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In this second episode of our mini-series on Research Capacity Strengthening (RCS), we explore what it means to widen the focus of capacity strengthening, beyond researchers and clinicians, to include media, programme managers, community leaders, teachers, caregivers, and more.Hosted on location at the PACTS Year 3 Partners Meeting, this episode shows how the PACTS programme (Patient-centred Sickle Cell Disease Management in sub-Saharan Africa) has embedded a more inclusive and cyclical approach to RCS. You'll hear how strengthening media capacity, using content analysis, and co-developing strategies with non-clinical stakeholders can make health systems more responsive and sustainable. We also look at how information itself, when shared in the right way with patients and communities, can be a powerful form of capacity strengthening.In this episode:Dr. Motto Nganda – Global Health Researcher: Collaborative Implementation Research for Health Systems Strengthening, Liverpool School of Tropical MedicineMotto is a medical and public health professional from the University of Douala and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. He brings over six years' experience in participatory implementation research, focusing on person-centred care and health system strengthening in the Global South. In PACTS, Motto supports implementation research across all three countries, coordinating participatory action cycles, standards-based audits, and realist evaluation.Bernard Appiah - Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health, Falk College, Syracuse UniversityBernard is a pharmacist, journalist, and Assistant Professor at the Department of Public Health, Syracuse University, USA. He is also Director of the Centre for Science and Health Communication in Ghana. With expertise in media, health communication, and public engagement, Bernard leads the media content analysis and communication work for PACTS. His work connects journalists and researchers, builds capacity through joint training, and strengthens how sickle cell disease is communicated across public platforms and policy.Reuben Chianumba - Programme Manager for the PACTS Project, Centre of Excellence for Sickle Cell Research and Training (CESRTA), University of AbujaReuben is the Programme Manager for PACTS in Nigeria, with a background in Medical Biochemistry and extensive experience in research coordination, stakeholder engagement, and community mobilisation. He supports the delivery of PACTS objectives at CESRTA and plays a key role in integrating newborn screening, capacity-building workshops, and local advocacy efforts.Useful Links:Patient-Centered Sickle Cell Disease Management in Sub-Saharan AfricaPatient-centred sickle cell disease management in sub-Saharan Africa (PACTS) | LSTMWant to hear more podcasts like this?Follow Connecting Citizens to Science on your usual podcast platform or YouTube to hear more about current research and debates within global health.The podcast cuts across disciplines, including health systems strengthening, gender and intersectionality, tropical diseases (NTDs, TB, Malaria), maternal and child healthcare (antenatal and postnatal care), mental health and wellbeing, vector-borne diseases, climate change and co-production approaches. If you would like your project or programme to feature in an episode or miniseries, get in touch with the producers of Connecting Citizens to Science, the SCL Agency.
Food was always at the epicenter of Ashia Aubourg's '18 life, and she dreamed of being a chef until an experience at an award-winning restaurant in Boston helped Aubourg realize an important lesson: not everyone has the same access to food. Aubourg started thinking about food inequality and food justice, and headed to Syracuse University to be one of the first students in Falk College's fledgling food studies program. Today, Aubourg serves as the lead of Asana's global culinary program, blending her love of food and communications with a drive to empower her community. Aubourg discusses food justice and food insecurity and how these issues affect millions of Americans, how food plays an important role when it comes to social justice, healing and culture, how she's helping to mobilize Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC)-owned businesses to help everyone gain access to healthy and nutritious food, and how her time at Syracuse University helped fuel her passions.
