The CUSP Show
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The CUSP Show
Home of the Columbia University Sports Management Podcast ('The CUSP Show'), faculty members Joe Favorito and Tom Richardson host thought leaders from across the sports industry as they discuss a wide array of topics. thecuspshow.substack.com
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503: Sports Investment: Navigating the Current Landscape
Recorded at the 2025 Columbia Sports Management Conference in October, moderator Chris Lencheski leads a conversation on the forces reshaping the spor...
502: Praxis AI’s David James Clarke IV on Digital Twins, AI, and the Future of Sports Expertise
Live from Super Bowl Radio Row, Joe Favorito welcomes David James Clarke IV, CEO of Praxis AI, for a conversation about how artificial intelligence is...
501: Playing the New Front Nine: How Golf is Evolving for a New Audience
Recorded at the 2025 Columbia Sports Management Conference in October, Talk Show Host Ann Liguori hosts a panel conversation on how golf is evolving t...
500: Uly and Ernesto on Bringing New Fans to Football Through Humor and Social Media
For the 500th episode of the CUSP Show, Live from SuperBowl Radio Row, Joe Favorito and Scott Rosner welcome content creator Uly Morazan, known online...
499: The Philly Sports Guy, Jamie Pagliei, on Turning Philadelphia Fandom into a Full-Time Brand
Live from Super Bowl Radio Row, Joe Favorito and Scott Rosner welcome Jamie Pagliei, better known to fans as “The Philly Sports Guy.” While you may no...
498: Phoenicia Sport & Entertainment CEO Chris Lencheski Talks NASCAR, F1, and the Future of Global Motorsports Investment
Live from Super Bowl Radio Row, Joe Favorito and Scott Rosner sit down with fellow Columbia faculty member Chris Lencheski to unpack how motorsports,...
497: Next League Co-Founder Dave Nugent Talks Building Tech Stacks That Drive Fan Growth
Live from SuperBowl Radio Row, Joe Favorito and Scott Rosner welcome Dave Nugent, Co-Founder & CEO of Next League, to unpack how sports organizations...
496: SMAC Entertainment’s Jose Diaz on Managing Talent and Creating Media That Scales
Joe Favorito and Tom Richardson welcome Jose Diaz, Executive Vice President at SMAC Entertainment, to break down how the agency operates at the inters...
495: Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation President & CDO Dedan Brozino on CFP & LA28
Live from SuperBowl Radio Row, Joe Favorito and Scott Rosner sit down with Dedan Brozino, Chief Development Officer and President of the Rose Bowl Leg...
494: Dystany Spurlock on Becoming the First African-American Woman to Race the NASCAR ARCA Series
Live from SuperBowl Radio Row, on National Girls & Women in Sports Day, Joe Favorito and Scott Rosner welcome Dystany Spurlock to the show. Spurlock s...
493: Daniel Shi and Shivaas Gulati on Using AI to Modernize the Sports Business
Live from Super Bowl Radio Row, Joe Favorito and Scott Rosner welcome Daniel Shi and Shivaas Gulati, co-founders of Arkero AI, for a conversation on h...
492: Olympic Gold Medalist and 2-Time Division UFC Champion Henry Cejudo Talks Life After the Octagon
Live from Super Bowl Radio Row, Joe Favorito and Scott Rosner welcome Olympic Gold Medalist and two-division UFC Champion Henry “Triple C” Cejudo for...
491: Chris Stone on Why Sports Coverage and Media Isn’t Dying, It’s Fragmenting
Live from Super Bowl Radio Row, Joe Favorito and Scott Rosner sit down with Chris Stone, whose career spans across sports media at Sports Illustrated...
490: The Expanding Business of Sports, Fashion, and Pop Culture
Recorded at the 2025 Columbia Sports Management Conference in October, Kati Fernandez (Chief Content Officer at Together) welcomes: Emilie Arel (Presi...
489: From Germany to the NFL, Markus Kuhn on Growing Football Worldwide
Live from Super Bowl Radio Row, Joe Favorito and Scott Rosner welcome Marcus Kuhn, NFL alum (Giants and Patriots) and Columbia Sports Management progr...
488: Unified WBA and WBO Champion Xander Zayas on having a Championship Mindset
Live from Super Bowl Radio Row, Joe Favorito welcomes Xander Zayas, the newly crowned unified world champion in the light middleweight division, for a...
487: Jesse Linder and Callie Brownson on Building the Women’s Flag Football Pathway to LA 2028
Joe Favorito and Scott Rosner welcome Jesse Linder, Vice President of Community Relations for the New York Jets, and Callie Brownson, Senior Director...
486: Lawrence Hamm Jr. on What it Takes to Host the 2027 NFL Draft in Washington D.C.
Live from Super Bowl Radio Row, Joe Favorito welcomes Lawrence Hamm Jr., Vice President of Events DC, for a conversation on how cities compete to host...
485: The Boston Globe’s Tara Sullivan on Covering the Patriots and the State of Sports Journalism
Live from Super Bowl Media Row, Joe Favorito and Scott Rosner welcome Tara Sullivan, Sports Columnist for The Boston Globe, for a conversation on the...
