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Navigating Sports Business with AJ Maestas

An essential sports and entertainment podcast for industry professionals and sports fans.

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Navigating Sports Business

Gain exclusive insight into the professional and personal worlds of high-level executives in sports and entertainment as we host top decision-makers in the industry to discuss emerging topics, their business, careers, and personal life stories.

From collegiate conference commissioners to professional sports team executives and owners, to CMOs and leading marketers at global brands, Maestas takes listeners inside the lives of key people making a major impact on the sports and entertainment industry.

Richard Lapchick – Director of The Institute for Diversity & Ethics in Sport (TIDES) and President of The Institute for Sport and Social Justice (ISSJ) – shares lessons and stories from his career fighting against inequality in sports and beyond.

Richard’s list of personal friends includes activists such as Nelson Mandela, Muhammad Ali, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and many more.

Details:

2:00 – Richard’s background

7:15 – Richard’s lifetime of activism

11:30 – How sports can impact the world

19:30 – Diverse hiring processes

26:30 – What’s next for Richard?

29:30 – Rapid Fire Questions

Gloria Nevarez interview: https://nvgt.com/podcast/?ppplayer=98f56b6dd6dca41729f186d12a4d1251&ppepisode=d0edb5312963f715d1093ee6e69d4410

Invictus: https://www.amazon.com/Invictus-Ryan-Graudin/dp/031650307X

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64. Richard Lapchick – TIDES and ISSJ

Richard Lapchick – Director of The Institute for Diversity & Ethics in Sport (TIDES) and President of The Institute for Sport and Social Justice (ISSJ) [...]

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69. Chris Davis – New Balance

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May 31, 2023

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Highlight: Richard Lapchick – TIDES and ISSJ

Richard Lapchick – Director of The Institute for Diversity & Ethics in Sport (TIDES) and President of The Institute for Sport and Social Justice (ISSJ) [...]

May 24, 2023

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68. Josh Brooks – University of Georgia

Josh Brooks – the Director of Athletics at University of Georgia – sheds some light on the life of an SEC AD during an immensely [...]

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Highlight: Terrell Jones – Flexpower

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May 10, 2023

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67. Chris Pezman – University of Houston

Chris Pezman – Vice President for Athletics at the University of Houston – breaks down the transition to the Big 12, and the work that [...]

May 3, 2023

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Highlight: David Cipullo – Tigertail

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66. Joe Moglia – Coastal Carolina

Joe Moglia went from being an assistant football coach, to being the CEO of TD Ameritrade, and then back to DI football as the Head [...]

April 19, 2023

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Highlight: Sonny Vaccaro

In celebration of the new movie, Air, which tells the story of Sonny Vaccaro and Nike’s recruiting of Michael Jordan, we’re featuring Sonny telling part [...]

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65. Sandra Richards – Morgan Stanley

Sandra Richards – Managing Director, Head of Global Sports & Entertainment at Morgan Stanley – discusses how her team’s sponsorship strategy amplifies important messaging around [...]

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Highlight: Julie Uhrman – Angel City FC

With the NWSL season kicking off, we’re showcasing a highlight from our interview with Julie Uhrman, Co-Founder and President of Angel City FC. Julie [...]

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Highlight: Women's History Month

In recognition of March being Women’s History Month, we are highlighting some accomplished women who have joined us on the podcast to revisit the conversation [...]

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Join Navigate Founder, AJ Maestas, as he talks with key decision-makers from the sports and entertainment industry about emerging trends, business, their career path, business insights, personal stories, and more.

From collegiate conference commissioners to team owners and executives to CMOs of global brands, Maestas takes listeners inside the lives of the people driving today’s sports and entertainment industry.

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