Friends,

Welcome back to another episode of the Sports Biz Network. The newsletter that doesn’t just bring you the best sports biz news in the world, we create it. Speaking of, we have a major announcement so let’s get into it before you get into the holiday weekend…

$1M Fan Voted Bonuses To WNBA Athletes!

We are thrilled to announce the biggest initiative to support women's sports ever! Our initiative will support female athletes with the goal to create fan voted bonuses up to $1M! Starting with the WNBA you will get to vote on different criteria (MVP, Best Social, Best Fit, Etc), and the athlete will receive a bonus all year long.

There is a huge gap in pay for female athletes, and we think they deserve better! Did you know the average WNBA salary is approximately 1.5% of the average NBA salary? Wild...

Here’s what you get:

• Voting - The ability to vote on who receives the bonuses!

• Virtual Meet & Greets with Athletes

• Speaker Series & Education - We know how important it is to have access to the best and brightest. So, we host unique educational events and bring in hard to reach experts across a variety of topics.

• Access to Sports Biz Network & Events All Year

• Exclusive Perks on merch, events, awards show, etc.

• Networking with like-minded people

• Roundtables

• & More!

Check Out The Video Here!

This initiative is designed to uplift and empower female athletes, and promote gender equality in sports. We believe that by creating these bonuses, we can help to bridge the gender gap in sports and inspire more women to pursue their athletic dreams.

This community will be an excellent opportunity to connect with other like-minded individuals, share your ideas, and learn from experts in the field.

Around The Web

1/ If you didn’t think MJ & Kobe’s game were similar, you must watch this video

2/ Fanatics has been making major moves and the continue with their acquisition of PWCC

3/ AI For Podcast - The Ringer’s Bill Simmons says Spotify is developing tools that use AI versions of popular hosts’ voices to produce targeted podcast ads

4/ Google’s Rolling out their army of AI…. DeepMind is one to keep an eye on for creators

NIL

1/ What Kind Of Money are we talking about with for NIL?

2/ Olivia Dunne’s advice to athletes around NIL

3/ Ohio State’s AD backs federal legislation around NIL

For more Sports Biz bangers and latest updates follow us on social @SportsBizTeam