss to Club America in CONCACAF Champions League and into the regular season with three straight losses, a 6-12-2 start and a week spent in last place. Even one of the biggest highlights — signing Nicolas Lodeiro — was preceded by nasty negotiations with Boca Juniors and followed by Clint Dempsey's heart issues. There were off-field issues as well, starting with the whole mobile-ticketing fiasco and several public disagreements between the front office and supporters groups. Given all that, it's not shocking that Adrian Hanauer still has mixed emotions heading into Saturday's MLS Cup, as he admits that he takes each failure personally. We talked to Hanauer in his Pioneer Square office above The Ninety on Thursday for what we feel is some interesting insight into a season that may well end on the highest high in Seattle soccer history.

In so many ways, 2016 has been the worst season in Seattle Sounders history. It started with one of the most tumultuous offseasons in their brief history as they lost several fan favorites, including Obafemi Martins. It continued with frustrating loss to Club America in CONCACAF Champions League and into the regular season with three straight losses, a 6-12-2 start and a week spent in last place. Even one of the biggest highlights — signing Nicolas Lodeiro — was preceded by nasty negotiations with Boca Juniors and followed by Clint Dempsey's heart issues. There were off-field issues as well, starting with the whole mobile-ticketing fiasco and several public disagreements between the front office and supporters groups. Given all that, it's not shocking that Adrian Hanauer still has mixed emotions heading into Saturday's MLS Cup, as he admits that he takes each failure personally. We talked to Hanauer in his Pioneer Square office above The Ninety on Thursday for what we feel is some interesting insight into a season that may well end on the highest high in Seattle soccer history.

In so many ways, 2016 has been the worst season in Seattle Sounders history. It started with one of the most tumultuous offseasons in their brief history as they lost several fan favorites, including Obafemi Martins. It continued with frustrating loss to Club America in CONCACAF Champions League and into the regular season with three straight losses, a 6-12-2 start and a week spent in last place. Even one of the biggest highlights — signing Nicolas Lodeiro — was preceded by nasty negotiations with Boca Juniors and followed by Clint Dempsey’s heart issues. There were off-field issues as well, starting with the whole mobile-ticketing fiasco and several public disagreements between the front office and supporters groups. Given all that, it’s not shocking that Adrian Hanauer still has mixed emotions heading into Saturday’s MLS Cup, as he admits that he takes each failure personally. We talked to Hanauer in his Pioneer Square office above The Ninety on Thursday for what we feel is some interesting insight into a season that may well end on the highest high in Seattle soccer history.

Owner and General Manager of the Seattle Sounders, Adrian Hanauer.  Prior to becoming the owner of the Sounders, Adrian was a seed stage investor in aQuantive Inc. and an early investor in Amazon.com.  He is also the Director at the Cambridge United Football Club Limited and sits on the Board of Trustees for the Museum of History and the Industry Advisory Board at the of The University of Washington. Overall, Adrian has 15 years of business experience in a variety of industries and has invested in numerous early stage technology companies in gaming, advertising, infrastructure, and wireless communications. Adrain has earned an Intercollegiate Sports Master's degree.  Lets listen into Adrian Hanauer interviewed by Startup Grind Seattle Director, Mike Grabham.  Toptal is an amazing company. They've got over 2,500 developers and designers in their network.  They've screened them extensively so that you get to work with the top 3% of developers and designers. So basically what happens is that you let Toptal know what type of developer or designer you're looking for, they understand your business and technical requirements and they search for the right person for you. You don't have to do all the screening and interviews that you normally would and they make it really easy for you. You can even do part time hires that are a few hours a week or full time hires as well.  If you want to get connected to them, send me a note at  laura@startupgrind.com and I can personally introduce you to my friend Nelson. He's a VP at Toptal who will make sure you get an amazing experience. 

Jeremiah sits down with Sounders FC majority owner Adrian Hanauer to talk about several topics including his life as majority owner, the shifting culture of the brand, and the recently-announced stadium bag policy. Later on in the interview, Jeremiah and Adrian are pleasantly surprised by a special guest that pops in.

Jeremiah sits down with Sounders FC majority owner Adrian Hanauer to talk about several topics including his life as majority owner, the shifting culture of the brand, and the recently-announced stadium bag policy. Later on in the interview, Jeremiah and Adrian are pleasantly surprised by a special guest that pops in.

Jeremiah sits down with Sounders FC majority owner Adrian Hanauer to talk about several topics including his life as majority owner, the shifting culture of the brand, and the recently-announced stadium bag policy. Later on in the interview, Jeremiah and Adrian are pleasantly surprised by a special guest that pops in.

