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Zak Brown

πŸ‘€ Speaker
942 total appearances

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Podcast Appearances

The Race F1 Podcast
The Race Business in conversation with McLaren's Zak Brown

Everyone says that about every major sport, every time there's a record sale.

The Race F1 Podcast
The Race Business in conversation with McLaren's Zak Brown

And now look at where they are, right?

The Race F1 Podcast
The Race Business in conversation with McLaren's Zak Brown

So when Steve Ballmer bought the LA Clippers for $2 billion, everyone thought he was insane.

The Race F1 Podcast
The Race Business in conversation with McLaren's Zak Brown

I'm not a basketball guy, but what's that worth now?

The Race F1 Podcast
The Race Business in conversation with McLaren's Zak Brown

Five?

The Race F1 Podcast
The Race Business in conversation with McLaren's Zak Brown

New York Giants, the Dolphins, the Dodgers.

The Race F1 Podcast
The Race Business in conversation with McLaren's Zak Brown

So I think in these big sports, I've never seen franchise values go down in the big stuff.

The Race F1 Podcast
The Race Business in conversation with McLaren's Zak Brown

And every time there's a sale, everyone goes, that's nuts, you overpaid.

The Race F1 Podcast
The Race Business in conversation with McLaren's Zak Brown

And then three years down the line, that's old news and someone's done the same.

The Race F1 Podcast
The Race Business in conversation with McLaren's Zak Brown

So I think the sport's going to just keep growing.

The Race F1 Podcast
The Race Business in conversation with McLaren's Zak Brown

I think we've got the benefit of being so technically sophisticated that we can create a lot of excitement around the digital space.

The Race F1 Podcast
The Race Business in conversation with McLaren's Zak Brown

And everyone's digitally savvy now, right?

The Race F1 Podcast
The Race Business in conversation with McLaren's Zak Brown

Everyone's got an Android, Google phone, or Apple phone in their pocket.

The Race F1 Podcast
The Race Business in conversation with McLaren's Zak Brown

And so we're kind of growing up on technology.

The Race F1 Podcast
The Race Business in conversation with McLaren's Zak Brown

And I think we're a sport.

The Race F1 Podcast
The Race Business in conversation with McLaren's Zak Brown

that feeds out a lot of technology.

The Race F1 Podcast
The Race Business in conversation with McLaren's Zak Brown

So I think what Netflix showed was you can be a fan of the sport on the track and off the track.

The Race F1 Podcast
The Race Business in conversation with McLaren's Zak Brown

And I think our sport's a bit unique in that way.

The Race F1 Podcast
The Race Business in conversation with McLaren's Zak Brown

All these other kind of calm stick-and-ball sports, it's all concentrated on the field of play.

The Race F1 Podcast
The Race Business in conversation with McLaren's Zak Brown

What goes on in the corporate offices and the trades and all that, I don't think has the same level of maybe politics that motor racing has.