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When sports, business and culture collide, there’s often a deal to be made. Join Alex Rodriguez and Bloomberg correspondent Jason Kelly as they get the inside track from corporate titans, sports champions and game-changing entrepreneurs on investing, strategy, reinvention and the ones that got away. The Deal is a Bloomberg Podcasts and Bloomberg Originals series that’s passionate, relaxed, insightful and inspirational. If you think you know these icons, prepare to be surprised.
Hosts:
Alex Rodriguez is chairman and chief executive of A-Rod Corp, an investment firm that backs startups and partners with global companies across real estate, sports and entertainment. While best known as a fourteen-time All-Star and World Series champion with the New York Yankees, Rodriguez is now an owner of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Minnesota Lynx sports teams and an on-air analyst for Major League Baseball.
Jason Kelly is the chief correspondent of Bloomberg Originals. During his two decades at Bloomberg, Kelly has served as executive editor of Bloomberg Television, hosted Bloomberg Businessweek on television and radio, and also hosted Power Players and Next in Sports series. He’s also the author of two books, The New Tycoons, about the global private equity industry, and Sweat Equity, an inside look at the business of fitness.
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How NFL Legend Justin Tuck Tackled Goldman Sachs
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Oct 09, 2025 |
How Peloton’s Robin Arzón Built a Successful Brand
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Oct 02, 2025 |
The Ultimate NIL Primer with College Sports Company’s Adam Breneman
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Sep 25, 2025 |
The Business of Baseball with Orioles President Catie Griggs
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Sep 18, 2025 |
How Jozy Altidore Moved from MLS Star to NFL Owner
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Sep 11, 2025 |
Hall of Famer Pau Gasol on Basketball Going Global
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Sep 04, 2025 |
How Laura Correnti is Selling Women’s Sports
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Aug 28, 2025 |
Why FOX Sports’ Greg Olsen Wants to Shake Up Youth Sports
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Aug 21, 2025 |
How Allyson Felix Took on Nike and Built an Empire
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Aug 14, 2025 |
Ex-NFLPA’s DeMaurice Smith on Fighting for Change in the NFL
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Aug 07, 2025 |
Highlighting 'Just Women's Sports,' with Founder Haley Rosen
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Jul 31, 2025 |
How D.C Mayor Muriel Bowser is Closing the Commanders, RFK Stadium Deal
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Jul 24, 2025 |
How Sam Kennedy’s Bold Moves Shape the Red Sox, Plus Alex on the MLB All-Star Game
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Jul 17, 2025 |
How Whoop’s Will Ahmed Built a $3.6B Business Tracking Fitness
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Jul 10, 2025 |
Michelle Wie West on Golf Dealmaking, and Alex Closes His Deal
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Jul 03, 2025 |
Bill Belichick and Ray Dalio on What It Takes to Win
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Jun 26, 2025 |
How Blackstone’s David Blitzer Invested in Every Major Sport
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Jun 19, 2025 |
How Magic Johnson Went From NBA Legend to Billionaire
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Jun 12, 2025 |
How Susie Wolff Is Driving Change in F1
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Jun 05, 2025 |
Inside the Commanders DC Deal with Owner Josh Harris
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May 29, 2025 |
Mellody Hobson's Game-Changing Investment in Women's Sports
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May 22, 2025 |
Why College Sports Will Never Be the Same, With Georgia Tech's J Batt
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May 15, 2025 |
How McLaren’s Zak Brown Wins with a Pair of Rivals
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May 08, 2025 |
How Jennifer Epstein Leveraged Celtics into Soccer, Plus a Miami GP Preview
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May 01, 2025 |
NFL CFO Christine Dorfler on the Draft, and Alex's NBA Playoff Report
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Apr 24, 2025 |
ESPN’s Richard Jefferson on Money Mistakes, Plus McIlroy’s Miracle Masters Win
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Apr 17, 2025 |
Jessica Berman on the NWSL’s Good Vibes, Plus Ovechkin and UConn Make History
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Apr 10, 2025 |
Tom Garfinkel on Miami's Sports and Entertainment Boom
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Apr 03, 2025 |
Why Entrepreneur Mike Repole Wants Young People to Learn Grit
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Mar 27, 2025 |
How Yankees Assistant GM Jean Afterman Changed Baseball for Japanese Players
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Mar 20, 2025 |
How Mike McCarley is Revolutionizing Golf with TGL
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Mar 13, 2025 |
Why Volleyball is the Next Big Pro Sports League, with Katlyn Gao
