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How Erika Took BARSTOOL From A Blog To $550 MILLION Empire w/ Dave Portnoy, Big Cat, Call Her Daddy | The Sagnik Show
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Erika Ayers Badan joined Barstool Sports as CEO in 2016 when the company was generating about $3 million in revenue, and she stepped down in 2024, with the company's revenue reportedly reaching around $250 million by the time she left.
Show notes:
0:00 Intro
1:27 Alex Cooper leaving Barstool Sports
4:41 Brand vs Personality
7:13 The growth of Call Her Daddy
8:33 Pat McAfee leaving Barstool Sports
9:00 Erika joins Barstool Sports
11:32 The underdogs who won
14:06 Leaving corporate for Barstool
17:11 Handling controversies - Mintzy
20:31 Vice News is bankrupt
21:48 Barstool's business
24:47 Was Barstool Gold a failure?
28:09 The Quiet Quitting Debate
31:39 Dave Portnoy's hustle
32:39 I am a fan of Erika
34:24 Barstool Sport's sold back for $1
35:48 Why Barstool didn't fit PENN
37:42 Erika has a new job!
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