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Going Off The Grid: Four Sports Industry Execs Weigh In On Biz & Pop Culture

A weekly survey of sports execs and personalities, offering their stance on a handful of pressing (and trivial) issues in sports and pop culture. The debut edition gets a glimpse at four execs from four corners of the sports industry:

  • Daytona Int'l Speedway VP/Marketing & Sales Sean Belgrade
    – Surprised that he's become a country music fan
  • T'Wolves VP/Fan Experience Jeff Munneke
    – Holds monthly movie nights with his colleagues
  • WTA Connecticut Open Tourney Manager & Marketing Dir Dana Cialfi
    – Reality television is a "close, personal friend"
  • '47 Brand NFL & College Brand Manager Phil Dooley
    – Self-described Karaoke enthusiast

Going Off The Grid
  Top item on your sports bucket list Next breakout sport in U.S. Who would play you in a movie? Doughnut Wars Top song on your iPod

Belgrade
  UFC / MMA Steve McQueen Krispy Kreme

Munneke
The Masters MLS Owen Wilson "Master of Puppets"
Metallica

Cialfi
Australian Open Natalie Portman Dunkin' Donuts "Three Little Birds"
Bob Marley

Dooley
Sing the Nat'l Anthem at a sporting event Soccer Krispy Kreme "Wake Me Up"
Avicii

Do you want to get your thoughts in the Grid? If so, shoot an e-mail to adamharris@sportsbusinessdaily.com.

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