Mike the former MBA co-social chair and sports media specialist on the role of wristbands at Columbia Business School social events, the future of sports media, and whether Papa John’s is blaming the NFL for its crappy pizza.

4:00 Why did Mike devote so much time to Columbia MBA social planning? And what’s the deal with all these wristbands?

6:20 Mike does his best to bring peasants like Neil to the elites of the New York social scene.

8:25 Mike’s angriest moment at CBS was when someone wanted a wristband hand-delivered to them in New York’s Financial District.

11:45 True confession from Mike:  “I don’t like going to something where I can see that I could have done it better”

12:40 Mike loves South Africa and actually quit being co-social chair while he was on safari. Then he un-retired.

18:45 Netflix creating a content bubble. Best time to be a standup comedian in history. $$$.

19:30 Mike got Aziz Ansari and Kevin Hart to perform at the University of Florida

21:00 Columbia Business School is starting their own podcast. Very suspicious.

23:15 Seriously, we are still looking for anyone who has ever used a dental dam. Reach out if you have.

24:30 Uris Happy Hour stats: 10-12 kegs, 120+ bottles of wine, and $7,000+ in food per happy hour.

26:30 Event stats: $20k+ for the 90’s party at LPR, $200k+ for formal events at Gotham Hall, Cipriani, etc.

27:45 Hot take: monopolies are in. Quality and price matter less. e.g. Uris Deli. Customer captivity = key.

29:45 Mike worked in finance at Suntrust. What do people actually do at banks?

32:30 Mike came to Columbia to get into the sports and media space. He interned at the NBA during his MBA summer.

34:20 Mike works in acquiring linear and digital rights for sports content

39:30 The NBA can slice their content rights better than other sports leagues

40:30 MLB through Baseball Advanced Media (BAM)  was the first mover in the streaming space, even before Netflix

42:15 NFL ratings are down. Papa John’s stupidly decides to enter into the NFL kneeling debate. No one invited them to said debate.

44:45 Mike: “Netflix just came out and said our competition is sleep. and we are winning.”

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