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Which companies are on the cutting edge of artificial intelligence? What’s the next major breakthrough in healthcare? How do iconic brands reinvent themselves to appeal to the next generation? Most Innovative Companies is where tech, business, and innovation convene. Join hosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen as they bring you the latest innovations transforming business and society—and highlights the companies that are reshaping industries and culture.
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The Life in the Front Office Podcast presented by Sports Business Ventures is hosted and produced by Jake Hirshman. Episodes feature executives and guests across the sports business and entertainment industry to provide insights focused on their industry vertical, and shine a light on the journeys of many in the industry in addition to lessons learned and advice they have for others! Podcast Promos: Sports Business Ventures: register today at https://theplaybook.memberful.com/checkout?ref=nd ...
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An immersive audio experience featuring an extraordinary cast of performers, multidimensional sound, cinematic-quality effects, and a spectacular orchestral score. Written and created by Nicholas Ryan Howard. * * * Narrated by Reid Scott (Venom) and Devin Kelley (Frequency). Performed by Eric Christian Olsen (NCIS: Los Angeles), Troian Bellisario (Pretty Little Liars), Chris Pine (Wonder Woman), Keegan Allen (Walker), Patrick J. Adams (Suits), Sarah Wright Olsen (American Made), Brett Dier ( ...
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What Happens When the U.S. Pulls Back from Global Aid? With the International Rescue Committee's President and CEO, David Miliband
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43:39On today’s episode, host Brendan Vaughan talks to David Miliband. If you are familiar with British politics, you might remember Miliband from his time as the UK’s Foreign Secretary and as a member of parliament for the labor party. But, in 2013 he left politics to become the President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, which is a global…
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Impacting Lives Through Golf with Rob Ohno. President & CEO of the Annika Foundation
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33:32Title: Impacting Lives Through Golf Guest: Rob Ohno. President & CEO of the Annika Foundation 🚨Podcast Perks!🚨 Sports Business Ventures: register today at https://theplaybook.memberful.com/checkout?ref=ndziodg&plan=110409 for an annual subscription to the Playbook! To register for SBV’s newsletters, register here: https://sportsbusinessventures.com…
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What did Linda Yaccarino actually do at Elon Musk’s X?
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1:14:22On today's episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in the world of business and innovation. Topics include Open AI’s plan to build its own web browser, the latest inflation numbers, and the most recent tariffs President Trump is threatening to impose. Next, Fast Company contributing writer Chris Stokel-Walker join…
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For 11 years, Joy Reid was one of the most prominent journalists at MSNBC, spearheading three shows for the network, including The Reid Report, A.M. Joy, and The ReidOut. Her sharp commentary earned her top ratings, a loyal following, an Emmy nomination, and an NAACP Image Award. However, she was unexpectedly fired in February when MSNBC announced …
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Investing in Sports with Chad Stender, Managing Partner at Seventy Six Capital
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44:55Title: Investing in Sports Guests: Chad Stender, Managing Partner at Seventy Six Capital 🚨Podcast Perks!🚨 Sports Business Ventures: register today at https://theplaybook.memberful.com/checkout?ref=ndziodg&plan=110409 for an annual subscription to the Playbook! To register for SBV’s newsletters, register here: https://sportsbusinessventures.com/#sub…
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Bilt to last? Inside the points-obsessed startup that rewards you for paying rent
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1:10:12On today's episode, co-host Josh Christensen is joined by Fast Company associate editor David Salazar to discuss the latest news in the world of business and innovation. Topics include the details of Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill”; the return of liberation day tariffs; and the stepping down of CEO of Elon Musk’s X, Linda Yaccarino. (00:38) Next, Josh…
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How Expensify landed brand pole position in Brad Pitt’s blockbuster F1
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1:09:54Here are some deets fresh off the Croisette from the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity—basically the ad industry’s Oscars but also the global epicenter of brand culture—that happened in mid-June. Brands, marketers, ad agencies, tech companies, platforms, people from entertainment and sports, and anyone and everyone part of the brand…
