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ScorePlay now counts over 130 sports clients and has experienced great growth since the $5M seed round last year.
ScorePlay provides a suite of products that help sports organizations automate their media workflows, grow their brand, and unlock new revenue streams.
Victorien Tixier previously co-founded a digital suite for 5-side-football centers, Hydra, which was acquired.
Chapters:
(01:35) Creation of ScorePlay
(03:10) Doing market research
(06:15) Bootstrapping to start
(08:30) Pricing models
(11:00) Selling to different sports clients
(15:45) Europe vs USA differences
(18:05) Where most clients come from
(21:40) $5M seed round insights
(24:10) Vision for ScorePlay
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Victorien Tixier:
ScorePlay: https://www.scoreplay.io/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victorien-tixier-28543510b/
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Andrew Petcash:
🏠 Website: https://profluence.com
🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/
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PFL is the #1 fastest-growing sports league in the world quickly rising to challenge the UFC and is coming off a $100M investment from Saudi’s SRJ Investments.
Donn Davis first entered sports as the Chief Legal Counsel of the Chicago Cubs in the 1990s. He would go on to hold several prominent roles across media, sports, and entertainment (including a senior executive at AOL) before founding the PFL in 2018.
PFL disrupted MMA with the sports-season format and now operates 4 fight franchises worldwide: PFL League Season, PFL PPV Super Fights, PFL International Leagues, and Bellator.
Chapters:
(01:00) The Rise of the PFL: Competing with the UFC
(04:19) Building a Sports League: Challenges and Strategies
(07:58) Investing in Sports Insights
(12:04) The Vision for PFL: Becoming a Co-Leader in MMA
(18:30) Leveraging Technology in Sports
(20:03) A Day in the Life: Managing a Non-Linear Schedule
(23:26) Global Trends Shaping the Future of Sports
(26:09) The Role of Private Equity in Sports
(28:14) How to get free PFL tickets
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Donn Davis:
Website: https://pflmma.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donndavis/
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Andrew Petcash:
🏠 Website: https://profluence.com
🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/
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As a 23-year-old business owner and coming off a $500k fundraise, Huck Sorock is looking to transform the referee space.
The idea of Refr Sports stemmed a few years ago as Huck realized how much technology was growing in every category within sports but saw lots of improvement for the referee vertical.
Huck Sorock is a recent graduate of Colorado Boulder and grew up an athlete playing juniors hockey.
Chapters:
(01:00) Entrepreneurial journey
(04:50) Refr Sports
(08:55) Stats on referee market
(13:30) Acquiring customers
(15:30) Being a young founder
(18:00) Future of Refr Sports
(23:15) Trends in sports
(25:25) AI refs
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Huck Sorock:
Website: https://refrsports.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/huck-s-29841913a/
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Andrew Petcash:
🏠 Website: https://profluence.com
🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/
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StatusPRO recently received $20m in funding including an investment from Google’s venture arm to transform training and gaming in sports.
StatusPRO is a sports technology company that combines data, XR, and real-life experiences to provide a revolutionary suite of training and gaming products.
Troy Jones is a former D1 quarterback who spent time at the NFLPA and Goldman Sachs before coming up with the StatusPRO idea and building alongside former NFL player Andrew Hawkins.
Chapters:
(01:20) Troy’s athlete and business background
(07:10) Scaling StatusPro learnings
(12:10) Getting Lamar Jackson involved
(14:30) Training vs. Gaming side of StatusPro
(16:50) AR/VR/XR state of the market
(19:55) Trends to watch in sports
(22:50) StatusPRO post-$20m raise
(26:00) Limiting social media
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Troy Jones:
StatusPRO: https://www.status.pro/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/troy-jones-jr-mba-582b60163/
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Andrew Petcash:
🏠 Website: https://profluence.com
🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/
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With high-end clients like the NBA and MLB, Sweet Chameleon is taking on phygital collectibles led by Michael Dub.
Sweet Chameleon lives at the intersection of the physical and digital worlds, leveraging additive manufacturing and blockchain technology to enable fans to create and customize physical and digital collectibles from individual creators and popular entertainment, sports, and gaming IP.
Michael Dub has 25+ years of experience working in leadership roles at large media organizations, startups, and as an owner of a digital marketing agency with a proven track record of growth and developing new revenue streams.
