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Penned this for the North American Society For Sports Management (NASSM) last year, all holds true a year later… Much is made about how to navigate the complicated and very fluid professional waters we are in today. As someone who has been at this for over 30 years and has spent the last decade on …
There is certainly an obsession, or fascination at least, around all aspects of TikTok. Several New York Times pieces have gone deeper into the platform, and there is no shortage of stories on how the short content platform tied to music is both dominating the under 16 global audience, and at the same time trying …
A lot of people comment that it seems like I am “everywhere,” when in reality I don’t travel as much as I used to, although being in the New York area has its advantages for quick meetings, coffees and catch ups. One skill that we are always working on, in addition to listening, is time …
This came from two of the smartest people I know, my now five year old (almost six now) nieces Brigid and Caroline. It was a few years ago and they were being asked some question about something that kids should or shouldn’t know about; the color of the sky, naming a planet, how crayons are …
We live in a time of hiding behind emails or text messages, having “Facebook friends,” or “Twitter relationships,” yet the experience of sitting and talking with someone; or even randomly crossing paths with an old, or new, friend or colleague by getting out and about is invaluable. This past week, stops at the Big …
With CES now in the rearview mirror (a summary coming this week on seen and experienced), we looked at another trip of podcast recaps done by colleague Jesse Leads Grant. This week, three diverse storytellers, two tied to tech, one to careers and the growth of women in sport. Here is the latest trio of …
“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 …
We are all very busy, there is no doubt, and sometimes it’s really easy to question why we should show up for something without a distinct purpose. Is it something we can just do with a call, or get an email or watch a video about passively later on. Time is so precious, and the …
A brief digression from best practices of others for a moment. As you may know at Columbia we do a summer high school class for 42 kids from around the world who want to learn about sports business. This year, for the first time, we copied a policy that the B School and some of …
The following summary was compiled by Syracuse University student Sam Birdsall from our recent podcast with facilities expert and Columbia faculty member Bill Squires… One of the most important facets of the industry of sports, that often goes unnoticed is that of facilities and stadium operations. From field control to concessions to parking lot usage, …