Digital and Social Media Sports
A business-minded look at digital and social media in sports
Watch or listen to episode 315 of the Digital and Social Media Sports podcast, in which Neil chatted with Paige Price, Social Media Creator for the Washington Spirit NWSL Club.
Paige discusses building her career in sports and content, her role with the Washington Spirit, getting to know the players and creating content with them, being the fans’ lens into the team, behind the scenes of the Trinity Rodman re-signing, and more.
106 minute duration. Listen on Apple, Spotify and YouTube
Watch or listen to episode 314 of the Digital and Social Media Sports podcast, in which Neil chatted with Paul Stafford, CEO of Further, a global branding and creative agency.
Paul discusses his work building DesignStudio before its expansion and reformation into Further, rebranding Airbnb and the Premier League, what goes into brand building, what the ‘commitment curve’ means in developing customers and fans, and more.
81 minute duration. Listen on Apple, Spotify and YouTube
Watch or listen to episode 313 of the Digital and Social Media Sports podcast, in which Neil chatted with Sara Toussaint, Co-CEO of TMJ and Head of TMJ Catalyst. She’s also co-owner of the NWSL club North Carolina Courage and Liga MX club Querétaro F.C.
Sara discusses the work with women’s sports athletes and brands at TMJ and TMJ Catalyst, and lessons learned from her background working in sports sponsorships with Wells Fargo and experience at Major League Soccer, Major League Baseball, and more.
54 minute duration. Listen on Apple, Spotify and YouTube
Watch or listen to episode 312 of the Digital and Social Media Sports podcast, in which Neil chatted with Alyssa Meyers, Senior Reporter for Marketing Brew, who writes extensively on sports marketing stories, backed by interviews with leading sports executives, as well as data and case studies.
82 minute duration. Listen on Apple, Spotify and YouTube
Watch or listen to episode 311 of the Digital and Social Media Sports podcast, in which Neil chatted with Lewis Wiltshire, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, IMG.
Wiltshire discusses his background in leading digital and social sports strategy, IMG’s strategy and approach in growing and monetizing global and local fan bases and partners, the evolving business models in sports, trends for 2026 from IMG’s Digital Trends Report, and more.
53 minute duration. Listen on Apple, Spotify and YouTube
Watch or listen to episode 310 of the Digital and Social Media Sports podcast, in which Neil chatted with Rachel Maeng, Adviser, Fractional Executive, Investor, expert in influencers, sponsorships, events, and NIL.
Rachel discusses her career as an entrepreneur and operator in brand partnerships, creators, athletes and NIL, events, influencers, and more, including founding and selling her own agency.
101 minute duration. Listen on Apple, Spotify and YouTube
Watch and listen to episode 309 of the Digital and Social Media Sports podcast, a best of, featuring parts of conversations with:
3:14: Kennon Pearson | Columbus Crew, Duke Athletics — Full Episode
22:19: Brendan Kaminsky | bknown, ESPN — Full Episode
39:54: Kayci Evans | Evil Geniuses, Major League Baseball — Full Episode
59:12: Andrew Stallings | Athelo Group, Octagon, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio — Full Episode
1:18:08: Kyle Benzion | Travel + Leisure Co, Holiday Inn Club Vacations, Orlando Magic, Atlanta Falcons, Nebraska Athletics — Full Episode
1:36:28: Chris Wescott | Learfield, New Jersey Devils, Edmonton Oilers, Oklahoma City Barons, Chicago Blackhawks — Full Episode
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121 minute duration. Listen on Apple, Spotify or YouTube.
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Watch or listen to episode 308 of the Digital and Social Media Sports podcast, in which Neil chatted with Dan LaTorraca, Director of Marketing at Zoomph and sports business veteran.
Dan discusses the insights picked up throughout his career, including stints at the Carolina Panthers, Brooklyn Sports and Entertainment (Brooklyn Nets, Barclays Center, and more), and the Carolina Hurricanes, as well as what he’s learned from his role at Zoomph, too.
132 minute duration. Listen on Apple, Spotify and YouTube
Watch or listen to episode 307 of the Digital and Social Media Sports podcast, in which Neil chatted with Nick Kelly, CEO of Encore Sports and Entertainment.
Nick discusses the insights picked up throughout his career, including stints at NASCAR, as a senior leader of sports partnerships at Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) and Verizon, and Charlotte FC / Carolina Panthers.
77 minute duration. Listen on Apple, Spotify and YouTube
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Watch or listen to episode 306 of the Digital and Social Media Sports podcast, in which Neil chatted with Brian Hough, Co-Founder and CEO, PressBox.
Hough discusses PressBox’s technology that automatically produces personalized, multi-modal content experiences for fans of any sport. Hough also talks about the insights and lessons he’s picked up throughout his career, including a stint working on Bleacher Report’s technology.
98-minute duration. Listen on Apple, Spotify and YouTube
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