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Inspired by our q and a with Paul Swangard last week, we are going to try and make Thursday’s “Teaching Thursdays,” doing a q and a with some of the brightest educators in sports business. This week we got some time with Rick Burton, the David B. Falk Endowed Professor of Sport Management in Syracuse …
It came up on every panel at the NeuLion Sports Media Technology Conference in Manhattan Beach, California last week, despite the fact that the conference, and the leadership in the industry, is all abuzz about new ways to engage, the mobile space, on-demand audio, social engagement and streaming. Yet there it was, as old school …
Sometimes it’s the simplest of idea, the chanciest of meetings, that lead to a Eureka moment that can help many. Here is a great example of what a young boy on the mend and an NFL players can do together to help others. In September 2014, Michael Siroty, then nine years old, tore his meniscus …
This past week The University of Vermont canceled a women’s basketball game at North Carolina, scheduled for Dec. 28, due to concern over the state’s HB2 law, known as the “Bathroom Bill,” and it follows a steady stream of news, including the NBA’s decision to pull the 2017 All-Star Game from Charlotte and The University …
I am a living, breathing example of the adage you learn more from your mistakes than you do from your success. That’s one of the great things about being involved with young people; mentoring, teaching, you get lots of do-overs and many chances to look back and see what works, what didn’t, and how you …
The following was compiled by Columbia’s Kelly Carroll This post is another in a series from the Columbia University Sports Podcast, a 360-degree view of the sports business from the people leading it. Each podcast is approximately 35–45 minutes in length, and features industry insiders from all aspects of the business—from brand executives to startup …
It happens every year and this year we got a double dose. The two days (used to be one) after the MLB All-Star Game are the days with almost no professional game in North America…Wednesday has become ESPY Day…. Thursday ,golf also starts to grab its headlines with the Open Championships starting. MLS and WNBA …
As we have been saying a lot recently this business, sports and entertainment, has to be more about the people and the places than the things for those who work in it. You can’t put in the hours, the travel, the sacrifices, unless you have the passion for it, and all along the way should …
This post, compiled by Columbia student Kelly Carroll, is another in a series from the Columbia University Sports Podcast, a 360-degree view of the sports business from the people leading it. Each podcast is approximately 35–45 minutes in length, and features industry insiders from all aspects of the business—from brand executives to startup founders to …
In May several leading sports executives at the CAA World Congress of Sport were asked what keeps them up at night and what are they watching for the coming year. One of the more unusual answers at the time came from longtime entertainment executive now part owner of the Seattle Sounders of Major League Soccer, …