Marquee Matchup

About Marquee Matchup

Insights and inspiration from interviews with sports and entertainment business leaders.

Publisher

Jeff Yocom

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 May 2020

Latest episode

16 Mar 2021

Latest episodes

7 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Mar 2021

   Marquee Matchup Episode 6 - Alton Byrd

   Episode 6: Marquee Search talks with Alton Byrd, Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment VP of Growth Properties (NBA G League Long Island Nets, Nets NBA 2K franchise) to gain leadership insights and inspiration. 0:18 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqYNQayTW-0&t=18s) - Intro 1:05 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqYNQayTW-0&t=65s) - Alton's fascinating sports background 3:45 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqYNQayTW-0&t=225s) - Transition from the hardwood to the boardroom 6:08 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqYNQayTW-0&t=368s) - Basketball in the (United) Kingdom while working full-time 8:29 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqYNQayTW-0&t=509s) - A courageous career trail blazer, which prepared him for life after basketball 10:20 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqYNQayTW-0&t=620s) - What does Alton do for Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment? 12:52 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqYNQayTW-0&t=772s) - Evolution of BSE - new ownership and leadership, and Alton's keys to survival 14:54 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqYNQayTW-0&t=894s) - G League team's contribution to the success of the Brooklyn Nets 17:46 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqYNQayTW-0&t=1066s) - Differences between working across various sports leagues 20:05 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqYNQayTW-0&t=1205s) - How Alton has determined when to move on in his career 22:20 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqYNQayTW-0&t=1340s) - What legacy will the pandemic have long-term on the sports industry? 25:32 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqYNQayTW-0&t=1532s) - The "pandemic wall" - how does Alton keep his edge? 28:24 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqYNQayTW-0&t=1704s) - What are you looking forward to the most post-pandemic? 32:05 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqYNQayTW-0&t=1925s) - If Alton didn't work in sports, what would he be doing? 33:58 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqYNQayTW-0&t=2038s) - Best career advice Alton's received #sportsbiz (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/sportsbiz) #sportsjobs (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/sportsjobs)

2. 

   11 Nov 2020

   Marquee Matchup Episode 5 - Jessica Smith

   Episode 5: Marquee Search sits down with Jessica Smith, Head of Corporate Partnerships with Angel City FC to gain leadership insights and inspiration. 1:28 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8jpCFxxxCA&t=88s) - Intro 3:20 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8jpCFxxxCA&t=200s) - Pandemic parenting experience and advice 5:05 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8jpCFxxxCA&t=305s) - How Jess made the decision to make a career move during a pandemic 7:12 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8jpCFxxxCA&t=432s) - How she got on her professional path starting in MiLB, MLB, MBA, NHL, MLS and now NWSL startup 8:32 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8jpCFxxxCA&t=512s) - What's it like being part of a startup/team launch? 9:02 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8jpCFxxxCA&t=542s) - What it means to be purpose-driven at Angel City FC 10:50 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8jpCFxxxCA&t=650s) - Standing out in a crowded marketplace thru purpose and impact 12:36 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8jpCFxxxCA&t=756s) - 2022 First Kick! 13:17 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8jpCFxxxCA&t=797s) - What does the calendar look like for a new team not playing until 2022? 14:02 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8jpCFxxxCA&t=842s) - Jess' story of how and why she pivoted from ticket sales to corporate partnerships. What was the learning curve like? 16:33 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8jpCFxxxCA&t=993s) - How she's approached partnerships 18:26 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8jpCFxxxCA&t=1106s) - The difference between working in various leagues and sports 21:11 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8jpCFxxxCA&t=1271s) - How did she decide to pursue her MBA? 24:30 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8jpCFxxxCA&t=1470s) - What are the consequences of COVID in 2021 and beyond? Silver linings and benefits she's taking from this time. 27:39 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8jpCFxxxCA&t=1659s) - What she's most looking forward to on the other side of COVID. 29:12 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8jpCFxxxCA&t=1752s) - If not sports, what Jess would be doing professionally 30:02 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8jpCFxxxCA&t=1802s) - Jess' favorite career advice #sportsbiz (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23sportsbiz) #sportsjobs (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23sportsjobs)

3. 

