Rob Herzog – Wild Business Growth Podcast #344: ZogSports & ZogCulture, Sports Leagues for Adults

Take the road less traveled. That’s the story of this week’s Wild Business Growth podcast guest, Rob Herzog. Rob is the Founder of ZogSports & ZogCulture. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast platforms, and watch on YouTube.

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Episode 344: Rob Herzog – ZogSports & ZogCulture, Sports Leagues for Adults

Rob Herzog, the Founder of ZogSports & ZogCulture, joins the show to share his journey from a close call on 9/11 to connecting millions of adults through sports leagues in 6 major cities. Hear the Piña Colada Epiphany that changed Rob’s life, how to meet increased demand for your product or service, the Building Block Strategy for adding clients & partners, how to adjust to new chapters in life, and the time Bill Murray showed up at one of their kickball games. This episode covers everything from pickleball to Riverside Park. Here’s a small sample of what you will hear in this episode:

• What does survivor’s guilt feel like
• How did Rob grow ZogSports
• What should you do with more free time in your day
• How does ZogSports reserve fields & courts
• What sport would Rob love to be a professional athlete in

Connect with Rob on LinkedIn and at ZogSports.com, ZogCulture.com, and VoloSports.com

Enjoy the shoooooow! Check out the show notes below for much more detail. You can also find the full transcript here.

Show Notes

• Intro & 9/11
  • [0:31] Email me at to save time with your high-quality podcast and use it as a business-building tool
  • [0:44] Connect with Rob on LinkedIn and at ZogSports.com, ZogCulture.com, and VoloSports.com
  • [3:03] What was Rob’s close call on 9/11
  • [7:52] What does survivor’s guilt feel like

• The ZogSports & ZogCulture Story
  • [11:20] When did Rob realize ZogSports could be an actual business
  • [13:57] How do different sports create a different experience with ZogSports
  • [17:22] How did Rob grow ZogSports
  • [20:57] How do you meet increased demand for your product or service
  • [24:31] How does ZogSports reserve fields & courts
  • [28:34] How do you create a brand that spreads through word-of-mouth marketing (WOM)
  • [30:33] The Wild Business Growth podcast is on YouTube! Subscribe @MaxBranstetter to watch full video interviews with Wild entrepreneurs like Rob
  • [30:34] Sign up for the Podcasting to the Max newsletter at MaxPodcasting.com/Newsletter and receive How to Edit Your Podcast in Audacity. It’s where podcasting meets entrepreneurship – and terrible puns
  • [30:36] Such an honor speaking at Podcast Movement ’23 in Denver! Sign up to grab the slides from my session at MaxPodcasting.com/PM23

• Adjusting to New Chapters in Life
  • [31:31] How do you adjust to new chapters in life
  • [33:07] Shoutout, Greg Branstetter aka Mr. B!
  • [40:29] What should you do with more free time in your day
• Rapid-Fire Q&A
  • [43:42] What sport would Rob love to be a professional athlete in
  • [45:02] Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
  • [45:22] What’s the difference between undergrad & grad school in the Ivy League
  • [47:52] What’s Rob’s biggest pet peeve
  • [48:47] Riverside Park, Central Park, North Woods, West Side Community Garden
  • [50:21] Bill Murray
  • [51:18 Connect with Rob on LinkedIn and at ZogSports.com, ZogCulture.com, and VoloSports.com
  • [52:30] What are Rob’s Final Thoughts
  • [53:01] Follow the Wild Business Growth podcast and tell a friend about the podcast. And show love (or roast me) by leaving 5 stars on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify
  • [53:07] The Wild Business Growth podcast is on YouTube! Subscribe @MaxBranstetter to watch full video interviews with Wild entrepreneurs like Rob
  • [53:10] Check out the Wild Business Growth podcast on Goodpods, where you can see what your favorite people are listening to
  • [53:12] Connect with me on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter (aka X), and Threads @MaxBranstetter and TikTok @WildBusinessGrowth
  • [53:14] Save time with your high-quality podcast. Email me at to bring your podcast to life and use it as a business-building tool
  • [53:16] Sign up for the Podcasting to the Max newsletter at MaxPodcasting.com/Newsletter and receive How to Edit Your Podcast in Audacity. It’s where podcasting meets entrepreneurship – and terrible puns
  • Theme music: Freestyle Percussion Magik – “Jungle Tribe” – provided by Jamendo

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Thanks for listening to Rob Herzog on the Wild Business Growth podcast. To hear more Wild stories like this one every Wednesday morning, follow the Wild Business Growth podcast and tell a friend about it. And join a ZogSports league with them. Until next time, Let your business Run Wild…and Bring on the Bongos!!