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Podcast · 54 episodes

The Deal with Alex Rodriguez and Jason Kelly, page 3

by Bloomberg · English

When sports, business and culture collide, there’s often a deal to be made. Join Alex Rodriguez and Bloomberg correspondent Jason Kelly as they get the inside track from corporate titans, sports champions and game-changing entrepreneurs on investing, strategy, reinvention and the ones that got away. The Deal is a Bloomberg Podcasts and Bloomberg Originals series that’s passionate, relaxed, insightful and inspirational. If you think you know these icons, prepare to be surprised. Hosts: Alex Rodriguez is chairman and chief executive of A-Rod Corp, an investment firm that backs startups and partners with global companies across real estate, sports and entertainment. While best known as a fourteen-time All-Star and World Series champion with the New York Yankees, Rodriguez is now an owner of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Minnesota Lynx sports teams and an on-air analyst for Major League Baseball. Jason Kelly is the chief correspondent of Bloomberg Originals. During his two decades at Bloomberg, Kelly has served as executive editor of Bloomberg Television, hosted Bloomberg Businessweek on television and radio, and also hosted Power Players and Next in Sports series. He’s also the author of two books, The New Tycoons, about the global private equity industry, and Sweat Equity, an inside look at the business of fitness.

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Ex-NFLPA’s DeMaurice Smith on Fighting for Change in the NFLDeMaurice Smith, former NFL Players Association executive director, discusses his book Turf Wars and how he led labor negotiations, especially the 2011 NFL lockout, using “asymmetrical” strategy.7 Aug 2025 · 46 min · 18 chapters
Highlighting 'Just Women's Sports,' with Founder Haley RosenHaley Rosen, founder/CEO of Just Women’s Sports, discusses building a women’s sports media business, raising early capital, and why women’s sports should be treated like mainstream sports (not…31 Jul 2025 · 29 min · 10 chapters
How D.C Mayor Muriel Bowser is Closing the Commanders, RFK Stadium DealWashington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser explains how the city is closing the RFK Stadium deal to bring the NFL Washington Commanders back to the District, while keeping Ted Leonsis’s Wizards, Mystics,…24 Jul 2025 · 35 min · 16 chapters
How Sam Kennedy’s Bold Moves Shape the Red Sox, Plus Alex on the MLB All-Star GameThe Deal episode featuring Sam Kennedy (Fenway Sports Group/Red Sox CEO) on how Fenway’s “be bold” mindset drives decisions across the Red Sox and other FSG properties (Liverpool, PGA Tour golf),…17 Jul 2025 · 42 min · 17 chapters
How Whoop’s Will Ahmed Built a $3.6B Business Tracking FitnessWill Ahmed, founder/CEO of Whoop, explains how the wearable fitness company grew from a Harvard athlete’s idea about overtraining and recovery into a $3.6B+ business, including the sleep/ECG/HRV…10 Jul 2025 · 35 min · 15 chapters
Michelle Wie West on Golf Dealmaking, and Alex Closes His DealMichelle Wie West discusses golf dealmaking and sports business, including her ownership of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Minnesota Lynx (with Mark Lurie), her investments in women’s sports media…3 Jul 2025 · 37 min · 14 chapters