   26 Aug 2020

   Marquee Matchup Episode 4 - Christa Stout

   Marquee Search sits down with Christa Stout, VP, Innovation and Impact, Portland Trail Blazers to gain leadership insights and inspiration. 1:28 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s21GgAT6pNg&t=88s) - Intro 2:51 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s21GgAT6pNg&t=171s) - Work/life balance as a top industry pro who is also a parent of young children 3:38 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s21GgAT6pNg&t=218s) - "We're all going through something" 4:08 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s21GgAT6pNg&t=248s) - VP, Innovation and Impact at the Blazers - what do you do? 6:10 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s21GgAT6pNg&t=370s) - Does Christa have a favorite initiative while working at the Trail Blazers? - CSR + Innovation - shout out Natalie! 8:29 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s21GgAT6pNg&t=509s) - How did she get to where she is now? Christa's professional path 10:58 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s21GgAT6pNg&t=658s) - How did she get into sports? 13:00 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s21GgAT6pNg&t=780s) - What gives Christa energy? 14:06 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s21GgAT6pNg&t=846s) - How she ended up working more with corporate partnerships than community, in her efforts to drive good 14:35 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s21GgAT6pNg&t=875s) - Christa's view of the power and responsibility of professional sports organizations in their communities 16:20 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s21GgAT6pNg&t=980s) - 150 days into pandemic, what the Trail Blazers response has been as an employer 19:28 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s21GgAT6pNg&t=1168s) - Convergence of innovation and impact during COVID 21:09 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s21GgAT6pNg&t=1269s) - Work from home 21:52 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s21GgAT6pNg&t=1312s) - COVID impact on adoption of technology 23:09 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s21GgAT6pNg&t=1389s) - Christa's secret to keeping her edge 25:14 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s21GgAT6pNg&t=1514s) - Are we more real in a 2 dimensional world? 26:10 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s21GgAT6pNg&t=1570s) - Sports or foreign intelligence? 27:35 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s21GgAT6pNg&t=1655s) - Energized by life coaching 28:06 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s21GgAT6pNg&t=1686s) - Personality testing! 28:34 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s21GgAT6pNg&t=1714s) - You do better when you lean into your strengths (specialization) 30:36 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s21GgAT6pNg&t=1836s) - Enneagram - who I am is OK 31:10 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s21GgAT6pNg&t=1870s) - Why building a deck with no prior planning is a good idea 32:11 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s21GgAT6pNg&t=1931s) - Best career advice ever given 32:42 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s21GgAT6pNg&t=1962s) - "Make decisions based on courage not fear" 34:13 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s21GgAT6pNg&t=2053s) - Jim Carey's influence on Christa's life 35:06 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s21GgAT6pNg&t=2106s) - How embarrassing herself built the confidence she needed to get where she is now #sportsjobs (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23sportsjobs) #sportsbiz

4. 

   25 Jun 2020

   Marquee Matchup Episode 3 - Jarrod Dillon

   Marquee Search sits down with Jarrod Dillon, Chief Marketing & Revenue Officer for Vinik Sports Group (Tampa Bay Lightning and more) to gain leadership insights and inspiration. 0:17 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgtYYSonHpk&t=17s) - Welcome Jarrod Dillon 0:39 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgtYYSonHpk&t=39s) – Being a father is Jarrod’s most important job 3:01 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgtYYSonHpk&t=181s) – Career background 4:31 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgtYYSonHpk&t=271s) – His decision-making filter for career moves 6:05 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgtYYSonHpk&t=365s) – Moving his family across the country to work for the Tampa Bay Lightning 8:50 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgtYYSonHpk&t=530s) – Expansion of the Lightning to Vinik Sports Group today 12:42 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgtYYSonHpk&t=762s) – Vinik Sports Group vision going forward 13:53 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgtYYSonHpk&t=833s) – The unique role of a Chief Marketing & Revenue Officer 16:39 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgtYYSonHpk&t=999s) – Transition from ticket sales leader to corporate partnerships and what he's learned about CP 20:59 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgtYYSonHpk&t=1259s) – Difference in the pace of working in ticket sales and corporate partnerships 24:00 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgtYYSonHpk&t=1440s) – Working for 3 of the Big 4 leagues, perception of differences among them 25:55 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgtYYSonHpk&t=1555s) – People + Process = Results 26:56 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgtYYSonHpk&t=1616s) – Any plans to round out experience with the NBA? 29:12 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgtYYSonHpk&t=1752s) – Importance of who he’s working for in his career decisions 31:37 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgtYYSonHpk&t=1897s) – Divining culture from video interviews 34:25 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgtYYSonHpk&t=2065s) – Keeping his team’s edge while working remotely - real talk from a leader 36:33 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgtYYSonHpk&t=2193s) – “What do you want your Corona story to be?” 39:02 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgtYYSonHpk&t=2342s) – Vulnerable leadership; leading with integrity 41:19 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgtYYSonHpk&t=2479s) – Taking care of younger staffs' mental health and wellbeing

5. 

