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

Garrett Boorojian and Lionel Hollins discuss relationship building in a team environment. This interview took place when Lionel was an Assistant Coach of the NBA's Houston Rockets. Lionel talked to Garrett about the key elements of relationship building and how they have applied in the NBA from his experiences as a former NBA player, head coach and assistant coach. Lionel discussed the similaritie...

Garrett Boorojian and Jacques McClendon discuss relationship building in a team environment. At the time of the interview, Jacques was the Director of Football Affairs at the NFL's Los Angeles Rams. After this episode aired, Jacques became an Agent at WME Sports in Nashville, Tennessee. Jacques McClendon's Professional Career History: - Agent at WME Sports - Director of Football Affairs and Super...

Garrett Boorojian and Nancy Lieberman discuss relationship building in a team environment. "The Greatest Religion of All is Love and Kindness... that's what Muhammad Ali taught me." – Nancy Lieberman “Great show. She is without doubt one of a kind. The best.” – Del Harris Nancy talked about her love for basketball and the conversations she had with her former players when she was the Assistant Coa...

Garrett Boorojian and Lisa Borges discuss relationship building in a team environment. Lisa graduated from Westfield State University in Westfield, Massachusetts, with a B.A. in Political Science, received a Certificate in Nonprofit Management (Nonprofit / Public / Organizational Management) from Clark University in Worchester, Massachusetts, and her J.D. from New England Law in Boston, Massachuse...

Garrett Boorojian and Kenny Albert discuss relationship building in a team environment. "Well Garrett, it's great to be with you. I know you've had a pretty illustrious list of guests so it's an honor to join you..." – Kenny Albert Kenny Albert - Fox Sports Press Pass "Bio Versatile five-sport broadcaster Kenny Albert marks his 31st season with FOX Sports in 2024, the longest-tenured FOX NFL play-...

Garrett Boorojian and Jade McCarthy discuss relationship building in a team environment. About — Jade McCarthy "Jade McCarthy is an ESPN alum who hosted the network’s flagship show, SportsCenter. She reported feature stories for NFL Sunday Countdown and hosted a variety of shows for the World Wide Leader in Sports. Jade is an Emmy award-winning 20-year veteran of the sports broadcast industry who...

Garrett Boorojian and Lauren Sisler discuss relationship building in a team environment. "I truly think that my experiences have given me such a deep level of gratitude." – Lauren Sisler Lauren is an ESPN Reporter based in Birmingham, Alabama, which is a role that she has served since 2016. Lauren has reported on college football and gymnastics for the Network. When she joined ESPN, Lauren was als...

Garrett Boorojian interviews Steve Kirschner about relationship building in a team environment. Steve Kirschner - Senior Associate Athletic Director/Sports Information & Media Relations Men's Basketball (primary), Men's Golf, Women's Golf, Carolina Basketball Museum, Football & Men's Basketball Credentials - Staff Directory - University of North Carolina Athletics "The 2024-25 season is St...

Garrett Boorojian and Peggy Kusinski discuss relationship building in a team environment. Peggy is a 12–time Emmy Award winner as a sportscaster. Her professional career in the broadcast industry started in 1992, which was a pivotal time as the Internet became available to the public the following year. As a Chicago based sports journalist, she covered Michael Jordan's last three NBA championship...

Garrett Boorojian and Whit Watson discuss relationship building in a team environment. Whit graduated from Cornell University with a B.A. in English with a Concentration in Communications. Whit was a National Merit Scholar, Cornell National Scholar and part of WVBR–FM. Whit has won four Emmy Awards (10 nominations). Whit's Professional Career: - Television Reporter and Radio Producer at the NBA's...

Garrett Boorojian and Roland Lazenby discuss relationship building in a team environment. The movie Air, by Hollywood Oscar–winning actors Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, was recently released in the United States. There's brief overlap in Garrett's interview with Roland when Roland brought up Sonny Vaccaro (portrayed by Damon) who signed Michael Jordan to his first Air Jordan shoe deal at Nike. Rolan...

Garrett Boorojian and Dave Heeren discuss relationship building in a team environment. (Del Harris connected Garrett with Dave). Born on April 11, 1938, Dave graduated from Teaneck High School in Teaneck, New Jersey in 1956. His parents got him a radio when he was in elementary school. Dave would listen to New York Knicks' games at night. He has impacted the NBA for more than 60 years. Dave's fath...

Garrett Boorojian interviews Annie Sabo about relationship building in a team environment. A Cincinnati, Ohio, native, Annie is the Reds Live Host for pre / post-game shows at MLB's Cincinnati Reds’ baseball games covered by Bally Sports Ohio | Bally Sports Great Lakes. Annie looks up to FOX Sports Reporter, Erin Andrews, as a role model, and looks up to her father as a mentor. Prior to her curren...