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From Properties to Brand with Darryle Bajomo, Associate Director of Sport & Entertainment Marketing at Eli Lilly
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40:18Title: From Properties to Brand with Guest: Darryle Bajomo, Associate Director of Sport & Entertainment Marketing at Eli Lilly 🚨Podcast Perks!🚨 Sports Business Ventures: register today at https://theplaybook.memberful.com/checkout?ref=ndziodg&plan=110409 for an annual subscription to the Playbook! To register for SBV’s newsletters, register here: h…
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Ryan Pensy, VP Strategic Partnerships at TROON
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43:05Title: Golf Industry Opportunities Guest: Ryan Pensy, VP Strategic Partnerships at TROON 🚨Podcast Perks!🚨 Sports Business Ventures: register today at https://theplaybook.memberful.com/checkout?ref=ndziodg&plan=110409 for an annual subscription to the Playbook! To register for SBV’s newsletters, register here: https://sportsbusinessventures.com/#sub…
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Why OpenAI and Microsoft’s AI partnership might be headed for a breakup
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1:12:10On today's episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in the world of business and innovation. Topics include Zohran Mamdani’s stunning victory in the New York City mayoral primary, Tesla’s robotaxi launch, and another round of layoffs for dating app Bumble. (00:46) Next, for the past six years, OpenAI and Microsoft …
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Why Michael Bierut still designs with a notebook and pencil
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1:12:30Welcome to the first episode of By Design, our new show for news, interviews, and criticism from the wide world of design. Our first guest is Michael Bierut. He has been the brains behind some of the most iconic design work in recent history. Mastercard, Slack, Saks Fifth Avenue, and countless more came from Beirut’s desk as a partner at Pentagram.…
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Inside Walmart’s ambitious plan to make your clothes in America again
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1:19:56On today's episode, Josh Christensen and guest co-host Liz Stinson discuss the latest news in the world of business and innovation including the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, OpenAI and Microsoft's falling out, and the Trump phone. (00:44) Next, Josh and Liz talk to staff writer Liz Segran about the state of apparel manufacturing in …
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AFL-CIO president Liz Shuler on how labor is uniting in response to Trump
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48:12In an exclusive interview with Fast Company editor-in-chief Brendan Vaughan, the U.S. labor leader also discusses DOGE, Musk, and AI.By Fast Company
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Sweetgreen's CEO explains why his salads are so expensive
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1:12:26On today's episode, co-hosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in the world of business and innovation, including Apple’s newest product announcements at WWDC, Warner Bros. Discovery’s split back into two companies, and the U.S. and China meeting in London to discuss trade talks. (00:45) Next, since its inception in 2008, NP…
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Vision Insights Series Episode 8 with Scott Horowitz and Chris Todd
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43:40Title: Vision Insights Series Episode 8 Guests: Scott Horowitz and Chris Todd 🚨Podcast Perks!🚨 Sports Business Ventures: register today at https://theplaybook.memberful.com/checkout?ref=ndziodg&plan=110409 for an annual subscription to the Playbook! To register for SBV’s newsletters, register here: https://sportsbusinessventures.com/#subscribe If y…
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Creative Control: Why Moby keeps giving music away for free
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56:17Moby’s prolific music career spans 35 years, most notably helping to bring electronic music to the mainstream—and perhaps less notably, but still importantly, giving so much of that music away for free. Amid consistently putting out albums, Moby launched Mobygratis in 2005, a platform where creatives can download instrumental music made by Moby to …
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How Bravo became one of NBCUniversal’s strongest streaming assets
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1:19:55On today's episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in the world of business and innovation including Chime Financial’s upcoming IPO, Microsoft introducing the Bing Video Creator using OpenAI’s Sora, layoffs at Business Insider, Meta's plan to meet AI energy demands, and the long awaited release of the Nintendo Swi…
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Brand New World: 2024 was Apple's year for advertising—or was it?
