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Yoshi Okamoto is sports entrepreneur who has vast experience in both the United States and Japan. Born and raised in Japan, Yoshi is the first Japanese businessperson to work full-time in the US professional sports, namely the MLB (A, AAA minor teams and Minnesota Twins), NHL (Anaheim Mighty Ducks), and the NBA (Brooklyn Nets, then …
There are few more memorable moments in sports and entertainment than when a record is set. No matter how big or small, shattering a milestone is the perfect measurement tool for success, and there remains no yardstick bigger for records than to make or break The Guinness Book of World Records. The validation is well, …
There is nothing quite like the Baseball Winter Meetings anywhere else in sports in the world. There are global conferences like Soccerex, large gatherings like the Super Bowl and The Final Four, and every league has a version of business or coaches meetings at various points, but none come close to the thousands of would-be …
The following also appeared in Sporttechie The use of data in every corner of sports business continues to expand with each passing day. From virtual reality to wearable tech to iBeacons and gaming, there is no escaping how all things digital are changing the sports and entertainment landscape. One critical part of understanding the opportunities …
In the last year we continue to see major global sports brands; Manchester City and Bayern Munich, the Aviva Premiership and Chelsea FC, try to put down roots and bring their business brand to the United States. The opposite growth, U.S. sports exporting to other parts of the world, is limited at this point because …
In a world where we are constantly besieged by information, how can you keep a secret, especially a serious one from a select person or group when literally the whole world knows? That situation has come up not once, but twice, in recent weeks involving elite athletes and some tragic news going on around them, …
As the calendar turns from the mega-awareness month for Breast Cancer and the amazing viral phenomenon of the Ice Bucket Challenge for ALS in the past, we can applaud the work the ever-growing (no pun intended) groups for Movember are doing specially tied to Prostate and Testicular Cancer Awareness. Since 2003, the Movember Foundation has …
This weekend the NFL finishes its two week stint in the UK, fresh on the heels of the NBA taking their brand in the preseason around the world again. MLB has exported games to Australia and Japan and conducts the World Baseball Classic, the NHL has tried Europe and Russia and will have the World …
We first met Justine Siegal when we were working on trying to get baseball back in the Olympics following the Seoul games. One of the issues with the sport and the Olympic movement was that there were not enough opportunities for women, and softball was not interested in a combined bid. Neither was Justine. She …
As the NFL season officially and fully kicks off it is worthwhile nothing that another major rite of fall; October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, also got an early boos with the Susan G. Komen Run For The Cure this weekend. While the Komen Foundation has taken some hits in recent years because of its battles …