#68: Kevin Jones – CEO, Founder Blue Wire

After getting fired from his sports radio job, Kevin Jones put his last $17,000 of savings to build Blue Wire.

Kevin Jones has over 12 years of experience in the sports industry as a beat reporter for the 49ers at KNBR, team reporter for the Cleveland Browns, and contributor to WUSA-TV in Washington D.C.

Blue Wire is a sports podcasting platform with over 500 shows under its umbrella. They have raised $12M in venture capital and are doing about $8M in revenue/year.

Chapters:
(01:40) Community Crowdfunding
(07:00) Founding story of Blue Wire
(09:40) Scaling the company
(15:20) Business model
(20:00) Trends in sports
(23:10) Criteria for podcasters

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