Chapters:
(01:35) The genesis of Sweet Chameleon
(03:05) Collectibles Market
(04:35) Phygital Products
(05:55) State of Sweet Chameleon
(08:40) Benefits to all stakeholders
(11:35) Business model
(14:15) Learnings from landing MLB & NBA
(16:00) Future of collectibles
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Michael Dub:
Sweet Chameleon: https://www.sweetchameleon.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeldub/
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Andrew Petcash:
🏠 Website: https://profluence.com
🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/
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The "Redzone for Baseball", PLYR is aiming to revolutionize discovery, engagement, and interaction with sports through its players.
After spending a handful of years as a wealth advisor, David Wurth made the jump to entrepreneurship by interviewing successful executives, athletes, and business leaders.
CSQ is now an award-winning quarterly business and luxury lifestyle platform. PLYR was incubated from the platform.
Chapters:
(01:25) CSQ: Filling the Void in Media
(04:48) From Media to Advisory
(06:44) The Birth of PLYR
(15:40) Evolution of PLYR
(19:16) Learnings entering sports
(29:38) The Future of PLYR
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David Wurth:
PLYR app: https://www.plyrapp.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/csuitemedia/
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Andrew Petcash:
🏠 Website: https://profluence.com
🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/
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The Defense Department, 90% of NFL teams, and many high-level performers including Andrew Huberman use Momentous products.
Momentous offers high-quality nutritional and dietary supplements, researched and developed by leading scientific minds with rigorous quality control and independent third-party testing.
Jeff Byers played college football at USC and then spent several years in the NFL before diving into the business world head-first as an entrepreneur.
Chapters:
(01:30) Thoughts on NIL & college sports
(06:20) Transition from football to founder
(10:25) Marketing approach at Momentous
(14:30) Building advisory/ambassador boards
(16:30) Journey of Momentous
(21:50) Niche vs. broad-scale consumer products
(25:05) $32M growth equity round
(28:00) Trends to watch
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Jeff Byers:
Momentous: https://www.livemomentous.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-byers-06726331/
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Andrew Petcash:
🏠 Website: https://profluence.com
🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/
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With many years of experience in sportainment, Craig Winning is now taking on BatBox as they expand from Mexico to the United States.
BatBox is an innovative experiential concept that caters to the underserved baseball fan market, offering a playful way for fans to engage with baseball and each other and offer corporate and private simulator sales to clients.
Craig was previously at TOCA Social, Shorty’s, Punch Bowl Social, and has spent most of his career at the intersection of hospitality and entertainment.
Chapters:
(01:30) Hospitality background
(05:50) BatBox concept
(10:10) GTM from Mexico to the US
(11:55) Challenges with new concept
(13:55) Food/Beverage vs. Gameplay
(16:10) Blueprint to success
(19:00) Trends in eatertainment
(21:40) Importance of technology
(23:00) Concepts that could work
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Craig Winning:
BatBox: https://www.batboxusa.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thecraigwinning/
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Andrew Petcash:
🏠 Website: https://profluence.com
🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/
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An experienced veteran in sportainment, Ollie’s newest project is at the intersection of racing, socializing, and eating with F1 Arcade.
F1 Arcade is a new simulation racing experience in the US, offering all the excitement, drama, and glamor of Formula 1.
Ollie Raison has provided creative input to social entertainment businesses for many years including Bounce Ping Pong, Puttshack Mini Golf, Hijingo, AceBounce, Wonderball, Games Gurus, and more.
Chapters:
(01:15) From comedy to social entertainment
(05:30) Bounce Ping Pong
(07:45) Flight Club and Puttshack
(12:45) F1 Arcade Inception
(17:20) Mistakes made in social entertainment
(20:35) Go-To-Market strategy
(23:10) Investors they targeted
(25:25) Future of social entertainment
(29:45) New location F1 Arcade
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Ollie Raison:
F1 Arcade: https://f1arcade.com/us/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliver-raison-b3207235/?originalSubdomain=uk
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Andrew Petcash:
🏠 Website: https://profluence.com
🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/
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Before launching his own agency, Jared was Head of Sports at Twitter/Vine helping establish deep ties within the social media world.
Changing the way credit works for social content with Gondola and making creative content for sports leagues, teams, brands, and media companies with Fresh Tape Media.
Jared shares valuable insights into content creation, trends in social media, sports, highlighting the evolution of content, the impact of technology, and the future of content creation tools.
