CEO of PickUp, Dan Healy, talks about the strides that PickUp has made since his first time on the show and optimism for the future of the sports betting industry.

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CEO of PickUp, Dan Healy, talks about the strides that PickUp has made since his first time on the show and optimism for the future of the sports betting industry.
The Director at Sports Entertainment Marketing, Phil Canavan, discusses how he got into the iGaming industry and how SEM has navigated through the tough times 2020 has provided.
Alex Kornilov talks about BETEGY, the analytics and data visualization company that has worked with clients such as ESPN, YAHOO Sports, Kicker, and more
The founder of SuperDraft, Steve Wang, talks about how this DFS platform could be the next big player in the industry
Co-Founder of Clicker, Tim Giblin, discusses his new company that solves the problem watching the sports games you want at restaurants, bars, and sportsbooks.
VP of Product at Fansure, Jordan Pascasio, joins the Knup Sports Show to talk about his journey in the industry and the progression of products at Fansure.
Marek Suchar joins the show and talks about Oddin, the automated live esports provider, as well as how things are progressing in the esports industry.
Rayan Vatti talks about his ongoing journey of combining sports betting and season-long fantasy to create Wager Champs.
Ashley Hart of She Plays discusses bringing a community of people together by a free-to-play fantasy sports platform catering towards women’s leagues.
Jason Williams of Maryville University discusses the courses and experiences that students are introduced to in order to be prepared for a career in the changing landscape of sports business.
Jason Jamarillo os Stat Hero discusses the challenges of the DFS space and why he created the company. Jamarillo includes a big announcement for mobile users of Stat Hero.
Veteran of the affiliate marketing space, Jeremy Enke of Empire Marketing, joins the show to discuss the expanding igaming market and the direction the US is headed.
Digital marketing expert in the gaming industry, Fintan Costello, joins the show. He discusses the differences in the European and US affiliate market, and what Bonus Finder does for their users.
Digital marketing expert in the gaming industry, Fintan Costello, joins the show. He discusses the differences in the European and US affiliate market, and what Bonus Finder does for their users.
CEO of Prize Picks, Adam Wexler, joins Ryan on the Knup Show. He discusses his entrepreneurial journey and how the fantasy experience is changing for customers.
Johnny Avello, head of sportsbook and gaming operations at DraftKings, discusses the alternative markets they have entered during COVID-19 and their constant movement into new states across the country.
CEO and Founder of Ball Street Trading, Scott San Emeterio, joins Ryan Knuppel on the show. They discuss his platform and the difficulties he has faced trying to start a business in this landscape.
On today’s show, the CEO of NEL Advisory Dan Phillips joins Ryan to talk about his near 25-years of experience in the iGaming space. He also shares a bit about his new podcast Big Betting Balagan.
Listen in as Dr. Laila Mintas, the CEO at PlayUp, joins us to talk a bit about her career and what she’s up to with PlayUp. We also talk a bit about legalization of sports betting in the United States.
Don’t miss episode 99 as John Culver of Fanvest joins Ryan to talk more about his career path, Fanvest now and future, and how you can get started with the Fanvest Wagering Exchange. John also shares some tips to being a successful entrepreneur and business owner.
Ryan Garcia, the owner of DenverSportsBetting.com joins the show today to talk all things Colorado Sports! The guys talk about each league and how the return might look for each Colorado based team. Ryan also shares some more about the future of his Denver Sports Betting website.
On today’s show, Avi Howard of Usability Digital joins the show to talk a bit about how their consultancy works for companies looking to enter new markets in the sports betting space. Listen in as Avi talks through their processes plus gives some tips to enter new markets.
Listen in as Wayne Kimmel, the Managing Partner at SeventySix Capital, joins the show to talk a bit about his career path to get where he is today. He also talks a bit about some of the companies they have invested in the gaming space. Finally, Wayne gives some insight to the soon to be growing sports betting industry.
Listen in as John Griffin, the CEO of Wildcard Gaming, joins Ryan on the show to talk about esports. The guys talk about John’s career and how he got into esports. They then talk more about Wildcard Gaming and touch on betting surrounding esports.
Listen in as the CEO of Statement Games, Marc Saulino, joins the show to discuss how his new free to play platform came about. Marc also talks a bit about his challenges and where StatementGames is headed in the future. Finally, listen all the way to the end for a chance to win a cool $1,000!
One of the good guys in the iGaming industry, Tim Heath, joins us today to discuss what they are up to over at Coingaming.io! He discusses his career path, life transitioning from an affiliate to an operator, future plans and more. Don’t miss this show and listen until the end for a “giveaway opportunity” from Tim and his team.
The CEO at Hot Paper Lantern, Ed Moed, joins Ryan on the show today to discuss his latest sports betting industry research and how it applies to this Covid-19 shutdown. Ed also talks a bit about how he got started in the industry and where he see’s things moving going forward.
