High Tea Hoops

Nick D'Urbano on Launching Pistons RareAccess

Nick D'Urbano is the Co-Founder and COO of RareCircles, a next-generation membership platform that helps turn community engagement into revenue. RareCircles just launched Pistons RareAccess in partnership with the Detroit Pistons, a community that gives fans access to private Huddle Sessions alongside players and legends, limited merch drops, exclusive experiences, and opportunities to give feedback to the team. Brian and Nick talk chat about building fan communities, how sports teams can take advantage of web3 projects, and how teams and leagues are innovating fan experiences with technology.

Maryam Naz from Sky Sports NBA on growing basketball in the UK and Europe

Maryam Naz is an NBA journalist at Sky Sports, and previously covered football at The Guardian. Brian and Maryam chat about how she got into journalism and covering the NBA, how the NBA is growing their audience in Europe following the NBA Paris Game, and how Sky Sports is helping grow basketball in the UK.

Zach Soskin on How Athletes Can Build Their Brands with Content

Zach Soskin is the Co-founder of Voltage Management, an athlete and brand marketing agency specializing in athlete representation, brand strategy, content creation, and ownership. Zach started his career in grassroots football marketing at adidas before starting Voltage Management. Brian and Zach chat about why athletes can build such powerful personal brands, how athletes can develop their content strategy to achieve their goals, and best practices for brands that want to work with athletes. Follow Zach on Twitter and Instagram

Robyn Love from the Loughborough Lightning

Brian Bosche is joined by Robyn Love from the Loughborough Lightning who compete in the British Wheelchair Basketball Women's Premier League. Robyn is a Paralympian, a world silver medallist, and a three-time European medalist. Brian and Robyn chat about the formation of the Women's Premier League, the Lightning's undefeated season so far, and how wheelchair basketball can grow as a sport in the UK.

Megan Reyes on Building Better Brands for Athletes

Megan Reyes is a social media & athlete branding consultant, and built her experience working at places like Blue Wire, The Athletic, 2K, and the Golden State Warriors. Brian and Megan chat about what makes a strong brand for an athlete, how athletes can start building their brand pillars, what athletes can do to differentiate themselves, and how brands can better work with athletes.