The CUSP Show

Joe and Tom sit down with Anya Alvarez to talk about her journey and how her love for writing and sports into a sports journalism career. Her writing focuses on covering women in sports, highlighting their greatest achievements on and off the field. With features in various outlets such as ESPN, VICE, Rolling Stone, Salon, The Guardian, Playboy magazine, and two produced podcasts with NPR’S ONLY A...

Tom and Joe sit down with Deputy Academic Director, Lj Holmgren as she discusses her path from SUNY Cortland, through Harvard and St. Johns to Columbia University. A pillar in the Columbia University Sports Management Program and find out what makes her come to work everyday!  Prior to her role at Columbia, she was a Senior Account Executive at NCG Visuals, where she led large-format graphic insta...

Tom sits down with CRO of Vox Media, Inc. Ryan Pauley, to discuss his journey to his current position and the new trends he sees in the landscape.  Before being named the Chief Revenue Officer at Vox Media, Inc., Pauley led the 2016 conceptualization and launch of concert, Vox Media’s premium ad marketplace. Since the launch, he has led Concert’s expansion to include partners such as Quartz, New Y...

Tom sits down with Rahat Ahmed to discuss his roll in advancing strategy of virtual reality-based sports science. Rahat previously managed assets for Prince Street Capital, an emerging markets hedge fund, where he specialized in understanding the impact of emerging technologies on consumer behavior and corporate profits. He was also the primary strategist at DKMS US, where he helped increase trans...

Join Joe on the final episode of his trilogy (Episodes 139, 140 & 141) from the Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. Hear from guest host and Columbia University’s Sports Management Academic Director Scott Rosner as they sit down with friends of the program and leaders in the sports industry.  Joe Rosales is the Vice President of Research & Development and International Development at Sports Info So...

Join Joe on the second episode of his trilogy (Episodes 139, 140 & 141) from the Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. Hear from guest host and Columbia University’s Sports Management Academic Director Scott Rosner as they sit down with friends of the program and leaders in the sports industry.  Kenneth L. Shropshire is the Adidas Distinguished Professor of Global Sport and CEO of Global Sport Instit...

Join Joe on the first episode of his trilogy (Episodes 139, 140 & 141) from the Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. Hear from guest host and Columbia University’s Sports Management Academic Director Scott Rosner as they sit down with friends of the program and leaders in the sports industry.  Terry Lyons is widely known in the sports world for his 25+ year career helping build the NBA into a global...

Tom and Joe join Bob Ciosek in the new studio inside Columbia University's Teachers College. The driving force behind “World’s Greatest’ is Bob Ciosek. Bob began as a copywriter and creative director at agencies BBDO, Saatchi & Saatchi and DMB&B, and launched Bold Studios in 1995 with ESPN as its centerpiece client (producing over 1,000 TV commercials). Other clients included Capital One, Subway,...

Tom and Joe join Danny Shichman inside thier new studio inside Columbia University's Teachers College. WSC Sports is an Israeli-based company that uses machine learning to create sports video highlights automatically and real-time based on a play, player, or whatever 'rules' a video producer creates. Currently being used by leading media rights owners such as NBA, MLS, FIBA, PGA and others, WSC Sp...

Joe sits down with Executive Director, Jen O'Brien, of the American Special Hockey Association. Jen and her team recently welcomed the UAE Women’s National Hockey Team to New York City, where they hosted a second on-ice clinic for ASHA players. The clinic took place at Lasker Ice Rink with the Central Park North Stars, a diverse special hockey team based in New York City that includes players from...

Is Andrew Hawkins the busiest person in Sports Media?  Tom and Joe sit down with one of the busiest people in sports media, and a Columbia University Sports Management Alumnus, Andrew Hawkins. Listen in on the story of a player in the NFL, turned cross-country commuter for his graduate degree, to podcaster, producer and focal point of a biopic about his story.   Where to find Andrew Hawkins: Thoma...

Tom sits down with Anmol Malhotra, who currently works for the Sports Partnership department at Snapchat, Inc. A career changer from the finance field to sports partnership, listen to his story from the University of Notre Dame, his time in financial institutions, to how Snapchat is shaping their sports partnerships with leagues, teams and athletes and connecting with Generation Z and all demograp...

