GAME PLAN

A podcast where we explore the financial and investment strategies of the brightest minds in the sports world.

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Captivating conversations that explore ambition, transition, and the decisions that carry people from the field to the boardroom.

This podcast highlights different voices from the NFL, MLB, NBA, MLS, among other sports communities to discuss the intersection of culture, business, and identity.


Hosted by Kaio Philipe and supported by Inter (http://us.inter.co/)

Episodes

Grant Hill is a towering figure in the sports world—from NBA stardom to leading Team USA Basketball through the 2024 Paris Olympics, and now trading his jersey for the boardroom as a multi-team owner (Hawks, Orlando City, Pride, Orioles) and NBC Sports Game Analyst.

In this captivating conversation, hosted by Kaio Philipe, Grant shares insights on managing success, the invaluable lessons learned from elite athletics, and how he applies that championship mindset to his diverse business portfolio.

Discover why he’s bullish on women’s sports and get his take on where the NBA is headed—spoiler alert: it’s all about the experience business!

Haley Carter has had many lives:

From the naval academy (she’s a Second Lieutenant in the US Marine Corps); to professional soccer, both as a player and a coach (assitant coach for the Afghanistan women’s national team and goalkeeper coach for the Antigua and Barbuda women’s national team); and now holds a seat in leadership, as the sporting director and vice president of soccer operations for Orlando Pride of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL).

This conversation is full of insights, shocking stories and A LOT of perspective. Join Kaio and Haley at the Inter&Co stadium in Orlando, and let yourself be inspired by her strength, resilience and drive.

In this home run of an episode Kaio and Tiago deep dive into the world of sports marketing, or marketing of sports, depends on where you are looking at it.

Join them through memory lane as they review the major lessons Tiago has gathered through his extensive carrier:

He made the jump from a traditional shoe company from Brazil (Azalea), where he was the brand manager for their venture into sport shoes, to Oregon at Nike, where he held different Global, Regional and Local marketing roles, especially in the Global Football business. Later on he joined Nike alums at Gatorade, as the Head of Global Marketing, and most recently, he spent over 3 years as the VP of Marketing at the Miami Marlins.

This dynamic conversation is full of lessons and amusing stories such as: Why does the LoanDepot Park (formerly known as the Miami Marlins Stadium) has rooster races?

How to keep people coming to the stadium 81 nights a year? Or how to navigate global shoe launches for Nike?

UFC, MMA, Combate Global, comedy clubs.. dive into Campbell McLaren’s extreme career in media

Get ready for major name drops in this episode: Rogan, McGregor, Larry David.

Media veteran Campbell McLaren has been a prominent figure in entertainment and sports since the 80s, and today, is behind the premier Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports franchise, Combate Global.

Some would refer to him as “The Godfather of MMA”, other’s say he started reality tv… As you can imagine, he has had a career worth knowing, and he is at the top of the game with Combate Global, reaching millions of people around the Americas and harvesting the young fighting talent.

As Campbell told Kaio, he answered straight forwardly, unlike what other fight promoters would:

  • How much money can a fighter make?

  • Who is the number one fighter now?

  • Did Joe Rogan create the UFC or did the UFC create Joe Rogan?

  • Is Conor McGregor the closest thing we have to Muhammad Ali