Podcast appearances and mentions of tom o'grady

Interview with Tom O'Grady, Director Emeritus of the Athens Historical Society and Museum

In the episode 6 of "The Espo Show," from Greg Esposito, Espo welcomes former lead NBA brand designer Tom O'Grady to talk about the process of designing the Phoenix Suns sunburst logo, the 1995 Phoenix NBA All-Star uniforms, the legend of the New Jersey Swamp Dragons, and more. (63 minutes)

Danny Devito is the creator of the popular design page Juke, has clients with the Seahawks and EA Sports. We break down the Tom O’Grady situation, discuss the drama he had with Trenches and draft what we think are the most valuable Photoshop tools.

This was probably my favourite Jazz show to put together. We had music from Kamasi Washington, Snarky Puppy, Bluelab Beats, Ashley Henry + an interview with Tom O'Grady from Resolution 88

Por Pachi Tapiz. "Runout Groove" Resolution 88: Revolutions (Légère Recordings) Resolution 88: Tom O'Grady, Ric Elsworth, Tiago Coimbra, Oli Blake, Alex Hitchcock Tomajazz: © Pachi Tapiz, 2019 JazzX5 es un minipodcast de HDO de la Factoría Tomajazz presentado, editado y producido por Pachi Tapiz. JazzX5 comenzó su andadura el 24 de junio de 2019. Todas las entregas de JazzX5 están disponibles en https://www.tomajazz.com/web/?cat=23120.

Let's talk about something. With Letitia Hector (Stella), Obioma Ugoala (Shorty) and The Lost Love Rhythm Kings (Rory Simmons, Ric Elsworth, Tom O'Grady, and Jakub Cywinski) http://go.otwp.uk/s01e37-the-lost-love-speakeasy www.lostlovespeakeasy.com All thoughts and opinions expressed on this show are solely those of the individual expressing them at the time of recording, and do not necessarily reflect the official position of The Good, the Bad and the Just Plain Standard, Milk In A Wineglass & Hicks Entertainment. I, Yann Sicamois - sound in body and mind - shall never apologize to an angry mob under any circumstances. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/on-the-wooden-path/message

NBA Creative Director (former), Gameplan Creative CEO and Sports Design Trendsetter, Tom O'Grady. Tom was born and raised in Chicago and graduated with a degree in Design, Marketing and Visual Communications from Columbia College Chicago in 1981. We talk about his childhood memories and the large influence that sport had on him and his family. During the 1980s, Tom worked as an ad agency art director on the McDonald’s business. Simultaneously, McDonald’s began to devote resources to sports marketing. This was the perfect opportunity for Tom – he combined his love of sports with his passion for design. He met and worked with Michael Jordan on the memorable Large fries for “Small Fries” ad campaign and also contributed design work to the inaugural McDonald’s Open later that same year (1987). Judy Shoemaker was the agency account director that Tom worked with on the McDonald’s Open project. In 1988, she accepted the role of Vice President, Marketing, with NBA Properties. Two years later, Judy began to recruit Tom to join her at the NBA. Commissioner David Stern named Tom O’Grady the league’s first Creative Director in 1990. Tom discusses the process that led him to leave Chicago and take up residence in New York. We discuss the impact that well-known designer, Alexander Julian, had on the aesthetics of the expansion Charlotte Hornets (1989 season). To that point, equipment managers were largely responsible for their team’s uniform design (in concert with Medalist Sand-Knit). Tom talks about how he built the NBA’s creative services team, recruiting designers who were comfortable with the explosion in graphic design software of the early 1990s. Tom was tasked with the creative direction for The Dream Team (1992 Olympic Games). He shares inside stories on how the now-iconic photos were created during the 1992 NBA season. Tom was responsible for the rebrand of the Phoenix Suns (1993 season). He met with then-team president, Jerry Colangelo, and the Suns’ ownership group. We do a deep dive on the creative process. That same season, Phoenix celebrated its silver anniversary (25th season) in the NBA, Charles Barkley joined the team and the Suns met Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls in the 1993 NBA Finals. A fascinating aspect of our conversation relates to design considerations the NBA factored in to its television broadcasts. For example, when the league received team prototypes, they would broadcast test the new uniforms at the New Jersey Nets’ home arena (The Meadowlands), to ensure colors and numbers would “read”. 1995 was a big year for the NBA and Tom. He oversaw the launch of the NBA.com website and was also vital in the Atlanta Hawks’ new logo – a hawk in flight, its claws clutching a basketball. Further, two expansion teams – the Toronto Raptors and Vancouver Grizzlies – were set to enter the league for the 1996 season. Tom was responsible for the brand identity creation of the franchises. In a future episode of the show, Tom will return to discuss (in-depth) the Raptors / Grizzlies origin story, plus, the iconic 1995 and 1996 NBA All-Star Weekend designs. Our discussion also includes the near-rebrand from the New Jersey Nets to the New Jersey Swamp Dragons. We talk about Zach Lowe‘s excellent ESPN piece that detailed the proposed identity change. We round out the episode by talking about Tom’s all-time favourite NBA uniforms, his crucial role as brand architect for the WNBA’s launch in 1997. All this and plenty more in one of the best conversations I’ve had yet. Topics / links discussed (include): * A would-be secondary logo for the Chicago Bulls? * The rebranded Phoenix Suns uniform (debuted in 1993 season) * 1995 and 1996 NBA All-Star Weekend * What if?! The Nets were almost the New Jersey Swamp Dragons!   People mentioned in this episode, include: Chris Tripucka, Florence Griffith-Joyner, Rick Welts, Don Sperling, Peter Capolino, Dick Sakahara, Andrew Bernstein, Anne Occi, David Haney, & David Boss.   Editor's note: sign-up for my monthly newsletter - receive exclusive details on upcoming podcast episodes and future, high-profile guests to appear on the show. I appreciate all feedback, FB Page 'Likes' and iTunes ratings / reviews. Follow: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Subscribe: iTunes | Android | Spotify | Stitcher | Newsletter Feedback: e-mail (audio welcome) | Voicemail

