"The industry has spent decades telling talent to be genuine, build trust, and create authentic relationships with listeners. Yet when those same qualities extend beyond sports and into the realities of the business itself, they can suddenly be viewed as liabilities instead of strengths."
"It’s a combination of seminar and social gathering, where people come to learn, network, educate, challenge one another, and leave with a treasure trove of ideas to bring back to their markets."
"Every live sporting event generates enormous value that today goes uncaptured — in officiating, production, branding, live experiences, and the fan experience. OWL is building the live intelligence layer that captures it."
"There's a tendency that businesses have to hold things close to the vest... David and I don't believe that's a good strategy. Telling our story is important for everyone involved with Locked On."
"A company's greatest assets walk out the front door every afternoon. Whenever they walk out for the last time, the organization has fewer assets remaining inside the building the next day."
"The future of radio is not about broadcast towers versus streaming. That battle is a fool’s errand. The future rests in human connection over algorithmic isolation, and radio still holds that powerful advantage."
"The sports franchises making public pledges against AI creative tools are not protecting their authenticity. They're protecting a comfort zone that has an expiration date."
"If NFL front offices can rely on AI to sort through hundreds of prospects, identify hidden value, and ultimately make smarter draft decisions, there’s no reason sports media can’t apply that same thinking to its own version of scouting."
"The industry has spent decades telling talent to be genuine, build trust, and create authentic relationships with listeners. Yet when those same qualities extend beyond sports and into the realities of the business itself, they can suddenly be viewed as liabilities instead of strengths."
"I, somehow, have been able to survive and adapt. My career is full of different chapters. Every one of those chapters, I never really knew if I’d make it out of it."