Special Series: Behind The Scenes Of Bootleg Football

Many people have questions about how independent media members make a living covering the NFL without any platform or large corporation standing behind them. In this special short series, Brian Nemhauser of Hawk Blogger, will speak to some of the people succeeding in this space in the hopes of helping others better understand the business side of this world.

The first subject will be Bootleg Football, built by Brett Kollman and EJ Synder, who join as guests to share more about their journey and what goes on behind the scenes.

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0:00 Intro With EJ Snyder & Brett Kollmann
3:24 The Bootleg Football Story
6:06 The Costs
12:20 “What Do You Do?”
14:47 Live vs. Pre-Recorded
17:50 Independence vs. Partnering
22:48 You Have To Love Sports
25:32 Monetization
31:09 Landing Sponsors
41:24 Maintaining Creative Control vs. Adding In Companies
44:01 Having An Agent - Additional Revenue Source
49:04 Ongoing Biggest Costs
55:29 The Treadmill - Pace Of Work
1:04:03 Advice To Beginners
1:07:34 Bootleg Football Outro
1:08:08 The Future Of The Series
1:09:03 SimplySeattle Shoutout
1:09:56 Prize Picks Shoutout
1:10:47 Superchats
1:12:05 Outro