Podcasts about nbc sports group

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 5, Episode 42, Travis sits down with Chris Kolodinsky, Director of Sponsorship and Business Development at NBC Sports NEXT, a division of NBC Sports Group. Chris has spent the majority of working his way up on the partnership side of the business. Tune in to hear how he goes about preparing to sell large deals. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Selling at a High Level    ✅ Pitching 6-7 Figure Deals     ✅ Finding a Mentor  www.52weeksofhustle.com Book Available - https://www.amazon.com/dp/1735610801 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

About This EpisodeWhat does it mean to lead boldly and authentically in today's world? In this episode, we have Bolanle Williams-Olley, the dynamic CFO and co-owner of Mancini Duffy, share her incredible journey. Bolanle introduces her powerful bold framework, underlining the importance of being true to oneself, embracing new opportunities, lifting others, and not waiting to take decisive action. She draws from her personal career experiences and her bestselling book Build Boldly: Chart Your Unique Career Path and Lead with Courage to offer profound insights on courage, authenticity, and the essence of boldness. Bolanle's story is a testament to the power of taking risks and building deep connections. She underscores the continuous need for self-reflection and realignment with one's values, particularly when stepping into leadership roles. Bolanle also shares how writing her book helped her articulate the bold principles that guided her career, emphasizing the importance of celebrating achievements and not glossing over them. This episode is an essential listen for anyone looking to grow boldly and support others in their journey. Join us as we explore the power of boldness in both career and life. About Bolanle Williams-Olley Bolanle Williams-Olley is the CFO & Co-owner of Mancini Duffy, a national design firm with a 100+-year-old history and tech-forward approach based in New York City, where she oversees the firm's financial and operational performance. With 15+ years of experience working in the AEC industry, she has a strong background in financial analysis and strategic initiatives. At her core, she thrives on building relationships between finance and management teams to ensure the overall financial success of projects and her firm. The firm's clients include American Airlines, TSX Broadway, Brooklyn Nets, Boqueria, Verizon, and NBC Sports Group. She is also the best-selling author of Build Boldly: Chart Your Unique Career Path and Lead with Courage. Additional ResourcesWebsite: www.bolanlewo.comCheck Out Her Book, Build BoldlyInstagram: @bolanle_hqLinkedIn: @BolanleWilliamsOlley

June 5, 2024 Chicago on a Global Stage: How NASCAR Chicago Drives Tourism – Moderated by NBC Chicago 5’s Leila Rahimi – Julie Giese (Chicago Street Race), Jeff Behnke (Motorsports, NBC Sports Group), Marty Snider (Pit Reporter, NBC Sports) and Kara Bachman (Chicago Sports Commission) City Club event description: Speakers Kara BachmanKara Bachman is the […]

Onsite reporter for NBC Sports Group and Co-Host of GOLF TODAY on Golf Channel, Damon Hack, gives Jon a behind-the-scenes look at what it's like to be around the best athletes in the world and at the epicenter of unprecedented and turbulent times in the world of golf. He also shares how he continues to stay motivated to take care of his health with the demands of a job and life of which many of us can identify — a.k.a. his commitment to “The Shred Thread.”

Bolanle Williams-Olley is the CFO and co-owner at Mancini Duffy, a national design firm with a 100+-year-old history and tech-forward approach based in New York City, where she oversees the firm's financial and operational performance. She has over 15 years of experience working in the AEC industry with a strong background in financial analysis and strategic initiatives. At her core, she thrives on building relationships between finance and management teams to ensure the overall financial success of projects and her firm. Her clients include American Airlines, Soho House, Brooklyn Nets, Boqueria, Verizon, and NBC Sports Group. She is a dynamic leader within the AEC industry who has been a guest panelist for the American Institute of Architects' Women's Leadership Summit, National Organization of Minority Architects 47th Conference, and Mother Honestly Summit. Bolanle is passionate about service and is the founder of several impact organizations: SheBuildsWaves:a collective of women who make waves in the built industry by engaging each other and striving for more, togetherSheBuildsLives: a non-profit focused on addressing the needs of children and improving the quality of education in low-income schools and communities in NigeriaREACHNigeria: a connector hub that creates awareness about NGOs and volunteer opportunities across NigeriaSheBuildsMoney: a company to help small design firms with financial solutions to empower these firms to be successful and thrive, financiallyBefore her current position at Mancini, she served five years as Senior Project Accountant at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) and five years as Project Accountant at HLW. She holds a Masters in Education & Social Policy from NYU, Masters in Applied Mathematics, and a Bachelors in Mathematics from the City University of New York, Hunter College. Bolanle is a board member of the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation (BWAF).She is also the author of the best-selling Build Boldly: Chart your unique career path and lead with courage. She is married with two kids and obsessed with throwing fun, themed parties.  

Are you happy in your career?  Truly happy? My biggest takeaway from this episode with Kathryn Tappen, Host and Reporter for NBC Sports Group, is that she puts happiness first! I think we all know that's not easy as we go after what we want in such a competitive industry. You don't want to miss my conversation with Kathryn. Listen in as we talk about:  Why you should put happiness over everything else How to bounce back when you fail  Why you should have an inner circle  How she handles being nervous Why it's ok to put your foot down and use your voice   And so much more!    Links: On Her Turf Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-her-turf/id1435389835   Connect with Kathryn:  NBC Sports: https://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/contact-us/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kathryntappennbc/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/KathrynTappen?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Her Agent: Sandy Montag - Info@themontaggroup.com   Kathryn Tappen serves as co-host of NBC Sports Group's coverage of the NHL, including NHL Live and NHL Overtime. In addition, Tappen works as a reporter for NBC Sports Group's coverage of Notre Dame Football, Football Night in America, the Summer and Winter Olympics, and more. Tappen made her NFL sideline reporting debut on Sunday Night Football during Nov. 2020. She has also worked on NBC Sports' pregame coverage at Super Bowl LII and Super Bowl XLIX. In March 2020, Tappen anchored studio coverage as part of an all-female crew that broadcast and produced the Blues-Blackhawks matchup on International Women's Day. This marked the first NHL game broadcast and produced solely by women in the U.S. Prior to joining NBC Sports Group, Tappen spent four years at the NHL Network (2011-2015). She originally joined as host of NHL Tonight, the network's nightly highlight show. Prior to that, Tappen spent five years with the New England Sports Network (NESN) where she was the lead studio host for Boston Bruins games, and reported on the New England Patriots, Boston Red Sox, and Boston Celtics. In addition, Tappen served as a weekend anchor and a weekday sports reporter at NBC affiliate WJAR in Providence, Rhode Island. She began her career in 2003 at College Sports Television. In 2014, Tappen was honored with the “Woman of Inspiration” award by the Boston, Mass., chapter of WISE for her values of leadership and mentorship in paving the way for women in the sports industry. Tappen also earned an Associated Press award in 2006 for her sports feature “Swim Meet.” During her time at NBC Sports Group, NHL Live has twice been nominated for a Sports Emmy. In addition, her sports feature reporting has also been nominated for two Boston/New England Emmy Awards by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Tappen grew up in Morristown, N.J., and prior to her broadcasting career, she was an Academic-All American at Rutgers University (N.J.), where she was a member of the track and field and cross country team. During her career as a Scarlet Knight, she was a Big East Academic All-Star and the former record holder in the women's 3000-meter steeplechase. In addition to her work on air, Tappen is a Board Member on the Marine Raider Foundation, which provides benevolent support to active duty and medically retired U.S. Marine Corp. personnel and their families who lost their lives in service to our nation. Tappen is also a foster home volunteer for the Guide Dog Foundation, a nonprofit that trains and places guide dogs for individuals who are blind or visually impaired as well as an Ambassador for America's VetDogs, a nonprofit that provides service dogs to veterans and first responders with disabilities. Connect with Jahaan:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jahaanblake/ Email: jblake@jahaanblake.com Website: https://jahaanblake.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jahaanblake/

