My prediction is that the Iowa-South Carolina game will average over 20 million viewers and comfortably beat the men's national championship game. That would be a third straight women's CBB viewership record (in 6 days) and beat every NBA Finals game over the last 7 years. Here

Chart how recent NWSL franchise valuations stack up against other professional sports leagues. Read more about my thoughts on the league at: joelvanessen.substack.com/p/deep-dive-on…

Given the Phoenix Coyotes continued struggle to find a suitable home for a new arena in Phoenix, I think its only a matter of time before a relocation to Salt Lake City is announced.

Great read from Joe Pompliano The Inside Story Of How Glen Taylor Sabotaged The Timberwolves Sale, by Joe Pompliano open.substack.com/pub/huddleup/p…

Amazed that this next NBA media rights deal is expected to fetch ~3X the value of the previous. There has already been a flurry of team transactions over the last 3 years but this will lead to significantly more activity, particularly with new PE groups entering the sports space.

I think the Minnesota Tourism Council has a new official slogan…

I recently shared some thoughts through my firm's blog on the current opportunity in the small business acquisition space. Link to post below: blog.citydifferentinvestments.com/big-small-busi…

I'll be curious to see which NFL team is the first to sell a minority stake to an institutional investor once the league inevitably opens its doors. I think the Las Vegas Raiders will be a sought-after target.

The NFL is delaying the vote to allow institutional PE investment in teams. I still think it's inevitable that they will open the doors, but I'm curious why the NFL keeps dragging its feet on this decision. The BFD axios.com/newsletters/ax… #axiosprorata

Awesome interview with/article about my father in the local paper earlier this week! Catching up with Owen Van Essen of newspaper merger and acquisition firm Dirks, Van Essen aol.com/catching-owen-…

Congratulations to Zen Movers, a City Different Acquisitions portfolio company, on winning the Santa Fe Reporter's Best Moving Company award! Best of Santa Fe 2024: Business sfreporter.com/guides/bestofs…

I think there is a lot of investment potential in the endurance sports world. See below for first in a series covering this topic: joelvanessen.substack.com/p/the-enduranc…

Check out Part 2 in my series covering the business of Endurance Sports races. This post discusses the recent M&A activity the industry and my future outlook for continued consolidation. joelvanessen.substack.com/p/the-enduranc…

The Endurance Economy (Part 3) Early-Stage Activity, by Joel Van Essen open.substack.com/pub/joelvaness… Movemint OOFOS Muuvr - Get Active, Get Rewarded Body Rocket The Pro's Closet Maurten Strava Link My Ride Hexis Vimazi

Check out Part 4 of my series discussing the business behind the endurance race industry! open.substack.com/pub/joelvaness… T100 Triathlon World Tour National Cycling League Wanda Diamond League supertri Grand Slam Track TeamTrak Cycling League Life Time Grand Prix

Summary and key insight regarding the NFL's vote to allow Private Equity investment: joelvanessen.substack.com/p/private-equi…

Final day at Main Street Summit. Excited to hear one more days worth of engaging discussions with business owners operators and investors!

A look at the private equity firms are rolling up franchise big box gyms. Read below: open.substack.com/pub/joelvaness…

The New Fitness Conglomerates, by Joel Van Essen open.substack.com/pub/joelvaness…

I recently shared some thoughts behind the strategic rationale of Life Time acquiring High Performance Lifestyle Training (HPLT). joelvanessen.substack.com/p/hplt-life-ti… Let me know your thoughts! Life Time