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“Growing up doesn’t mean getting older”….”Drive,” Ben Rector The end of the first half of 2021 brought a rush of career changes for people, as fiscal years ended and budgets opened up, or contracts ended, and some made the decision to move ahead and see what’s next. I have written about the personal impact Marv …
There it was this morning, news that one of the major leagues had brought on a prominent “influencer” and TikTok star to help them as an advisor. All well and good, another league trying to make a splash by involving someone with a larger following who may have an interest in the game, someone who …
Looking forward to a summer of learning and reading as we head back to normal…or at least some form of normal, I wanted to flag a few on the shelf or already done. All worth your time and the lessons, and storytelling, therein. When we did our podcast a few weeks ago with Will Leitch, …
They have always been the iconic role models that have shaped thousands of lives, from little league to the highest level of competition. They are dedicated and driven, mercurial and emotional, volunteers and mercenaries, teachers and mentors. They are coaches. Yet for all the time, effort and value they put in, these men and women usually never …
While it is great the sports, especially team sports, is making the turn back to regularity as we move clser to exiting the Pandemic, it is still important to note and realize that the world that emerges in sports business on the other side of this for some time will be different. “We are going …
College athletes, team managers and gear seem to have always had a good relationship. Now some entreprenurial managers have found a smart, simple, and growing way…and with more probably coming when NIL kicks in, to help athletes unload excess gear as they clean out the lockers and head put the door. Meet The Player’s Trunk, …
“We do it all the time in practice, and he (Jalen Suggs) usually makes the shot, it did not surprise me at all.” Those words from Gonzaga coach Mark Few really ring true on many levels when thinking about how Jalen Suggs banked in overtime buzzer beater can resonate in a new world order of …
As March Madness reaches The Final Four, kudos again to one of the most unique, niche sponsorships in sports: Werner Ladders. The NCAA still has its official net cutting scissors (Fiskars) and traction wipes (Slipp-Nott), and its mop but Werner remains one of the few brands that seems to always find its way to the camera, …
As we move to the second round of March Madness, two parts of shock the world success served as a reminder of how interconnected, and how valuable, the NCAA Tournament has been to effectively tell stories forgotten or uncovered. The two examples are ones I know of well. Oral Roberts… (from our book) Expect a …
Let’s think forward and back for a second, to March Madness past, and the one if not next year, but in two years. Think back to Christian Laettner’s buzzed beater to oust Kentucky, or Kris Jenkins’ championship shot for Villanova against North Carolina, or read this great story from Philly.com about the shot that rocked …