Today's Lead Lap with Sam Forman & Chris Bernard featured, a NASCAR at Nashville Superspeedway preview, Sam's interview with Jeff Behnke the VP of NASCAR Production & Motorsports for NBC Sports Group, Josh Berry replacing Kevin Harvick at Stewart-Hass Racing in 2024 and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Four-time Emmy Award Winner and ten-time nominee, Whit Watson has been behind the microphone on radio and television for over 30 years. During a tenure with Golf Channel and the NBC Sports Group that started in 2010, he's called live golf in seven countries for five different men's and women's professional tours. Whit played a key role with Westwood One Sports at The Masters for nine straight tournaments (2012-2020), conducting daily player interviews and securing an exclusive interview with the winner each year. His stretch in Augusta included Tiger Woods' historic fifth green jacket in 2019.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Welcome to 'On the Path' w/ Cheryl Nembhard!A podcast filled to the brim w/ encouragement, inspiration, challenge & life lessons to ignite you in your faith, push you in your purpose and challenge you to be exactly who you are called to be...a World Changer!So excited for you to hear this conversation with CFO & Co-owner of Mancini Duffy,  Bolanle Williams-Olley about her best-selling book BUILD BOLDLY: Chart Your Unique Career Path and Lead with Courage!  Bolanle's story of success is incredible. It's absolutely amazing where God has brought her from and, in this conversation, she shares with us the biggest lessons she's learned on building a bold life, leading with courage and charting your unique path. With 15+ years of experience working in the AEC industry, Bola (as she's known to her circles) thrives on building relationships between finance and management teams to ensure the overall financial success of projects and her firm, whose clients include American Airlines, TSX Broadway, Brooklyn Nets, Verizon, and NBC Sports Group, just to name a few!   You're going to be ignited to move to the next level of your life and deeply inspired! So, so, so good!! Share this episode with someone! :-)On The Path Podcast is available on all podcast platforms and can be watched as a digital show on YES TV across Canada or stream it 24 hours a day on Castle TV!Subscribe to my Youtube Channel and watch all full shows from past seasons there (https://www.youtube.com/@CherylNembhardTV 

In this episode, Joe and Don spend some time with Ryan Hurley , founder, and CEO of Lagoon pillows and they dig into all things sleep and performance. The boys talk about how pillows make a difference in performance and recovery and how more broadly the choices that we make really do have an impact on racing and life in general. Use code CHASE for 15% off the first order at lagoonsleep.com. More about Ryan: USA Swimming National Team member; Silver medal at the 2007 World University Games; 2x Olympic Trials Finalist; 2x team captain at the University of Virginia 2019 Ironman Wisconsin finisher, 1x ultramarathon and 3x marathons Worked for NBC Sports Group for 10 years in business development, and then operations & strategy in the youth sports division, SportsEngine Lagoon launched in August 2021, to help people optimize their sleep by matching them with a pillow designed to meet their unique needs The company works with dozens of professional, elite and Olympic runners, swimmers and cyclists; and has begun rolling out a youth sports affiliate program this fall

Four-time Emmy Award Winner and ten-time nominee, Whit has been behind the microphone on radio and television for over 30 years. During a tenure with Golf Channel and the NBC Sports Group that started in 2010, he's called live golf in seven countries for five different men's and women's professional tours. Whit played a key role with Westwood One Sports at The Masters for nine straight tournaments (2012-2020), conducting daily player interviews and securing an exclusive interview with the winner each year. His stretch in Augusta included Tiger Woods' historic fifth green jacket in 2019.Mentioned in this episode:nullnullThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Damon Hack reflects on his 16 years as a sportswriter and how those experiences informed his work in the past decade as a TV journalist at the Golf Channel. Learn protocol lessons taught by the San Francisco 49ers of Steve Young, Jerry Rice and Chris Doleman. Damon takes us to a Super Bowl party with Peyton and Eli Manning, into Adrian Peterson's home, overseas for the Olympics, and into the mascot costume of Ricky the River Rat. Damon also discusses being a Black reporter covering the predominantly white world of golf for 20 years, and how Tiger Woods has impacted the sport's diversity. And he shares his favorite Tiger moment, as well as his own score the first time he played golf.   Hack has spent the past decade at the Golf Channel, where he's co-host of “Golf Today.” He also works as an on-site reporter for the network's live tournament coverage and for Golf Central at select PGA Tour tournaments. And he contributes to Golf Channel digital as a writer. Besides his responsibilities with NBC Sports Group's Golf Channel, he covered biathlon events at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea for NBC.   Damon joined the Golf Channel and NBC Sports Group in 2012 after covering the PGA Tour and the NFL for five years as a senior writer at Sports Illustrated. Prior to SI, he covered golf and pro football as a New York Times staff writer from 2002-07, and he covered golf and the New York Knicks as a beat reporter for Newsday (2000-02). Damon also previously covered the San Francisco 49s during his tenure at the Sacramento Bee (1996-2000). He was born in Los Angeles, earned a bachelor's degree in history from UCLA and a master's degree in journalism from UC Berkeley. Damon and his wife, Suzanna Yip, have triplet sons.   You can read Damon's powerful column in response to the death of George Floyd that he wrote for golfchannel.com on June 1, 2020: https://www.golfchannel.com/news/damon-hack-can-i-be-both-thankful-and-horrified-can-i   That column led to Damon giving a TEDx talk: “Reimaging Race in America.” You can watch it here: https://www.ted.com/talks/damon_hack_reimagining_race_in_america   Read Damon's articles in Sports Illustrated: https://www.si.com/author/damon-hack   Read his New York Times articles: https://www.nytimes.com/by/damon-hack Follow him on Twitter: @damonhackGC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lauren Thompson, one of GOLF Channel's most popular on-air personalities, will continue to champion the sport of golf in her next role, announcing today she has joined GolfNow and Clubhouse Solutions, two of the businesses within the NBC Sports Group digital portfolio. Thompson primarily will serve as the host of the Clubhouse Bulletin, a white-label video newsletter offering by Clubhouse Solutions, which recaps monthly member news for participating private clubs throughout the U.S. She also will host other promotional and business videos for GolfNow, which operates golf's leading online tee-time marketplace and is the industry's No. 1 technology and services provider to more than 9,000 golf courses around the world. “I'm excited to kick off my 2021 partnership with GolfNow and Clubhouse Solutions,” said Thompson, who served as a co-host for Golf Channel's Morning Drive show for more than seven years. “Both companies have seen record growth and I could not be prouder of the various projects I'll have the honor of joining. Keep a lookout for us … we're coming in hot!” “We're very pleased Lauren is now part of our team and will be representing our growing brands,” said Jerramy Hainline, senior vice president and general manager, GolfNow. “Not only has she earned a stellar reputation from her on-air work on Morning Drive and other NBC projects, but she's also excited to help us advocate for the sport of golf and the people who work in the golf course industry.” To View This Episode- https://youtu.be/bZAccKsAStg #LaurenThompsonGolfChannel #whoknewinthemoment #golfchannel

