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Top CMOs Highlight Day 2 Of Intersport Brand Engagement Summit

As the '15 Intersport Brand Engagement Summit heads into Day 2 in Chicago, top CMOs from CDW, NBC Sports and United Airlines line the agenda, with a solid session to end the event talking about the state of athlete endorsements. During dinners and drinks last night, people were still buzzing about Day 1 speakers Kevin Plank and John McDonough, while appreciating the humor behind Quinn Kilbury's presentation and videos from Heineken and Newcastle.

Some buzz is expected today over Visa’s strongly-worded statement on FIFA this morning. Via BBC Sports Editor Dan Roan: "VISA, FIFA sponsor, statement: 'Our disappointment and concern with FIFA .. is profound…we expect FIFA to take swift and immediate steps.'"

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: April 23, 2024

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SBJ I Factor: Molly Mazzolini

SBJ I Factor features an interview with Molly Mazzolini. Elevate's Senior Operating Advisor – Design + Strategic Alliances chats with SBJ’s Ross Nethery about the power of taking chances. Mazzolini is a member of the SBJ Game Changers Class of 2016. She shares stories of her career including co-founding sports design consultancy Infinite Scale career journey and how a chance encounter while working at a stationery store launched her career in the sports industry. SBJ I Factor is a monthly podcast offering interviews with sports executives who have been recipients of one of the magazine’s awards.

NBC Olympics’ Molly Solomon, ESPN’s P.K. Subban, the Masters and more

On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp has two Big Get interviews. The first is with Molly Solomon, who will lead NBC’s production of the Olympics, and she shares what the network is are planning for Paris 2024. Later in the show, we hear from ESPN’s P.K. Subban as the Stanley Cup Playoffs get set to start this weekend. SBJ’s Josh Carpenter also joins the show to share his insights from this year’s Masters, while Karp dishes on how the WNBA Draft’s record-breaking viewership is setting the league up for a new stratosphere of numbers.

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