Chapters:
(01:20) Jared’s sports background
(05:35) Vine walked so TikTok could run
(07:15) Gondola and Fresh Tape Media
(14:30) Trends in social media
(17:30) Thoughts on AR/VR & content
(22:45) Future ideas
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Jared Kleinstein:
Gondola: https://gondola.cc/
Fresh Tape Media: https://www.freshtapemedia.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jared-kleinstein/
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Andrew Petcash:
🏠 Website: https://profluence.com
🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/
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After the acquisition of The Athletic, Evan Parker joined Alexis Ohanian and Brett Montgomery to build Mantel.
Mantel is a community for collectors (starting in sports).
Before joining Mantel as the CEO, Evan Parker was the General Manager at The Athletic and Head of Content at NASCAR.
Chapters:
(01:50) Career in Sports
(03:00) Importance of Building Relationships
(05:05) How Leagues vs Media Brands View Content
(07:30) Collectibles and Mantel
(12:30) Starting in Niches
(14:20) From Corporate to Entrepreneurship
(17:50) Learnings from The Athletic acquisition
(20:10) Fundraising Insights
(21:50) Mantel Roadmap
(35:35) Trends to Watch
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Evan Parker:
Mantel: https://www.onmantel.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evaneparker/
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Andrew Petcash:
🏠 Website: https://profluence.com
🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/
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Recently raising their Series A round, we discuss the changing dynamic of digital sports activations and how they’ve been able to help organizations get closer to their fans.
Vaidhy Murti has over a decade of experience developing production applications for high-growth, venture-backed startups, and Fortune 1000 companies
WIT Sports is a digital activation platform that helps professional sports teams in the NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLS elevate their marketing efforts while providing innovative, turnkey solutions designed to enhance brand partnerships.
Chapters:
(01:25) WIT overview + case studies
(05:35) Entrance into sports
(11:35) Leagues engaging fans
(14:15) Metrics to measure success
(16:55) Series A round growth plans
(19:15) Macro trends to watch
(21:15) Learnings building companies
(24:20) Dealing with rejection
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Vaidhy Murti:
Website: https://www.witcontests.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vaidhy-murti/
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Andrew Petcash:
🏠 Website: https://profluence.com
🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/
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“The Real Moneyball Guy”, the popular movie was partly based on Ari’s analytical and scouting experiences innovating Major League Baseball.
Ari Kaplan created and led the Chicago Cubs analytics department, head of evangelism at DataBricks, Caltech Alumni of the Decade, and Intel’s AI Board of Advisors.
DataBricks is one of the largest private companies in the world with over $1.6 billion in 2023 revenue.
Chapters:
(04:10) Exciting new sports tech
(07:35) Background in sports
(10:20) Evolution of analytics
(15:00) Machine vs human decision making
(20:00) Traditional AI vs Gen AI
(27:45) AGI
(29:00) Advice for building in sports
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Ari Kaplan:
Website: https://www.databricks.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arikaplan/
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Andrew Petcash:
🏠 Website: https://profluence.com
🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/
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We dive deep into fan engagement, creating immersive experiences, and MVP Interactive + James Giglio’s new book Beyond the Jumbotron.
MVP Interactive is a creative technology company specializing in designing and producing immersive consumer experiences for the world’s largest brands.
Chapters:
(02:45) MVP Interactive background
(07:15) Defining a “fan”
(11:05) Future of fan engagement/AI
(15:05) Immersive tech examples
(21:30) Leveraging brand equity
(25:10) Insights on building in sports
(27:50) Changing marketing trends
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James Giglio:
Website: https://mvp-interactive.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/%F0%9F%8E%A4-james-giglio-16a8715/
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Andrew Petcash:
🏠 Website: https://profluence.com
🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/
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Perfect Game is the world’s largest youth baseball/softball platform and scouting service, producing over 8,600+ events, 300,000+ games, and showcases annually across the United States.
Rob Ponger became CEO in 2022, previously serving as a Senior Vice President at IMG.
To date, more than 1,650 players who have played in a Perfect Game event have made it to Major League Baseball.
Chapters:
(01:50) From IMG to Perfect Game
(04:15) Creating a flywheel of brands
(09:30) Downstream professionalization
(12:30) MLB players
(13:50) Baseball innovation for GenZ
(16:30) Women’s sports and softball
(18:00) Going younger & company size
(21:00) Future for Perfect Game
(23:35) NIL/Other trends
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Rob Ponger:
Website: https://www.perfectgame.org/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-ponger-1534735/
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Andrew Petcash:
🏠 Website: https://profluence.com
🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/
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Pro Skills Basketball is now in 20 cities across the United States with their innovative basketball training, coaching, and team membership model.
