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People often ask, “oh you have worked in sports all your life, what teams do you root for?” While I do care about some teams much more than some others…and honestly don’t really “hate” any team…and have worked for so many organizations considered rivals (Fordham and Iona, the Jets and the Giants, NWSL and MLS …
As we head towards both the World Series and Halloween in a time where message spin has probably never been greater…some thoughts on how we frame things. “It’s not your fault, Santa Claus has more publicity.” And “Well, let’s face it; Santa Claus has had more publicity, but being number two, perhaps you try harder.” Linus in …
We had an amazing day on campus Thursday, and I will detail some nuanced takeaways in a few days...27 speakers, just under 600 attendees, nine hours of amazing content on everything from the NHL to Amazon, the NCAA, sports fashion and pop culture, the business of tennis and the disruptive growth of golf, sports finance …
As the school year gets deeper as the calendar turns from September to October we often are asks for tips on how we can stay in front of the curve or gain ground looking for new opportunities. One thing that we always remind people…anybody…about is how to make your narrative unique so people fully remember and …
When I was with the Knicks and the Sixers you travelled to “Detroit” for road games, but you never went to Detroit. You went to Auburn Hills, where the team played. Motown? Miles away never to be seen. The city has undergone quite a renaissance since my NBA road days, and I have always wanted …
On Friday September 12, the Columbia–Dream Sports AI Innovation Center, hosted the second annual Sports AI Symposium, convening leading researchers, industry leaders, and innovators to explore how AI is transforming the way fans engage, how organizations make strategic decisions, and how technology is reshaping competition and performance across sports. it was sponsored by Dream Sports, …
Maybe it’s because I’m older and in the range where your have friends and colleagues whose partners, and parents are just reaching the end of that circle of life more often. Maybe it’s because we close in on the most profound day of loss for so many of us…September 11…that we notice these things more. …
When you work for a team, a league, an event, tickets are a hassle. Often times transfers don’t happen, the point of contact is overworked and has different priorities, people don’t show up, they aren’t appreciated, people ask for more, they expect everything is free and on and on. The bigger the event, the bigger the …
I had never been asked to write a forward for a book, and then in the course of thirty days two dear friends and colleagues asked me to do so. I guess everyone else was on vacation, lol. Seriously it was very humbling and quite an honor to be asked by both Shripal Shah and …
It’s Labor Day, time for a few notes and shout out. Dated Tees. Last week at the US Open a longtime colleague of mine pointed out that a majority of the tee-shirts now being sold did not have the year on them. He mentioned as an annual visitor it was a source of pride to …
