Azure for Sports Podcast

Jon Flynn and Susanne Tedrick
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News, interviews and conversations with the greatest minds in Sports Technology. Join us as we tackle some of the coolest topics in Sports Technology ranging from advanced data analytics, driving remote broadcast efficiencies, and more than a few surprises from inside the world of Sports, from the people who run your favorite leagues and teams, and the technology providers that make innovation possible.

  1. 12/31/2023

    AfZ Episode 25: Nancy Hensley of Mercury/13

    The Azure for Sports podcast episode 25 focuses on women's sports, particularly football (soccer), and features guest Nancy Hensley discussing the Mercury 13 project and her role as a founding member. Highlights: Mercury 13's Mission: Promoting women's football by investing in and supporting teams, primarily in Europe. The initiative aims to raise the sport's profile and address disparities in resources and data availability compared to men's football. Impact of Data in Sports: Nancy, with a background in big tech and a focus on data and AI, highlights the crucial role of data in understanding and promoting women's football. The conversation delves into the need for more comprehensive data collection in women's sports to enhance fan engagement, injury prevention, and overall understanding of the game. Commercial Viability and Gender Equity: The episode discusses the different revenue sources for men's and women's football and the importance of commercial success in women's football. It emphasizes the potential for women's sports to drive significant engagement and align with movements like female empowerment.

    40 min

  2. 11/22/2023

    Episode 24 - Interview with Elizabeth Barrord from GitHub Copilot

    Don't miss the latest Azure for Sports Podcast episode, where we have a special guest from GitHub, Elizabeth Barrord. She will show us how GitHub Copilot can make our lives easier as developers by helping us write better code faster and with fewer errors. Watch us put GitHub Copilot to the test in a LIVE DEMO and see how it can help you modernize your applications! To learn more about GitHub Copilot, the fantastic tool we used in the demo, visit: https://github.com/features/copilot

    45 min

  3. 10/20/2023

    Special Giving Episode: Hear from the 318 Foundation

    Join exceptional guest co-host Melinda Moyo-Turner as we speak to the amazing 318 Foundation. We get to hear from Founder, and WNBA Champion, Alana Beard, as well as 318 Foundation Program Director, Kristen Kelly. Please consider donating to the 318 Foundation at the link below. Foundation Link: https://www.318foundation.org/

    33 min
  4. Episode 23 - Interview with Tinus Le Roux, Founder and CEO, CrowdIQ

    09/25/2023

    Episode 23 - Interview with Tinus Le Roux, Founder and CEO, CrowdIQ

    Jon and Susanne are joined by Tinus Le Roux, the founder and CEO of CrowdIQ. In this episode, they discuss how the company, using computer vision and complementary technologies, delivers actionable insights to their partners about their crowd composition and behaviors. They also tackle the benefits and potential ethical implications of generative AI.

    48 min
  5. Episode 22 - Interview with Ari Kaplan, Global Head of Evangelism at Databricks

    08/18/2023

    Episode 22 - Interview with Ari Kaplan, Global Head of Evangelism at Databricks

    Jon and Susanne are delighted to welcome Ari Kaplan to the podcast! Ari is Databrick's Global Head of Evangelism, and a leading influencer in AI, databases, and sports analytics. “The Real Moneyball guy”, the popular movie was partly based on Ari’s analytical and scouting experiences innovating Major League Baseball, and later creating the Cubs and Dodgers analytics departments. Ari is President of the Independent Investigation into the Fate of Raoul Wallenberg, Sweden's humanitarian hero. His background in data includes having been President of the worldwide Oracle users group when they acquired MySQL, Java, and Peoplesoft. He traveled the world with McLaren Formula 1, assisting the racing strategy team to bring AI models to production. Ari was named Caltech’s “Alumni of the Decade”, Crain Chicago’s “40 Under 40”, and IBM’s “Data Science Celebrity”, and the History Channel made a documentary on one of Kaplan’s analytical investigations.