Chris Lencheski, also better known as “SKI” in the industry is a true serial sports Entrepreneur from his early days around the Atlanta Olympics to his very successful years across global motorsports. SKI & Company left its mark on the industry on many levels and Chris till today continues to shape the industry. Great insights and learning from his own businesses to the various groups he worked with over the decades (Comcast Spectacor, TPG Speciality Lending, MyyTake India), including an interesting opinion on what happened to MP & Silva. Listen and learn. Key Highlights Starting at The Easton Events Company (spun out from United Media) – involved in the Atlanta Olympic Games and developing the protection of the marks, oversight of licensing rights, building activation plans, a great way to learn the ropes Delos Associates – first Entrepreneurial venture exclusive event marketing and management company for 1996 US Olympic Team Trials for Cycling; developed Official Corporate Marketing Partners Program first look at motorsports Next stop, CMDC (Chesapeake Motorsports Development Corporation), oversaw advertising, marketing, sponsorship, licensing, real estate, development, co-partnership, sanction, and television deals involved in big Pepsi deal for new Venue (NASCAR track) MFP Agency (Marketing for Fun & Profits) – first time CEO working for someone else (Legendary Rod Campbell) Rod Campbell, founder of Campbell & Company (exclusive agent of Ford Motor Company's racing efforts globally) MFP, was separate entity involved in other motorsports ventures Indycar, F1 (lots of new learning experiences from Rod Campbell) Next up, TSI Agency for a few years Strategized commercial aspects as COO for organization that fielded teams in NASCAR Busch Series and Winston Cup competitions for Christian Fittipaldi and Kenny Wallace Created the "The Cadillac Grand Prix" with George Debidart and the late Don Panoz (founder of ALMS), the first racing event in Washington, DC – comparing with the KL City Grand Prix in Malaysia where TSA was involved SKI & Company – back being an Entrepreneur General Motors (GM) had a problem and Chris had the answer – great story on how the company got started by helping to fix a problem for the largest automobile company in the world GM's mishap in Golf – bidding against itself for a major sponsorship How a white paper turned into the assignment as “Global Agency of record for GM Racing”, developing strategies country by country, brand by brand (from Vauxhall, Opel, Holden, to Chevy - fingers in any and all with blessing from GM) GM's large interests in motorsports around the world, including NASCAR, F1, Le Mans, etc Growth comes at a cost – selling the business to principals of former CSS Stellar Phoenicia Sports & Entertainment (live after SKI&Company) – transferring the learning and philosophy Involved across Motorsports and Football/Soccer (Bologna) Next stop, President of Front Row Marketing & Analytics (a Comcast Spectacor company) Operated the stadia, sports media commercial rights and entertainment agency inside the greater Comcast ecosystem Being part of a huge group and the pros and cons of it - picked up big clients Americas Cup, EPL Teams, French Football Championship Trophee Game (NYC), etc. IRG Sports & Entertainment – A TPG Specialty Lending Group company , involved in change management From Drag Racing to race tracks around the world & bringing ESPN back and growing Australia business rapidly. MP & Silva – Senior Advisor to the Board – Chris' observation as an Advisor to what happened? Everbright Securities & Beijing Baofong investment (at the time of China's big push into Football/Sports globally) Lots of senior leadership was let go and/or advice was being ignored by the Chinese leadership which had different ideas Story not finished yet Current role at Winning Streak Sports (a Granite Bridge Partners company – linked to Wafra - Sovereign Fund of Kuwait) Number One premium licensing company in the world. From Board Member to CEO at request of Board From Live streaming, social commerce, media support to premium licensing for major sports franchises globally Last thoughts, success is not easy, never linear and not a ladder (more like a spray paint can) & when juggling businesses, especially going through Change Management, the rubber balls are the businesses, clients, etc.,(these balls will bounce) but don't drop the glass balls (which are the people you work with and the most important part of any pivot - especially in commercial rights) About Chris Lencheski Chairman, Phoenicia Sport and Entertainment January 2009-present Chief Executive Officer, Winning Streak Sports March 2019-present Board of Directors, MyyTake (India) March 2021-present Board of Directors, Electronic Gaming Federation January 2019-present Chris Lencheski has worked in the global sports and entertainment sector for more than two decades. As founder and chairman of Phoenicia Sport and Entertainment, a sports and media consultancy firm he launched in 2009, he advised purchasers of Italian top-tier (Serie A) football teams, developed and executed commercial rights programming for Newman/Haas Racing, the IndyCar racing team of Paul Newman and Carl Haas, developed sports television programming for the Sportsman Channel, and has represented a host of traditional sponsorship/media clients, including managing the U.S. sports marketing debut of Chinese solar company, Trina Solar (SHA:688599). From 2009-2010, through Phoenicia, Mr. Lencheski was owner of International Hockey League franchise the Quad City Mallards, an affiliate of the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers. The team was IHL Franchise of the Year during Mr. Lencheski's tenure. In March 2019, while a director of Winning Streak Sports, a portfolio company of Granite Bridge Partners, Mr. Lencheski was asked to assume the role of chief executive officer, where he currently oversees all business affairs