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Going Off The Grid: Execs Debate Most Impressive Sports Record, Best Music Decade

"Going Off The Grid" is a weekly survey of sports execs and personalities offering their thoughts on a handful of issues in sports and pop culture. This week, execs debate the best decade for music and pick a professional they would like to shadow for a day.

  • Bengals Business Manager Bill Connelly
  • – Reads the blog on Evannex.com for Tesla news every night before bed.
  • LISNR CEO Rodney Williams
    – His life's work is pop culture by design.
  • Sports Marketing Consultants Senior Managing Partner Andrew Campagnone
    –  Reads USA Today on his Blackberry -- yes, Blackberry.
  • John Hancock Dir of Sponsorship Marketing Ellie Malloy
    – Picks up her pop culture knowledge from people complaining on social media.

Going Off The Grid

How do you take your coffee? Movie you can't turn off if it's on TV

Best music decade

Exec/job you'd like to shadow for a day

Most impressive sports record


Bill Connelly
Blonde...with French vanilla cream! "Silence of the Lambs" '60s

Elon Musk

Every record held by Wayne Gretzky

Rodney Williams
Black with light sugar "Belly" Today The President Usain Bolt's 9.58 second 100m

Andrew Campagnone
Black with a dab of sugar "American Sniper" Early '90s Rick Hendrick or Roger Goodell Pete Rose's 4,256 hits

Ellie Malloy
Black, over ice and strong. "Remember the Titans"

'80s

Mark Cuban Michael Phelps' 23 Gold Medals 
Do you want to get your thoughts in the Grid? If so, shoot an email to jcarpenter@sportsbusinessdaily.com.

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