"The industry has spent decades telling talent to be genuine, build trust, and create authentic relationships with listeners. Yet when those same qualities extend beyond sports and into the realities of the business itself, they can suddenly be viewed as liabilities instead of strengths."
"Because ESPN and our team is so focused on many different sports properties and leagues and sport verticals, how we celebrate that and what engagement looks like varies. What's considered success varies."
"If somebody doesn't understand the context of why it matters to them, they're not going to watch because they don't think the information they're about to receive is applicable to them."
"We don't view ourselves as a radio station that is on from 6a-7p. We are always on because you can interact and reach out via our social media platforms, 24-25 hours, eight days a week."
"We measure a lot of our posts by impressions. That's something that partners really care about. We're able to go to partners and tell them that last month we did 200 million monthly impressions across social and internally that's what we use as a barometer for success."
"The industry has spent decades telling talent to be genuine, build trust, and create authentic relationships with listeners. Yet when those same qualities extend beyond sports and into the realities of the business itself, they can suddenly be viewed as liabilities instead of strengths."
"I, somehow, have been able to survive and adapt. My career is full of different chapters. Every one of those chapters, I never really knew if I’d make it out of it."