#123: Rob Ponger - CEO, Perfect Game | Creating a “Flywheel” of Brands & Youth Baseball + Softball

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 . Rob Ponger: Website: https://www.perfectgame.org/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-ponger-1534735/ . Andrew Petcash: 🏠 Website: https://profluence.com 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/ Thanks for listening! Hit the “follow” button to stay updated on new podcasts.