   24 Jun 2020

   Marquee Matchup Episode 2 - Matt Farrell

   Marquee Search sits down with Matt Farrell, a top sports marketer in the Olympic movement currently working in the golf industry, to gain leadership insights and inspiration. 0:38 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdg0JtQKnFQ&t=38s)– Introduction 2:17 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdg0JtQKnFQ&t=137s) – How a 20 year career in the Olympic movement is born 3:36 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdg0JtQKnFQ&t=216s) – What does the Executive Director of World Long Drive and General Manager of Alternative Golf for the Golf Channel do? 6:12 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdg0JtQKnFQ&t=372s) – Impact of global economy on the Golf Channel's long term plans for Alternative Golf 6:38 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdg0JtQKnFQ&t=398s) – Real talk about the differences of working at a National Governing Body vs. an entrepreneurial division of a global media company 9:07 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdg0JtQKnFQ&t=547s) – “Stealth bomber” idea around creating new events and programming 10:23 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdg0JtQKnFQ&t=623s) – Building relationships and selling ideas internally at matrixed organization vs just telling a subordinate what to do 11:02 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdg0JtQKnFQ&t=662s) – Matt’s 6th sense of when to shift career gears on three separate occasions 12:00 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdg0JtQKnFQ&t=720s) – How a sports information guy taught himself new skills to drive his career forward 13:43 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdg0JtQKnFQ&t=823s) – How Matt realized the value of having revenue driving skills 15:31 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdg0JtQKnFQ&t=931s) – The importance of culture for leaders at the Golf Channel to navigate the global health crisis 17:40 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdg0JtQKnFQ&t=1060s) – How Matt felt about work from home before the pandemic 19:14 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdg0JtQKnFQ&t=1154s) – How Matt is keeping his edge during the pandemic in such a competitive industry 21:15 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdg0JtQKnFQ&t=1275s) – How Matt misses the structure of the sports schedule 23:43 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdg0JtQKnFQ&t=1423s) – What Matt is consuming these days 25:45 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdg0JtQKnFQ&t=1545s) – What would Matt be doing if he wasn’t working in sports 26:52 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdg0JtQKnFQ&t=1612s) – The career advice Matt received on the golf course from his mentor that inspires him to this day 28:55 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdg0JtQKnFQ&t=1735s) – How his former boss modeled how to handle disagreement #sportsbiz

6. 

   26 May 2020

   Marquee Matchup Episode 1 - Alan Ledford

   Episode 1: Marquee Search sits down with Alan Ledford, top Minor League Baseball executive, to gain leadership insights and inspiration. 0:44 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZi8UnuBAoQ&t=44s) – Introduction – A leader you can follow in a pandemic 4:03 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZi8UnuBAoQ&t=243s) – Celebrating 6 years since opening pitch 5:28 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZi8UnuBAoQ&t=328s) – MountainStar Sports Group ownership’s overriding objective: “Improve the quality of life and promote economic development in the region.” 7:36 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZi8UnuBAoQ&t=456s) – Major League vs. Minor League sports 11:09 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZi8UnuBAoQ&t=669s) – The benefits of working in minor league baseball 15:51 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZi8UnuBAoQ&t=951s) – No playbook for the pandemic. Alan talks leadership during this time. 18:33 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZi8UnuBAoQ&t=1113s) – “I didn’t know” is not an excuse 19:46 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZi8UnuBAoQ&t=1186s) – Focus on mental health of his people 20:50 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZi8UnuBAoQ&t=1250s) – Keeping staff engaged through technology. 23:34 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZi8UnuBAoQ&t=1414s) – Pandemic as innovation. 27:11 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZi8UnuBAoQ&t=1631s) – 1989 World Series Earthquake Game 28:37 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZi8UnuBAoQ&t=1717s) – The “sports is recession proof” fallacy prior to 2008 29:35 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZi8UnuBAoQ&t=1775s) – “Good things will come out of this” 31:44 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZi8UnuBAoQ&t=1904s) – What Alan misses the most about sports? 34:05 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZi8UnuBAoQ&t=2045s) – Best career advice he gives 35:57 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZi8UnuBAoQ&t=2157s) – His meticulous method for tracking his contacts 36:34 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZi8UnuBAoQ&t=2194s) – Advice for young people wanting to get into the industry 37:35 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZi8UnuBAoQ&t=2255s) – Like gardening, networking is not a one-time event 39:45 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZi8UnuBAoQ&t=2385s) – “Be persistent just this side of being annoying” 41:08 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZi8UnuBAoQ&t=2468s) – “Learn how to write in a business setting” 41:45 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZi8UnuBAoQ&t=2505s) – Self improvement recommendations he’s made to his staff 42:24 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZi8UnuBAoQ&t=2544s) – Advice to people dealing with a recession for the first time

7. 

   26 May 2020

   Marquee Matchup Promo

   Excited to introduce Marquee Matchup, an interview series with sports and entertainment business leaders designed to inform and inspire. #SportsBiz (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SportsBiz?src=hashtag_click)

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