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Thanks to our summer intern Drew Antin, we are able to pull together some summaries from our podcast recently that touch on diversity of thought, action, business and disruption. Here are three short and effective listens for the weekend and the early summer. You can listen to all of our episodes here. Christian Ponder on …
There have been so many worthy tributes written about our friend Jim Hague, take the time to read a few of them here and here. While I made my way to St. Paul’s The Apostle Church in Jersey City Thursday for his last sendoff I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect. The high school coaches …
We are always on the quest for best practices, and sometimes we find them in the most unlikely of places. Case in point, the social media storytelling tied to Fleet Week NYC. I met Marycate Walsh, a U.S. Naval Academy grad now working on the communications side of the Navy, through a mutual friend a …
We have had an amazing few months listening to people from a wide swath of backgrounds tell their stories of success and innovation. Thanks to our summer intern, Drew Antin, we can doculent and summarize many of these podcats, so no time better to get it going than a holiday weekend. First up we listen …
Last winter the world was captivated by Argentina taking the World Cup in Qatar. What made it even more emotional was the fact that legendary announcer, and Argentinian, Andres Cantor, was on the call for Telemundo. Not only did we have the sound of Cantor’s voice, we got to see him through a feed that …
Ever since a court awarded the original USFL $1 in damages in their Donald Trump-led challenges to the NFL, which brought the upstart league to its ultimate demise as it tried to move seasons, the specter of spring football has existed. There is an insatiable need for football, the player pool is crazy deep, the …
There are certain experiences or opportunities that were deemed priceless over the years…the cover of Sports Illustrated, an ESPN SportsCenter commercial, the cover of a Wheaties box…were all those unforgettable moments that showed athletes they were in rare air…they had made it into a group that was earned, not purchased. In that same vein, walking …
The quest for success for spring football continues on, and personally I hope the models that both the USFL and the XFL have created work, and find great audiences, sell tickets, and give athletes, coaches and industry professionals at every level an opportunity at career success. Make the pie bigger. But will it work? Still …
Maybe becuase it’s tough to do on a weekend, or becuase the social space has clogged our inboxes, but April Fools Day, at least on the sports side, was certainly toned down compared to other years. This year we had Snoop signing with the Steelers, a Caleb Love transfer…to Duke, some fun local things at …
There is a scene in the TV show “The Odd Couple” where Felix and Oscar are trying to fly to Houston together to help eliminate Felix’s fear of flying. It was optimal as Oscar was going to cover a Houston vs. San Diego NFL game and they could travel together. The problem was the plane was …