Episode 30: Season 1 Finale. Over the past season of "Hot Coffee, Cold Beer" we've asked our guests to focus on how they built their sports careers and avoid the topic of Covid-19 altogether. This episode however, we address the elephant in the room as we sit for coffee or beer with one employee of each core-4 American sports to talk about exactly what unfolded in their offices. This is the peak behind all core-4 major American sports handling the hurricane of chaos this virus unfolded.  You'll hear from Chelsea Herman (NBA's Philadelphia 76ers), Stefan Driedger (NHL's Minnesota Wild), Tyler Starkey (MLB's Colorado Rockies) and Michael Lineman (NFL's Los Angeles Chargers). 

Episode Twenty-Nine: The heart-breaking and heart-warming story of Joel Adams, Vice President of Premium Sales for the Los Angeles Clippers. In early 2021, Joel begins opening the Clippers new stadium: Inglewood Basketball & Entertainment Center. Opening "IBEC" is one of the most coveted upcoming roles in the sports industry. Joel is a cancer survivor and previously worked for the San Diego Padres, Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Dolphins and is now in his 3rd year with his hometown team. 

Episode Twenty Eight: The NBA Salary Cap is more complicated than the American tax code or quantum physics, so we sit down for coffee with Eric Pincus, an NBA Salary Cap Expert. Eric had a 20+ year career as a Chief Information Officer at a wedding and events company while being an aspiring writer on the sidelines. He is now the Lead Writer for the Los Angeles Lakers on Bleacher Report and teaches classes on understanding the NBA's Salary Cap. https://twitter.com/EricPincus

Episode Twenty Seven: It's a 2020 NBA Finals re-match, as Miami HEAT Director of Corporate Partnerships Casey Dellapenna shares a coffee or beer with our host who sells Lakers Premium. Casey spent 14 years in New York City advertising before leaving the "Mad Men" life behind to work in South Florida Sports. Casey is a former Associate General Manager for the University of Miami before moving over to the HEAT. 

Episode Twenty Six: Fresh off their trip to the 2020 World Series, Dan Newhart of the Tampa Bay Rays sits down for a beer chat about 13 years spent with one of the most employee-first organizations. Be ready to have your pre-conceived notions about the Rays and Tropicana Field challenged after this episode. 

Episode Twenty Five: Everyone in the sports industry know about the Association of Luxury Suite Directors' once per-year conference where premium teams across all North American sports gather to present trends in the Premium operation of the sports business. We sit down for coffee or beer with the President of ALSD, Amanda Verhoff.  "Premium" refers to the high-end, luxury seating in sports often including private seats, front-row seating and "club seats". Amanda shares over exactly how the teams uses her conference to not only grow THEIR business, but all of our ours.  Amanda tells us about her sports life of working for a sports conference her entire professional career. Going from interning with the conference in college, to now serving as president.  ALSD corporate offices are based in Cincinnati, Ohio and the conference partakes in different cities each summer. You can learn more and apply for registration at ALSD.com 

Episode Twenty Four: The man behind one of the most popular sports podcasts in the world steps in front of the mic to share a coffee about podcasting 101. Amjed Osman is the Executive Producer of "Inside The Green Room", one of the most popular sports podcasts in the United States with over 20 million lifetime listens.   Amjed, Harrison Sanford and NBA Player Danny Green started their podcast with the story of Danny being traded from San Antonio to Toronto, and have turned it into a cutting-edge sports and pop culture informational program.  "Jed" is an immigrant from the country of Sudan and a proud alumni of Ohio State University.  https://www.insidegreenroom.com/   Available on Spotify, Apple, Google Play and YouTube. 

Episode Twenty Three: If you ever got yelled at by your parents for playing video games, THIS is the episode for you. We share a coffee with a rising star of the eSports and gaming category, Sunghwan Kim of ESL Gaming. We learn about the trends and evolution of eSports that has turned into a billion dollar business.  Sunghwan relives the trauma of working for the then-NBA worst Philadelphia 76ers and reflects on how the marketing slogan of "Trust The Process" was truly adopted throughout the entire organization. He went from sharing a small, studio apartment in New York City to being one of the top performers for the Philadelphia 76ers,  and is now one of the rising stars of the eSports subcategory. "Sung" is a proud Syracuse University alumni and diehard Philadelphia Eagles fan. 

Episode Twenty Two: Coffee AND beer are shared with Sports Foundation superstar, Shannon Hearne. Padres Pedal The Cause is official cancer charity partner of the San Diego Padres. Shannon joined the Padres’ charity after attending one of their events while making a living in season ticket sales. Padres Pedal has a unique charity model where 100% of all money raised is given back to 4 core cancer hospitals in San Diego and only if they all file TOGETHER. You can find out more about how to get involved nationwide at GoPedal.org.

Episode Twenty One: Brock shares a championship-themed beer with world-champion Washington Nationals employee Chris Weiner. Enjoy the pain of a diehard New York Mets interviewing a Washington Nationals representative. Chris shares the story of moving up and often being forced to move DOWN to stay in one city for your career. Similar to the professional athletes on the field, employees of the sports industry often have less say on which city they reside in with constant relocation. Chris is an anomaly of the industry being able to stay in his hometown for the entirety of his sports life. The rarity in Chris’ story runs deeply, from the unique accomplishment of spending an entire career in ONE market and earning TWO masters degrees in an industry where many don’t pursue higher-education. Chris is a proud University of Maryland and Georgetown University alumni.