What should you look for when you want to build your next generation marketing team? What are the skills that are needed? Who are the key players? What should you be thinking about to future proof your team? In this episiode you'll get some expert advice on how to answer all of those questions from Sabrina Heise,Vice President, Consumer Engagement at NBC Sports Group and Jessica Cobarras, SVP, Cloud Marketing at Salesforce. This is the first episode in our three part series on marketing which we recorded at our annual Connections conference that took place in Chicago in July . Tune in to find out more!

What should you look for when you want to build your next generation marketing team? What are the skills that are needed? Who are the key players? In this episode you'll get some expert advice on how to answer all of those questions from Sabrina Heise, Vice President, Consumer Engagement at NBC Sports Group and Jessica Cobarras, Senior Vice President, Cloud Marketing at Salesforce. This is the first episode in our three part series on marketing which we recorded at our annual Connections conference that took place in Chicago in July. Tune in to find out more!

Welcome to Reimagining Company Culture, a series discussing emerging trends and priorities shaping the future of workplace culture and employee wellbeing. We highlight thought leaders who are constantly evolving their strategy and can provide insight to folks about how to address new business challenges.  AllVoices is on a mission to create safe, happy, and healthy workplaces for all, and we're excited to learn from experts who share our mission. In this episode of Reimagining Company Culture, we're chatting with Devon O'Nalty, Director of Diversity and Inclusion at NBC Sports Group. Devin has proven experience spearheading DE&I strategy, collaborating with talent acquisition, removing barriers, and promoting equitable opportunities for all.Tune in to learn Devon's thoughts on measuring DEIB progress, taking a stand as a company or leader, equity-driven leadership, and more!About AllVoices In today's workforce, people often don't feel empowered to speak up and voice their opinions about workplace issues, including harassment, bias, and other culture issues. This prevents company leadership from making necessary changes, and prevents people from feeling fulfilled, recognized, and included at work. At AllVoices, we want to change that by providing a completely safe, anonymous way for people to report issues directly to company leaders. This allows company leadership real transparency into what's happening in their companies—and the motivation to address issues quickly. Our goal is to help create safer, more inclusive companies.

Episode 203 of the Sports Media Podcast features Larry Collmus, the race caller for the NBC Sports Group coverage of the Triple Crown (the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont), and Breeders' Cup. In this podcast, Collmus discusses calling Rich Strike's remarkable win at the Kentucky Derby at 80-1 odds; when he saw Rich Strike making his move; what he thought about his call; how much race preparation he does in advance; what he did after the race; the impact of the win and what he expects for the Preakness; his racecalling and analyst work away from NBC; the difference in calling races from Churchill Downs, Pimlico and Belmont Park; his all-time favorite horse racing calls, and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bolanle Williams-Olley – College Financial Aid and Career Navigation with Tom & Maria Geffers and Seth Greene Episode 039 Bolanle Williams-Olley Bolanle Williams-Olley is the chief financial officer and part owner at Mancini Duffy, a technology-first design firm based in NYC, where she oversees the firm's financial and operational performance. She has over 12 years of experience working in the AEC industry with a strong background in financial analysis and strategic initiatives. At her core, she thrives on building relationships between finance and management teams to ensure the overall financial success of projects and her firm. She is also the author of Build Boldly: Chart your unique career path and lead with courage. Her clients include American Airlines, Soho House, Brooklyn Nets, Boqueria, Verizon, and NBC Sports Group.    Listen to this informational College Financial Aid and Career Navigation episode with Bolanle Williams-Olley where we talk about cultivating your unique self and crafting your own career playbook. Here is what to expect on this week's show: -Recalibrating your educational path when discovering interests more aligned with your passions after your first semester -Allowing your unique self to come through in the interview process -Being courageous and crafting your own career playbook -How just one elective course can open doors for you that you may not have imagined -What a CFO is and their relationship to all of the numbers of a business -Architecture and the many ways it can be applied  -Exploring all of our varied interests and passions -All the ways in which you can give back to your community Connect with : Bolanle Williams-Olley Guest Contact Info: Instagram: @bolanle_hq LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bolanlewo/ Website: https://manciniduffy.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the Olympic Winter Games of Beijing conclude, NBC put its efforts in perspective as it completed a second Olympics during the COVID-19 pandemic with teams in China and Stamford, Connecticut at NBC Sports Group's headquarters. NBC Olympics Executive Producer and President Molly Solomon breaks down the people, feeds, and miles it took to present nearly 3,000 hours of television. Host Mike Tirico explains the importance of his presence at the Opening Ceremony and describes living in the Beijing Bubble. NBC Sports Group Chairman Pete Bevacqua says the lack of fans in the grandstands has impacted live television across all sports. He also looks forward to the next three Olympic Games in France, Italy, and the United States while noting how the Tokyo and Beijing have dominated the media landscape, comparing ratings to that of Sunday Night Football, primetime TV's No. 1 show for 11 consecutive years.

