Erika Swilley is the Executive Director of the Foundation at the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA), bringing with her a wealth of experience from her philanthropic endeavors with organizations such as the Detroit Pistons, Golden State Warriors, Chicago Sky & Sky Cares Foundation, and Detroit Shock. In her current role, Swilley spearheads the coordination and strategic direction of the NBPA Foundation, spotlighting and amplifying the global initiatives of professional basketball players in community building and driving positive change through charitable endeavors and social entrepreneurship.

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Website: National Basketball Players Association, Erika Swilley Bio

Video: National Basketball Social Justice Coalition | Impact Spotlight: Erika Swilley

Article: Sports Business Journal | Mad Love: An NBPA executive has turned player fines into philanthropy gold

ABOUT THE SHOW

Paul Cascade is a high school journalist and athlete who is pulling back the curtain on the sports industry. At 15 years old, he was curious about the business side of sports and started interviewing agents, managers, brand founders, and the people who don't always get the spotlight. If you're an athlete who wants to see what happens off the field, this is the podcast for you.

Music Credit: TK | Produced by Cocotazo Media

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Jeff Fluhr was the co-Founder and CEO of StubHub, the online marketplace that revolutionized how fans buy and sell tickets to live sports, concerts, and events. In 2000, Jeff dropped out of Stanford Graduate School of Business and co-founded StubHub at the age of 25. By 2007, StubHub had over 400 employees, more than $600 million of gross merchandise volume, and partnerships with many professional and college sports teams. Jeff served as CEO of StubHub until it was acquired by eBay in 2007 for $310 million. Since StubHub, Fluhr has had a successful career in venture capital investment, backing other tech founders in early-stage companies, including Twilio, Warby Parker, Trulia, MDLive, Learneo, Houzz, Route, and ZocDoc.

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ABOUT THE SHOW

Paul Cascade is a high school journalist and athlete who is pulling back the curtain on the sports industry. At 15 years old, he was curious about the business side of sports and started interviewing agents, managers, brand founders, and the people who don't always get the spotlight. If you're an athlete who wants to see what happens off the field, this is the podcast for you.

Music Credit: TK | Produced by Cocotazo Media

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Dr. Meeta Singh is a leader in the field of sleep science, helping elite athletes reach peak performance. Dr. Singh’s deep expertise in sleep disorder diagnosis and treatment was forged in Psychiatry at the Mayo Clinic and at the Henry Ford Sleep Center, where Dr. Singh practiced and served as Chief of Service for 15 years. Dr. Singh has served as a consultant for multiple NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA, Olympic, and college sports teams, all seeking to optimize their competitive performance. The Washington Nationals were so grateful to Dr. Singh that they awarded her a World Series ring in 2019.

LINKS & RESOURCES

Dr. Meeta Singh: Professional Website

Dr. Singh’s newsletter: Performance Sleep Bulletin

ABOUT THE SHOW

Paul Cascade is a high school journalist and athlete who is pulling back the curtain on the sports industry. At 15 years old, he was curious about the business side of sports and started interviewing agents, managers, brand founders, and the people who don't always get the spotlight. If you're an athlete who wants to see what happens off the field, this is the podcast for you.

Music Credit: TK | Produced by Cocotazo Media

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Dr. Scott Goldman is the Performance Psychology Consultant for the Golden State Warriors. With over 25 years of experience as a high performance and clinical psychologist, Dr. Goldman has worked with elite athletes, coaches, and teams across multiple professional sports leagues and NCAA programs. He is also the co-creator of the Athletic Intelligence Quotient, the AIQ, a cognitive assessment tool used by professional and Olympic organizations to develop athletes' mental skills.

LINKS & RESOURCES

Scott Goldman: Scott Goldman on LinkedIn | American Psychological Association

Sports Psychology: Athletic Intelligence Quotient (AIQ)

ABOUT THE SHOW

Paul Cascade is a high school journalist and athlete who is pulling back the curtain on the sports industry. At 15 years old, he was curious about the business side of sports and started interviewing agents, managers, brand founders, and the people who don't always get the spotlight. If you're an athlete who wants to see what happens off the field, this is the podcast for you.

Music Credit: TK | Produced by Cocotazo Media

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Tracy Wolfson is a two-time Sports Emmy Award winner who has served as the lead sideline reporter for the NFL on CBS, including four Super Bowls. She has also been the lead reporter for CBS Sports’ coverage of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship and the Final Four. In this episode, Tracy shares how embracing different roles in sports media early in her career helped her achieve her personal dream of reporting for professional football and college basketball. She also discusses her commitment to mentoring young women in sports broadcasting and offers advice for aspiring sports media students.

LINKS & RESOURCES

Tracy Wolfson: tracywolfson.net | IMDb: Tracy Wolfson

Watch: Tracy Wolfson interview clip with Peyton Manning after Super Bowl 50 victory

ABOUT THE SHOW

Paul Cascade is a high school journalist and athlete who is pulling back the curtain on the sports industry. At 15 years old, he was curious about the business side of sports and started interviewing agents, managers, brand founders, and the people who don't always get the spotlight. If you're an athlete who wants to see what happens off the field, this is the podcast for you.

Music credit: TK | Produced by Cocotazo Media

Legendary sports agent JB Bernstein didn't even know agents existed until 1990. Now he's represented Barry Sanders, Barry Bonds, and Emmitt Smith, co-founded Major League Soccer, and inspired a Disney movie about his Million Dollar Arm contest in India. In this conversation, JB shares how he landed Barry Sanders as a client (spoiler: Barry recruited him), why he refused to take money from playing contracts, his most embarrassing pitch failure, and how AI is about to completely transform athlete marketing.

LINKS & RESOURCES

JB Bernstein: jbbernstein-speaker.com Executive Speakers Bureau

Million Dollar Arm: IMDB | Disney film starring Jon Hamm (2014) Book: Million Dollar Arm (Simon & Schuster)

Watch: Documentary: The Making of a Heart Attack

Support: Bernstein Clinic, Pontiac, MI – Free healthcare for Michigan residents

ABOUT THE SHOW

Paul Cascade is a high school journalist and athlete exploring what really goes on behind the scenes of the sports world. From agents and managers to brand founders and industry insiders, Paul talks to the people shaping the industry off the field. If you love sports and want to know what career paths exist beyond playing, this podcast is for you.

I’m Paul Cascade, a high school athlete who loves sports and I want to know what it’s like to work in the industry … if you’re not a pro athlete.

Welcome to my podcast Beyond the Game: Careers in Sports. On my show, I’ll be talking to agents, marketing pros, team managers, brand founders, and more to learn about what they do and their journeys to their jobs. If you love sports and want to see what’s possible off the field, this is the show for you.