In Memory of Barry S. Sacks (November 22, 1959 to February 12, 2023). Garrett Boorojian and his former ESPN / ABC College Football Live colleague, Barry Sacks, discussed relationship building in a team environment. A 33–year veteran and Emmy Award winning producer at ESPN, who was known universally throughout the ESPN community as a legendary figure at The Worldwide Leader in Sports , Barry was on...

Garrett Boorojian interviews Gayle Sierens on relationship building in a team environment. Gayle Sierens' Professional Career and Accolades: A Florida State University graduate, Gayle worked at the WFLA–TV (NBC affiliated) station for 38 years from 1977 to 2015 in Tampa, Florida From 1977 to 1985, she was the weekend sports anchor and reporter In 1985, WFLA–TV chose Gayle as Bob Hite’s co-anchor f...

Garrett Boorojian and Kevin Corke discuss relationship building in a team environment. Kevin is nationally renowned as a FOX News Correspondent (who previously served as the White House Correspondent). He has covered the U.S. Presidents W. Bush, Obama, Trump, and Biden Administrations. Prior to FOX News, Kevin worked as an NBC News Correspondent, and as an ESPN SportsCenter Anchor and Host of othe...

Garrett Boorojian and Steve Bunin discuss relationship building in a team environment. A five–time Emmy Award winner, Steve is a former ESPN Anchor and, at the time of this interview, was an anchor at KING–TV (NBC) station in Seattle, Washington. Garrett and his former ESPN colleague, Steve, discussed several topics – from Steve's journey to ESPN to the challenges that stem from the different medi...

Garrett Boorojian and Seth Greenberg discuss relationship building in a team environment. Coach Greenberg joined ESPN in 2012. As an ESPN College Basketball Analyst, he has appeared / commentated on ESPN's College Gameday Covered by State Farm , SportsCenter , ESPN Radio , as well as other platforms as an analyst. Seth Greenberg's Men’s Basketball Playing Career: Fairleigh Dickinson University, 19...

Garrett Boorojian and Steve Petyerak discuss relationship building in a team environment. Steve is Jim Cantore's Producer at The Weather Channel, Prior to The Weather Channel, Steve produced for ESPN, ABC, and CNBC. Steve talked to Garrett about his time producing for ABC's Good Morning America and ESPN's SportsCenter . Steve then went into detail about forming relationships with Jim, ESPN's Scott...

Garrett Boorojian and Kim Stone discuss relationship building in a team environment. Fellow Tar Heel, Kim, graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a B.A. in Public Relations & Journalism and received her MBA in International Business at the University of Miami's Herbert Business School. Kim served as one of the NBA's top female executives in the country on behalf of...

Garrett Boorojian and Larry Harris discuss relationship building in a team environment. Larry is the Assistant General Manager and Director of Player Personnel of the NBA's Golden State Warriors. Previously, Larry was the General Manager of the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks. Larry talked to Garrett about what relationship building means to him, the positive influence his father, Basketball Hall of Famer D...

Garrett Boorojian and Tim Brando discuss relationship building in a team environment. Tim, an incredibly successful sports broadcaster, and Garrett talked about their mutual friends and connections, from the ESPN alumni community, who positively impacted their lives, from the late John Saunders to Lou Holtz to the late Howard Schwab. Tim's current broadcasting friend and colleague at FOX Sports, a...

Garrett Boorojian and Len Elmore discuss relationship building in a team environment. Len Elmore's Collegiate and Professional Career: Len played college basketball at the University of Maryland (NCAA Division I) Consensus Second Team All American (1974) First Team All–ACC (1974) Two-time Second Team All–ACC (1972 and 1973) Len played in the ABA (1974–1976) and NBA (1976–1984) 1974 NBA First Round...

Garrett Boorojian and Mike Hill discuss relationship building in a team environment. Garrett and Mike are former ESPN colleagues. Mike is a host at FOX Sports. At the time of this interview, he was a co–host at Black News Channel (BNC). Prior to BNC, Mike was an anchor and a host at ESPN. Before his career in Bristol, Connecticut, at The Worldwide Leader in Sports , Mike worked at local stations a...

Garrett Boorojian and Chris Ramsay discuss relationship building in a team environment. Chris is the former ESPN Coordinating Producer / former Senior Director and Deputy Editor at ESPN.com . Chris started his career at ESPN supervising the production of the late night SportsCenter and ESPNEWS. He also produced ESPN coverage of the NBA Finals. Chris is an alumnus, class of 1980, of Rollins College...