484: UPenn Wharton’s Ken Shropshire Examines NFL Hiring, Governance, and Power
Live from Super Bowl Radio Row, Scott Rosner welcomes Ken Shropshire, longtime sports law professor and leading voice on race, leadership, and governa...
483: Greg Cosell Talks Film Study, QB Development, and Super Bowl Matchups
Live from Super Bowl Radio Row, Scott Rosner and LJ Homegrown welcome Greg Cosell, NFL Films analyst and longtime football educator, for a wide-rangin...
482: Brian Billick on Football Technology, Player Safety, and the Evolution of the Game
Joe Favorito and Scott Rosner welcome Brian Billick, Former Super Bowl Winning NFL Head Coach and Entrepreneur at XTECH Protective Equipment, for a be...
481: Wim Sweldens on Kiswe’s Playbook for Interactive Sports and Music Streaming
Tom Richardson welcomes Kiswe co-founder Wim Sweldens, a longtime digital video and streaming pioneer, for a look at how live sports and entertainment...
480: Kicking Off Super Bowl Week with Ben Fischer from SBJ
Joe Favorito and Scott Rosner welcome Sports Business Journal NFL reporter and Staff Writer, Ben Fischer, for a live conversation from Media Row at Su...
479: Steve Kuhn Talks Building a Non-Gambling Prediction Platform for Sports Fans
Tom Richardson welcomes Steve Kuhn, former hedge fund executive (Goldman Sachs, Citadel, Pine River Capital), founder of Major League Pickleball, and...
478: Jay Marine on Amazon Prime Video and How Rebundling Is Affecting Sports Media
Recorded at the 2025 Columbia Sports Management Conference in October, Tom Richardson welcomes Jay Marine, Head of Global Sports and Advertising for P...
477: Austin Emile on Becoming the Youngest FIFA-Licensed Agent in the U.S.
Joe Favorito and Tom Richardson welcome Columbia Sports Management student Austin Emile, a FIFA-licensed soccer agent, for a behind-the-scenes look at...
476: Jeff Aubry Gives an Inside Look at the G-League’s Next Gen Players Union
Joe Favorito and Tom Richardson welcome Columbia Sports Management alum Jeff Aubry, Executive Director of the Next Gen Players Union, for an inside lo...
475: John Giannini Talks College Basketball in the NIL Era
Joe Favorito kicks off the first episode of 2026 by welcoming longtime coach, administrator, and now college basketball analyst, John Giannini, for a...
474: Chris Pearlman Discusses How the Premier League Rights Model Inspired Aggregate Sports
Joe Favorito and Tom Richardson mark a milestone, 10 years of The CUSP Show, by welcoming Aggregate Sports CEO Chris Pearlman for a conversation on ca...
473: Ward Selman on Chasing the Olympics and Breaking Barriers in Lebanon
Joe Favorito and Tom Richardson welcome Columbia Sports Management student and Lebanese taekwondo standout, Ward Selman, for a powerful conversation a...
472: Manik Bambha Talks Building the Streaming Engine Behind Modern Sports
Joe Favorito welcomes ViewLift President & Co-Founder Manik Bambha for a behind-the-scenes look at the streaming infrastructure powering modern sports...
471: Laura Dixon on Building the Trade Association Pro Sports Never Had
Joe Favorito and Tom Richardson welcome Pro Sports Assembly CEO & co-founder, Laura Dixon, for a deep dive into why the sports industry went so long w...
470: How Mark Neifeld Made the Sport Fishing Championship ESPN-Worthy
Joe Favorito sits down with Mark Neifeld, the Founder, and current Commissioner & CEO of the Sport Fishing Championship (SFC), for a conversation abou...
469: Coach Dave Clawson Talks NIL, Donor Power, and the Future of College Football
Joe Favorito and Tom Richardson welcome longtime college football coach and current ESPN/ACC Network analyst as well as Executive Affiliate at the Wak...
468: Aliyah Funschelle on Building her Brand and the Creator Economy in Women’s Sports
Joe Favorito welcomes Columbia Sports Management Program alumna, and content creator, Aliyah Funschelle for an in-depth conversation on the intersecti...
467: Kati Fernandez Discusses her Journey from ESPN to TOGETHXR
Joe Favorito and Tom Richardson welcome Kati Fernandez, Chief Content Officer at TOGETHXR, for a conversation on leadership, innovation, and the fast-...
466: Mike Abdenour on the Evolution of Athletic Training
Joe and Tom sit down with Mike Abdenour, the longtime head athletic trainer for the Detroit Pistons and one of the most respected figures in the NBA....
465: Ken Belson Discusses the Evolution of the NFL from the 90s to Today
Joe Favorito and Tom Richardson welcome New York Times NFL reporter Ken Belson to discuss his new book Every Day Is Sunday. Belson shares how the 1993...
464: How the school paper led Ben Malcolmson to the Super Bowl
Joe and Tom are joined by Ben Malcolmson, Head of Investor Relations at Trinity Capital, whose remarkable journey took him from reporting for the scho...