Wait, What? Sportsbiz Chat with DP & McGhee
Two sports marketing insiders, David Paro and Tim McGhee, bring you a fresh take on the sports business — often irreverent, sometimes cynical, and occasionally serious.
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𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗹 𝗚𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀: 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 & 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘺 (opens the original)
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Episode 171 | No guest. No agenda. Just DP & McGhee diving into some of the biggest—and most entertaining—stories happening across the sports industry. From a wild opening week in the NFL to the latest developments in college sports legislation, a celebrity-backed prediction market, and the ever-evolving relationship between sports and media, David and Tim cover plenty of ground in this week’s episode. 🏈 NFL Week 1: The NFL season is off and running with record-setting scoring, and both DP and M
𝟯'𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆: 𝘈 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘉𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘙𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘙𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 (opens the original)
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Episode 170 | This week, DP & McGhee shake things up by changing the format of the show and launching the first edition of the 𝙒𝙖𝙞𝙩, 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩? 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨. Instead of the traditional guest interview, David and Tim welcome back Rick Singer for a wide-ranging roundtable discussion on some of the biggest—and most consequential—issues shaping the sports business landscape today. With Rick’s unique experience spanning higher education, charitable foundations, IBM and the NBA, the three bring plen
𝗪𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗹: 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 & 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 (opens the original)
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Episode 169 | With football season upon us, DP & McGhee welcome an executive from one of the most iconic franchises in professional sports. Pittsburgh Steelers SVP of Business Operations Ryan Huzjak joins the show for a wide-ranging conversation about the culture, leadership, and traditions that have helped define the Steelers for generations, while also sharing his perspective on the current state of football and the business of sports. 🏈 Steelers Culture: Championships Are the Standard — Ryan
𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘙𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 & 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 (opens the original)
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Episode 168 | DP & McGhee return with another episode that spans the business of sports, questions of leadership and accountability, and some decidedly unusual behavior from owners and athletes. David and Tim also welcome Amanda Gunville, a longtime sports executive, cancer thriver, and entrepreneur, who shares her career journey and the inspiration behind her new venture helping women better understand and enjoy the game of football. 🤦 Owners Doing Stupid Things — The popular recurring segment
𝗦𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲: 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘖𝘸𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘶𝘱𝘴 & 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘍𝘓'𝘴 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘴 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦 (opens the original)
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Episode 167 | This week, DP & McGhee explore the increasingly complex world of sports ownership before welcoming a guest whose work helps ensure the NFL's most important numbers are accurate. David and Tim break down a series of major ownership developments across the NBA, NFL and MLB, then go behind the scenes with Ollie Auerbach from the NFL's Statistics Operations department. 🏀 The Lakers' Blockbuster Sale — The hosts discuss Mark Walter's shocking sale of the Los Angeles Lakers and the surpr
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