Brendan Winters grew up the son of an NBA coach. He played college basketball at Davidson and then went on to play professionally overseas for 5 years before founding Pro Skills Basketball.
PSB has since grown into a nationwide club team organization with the mission to change the culture of youth basketball in the US.
Chapters:
(02:40) Davidson and Steph Curry
(03:30) Pro Skills Basketball inspiration
(08:40) Adding new markets
(10:45) From sports to entrepreneurship
(12:35) Building European-style clubs
(16:40) Pro Skills Basketball model
(18:20) Differences in markets
(22:10) Future initiatives
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Brendan Winters:
Website: https://proskillsbasketball.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendanwinters/
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Andrew Petcash:
🏠 Website: https://profluence.com
🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/
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Futsal is one of the fastest-growing sports in the world, and Senda Athletics is at the forefront of it.
Senda Athletics is a head-to-toe soccer product line, including footwear, Fair Trade Certified balls, and custom team uniforms, focused on the rapidly growing 5-a-side and indoor soccer market.
The initial 5-a-side market is an estimated $5B with the opportunity to expand into the $14B broader soccer market. Popular soccer stars like Lionel Messi have been known to enjoy futsal.
Chapters:
(01:30) Senda Athletics overview
(04:15) Argentina & World Cup
(06:15) Engaging athletes as owners
(08:30) From 1 product to many
(12:30) Becoming Fair Trade Certified
(14:40) Distribution channels
(20:10) Soccer 3.0
(24:10) Trends to watch
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Santiago Halty:
Website: https://sendaathletics.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/santiago-halty-9a764214/
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Andrew Petcash:
🏠 Website: https://profluence.com
🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/
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Coming off an $8M funding round, DUPR is going both downstream and horizontal in pickleball.
DUPR is a rating algorithm and app to find other pickleball players at your skill level. The score ranges from 2 to 8.
Tito Machado is the CEO and Scott Mendelssohn is the Head of Analytics.
Chapters:
(01:10) Entrance into pickleball
(04:45) Company overview
(06:30) Understanding the DUPR score
(09:50) Acquiring users
(12:05) Plan coming off $8M funding
(15:45) Building community & engagement
(20:00) DUPR collegiate championships
(24:20) International expansion
(29:55) Trends to watch in pickleball
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DUPR:
Website: https://mydupr.com/
Tito LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gilberto-tito-machado-19004670/
Scott LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-mendelssohn-44555150/
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Andrew Petcash:
🏠 Website: https://profluence.com
🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/
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We dive deep into Drake Star’s latest sports technology report which saw a total deal value of $37B in 2023.
Mohit Pareek is a media and tech investment banker who oversees Drake Star’s sports technology, media, and gaming reports.
We also cover investors to watch, significant strategic buyers, global investment trends, and the growing role of sovereign wealth funds and athlete investors in the sports industry.
Chapters:
(01:15) Drake Star and Mohit’s background
(07:25) Sports dealmaking in 2023
(09:50) M&A deals
(12:55) Outlook for 2024
(15:15) Investors to watch
(19:20) Buyers to watch
(24:00) Public companies
(26:45) Sovereign wealth & athlete investors
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Mohit Pareek:
Website: https://www.drakestar.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohitpareek/
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Andrew Petcash:
🏠 Website: https://profluence.com
🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/
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With over 60+ employees globally, the Aura platform is transforming traditional linear content experiences into an engaging, interactive, and immersive hyper-contextual environment by aggregating content, data, financial engagement, and communities.
Before Aura, Antony Arena served as the Chief Executive at Unbound, a group of digital and communications businesses specializing in cutting-edge technologies including AI, VR, and AR.
Aura is headquartered in Australia, with an office in London and soon one in New York City.
Chapters:
(01:45) Antony’s background
(04:30) Aura overview
(08:15) Why building in sports first
(10:50) Challenges for media/sports
(14:15) Scaling offices globally
(18:15) Verticals beyond sports
(19:30) Hiring & finding the right talent
(22:30) Learnings from agency business
(24:40) Keeping an eye on AI
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Antony Arena:
Website: https://thisisaura.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ant-arena/?originalSubdomain=au
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Andrew Petcash:
🏠 Website: https://profluence.com
🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/
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