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On this episode of the SeventySix Capital Sports Leadership Show, Wayne Kimmel interviewed Scott Kaplan, host of the afternoon drive radio program Sedano and Kap on 710 ESPN LA.



Kaplan also serves as the Founder and CEO of Sided, the world’s first AI poll-generating tool built for publishers to collect data, create engagement, and monetize. In his former life, Kaplan was the record-setting kicker for the football team at the University of Pittsburgh.



In 2010, Kaplan completed the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii. In 2016, he was part of an eight-man team that finished second in the Race Across America (RAAM). Kaplan is a long-time supporter of the Challenged Athletes Foundation and has ridden his bike five times from San Francisco to San Diego to help raise millions of dollars for CAF. Kaplan has four children and lives in both SD and LA.



Scott Kaplan:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-kaplan-sided/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottkaplan/

X: https://twitter.com/ScottKaplan



Sided: https://app.sided.co/

On this episode of the SeventySix Capital Sports Leadership Show, Wayne Kimmel interviewed Dylan Robbins and Michael Madding, CEO and COO of Lucra.



Our SeventySix Capital portfolio company, Lucra, is the leading technology provider of gamification services. Their B2B technology facilitates cash, e-commerce, or cashless contests on partner platforms. Lucra's white-label Software Development Kit (SDK) provides partners with a comprehensive, turnkey solution to embed gamification technology directly into their platforms.



This innovation offers features previously unavailable to enterprise Partners, including real-money, peer-to-peer contests within their platforms.



Madding is currently the COO of Lucra. Prior to Lucra, he spent six years at Goldman Sachs, working across its Investment Banking and Executive Office divisions in San Francisco, Madrid, and New York. He is a graduate of Stanford Business School and Williams College (where he played Varsity Soccer) and currently lives in London, England.



Robbins is currently Founder & CEO of Lucra Sports. Prior to Lucra - Robbins founded and sold Lifetime Vintage, a wine e-commerce platform focused on making wine more approachable. Before diving into entrepreneurship, Robbins started his career at Goldman Sachs in the Investment Banking Division. He is a graduate of Stanford Business School and Duke University, and currently lives in New York City.



Lucra:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lucra-sports/

X: https://twitter.com/LucraSports

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lucrasports/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lucrasports

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMKf_D_n80bE9OjegIcPRJA



Dylan Robbins:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylan-robbins-56338b63/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drobzingis/



Michael Madding:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-madding-13ba9522/

X: https://twitter.com/MichaelMadding

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelgmadding/

On this episode of the SeventySix Capital Sports Leadership Show, Wayne Kimmel interviewed Matt Holt, CEO of IC360, and Eric Frank, President of IC360.

SeventySix Capital portfolio companies, U.S. Integrity and Odds On Compliance announced the completion of their merger and the launch of the combined entity’s new name, Integrity Compliance 360 (IC360). The merger cements IC360 as the unequivocal global leader in delivering best-in-class integrity and compliance regtech products and services for the sports betting and gaming sector. 

IC360 will leverage the combined expertise, resources, and industry knowledge of U.S. Integrity and Odds On Compliance to continue delivering innovative solutions that empower organizations to achieve and maintain the highest standards of integrity and compliance. 

Holt has decades of experience in the sports wagering and integrity markets, most recently as the COO of CG Analytics, a Cantor Gaming affiliate. CGA set the gold standard for differentiated and successful fraud prevention and game integrity services. Holt developed and implemented a suite of algorithms and proprietary tools to detect game manipulation that leveraged more than just line movement. Prior to CGA, Mr. Holt was the VP of Business Development at Cantor Gaming. Originally from New Hampshire, Holt attended Morehead State University, obtaining a sports marketing degree before taking up residence in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Eric served as global Group Compliance Officer for The Stars Group Inc., one of the world’s largest online gaming operators. Eric has unique expertise in navigating complex compliance and regulatory matters throughout the world. He has managed global compliance teams with responsibilities in 20+ licensed markets worldwide and served as the principal legal advisor for regulatory, licensing and compliance matters in the United States, Latin American and Asia at TSG. He also has over a decade of experience in private practice at one of the world’s largest law firms, advising gaming clients on a full range of regulatory and licensing matters, and in government at all levels - federal, state and international - drafting statutes and regulations and advising on policy.



Matt Holt:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-holt-a3b72b50/

X: https://twitter.com/MatthewHoltUSI

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matthewholtvp77/



Eric Frank:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericdfrank/

X: https://twitter.com/ericdanielfrank



IC360:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/integritycompliance360/

X: https://twitter.com/_IC360

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/IC_360

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClKSrovsKnMMFXsNUCnGdjg

On this episode of the SeventySix Capital Sports Leadership Show, Wayne Kimmel interviewed Jesse Cole, Owner of the Savannah Bananas.

Cole, also known as “the guy in the yellow tuxedo” is the founder of Fans First Entertainment and the owner of the world-famous Savannah Bananas as well as the Party Animals and Firefighters. The Bananas have welcomed more than 1 million fans to their ballpark and have been featured on MSNBC, CBS Sunday Morning, Access Hollywood, HBO Real Sports, CNN, and ESPN.

With the mantra “Fans First. Entertain Always”, the Bananas are on a mission to Make Baseball Fun by creating the Greatest Show in Sports. The team has sold out every game since their inaugural season in Savannah and has since grown a ticket waitlist of more than 2 million fans from all over the world.

