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The rush of competition. Dedication to a singular goal. The unparalleled thrill of victory. These things drive professional athletes to push themselves well beyond the line where most of us would quit and turn back. The early morning workouts and carefully tailored lifestyle provide a structure and focus most of us couldn’t fathom. But, as […]
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The Shifting Sports Paradigm: NIL and Emerging Technology
Before the 2021 NFL Draft, I sat down with former NFL player and current financial advisor, Adewale Ogunleye, on how the soon to be drafted players need to prepare for their windfalls responsibly. Since then, the college football landscape has been rocked with the passage of new NIL rules that allow college athletes to […]
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Educating Athletes On How To Master New NIL Rules
The new NIL rules are shaking up the landscape of college sports and student athletes are going to need all the education they can get on how to properly take full advantage of the new regulations. Accelerate Sports Ventures is making it their goal to teach brand building, marketing, entrepreneurship and business principles to […]
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Meet the Company Behind the NFL’s Next Gen Stats
The fans remember the highlights but the franchises remember the technology, data, and inventions that powered their season. Host Tyler Kern sits down with the innovators, leaders and founders that are taking sports into the future. It is almost fall. This means action-packed Monday and Th ursday nights and Sundays in the National Football […]
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How Leigh Steinberg Created the Model for Modern Agents
The fans remember the highlights but the franchises remember the technology, data, and inventions that powered their season. Host Tyler Kern sits down with the innovators, leaders and founders that are taking sports into the future. The agent is a central part of the modern professional sports ecosystem. However, that wasn’t always the case. […]
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A Look at the Future of Monetizing Fan Engagement
The fans remember the highlights but the franchises remember the technology, data, and inventions that powered their season. Host Tyler Kern sits down with the innovators, leaders and founders that are taking sports into the future. On this episode of Salary Capped, Host Tyler Kern talked with Juliana Villalba, CEO of Rebus, a fan […]
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Are Digital Tickets Here to Stay as Live Events Return?
The fans remember the highlights but the franchises remember the technology, data, and inventions that powered their season. Host Tyler Kern sits down with the innovators, leaders and founders that are taking sports into the future. We’re over a year into the transition from physical to digital tickets in sports entertainment venues – but […]
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The Resurgence of Brick-and-Mortar Stores: One-of-a-kind Shopping Experiences Are Turning Customers into Brand Ambassadors
In the convenient world of e-commerce, big box stores are seeing a resurgence. Chains like Dick’s Sporting Goods, Walmart, and Target are experimenting with one-of-a-kind shopping experiences that can turn casual shoppers into loyal fans. In a recent Experts Talk roundtable, Allen Adamson, Co-Founder at Metaforce, highlighted how one-of-a-kind shopping experiences make for exciting […]
Revolutionize Customer Engagement Through Digital Augmentations in Physical Retail
The digital transformation of retail experiences in physical stores has become crucial as big-box retailers strive to maintain their relevance and competitive edge in a digital era. These retailers are embedding interactive features and digital augmentations in their physical locations to offer unique, engaging customer experiences. This approach merges the tactile allure of in-store […]
Enthusiastic and Trained Employees can Enhance Experiences and Drive Success in Physical Retail
In today’s retail landscape, big-box retailers are emphasizing the importance of their physical locations, even as the digital marketplace continues to expand. Stores like Dick’s Sporting Goods and Walmart are not just maintaining their brick-and-mortar presence but are actively enhancing it with features like interactive elements and new store openings. This reassertion of the […]
The Coexistence of Big Box and Small Retail Relies on Synergistic Relationships
Despite being long time competitors, big box retailers and small local businesses can both coexist in ways that benefit the other. Of course, both retail formats are different but by maintaining their core business models, the two can bank and leverage their strengths and still be open to synergistic relationships. During an episode of […]
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What the CEOs of Fanduel and Draftkings Predict About the Future of Sports Betting
The fans remember the highlights but the franchises remember the technology, data, and inventions that powered their season. Host Tyler Kern sits down with the innovators, leaders and founders that are taking sports into the future. Welcome to Salary Capped. I’m your host, Tyler Kern. Pleasure to have you along today. One of the biggest […]
Making Sports More Active in the Digital Age
The fans remember the highlights but the franchises remember the technology, data, and inventions that powered their season. Host Tyler Kern sits down with the innovators, leaders and founders that are taking sports into the future. The world of sports is seeing a major transformation in the role of technology in competition. Will technology […]
Bringing Technology and Live Interaction to MMA
The fans remember the highlights but the franchises remember the technology, data, and inventions that powered their season. Host Tyler Kern sits down with the innovators, leaders and founders that are taking sports into the future. Mixed martial arts, or MMA, has risen to compete with the established mainstream sports in a fraction of […]
Being Thankful for Sports in an Unusual Year
The fans remember the highlights but the franchises remember the technology, data, and inventions that powered their season. Host Tyler Kern sits down with the innovators, leaders and founders that are taking sports into the future Welcome to a very special Thanksgiving episode of Salary Capped – as always, I’m your host Tyler Kern and […]
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Machine Learning is Driving Next Generation of Sports Betting
Welcome to Salary Capped, presented by MarketScale, where we explore the intersection of business and sports. Each week, host Tyler Kern will chat with the leaders, marketers and innovators who are powering sports into the future. Over the last 30 years, Chris Bevilacqua has established himself as a leader in the sports and media […]
The Technology Stadiums Need Moving Forward
Welcome to Salary Capped, presented by MarketScale, where we explore the intersection of business and sports. Each week, host Tyler Kern will chat with the leaders, marketers and innovators who are powering sports into the future. An increased level of communication is one of the key factors sports franchises are utilizing to get fans back […]
