#123: Rob Ponger – CEO, Perfect Game
Perfect Game is the world’s largest youth baseball/softball platform and scouting service, producing over 8,600+ events, 300,000+ games, and showcases annually across the United States. Rob Ponger became CEO in 2022, previously serving as a Senior Vice President at IMG. To date, more than 1,650 players who have played in a Perfect Game event have…
Perfect Game is the world’s largest youth baseball/softball platform and scouting service, producing over 8,600+ events, 300,000+ games, and showcases annually across the United States.
Rob Ponger became CEO in 2022, previously serving as a Senior Vice President at IMG.
To date, more than 1,650 players who have played in a Perfect Game event have made it to Major League Baseball.
Chapters:
(01:50) From IMG to Perfect Game
(04:15) Creating a flywheel of brands
(09:30) Downstream professionalization
(12:30) MLB players
(13:50) Baseball innovation for GenZ
(16:30) Women’s sports and softball
(18:00) Going younger & company size
(21:00) Future for Perfect Game
(23:35) NIL/Other trends