Episode 170 of the Sports Media Podcast features Rebecca Lowe, the host of NBC Sports Group's Premier League coverage as well as an Olympic host for NBCUnversial. She is followed by a media roundtable with Chad Finn, the sports media writer and columnist for the Boston Globe, and Austin Karp, the managing editor/digital for Sports Business Journal. In this podcast Lowe discusses being in England when she learned NBC had retained the Premier League rights; how her bosses keep her abreast of the proceedings; her role in NBC Universal's pitch to the EPL; what NBC has built with its soccer coverage; whether NBC retaining has incentivized she and NBC extending her current contract when it expires next year; what is happening with Manchester United; whether Fulham can sustain long-term success; whether the EPL would ever do a Drive To Survive series; why she avoids Twitter and much more.  Finn. Karp and Deitsch discuss our reactions to NBC's landing the U.S. media rights to the Premier League through 2028; the upcoming MLS media rights negotiations; NFL viewership in 2021 and what the last part of the NFL regular season might bring viewership-wise; where are we right now with the NFL and viewership; why we think the upcoming Olympic viewership from Beijing could be looking at record lows; the upcoming Ohio State-Michigan game and Fox's noon Eastern window; CBS's interest in staying in big-time college football; the Manning Megacast and more.  You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you dream of being a part of the C-Suite one day (maybe you already are) you are going to love hearing from Portia Archer, Chief Operating Officer of the NBA G League.  Let's get real for a minute, even if you don't dream of having “Chief” in your title, you're still going to love hearing from Portia!     Listen in as we talk about  What she believes has helped her build  her career  The question you need to ask yourself when you are getting feedback  How she approached her current role during the interview process  What happened when she fully understood her value  The questions you need to ask yourself when you feel like you're being undervalued  And you know there is so much more!     Connect with Jahaan:  Learn more about working with Jahaan and see if it's the right fit for you: https://JahaanBlakeAppointmentScheduling.as.me/LetsTalk Join Jahaan's VIP Email List: https://bit.ly/3yccwAP  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jahaanblake/ Email: jblake@jahaanblake.com Website: https://jahaanblake.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jahaanblake/   Links: NBA G League: https://gleague.nba.com/    Connect with Portia:  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/portia-archer-7a70947/    As Chief Operating Officer of the NBA G League, Portia Archer leads the strategy, daily operations and business functions of the NBA G League, working to increase both awareness and revenue at both league and team level. Joining the G League in 2020, Archer is already making an impact on the league thanks to her background, experience and track record managing disruption and leading innovation and growth in environments often at the intersection of the technology, media and entertainment industries.    Prior to joining the G League, Archer served as Senior Vice President of Direct-to-Consumer Services for NBC Sports Group and was responsible for the launch, development and management of NBC Sports Group's first direct-to-consumer business and live streaming product, NBC Sports Gold, which included a portfolio of Premiere League soccer, PGAT golf, NBA Basketball, NASCAR, Rugby as well as Olympic sports. Archer also founded NBC Sports Group's first mentorship program, “Huddle Up”, dedicated to fostering connections and growth opportunities for employees.    Archer spent time in senior leadership positions at HBO and the BBC. At HBO, she oversaw the strategic planning and launch of HBO channels outside of the U.S. while developing and managing multi-platform subscription-based video-on-demand channels throughout Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia and Canada. During her time at the BBC she was a key member of the launch and delivery team for the BBC iPlayer, the most popular on-demand streaming service in the UK.    Archer is a member of the Women's Sports Foundation Board of Trustees and a Betsy Magness Leadership Fellow. In 2018, she was named a Sports Business Journal “Game Changer” and one of Adweek's Most Powerful Women in Sports.    A Chicago native, Archer played college basketball at the University of Chicago, where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in public policy and economics. She also holds an MBA in Management and Strategy from Columbia Business School.  

Episode 154 of the Sports Media Podcast features guest Rebecca Lowe, the host of NBC Sports Group's Premier League coverage as well as an Olympic host for NBCUnversial. In this podcast, Lowe discusses what working the Tokyo Games has been like; her broadcasting setup in Tokyo; what protocols exist regarding COVID; how she views the declines in Olympic viewership; NBC's Olympic storytelling; the on-air highlight for her; her Premier League preparation; what she expects from the upcoming Premier League season; if her future at NBC is tied to soccer; England's World Cup prospects and how they handled Euros, and much more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NBC Olympics, división de NBC Sports Group, y Cisco, se unieron para la transmisión de los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio que comienzan en dos semanas más y ahí se recordó que en 1964 se llevó a cabo la primera transmisión en vivo de las disciplinas deportivas.

Are you happy in your career?  Truly happy? My biggest takeaway from this episode with Kathryn Tappen, Host and Reporter for NBC Sports Group, is that she puts happiness first! I think we all know that’s not easy as we go after what we want in such a competitive industry. You don’t want to miss my conversation with Kathryn.   Listen in as we talk about:  -Why you should put happiness over everything else -How to bounce back when you fail  -Why you should have an inner circle  -How she handles being nervous -Why it’s ok to put your foot down and use your voice     And so much more!    Links: On Her Turf Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-her-turf/id1435389835   Connect with Kathryn:  NBC Sports: https://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/contact-us/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kathryntappennbc/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/KathrynTappen?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Her Agent: Sandy Montag - Info@themontaggroup.com   Kathryn Tappen serves as co-host of NBC Sports Group’s coverage of the NHL, including NHL Live and NHL Overtime. In addition, Tappen works as a reporter for NBC Sports Group’s coverage of Notre Dame Football, Football Night in America, the Summer and Winter Olympics, and more. Tappen made her NFL sideline reporting debut on Sunday Night Football during Nov. 2020. She has also worked on NBC Sports’ pregame coverage at Super Bowl LII and Super Bowl XLIX. In March 2020, Tappen anchored studio coverage as part of an all-female crew that broadcast and produced the Blues-Blackhawks matchup on International Women’s Day. This marked the first NHL game broadcast and produced solely by women in the U.S. Prior to joining NBC Sports Group, Tappen spent four years at the NHL Network (2011-2015). She originally joined as host of NHL Tonight, the network’s nightly highlight show. Prior to that, Tappen spent five years with the New England Sports Network (NESN) where she was the lead studio host for Boston Bruins games, and reported on the New England Patriots, Boston Red Sox, and Boston Celtics. In addition, Tappen served as a weekend anchor and a weekday sports reporter at NBC affiliate WJAR in Providence, Rhode Island. She began her career in 2003 at College Sports Television. In 2014, Tappen was honored with the “Woman of Inspiration” award by the Boston, Mass., chapter of WISE for her values of leadership and mentorship in paving the way for women in the sports industry. Tappen also earned an Associated Press award in 2006 for her sports feature “Swim Meet.” During her time at NBC Sports Group, NHL Live has twice been nominated for a Sports Emmy. In addition, her sports feature reporting has also been nominated for two Boston/New England Emmy Awards by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Tappen grew up in Morristown, N.J., and prior to her broadcasting career, she was an Academic-All American at Rutgers University (N.J.), where she was a member of the track and field and cross country team. During her career as a Scarlet Knight, she was a Big East Academic All-Star and the former record holder in the women’s 3000-meter steeplechase. In addition to her work on air, Tappen is a Board Member on the Marine Raider Foundation, which provides benevolent support to active duty and medically retired U.S. Marine Corp. personnel and their families who lost their lives in service to our nation. Tappen is also a foster home volunteer for the Guide Dog Foundation, a nonprofit that trains and places guide dogs for individuals who are blind or visually impaired as well as an Ambassador for America’s VetDogs, a nonprofit that provides service dogs to veterans and first responders with disabilities. Connect with Jahaan:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jahaanblake/ Email: jblake@jahaanblake.com Website: https://jahaanblake.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jahaanblake/

