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EPISODE · Jan 30, 2026 · 34 MIN

Inside the NFL's Billion-Dollar Playbooks · Ryan Petkoff, Founder of Petkoff Strategies

from Under the Number · host Brent Peus

🏟️ Get off the sidelines ➡️ https://underthenumber.substack.com/🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/50-9naPS2mU🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts: P. Ryan Petkoff is a dynamic leader, strategic advisor and consultant who partners with startups and legacy businesses to build solutions that create meaningful value. Ryan’s expertise as an operator and an advisor ranges from strategy development and execution to high-level marketing, communications and storytelling, capital raise and allocation, change management, crisis mitigation and executive coaching. With a rare combination of skills, Ryan’s “unicorn experience” means organizations can solve a variety of challenges with a single consultant. He excels in environments where he can wear multiple hats, driving impact across various functions, making him a perfect fit for startups or legacy businesses navigating growth, change or transformation. Most of all, Ryan cares deeply for people and connects well with what matters.Ryan is passionate about working with entrepreneurs because he thrives on building things. Whether it’s launching a new marketing initiative, managing a capital raise, or guiding a company through a crisis, he is energized by the opportunity to create something meaningful. He works with a select group of clients, prioritizing quality over quantity, where he can build deep and authentic relationships.Before launching his consulting practice, Ryan spent almost 20 years in the world of professional sports, where he helped transform the Kansas City Chiefs into one of the most successful franchises in global sports. As a top executive at Hunt Sports Group (the parent company of the Lamar Hunt family’s sports franchises), Ryan was “one of the driving leadership forces behind the Chiefs’ ascent to the top of the NFL” (Sports Business Journal). He spearheaded the Chiefs’ first international marketing initiative and led the team’s entry into the NFL’s global marketing program. By 2021, the Chiefs earned marketing rights to both Germany and Mexico, helping the team become one of the fastest-growing sports brands worldwide. He also was the primary advisor to Chiefs Chairman and CEO throughout the construction of the Chiefs dynasty.Now, Ryan channels his expertise, extensive network, and passion for building into helping innovative companies thrive and scale.Bio via Petkoff Strategies

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