#50: Ian Goldberg - CEO, Founder iSport360 | Youth Sports Landscape | NIL Moving Downstream | Private Equity & Commercialization of Youth Athletics | Monetization of Club & AAU Teams

Launched in 2017, iSport360 has raised ~$2M in capital to help youth sports coaches, players, and parents set goals, foster healthy team communication, and engage in a positive way. They also have a media arm with over 500,000 newsletter subscribers.  Ian is a father, coach, and entrepreneur who founded 3 companies before the age of 18 and helped his family's food distribution company for over 15 years before deciding to build Isport360.  Chapters: (01:20) NBA Jr. Leadership Summit (03:00) Ian’s journey  (04:45) Problems in youth sports (07:00) Money + NIL moving downstream (12:00) Overview of iSport360 (16:20) Private Equity entering youth sports (20:35) Innovations needed in amateur athletics (24:25) AAU + Club “tier” landscape (26:50) Specialization or not? . Ian Goldberg: Website: https://isport360.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-goldberg-ba99b18b/ . Andrew Petcash: 🏠 Website: https://profluence.com ✉️ Newsletter: https://www.petcashpost.com 🎙 Podcast: https://profluence.com/podcasts/ 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash 🕺 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewpetcash 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/andrewpetcash 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/ 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3q5jhAuCVT2FZCkLW5xBiQ/ . Thanks for listening! Make sure to hit the "follow" button to stay up to date on new podcasts.