Joe and Tom are joined by Sameer Ahuja, President of GameChanger, a technology company that builds simple and powerful products for youth sports teams and their communities owned by Dick’s Sporting Goods. The company’s premier service is an app that includes scoring and streaming capabilities for youth sports leagues. In this episode, Sameer discusses his start at JP Morgan Chase, creating the Sports Museum of America during the 2008 economic crisis, the founding of GameChanger, and accessibility and trends within youth sports. Sameer also highlights the importance of taking time to learn new things and getting input from your peers, as well as the rise of data collection within youth sports. Enjoy this exciting episode on The CUSP show. 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_SPS_Sports. The CUSP Show is hosted by Joe Favorito (@Joefav) and Tom Richardson (@ConvergenceTR). The show is produced by Tom Cerny (@Tom_Cerny19), Yash Agarwal ’22 (@yashagarwal655), Sam Marks ’22, and Connor O’Neill ’22, with Jillian Quinn ’22 (@JillianMQuinn) and Dominique Smith ’22 managing social media efforts.

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