of both Winning Streak Sports and affiliate Prinstant Replays, which, together deliver the number #1 premium licensed goods and collectibles product line in professional sports by both sales and quality. Prior to Winning Streak, from 2015 to 2019, Mr. Lencheski was the Senior Advisor to the chairman and board of managers of, MP & Silva, the Italy-based global sports media company. From 2015 to 2017, Mr. Lencheski also served as co-chairman, chief executive officer and a director of IRG Sports + Entertainment, a TPG portfolio company and leading promoter of sports and live entertainment experiences. IRGSE is the parent company of the International Hot Rod Association and the International Drag Bike League and owns and operates Palm Beach International Raceway, Palm Beach Driving Club, Memphis International Raceway, Cordova International Raceway, and Maryland International Raceway. IRGSE promoted more than 1,150 global motorsports, live entertainment, and corporate events annually at its venues and within its series. From 2011 to 2014, Mr. Lencheski was president of Comcast-Spectacor's (now Spectra) wholly owned subsidiary Front Row Marketing and Analytics (“FRMS”), which managed commercial rights, sponsorship, and analytics for the entirety of the Comcast ecosystem of stadiums, arenas, teams, and Comcast properties. FRMS was acquired by Learfield Sports in 2015. While at FRMS, his work included collaborations with the Americas' Cup, English Premier League Football, the Olympics, Formula One Racing, and FIFA World Cup projects, as well as a host of international and national properties, including every major sports league in the United States and international sport governing bodies. In 2002, Mr. Lencheski founded SKI & Company. With offices in New York, London, Dubai, Charlotte, NC, and Bethelem, PA, SKI was the first global agency for General Motors Racing and the recipient of BrandWeek Magazine's Gold Award in the National Sales Promotion Campaign category for Mr. Lencheski's work on behalf of client Turner Broadcasting and developing their program with Target Corporation. At SKI, Mr. Lencheski authored industry-setting standards and practice guidelines followed by major entities from network and cable television providers to Fortune 500 companies. From 2005-2008, SKI was majority owner and operational manager of its NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series racing Teams. In 2009, Mr. Lencheski sold SKI to a UK-based company, the terms of which cannot be disclosed. Mr. Lencheski has extensive experience and connectivity in motorsports. He held operational and ownership positions in teams competing in NASCAR. Through SKI & Company, from 2005-2008, Mr. Lencheski was the majority owner and chief executive officer of his NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity team. Through his role as minority owner and chief operating officer of The Source International, a sports and entertainment agency, and their racing team, Innovative Motorsports, for the 2001 and 2002 seasons, Mr. Lencheski was responsible for fielding a NASCAR Busch/Winston/Xfinity Series teams. During his time in NASCAR, Mr. Lencheski developed many sponsorship relationships with global brands including General Motors, Goulds Pumps/ITT, Stacker 2, Mike's Hard Lemonade, NOS Energy Drink, Pure Fishing, and Smith & Wesson. Operating on limited budgets, Mr. Lencheski's teams competed both full and part time, amassing one race win, five pole positions, 23 top-five finishes, and 58 top ten finishes with two top-ten year-end point standing finishes in 2001 and 2002. From 1999 to 2001, Mr. Lencheski was chief executive officer of the MFP Agency, an automotive-focused sports marketing agency founded by automotive marketing legend Rod Campbell of Campbell & Company. From 1997-1999, he was the executive vice-president and coo of Chesapeake Motorsports Development Corporation. From 1995 to 1997, he made his first run at launching his own sports marketing firm, Delos Associates Corporation, selling the portfolio to Joe Mattioli (whose family are the longtime owners of NASCAR Cup Series Pocono Raceway). Mr. Lencheski began his career as a vice president of event marketing, Olympics marketing, and director of sponsorship at The Easton Events Company, the official event management company of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. Mr. Lencheski has been an adjunct professor at the Columbia University School of Professional Studies' Sports Management Master's Degree program since 2015. He is a member of the board of directors of Winning Streak Sports, MyyTake India, Electronic Gaming Federation and a Founding Member of the Board of Advisors for Syracuse University's Falk College. Mr. Lencheski is a graduate of Syracuse University and an alumnus of Harvard Business School, having completed the Advanced Management Program. He is married with four daughters. 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Hearts of Glass follows the tumultuous first 15 months of operation of Vertical Harvest (VH), a multi-story, state-of-the-art hydroponic greenhouse that grows crops while providing meaningful, competitively-paid jobs for people with disabilities. The film weaves the story of VH’s launch with the personal journeys of several employees with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). Innovation and inclusion create a fertile environment for people and plants to grow. VH is a vertical farm on 1/10 of an acre at an elevation of 6,237 feet in Jackson, Wyoming, a mountain town with extreme seasonal fluctuations in weather, population, and demand for goods and services. The employees with disabilities, part of an underestimated, underemployed and vulnerable population, are a vital and visible part of this community-based business. Hearts of Glass is an intimate portrait of social entrepreneurship at the intersection of disability rights and sustainable, local food production.
