The Baseball and Business Podcast

Former college player Tyler Scaturro shares how he began his business career working for Pocket Radar in the early startup days 8 years ago and how he's developed into a key player that has made it the established company it is today on Episode 35.

Here are the highlights from our conversation...

1. How going the JUCO route out of high school helped setup stability on the field and classroom

2. How Tyler beat out other candidates despite having less experience to get his foot in the door at Pocket Radar which has developed into being the Brand Manager

3. How social media and marketing evolving while the product itself continuing to mature both have taught him the importance of testing

4. Why working for a startup can be an advantageous route for baseball players transitioning into business full-time

Tyler's story shows the power of creating an opportunity and running with it.

To learn more about Pocket Radar, visit their website at pocketradar.com or Instagram page @pocketradar.

Former pro player CJ Beatty shares how he used his God given talents and combined them with baseball after stepping off the field to build a business that's empowering the next generation to win on the field on Episode 34.

Here are the highlights from our conversation...

1. CJ's perspective on how to be prepared to transition from college to pro ball

2. How CJ's voice was the spark to the global brand The Baseball Motivator has become

3. Why CJ added making music to his brand and how he's grown to having 500k+ streams

4. How Richard Petty and Evander Holyfield's brand manager recently became CJ's brand manager

CJ's story shows how not being afraid of your haters and instead going all in on your gifts are the key to success.

To learn more about CJ and TBM, visit his website at cjbeatty.com or Instagram page @cjbeatty44.

Former college player Josh Shapiro shares how he turned a lifestyle on the field into a thriving business on Episode 33.

Here are the highlights from our conversation...

1. How Josh's passion for the game combined with the early days of social media led to partnerships with some of the biggest baseball brands
2. The difficult decision Josh made which led to the launch of the Baseball Lifestyle 101 branded store

3. What made the 2018 College World Series a defining moment for the business
4. How Josh engaging his targeted audience and current pro players has been a winning combo to grow the business and brand

Josh's story shows the importance of knowing your audience and finding unique ways to provide value.
To learn more about Baseball Lifestyle 101, visit the website at bl101.com or Instagram page @baseball_lifestyle101.

Oakland A's prospect Ryan Gridley shares how through the launch of his business ProCo+ he's created a solution to the financial challenges many minor leaguers face on Episode 32.

Here are the highlights from our conversation...

1. How Ryan went from being known more for his glove than bat as a freshman at Mississippi State to earning First Team All-SEC honors as junior hitting well over .300 which led to being drafted by the A's

2. Different challenges playing in the minors has presented which created the idea to launch his business ProCo+

3. How the platform allows pro players to make money year round while giving amateurs direct access to pros during their season not just in a cage during the winter

4. Ryan's biggest lesson learned from diving into entrepreneurship and his best tip for anyone else that desires to launch their own business

Ryan's story shows the best way to deal with a problem is to create a solution versus hoping someone else comes along to solve it.

To learn more about ProCo+, visit the website at ProCoPlus.com or Instagram page @procoplus. You can follow him on Instagram @ryangridley10. You can also email him at [email protected].

Stage 4 brain cancer survivor and former college player Chase Jones shares from his comeback story on the University of North Carolina baseball team and beyond on Episode 41.
Here are a few of the highlights from our conversation...
1. How the motivation to return to campus and the baseball field were main drivers that kept Chase going through intense cancer treatments
2. Why Chase believes every athlete should not overlook the platform they have
3. How the leadership skills developed on the field led to creating the Vs. Cancer Foundation which has raised over $6 million to date and becoming President of the Wharton Graduate Association while getting his MBA at Wharton
4. Why Chase decided to get his MBA and what others considering grad schools should consider before they pursue this path
Chase's story shows that the biggest setbacks in life can be used to propel us forward if we persevere.
Click here to connect with Chase on LinkedIn. You can also email him at [email protected]. To learn more about the Vs. Cancer Foundation, visit the website at vs-cancer.org.