Sports Scandals, AI, and Athletes as Investors: The New Business Frontier
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Resources & Recommendations
Books
- "King Richard" - A movie that was mentioned in relation to Serena Williams' father and how he shaped her career and business acumen.
People Mentioned
- Serena Williams (Tennis Superstar, Investor) - Discussed her transition from a professional tennis player to a businesswoman and investor, her venture capital fund Serena Ventures, and her investment philosophy.
- Danny Burger (Bloomberg TV Anchor) - Interviewed Serena Williams at the American Business Forum.
- Randall Williams (Bloomberg US Sports Business Reporter) - Discussed the MLB betting scandal and college athlete ownership in sports.
- Gianluca Passi de Preposulo (Red Bull Italy SailGP Team Chairman and Co-owner) - Discussed the SailGP league, its growth, and the Red Bull Italy team's first season.
- Larry Ellison (Co-founder of Oracle) - Co-founded SailGP, capitalizing on the gap in sailing competitions between America's Cup events.
- Mark Lasry (Avenue Capital) - Invested in the US SailGP team.
- Russell Coots - Collaborated with Larry Ellison to start the SailGP project in 2019.
- Assia Grazioli (Investor, Muse Capital) - A friend of Gianluca Passi de Preposulo, she has a background in sports and is an investor who reached out to Gianluca about the SailGP league.
- Chauncey Porter - Mentioned in the context of the NBA betting scandal for allegedly manipulating games.
- Terry Rozier - Mentioned in the context of the NBA betting scandal.
- Luis Ortiz (Cleveland Guardians Pitcher) - Charged with fraud for allegedly manipulating pitches in MLB games.
- Emmanuel Clase (Cleveland Guardians Pitcher) - Charged with fraud for allegedly manipulating pitches in MLB games.
- Adam Silver (NBA Commissioner) - Mentioned in the context of the NBA betting scandal and potential regulation of prop bets.
- Juju Watkins (University of Southern California Women's Basketball Player) - Bought a minority stake in the NWSL's Boston Legacy FC, marking her as the first college athlete to own a sports team.
- Caitlin Clark - Mentioned as a popular women's basketball player whose investment in a sports team would not have been as surprising as Juju Watkins.
- Shador Sanders - Mentioned as a popular college football player whose investment in a sports team would not have been as surprising as Juju Watkins.
- Arch Manning - Mentioned as a popular college football player whose investment in a sports team would not have been as surprising as Juju Watkins.
- Hugh Jackman - Mentioned as an investor in SailGP.
- Ryan Reynolds - Mentioned as an investor in SailGP.
- Kylian Mbappé - Believed to be an owner of the French SailGP team.
- Sebastian Vettel - An owner of the German SailGP team.
- Anne Hathaway - Somehow involved with the Italian SailGP team.
- Snoop Dogg - Has an investment fund.
- Tom Brady - Has an investment fund.
- Pitbull - Has a cleaning product called "Clean Boss" which Tom Brady's fund bought.
- Kim Kardashian - Her "Sky Partners" fund struggled to raise money.
- Michael Jordan - Referenced for his model of making money through endorsements.
- Andre Agassi - Has a stake in Pickleball.
- Alexis Ohanian (Co-founder of Reddit) - Serena Williams' husband and father to their daughter, Olympia.
- Olympia (Serena Williams' Daughter) - Interning for Serena's VC fund and her father's company, and is a co-owner of Angel City and the Toronto WNBA team.
Organizations & Institutions
- American Business Forum - An event in Miami where Serena Williams spoke with Danny Burger.
- Serena Ventures - Serena Williams' venture capital fund, which focuses on investing for the "98%" (women, minorities, lower-income people).
- Muse Capital - A fund started by Assia Grazioli, which invests in women's sports.
- Cleveland Guardians (MLB Team) - Two of their pitchers, Luis Ortiz and Emmanuel Clase, were charged in a gambling probe.
- Boston Legacy FC (NWSL Team) - Juju Watkins bought a minority stake in this team.
- Red Bull Italy SailGP Team - Gianluca Passi de Preposulo is the chairman and co-owner of this team, which is wrapping up its first season.
- Angel City - A sports team that Olympia, Serena Williams' daughter, is a co-owner of.
- Miami Dolphins - Serena Williams has a stake in this NFL team.
- Toronto WNBA Team - Serena Williams has invested in this new team.
Other Resources
- America's Cup - A historic sailing competition that occurs every four years, which SailGP was created to complement.
- Whitbread Race - A historic race around the world, first held in 1973, in which the fathers of Gianluca Passi de Preposulo and Assia Grazioli participated on the same boat in different legs.