Inside the Owner's Box

Justin Nuñez Mike Valdes-Fauli
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Inside the Owner's Box (ITOB) explores the business behind the world's biggest industry: sports. Hosted by Justin Nuñez, a former private equity investor and sports executive, and Mike Valdes-Fauli, a globally recognized marketing executive whose clients include Coca-Cola, FIFA, the NFL, and Heineken, ITOB brings viewers inside the deals, boardrooms, ownership groups, leagues, and brands shaping the future of sports. From billion-dollar franchise sales and private equity investments to media rights, athlete entrepreneurship, sponsorships, and fan engagement.

Episodes

  1. 5d ago

    Culture Is King: The Business of Sports — Plus an Exclusive Sit-Down with Emilio Estefan | ITOB Ep. 2

    Culture is king — and in sports, it's rewriting who owns the game. In Episode 2 of Inside the Owner's Box, we go beyond the X's and O's to the business side of sports: how the World Cup turned into an "always-on" media machine, why leagues now compete with YouTube and TikTok más que with each other, and how the fan went from watching the game to owning it.We break down Nike betting on influencers over athletes, the stadium experience arms race (nightclubs, Michelin chefs, and all), the toughness trend fueling the NFL, NHL, and UFC, and why smart money — think LVMH-backed L Catterton — is chasing HYROX and the experience economy. Plus the $4B Padres sale and the rise of Latino ownership across sports.Then we sit down at his iconic Miami studio with a true icon: Emilio Estefan — 19-time Grammy winner, the producer behind the Miami Sound Machine, Gloria, Shakira, J.Lo and Marc Anthony, World Cup and Super Bowl anthem-maker, and minority owner of the Miami Dolphins. Emilio takes us from leaving Cuba with nothing, to playing accordion for tips, to being told his sound "would never work" — and building a legacy that opened doors for a generation of minorities. Real talk on family, faith, the power of sports to bring people together, and por qué love always wins.

  2. Jul 20

    From Youth Leagues to Billion-Dollar Deals | ITOB Ep. 1

    Welcome to Inside the Owner's Box — the show that pulls back the curtain on the business of sports, hosted by Justin Nuñez and Mike Valdes-Fauli. In this episode, the guys break down the $20–40 billion youth sports industry and whether professionalizing kids' games has gone too far. Then dive into Deals to Discuss: - Ari Emanuel's stake in the Las Vegas Raiders at a $9.9B valuation- Two mystery investors buying into the Miami Marlins, - Gucci's $150M luxury partnership with F1 team Alpine. They close it out with Buy, Sell, Hold — hot takes on pickleball, the WNBA, MLS, and combat sports, including one host's case for humanity's next great fight. Sports is American culture, sports is business, and this is where the two collide.

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Inside the Owner's Box (ITOB) explores the business behind the world's biggest industry: sports. Hosted by Justin Nuñez, a former private equity investor and sports executive, and Mike Valdes-Fauli, a globally recognized marketing executive whose clients include Coca-Cola, FIFA, the NFL, and Heineken, ITOB brings viewers inside the deals, boardrooms, ownership groups, leagues, and brands shaping the future of sports. From billion-dollar franchise sales and private equity investments to media rights, athlete entrepreneurship, sponsorships, and fan engagement.

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  • Creator
    Justin Nuñez Mike Valdes-Fauli
  • Episodes
    2
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Justin Nuñez Mike Valdes-Fauli
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    Inside the Owner's Box