This week's Northwestern MSA Revenue Above Replacement #podcast features William Mao. We discuss Will's career experiences at Octagon, MP & Silva, and YouTube focused on #sportsmedia, #sportstech, and #sportsbiz. sps.northwestern.edu/masters/sports…

Women’s professional leagues are now yielding attractive #sportbiz investment opportunities. New markets that facilitate non-control equity transactions are also gaining traction. I explore how #womenssports could use #secondarymarkets for JohnWallStreet. blog.johnwallstreet.com/p/women-s-spor…

Women's sports leagues should embrace secondary markets as team valuations soar. “Secondary markets offer [the] opportunity to enhance liquidity and attract new growth-oriented capital," Julie Uhrman 🏝⚽️🚀 explained. adamrgrossman's latest for JohnWallStreet blog.johnwallstreet.com/p/women-s-spor…

The NBA is reportedly close to signing league-record #mediarights agreements. I explored why the NBA should increase media rights through an option pricing theory lens on television ratings via a JohnWallStreet column last year. blog.johnwallstreet.com/p/longterm-val…

This week's Northwestern MSA #podcasts features Brice Clinton and my discussion on #sportsbiz #mediarights. We focus on the reported new NBA agreements and the launch of the Chicago Sports Network. sps.northwestern.edu/masters/sports…

Sports properties would benefit from communicating more heavily through their most influential & followed employees. Recent developments in conversational AI could alleviate the labor historically required and help to usher in a new social strategy. blog.johnwallstreet.com/p/conversation…

Today's The New York Times "The Morning" newsletter talks about the potential impact of drugs like #ozempic beyond weight loss. I explored similar ideas through a #sportsbiz lens in a recent JohnWallStreet column. blog.johnwallstreet.com/p/the-sports-i…

The first round of the NBA draft occurs tonight with a dominant story line being that this is a “down” year. My model used to predict future on-court performance of finds multiple collegiate players that should have an immediate impact. linkedin.com/pulse/nba-draf…

🚨I couldn't be more excited to announce the close of an oversubscribed investment round! The JohnWallStreet cap table now includes a multitude of strategic investors, including long-time reader David Blitzer. The rest of the group and vision are here. blog.johnwallstreet.com/p/johnwallstre…

If you think the #NBAFreeAgency deals being signed now are wild, just wait until contracts reach $100mm/year in the early 2030s. adamrgrossman says there is a data-driven argument for paying some NBA players nine-figures annually much sooner than that. blog.johnwallstreet.com/p/200mm-player…

The NBA Las Vegas #summerleague begins today where many will see draft picks play for their new teams for the first time. I recently analyzed multiple former college players that should have an impact on their new teams during their rookie season. linkedin.com/pulse/nba-draf…

The Angel City FC received $250mm valuation in its recent ownership transaction. This highlights why #womenssports teams are attractive as enterprise acquisition candidates & valuable in #secondary market opportunities as I showed for JohnWallStreet. blog.johnwallstreet.com/p/women-s-spor…

The Marketing Brew ☕️ recently showed how Amazon MGM Studios is leaning into consumer product #licensing to grow revenues for its streaming business. I examined how the #sportsbiz can embrace product #licensing via classic toys in a JohnWallStreet column. blog.johnwallstreet.com/p/classic-retr…

#Sportsbiz expert Ricardo Fort asserts that Airbnb's The #Olympic Partner (TOP) should generate "one of the highest ROIs in the history of #sponsorships". I examined why that could be the case & how sports investments should be valued for JohnWallStreet . blog.johnwallstreet.com/p/accounting-h…

Learning about Sunisa lee and her journey with kidney disease is such a helpful reminder that people with kidney diseases can not only survive but thrive — and I am so proud to be a pediatric nephrologist!

The MIT Technology Review recently showed a common use cases for generative #AI being "people have started forming relationships with AI systems." I delve into how this could translate into new #sportsbiz #fanegnagement strategies in a recent JohnWallStreet column. johnwallstreet.com/p/conversation…

The Dallas Wings received a reported $208mm team valuation in minority stake sale, a 49% higher than any previous public valuation. This shows why women's sports properties should explore establishing secondary markets as I examine for JohnWallStreet . johnwallstreet.com/p/women-s-spor…

The start of the US Open Tennis today means the return of the #honeydeuce. I highlighted how why the Grey Goose #partnership generated millions in revenue given its focus on authentic and custom activation in a JohnWallStreet column last year. johnwallstreet.com/p/u-s-open-s-g…

With the #Paralympics Games Opening Ceremonies happening today, I wanted to revisit my JohnWallStreet column on how the #sportsbiz can more effectively engage with fans and athletes with disabilities. johnwallstreet.com/p/fans-disabil…

The The Wall Street Journal recently published an article focused on the increased demand of “private luxury suites” at minor league ballparks. I explore how the next major #sportsbiz and #Partnership development could be happening in the minor leagues. linkedin.com/pulse/minor-le…