WaveCapital's Guest Speaker Series on Relationship Building in a Team Environment

Charles "Chuck" Todd | GW Alumni Association | The George Washington University Biography Chuck Todd is NBC News’ political director and the moderator of the #1 rated Sunday public affairs program, Meet the Press. Todd is a primary anchor for the network’s primetime political and election programming and spearheads NBC News’ political coverage across all its platforms and flagship news programs. T...

Garrett Boorojian and George Smith discuss relationship building in a team environment. George Smith | WOODTV.com "George Smith Follow https://x.com/georgesmithtv George Smith joined News 8 Daybreak as an anchor in August 2024. He is no stranger to the Midwest. George’s broadcast career includes working for television stations in Cleveland, Chicago, and Madison, Wisconsin. His passion for news run...

Garrett Boorojian and John Anderson discuss relationship building in a team environment. John Anderson ESPN Joins Mizzou School of Journalism Faculty John Anderson - Mizzou School of Journalism "John Anderson Professional Practice Professor Endowed Chairs , Journalism Professions Leonard H. Goldenson Endowed Chair in Radio and Television Journalism 205 Reynolds Journalism Institute Missouri School...

Garrett Boorojian and George Mumford discuss relationship building in a team environment. About | George Mumford "George Mumford’s deeply moving personal story is unforgettable. An aspiring basketball player at the University of Massachusetts (where he roomed with Dr. J, Julius Erving), injuries forced Mumford out of the game he loved. The medications that relieved the pain of his injuries also nu...

Garrett Boorojian and Joe Seldner discuss relationship building in a team environment. Joseph Seldner - Stanford Distinguished Careers Institute "Joseph Seldner Writer/Producer; Founder, Senior Poverty Prevention Project Princeton, NJ Joseph Seldner has more than 35 years of experience in journalism, entertainment and non-profits. He began his career as a journalist, earning a Pulitzer Prize nomin...

Garrett Boorojian and Terance Mathis discuss relationship building in a team environment. Terance's relationship with his family, especially his late mother, and the relationships he forged during his football playing days and post–NFL career, make Terance an elite relationship builder admired by so many of his peers, friends, and fans in the state of Georgia, across the country, and around the wo...

Garrett Boorojian and Michael Lombardi discuss relationship building in a team environment. "I think the only form of currency that matters today is, are you willing to share your knowledge." – Michael Lombardi Garrett interviewed Michael prior to Michael becoming the General Manager of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Football program. Michael joins head coach Bill Belichick who'll...

Garrett Boorojian and Jennifer Lynne Williams discuss relationship building in a team environment. Jennifer Lynne Williams - USA Basketball "Former Alabama State University director of athletics Jennifer Lynne Williams was announced on May 25, 2021, as the chief development officer of the USA Basketball Foundation. Williams will begin her duties on July 1. As chief development officer of the USA B...

Garrett Boorojian and Matt Doherty discuss relationship building in a team environment. Doherty Coaching "Meet Coach Doherty Matt Doherty is a nationally recognized motivational speaker, best-selling author, media personality, and executive coach. His season with New to the Street on Bloomberg TV aired in 2023-2024. He currently appears weekly on The FirstTV and WBT Charlotte. In addition to his k...

Garrett Boorojian and Jeannine Edwards discuss relationship building in a team environment. https://www.espnfrontrow.com/2017/12/cotton-bowl-marks-end-jeannine-edwards-remarkable-career/amp/ "Cotton Bowl marks end of Jeannine Edwards’ remarkable career Edwards was hired by ESPN as a horse racing analyst in 1995, then later branched into college football and basketball sideline reporting. She added...

Garrett Boorojian and Larry Beil discuss relationship building in a team environment. Larry Beil Bio: Larry Beil | ABC7 KGO News Team - ABC7 San Francisco ( abc7news.com ) "At a fairly young age, it became clear that my dreams of playing point guard in the NBA or tailback in the NFL were a longshot. So I decided the next best thing would be talking about sports. I started my journalism career at t...

Garrett Boorojian and Kevin Negandhi discuss relationship building in a team environment. Source: https://espnpressroom.com/us/bios/kevin-negandhi/ "Kevin Negandhi is an anchor for the 6 p.m. ET SportsCenter. In 2017, he joined the ESPN on ABC College Football studio team. In addition to being a part of an Emmy nominated SportsCenter, Negandhi has hosted NFL Live, Baseball Tonight, Outside the Lin...

