SportsEpreneur

Sports teams can know who bought a ticket without knowing who actually showed up, which team they support, or what would bring them back.FanFeed founders Cole Rubin and Jack Phifer join Eric Kasimov to discuss the fan data arms race: connecting fragmented systems, using camera-roll metadata to identify attendance, and making the exchange of data for personalization explicit. They also explore rising ticket prices, opportunities for smaller teams, and how AI could simplify the trip to a game.The question throughout: what does the fan get in return?Episode Timestamps(00:00) - Why ticket buyers are not the whole fan base (02:26) - Connecting the fan data teams already have (03:47) - Camera-roll metadata and the privacy trade-off (08:34) - Personalized offers inside a team’s app (13:39) - Ticket prices, premium seats and fan access (19:00) - Private equity, ticket revenue and streaming (23:09) - How smaller teams can compete on fan intelligence (27:28) - What AI could change about going to a game (32:15) - Why relationships still matter as technology improves Episode page and related reporting: https://sportsepreneur.com/fan-data-arms-race-fanfeed/FanFeed: https://www.fanfeed.ai/Cole Rubin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cole-rubin-57a65547/Jack Phifer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-phifer/Eric Kasimov: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erickasimov/SportsEpreneur on X: https://x.com/SportsEpreneurRecorded October 13, 2026. Hosted by Eric Kasimov. A SportsE Media production.

NIL money can arrive before a young athlete has the education, experience, or trusted support to manage it. Antonio Gonzalez joins Eric Kasimov to discuss who athletes can trust, what financial control should look like, and why earning money is only the beginning.Antonio is the co-founder and CEO of Great Wealth Advisors and a Personal CFO to professional athletes. He works primarily with professional athletes and educates college athletes about financial decision-making.Full episode and resources on SportsEpreneur(00:00) - NIL money and the education gap (06:00) - Working with pros and educating college athletes (09:00) - Big money and the trust problem (14:00) - Account access and advisor transparency (16:00) - NIL guardrails and athlete responsibility (20:00) - Smaller deals and tax blind spots (22:00) - Planning for money like you plan for the game (28:00) - Preparing for an interruption in income (33:00) - Trust, verification and staying connected Connect: Antonio Gonzalez · Antonio on LinkedIn · Great Wealth Advisors · Eric on LinkedIn · Eric on XRecorded October 7, 2026. The MLB discussion concerns a possible future work stoppage.Hosted by Eric Kasimov. A SportsE Media production.This conversation reflects the speakers’ views at the time of recording and is for general education, not individualized financial, tax, or legal advice.

What changes when an athlete’s body becomes another source of data for teams?Haniff Brown, founder and CEO of FIT:MATCH, joins Eric Kasimov to examine the next layer of sports data: the athlete’s body itself. Late developers, recruiting and digital twins make the possibilities tangible. Brown explains how QuadraScan uses photos to generate body data and inform projections, while Eric presses on accuracy, athlete choice, privacy and what happens when a coach disagrees with a model.Episode notes and related conversations: https://sportsepreneur.com/athlete-body-data-haniff-brown/(00:00) - Introduction (00:15) - AI body data enters athlete scouting (03:38) - Early physical advantage and late developers (08:48) - Recruitment spending and a scout’s judgment (10:21) - Prediction accuracy and growth-model limits (13:40) - Photo deletion, data use and athlete choice (17:30) - Digital twins and assessments at league scale (21:06) - When coaches disagree with the data (26:08) - From retail fit to sports technology (30:13) - Team success and the long-term business case (34:14) - Trying QuadraScan and building a data advantage ConnectFIT:MATCH: https://www.fitmatch.ai/Haniff Brown: https://www.linkedin.com/in/haniff-brownEric Kasimov: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erickasimov/SportsEpreneur: https://sportsepreneur.com/SportsEpreneur is a SportsEMedia production, hosted by Eric Kasimov.

NIL, AI and sports betting are changing what it takes to run the business of sports. Matt Bakowicz joins Eric Kasimov to discuss the financial discipline, judgment and education people need to make those decisions.Bakowicz directs the Sports Business Management track at American University’s Kogod School of Business. He previously oversaw DraftKings Sportsbook and Racebook operations at Foxwoods Resort Casino.Chapters(00:00) - Introduction (00:16) - NIL spending and university budgets (15:51) - Matt’s background in sportsbooks and education (18:17) - AI, analytics and sports business education (20:39) - Demonstrating your value in sports (23:47) - Using AI without losing judgment (32:11) - Mid-major strategy and player development (39:19) - Inside sportsbook behavior and incentives (44:49) - Responsible gambling and research (54:18) - Skills future sports executives need (59:02) - Graduate school and work experience (01:03:18) - NIL education for younger athletes (01:05:50) - Connect with Matt Full episode notes: https://sportsepreneur.com/changing-business-of-sports-matt-bakowicz/ConnectMatt — AU profile: https://www.american.edu/kogod/faculty/mbakowicz.cfmMatt — LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-bakowicz-b016a738aEric — LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erickasimov/Eric — X: https://x.com/Eric_KazSportsEpreneur: https://sportsepreneur.com/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/sportsepreneur/ | https://x.com/SportsEpreneurRecorded October 8, 2026. Hosted by Eric Kasimov. A SportsE Media production.

Families can spend thousands of dollars on club soccer, travel, training, showcases, and recruiting while trying to determine which path gives their child the best opportunity.Eric Kasimov talks with Evan Dabby, CEO of New Jersey Youth Soccer, about what families are actually buying when they enter the youth soccer system, why fragmentation continues to create confusion, and how clubs, MLS, college soccer, parents, and coaches all influence the experience.Evan also shares a simpler way for families to evaluate the path: is the player having fun, getting on the field, and being challenged?In This EpisodeWhy American youth soccer remains fragmentedWhat families are paying for when they choose a clubHow “elite” and “premier” can become marketing termsPay-to-play, affordability, and accessWhere MLS fits into the youth soccer systemCollege recruiting and opportunities for domestic playersWhy parents and coaches shape the experience so heavilyWhat Evan tells families of talented young playersWhy recreational soccer can still be part of player developmentChapters00:00 — Rebuilding American youth soccer02:19 — What families are actually buying04:35 — “Elite,” “premier,” and club marketing07:03 — U.S. pay-to-play vs. England08:00 — Affordability and access10:39 — Where MLS fits12:53 — MLS clubs and local soccer culture14:38 — Fragmentation and player pathways16:12 — Development, community, and access19:20 — Failure, mistakes, and keeping soccer fun22:30 — Why adults can become the bigger problem25:16 — College soccer and international players26:21 — Advice for families of talented players28:50 — Expanding grassroots soccer31:30 — How rec soccer helped Evan’s son33:26 — What families remember beyond the games34:57 — Just Ball and getting kids out to playConnect with Evan DabbyEvan Dabby on LinkedInNew Jersey Youth SoccerConnect with Eric and SportsEpreneurEric Kasimov: LinkedIn | XSportsEpreneur: Website | LinkedIn | X