Conversation with a Billionaire | Sports Team Ownership with Orioles' David Rubenstein

David Rubenstein on Sports Ownership & What It Really Takes to Run a Team. For the 100th episode of Dope Interviews, Warren Shaw sits down with David Rubenstein, controlling partner of the Baltimore Orioles and author of Inside the Owner's Box: Power and Leadership in Sports.

Rubenstein shares the unlikely path that took him from a young Baltimore baseball fan who couldn't make his high school JV team to becoming an owner of the team he grew up watching. The conversation goes deep into the business of professional sports — from franchise valuations and championship culture to sports betting, analytics, ownership responsibilities, and the relationship between team owners and players.

Rubenstein also shares lessons he's learned from fellow sports owners and explains why being an owner requires much more than simply having the money to buy a team. Warren and Rubenstein discuss the growing role of women in sports ownership, what prospective owners should understand before entering the business, and what Rubenstein himself might pursue next.

It's a conversation about sports, business, leadership, money, community and the changing power structure of professional athletics — fitting topics for the 100th episode of Dope Interviews. Become a supporter of this podcast: .

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