On the 83rd episode of You Know I'm Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by NBC's Kathryn Tappen for an exclusive interview to discuss:Getting her start in broadcastingWorking for NESNTurning down ESPN for NHL NetworkJoining NBCWorking as a reporter for NBC Sports Group's coverage of the National Hockey League, Notre Dame Football, Football Night in America, the Summer and Winter OlympicsRutgers athletics

On the 83rd episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by NBC’s Kathryn Tappen for an exclusive interview to discuss: Getting her start in broadcasting Working for NESN Turning down ESPN for NHL Network Joining NBC Working as a reporter for NBC Sports Group’s coverage of the National Hockey League, Notre Dame Football, Football Night in America, the Summer and Winter Olympics Rutgers athletics

SportsPro editor at large Eoin Connolly and editorial director Michael Long are joined by Yannick Ramcke, OTT commercial lead at OneFootball, to look back on the second and final day of the 2020 SportsPro OTT Summit.  They discuss why an NFL sales bonanza could reorder the rest of the sports media business, how rights holders and broadcasters are changing how they think about monetising content, and whether the path is opening up for women's soccer to go its own way.  Then, in a round-up of the sessions on day two, NBC Sports Group's Jon Miller presents his US market projections (36.40), Fifa's Eva Norroy explains the legal picture in piracy control (42.35), LiveLike co-founder Miheer Walavalkar talks best practice in fan engagement (45.55), and TikTok's Harish Sarma (49.25) weighs up the value of live sport and highlights.

In this episode of Benchwarmers: Conversations about Culture, Jack Swarbrick sits down with Pete Bevacqua, President of NBC Sports Group. Mr. Bevacqua oversees an unprecedented collection of assets and platforms, which includes NBC Sports, NBC Olympics, NBCSN, Golf Channel, Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBC Sports Regional Networks, NBC Sports Radio, NBC Sports Digital, and two transactional sports businesses, GolfNow and SportsEngine. Benchwarmers is a series of Conversations about Culture, featuring Notre Dame vice-president and James E. Rohr Director of Athletics Jack Swarbrick. Each episode, Jack is joined by a key leader to discuss what it takes to build, inspire and maintain strong, winning cultures. Check out the video version of the show on the Fighting Irish YouTube channel (http://youtube.com/notredameathletics) . Canon Solutions America is proud to present Benchwarmers: Conversations on Culture. Our expert team tackles your managed services needs with powerful processes that transform operations, letting you focus on your core business. Contact us today at http://csa.canon.com/GMS.