Pro Mindset Podcast Host Craig Domann welcomes Rick Burton to Pro Mindset Podcast. Burton is currently the David B. Falk Endowed Professor of Sport Management in Syracuse University’s David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, as well as currently serves as Syracuse University’s Faculty Athletic Representative (FAR). Prior to his appointment at Syracuse in August 2009, Burton served as the chief marketing officer for the U.S. Olympic Committee overseeing the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics.Before joining the USOC, Burton spent four years as the Commissioner of Australia’s Sydney-based National Basketball League (a two-continent league with teams in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore). Burton led the University of Oregon’s Warsaw Sports Marketing Center to international prominence serving as both its director and executive director during his eight years in Eugene, OR. Burton has written two books on sports marketing as well as 20 Secrets to Success for Student-Athletes Who Won’t Go Pro and Forever Orange, which highlights Syracuse University’s 150 years. He is the co-author of the textbook “Global Sport Marketing: Sponsorship, Ambush Marketing and the Olympic Games” and in 2016 finished a book for SU Press on his collected opinion columns from Sports Business Journal titled “Sports Business Unplugged: Leadership Challenges from the World of Sports .”Burton has an unparreled perspective in sports marketing, business and education. Burton and Domann discuss the following issues in sports:•Deshaun Watson trade demand with the Houston Texans.•The Olympic “Spirit” and the needed selfish & focused mindset to be successful.•Fair is for the Pigs! The State Fair is only place you find fairness.•Tom Brady and his “GOAT-ness”•Great vs. Great Mindset•His book 20 Secrets to Success for Student-Athletes
ML brings in Connor Monzo to chat about the 15th annual SU Charity Sports Auction on November 16 at halftime of Seattle-Syracuse, the big ticket items at the event, his background and how he ended-up on The Hill, heading to NYC soon to work for the Yankees, what the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics at Syracuse University means to him and more!
ML brings in Dave Meluni from the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics at Syracuse University to chat about being a professor in a changing climate, his students' success stories, the powerful Syracuse brand, his time coaching baseball and league office work with the Camillus Wildcats and NYCBL, why expectations for SU sports are actually irrelevant, baseball analytics and how it impacts coaching and what kids think of them, his days at Ithaca College and FSU and more, plus a game of Quick Hits!
My guest today is one of the more famous entrepreneurs in the last quarter century, a staple in Yankees fans vocabularies, the alleged creator of the everything bagel, a founding member of the David B. Falk College of Sport & Human Dynamics at Syracuse University, the host of Memories of the Game on the YES Network, host of his own podcast called UNPLUGGED, and a true embodiment of the American Dream. I hope you’re as jazzed for this hour of the podcast as I am. It’s a real pleasure to welcome today’s guest, a lifetime philanthropist and a true New Yorker, Mr. Brandon Steiner!Notes & Highlights· 08:15 Helping people is not a burden, it’s an opportunity· 15:00 Brandon might not be a world class athlete, but he’s in the Business Hall of Fame· 19:30 Having grown up near a basketball court, Brandon knows how important they are, so he goes around the country with Nancy Lieberman building courts for kids.· 25:00 Mariano Rivera was the person who pitched Brandon on the idea that the most important thing in life is helping people· 33:00 George Steinbrenner’s commitment to Yankees fans was relentless – The Boss was yelling at the stadium concourse garbage men in the 8th inning of a World Series clinching game rather than watching the fireworks on the field· 39:00 YES Network was a platform Brandon was very appreciative of. Working with talented collaborators like Mike Wach and John Filippelli was an honor.· 42:15 Brandon’s spirit animal is Curious George, that book’s message led him to create his podcast, “Unplugged” · 43:45 Takes & Fakes Trivia· 50:00 Brandon invented the Everything Bagel
Join David Wednesday at 9P ET as he talks with New York Times reporter Christopher Clarey regarding the Nick Kyrgios suspension and Dennis Deninger, Professor at the prestigious David B. Falk College at Syracuse University. Professor Deninger will discuss the declining views/ratings of the NFL. Is digital media slowly extinguishing Television?