With more than 15 million social media followers and features on such outlets as The Today Show, CBS Sunday Morning, HBO Real Sports and Access Hollywood in addition to  Bananaland, a five-part documentary original series on ESPN+, the Savannah Bananas are just getting started

Cole believes to be successful you need to Stand Out and Be Different. He releases blogs and videos regularly on LinkedIn. He is passionate about creating attention, loving your customers more than your product and loving your employees more than your customers. Cole's mantra is "Whatever's normal, do the exact opposite."

Cole is the not-so-proud promoter of the Grandma Beauty Pageant, the Human Horse Race, the Living Pinata, and Flatulence Fun Night. In addition to the wildly successful Banana Ball, Cole continues to create raving fans all over the world as a best-selling author of “Fans First, Find Your Yellow Tux”, and as a highly sought-after international keynote speaker for some of the world’s largest and most respected organizations.

Most of all, Cole is a raving fan of his wife, Emily, his 3 kids, and peerless promoters like Walt Disney and PT Barnum.



Jesse Cole:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yellowtuxjesse/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yellowtuxjesse/

X: https://twitter.com/YellowTuxJesse



Savannah Bananas:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/savannah-bananas/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesavbananas/

X: https://twitter.com/TheSavBananas

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thesavbananas

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSavannahBananas

On this episode of the SeventySix Capital Sports Leadership Show, Wayne Kimmel interviewed C.J. Handron, CEO of Diamond Kinetics and Ben Jun, Founder of sidelineHD.



Diamond Kinetics X sidelineHD:


Diamond Kinetics, a SeventySix Capital portfolio company, has acquired sidelineHD, a youth sports media platform specializing in live streaming and video highlights. The acquisition aims to enhance player experiences in youth baseball and softball by integrating live streaming and video highlight capabilities.




With the strategic move, Diamond Kinetics reaffirms its commitment to innovation and providing personalized experiences for athletes and families in youth sports. The acquisition aligns with DK’s vision of providing a unified and complete experience for youth baseball and softball athletes and families.




The integration of sidelineHD’s capabilities will offer more personalized training, instruction, and development opportunities for DK users. DK aims to deliver increased value to its users by incorporating sidelineHD’s features, including guided hitting sessions, MLB content, and interactive training content and games.




SidelineHD will remain a stand-alone live streaming application, with DK continuing to enhance its product and add more value to existing streaming capabilities.



Handron is the Co-Founder and CEO of Diamond Kinetics. He is responsible for leading commercialization efforts of all products and applications, as well as guiding the overall vision and strategy for the company. 



Prior to Diamond Kinetics, Handron served as director of an early stage technology commercialization program at the University of Pittsburgh. Handron serves on the advisory boards of several Pittsburgh start up companies and is actively involved with several local non-profit organizations.



A native of Greenville, NC, Handron holds a B.S. from North Carolina State University and a MBA from the University of Pittsburgh’s Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business.



Jun was CEO and co-founder of sidelineHD, a youth sports streaming and highlights company. He is now the VP of Livestreaming and Video at Diamond Kinetics.  A passionate technologist, product builder, and youth sports advocate, Ben has created companies with a net value of over $2B.



Jun was formerly CEO and Chief Builder at HVF Labs (hard / valuable / fun), which is Max Levchin’s investment and startup incubation laboratory.  Prior to that he was the co-founder of Cryptography Research and an early engineer at Audible (now Amazon).



C.J. Handron Social Media:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cj-handron-7859159/

X: https://twitter.com/CJ_Handron



Diamond Kinetics Social Media:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/diamond-kinetics/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/diamondkinetics/

X: https://twitter.com/DiamondKinetics



Ben Jun Social Media:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjun/



sidelineHD Social Media:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sidelinehd/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sidelinehd/

X: https://twitter.com/sidelinehd

On this episode of the SeventySix Capital Sports Leadership Show, Wayne Kimmel interviewed 2X Stanley Cup Champion and author of Thundermouth: Memoirs of a Broad Street Bully and NHL Lifer, Joe Watson.

Watson was one of the first hockey players drafted during the NHL expansion draft in 1967 for the newly created Philadelphia Flyers. Little did he know when he left the Boston Bruins that this unexpected career change would lead him to play on a two-time Stanley Cup champion team, eventually becoming known as the iconic Broad Street Bullies. 

Watson soon earned the nickname “Thundermouth” by Flyers teammate Ed Van Impe, for his strong voice that carried from one end of the ice to the other.

Growing up in the remote town of Smithers, British Columbia, hockey was a way of life so Watson was lacing up skates as soon as he could walk, and never looked back. It was during these formative years that Watson, a left-handed defenseman, was inspired and encouraged by coaches to follow his dream of becoming a professional hockey player, and that’s all he needed. His desire, discipline, and dedication paved the way from there. By age 16, Watson was on his way to Estevan, Saskatchewan where he was selected out of 104 players for the Junior A Estevan Bruins team.

After three years with Estevan, Watson turned pro with the Minneapolis Bruins, a farm team for the  Boston Bruins. From there, the franchise moved to Oklahoma City where Watson and his team won the championship and he was selected for the the All-Star team. The following year, he moved up to the Boston Bruins where he became good friends with his teammate Bobby Orr who, according to Watson, is one of the best hockey players of all time.

In 1972, Watson welcomed his younger brother Jim to the Flyers team, and the Watson brothers captivated fans with their signature defense skills. They went on to play together in both the 1974 and 1975 Stanley Cup Championships, winning two Stanley Cups. At the time, Watson and Jim were only the fourth “brother” combination in the league to win, and the first from Smithers, British Columbia.



Joe Watson Social Media:

Website: https://www.joewatsonofficial.com/

X: https://twitter.com/JoeWatsonHockey

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joewatsonhockey/?hl=en

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joewatsonhockey