There is no better way to start the week than with a little Phocus.  We are thrilled to bring you Tom O'Grady from Phocus Sparkling water on the show today. Phocus is a sparkling water that is caffeinated and also offers the added benefit of L-theanine (an amino acid that is found in green tea).  Tom was approached by John Mittel three years ago with the idea for a healthy option for people needing an energy punch without the added and chemicals found in energy drinks.  Tom was an ex-Diet Coke consumer and knew that the public  was becoming more conscious  of what they are putting in their bodies and he was immediately on board. Travel down memory lane with Tom and the CZL ladies as they learn all about the history of this ground-breaking beverage.  You will learn all how hard conquering the beverage market really is, staying true the vision of the product is paramount, and how a random vacationer recently changed the distribution of Phocus.  You wont want to miss a minute of this chat.  Enjoy!    https://www.drinkphocus.com/ @drinkphocus Twitter- @drinkphocus Phocus- Facebook    

The 2020 democratic primary is quickly approaching. The UK could be plunged into an election. Far-right parties are ascendent in the European elections. In this look-forward to 2019, I share the interesting and important ideas that I believe that will shape power, politics and policy throughout 2019. Scroll down to see the full list.This episode is the very first interview on Cable Street (how time flies!). I talk to pollster Frank Graves about popuslim, the far-right, anti-elite attitudes and other broad-based forces shaping Canada and the world. It’s a great place to start as we ease into 2019.Don't worry, we have a new episode coming out this week, so stay tuned :) Here are other episodes I recommend:#16: Why Did Progressive Parties Abandon Working-Class Voters? - listen hereThroughout the 1990s, leftwing parties abandoned working-class voters. Why did this happen? And what does it mean for progressive parties today? I talk to political scientist Tom O’Grady about his research on working class parties.We also talk about Tom's fascinating analysis about how politicians can shape public opinion, and why progressives need to lead and shape ideas rather than follow.#13: Why Progressives Suck at Telling Stories (Members-Only) - listen hereWhy are progressives bad at storytelling? How can we harness leftwing nationalism? And is the left too concerned with definitions instead of winning? The far-right is winning but that doesn't mean progressives are doomed. Guest Richard Sandbrook offers some compelling arguments for how the left can win in the long-run.#12: Monopolies are Destroying The World - listen hereUS Democrats are increasingly adopting anti-corporate language and policies. My guest Matt Stoller explains why the root cause of inequality, corporate power and declining middle class is linked to the rise in corporate monopolies, and what politicians can do about it.

