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The NFL Draft in its current condensed form still leaves a host of players with great talent and potential on the table. Maybe that was less of a case when the draft went on for 10, 11, 12 rounds and had territorial picks and many other nuances that pulled young players into the fold of …
There was a time…wayyy back before bottled water was a thing, when some entrepreneurial young people read that New York City tap water was voted the best in the world and they decided to do something about it. Tap water is free…so why not find a way to bottle it and sell it. Their slogan …
The best teams find a way to pivot on an opportunity. Case in point, The Arizona Diamondbacks. This week, as the banter back and forth got louder over whether Madison Bumgarner’s seven inning no-hitter should “count” as a no-no on Sunday against the Atlanta Braves, the Dbacks joined the conversation. First they pivoted to a …
I love cruising bookstores looking for ideas. Newsstands have always yielded niche titles, new authors and a flood of potential fresh ideas. sadly I have noticed recently that the racks have started to dry up. While some may say that consumption of printed word is going way, in reality I hear form more young people …
A few weeks ago we wrote about the growing role of Director of Fan Confidence for professional sports teams, the person who is overseeing not just how clean a facility is, but how comfortable fans believe they are when returning to a venue. While teams keep pushing for faster lines, cleaner and safer bathrooms, contactless …
It’s always great to be learning, and this weekend we got a little peak into seeing how the effective social media sausage gets made yet again. Picture if you will next week at the NFL Draft and Trevor Lawrence goes with the top pick. He gets his hat, does his socially distanced interview and instead …
College athletes, team managers and gear seem to have always had a good relationship. Now some entreprenurial managers have found a smart, simple, and growing way…and with more probably coming when NIL kicks in, to help athletes unload excess gear as they clean out the lockers and head put the door. Meet The Player’s Trunk, …
One of the best things about the consulting world is the ability to listen and learn from people with varied points of view and interests from around the world. It gives you a different perspective, and especially since we cross paths with so many young people, it can on occasion give a little glimpse into the …
We are back into the season where promotions at games will begin in earnest. Will they change? What will be new? When is the first digital sock giveaway? One promotion which ties to cause has started to sprout up (pun intended) from both sides of the country…one started to grow before the pandemic (pun again), …
“We do it all the time in practice, and he (Jalen Suggs) usually makes the shot, it did not surprise me at all.” Those words from Gonzaga coach Mark Few really ring true on many levels when thinking about how Jalen Suggs banked in overtime buzzer beater can resonate in a new world order of …