In this episode of Benchwarmers: Conversations about Culture, Jack Swarbrick sits down with Pete Bevacqua, President of NBC Sports Group. Mr. Bevacqua oversees an unprecedented collection of assets and platforms, which includes NBC Sports, NBC Olympics, NBCSN, Golf Channel, Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBC Sports Regional Networks, NBC Sports Radio, NBC Sports Digital, and two transactional sports businesses, GolfNow and SportsEngine.Benchwarmers is a series of Conversations about Culture, featuring Notre Dame vice-president and James E. Rohr Director of Athletics Jack Swarbrick. Each episode, Jack is joined by a key leader to discuss what it takes to build, inspire and maintain strong, winning cultures.Check out the video version of the show on the Fighting Irish YouTube channel.Canon Solutions America is proud to present Benchwarmers: Conversations on Culture. Our expert team tackles your managed services needs with powerful processes that transform operations, letting you focus on your core business. Contact us today at csa.canon.com/GMS.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is a third-generation driver in a family forever connected to the sport of stock-car racing, and while his innate ability behind the wheel comes from Earnhardt DNA, his competitive driving style and business savvy are all his own. His common-sense charisma and flair for originality have helped propel him to become one of the most popular figures in sports. Race fans have selected him a record 15 consecutive times as NASCAR’s Most Popular Driver. Earnhardt tops all NASCAR and IndyCar drivers on MVPindex’s social media power rankings. His appeal is not limited to loyal race fans, as Earnhardt has appeared on Harris Interactive’s annual survey of America’s Top 10 Favorite Athletes, frequenting the list with such names as LeBron James, Michael Jordan, Peyton Manning and Derek. In April, Earnhardt announced that 2017 would be his final full-time season of NASCAR Cup Series competition. Beginning in 2018, the native of Kannapolis, North Carolina, will join NBC Sports Group’s NASCAR coverage. Earnhardt’s role with NBCUniversal will allow him a wide range of opportunities in the company’s media businesses, including movies, television, podcasts, and other areas.Through the end of his full-time career, Earnhardt amassed 26 career victories, including the 2004 and 2014 Daytona 500s. His 26 victories tie him for 29th on NASCAR’s all-time race winners list. He also has 13 pole positions and eight non-points wins (five in the Daytona 500 qualifying Duel, two in the Clash and one All-Star Race victory). Even though he was sidelined for the second half of the 2016 season with a concussion, Earnhardt still managed to find success, scoring a victory in his preseason Daytona 500 qualifying Duel and earning four runner-up finishes through the first 18 races. Overall, Earnhardt has qualified for the NASCAR playoffs eight times (2004, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015).Earnhardt is the only third-generation NASCAR champion, achieved when he won the 1998 and 1999 NASCAR Xfinity Series titles. He follows his legendary father Dale Earnhardt Sr., a seven-time Cup champion and winner of 76 races, and his grandfather, Ralph Earnhardt, the 1956 NASCAR Sportsman champion. In October 2009, Earnhardt Sr. was selected as a posthumous inductee in the inaugural 2010 class for the NASCAR Hall of Fame. In 2007, Ralph Earnhardt was inducted posthumously into the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame. Both his father and grandfather were selected among NASCAR’s 50 Greatest Drivers of all time in 1999. The three Earnhardts combine for 10 NASCAR championships. Until 2008, Earnhardt Jr.’s career as a full-time driver was solely within the confines of the family-owned business, Dale Earnhardt Inc., where he accumulated 39 victories in the Xfinity and Cup Series from 1998-2007. But the 2008 season marked one of significant change, as Earnhardt made the boldest decision of his young career by signing with NASCAR Hall of Fame team owner Rick Hendrick to drive the No. 88 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports.Earnhardt’s role as a team owner and businessman continues to enjoy its own ascent separate from his driving career. JR Motorsports employs more than 140 people and fields four full-time entries in the Xfinity Series, in addition to two late model stock cars competing regionally in the Southeast. From its inception in 2006, JR Motorsports has scored 40 Xfinity Series wins. Chase Elliott earned the company’s first Xfinity Series championship in 2014 with teammate Regan Smith completing a one-two sweep of the top spots in the driver standings. Josh Berry secured track championship honors for the JRM late model program racing at Motor Mile Speedway (2012) and Hickory Motor Speedway (2014). William Byron added a second Xfinity Series title to the team's stable in 2017.Earnhardt’s first turn at ownership began with Chance 2, a team started in 2002 and jointly operated with Dale Earnhardt Inc. With that team, Earnhardt was co-owner of the 2004 and 2005 Xfinity Series championship teams with driver Martin Truex Jr.Fans and media selected Earnhardt as one of the top-three Xfinity Series drivers of all-time in a 2006 NASCAR poll. Earnhardt’s 24 victories rank him tied for 10th on the all-time series wins list. His two championships, in 1998 and 1999, introduced him to the NASCAR history books, and his accomplishments throughout the ensuing decade reinforced his place. On July 2, 2010, Earnhardt scored a popular victory at Daytona International Speedway in a throwback blue-and-yellow No. 3 Chevrolet made famous by his father in the mid-1980s. It was Earnhardt’s sixth Xfinity Series victory at Daytona, which ranks second all-time behind Tony Stewart and Earnhardt Sr. with seven each. On April 23, 2016, Earnhardt Jr. scored his most recent Xfinity Series victory, and his first in a JRM entry, at Richmond International Raceway.With crossover appeal that stretches beyond his accomplishments as an athlete in NASCAR, Earnhardt continues to garner media attention worldwide. He has appeared on more than 150 magazine covers and has been featured in high-profile publications such as Maxim, Rolling Stone, GQ, Men’s Journal, Sports Illustrated, People Magazine, The New York Times Magazine, Men’s Fitness and TV Guide. In 2012, Forbes magazine ranked Earnhardt seventh overall on its list of “Most Influential Athletes.” In January 2013, BusinessWeek magazine named Earnhardt to its top 100 most influential people in sports. The Charlotte Observer listed him sixth among the top-25 most influential in NASCAR in 2014. In July 2014, Harris Poll rated Earnhardt tied for fifth in its “America’s Favorite Sports Star” rankings, and rated him tied for eighth in the category in September 2015, marking his 11th appearance in the top 10. In May 2016, ESPN ranked Earnhardt as the most famous auto racing driver in the world. Earnhardt tops all NASCAR and IndyCar drivers on MVPindex’s 2016 social media power rankings. He has a following of more than 5.2 million across his three main social media platforms – Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.Earnhardt’s business sense extends beyond the track. In 2006, he started Hammerhead Entertainment, a one-stop-shop production company that produces shows for multiple national television networks. In April 2008, Earnhardt extended his entrepreneurship into the Charlotte, North Carolina, entertainment scene, as he opened Whisky River, an uptown bar and nightclub located in the EpiCentre. In May 2015, Whisky River expanded to include a location at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Earnhardt launched “Dirty Mo Radio,” a podcast network, in February 2013, which features race recaps as well as behind-the-scenes insight from Earnhardt, team members, family members and others. The free podcasts can be found on dalejr.com and other outlets such as iTunes, SoundCloud and Stitcher.

From dream job to dream job! Pete Bevacqua spent six years as the CEO of the PGA of America, before accepting a position as the President of NBC Sports Group. Pete shares how sports have adapted in light of COVID-19, his thoughts on how golf can sustain its momentum following the pandemic, and his favorite career memories.

About Whit Watson '93: Whit Watson is a play-by-play announcer at NBC Sports Group, with a few of his assignments including coverage of the PGA Tour and LPGA Tour, hosting Golf Central, and co-hosting Morning Drive on the Golf Channel. Whit has also covered the NBA, NHL, MLB, and NCAA football and basketball and is a four-time Emmy award winner.   Whit graduated from Cornell University in 1993 with honors and began his sports broadcasting career at WVBR! Learn more about his time at the Linden Ave. studios, what major Cornell/NHL hockey news he broke, and what WVBR means to him now as an alum.   Follow the Cornell Media Guild/WVBR: Facebook: @wvbrfm Instagram: @wvbrfm Twitter: @wvbr Email: alumni@wvbr.com   Have you heard of our Cornell Media Guild Endowment? This fund is specifically designed to provide perpetual funding and re-investment in WVBR, CornellRadio.com, and Electric Buffalo Records. We're on a mission to reach $500,000 over 5 years. If you would like to make a gift, please visit: bit.ly/cmgendowment   Follow Christopher Morales '20: Instagram: @prideofmorales LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cmoralesq/ Website: https://www.prideofmorales.com/

On this special edition of show I am joined by Mike Hendrix, Vice President, GolfNow Business Services. Mike first appeared on this podcast on March 27, 2019. Today he is back with some exciting breaking news to share with us. I am honored to have Mike with us to discuss Clubhouse Solutions, a business unit at NBC Sports dedicated to member retention and acquisition for private golf and country clubs. Mike talks about this solution, more on the EZLinks Golf acquisition, the Clubhouse Bulletin, ClubBuy and the team making Clubhouse Solutions possible.