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1:09:16The first iteration of Brand New World was a very specific look at how AI is changing how brands and marketers work. Now we’re back to talk about brand culture more broadly. Of course that will involve AI from time to time, but I’ll also be digging into sports, entertainment, music, comedy, and everywhere else brands squeeze their way into pop cult…
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‘Hacks’ showrunner Lucia Aniello already knows how it ends
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1:06:15On today's episode, co-hosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in the world of business and innovation, including a U.S. trade court’s ruling on the Trump administration's tariffs, Salesforce's acquisition of AI-powered data management company Informatica, and the end of Elon Musk’s time in government. (00:39) Next, Josh and…
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Is This the End of Billionaire Philanthropy?
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1:01:08On today's episode, co-hosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in the world of business and innovation. Including OpenAI’s acquisition of Jony Ive’s hardware firm, io; Walmart’s likely price increases due to tariffs; and the sale of 23andMe. (00:49) Next, Yasmin talks to Fast Company contributing writer Joe Berkowitz and Fas…
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Grindr is more than just a hookup app
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1:05:27On today's episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in the world of business and innovation, including the latest consumer price index report, the deal between China and the United States to pause tariffs for 90 days, and Microsoft’s latest round of layoffs. (00:47) Next, Yasmin and Josh speak with Platformer’s Cas…
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Ohio University Sports Ad Series 5 Ep 12 with Russell Sargeant, VP, NBC Sports Sponsorship & Strategy at NBC Universal Media
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38:44Series: Ohio University Sports Ad Series 5 Ep 12 Guest: Russell Sargeant, VP, NBC Sports Sponsorship & Strategy at NBC Universal Media Title: Media Landscape in Sports Business 🚨Podcast Perks!🚨 Sports Business Ventures: register today at https://theplaybook.memberful.com/checkout?ref=ndziodg&plan=110409 for an annual subscription to the Playbook! T…
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The ultra-cheap car company backed by Jeff Bezos
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58:10On today's episode, co-hosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in the world of business and innovation. [0:50] Next, Yasmin and Josh talk to Fast Company Global Design Editor Mark Wilson and Fast Company producer and Founder & President of Founders International Network, Hauwa Otori, about the new Michigan EV automobile comp…
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Target is having a bad year . . . and it’s not just because of tariffs.
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1:05:35On today's episode, co-hosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in the world of business and innovation including Trump’s First 100 days, Canada’s recent election, and a new competitor in the electric vehicle market, Slate Auto. (00:47) Next, Yaz and Josh talk to Fast Company senior writer Liz Segran about the mass boycott of…
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On today’s episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in the world of business and innovation. Topics include the latest on tariffs, Tesla’s first-quarter earnings report, and the possibility of Google having to sell off its popular web browser Chrome. (00:54) Next, Yaz and Josh talk to Fast Company Global Design Edi…
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Ohio University Sports Ad Series 5 Ep 11 with Andres Lares, Shapiro Negotiations Institute
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29:08Series: Ohio University Sports Ad Series 5 Ep 11 Title: Negotiating in Business & Sports Guest: Andres Lares, Managing Partner at Shapiro Negotiations Institute 🚨Podcast Perks!🚨 Sports Business Ventures: register today at https://theplaybook.memberful.com/checkout?ref=ndziodg&plan=110409 for an annual subscription to the Playbook! To register for S…
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Cleantech is rebranding as national security in the Trump era
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58:04On today’s episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen break down the latest news in the world of business and innovation, including the U.S. dollar’s slide into multiyear lows as the tariff wars with China escalate, the outlook for unemployment, Nvidia’s plans to make supercomputers entirely in the U.S., and OpenAI’s news of launching a soc…
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Generative AI has taken the brand world by storm. But how is the planet’s best-known AI company building its own brand? Like everything to do with AI, the brand aspect of this category is evolving and changing seemingly week to week. There’s newer brands like Anthropic, Perplexity, and DeepSeek, alongside established giants’ own sub-brands like App…