The Department of Child and Family Studies in Syracuse University’s David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics presented a day-long conference to examine the impact of violence in our community on March 21, 2014 Violence is exploding in many neighborhoods. The people who live surrounded by it—many of whom are children—can be traumatized by the recurring experience of facing death, pain, fear, and loss. The conference, presented by Falk College’s Department of Child and Family Studies, explored this epidemic of violence and the long-term wounds it inflicts on the children who grow up in its shadow. Community experts who deal with violence and trauma offered different perspectives on the problems—and the solutions. This session was a presentation by Terrence Byrd-El, M.S. Director, Syracuse Trauma Response Team in Syracuse, New York
The Department of Child and Family Studies in Syracuse University’s David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics presented a day-long conference to examine the impact of violence in our community on March 21, 2014 Violence is exploding in many neighborhoods. The people who live surrounded by it—many of whom are children—can be traumatized by the recurring experience of facing death, pain, fear, and loss. The conference, presented by Falk College’s Department of Child and Family Studies, explored this epidemic of violence and the long-term wounds it inflicts on the children who grow up in its shadow. Community experts who deal with violence and trauma offered different perspectives on the problems—and the solutions. The first part of this session was a presentation titled "a pART of us" and was a community youth presentation. The second part of the video is a session titled “Children and Grief: Developmental Perspectives and Approaches” by Susan E. Cooper, CCLS, B.S. with Brown and Cooper Child Life Associates in Utica, New York.
The Department of Child and Family Studies in Syracuse University’s David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics presented a day-long conference to examine the impact of violence in our community on March 21, 2014 Violence is exploding in many neighborhoods. The people who live surrounded by it—many of whom are children—can be traumatized by the recurring experience of facing death, pain, fear, and loss. The conference, presented by Falk College’s Department of Child and Family Studies, explored this epidemic of violence and the long-term wounds it inflicts on the children who grow up in its shadow. Community experts who deal with violence and trauma offered different perspectives on the problems—and the solutions.
The Department of Child and Family Studies in Syracuse University’s David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics presented a day-long conference to examine the impact of violence in our community on March 21, 2014 Violence is exploding in many neighborhoods. The people who live surrounded by it—many of whom are children—can be traumatized by the recurring experience of facing death, pain, fear, and loss. The conference, presented by Falk College’s Department of Child and Family Studies, explored this epidemic of violence and the long-term wounds it inflicts on the children who grow up in its shadow. Community experts who deal with violence and trauma offered different perspectives on the problems—and the solutions. This session starts with a panel discussion moderated by Robert Moreno, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Chair and Director of Graduate Studies within the Department of Child and Family Studies at Syracuse University. The session ends with a presentation by Colleen Baish Cameron, CCLS, M.Ed., Professor of Practice within the Department of Child and Family Studies at Syracuse University, titled "Assessing the Needs of Our Community".
The Department of Child and Family Studies in Syracuse University’s David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics presented a day-long conference to examine the impact of violence in our community on March 21, 2014 Violence is exploding in many neighborhoods. The people who live surrounded by it—many of whom are children—can be traumatized by the recurring experience of facing death, pain, fear, and loss. The conference, presented by Falk College’s Department of Child and Family Studies, explored this epidemic of violence and the long-term wounds it inflicts on the children who grow up in its shadow. Community experts who deal with violence and trauma offered different perspectives on the problems—and the solutions. This portion of the conference was presented by Arnett Haygood-El Co-founder of Identity Research Institute and Dessa Bergen-Cico, Ph.D., CHES, CAS, Fellow of the American Academy of Health Care Providers in the Addictive Disorders, and Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health, Food Studies and Nutrition at Syracuse University.
The Department of Child and Family Studies in Syracuse University’s David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics presented a day-long conference to examine the impact of violence in our community on March 21, 2014 Violence is exploding in many neighborhoods. The people who live surrounded by it—many of whom are children—can be traumatized by the recurring experience of facing death, pain, fear, and loss. The conference, presented by Falk College’s Department of Child and Family Studies, explored this epidemic of violence and the long-term wounds it inflicts on the children who grow up in its shadow. Community experts who deal with violence and trauma offered different perspectives on the problems—and the solutions. This session was presented by Keith A. Alford, Ph.D., A.C.S.W., Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at Syracuse University