In the 1990s, progressive parties turned away from working-class policies and embraced more rightwing ideas. So why did this happen? Political scientist Tom O'Grady thinks he has the answer. His analysis shows that the type of elected official matters a great deal. The decline of working class politicians, and the rise of the careerist managerial-class can help explain it. We also talk about his fascinating analysis about how politicians can shape public opinion, and why progressives need to lead, rather than follow, public opinion. To access members-only episodes, bonus readings and additional analysis by me, your host Geoff Sharpe, please purchase a cable membership. You can use the code "cablestreet" to get the first month for only $1 - join today Show Notes Tom O'Grady - Website, Twitter Decline in working class politicians, shifted Labour towards right wing policy - read here Politicians must dare to shape public opinion, not just follow it - read here

On this week's episode, I bring you a front seat at MLC Connect 2017 for "The Future of Sports Design" panel with Chin Wang (Creative Director, ESPN the Magazine), Todd Radom (Designer/Illustrator, Todd Radom Design), Joe Bosack (Creative Director, Joe Bosack & Co.) and Jon Contino (Creative Director, Jon Contino Studio)—all former guests of Makers of Sport. The panel is short (about 30 min.), but a lot of knowledge and experience is shared as the panelists touch on how they build relationships, manage collaborating with creatives in multiple disciplines, mistakes they've made and more. You'll hear Joe Bosack mention Tom O'Grady of Gameplan Creative and Bill Frederick of Fanbrandz who were in the audience. Enjoy. Mentions Include: MLC Connect Chin Wang's Mos Episode Todd Radom's MoS Episode Joe Bosack's MoS Episode Jon Contino's MoS Episode Tom O'Grady's MoS Episode Bill Frederick's MoS Episode My next guest is Shane Mielke, an independent creative director and interactive designer in Southern California. Shane is a bit of legend in the interactive design space. Once a creative director for renown interactive firm of the early 2000s, 2Advanced Studios, Shane now freelances full-time, is a high school football coach at a prominent SoCal school and world-class Crossfit athlete. More on Shane can be found at his site. Sign up for the weekly email newsletter for updates, discounts on future products and exclusive content for subscribers. You can also show your support for the podcast by joining the community and keeping it sponsor-free. Did you enjoy this episode? Then please rate and/or write a review of the show on iTunes. Also, be sure to follow show host, @TAdamMartin and @MakersofSport on twitter and Dribbble. *Correction: I mentioned Todd's episode in this podcast as episode 3, it's actually episode 4.

According to a recent article in Bloomberg, U.S. securities regulators are investigating whether bonds backed by single-family rental homes and sold by Wall Street’s biggest residential landlords used overvalued property assessments. Several of the largest BPO providers received a request for information from the SEC in March requesting information about the BPO’s services they provide. The agency has been looking at whether BPOs were wrongly inflated potentially serving as a starting point for an industrywide probe. The SEC is scrutinizing how BPO providers compete for business and whether their customers shop for providers willing to put the highest value on their properties. Joining the podcast to discuss the valuation process, as it relates to NPL/RPL & Single Family Rental deals is Tom O’Grady, CEO of Pro-Teck Valuations Services.  Pro-Teck has been providing residential real estate valuation services since 1977.

Nigel has yet another live session from a world class performer – Will Downing will be here to play live from his new album – ‘Black Pearls’ pays tribute to some of the greatest women in R&B. Plus a preview of the forthcoming Cambridge Jazz Festival with organiser Gavin Spence and performer Tom O’Grady from funk outfit Resolution 88.

