Matt Rizzetta is currently the chairman of North Sixth Group, a family office holding company with a vision to invest in passion, purpose and progress. North Sixth Group has wholly owned and minority interests in various investments across multiple sectors, including real estate, media, technology, travel, and sports and entertainment. The company&apos;s notable assets are North 6th Agency, a leading brand communications firm Rizzetta founded in 2010 and served as CEO from 2010 to 2020. Under his leadership, the agency has been ranked as one of the 50 most powerful agencies in the United States. Another asset owned by North Sixth Group is SS Campobasso, a professional football club based in Italy&apos;s Serie C. Additionally, the group has recently purchased a 31% ownership stake in Italy&apos;s Serie B side Ascoli Calcio, with the option to purchase up to 51% by the end of the 21/22 season. Follow BroPod on Twitter @BroPod1 and Facebook. Feel free to subscribe and review our podcast on iTunes and/or Spotify. #beother

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Matt Rizzetta: Italian Football Ownership

Jay Heaps is an American former professional soccer player who is currently the President and General Manager of Alabama-based USL Championship team Birmingham Legion FC. Following four years as a double-athlete at Duke University - he competed with both the Men&apos;s soccer team and Men&apos;s basketball team (under Coach K) and won the Hermann Trophy (best college soccer player) - Jay made the transition to professional soccer in the MLS beginning at Miami Fusion. After two seasons there, where he won MLS Rookie of the year, Jay moved to New England Revolution, where he spent the rest of his playing career making a total of 243 appearances. In addition, Jay earned 4 US men&apos;s national team caps, all coming in the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Since retiring from soccer in 2009, Jay wasted no time in pursuing careers off the field. He spent two years at Morgan Stanley as a private wealth manager before heading back to soccer as manager of the New England Revolution, where he remained until 2017. Jay Heaps (@JayHeaps722) talks to Markus Fjørtoft (@markusfjortoft) and Ciaran McKenna (@ciaranmckenna8) about an extraordinary career molded by both natural and applied excellence. Jay&apos;s innate talent coupled with an extreme competitiveness has allowed him to succeed as both a player, coach, wall street wealth manager, and now in the dual role as President and General Manager at newly-started USL Championship team Birmingham Legion. Impressive is an understatement, and we&apos;re thrilled to share this episode with you!Follow BroPod on Twitter @BroPod1 and Facebook. Feel free to subscribe and review our podcast on iTunes and/or Spotify. #beother

Jay Heaps: Soccer & Basketball, Talent & Guts, Player & President

Here We Go! Fabrizio Romano finds the time to talk to us amid all the transfer window chaos! We talk with him about: his background, creating and maintaining his network and how that has changed as he has gotten bigger, how he works a transfer (using the recent Varane transfer as an example), what is in it for the clubs and agents to give him information, and how he looks to develop and expand. Fabrizio Romano is an Italian journalist from Naples. He is best known for his knowledge and reporting of football transfers, to the extent where he is considered one of the most trusted transfer-related pundits in football. He began working for Sky Sports Italy at the early age of 19 and has since created an excellent network with clubs, agents, and intermediaries all over Europe. He is renowned for his famous tagline on Twitter, “here we go,” which he uses when announcing a new transfer deal. Romano also writes for The Guardian and has over 4 million followers on Twitter. Follow BroPod on Twitter @BroPod1 and Facebook. Feel free to subscribe and review our podcast on iTunes and/or Spotify. #beother

Fabrizio Romano: The Art Of A Successful Network

Morten Thorsby is a Norwegian Professional Footballer who plays for Sampdoria in the Serie A and the Norway national team. He started playing football locally as a youngster in Oslo, first at IL Heming and then FK Lyn, before joining Stabæk in 2012. He worked his way into the first team at Stabæk, making 14 appearances before attracting the attention of Dutch side SC Heerenveen where he earned a 5-year contract which saw him play in the Eredivisie from 2014-2019. He signed a 4-year deal with Sampdoria in 2019, where he has made 57 appearances thus far. Equally as impressive, Morten is passionately committed to the fight against climate change. He established the foundation, We Play Green, to encourage and assist the football community in utilizing its role in society more positively by adopting environmentally friendly initiatives. Join us in this insightful chat with Morten, as we discuss mentality, purpose-driven performance, being more than a footballer, his foundation and what he aims to accomplish, and why Miralem Pjanić is the most impressive player he´s played against!Follow BroPod on Twitter @BroPod1 and Facebook. Feel free to subscribe and review our podcast on iTunes and/or Spotify. #beother

