The "Soar Like A Summer Hawk" Edition of the Newsletter...
This guy was soaring over our house the last few days. Pretty majestic as he rides the hot air. We hope all are enjoyed the holiday week for many. Thanks to all those just joining us, our distribution continues to grow, and it is based on people like you who engage and send us stuff. So stuff is needed! If you want to add anyone, send along their email address to [email protected] or they can subscribe to the LinkedIn feed. We welcome the notes, the feedback, and the content. Please keep it going. Follow me on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram. My site is joefavorito.com. Thanks for all the support, and on we go.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
"A mediocre person tells. A good person explains. A superior person demonstrates. A great person inspires others to see for themselves." -- Harvey Mackay
CUP O' JOE
This week we looked at second acts, how the Mets built for a viral moment and we talked about successfully reimagining the business of baseball.
SOME ARTICLES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED
'Inside Out 2' a boost for women's hockey? Full Story: Front Office Sports (6/26)?
It's not easy to be a low-ranked tennis player Full Story: The Guardian (London) (7/27)?
The domination of YouTube Full Story: CNBC (6/26)?
Sports media company's roller-coaster ride Full Story: The Frontier (Tulsa, Okla.) (6/24)?
Subway has a roster of star athletes Full Story: Vox (6/24)?
Lessons learned from decades of talking sports Full Story: Barrett Sports Media (6/25)?
Feature: Fight Night and its value
The baby changing station monopoly Full Story: The Hustle (7/28)?
Gymnasts and therapy dog Full Story: The New York Times (7/1)?
The Al Michaels AI transformation Full Story: Vanity Fair (7/26)?
WORTH A LOOK OR LISTEN
The comeback story of Cam Booser Full Story: Facebook (6/28)?
Numbers update: Women's sports in June
SPORTS CAUSE OF THE WEEK – BY @SPORTSANDCHANGE
Laureus Sport for Good and its partners have worked to ensure that child refugees from Ukraine feel safe and welcome in their host communities in Poland and Romania. V4Sport, Suceava Sport for All and Terres des Hommes Romania have created materials and provided training to 150 teachers on using sport, play and physical activity as a tool to bring children together in the classroom, facilitate learning and contribute to overcoming the trauma of war.
DIVERSE VOICES - BY SPORTIVO
Snoop Dogg's Olympic magic Full Story: TIME (tiered subscription model) (6/26)?
Stay cool. Joe Favorito (@joefav)
An award-winning & industry leader in strategic communications named an HBCU Legend by SI.com and who is a gifted and passionate storyteller. NCAA Champion of Diversity Award winner & CoSIDA Past President.
4 个月Thanks for sharing the Frontier story. Wow definitely sad.