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Innovating What Matters: Driving Pharma Forward - FROM FASTCO WORKS AND PURDUE UNIVERSITY
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22:46The pharmaceutical industry is on the brink of massive transformation driven by cutting-edge technology and strategic collaboration. Purdue University is on the forefront of Pharma 4.0 by partnering with pharmaceutical companies to pioneer advances in medicine and speed up the evolution of pharmaceutical manufacturing. In this custom episode, host …
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Ohio University Sports Ad Season 5 Ep 10 with Matt Hilley, CEO of Back Nine Marketing
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33:36Title: Ohio University Sports Ad Season 5 Ep 10 Topic: Entrepreneurship, Sponsorship Activation, & Agencies Guests: Matt Hilley, CEO of Back Nine Marketing 🚨Podcast Perks!🚨 Sports Business Ventures: register today at https://theplaybook.memberful.com/checkout?ref=ndziodg&plan=110409 for an annual subscription to the Playbook! To register for SBV’s …
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This week’s biggest news: tariffs . . . and dire wolves
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1:14:20On today’s episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen break down the latest news in the world of business and innovation, including President Trump delaying reciprocal tariffs, TikTok-alternative Skylight, a major win for college athletes, and Microsoft’s 50th anniversary. (00:46) Next, Yaz and Josh interview Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen abou…
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In episode six, host Jeff Beer is at Google’s world headquarters in Mountain View, CA to talk to chief marketing officer Lorrraine Twohill. We dig into the brand’s overall GenAI strategy, not only for how they’re working as a marketing organization, but also how they’re marketing Google's own AI tools like Gemini.We also chat about how Lorraine and…
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Concierge Live Series Season 2 Episode 5 with Reid Mobley, Founder at Momentum Sports
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37:22Series: Concierge Live Series Season 2 Episode 5 Guest: Reid Mobley, Founder at Momentum Sports Title: Sponsorship in Motorsports 🚨Podcast Perks!🚨 Sports Business Ventures: register today at https://theplaybook.memberful.com/checkout?ref=ndziodg&plan=110409 for an annual subscription to the Playbook! To register for SBV’s newsletters, register here…
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On today’s episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen break down the latest news in the world of business and innovation, including the latest on the sweeping tariffs announced on wednesday, the Trump administration being sued by federal workers, Newsmax stock pops 500% on NYSE, Meta’s head of AI research Joelle Pineau is leaving the compan…
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Finding the right foundation for AI in beauty
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49:53Sephora is compelling for any number of reasons, and one is it’s been a leader in the beauty industry working with GenAI and broader AI technology.A McKinsey piece reported earlier this year that Gen AI could add up $9 billion to $10 billion to the global economy based on its impact on the beauty industry alone.As consumer brands go, the beauty ind…
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Energy’s Next Steps: A Conversation with Williams’ Chad Zamarin - FROM FASTCO WORKS AND WILLIAMS
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22:11With more than a century of expertise, Williams is shaping the future of energy—delivering reliable, sustainable solutions to fuel economic growth and global progress. ‘Fast Company’ speaks with Chad Zamarin, EVP of corporate strategic development for Williams, about the urgent need for companies to adapt in a rapidly evolving energy landscape—and …
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Concierge Live Series Season 2 Episode 4 with Ben Shapiro, Founder and CEO of PIVOT Agency
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39:11Title: Entrepreneurship and Innovation Series: Concierge Live Guests: Ben Shapiro, Founder and CEO of PIVOT agency 🚨Podcast Perks!🚨 Sports Business Ventures: register today at https://theplaybook.memberful.com/checkout?ref=ndziodg&plan=110409 for an annual subscription to the Playbook! To register for SBV’s newsletters, register here: https://sport…
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Dr. Becky’s generative-AI parenting advice
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1:05:06On today’s episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen break down the latest news in the world of business and innovation, including the Trump administration’s Signal scandal, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s resignation, Chinese electric-vehicle maker BYD outperforming Tesla per its 2024 revenue, and important privacy issues related to the …
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Vision Insights Series Episode 7 with Vision Insights' Zaheer Benjamin and Erin Davison
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40:26Title: Data Science, Fan Insights, and Analytics Career Paths Guests: Zaheer Benjamin and Erin Davison 🚨Podcast Perks!🚨 Sports Business Ventures: register today at https://theplaybook.memberful.com/checkout?ref=ndziodg&plan=110409 for an annual subscription to the Playbook! To register for SBV’s newsletters, register here: https://sportsbusinessven…