On the latest edition of "The Parting Schotts Podcast," Daily Gazette Associate Sports Editor Ken Schott speaks with Union College hockey forward Jack Adams, NBC Sports Group writer and former Schenectady Gazette sportswriter Tim Layden, former New York Yankees Graig Nettles, Mike Torrez and Mike Pagliarulo and Daily Gazette Sports Editor Mike Kelly, who talks high school football and the departure of wide receiver Dev Holmes from the UAlbany football team. "The Parting Schotts Podcast" is available at Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Subscribe today. On Twitter, follow Associate Sports Editor Ken Schott @slapschotts and Daily Gazette Sports @dgazettesports. Email Schott at schott@dailygazette.com.

This week’s conversation is with Paul Rabil, a professional lacrosse player and co-founder of the Premier Lacrosse League – a new professional lacrosse league launched in October 2018, with 160 of the best players in the world and a major media rights deal with NBC Sports Group.Paul has gone on to influence the sport at every level, winning championships and MVP’s twice in the NCAA’s, multiple times in professional outdoor and indoor lacrosse, as well as becoming a two-time World Lacrosse Champion with Team USA.I wanted to speak with Paul to understand how he's organized his inner world and his external life. What was his childhood like? Did he want to be his best, or the best? Did his motivations change once he was recognized as being the best?And most importantly, after all the success he’s had, why did he want take on the enormous challenge of building a professional sports league from scratch? This episode is brought to you by:Athletic Greens: Athletic Greens has a new podcast called "Inspiring Lives." I hope you'll check it out! I was recently a guest on their podcast!Receive a free 20-count travel pack of Athletic Greens (valued at $99) with any purchase!Claim here: athleticgreens.com/findingmastery

Chip season on Always Cheating is officially kicking off! With the fifth round of the FA Cup now complete, Josh and Brandon discuss the various emerging strategies for playing your Free Hit, Bench Boost, Triple Captain, and Wildcard chips. We focus most acutely on the blank GW31 and double GW32, but there's much more theorizing to come on GW33 and GW35. Stay tuned for our interview with Pierre Moossa, the Coordinating Producer for NBC Sports Group's Premier League coverage in the United States, recorded at this month's Yale Soccer Conference. Hail Cheaters! Become a Patreon supporter: https://www.patreon.com/alwayscheating Join our mini-league: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/?autojoin-code=513-448 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hailcheaters Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alwayscheating Music by Zach Curd: https://zachcurd.bandcamp.com The Always Cheating Podcast is sponsored by Starting 11, the newest way to play Daily Fantasy Premier League. The app for iOS and Android features a beautiful interface, no budget constraints, and live in-game substitutions. Cash games are now available in the U.K., U.S., Germany, and Canada. For more information visit: https://starting11.io

Mike McCarley is a successful American Broadcasting Executive and President of Golf for the NBC Sports Group. Mike has a deep passion for what he does, and loves to inspire others to be just as passionate as he is. By using his passion, deep connections, and experiences in the golf and sports world, Mike responds to anecdotes from Charlie Mechem’s “Total Anecdotal: A Fun Guide to Help You Become a Better Speaker and Writer.”

This week, my colleagues and I – over 140 of the worlds best professional lacrosse players – joined by my co-founder and CEO, Mike Rabil, launched the Premier Lacrosse League. In short, the PLL is a revolutionary, tour-based, professional lacrosse league – where next June through September, 6 teams comprised of the best players and coaches in the world, will set off along a full regular season, all star break, and playoffs, to compete for a Premier Lacrosse League Championship. Major part of the news? We launched with a major media rights deal with NBC Sports Group – where all of our games will be broadcasted with NBC throughout the season, being featured on both TV and digital. Exciting times…and over the next several weeks on the show, we’ll be talking about it. Here’s my first conversation with the Premier Lacrosse League co-founder and CEO, Mike Rabil. Welcome to an all-new episode of Suiting Up Podcast – this is a show that explores the psychology, playbook of tools, and strategies of the most influential people in sports, entrepreneurship, and entertainment.

Lacrosse player Paul Rabil joins Scott Soshnick, Eben Novy-Williams and Michael Barr to discuss a host of issues related to the business of sports, focusing on the launch of his new venture, The Premier Lacrosse League. Rabil talks about what went into planning and, ultimately, launching the venture. He also discusses the broadcast contract with NBC Sports Group, the pitch to investors and the league's path to profitability.  Hosts: Scott Soshnick, Eben Novy-Williams and Michael Barr  Producer: Madena Parwana

Lyndsay Signor is the Vice President of Consumer Engagement at NBC Sports Group. She leads executing 360 marketing plans, including promotion, media execution, sales partnerships and integrations, digital and social activation, and cross-company collaboration, and also oversees the social strategy for all properties within NBC Sports and NBC Olympics. AKA she does it all.  On this episode, we dig into the nuts and bolts of Lyndsay's marketing strategy, what her day-to-day involves as the Vice President of a major company, and her thoughts on the ever-changing sports industry.   FOLLOW THE GUEST, Lyndsay Signor: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lyndsay-signor-48874a4/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LyndsaySignor   FOLLOW THE HOST, David Brickley: Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidjBrickley Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidjbrickley/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6yZbmTvJfjY8h79Wpm49Zw LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brickley/   FOLLOW THE SHOW: Twitter: https://twitter.com/BizOfSocial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bizofsocial/   An STN Digital Production STN is a Social Media Marketing Agency trusted by the largest Sports & Entertainment properties in the world. https://stndigital.com   FOLLOW STN DIGITAL: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/STNDigital/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stndigital/

Lyndsay Signor is the Vice President of Consumer Engagement at NBC Sports Group. She leads executing 360 marketing plans, including promotion, media execution, sales partnerships and integrations, digital and social activation, and cross-company collaboration, and also oversees the social strategy for all properties within NBC Sports and NBC Olympics. AKA she does it all.  On this episode, we dig into the nuts and bolts of Lyndsay's marketing strategy, what her day-to-day involves as the Vice President of a major company, and her thoughts on the ever-changing sports industry.   FOLLOW THE GUEST, Lyndsay Signor: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lyndsay-signor-48874a4/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LyndsaySignor   FOLLOW THE HOST, David Brickley: Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidjBrickley Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidjbrickley/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6yZbmTvJfjY8h79Wpm49Zw LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brickley/   FOLLOW THE SHOW: Twitter: https://twitter.com/BizOfSocial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bizofsocial/   An STN Digital Production STN is a Social Media Marketing Agency trusted by the largest Sports & Entertainment properties in the world. https://stndigital.com   FOLLOW STN DIGITAL: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/STNDigital/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stndigital/