We're trying something a bit different this week. You've probably heard us talking about this story for awhile now, but we're finally ready to release Richard Farley's reported story on the Sounders Community Trust and how we got to the point that a refund was issued to Founders Club members. There's a lot to unpack, but the TL;DR version is that 17 months ago the Sounders launched a USL team that would be 20 percent owned by fans. The ownership stake was a gift, but fans bought into the "Founders Club" by plunking down $250 that would go toward a "capital improvement project." Plans changed, though, and with no resolution in sight, the team refunded all that money. Richard actually started reporting on this before the refund was issued, but talks to most of the key parties in this whole thing from Sounders owner Adrian Hanauer to S2 GM Andrew Opatkiewicz to SCT president Paul Cox. It's a fascinating tale and while we don't get all the answers we possibly wanted, we at least hope you come away with a better understanding for the whole situation.

We're trying something a bit different this week. You've probably heard us talking about this story for awhile now, but we're finally ready to release Richard Farley's reported story on the Sounders Community Trust and how we got to the point that a refund was issued to Founders Club members. There's a lot to unpack, but the TL;DR version is that 17 months ago the Sounders launched a USL team that would be 20 percent owned by fans. The ownership stake was a gift, but fans bought into the "Founders Club" by plunking down $250 that would go toward a "capital improvement project." Plans changed, though, and with no resolution in sight, the team refunded all that money. Richard actually started reporting on this before the refund was issued, but talks to most of the key parties in this whole thing from Sounders owner Adrian Hanauer to S2 GM Andrew Opatkiewicz to SCT president Paul Cox. It's a fascinating tale and while we don't get all the answers we possibly wanted, we at least hope you come away with a better understanding for the whole situation.

We're trying something a bit different this week. You've probably heard us talking about this story for awhile now, but we're finally ready to release Richard Farley's reported story on the Sounders Community Trust and how we got to the point that a refund was issued to Founders Club members. There's a lot to unpack, but the TL;DR version is that 17 months ago the Sounders launched a USL team that would be 20 percent owned by fans. The ownership stake was a gift, but fans bought into the "Founders Club" by plunking down $250 that would go toward a "capital improvement project." Plans changed, though, and with no resolution in sight, the team refunded all that money. Richard actually started reporting on this before the refund was issued, but talks to most of the key parties in this whole thing from Sounders owner Adrian Hanauer to S2 GM Andrew Opatkiewicz to SCT president Paul Cox. It's a fascinating tale and while we don't get all the answers we possibly wanted, we at least hope you come away with a better understanding for the whole situation.

Our first ever YachtCon XV was a smashing success, and for all of you who were unable to join us for the live event, we'd like to offer you the chance to listen back to our 197th, 198th, 199th AND 200th episode!! There's a ton of great stuff, including interviews with Brad Evans, Adrian Hanauer, Steve Zakuani, Roger Levesque, Bill Predmore and Dani Foxhoven. There's also lots of crowd interaction and questions, basically it's just an all around great time. So sit back in your captain's chair, tie on an ascot, and enjoy the full (well, full audio version anyway) YachtCon XV experience!

Our first ever YachtCon XV was a smashing success, and for all of you who were unable to join us for the live event, we'd like to offer you the chance to listen back to our 197th, 198th, 199th AND 200th episode!! There's a ton of great stuff, including interviews with Brad Evans, Adrian Hanauer, Steve Zakuani, Roger Levesque, Bill Predmore and Dani Foxhoven. There's also lots of crowd interaction and questions, basically it's just an all around great time. So sit back in your captain's chair, tie on an ascot, and enjoy the full (well, full audio version anyway) YachtCon XV experience!

We're less than three days removed from the Seattle Sounders defeating the LA Galaxy 2-1 but finding themselves eliminated from the 2014 MLS Playoffs on away goals. We discuss the match and offer up some thoughts about the season in general while trying not to weep in our beer ... assuming we're drinking some. Sounders GM Adrian Hanauer joins us as well to discuss the playoffs, the 2014 season and to begin looking ahead a bit towards 2015. He even gives us a couple scoops about who might be staying with the club next season. There's also listener questions to be answered.

We're less than three days removed from the Seattle Sounders defeating the LA Galaxy 2-1 but finding themselves eliminated from the 2014 MLS Playoffs on away goals. We discuss the match and offer up some thoughts about the season in general while trying not to weep in our beer ... assuming we're drinking some. Sounders GM Adrian Hanauer joins us as well to discuss the playoffs, the 2014 season and to begin looking ahead a bit towards 2015. He even gives us a couple scoops about who might be staying with the club next season. There's also listener questions to be answered.

Another edition of Nos Audietis is here as we're get to bask in the glow of a second straight win over the Portland Timbers. We break down Sunday's win, and generally just enjoy the tears of our rivals from the south. We're also joined by Sounders GM and minority owners Adrian Hanauer for a discussion on a variety of topics including the state of the team, the potential transfer of DeAndre Yedlin, and more. There's also the MLS Wrap, and plenty of listener questions to answers as well.

Another edition of Nos Audietis is here as we're get to bask in the glow of a second straight win over the Portland Timbers. We break down Sunday's win, and generally just enjoy the tears of our rivals from the south. We're also joined by Sounders GM and minority owners Adrian Hanauer for a discussion on a variety of topics including the state of the team, the potential transfer of DeAndre Yedlin, and more. There's also the MLS Wrap, and plenty of listener questions to answers as well.