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Why Robinhood, Waymo, and Nvidia made our MIC list
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1:03:02On today’s episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen break down the latest news in the world of business and innovation including Elon Musk’s DOGE staff breaking into the U.S. Institute of Peace, the Trump administration's plans to cut 25% of the IRS workforce, and Pepsi's acquisition of prebiotic soda company Poppi for nearly $2 billion. …
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This past December, Coca-Cola released a set of holiday ads made entirely from generative AI. They asked three different studios to create their own interpretations of the 1995 Coke holiday spot called “Holidays Are Coming” using AI video-generation models, including Leonardo, Luma, and Runway. The brand got three unique adaptations from studios Si…
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Vision Insights Series Ep 6 with Sam Hubble, Director of Strategy at the Minnesota Timberwolves & Lynx
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32:49Title: Strategy in Sports Business Guest: Sam Hubble, Director of Strategy at the Minnesota Timberwolves & Lynx 🚨Podcast Perks!🚨 Sports Business Ventures: register today at https://theplaybook.memberful.com/checkout?ref=ndziodg&plan=110409 for an annual subscription to the Playbook! To register for SBV’s newsletters, register here: https://sportsbu…
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Tarana Burke on what’s next for the #MeToo Movement ON STAGE at SXSW
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1:00:29On today’s episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen break down the latest news in the world of business and innovation including the stock market tumble, what’s going on with all those tariffs, Elon Musk blaming X’s outage last week on an alleged cyberattack, and Mark Carney becoming the next prime minister of Canada. (00:51) Next, It’s S…
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If GenAI is the biggest technological advancement since the internet itself, then the creative possibilities are or will be pretty much endless. From a brand marketing and advertising perspective, we are still very early days, but there needs to be those willing and able to push the envelope, test boundaries, make mistakes, learn lessons, and evolv…
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Technology & AI in Sports with Shripal Shah, Chief Digital Officer at Next League
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36:16Title: Technology & AI in Sports Guest: Shripal Shah, Chief Digital Officer at Next League 🚨Podcast Perks!🚨 Sports Business Ventures: register today at https://theplaybook.memberful.com/checkout?ref=ndziodg&plan=110409 for an annual subscription to the Playbook! To register for SBV’s newsletters, register here: https://sportsbusinessventures.com/#s…
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On today’s episode, co-hosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen break down the latest news in the world of business and innovation including the will-they-won’t-they tariffs on Mexico and Canada, Walgreens plans to go private, and a “huge win” for the NFT industry (52:00) Next, along with the federal workforce, private companies are increasingly cal…
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To paraphrase a great philosopher, brand ideas are like small intestines – everybody has one. But could you build something with that idea in less than an hour? In this episode, we meet with David Jones,founder and CEO of The Brandtech Group, a $4 billion company which invested heavily in integrating AI into marketing and advertising services by ac…
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Ohio University Sports Ad Season 5 Ep 9 with Matthew Phillips, Business Intelligence at Nashville SC
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38:36Title: Ohio University Sports Ad Season 5 Ep 9 Topic: Team Business Intelligence in Sports Guests: Matthew Phillips, Business Intelligence at Nashville SC 🚨Podcast Perks!🚨 Sports Business Ventures: register today athttps://theplaybook.memberful.com/checkout?ref=ndziodg&plan=110409 for an annual subscription to the Playbook! To register for SBV’s ne…
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On today’s episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen break down the latest news in the world of business and innovation, including the recent drop in Tesla’s valuation and layoffs at Starbucks. (00:58) Next, Jay Willis, a ‘Fast Company’ contributor and editor of ‘Balls and Strikes,’ joins Yaz and Josh to discuss DOGE, Elon Musk, and the Tr…
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David Droga is a legendary advertising creative and executive. He’s also CEO of Accenture Song, one of the largest advertising and marketing services firms on the planet. For those two reasons, we kick off Brand New World with Droga at the 2024 Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity. Why there and then? It’s the world’s biggest convergence of media, m…
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