    49 min
  6. Episode 21 - Interview with Sander Schouten and Nicolaas Westerhof, Beyond Sports

    06/27/2023

    Episode 21 - Interview with Sander Schouten and Nicolaas Westerhof, Beyond Sports

    Jon and Susanne are joined by Beyond Sports co-founders Sander Schouten and Nicolaas Westerhof. In the episode, they discuss the genesis of Beyond Sports, as well as their recent collaboration with ESPN on Big City Greens, and their thoughts on how to make sports more accessible and engaging for younger audiences. Sander J. Schouten Sander Schouten is the Co-Founder & CEO of a groundbreaking company called Beyond Sports. With a successful career start in the Oil and Gas industry, he realized the need for sustainable energy solutions, leading him to a renewable energy startup. Inspired by the startup's dynamic atmosphere, Sander embraced disruption and recognized the potential in sports, technology, and data. With the vision to cater the next-gen of sports fans, he started Beyond Sports together with Nicolaas. Nicolaas Westerhof Nicolaas Westerhof, Co-founder and CTO of Beyond Sports, has always had a deep connection with sports. He began his journey as a video and data analyst for AFC Ajax, where he honed his understanding of athletic performance. While studying Human Movement Sciences, Nicolaas specialized in talent development, player tracking systems, and Virtual Reality's role in space perception. Motivated by his passion for innovation and a vision to revolutionize sports technology, he co-founded Beyond Sports with Sander, leaving behind his position at AFC Ajax to pursue this dream.

    33 min
  7. Episode 20: Interview with Chris Gordon, Principal Program Manager

    04/25/2023

    Episode 20: Interview with Chris Gordon, Principal Program Manager

    Jon and Susanne are joined by Chris Gordon, Principal Program Manager for Worldwide Media & Entertainment. Here they discuss how cloud technology transformed the landscape of live events in the sports industry and gaming, how modernizing live event production has benefitted fans, and teases something to look forward to in a future episode... About Chris Gordon Chris Gordon is a Principal Program Manager for Microsoft’s Worldwide Media & Entertainment Industry team. In this role, Chris focuses on assembling first and third-party partner capability into accessible solutions for Microsoft’s M&E global clients with a focus on media production, distribution, and fan engagement. His industry experience also includes executive positions at EGT, a video compression company purchased by Arris, where he was responsible for the design, marketing and solution engineering of the company’s digital media video processing product lines.

    38 min

  8. 02/17/2023

    Episode 19: Interview with Anthony Brock, Sr. Director of Customer Insights & Business Analytics - Indiana Pacers

    Jon, Susanne and guest host Jake Switzer are joined by Anthony Brock from the Indiana Pacers. They discussed how customer experience data drives their business, how data and sustainability principles helped shaped the multi-million dollar renovation of the Gainbridge Fieldhouse, and their transition from a traditional data warehouse approach to a data lake house infrastructure, utilizing Azure Data Factory and Azure Databricks. As a bonus, we express our mutual love of Dolly Parton. About Anthony Brock Anthony Brock is the Sr. Director of Customer Insights & Business Analytics at Pacers Sports & Entertainment. His career started in sales, then moved to founding a digital marketing firm. After four years in the startup space, he moved to global manufacturing at Endress+Hauser. He joined PSE nearly two years ago to lead the data/insights team. Since joining in 2021, Anthony’s team has restructured the data architecture to drive customer and revenue insights, while reducing operating costs. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Marian University.

    42 min
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News, interviews and conversations with the greatest minds in Sports Technology. Join us as we tackle some of the coolest topics in Sports Technology ranging from advanced data analytics, driving remote broadcast efficiencies, and more than a few surprises from inside the world of Sports, from the people who run your favorite leagues and teams, and the technology providers that make innovation possible.

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  • Creator
    Jon Flynn and Susanne Tedrick
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2023
  • Episodes
    26
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Jon Flynn and Susanne Tedrick
  • Show Website
    Azure for Sports Podcast