LVSportsBiz.com Podcast Series: Killingsworth, Lashbrook, White, Epstein

Our second anniversary LVSportsBiz.com podcast series received much feedback last week. So, we have assembled all four podcasts in one story. AdoreOil sponsored our inaugural podcast series.

 

BRIAN KILLINGSWORTH, Vegas Golden Knights chief marketing officer. June 7

Big takeaway: Golden Knights jersey is NHL’s top seller. Also working on cross-promoting VGK owner Bill Foley’s winery, restaurant and development ventures.

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BRETT LASHBROOK, Las Vegas Lights FC founder/owner. June 10

Big Takeaway: Investor will spend “billions” of dollars on downtown rehab project, which also includes Cashman Center redevelopment and new Major League Soccer stadium.

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DANA WHITE, UFC president. June 11

Big takeaway: Tried to buy Houston Rockets with the Fertitta brothers and currently trying to buy an NFL team (possibly Chargers, Broncos) with them too.

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LAWRENCE EPSTEIN, UFC Chief Operating Officer. June 13

Big takeaway: New Raiders stadium in Las Vegas will host at least one UFC event a year; New media deal with ESPN delivering revenues two to three times the amount of prior FOX deal.

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We are working on developing an LVSportsBiz.com podcast series for the NBA Summer League in July.

Alan Snel

Alan Snel brings decades of sports-business reporting experience to LVSportsBiz.com. Snel covered the business side of sports for the South Florida (Fort Lauderdale) Sun-Sentinel, the Tampa Tribune and Las Vegas Review-Journal. As a city hall beat reporter, Snel also covered stadium deals in Denver and Seattle. In 2000, Snel launched a sport-business website for FoxSports.com called FoxSportsBiz.com. After reporting sports-business for the RJ, Snel wrote hard-hitting stories on the Raiders stadium for the Desert Companion magazine in Las Vegas and The Nevada Independent. Snel is also one of the top bicycle advocates in the country.