Category: Podcasts

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

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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

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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

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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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Watch or listen to episode 305 of the Digital and Social Media Sports podcast, in which Neil chatted with Shripal Shah, Chief Digital Officer, Next League, and author of Unlocking Fan Loyalty: From Frequent Flyers to Fanatics in the Age of AI

70-minute duration. Listen on Apple, Spotify and YouTube

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Watch or listen to episode 304 of the Digital and Social Media Sports podcast, in which Neil chatted with Nick Cicero, Founder and CEO of Mondo Metrics.

110-minute duration. Listen on Apple, Spotify and YouTube

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Watch or listen to episode 303 of the Digital and Social Media Sports podcast, in which Neil chatted with Alec Palmer, Senior Manager, Social Content for the Los Angeles Kings.

112 minute duration. Listen on Apple, Spotify and YouTube

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Watch or listen to episode 302 of the Digital and Social Media Sports podcast, in which Neil chatted with Richard Schulman, his brother-in-law! He’s a lifelong sports fan, now a father of four and Angel City FC season ticket holder, answering Neil’s questions about how he follows sports, became an Angel City FC fan, raising his kids with sports, and more. His day job is the head of the Richard Schulman Team, a Keller Williams realty.

66 minute duration. Listen on Apple, Spotify and YouTube

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