Tom and Joe sit down with long-time media executive John Kosner. In the past, John has built ESPN into the world’s leading digital sports destination over the past 15 years – increasing traffic ten-fold and turning an unprofitable business into ESPN’s fastest growing one. Kosner and his team have a track record of innovation in streaming and video-on-demand, fantasy games, podcasting, online adver...

Joe and Tom sit down with Seth Rabinowitz and discuss his new venture and role with the Jets. The three talk about the changing media landscape in sports. Listen in as they dive into the role social media has played in changing the fan experience and discuss how the legalization of gambling will affect fans and live events.  _ The CUSP Show is a production by the faculty of Sports Management at Co...

Joe and Tom sit down with Peter Gourdine, co-founder of Home Court Capital. The three discuss Peter's transition from working at the NBA to becoming a lawyer to ultimately launching his own startup business. Learn about an exciting new business and how analytics are continuing to drive new ventures.  _ The CUSP Show is a production by the faculty of Sports Management at Columbia University. You ca...

Joe sits down with Jared Zwerling, founder and president of CloseUp360. The two talk about Jared's new startup, working with the NBA, and how athletes can tell their stories. Listen in to learn about how CloseUp360 is telling the stories of NBA players. _ The CUSP Show is a production by the faculty of Sports Management at Columbia University. You can get in touch with the program on Twitter @CU_S...

Joe sits down with John Lashway of the Canadian Elite Basketball League. Joe and John discuss the business of sports statups and how basketball has grown in Canada. The two talk about how John has taken what he learned while working with the Toronto Raptors and has used it in launching the CEBL. –– The CUSP Show is a production by the faculty of Sports Management at Columbia University. You can ge...

Tom and Joe sit down with Olympic skier Julia Marino to discuss her path to the Winter Olympics and her experience being the first Winter Olympian to represent Paraguay. The three also talk about how Julia is getting more involved in charitable work and how the injuries in her career have shaped who she is today.  –– The CUSP Show is a production by the faculty of Sports Management at Columbia Uni...

Peter talks about his time as Columbia AD, the messages he sends to recruits and their families and the changing media rights landscape for intercollege athletics. Learn about what it is like to navigate Ivy League athletics and hear about some future opportunities for the Athletic Department. _ The CUSP Show is a production by the faculty of Sports Management at Columbia University. You can get i...

Tom sits down with Dan Cohen, the Senior Vice President of Octagon’s newly formed Media Rights Consulting group. Dan speaks with Tom about his road to Octagon, the people he has met along the way and the lessons he learned. Learn about the changing space of Media Rights and what he thinks will shape the future of the rights business. __ The CUSP Show is a production by the faculty of Sports Manage...

As the co-founded of TeamWorks Media, Jay predicated on the notion that purpose-driven organizations have the power to change both the world and their bottom lines through a well-told story. As technology evolved, Jay saw a marketplace need for both large-scale, emotionally engaging content and the ability to help clients get that work in front of the right people at the right time in the right pl...

Marcellus’ unique experience of having survived the hardships of growing up in one of America’s toughest cities to becoming an Ivy League football star, NFL All-Pro Athlete and a staple in the sports entertainment industry, gives him a unique outlook on life. He is both relatable and adept at delving into topics ranging from sports to social issues with a breadth and depth of understanding. His ch...

Tony Ponturo is a respected voice in sports media and marketing. Ponturo is CEO of Ponturo Management Group, LLC, consulting in marketing for business and new sports ventures. He is a regular guest on Lou Dobbs Tonight, Fox Business, Bloomberg News, CNBC, and other media outlets discussing the sports business of the day. Additionally, Ponturo is a Managing Partner in the Kirmser Ponturo Group, LLC...

Dr. Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff is an international sports writer, historian, and consultant, working at the intersections of sports, international affairs, and global communications. The author of The Making of Les Bleus: Sport in France, 1958-2010, her work on how identity, immigration, race, gender, and diplomacy play into our world today appears in CNN International, Sports Illustrated, Roads & Kin...

More on Len Elmore... In 1992, he founded Precept Sports & Entertainment, a sports management company based in Columbia, Maryland. Under his direction, from 1992 until 1997, Precept represented seven NBA first-round draft picks (including a number one pick overall), three high round draft picks in the NFL, an MLB veteran, and several Olympic athletes. During that time, Precept negotiated tens of m...