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Warsaw students tour Shanghai arena

COURTESY: WARSAW SPORTS MARKETING CENTER
Warsaw Sports Marketing Center MBA students tour the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai during their annual China Study Tour. Their tour Sept. 6-17 marked the sixth straight year students have visited Beijing and Shanghai as part of their two-year program.

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Beyond Sport United brought together more than 80 sports teams at Yankee Stadium on Sept. 27 to address their role in triggering positive social change in the communities they serve. From left: MLS Commissioner Don Garber, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.

Did you hear? Polk Audio headphones launch

COURTESY OF TBC ADVERTISING
Polk Audio launched its new UltraFit sports headphones at the Cooper Square Hotel in New York City on Sept. 13. Front row (from left): Allan Charles, TBC Advertising chairman and creative director; Heather Mitts, Atlanta Beat and U.S. women’s national soccer team; Linda Cohn, ESPN sports anchor; Jim Minarik, Polk Audio president and CEO; Paul Rabil, Boston Cannons; and Howe Burch, TBC Advertising EVP. Back row: Thad Young (left) of the Philadelphia 76ers and Rudy Gay of the Memphis Grizzlies.

Sponsors on hand for Olympic/Paralympic Assembly

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At the Sept. 23 dinner of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Assembly, at the Antlers Hilton Colorado Springs: Kevin Phelan (left), SVP of sales and marketing for BP North America, with USOC CMO Lisa Baird and Samsung North America CMO Ralph Santana.

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: April 25, 2024

Motor City's big weekend; Kevin Warren's big bet; Bill Belichick's big makeover and the WNBA's big week continues

TNT’s Stan Van Gundy, ESPN’s Tim Reed, NBA Playoffs and NFL Draft

On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp has two Big Get interviews. The first is with TNT’s Stan Van Gundy as he breaks down the NBA Playoffs from the booth. Later in the show, we hear from ESPN’s VP of Programming and Acquisitions Tim Reed as the NFL Draft gets set to kick off on Thursday night in Motown. SBJ’s Tom Friend also joins the show to share his insights into NBA viewership trends.

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.

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