Constant Sports Podcast

Your favorite players. Your next investment?Sam Stone is building toward a big ambition: making SSMX the stock market for sports and a go-to destination for investing around athletes through collectibles portfolios.He joins Conner Schenk on the Constant Sports Podcast to explore the proposed model, his journey from collector to founder, and what it would take to build a marketplace that fans and investors trust.The conversation explores ownership, valuation, liquidity and the business behind athlete-focused portfolios of sports cards and memorabilia.Presented by Gameprints. Explore sports wall art made from real game data: https://game-prints.com/Connect with SSMX: https://www.instagram.com/ssmxenterprise/Watch on YouTube: [YOUTUBE_URL]Work with Constant Sports: https://www.constantsportsco.com/Follow the show and share this episode with someone interested in the future of sports investing.SSMX is discussed as a proposed platform. The concept involves collectibles associated with athletes, not ownership of their earnings. Investor rights and trading availability depend on the final structure and applicable requirements. Editorial discussion only, not an investment recommendation or offer.

What is the difference between having followers and building a business around fan relationships?Jasper Weatherby, a professional hockey player and creator of OffScript, joins Conner Schenk to explore athlete entrepreneurship, NIL, and the next generation of fan engagement. OffScript allows fans to send athletes messages and receive personalized text or video replies, with athletes setting their own prices.The conversation explores Jasper’s founder journey, the role of audience size, and the challenges of building a marketplace that works for athletes and fans.OffScript is already connecting with team owners, sports investors, managers, and athletes, and is looking to connect with more people in the sports world.Explore OffScript: https://www.offscript.app/Work with Constant Sports: https://www.constantsportsco.com/Follow The Constant Sports Podcast and share this episode with someone building in sports.

There is plenty of attention on racquet sports. Running the facility is another conversation.Brock Orlowski, Director of Racquet Sports at Fort Wayne Country Club, joins Conner Schenk to discuss tennis, pickleball and padel from an operator’s perspective. Topics include court economics, programming, the member experience, staff leadership and investment decisions.Plus: a hypothetical $10 million to invest in racquet sports. What would Brock build, and where would he avoid putting the money?Watch: [https://www.youtube.com/@ConstantSports]Connect with Brock: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/brock-orlowski-1310121aa/]Work with Constant Sports: https://form.typeform.com/to/BH57lJMZ

Sports organizations have millions of fans, but building a direct relationship with those fans is becoming one of the biggest opportunities in sports business.This week, I'm joined by Jake Cvengros of Avalanche to discuss the technology changing how teams, leagues, and athletic departments engage their audiences and generate revenue.We explore first-party fan data, loyalty programs, ticketing, payments, sponsorship, and how sports organizations can create more value from the relationships they already have.Jake also brings experience working across professional sports, college athletics, and live entertainment, providing a look at how modern fan technology is being adopted across the industry.The bigger question: Who will own the fan relationship in the next era of sports?Connect with Jake: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jake-cvengros/Avalanche: https://www.avalanche.com/Constant Sports: https://constantsportsco.com/Subscribe to The Constant Sports Report: https://constant-newsletter-085c66.beehiiv.com/

Title: The Moneyball Strategy for Buying Sports Teams | Paul SabinCan analytics create an investment advantage in sports ownership?This week, I'm joined by Paul Sabin, Co-Founder of Sage Sports Group, Lecturer at Wharton, and President of Sabin Analytics.Sage is bringing advanced analytics into lower-division European soccer and basketball, looking for opportunities to improve player recruitment, roster construction, operational performance, and ultimately the value of sports clubs.We explore what makes a sports team undervalued, how investors evaluate opportunities, the economics of promotion, and why data-driven ownership could become an increasingly important strategy in sports.Learn more about Sage Sports Group: https://sagesportsgroup.com/Work with Constant Sports: https://form.typeform.com/to/BH57lJMZSubscribe to The Constant Sports Report: https://constant-newsletter-085c66.beehiiv.com/

African basketball has the talent. Now comes the challenge of building the businesses, facilities, and development systems around it.On this episode of The Constant Sports Podcast, I sit down with Yusef Aziz, President & CEO of Azomco Global, to talk about building a basketball organization from the ground up in Kigali, Rwanda.We discuss Yusef's journey, why he chose Rwanda, building Azomco Basketball Club, player development, women's basketball, facilities, sponsorship, investment and the continued development of the Basketball Africa League.We also get into a bigger sports-business question: What needs to be built for African basketball to reach its commercial potential?Azomco's men's team climbed from Rwanda's Division 2 into the country's top division, and the organization is now pursuing a broader vision around player pathways and basketball infrastructure.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------FOLLOW AZOMCO GLOBAL • Website: www.azomcoglobal.com • Email: [email protected] • Twitter / X: @azomcoglobal • Facebook: @azomcoglobal • Instagram: @azomcoglobal • LinkedIn: @azomcoglobal • TikTok: @azomcoglobal • YouTube: @azomcoglobal -------------------------------------------------------------------CONSTANT SPORTS• Website:constantsportsco.com• Email: [email protected]• Twitter / X: Constantsports1• Instagram: Constantsports1• LinkedIn: Constant Sports• TikTok: Constantsports1• YouTube: Constant Sports