On today’s show, Kelly Kehn, the co-founder of the All-In Diversity Project joins us to talk a bit about their mission. She talks about her background starting the project and leads into some future plans for the organization. Kelly also shares some subtle “nuggets for success” if you are looking to start a project in the iGaming (or any) space.
On this show, the President of Monkey Knife Fight Nic Sulsky joins us to talk a bit about his career path in the iGaming space. He also gives some insight into how Monkey Knife Fight is poised to battle FanDuel and DraftKings for the TOP DFS spot.
Honored to be joined by SiGMA founder Eman Pulis on show #89! Eman has been in the iGaming events space for a while now, and talks a bit about how they are adjusting to Covid-19 times.
On today’s show, Ryan Knuppel of Knup Solutions and Keith McDonnell of KMiGaming sit down to discuss how the Covid-19 pandemic has shifted our businesses and our industry. They discuss things like, how businesses can pivot, how the sports betting industry will bounce back, when will sports return, & more!
On today’s show, the CEO of Boom Sports, Stephen Murphy, joins with Ryan to talk about his background in the iGaming industry. He also talks about some of the latest Boom Sports news and shares a bit about the direction the company is heading.
Chris Altruda, Legal Sports Betting Expert joins Rodney on the Knup Sports Podcast! The guys talk about how more sports betting locations are on the way in Illinois plus much more.
Martin Wachter, the CEO and founder of GoldenRace, sits down with Ryan to talk about the growth and popularity of Virtual Sports. Some people think Virtual Sports is booming due to the Corona Virus, but listen in as that might not be the case. GoldenRace is a leading operator in this industry.
Listen in as the chief business officer at PokerGO and Estars Studios joins the show to discuss some of the developments for their company. J.R. McCabe talks about the explosion of online poker and esports during this Covid-19 pandemic.
The SBC Digital Summit is almost here and the Director of Marketing North America, Kevin Smith, joins the show to talk about it. We discuss the decision to push back Betting on Sports America to December. We also get to hear about the details surround SBC Digital Summit in April.
John Donovan and Ryan Knuppel jump on a podcast show to talk about the iGaming business effects this coronavirus shutdown is having. The guys give some encouragement and motivation for other business owners along with talking about how they are handling things.
On today’s show, Trent Attyah, the CEO & Founder of Bookit Sports joins us to talk about his new “social media” platform specifically designed for the sports betting audience. Listen to how Trent manages his full time college student life alongside running a full time startup business.
The Co-Founder and CEO of ZenSports, Mark Thomas, joins the show today. Ryan and Mark talk about ZenSports and the future of the app. They also talk a bit about his sports background being from Wisconsin. Don’t miss this show!
On this episode, Alan Wilmot, the senior legal counsel at Heitner Legal joins us to talk about gaming law. He gives his opinions on some of the recent topics surrounding the sports and betting industry.
Bubba Gaeddert, the Executive Director of the Varsity Esports Foundation, joins the show to talk about what they are up to in their not for profit organization. He gives some great insight into the ever-growing esports industry.
Today, the Founder and CEO of Because We Can Media, John Donovan, joins the show to talk about how far they have come in just three short years of business. He also talks about his upcoming premium sponsorship of the Betting On Sports America 2020 event.
On today’s show, Matt Simo joins to talk about FootballContest.com and how they are becoming one of the top proxy services around for the big Vegas Sports Betting contests.
On today’s show, former NFL player Marques Ogden joins Ryan to talk about his life after football. He talks about some of his struggles and what he used to transition that into being a successful entrepreneur. His new book, The Success Cycle, is making waves in the business books section and is a must read.
Today we are joined by Dan Healy, the Co-Founder and CEO of Pickup at PlayPickup.com! Dan and Ryan talk about his background, what PickUp is, and then give some other insights to the legalized sports betting landscape in the United States.
Today, we are rockin with the Big Boss as JB the Ticket joins the show to talk March Madness. JB is the host of the Vegas Scoreboard Express and is killin it out in Vegas.
Sue Schneider, the VP of Growth & Strategy at SBC joins the show to talk about her long list of experiences in the iGaming industry. Sue also gives us her predictions on where the US market is headed along with a quick little preview of the Betting on Sports America 2020 event in New Jersey.
In episode #71 of the Knup Show, sports betting industry speaker, advocate, and expert Lloyd Danzig joins the show. We talk about AI as it relates to betting, advisor roles & opportunities, as well as a small tribute discussion to the late Kobe Bryant.
Join Ryan Knuppel and Brian Goldstein as they talk about the new odds comparison tool, AbeBets.com! Brian is the CEO and Founder of Abe and talks about where this free tool is at and headed in the future.