Morten Thorsby: Serie A Footballer & Environmentalist

Born and bred in Mallorca, Antoni (@Aordinas) grew up playing centre-back for a few local teams, including CD Llosetense. He embarked on his UEFA Pro License in his early 30s and coached at youth level for numerous clubs in the Balearic Islands. He made the move to Norway in 2013, where he began coaching at the Norwegian School of Elite Sport, alongside coaching for Norwegian Premiership side Stabæk. While gravitating towards youth football, as both Reserve Team Coach and Youth Technical Director, he became Stabæk Head Coach in 2016, where he remained until the summer of 2018. Highly respected and influential, Toni played a significant role in building up Stabæk´s academy to become one of the best, if not the best, academy in Norway. He then moved on from Stabæk at the beginning of 2019 to begin his new role as Football Academy Director at Lillestrøm SK, another Norwegian Premiership Club. LSK started five academy products in the latest league outing, the highest tally in the 2021 league season. Follow BroPod on Twitter @BroPod1 and Facebook. Feel free to subscribe and review our podcast on iTunes and/or Spotify. #beother

Mini-series #3: Foreign Coaches On Norwegian Talent Development w/ Toni Ordinas

Tom (@denty24) started his coaching journey studying Sports Science and Coaching at Brunel University in London, while simultaneously gaining experience working with the Fulham FC Foundation. Following University, he quickly headed to Norway where he started off at the lower league side Follo FK as GK coach for all age groups from the u14s to the first team and coupled with managing the Follo FK youth teams. This experience led him to become assistant manager at 2nd division side Stjørdals-Blink for 10 months before he moved on to become Head Coach of the u19s and reserve team at 2021 Premiership Champions Bodo Glimt, where he focused on player development. He has now recently returned to Stjørdals-Blink earning the 1st team Head Coach role.    Follow BroPod on Twitter @BroPod1 and Facebook. Feel free to subscribe and review our podcast on iTunes and/or Spotify. #beother

Mini-series #2: Foreign Coaches On Norwegian Talent Development w/ Tom Dent

Kevin is a former Scottish footballer who has been playing and coaching in Norway for the last 16 years. Clubs played for include Raith Rovers, Hibernian, Strømsgodset, and Haugesund.  He is now an assistant coach at Mjøndalen in the Norwegian Premiership (Eliteserien). Follow BroPod on Twitter @BroPod1 and Facebook. Feel free to subscribe and review our podcast on iTunes and/or Spotify. #beother

Mini-series #1: Foreign Coaches On Norwegian Talent Development w/ Kevin Nicol

For 40 years Bernie Ecclestone, the F1 supremo, ran the show and built it into a global sport. Then 4 years ago, Liberty Media, an American mass media company purchased a controlling interest in the Formula 1 group for around $4.5b. Ecclestone´s exit marked a significant shift, as Liberty Media, who see F1 more as an entertainment company rather than a sports organization, accelerated its bid to reach new audiences through the likes social media, a dedicated eSports platform, and an on-demand video service. As opposed to previously limited access to the sport, Liberty Media has sought to open it more up to the public, with moves such as the Netflix Drive to Survive series having an incredible impact on the overall engagement with the sports. Formula 1 is now the fastest-growing major sports property across all the major social platforms. Follow BroPod on Twitter @BroPod1 and Facebook. Feel free to subscribe and review our podcast on iTunes and/or Spotify. #beother

Dylan Stewart: The Business Of Formula 1

Scott Sandalow has worked at the intersection of sport and digital marketing/brand development over the past 15 years now. He’s notably spent time working for Chicago Fire, New York Red Bulls, and Bayern Munich. Scott now heads Brand Development at AS Roma.Follow BroPod on Twitter @BroPod1 and Facebook. Feel free to subscribe and review our podcast on iTunes and/or Spotify. #beother

Scott Sandalow: Global Brand Development In Football

We have former BroPod guest Liam MacDevitt(@Liam_macdevitt) on, who has a documentary on Marcus Rashford that is less than a week away from airing on BBC. #beother

