Sports Industry Resources
Rising tides raise all ships! Check out other sports industry resources that can also help you achieve success in sports.
Sports Media | Groups | Events | Education | Books | Career Advice | Sports Tech | Whitepapers | Organizations
Sports Media
Publications, podcasts, newsletters and more
- Sports Business Journal - the go to publication and daily resource for leaders across the sports industry
- Hashtag Sports - newsletter on the new sports economy and ecosystem
- Front Office Sports - refreshing takes on the intersection of sports and business
- Sporttechie - tech focused sports business newsletter
- The Players’ Tribune - new media company that shares athletes stories in their own words
- UNINTERRUPTED - video and podcasts from athletes
- Athlete Content and Entertainment (ACE) Media - production company focused on athlete driven content
- UNSCRIPTD - publishing platform for athletes
- Flosports - OTT network for live and digital sports programming
- Bleacher Report - leading sports news and highlights company
- Business of Sports - website focused on content for the business of sports
Groups
Local and national groups for those interested in or working in sports
- Sports Marketing Network - more than 11,000 individual and corporate members with chapters in major markets and members in more than 50 U.S. cities
- Sport Marketing Association - forum for practitioners, academics, and students dedicated to the sport marketing industry
- Women in Sports and Events - leading voice and resource for professional women in the business of sports
- NACDA - the professional association for those in the field of athletics administration
- NAATSO - ticketing specific group within NACDA
Events
Sports industry conferences for networking, education, and personal development
- Sports Trade - SportsTrade is the world’s largest sports business conference, connecting the owners of the world’s leading franchises, media companies, sports stars, retailers, brands and tech companies
- CAA World Congress of Sports - insights and opinions on the business of sports
- ALSD - conference focused on premium seat and suite sellers and managers
- NeuLion Sports Media and Technology Conference - media and content distribution focused conference
- Octagon Sports Marketing Symposium - exploring marketing and sponsorships by the most active brands in sports brands
- SMWW Sports Career Conferences - variety of sport specific, career focused, conferences
- Leaders Sports Business Summit - leaders shaping the future of sport
- IEG Sponsorship Conference - all things sponsorship
- Sports Sales Boot Camp - for the current sports sales professional looking to improve their acumen and get better
- National Sports Forum - largest annual cross-gatherings of business professionals in the sports industry representing a broad spectrum of teams, leagues, agencies and corporate partners
- MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference - discussions on the increasing role of analytics in the global sports industry
- NACDA - have a conference every year for college sports professionals to get together to learn and network
- SEME - premier sports career and networking conference geared toward young professionals
- Mount Union Sales Workshop - top tickets sales recruiting event and workshop in the industry
- The Daniel Summit - Faith based sport leadership conference
Education
- Sports Business Journal - list of educational programs, complete with contact information
- North American Society for Sport Management - comprehensive list of undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs in sports related fields
Books
- Sports Business Bookstore - a pretty insane list of sports business related reads
- General / Leadership
- Life is not an accident – Jay Williams
- My prison without bars – Pete Rose
- Art of War – Sun Tzu
- The Empire of Business – Andrew Carnegie
- Think and Grow Rich – Napoleon Hill
- Crush It - Gary Vaynerchuk
- The Energy Bus - Jon Gordon
- Purple Cow - Seth Godin
- Tools of Titans - Tim Ferris
- Relentless - Tim Grover
- The Score Takes Care of Itself - Bill Walsh
- Leadership and Self Deception - The Arbinger institute
- Five Dysfunctions of a Team - Patrick Lencioni
- Who Moved My Cheese - Spencer Johnson
- How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie
- The 10X Rule - Grant Cardone
- The Slight Edge - Jeff Olson
- Monday Morning Choices - David Cottrell
- Shoe Dog - Phil Knight
- 3 Kings – Zack O’Malley Greenburg
- You Are What You Speak – Robert Lane Green
- Sales
- Ice to The Eskimos - Jon Spoelstra
- The Greatest Salesman in the World – Og Mandino
- Fanatical Prospecting - Jeb Blount
- The Sales Bible - Jeffrey Gitomer
- Pitch Anything - Oren Klaff
- The Little Red Book of Selling - Jeffrey Gitomer
- Selling the Invisible - Harry Beckwith
- How to Become a Rainmaker - Jeffrey Fox
Career Advice
Salary tools, general tips, and more
- theMuse - great resource for career development
- The Ladders - focused on those seeking jobs that pay over $100,000
- Salary.com - calculators and tools for compensation
- Indeed.com - another place to find company reviews and see salary comp for sales roles
- Glassdoor.com - research companies and get insights/feedback from real employees
- MorningBrew - news to help you get smarter in 5 minutes
- Crain’s Newsletter - top business news stories in your market
- Eric Thomas (Breathe University) - motivational content
- Grant Cardone - content to grow your business, income and life
- Ryan Estis - business performance trends, best practices
Sports Tech
Groups, accelerators, VC’s and others focused on technology within sports
- Women in Sports Tech - community providing women in sports with growth opportunities
- Lead Sports - funding and nurturing early-stage sports startups
- Stadia Ventures - accelerator
- http://www.hypesportsinnovation.com/ - accelerator
- Sports Tank - Shark Tank-esq competition for sports tech startups
- Podium - venture capital focused on sports businesses
- Black Lab Sports - invest in and ecosystem for sports startups
- Geekwire Sports - media company focused on sports tech
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