Randy Eccker's guest appearances

Randy Eccker

The CUSP Show

The Athletics Of Business

The Playbook

David Osborn

Mark Pattison

David Meltzer

Chris Smith

Mike Michalowicz

Darren Rovell

Kevin Carroll

Bo Eason

David Covey

Aaron Taylor

John O’Sullivan

Alan Stein

Tanya Van Court

Shane Jones

Kevin Eastman

OwlTail

Tom is joined by Randy Eccker, the CEO of Eccker Sports and one of the leading digital media and technology figures in the sports industry. Eccker talks about navigating the early stages of his illustrious career, his critical role in the growth story of XOS Digital Technologies, and how his learnings early on about using data to create value in the broader ecosystem were crucial in starting Eccker Sports. Randy discusses why and how he built Eccker Sports, a platform focused on educating student-athletes, coaches, parents, and administrators around the NIL space while helping them navigate the NIL disruption in high school sports. He also shares essential insights into building businesses through his fascinating entrepreneurial experiences. You do not want to miss out on this exciting episode on The CUSP show. The CUSP Show is a production by the faculty of Sports Management at Columbia University. You can get in touch with the program on Twitter @CU_SPS_Sports. The CUSP Show is hosted by Joe Favorito (@Joefav) and Tom Richardson (@ConvergenceTR). The show is produced by Yash Agarwal ’22 (@yashagarwal655), Sam Marks ’22, and Connor O’Neill ’22, with Jillian Quinn ’22 (@JillianMQuinn) and Dominique Smith ’22 managing social media efforts.

270: Building the Biggest NIL-focussed Education Platform w/ Randy Eccker

Randy Eccker is one of the leading digital media and technology figures in the sports industry. Eccker has founded, led, managed or advised over 30 properties or groups across the industry and has participated in over $350M in corporate transactions. His experience as a Founder, CEO, Chairman, Board Member or Advisor has been instrumental in the success of many of these companies and has provided him with a powerful view of the industry and extensive relationships with many of its leaders. What you’ll learn about in this episode:  How he is working with Homefield USA to disrupt the youth sports experience How, without planning it, he became involved in the technology side of sports as a result of choosing between two career paths after he graduated from Creighton….coaching college basketball and law school What it means to Randy to make yourself indispensable How the fear of failure drove Randy to realize that his true ability as an athlete was not necessarily his athletic ability, but rather his smarts, toughness, selflessness, and work ethic and how that has shown up throughout his amazing professional career How he made his bones as a player has translated into how he made his bones as a leader in the sports industry Why trust is so important and it has to be earned and not given at face value What the process is when a company engages Randy in conversation about joining them as an advisor, board member, or a similar role What the keys and benefits are to generating your own happiness  Additional resources:  Twitter: @RandyEccker LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/randy-eccker-3982992/ Website: Homefield USA 

Randy Eccker is one of the leading digital media and technology figures in the sports industry. Eccker has founded, led, managed or advised over 30 properties or groups across the industry and has participated in over $350M in corporate transactions. His experience as a Founder, CEO, Chairman, Board Member or Advisor has been instrumental in the success of many of these companies and has provided him with a powerful view of the industry and extensive relationships with many of its leaders. What you’ll learn about in this episode: <ul> <li>How he is working with Homefield USA to disrupt the youth sports experience</li> <li>How, without planning it, he became involved in the technology side of sports as a result of choosing between two career paths after he graduated from Creighton….coaching college basketball and law school</li> <li>What it means to Randy to make yourself indispensable</li> <li>How the fear of failure drove Randy to realize that his true ability as an athlete was not necessarily his athletic ability, but rather his smarts, toughness, selflessness, and work ethic and how that has shown up throughout his amazing professional career</li> <li>How he made his bones as a player has translated into how he made his bones as a leader in the sports industry</li> <li>Why trust is so important and it has to be earned and not given at face value</li> <li>What the process is when a company engages Randy in conversation about joining them as an advisor, board member, or a similar role</li> <li>What the keys and benefits are to generating your own happiness</li> </ul> Additional resources: <ul> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/randyeccker" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@RandyEccker</a></li> <li>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/randy-eccker-3982992/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/randy-eccker-3982992/</a></li> <li>Website: <a href="https://homefieldusa.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Homefield USA</a></li> </ul>

Trust, Positive Energy and Making Yourself Indispensable, with Randy Eccker