Bonus Episode: The Making of Marcus Rashford

Born and raised in Oslo, Caroline played for local club Lyn until the age of 15. She then moved to Stabaek, where she spent 3 seasons playing in Norway’s top division, helping Stabaek win 2 league titles and 3 Norwegian Women’s Cups. She then had a short spell at Sweden’s top-flight champions Tyreso, before returning to Stabaek again so she could complete her high school education. In 2014, she signed with German side Wolfsburg. While there, she won the Frauen Bundesliga (Women’s top flight) 3 times, as well as winning the DFB-Pokal (national cup competition) 5 times, and reached the Champions League final twice in 2016 and 2018, losing both times to Lyon. In 2019, she signed for Barcelona, where she has won the league, Super Cup, Copa Catalunya, and Copa de la Rena, as well as reaching the Champions League final in 2019, suffering defeat again to Lyon. Carolina has simultaneously represented the Norwegian Women’s national team from u15 right up to the first team, where she has made 85 appearances, scoring a total of 38 international goals. She has represented Norway at the 2013 and 2017 Women’s Euro Championships, as well as the 2019 Women’s World Cup. She was one of eleven players nominated in “The Best FIFA Women´s Player” in 2020.Follow BroPod on Twitter @BroPod1 and Facebook. Feel free to subscribe and review our podcast on iTunes and/or Spotify. #beother

Caroline G. Hansen: The Blaugrana

Mikkel Beck (@beckmikkel) is a former footballer and current agent. He played in Denmark, Germany, England, and France, and was part of the Middlesbrough team that reached the FA Cup and League Cup final during the 96/97 season. He&apos;s also played in two European Championships for Denmark, as well as scoring 3 goals for his country. He created his agency, Beckster SPRL back in 2003, shortly after retiring at the age of 30, and now has clients in 9 different countries. Clients include Lucas Digne at Everton, Simon Kjær at AC Milan, Rony Lopes at Nice, and Matty Ryan at Arsenal.Follow BroPod on Twitter @BroPod1 and Facebook. Feel free to subscribe and review our podcast on iTunes and/or Spotify. #beother

Mikkel Beck: The Football Agent

Prior to getting involved in football Jordan Gardner (@mrjordangardner) was the Vice President of Investment and Business Strategy for the digital media company JUGOtv, as well as being the owner and CEO of an event ticketing and technology company based in San Francisco. He first transitioned into football with a minority investment in Swansea City FC, which was quickly followed with a co-ownership stake in Dundalk FC. He is now currently Chairman of the board, Managing Director & Co-Owner of FC Helsingør, who compete in Denmarks 1st Division (second tier). On top of all this he shares his experiences and knowledge regularly online with features in Forbes, ESPN, Sports Illustrated, The Athletic, SportBusiness, and The Guardian.Follow BroPod on Twitter @BroPod1 and Facebook. Please subscribe and review our podcast on iTunes and/or Spotify. #beother

Jordan Gardner: American Ownership in European Football

Cristian Nyari (@cynari) started his career as a writer for various publications including Goal.com, New York Times, and Bleacher Report, as well as being a data analyst at Perform Content. He also started his own blog, Bundesliga Fanatic,  which proved very popular. This all propelled him to gain a job at Bayern Munich where he grew to be the Head of Media for the club in America; and succeeded in building the largest network of supporter groups in North America, as well as doubling their digital audience and signing multiple global and regional media partnerships. He is now currently the Head of Commercial Content at DAZN Group; the world’s fastest-growing global sports streaming service, focused on leading the change to give sports fans around the world affordable access to sport anytime, anywhere.Follow BroPod on Twitter @BroPod1 and Facebook. Please subscribe and review our podcast on iTunes and/or Spotify. #beother

Cristian Nyari: The Triumphant Generalist

Grant Wahl is one of the most influential voices in US soccer journalism. Wahl has won numerous journalism awards, was a senior writer with Sports Illustrated for 23 years, and has written a couple of books too -  the New York Times bestseller “The Beckham Experiment” - covering Beckham&apos;s first 16 months at the LA Galaxy, and “Masters of Modern Soccer: How the World’s Best Play the Twenty-First-Century Game.” You can listen to him twice a week on the “Futbol with Grant Wahl” podcast, as well as with the new “Freddy Adu: American Prodigy” series, found on all your podcast platforms. Follow BroPod on Twitter @BroPod1 and Facebook. Please subscribe and review our podcast on iTunes and/or Spotify. #beother

Grant Wahl: Prodigies, Superstars & The Expansion Of US Soccer

Led by an excess of curiosity, restlessness, and questions, two footballers attempt to justify to themselves their three degrees by starting a podcast rooted in intellectual and moral betterment. In BroPod, we seek out those “crazy” enough to do things a little bit differently. With a diverse and compelling set of stories based in courage, passion, and joy, we have a conversation with those that defy convention from the worlds of sports, media, finance, and politics. Please follow us on @BroPod1 on Twitter. #beother

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