Episode 18 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features guest Rebecca Lowe, the host of NBC Sports Group’s Premier League coverage, including Premier League Live, as well as an Olympic host for the network. In this podcast Lowe discusses her broadcasting comfort level as she heads into her sixth year working Stateside for NBC; how she manages the tricky logistics of her working schedule including raising a toddler in Northern California; the challenges of doing studio work onsite from the U.K.; how she approaches her future following the conclusion of her contract in 2022; navigating her attachment to the Crystal Palace football club while covering the Premier League; what she and Kate Abdo leading soccer packages in the U.S. means if anything; the impact of the 2026 World Cup in North America; why she has never seen Game of Thrones or most of the Star Wars films; how relegation would be an incredible thing for MLS; the difference between pants and trousers, and much more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher and more.

With NBC televising both the Super Bowl and the Olympics in February, I thought it's be a good time to catch up with Rick Cordella to talk about NBC Sports' plans for handling that on the streaming side. Topics discussed include: – Balancing the stress of the challenge with the excitement of the challenge (the Super Bowl draws more concurrent viewers than any other streaming and on the Olympics side...

Zach Leonsis, senior Vice President of strategic initiatives for Monumental Sports & Entertainment, discusses a host of sports business-related topics, including the value and future of esports, digital distribution of sports content and what legalized sports betting would mean for established U.S. sports leagues and teams. Leonsis, son of former AOL executive Ted Leonsis, helps to oversee a company whose assets include the NBA’s Washington Wizards and NHL’s Washington Capitals and their arena, Capital One Arena. He also talks about why the NBA could surpass the NFL for global dominance.  Leonsis is also general manager of Monumental Sports Network, a first-of-its-kind regional sports network for digital, mobile and over-the-top platforms. In 2016, Leonsis led the transformation of Monumental Sports Network – co-owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment and NBC Sports Group – from an ad-based blogging platform into a direct-to-fan service content provider.

Zach Leonsis is the Vice President and General Manager of Monumental Sports Network (MSN), a first-of-its-kind regional network for digital, mobile and over-the-top platforms. MSN is co-owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE) and NBC Sports Group. MSE was founded and chaired by Zach’s father, Ted Leonsis. Ted’s a co-founder of AOL and one of the most decorated and sophisticated sports and tech operators and investors on the planet. The Leonsis’ own the Washington Capitals, Washington Wizards, Washington Mystics, Capital One Arena, two Arena Football League teams, and controlling interest in Team Liquid – one of the most successful Esports franchises in the world. Also, they're founding members in one of the more successful private equity and venture capital groups in the US, called Revolution Growth Fund. I traveled down to DC to sit in Zach’s office and talk shop. We cover everything from team operations, to new media in sports, NBA free agency, defining Esports, and Ted's purchase of the Washington Capitals in 1999. There are some wonderful stories Zach shares with us, including his take on how you can secure a job in the sports industry. That bit is toward the end. Suiting Up Podcast is a show that explores the psychology, playbook of tools, and strategies of the most influential people in sports, entertainment and business.

In this episode, we are joined by Rick Cordella '99, executive vice president and general manager of digital media for NBC Sports Group. Cordella discusses how his career started by following his passion for sports with a start-up in fantasy sports. We also discuss how he develops products and teams for all aspects of NBC Sports Group Digital, which consists of Playmaker Media, NBC Sports Gold, NBCSports.com, NBCOlympics,com, Rotoworld.com, ProFootballTalk and the NBC Sports, NBC Sports Talk and NBC Sports Scores apps. Cordella graduated from Providence College with a degree in Business Management with a minor in Computer Science. He was a member of the 1997 Providence Friar men's basketball team that went to the NCAA Elite Eight. A four-time Sports Emmy winner, Cordella was named one of SportsBusiness Journal's “Forty Under Forty” as one of the best and the brightest of the rising generation in sports business in 2012 and 2014.

  Streaming and over the top service topics are hot right now so it was great to finally chat with Rick Cordella (@RickCordella on Twitter) who heads up NBC's digital business. Topics covered include: — how NBC's streaming has evolved over the last 10+ years — General broad discussion of how they make money on streaming, the differences between digital and linear advertising (interesting note here: although streaming of the...

Kyle Martino is a retired professional player with a career that was cut short at 28 years old due to multiple serious injuries. He represented the Columbus Crew and LA Galaxy in the MLS, as well as the US National Team. After being forced into early retirement, and realizing he wasn’t going to achieve his dream of playing in the World Cup, he decided to get as far away from soccer as possible, which led him to an unexpected position at a Wall Street firm, right in the lead up to the 2008 financial crisis. He realized banking wasn’t for him and eventually found his way back to the game, via ESPN and Fox Sports to his current position at NBC’s Premier League coverage. Today he is considered one of the most prominent analysts in the country. Join us as we discuss his journey and go in-depth on the studio job, the behind the scenes and amount of preparation that goes into it, and what it’s like to be the only American on the show. We delve into his playing career from the early days at University of Virginia to becoming the MLS Rookie of the Year and being called into the National Team. This profile also touches on the post-career depression he suffered from for years, his admiration for players such as Landon Donovan, Claudio Reyna, and Clint Mathis, trials in Europe, and what it’s like to be a team owner - together with his friends Steve Nash (retired NBA player) and Stu Holden (retired Premier League & US National Team player, now studio analyst on FOX Soccer) he invested in Real Mallorca of the Spanish Second Division. All that and much more! Accomplishments: 8 Caps US National Team, 2002-2006 MLS Rookie of the Year, 2002 Follow: Twitter @kylemartino Instagram kylemartino See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kevin Monaghan, Senior VP of Strategic Alliances at NBC Sports Group, joins Joe and Tom by telephone to talk about a traditional TV network stays ahead of the game in digital media. As the sports industry continues to respond to changing audience preferences and technologies, Kevin provides some insight into NBC's strategy for reaching younger sports fans. He explains how digital media has been instrumental in NBC's success in taking the English Premier League from the relative margins of the US sports landscape to the front and center of weekend televised sports. And in this Olympic year, Kevin also gives his tip for the 'breakout' sports of the future. The Facts The CUSP Show is a production by the faculty of Sports Management at Columbia University. You can get in touch with the program on Twitter @CUSportsBiz. Our presenters are Joe Favorito and Tom Richardson.