Jesse Cole, Owner of the Savannah Bananas, joins Rick Horrow on this week’s episode of The Business of Sports.
Rick Horrow brings decades of expertise in sports business, infrastructure development, and public-private partnerships. As Chairman of Horrow Sports Ventures, he has structured over 100 deals valued at more than $20 billion, pioneering innovative funding strategies that have driven major sports, performing arts, and urban development projects. Known as “The Sports Professor,” Horrow has worked with major sports leagues, including the NFL, NHL, MLB, PGA Tour, NASCAR, and Major League Soccer, playing a key role in stadium and arena deals across the U.S. and internationally.
Horrow has built a distinguished media career as well, such as “The Icons with Rick Horrow” and “On The Record”. A Harvard Law graduate and industry thought leader, his expertise continues to shape the business of sports on a global scale. He has also authored four books, including When the Game Is on the Line: From the Man Who Brought the Heat to Miami and the Browns Back to Cleveland, an Inside Look at the High-Stakes World of Sports Deal-Making, The Sport Business Handbook: Insights from 100+ Leaders Who Shaped 50 Years of the Industry, and Beyond the Box Score: An Insider’s Guide to the $750 Billion Business of Sports. He has been identified as the Visiting Expert on Sports Law at the Harvard Law School, authoring the first sports law and analytical thesis at his alma mater. His expertise continues to shape the business of sports on a global scale.
