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I’m not a huge country music fan but like every genre, there are lyrics that play to a bigger audience and storytell to a really wide world, and one of those is Tim McGraw’s Humble and Kind. Several examples of that song played out in real life this past week, and served as a great …
Keep moving forward. It was the first thought I had this Wednesday morning when I heard about the passing of marathon runner Gabrielle “Gabe” Grunewald at the age of just 32 after a long and never unceasing battle with various forms of cancer. Her fight, and her refusal to succumb, is told in her obit …
Saving lives through awareness and prevention one test at a time has been the dogged push for over twenty years for veteran MLB personality Ed Randall. A prostate cancer survivor, his “Fans 4 The Cure” Foundation has worked independently from an official designation for Major League Baseball for years raising funds and awareness for prostate …
About 100 years ago, well actually is was 2013, we were pulled into a very unique opportunity for engagement in and around college football. It was called “Coaches Cabana,” and was the brainchild of former Oklahoma and Dallas Cowboys coach Barry Switzer and longtime sports executive Neal Pilson. It was really the birth of a …
Andy Ruiz Jr.’s stunning upset of Anthony Joshua set the sports world on its ear, and his victory lap has include the talkshow circuit and other must do’s befitting a new heavyweight champ, one who’s start to the belt began with something even “Rocky” never did, a Direct Message to a promoter to see about …
Sometimes the nontraditional thought sparks a “Why Not” idea. Case in point. Colleague Jim DeLorenzo had actor Thomas Ian Nicholas, star of the cult film Rookie of the Year and The American Pie Movies, coming into Philadelphia for an event. The Phillies were ready to roll out the carpet for a coveted first pitch, and …
This is not an easy subject to address, but it is one that is extremely important to take into consideration as we look towards an exciting World Cup, the continued growth of the WNBA and just storytelling in general in sports business. We need to all work collectively to grow not “women’s sports,” but sports …
This year as in most every Major and Minor League Baseball load up on promotions to draw casual fans and fill distressed seats. The days are filled with bobbleheads, gnomes, beach towels, caps and hundreds of others. (Here is a list of 10 new MILB promos worth checking). The overwhelming number are always geared towards …
One of the great things about teaching is frankly; you never stop learning or being exposed to different, often disruptive points of view, especially from people who are coming at things from a different perspective. Keep an open mind, listen, and you will always be growing. Case in point is a recent CUSP Show podcast …
It’s amazing the magic that can happen in storytelling when professionals take the time to pause and ask questions. Case in point; Albert Pujols and Miguel Cabrera, two baseball legends who literally speak to a multitude of audiences and are great examples for the melting pot of success that is baseball, had never sat down …