Garrett Boorojian and Peggy Grande discuss relationship building in a team environment. Peggy speaks fondly of her time as former President Ronald Reagan's Executive Assistant to Reagan's Chief of Staff and then directly Reagan's Executive Assistant during the first 10 out of the former President's 15 years of his post—presidency. As a recent college graduate from Pepperdine University, in 1989, P...

Garrett Boorojian and Christopher Helfrich discuss relationship building in a team environment. During his conversation with Garrett, Christopher speaks about his close friendships with Stephen and Ayesha, his passion to help the Currys lead and grow their Eat. Learn, Play. Foundation, their need to expand its footprint, and their desire to never stop impacting numerous Bay Area children’s lives f...

Garrett Boorojian and Gus Ramsey discuss relationship building in a team environment. Gus is the Program Director at the Dan Patrick School of Sportscasting at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida. Gus is also a graduate of the prestigious Rollins College (class of 1989), which is located in Winter Park outside of Orlando, Florida. At Rollins, Gus was the Founding Father of the Alpha Tau O...

Garrett Boorojian and Harold Shelton III discuss relationship building in a team environment. Garrett and Harold are former ESPN colleagues who worked together on the ABC / ESPN College Football Live studio production team during the 2011 college football season at ESPN Headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut. Garrett was the in–studio production assistant while Harold was one of the in–studio resear...

Garrett Boorojian and Gary Reasons discuss relationship building in a team environment. Gary is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame. He won two Super Bowls, 21 and 25, as a member of the NFL's New York Giants. Gary played for legendary coaches, Bill Parcels and Bill Belichick, as one of the top linebackers for the Giants in the 1980s and early 1990s. Unintentionally, Gary was a part of t...

Garrett Boorojian and Fred Whitfield discuss relationship building in a team environment. They reconnected after 17 years in 2022, and a short time later in 2023 had an in–depth conversation about the importance of building relationships on Garrett's podcast. Garrett explained in the Bonus Episode of his podcast that his time spent with Fred, Michael Jordan, and Seth Bennett, at the Hooptee Celebr...

Garrett Boorojian and Scott Howard-Cooper discuss relationship building in a team environment. Scott Howard-Cooper | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster ( simonandschuster.com ) Scott's next book is arriving in the Spring of 2024: "Kingdom on Fire: Kareem, Wooden, Walton, and the Turbulent Days of the UCLA Basketball Dynasty." Garrett interviewed Scott about his latest book, "Steve Kerr...

Garrett Boorojian and Greg Buckner discuss relationship building in a team environment. After Garrett interviewed Greg, since 2024, Greg has been an Assistant Coach of the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks. Greg and the Bucks won the 2024 NBA Cup Championship when they beat the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder. Regarding Hall of Fame Basketball Coaches Del Harris and Don Nelson at the NBA's Dallas Mavericks: "We c...

Garrett Boorojian and Paul Tesori discuss relationship building in a team environment. Paul Tesori Professional and Collegiate Backgrounds: 25 PGA Tour victories as a PGA caddie since 2000 Caddie from February 2024 to Present Day – PGA TOUR for Tom Kim Founder from June 2010 to Present Day – Tesori Family Foundation Tesori Family Foundation – Lending a helping hand, providing hope and healing hear...

Garrett Boorojian and Jim "Jimbo" Covert discuss relationship building in a team environment. Jim is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the 1985 Chicago Bears franchise of the National Football League that won Super Bowl 20 and the University of Pittsburgh Panthers. At Pittsburgh, Jim played alongside my former ESPN colleague and Pittsburgh legend Mark...

Garrett Boorojian and Renee Washington discuss relationship building in a team environment. As an undergraduate at LaSalle University, Renee competed in two NCAA Division I sports, soccer and track & field. While playing on the Women's Soccer Team, she was a 2x Capital One Co–Sida Academic All–American, NSCAA Academic All–American and NSCAA All–American. Renee was also a 4x All–Conference Play...

Garrett Boorojian and Richard Yeargin III discuss relationship building in a team environment. Richard is a 2x National Champion (2016 and 2018) as a former member of the Clemson University Tigers' NCAA Division I Football program. Richard was on his way to becoming a top NFL Draft pick but, while he was at Clemson, he sustained a serious neck injury in a terrible car accident that changed his lif...

Garrett Boorojian and Ryan Harris discuss relationship building in a team environment. Ryan Harris' Professional Career Accolades: The University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2003–2007). Played in 114 NFL games. Started in 70 NFL games. Despite a total of 10 surgeries, Ryan proved that he could still play at an elite level in the NFL and won Super Bowl 50 as the starting offensive tackle at the N...