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Here is the latest trio of Columbia University Sports Podcast (the CUSP Show) that we have had in the past few months. Here we go from the business of Snapchat to talking security and the business of Clear to a look at Special needs hockey during Hockey Week in America this week. These were again …
All I was doing was cleaning out my bag. That’s it. There I had collected ticket stubs from the last six or eight months from everything from Off Broadway shows to Minor League Baseball to Army Navy football to soccer to college basketball. A nice pile that I keep in a small book. Each gives …
The following originally appeared in NY Sports Day. With Hockey Week Across America coming it is a good fit. If you were passing by Lasker Rink in the far reaches of Central Park on a recent Friday morning as the rain stopped, you may have looked twice at the goings on on the ice, …
We love disruptive platforms that look to storytell and challenge the norm. We love them even more when they are not just a good idea, they are becoming a good business model. Meet World’s Greatest. The video content platform is of, by and for the World’s Greatest athletes, most with Olympic sports ties, and their …
Years ago when I was with the Knicks, star forward Kurt Thomas came to the community relations team with an idea; he had been screwed out of a large amount of money by a former agent and wanted to find a way to help inner-city kids understand how to manage their money so they were …
The issue and opportunity around widespread and consistent coverage around women’s sports is one that continues to perplex many. The data of the growth not just of women and girls engaged in sports, but in the buying and decision power around the female demo, as well as the ever-growing rise in engagement in all aspects …
There they were on a beautiful Boston afternoon, Tom Brady and Julian Edelman, riding the Duck Boats in the Patriots Victory parade, adorned not in Patriots Championship merchandise but in tee-shirts of their own, owned design, readily available for sale. The tee shirts come just days after Miami Heat star Dwayne Wade announced his deal …
Spent four productive Pre Super Bowl days logging lots of Fitbit steps in and around downtown Atlanta produced some great experiences, meetings and observations. Here Ya Go… The Value of Radio Row: A few years ago the death of radio, or the spoken word, as a viable piece of storytelling to a wide audience …
We loved learning about how the Professional Bull Riders keep trying to grow and disrupt by, frankly being creative with their assets. Latest case in point… PBR is joining the Super Bowl Party with the first national brand commercial in the sport’s 26-year history, launching its new ad campaign, “Be Cowboy,” prior to kick off …
There has been so much talk, and a good amount of initial activity, connecting the growing world of gaming…not just esports as many still say, but casual and competitive gaming, that it has sometimes become white noise. What’s real business, what’s buzz, and what’s a real way to judge ROI. Along with that conversation is …