LISTEN FOR A SPECAIL OFFER PROVIDED BY REALTYTRAC FOR CMT LISTENRS AT THE END OF THE PODCAST!! The Federal Housing Finance Agency's  Home Price Index (HPI) shows that home prices rose 5.8 percent year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2015. Prices increased 1.4 percent from the third quarter of 2015, marking the 18 consecutive quarterly price increase in the purchase-only, seasonally adjusted index.  A recent analysis from Capital Economics projects home prices will increase by 6 percent in 2016 with a more modest increases in 2017 at 4 percent.  However, Capital Economics also is projecting that rising interest rates will lead to an economic slowdown in 2018. There are concerns from housing analysts and institutional investors that low mortgage rates have allowed buyers to pay more for homes that would look unaffordable relative to incomes if mortgage rates rose to 5% or 6%.   In addition, global events and low oil prices are causing concern about a decrease in real estate prices in some areas of the U.S. Joining the podcast to discuss home price expectations is Tom O’Grady, CEO of Pro-Teck Valuations Services.  Pro-Teck has been providing residential real estate valuation services since 1977.

"You're in the emotions business, and the emotions business is exciting. It's fun. It's something that you jump out of bed to do every day...what we are creating for people is an emotional, tribal experience with their [team]." Tom O'Grady – hired by David Stern as the NBA's first creative director – joins the podcast this week. After 13 years with the NBA, Tom left to found Gameplan Creative, a strategic creative agency for sports and entertainment brands. On this episode we discuss Tom's tenure with the NBA during its growth in the 90s. Nostalgia is prevalent as we discuss uniform designs, branding and the NBA's impact on culture. We discover that the 4 big American sports leagues had a mastermind group of league creative directors from the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL that all shared ideas, sports branding processes, nomenclature and contacts — further emphasizing the value of relationships in this business. Tom gives us some insight into Gameplan Creative's work, including their flexible business model in scaling up for bigger projects by hiring & art directing freelancers depending on a project's brief. Gameplan recently had the opportunity to work on a project for the Elite Football League of India, an American-style football league in Southeast Asia where Gampelan provided branding, naming, uniform designs and more. We discuss what it's like to take on a project of this scale and how important research is in regards to branding teams of different cultures than your own. We talk about brands like Nike taking on brand identity projects for colleges, further discussing whether consumer brands have the best interests of schools in mind long-term and how brands are getting ahead of the announcements by developing stories to unveil with the rebrands. Lastly, Tom provides his thoughts on the future of in-venue entertainment, as well as giving his views on the future of the sports design industry; including how one can stand out in the saturated sports branding market. Mentions include: Tom O'grady on Twitter Gameplan Creative Anne Occi, VP Design MLB David Haney, former creative director of the NHL, currently with Joe Bosack & Co. Bruce Burke, former VP of Advertising & Brand Communications at the NFL Alexander Julian, fashion designer, created 90s Charlotte Hornets uniforms Todd Van Horn, VP Creative Director of Nike Football Todd Van Horn discussing new Cleveland Browns uniforms Michael Doret, NY Knicks logo designer Mark Verlander, Verlander Design Elite Football League of India Our next guest is Matt Lange. Matt is the director of creative for the University of Alabama football program. Did you enjoy this episode? Then please rate and/or write a review of the show on iTunes. Also, be sure to follow show, @MakersofSport, as well the host on Twitter and Dribbble.

Starting is hard. It's very hard. In fact, it's probably the hardest thing creative people do. We often have ideas that we never pursue because we are either afraid, lazy or just unsure where to start. Ideas are great all and but execution is where the true value lives. If ideas only live in our heads, they benefit no one. On this week's Halftime, Adam gives some insight into starting and encourages you to move forward by starting. Mentions include: Steven Pressfield The War of Art The Legend of Bagger Vance Seth Godin Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? Makers of Sport Episode 30: What Makes You Different? U.S. Post Offices closing by NPR College implosion by Mark Cuban Dan Benjamin 5by5 Networks Leo Laporte TWit.tv Serial Podcast Startup Podcast with Alex Blumberg Creative South Diane Gibbs, Design Recharge Our next guest is Tom O'Grady. Tom is a partner and chief creative officer at Gameplan Creative, a Chicago sports agency he founded after his 10+ year stint as the NBA's first creative director. Did you enjoy this episode? Then please rate and/or write a review of the show on iTunes. Also, be sure to follow show host, @TAdamMartin and @MakersofSport on twitter and Dribbble.

