Karen Brodkin, co-head of William Morris Endeavor (WME) Sports and executive vice president at Endeavor, oversees the representation of some of the biggest names in sports, spanning the NFL, NBA, MLB, tennis, golf, soccer, Olympic and action sports, and more. She’s closed hundreds of deals with partners across every distribution platform over the course of...
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In our new book, Extreme Balance: Paradoxical Principles That Make You a Champion, Ben Askren (Co-Founder of AWA), clinical psychologist David Sacks, and I share interviews with champions, scientific insights, and expert analysis that will challenge readers to rethink their approach to finding success. In the following...
Watch out Willy Wonka, Shaq is coming for you. Basketball icon and serial entrepreneur Shaquille O’Neal tells Entrepreneur that he has an appetite for creating and supporting all kinds of businesses, and now he’s turned his attention to satisfying the world’s sweet tooth with Shaq-A-Licious XL Gummies, a new line of oversized gummy candies. Photo:...
Flutter reported phenomenal second-quarter earnings this week, wowing investors and sending shares up about 8% Wednesday as the company’s FanDuel betting platform captures market share and grows revenue dramatically, even in well established states with sports betting and online gaming. But it was the declaration that FanDuel will not add a surcharge to offset an...
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The U.S. boasts the most Olympic medals thanks to some awe-inspiring performances from its top athletes. Swimmer Michael Phelps, who competed in five Olympic Games spanning Sydney 2000 to Rio 2016, is the most decorated Olympian in history with 28 medals, and Simone Biles is the most...
Comcast reported mixed results before the bell Tuesday, missing on revenue estimates due to tough year-over-year comparisons for its film studio and theme parks. The company’s streaming service, Peacock, however, continued to make gains. Comcast’s stock was down roughly 4% in early trading. Here is how Comcast performed, compared with estimates from analysts surveyed by...
FanDuel parent Flutter came out swinging Thursday, insisting the online gaming platform is the market leader in sports betting in the United States after DraftKings last week boasted it had taken over the top slot. “We have a billion dollars more in revenue in the U.S., so we’re very clearly number one,” Flutter CEO Peter...