How AI Driven Ticket Pricing is Increasing Attendance and Revenue
On this episode of Salary Capped, host Tyler Kern was joined by Robert Smith, Co-Founder and CEO of Event Dynamic, for a discussion on how the start-up is working with teams to eliminate the manual process of ticket pricing with AI and better forecast what fans would be willing to spend on an event. Sports […]
How SoFi Stadium’s Design Evolved to Meet Community Needs
Salary Capped host, Tyler Kern, was joined by Kush Parekh, Associate Principal, at Studio-MLA, for a discussion on sports stadium design trends and their impacts on communities. Sports stadiums in the past were typically designed with the stadium surrounded by massive parking lots to facilitate the flow of spectators to and from the event. […]
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How Data is Changing the Future of College Football Recruiting
Welcome to Salary Capped, presented by MarketScale, where we explore the intersection of business and sports. Each week, host Tyler Kern will chat with the leaders, marketers and innovators who are powering sports into the future. Recruiting in college sports has become a big business, particularly since the turn of the millennium, but it is poised to possibly see its […]
Creating the “Siri” of Fantasy Football
Welcome to Salary Capped, presented by MarketScale, where we explore the intersection of business and sports. Each week, host Tyler Kern will chat with the leaders, marketers and innovators that are powering sports into the future. It has been an unusual year for the NFL but something that is 100% guaranteed is the fact that sports fans will […]
Coordinating the Return of College Football
Welcome to Salary Capped, presented by MarketScale, where we explore the intersection of business and sports. Each week, host Tyler Kern will chat with the leaders, marketers and innovators that are powering sports into the future. Later this week, the college football season officially kicks off, although it will look a little different this year with constant monitoring […]
Reducing the Footprint of Sports
Earlier this summer we spoke to the founder of Recipric, Kristen Fulmer, on what will the new sustainability in sports look like as sports implemented a plan to resume play this summer and fall. As you can imagine, policies and advancements have moved at a breakneck pace since then and we wanted to catch up […]
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Tackling New Challenges with Lindsey Vonn
The rush of competition. Dedication to a singular goal. The unparalleled thrill of victory. These things drive professional athletes to push themselves well beyond the line where most of us would quit and turn back. The early morning workouts and carefully tailored lifestyle provide a structure and focus most of us couldn’t fathom. But, as […]
The Shifting Sports Paradigm: NIL and Emerging Technology
Before the 2021 NFL Draft, I sat down with former NFL player and current financial advisor, Adewale Ogunleye, on how the soon to be drafted players need to prepare for their windfalls responsibly. Since then, the college football landscape has been rocked with the passage of new NIL rules that allow college athletes to […]
Educating Athletes On How To Master New NIL Rules
The new NIL rules are shaking up the landscape of college sports and student athletes are going to need all the education they can get on how to properly take full advantage of the new regulations. Accelerate Sports Ventures is making it their goal to teach brand building, marketing, entrepreneurship and business principles to […]
Meet the Company Behind the NFL’s Next Gen Stats
The fans remember the highlights but the franchises remember the technology, data, and inventions that powered their season. Host Tyler Kern sits down with the innovators, leaders and founders that are taking sports into the future. It is almost fall. This means action-packed Monday and Th ursday nights and Sundays in the National Football […]
SC Season 2
How Leigh Steinberg Created the Model for Modern Agents
The fans remember the highlights but the franchises remember the technology, data, and inventions that powered their season. Host Tyler Kern sits down with the innovators, leaders and founders that are taking sports into the future. The agent is a central part of the modern professional sports ecosystem. However, that wasn’t always the case. […]
A Look at the Future of Monetizing Fan Engagement
The fans remember the highlights but the franchises remember the technology, data, and inventions that powered their season. Host Tyler Kern sits down with the innovators, leaders and founders that are taking sports into the future. On this episode of Salary Capped, Host Tyler Kern talked with Juliana Villalba, CEO of Rebus, a fan […]
Are Digital Tickets Here to Stay as Live Events Return?
The fans remember the highlights but the franchises remember the technology, data, and inventions that powered their season. Host Tyler Kern sits down with the innovators, leaders and founders that are taking sports into the future. We’re over a year into the transition from physical to digital tickets in sports entertainment venues – but […]
The Monumental Challenge of Rebranding a Sports Team
The fans remember the highlights but the franchises remember the technology, data, and inventions that powered their season. Host Tyler Kern sits down with the innovators, leaders and founders that are taking sports into the future. In July of 2020, the Washington football team ditched their previous name under intense social and economic pressures. […]
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Why Coaches are Trading Sensors for Video & AI
The fans remember the highlights but the franchises remember the technology, data, and inventions that powered their season. Host Tyler Kern sits down with the innovators, leaders and founders that are taking sports into the future. With athletes just wrapping up the Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon, and team places firmly cemented to compete […]
Will the Euro Soccer Health Scare Change Player Safety Protocol?
The fans remember the highlights but the franchises remember the technology, data, and inventions that powered their season. Host Tyler Kern sits down with the innovators, leaders and founders that are taking sports into the future. In the 43rd minute of Denmark’s opening game against Finland in the Euros, star player Christian Eriksen collapsed […]
What Can We Learn from the First Active Esports League?
The fans remember the highlights but the franchises remember the technology, data, and inventions that powered their season. Host Tyler Kern sits down with the innovators, leaders and founders that are taking sports into the future. eSports has been growing in popularity, but a new concept takes it to a new level—combining physical activity […]
Looking the Part: How One Ex-Player Dresses the NFL’s Future Stars for the Draft
The fans remember the highlights but the franchises remember the technology, data, and inventions that powered their season. Host Tyler Kern sits down with the innovators, leaders and founders that are taking sports into the future. Adonis Jennings used to pound the gridiron in the XFL. Now the former football player is a clothier for Harper […]