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Mar 06, 2025 |
How Former MLB Star Johnny Damon is Still Bringing His A-Game
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Feb 27, 2025 |
How ESPN's Laura Rutledge Thinks NIL Will Affect the NFL
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Feb 20, 2025 |
Why Ted Leonsis Wants to Build a 'Super City' of Sports Teams
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Feb 13, 2025 |
Reaction: Super Bowl LIX
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Feb 10, 2025 |
What Sports Teams Can Learn from Tiktok Star Josh Richards
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Feb 06, 2025 |
Carolyn Tisch Blodgett’s Journey From Peloton to Gotham FC
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Jan 30, 2025 |
How Steve Pagliuca Brought Bain’s Playbook to the Celtics
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Jan 23, 2025 |
How Paul Rabil Is Transforming Lacrosse Into a Major League Sport
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Jan 16, 2025 |
Reaction: Juan Soto's Record-Breaking Deal with the Mets
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Dec 10, 2024 |
Why Sue Bird Thinks Women’s Sports Has Finally Broken Through
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Nov 14, 2024 |
How Basketball Legend Candace Parker is Shaping the Game
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Nov 07, 2024 |
How Bruin Capital’s George Pyne Capitalizes on Sports
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Oct 31, 2024 |
Why Nasdaq’s Adena Friedman Says Sports Teams Should Go Public
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Oct 24, 2024 |
How Jay Williams Reinvented His Brand After Basketball
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Oct 17, 2024 |
Why Wall Street Giant David Rubenstein Bought the Baltimore Orioles
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Oct 10, 2024 |
Tennis Legend Billie Jean King Is Still Fighting for Women in Sports
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Oct 03, 2024 |
How Kevin Warren Is Changing Chicago – and the Bears
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Sep 26, 2024 |
Xavier Gutierrez, ImpactX Sports Group CEO, Is Investing in Sports
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Sep 19, 2024 |
Mike Francesa’s Legacy in New York Sports Media
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Sep 12, 2024 |
Exploring The Offseason With US Soccer Star Midge Purce
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Sep 05, 2024 |
Telling the Story of the Yankees with YES Broadcaster Michael Kay
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Aug 29, 2024 |
How Sportradar CEO Carsten Koerl Changed the Sports Betting Game
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Aug 22, 2024 |
Rebuilding the Harlem Globetrotters With Keith Dawkins
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Aug 15, 2024 |
Fox Sports’ Kevin Burkhardt’s MLB and NFL Broadcasting Success
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Aug 08, 2024 |
NBA Team President Masai Ujiri Is Changing Basketball and Africa
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Aug 01, 2024 |
Cal Ripken Jr.'s Baseball and Business Legacy
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Jul 25, 2024 |
Going All In on Women's Sports with Monarch Collective's Jasmine Robinson
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Jul 18, 2024 |
The Investment Case for Youth Sports with TCG's Jesse Jacobs
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Jul 11, 2024 |
Inside Joe Pompliano's Sports Media Playbook
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Jul 04, 2024 |
A Deep Dive Into Analytics With KAGR's Jessica Gelman
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Jun 27, 2024 |
Marc Lore Sees Sports Deals as a Path to ‘Collective Happiness’
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May 16, 2024 |
Stephen A. Smith’s Hot Take on Being Sports Media’s Biggest Name
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May 09, 2024 |
Serena Williams Wants to Conquer Wall Street
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May 02, 2024 |
How Mark Shapiro and Endeavor Reinvented Sports Dealmaking
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Apr 25, 2024 |
How a Legendary NFL Receiver Became a Wall Street Player
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Apr 18, 2024 |
How Private Equity Is Making Brandi Chastain’s Dream Come True
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Apr 11, 2024 |
The Goldman Alum Who Reimagined the Yankees and AC Milan
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Apr 04, 2024 |
Hannah Storm’s Front-Row Seat to the NBA’s Rise
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Mar 28, 2024 |
Listen Now: The Big Take
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Mar 26, 2024 |
Derek Jeter on the Power of Being a Yankee
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Mar 21, 2024 |
The Mastermind Behind the Success of ‘Coach Prime,’ Snoop Dogg and Michael Strahan
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Mar 13, 2024 |
How Michael Strahan Made It in New York
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Mar 07, 2024 |
Maria Sharapova on the Secret to Winning
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Feb 29, 2024 |
Introducing: The Deal with Alex Rodriguez and Jason Kelly
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Feb 22, 2024 |