Stephen Crystal of SCCG Management joins Ryan on show #69 to talk about his long list of experiences in the iGaming space. Stephen has had his hands on a lot of great projects over the years and now finds himself knee deep in US focused Sports Betting projects and emerging eSports projects.
President & Co-Founder of Quarter4.io, Kelly Brooks, joins Ryan on today’s show to talk all about their new platform serving NBA bettors. Quarter4 is a sports analytics platform utilizing AI and data to help predict winning bets.
Rob Thompson of GamePlanU.org joins the show today to discuss his upcoming SportsBiz Startup event in Orlando, FL on January 23-24, 2020. Rob also gives some advice to stuck or upcoming sports business professionals that you won’t want to miss.
On this episode of the Knup Sports Show, founder of The Sports Scoop, Hayden Frederick joins us! We talk about his betting email newsletter, where he got started, and Hayden gives us a prediction on when his home state of Texas will legalize sports betting.
On this episode, Ryan Knuppel sits down with Rob Cressy of Bacon Sports to talk about his sports marketing and creative agency. Bacon Sports helps brands get their message out there via creative content marketing.
Spread Knowledge Founder Charles Ormsby joins Ryan on episode 64 of the Knup Sports Show to talk all about data driven sports picks & trends. He talks about where SK was originated from and where it’s going in the future.
Listen in as Reid Rooney, the CEO and Co-Founder of BETSPERTS joins Ryan Knuppel on episode #63 to talk about their gambling advice platform. Betsperts is a crowdsourced sports gambling advice platform and we hear all about how this company is growing and building a giant community.
Dustin Sullivan of SportsData.io joins the Knup Sports Show to talk about his company and the future of sports betting data. Listen to how they started with Fantasy Data and have emerged into a Sports Betting Data company thanks to the legalization in the United States.
Ryan & Rodney are back as they talk week 1 of the NFL season. The guys touch on a couple of the week 2 college games and then dive into all of the NFL games. Plus, Rodney has a few BOLD predictions and the Knuppel’s finish off with their Top 3 Betting Picks for Week 1 NFL. Don’t miss it!
Listen in as Lee-Ann Johnstone of Affiliate Insider joins Ryan Knuppel to talk all about iGaming Affiliate Marketing. More specifically, the two talk about future landscape of affiliate marketing in the US, offshore vs. regulated affiliate marketing, having a strategy from the beginning, and much more! Don’t miss this episode!
Listen as Knup sits down with iGaming veteran Victor Bigio of Sportech. The guys talk legalized sports betting, future of offshores, Victor’s career path and much more.
Ryan & Rodney are back to talk football each and every week. To kick things off they sit down and talk Miami vs. Florida and Arizona vs. Hawaii for week 1 of the 2019 college football season.
In episode #57, Ryan sits down with PJ Laferla to talk about his latest project in the sports betting space — SportsInput.com! The guys also talk legalized sports betting predictions, the power of LinkedIn, and much more! Don’t miss this one!
Listen in to episode #56 of the Knup Sports Show where we sit down and talk with Ken Manubay of Picking Duck. Ken talks about his free to play fantasy sportsbook contest app at PickingDuck.com!
Listen to episode #55 where Ryan Knuppel sits down with Cillian Barry of SportCaller to talk about the future of their company and “free to play” games in general.
In this edition of the Knup Sports Show, Ryan sits down with Cody Darwick to talk NBA Draft Results & NBA Free Agency predictions. The guys also talk a bit about the legal US betting landscape. Cody is our special guest from the Full Slate Podcast.
Have you ever wanted to get connected with someone in the sports business industry? Nick Hayden of the Sports Biz Group is our guest today and talks about his up and coming business. He has a growing slack channel along with a sports business networking event on the horizon. Hear what Nick has to say about sports, sports betting and the overall “business” side of this niche.
Jason Mezrahi of Win Daily Talks About His New Book & DFS Website Tools
Rodney gives us his thoughts on the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals as a diehard St. Louis Blue fan. Do you like hockey? Don’t miss this quick episode!
Today we are joined by Russ Yershon of Connecting Brands. His team is located in London, UK and have been helping companies with their sports betting efforts for awhile. He’s now looking to take that experience and share it with United States companies as they start down the same path
Betting on Sports America 2019 is officially in the books and it turned out to be a first class event for sports betting fans in the United States. Today, Ryan Knuppel talks with the founder and CEO of SBC Gaming, Rasmus Sojmark, about the event from his perspective. This recording was just a few days after the event and the first podcast interview Rasmus did following #bosamerica — this is one you won’t want to miss.
In this episode of the Knup Sports Show — Ryan does a short “preview” of the 2019 Betting on Sports America conference that takes place April 23-25 in New Jersey at the Meadowlands.