Padel has exploded around the world. The bigger question now is what comes next.The International Padel Federation says the sport has grown to approximately 38 million players, 85,000 courts and 27,000 clubs across 178 countries and territories. But rapid participation growth doesn't automatically create a sustainable sports industry.On this episode of The Constant Sports Podcast, I sit down with Ben Nichols, Founder & CEO of Padel 22, to discuss the next phase of the global padel industry. Ben has built Padel 22 into a communications consultancy dedicated specifically to the sport, working across clubs, brands, events, players and other organizations throughout the global padel ecosystem. We get into:• Why padel has grown so quickly• Whether the boom is sustainable• Why the U.S. market remains such a major opportunity• What actually makes a successful padel club• Whether we're eventually going to have too many courts• Padel vs. pickleball in America• The future of professional padel• The role of storytelling in building sports properties• Whether padel can become a major spectator sport• What the global padel industry could look like by 2036Its 2025 World Padel Report counted more than 35 million active players, 77,300 courts and 24,600 clubs, with clubs growing 16.1% and courts 15.2% year over year.The question is no longer whether padel is growing. It's what gets built around that growth.FOLLOW BEN & PADEL 22 Padel 22 also publishes The 22, its monthly briefing covering industry news, operator insights and developments across the "New Padel World." WORK WITH CONSTANT SPORTS Constant Sports works with sports businesses, investors and operators across valuation, transaction advisory and growth strategy.READ THE CONSTANT SPORTS REPORTSports business. Investing. Valuation. Every week.#Padel #SportsBusiness #SportsInvesting #Padel22 #SportsIndustry #ConstantSports #SportsMarketing

College athletes are signing endorsement agreements, managing brands, navigating compliance requirements and increasingly operating inside a professionalized commercial ecosystem.But the infrastructure underneath that market is still being built.On this episode of The Constant Sports Podcast, I sit down with Max Rusakov of RevU to discuss the contract layer of modern college sports.We get into what athletes should understand before signing an NIL deal, common contract risks, the increasing burden on compliance departments, how AI can help manage contracts and where RevU fits into the changing college-sports ecosystem.We also zoom out beyond NIL and discuss athlete compensation, revenue sharing, regulation and what college athletics could eventually become.Follow RevU: revu.dealsRead Max's NIL Sideline Report: Subscribe herePresented by Stak3holder. Constant Sports listeners can claim the $15 promotional offer: Constant Sports × Stak3holder

College football is starting to look a lot more like professional football.Transfer free agency. NIL. Revenue sharing. General managers. Personnel departments. Constant roster turnover.So what does that mean for the people responsible for actually finding talent?On this episode of The Constant Sports Podcast, Conner Schenk sits down with Todd Worly of the Hula Bowl to discuss the changing business of college football.Todd takes us inside the scouting process: what evaluators actually look for, what fans get wrong about player evaluation, how the transfer portal has changed roster construction, and why programs increasingly need to think like professional front offices.We also discuss the Hula Bowl and its role in allowing senior players college football to showcase themselves in front of professional scouts.Presented by Stakeholder. Constant Sports listeners can claim the $15 promotional offer through the link in the show notes. Eligibility and terms apply.https://stak3holder.com/join/constantsports

On this episode of The Constant Sports Podcast, Conner Schenk sits down with Stak3holder Co-Founders Derek Peterson and Roger White to explore one of the more provocative ideas emerging at the intersection of sports, technology and financial markets.Stak3holder is building a market-driven sports platform that allows fans to buy, sell and hold team tokens.We discuss how the model works, what actually determines team prices, why the company started with college sports, how it differs from sportsbooks and prediction markets, the role of blockchain and regulation, and whether trading could become a major new form of fan engagement.We also explore the bigger idea behind the company:Could team prices eventually become a real-time measure of fan sentiment?Derek and Roger share the Stak3holder origin story, business model, regulatory challenges, long-term vision and where they believe sports fandom is heading next.Join Stak3holder TodayWork with Constant Sports:Subscribe to the Constant Sports Report:Constant Sports Instagram:Constant Sports YouTube:Constant Sports X:----------------------------------------------------------------------Stak3holder on Instagram:Stak3holder on YouTube: Constant Sports listeners: check the episode description for the Stak3holder promotional offer and applicable terms.This conversation is for informational and entertainment purposes and is not financial advice.