"Creative people can't be afraid of letting other creative people [critique] their work...sometimes to bring life into the magazine, it's good to give it to another creative person and have them look at it." For me, The Masters symbolizes the beginning of spring and especially the beginning of golf season. Therefore, this episode's guest is only fitting this time of year. Tim Oliver joins us on this podcast to to talk golf and design. Tim has been an art director at Conde Naste's Golf Digest for 15+ years where he has worked on everything from laying out the publication, writing content, art directing photoshoots to designing digital products. Tim gives us a little insight into his journey from designing at the Atlanta Journal Constitution and the New York Times to his eventual landing at Golf Digest — a company where employees tend to go and stay for many years; a rare trait in today's business world. We discuss the evolution of the game of golf from a fitness perspective, Pentagram's early-2015 redesign of the publication, some recent controversial cover shoots and more. Tim also reveals some of his thoughts on the future of golf from a design and entrepreneurial perspective and discusses Golf Digest's mission to increase the appeal of the game to millennails and non-traditional fans. Lastly, we cover the need for today's designer to transcend mediums creating for print and digital. Mentions Include: Timothy Oliver's Porfolio Follow Tim on Twitter Ken DeLargo, Golf Digest Creative Director Golf Digest Golf World Golf Digestix Jordan Spieth Michelle Wie Lexi Thompson Makers of Sport: Chin Wang Saul Bass Top Golf Our next guest is Tom O'Grady. Tom was hired by David Stern in the early 90s as the NBA's first creative director. He helped shape the visual identites of many teams in the league for a decade before leaving the NBA to start his own agency, Gameplan Creative. Did you enjoy this episode? Then please rate and/or write a review of the show on iTunes. Also, be sure to follow show host, @TAdamMartin and @MakersofSport on twitter.

"A well activated brand is more successful than a great brand that is not activated very well...the execution is such an important part of it. It makes or breaks a great program" This week, New Jersey sports branding agency Fanbrandz joins the show. Principal and creative director Bill Frederick, as well as senior designer and new media director Michael Raisch come aboard to talk about creating brands for the MLB and the NHL. Fanbrandz began as the sports and entertainment design agency, Frederick & Froberg. On the 25th anniversary of the business, Bill Frederick and Thomas Froberg split the company into sister companies to serve specific niches, with Fanbrandz serving the sports industry and Styleworks serving the entertainment niche. On this episode, we discuss what makes a good branding style guide and specifically touch on what Fanbrandz includes in their style guides – including brand activation and asset management in this digital era versus the olden days of print. Fanbrandz has worked with the MLB for over 20 years on both team branding as well as designing and managing the visual assets of every MLB All-Star Game. Think about the many stories over those years. Lucky for us, Michael and Bill share with us a few of those on this episode. Mentions include: Fanbrandz website Fanbrandz on Instagram Fanbrandz on Twitter Raisch Studios on Twitter Anne Occi, VP Design, MLB Paul Conway, Senior Design Director, NHL Mets All-Star Game Branding 2013 Tom O'Grady, Gameplan Creative Bob Scott, photographer Diamondbacks All-Star Game Branding 2011 NHL Winter Classic branding The Extra 2%: How Wall Street Strategies Took a Major League Baseball Team From Worst to First Tampa Bay Rays identity Anaheim Ducks brand identity Fanbrandz Player Art Michael Schwab Illustration Nancy Stahl Illustration Burton Morris, Illustrator Cincinnati All-Star Game Branding 2015 Matt Carpenter, St Louis Cardinals Michael Raisch's 9/11 project 30 Fans for 30 Cities The next show guest is Aaron Masik, Senior Graphic Designer for the San Antonio Spurs. You may have seen Aaron and I on twitter in deep discussion about professionalism in our industry, free internships, salaries and more. Should be an interesting show.

Tom O’Grady, CEO of Pro Teck Valuations Services, joins the broadcast to discuss a possible housing bubble.  Pro Teck was established in 1977 and provides appraisals, BPOs, automated values, real estate analytics and desk reviews.