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Welcome to "The Playeasy Warmup," your go-to podcast for all things sports tourism! In each episode, we'll dive into how sports are shaping individuals, organizations, and communities while showcasing the cutting-edge ideas that are driving the future of this industry.
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The Next Era of Curling with Nic Sulsky (opens the original)
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In this episode presented by Sports Salt Lake, curling has an interesting problem: every four years, the world can't stop watching it. Nic Sulsky saw an opportunity in what happens next. After years of building businesses across sports, gaming and entertainment, Nic saw that curling already had something most emerging sports spend years trying to find - a global audience. The opportunity was finding new ways to keep those fans engaged year-round. In 2024, The Curling Group acquired the Grand Sla
The Memory-Making Business: Innovation & the Fan Experience with the Frisco RoughRiders (opens the original)
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From a Lazy River in the outfield to Banana Ball and Cosmic Baseball, the Frisco RoughRiders have built a fan experience that’s anything but traditional. In this episode of The Playeasy Warmup , Kerri Shields sits down with Scott Burchett of the Frisco RoughRiders to talk about the creativity and innovation behind what he calls the “memory-making business.” Scott shares the story behind the famous Lazy River, how the RoughRiders approach promotions and fan engagement, and how Riders Field has ev
Inside PGA Frisco: The Road to the 2027 PGA Championship | Jason Mengel, PGA Frisco (opens the original)
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In May 2027, the PGA Championship returns to Texas for the first time in more than 60 years - and it's coming to PGA Frisco. In this episode of The Playeasy Warmup, Kerri Shields sits down on-site with Jason Mengel, PGA Championship Director at the PGA of America, the first person in PGA history to oversee all four of the organization's Spectator Championships: the Ryder Cup, the KPMG Women's PGA Championship, the Senior PGA Championship, and the PGA Championship. Jason takes us inside his path
Event Organizer Shark Tank | 2026 Playeasy Innovators Summit | Part 2 (opens the original)
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What are today's event organizers looking for - and where are they headed next? Part 2 of the Event Organizer Shark Tank opens with a conversation between Kerri Shields and The Playeasy Platform Company CEO Sean Flaherty, unpacking two new tools built directly from feedback at the 2026 Playeasy Innovators Summit: the Event Experience Network, which lets organizers activate visitor experiences everywhere they host, and an upgraded Economic Impact Calculator that turns real engagement data into a
Inside Sports Salt Lake: Growth, Innovation & the Future of Sports Tourism (opens the original)
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What does it take to grow a sports tourism strategy from the ground up - and turn it into a major part of a destination’s identity? In this episode of The Playeasy Warmup , Kerri Shields sits down with Clay Partain, Chief Sports Officer at Visit Salt Lake and Board Chair of Sports ETA , to talk about his journey in sports tourism and the evolution of Sports Salt Lake. Clay shares how an unconventional path brought him to Salt Lake and eventually into the sports tourism industry, where he would h
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