Sdsu Sports Mba Podcast

Alex West interviews Mike Warkenten (SMBA '13), venue manager of Rexal Place, about what brought him to SDSU and the business of hockey.

Alex West interviews Luke Willardson (SMBA '15) and Zach Bradshaw, sports analytics specialist at ESPN, about his path into the sports industry.

Alex West and Sarah Nollner discuss a variety of sports business topics

Alex West interviews Paul Zickler, licensing manager with the MLBPA about baseball memorabilia, licensing, and the interactions between the MLB and the MLBPA. 

Host Adam John welcomes classmates Steve Fuller and Dominic Lucq to discuss the first couple of days of the San Diego State Sports MBA annual trip to the Dominican Republic.  We discuss our visit in Santo Domingo, our trip to the Caribbean Baseball Academy, seeing the Major League Baseball office, and conversing with players at the San Diego Padres academy.  To wrap up this podcast we get a very special interview with our new friend Emilio who gives us perspective on what baseball means to the people in the Dominican Republic.

Host Adam John (class of 2014) is joined by fellow classmates Carrie Bregman, Dan Claycomb, Adam Dubois and now alum from the class of 2013 "Canadian" Mike Warkentin to discuss all things NHL.

Host Dominic Lucq (SMBA 2014) is joined by SMBA alum Tariq Virani of the San Francisco Giants.  They discuss Tariq's time at the SDSU program, networking advice, and takes us into the world of CRM and sports business analytics.

Host Adam John (SMBA '14) is joined by two classmates, Michael Schwartz and Dan Claycomb to discuss the NFL draft.  Topics include: a draft review, the value of offensive linemen, a potential British influx, Matt Barkley, the Revis-Bucs trade and many more topics.

Hosts Dominic Lucq and Michael Schwartz (SDSU Sports MBA '14) welcome NBA.com writer Scott Howard-Cooper to discuss all the big news in the NBA.  They touch on what to expect in the Sacramento Kings situation, the NBA playoffs and the news of Jason Collins becoming the first openly gay male professional athlete in the four major American sports.

Hosts Dominic Lucq and Michael Schwartz welcome SDSU Sports MBA '07 alum Gary Walenga, Director of Special Projects for the Mountain West Conference, to the podcast.  They discuss issues of realignment and the analytics involved in college sports.

Hosts Dominic Lucq and Michael Schwartz (SMBA 2014) are joined by NBA.com writer, Scott Howard-Cooper, to discuss the Sacramento Kings potential relocation to Seattle.  The group discusses the history of this saga, what the Seattle and Sacramento groups offer the NBA, and what happens next.

Hosts Adam John and Dominic Lucq interview San Diego State Sports MBA alum, Aileen Berran (SMBA '11).  Aileen is currently working with the MLB International and specifically working on the World Baseball Classic.  We discuss her background and many aspects of the WBC including its popularity (domestically and internationally) and the future of the event.

Hosts Dominic Lucq (SMBA, 2014) and Michael Schwartz (SMBA, 2014) interview UCSD graduate student and three time Sloan Sports Analytics Conference presenter, Matt Goldman.  We talk about Matt's presentation and this years top presentations, panels and papers from the Sloan Conference.

Host Adam John (San Diego State Sports MBA Candidate 2014) welcomes fellow classmates Dom Lucq, Danny Roach and Michael Schwartz to discuss the trades made at the NBA Trade Deadline and the Memphis deals made weeks earlier. Also, the panel discusses Kobe Bryant's "Amnesty THAT" tweet.

Host Adam John (San Diego State Sports MBA Candidate 2014) welcomes fellow classmates Dom Lucq, Jasmine McGee, Patrick Coghlan and Walter Franco to discuss a variety of topics in this Sports Business Roundtable. Topics include: the real value of the Dodgers TV deal, Maryland/Rutgers moving to the Big 10, Tennessee Athletic Department financial woes and Cisco's StadiumVision Mobile product.