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I always learn something from Peter King’s FMIA column. So much so that it usually takes me three or four times to read and digest the pieces, it’s a big meal for a little brain like me. One of the thought starters this week was his feature on Andrew Luck’s college center at Stanford, Sam …
“Time is what we want the most and use the worst.” -William Penn Often we are asked what we do for money or what we just “do.” The newsletter, this website, our Podcast, LinkedIn, Twitter etc…does someone pay you for everything? No. Much of what I do that is public facing has little to do with money, …
Some thoughts from a busy week to start a new week. Remembering a Summer Tour. In the summer of 1988, I was working at SportsChannel, which for those who may not know, was a pioneer in so many ways beyond just showing local teams. Under the SportsChannel America banner, the platform brought the first national …
I always learn something when I talk to my friend Greg Moore. The former Commissioner of the SIAC, a baller from New Jersey, an attorney, an entrepreneur, a big thinker, Greg is always looking at the blue ocean and how the pieces fit together. Over a year ago he pointed to a spot that the …
As the NBA season approaches, who are the most digitally engaged…in China? Our friends at Mailman , part of 160/90, released their study this week. The NBA teams, players and legends were assessed across Weibo, and Kuaishou with the usual parameters: likes, engagement, growth etc. Some of the interesting takeaways surrounding the numbers tied to …
Sometimes the cause marketing and social responsibility space can be a bit of a crap shoot. Alignments can be forced, causes can be fleeting, there can be a great deal of repition and box checking, and the ROI can be pretty fluid. Then there are times when magic happens. Case in point. A call came …
Sometimes we think about the going’s on and remark, “That’s one for the book” (whenever I get to update it). Then there are the past ten days or so where it’s much more like a whole chapter of learnings falls in place. Some of it is part of “aha” moments, some comes from the unexpected, …
I can’t pretend to understand the complexities of the Israel-Gaza crisis going on, as I have not walked in the shoes of those on both sides of this growing humanitarian crisis. What I can do is to listen and learn and try and figure out the little things we can all do to better co-exist, …
It is still not a done deal, and maybe because it was a holiday for some in North America, but the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games official proposal for new Olympic sports that went to the International Olympic Committee on Monday is an interesting one any many fronts, gives all looking ahead to “what’s next” …
A lot of catching up, moving about, listening and learning at the end of this past week, roaming from the Fordham Athletics Hall of Fame dinner on Thursday to our sold out Columbia Sports Symposium on Friday. Some quick highlights and best of learnings along the way. 500 billion That was one of the little …