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The following originally ran on Portada… The idea of “honoring Latino culture” in professional sports has come a long way from slapping Los on a jersey and bringing in a Mariachi band. While many teams still struggle to figure out exactly how to engage and bring in brands, or as one executive said, identify what exactly …
One of the biggest paths Barstool Sports Founder Dave Portnoy mentions on their road to disruptive sports and lifestyle business success has been merchandise. “We would wear or design a tee-shirt or a sticker or a hat and our fans would ask for them,” he said at last year’s Hashtag Sports event done with NYVC …
So there it was Thursday afternoon. Former NFL’er Ricky Williams announcing he and 50 former NFL players were starting…yes…a spring football league. For those scoring at home, that makes no less than eight non NFL leagues in the football offseason…from flag to fan controlled, AFL to AAFL…trying to go where no one short of the …
We are in a time where women holding elite positions of leadership should not be a surprise any more, but of course it is. Every time a ceiling is shattered or a step is taken towards a new frontier by someone crossing a boundary built by gender, race, sex or creed, the world rightfully takes …
There is no doubt the soccer (football) and hoops go one and two in terms of global popularity. From the professional level to the grassroots, from India and China to South America and the U.S., it is hard to not have a conversation about massive engagement in sport without touching on the ball you use …
The insatiable appetite for authentic, quality content from athletes and celebrities keeps rolling on, and in the basketball space, a new platform has emerged. CloseUp360 is a lifestyle media platform and production company focused exclusively on the growing world of NBA players off the court. It features weekly content (profiles, podcasts and series) and daily …
I was honored to have written this piece as the cover story for CoSIDA Magazine this month. The link is here… We’re the diggers, the storytellers, the listeners, the notetakers, the partners, the fixers; yet for all the work we do in a people business, the pressures we take on to help other people can …
“That guy who usually works with you, he is just lovely.” This comment came from another veteran communications colleague this week who us used to dealing with the massive egos in and around business, sports and entertainment, and I guess she found it refreshing that in a competitive world of communications with people yelling over …
The following originally ran on Portada The global airlines category in and around the elite world of soccer can be elusive and sometimes difficult to navigate, with many carriers choosing to spend their marketing dollars on sports more locally than around the world. However, a handful of carriers, especially those looking to expand brand into the Americas, …
It’s November, which in the fundraising world again means “Movember.” This year the global platform designed to raise awareness around men’s issues has a reboot with new partners (Bluestone, MasterCard, Joseph A. Bank/Men’s Warehouse) and expanded causes (mental health awareness). For those who don’t know… Originally launched in Australia, the theme for “Movember” is to …