From the Rafters Podcast

From the Rafters Podcast

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From the Rafters Podcast episodes

  • Episode 8: Ashwin Puri

    Episode 8: Ashwin Puri

    This week's guest is Ashwin Puri, Sr. Assoc. AD/Chief Athletics Operating Officer at Villanova University.

    You can find Ash on Twitter (@Ash_Puri).

    Follow us on Twitter & Instagram (@VarsityPartners) for more content and future episodes.

    17 min
  • Episode 7: Jason Young

    Episode 7: Jason Young

    This week's guest is Jason Young, Associate Athletic Director of External Affairs at Fairleigh Dickinson University.

    You can find Jason Young on Twitter (@JYoung_knights).

    Follow us on Twitter & Instagram (@VarsityPartners) for more content and future episodes.

    27 min
  • Episode 6: Dan Gale

    Episode 6: Dan Gale

    This week's guest is Dan Gale, Founder & CEO of Leona Marketing Group.

    You can find Dan Gale on Twitter (@DanGaleJr).

    Follow us on Twitter & Instagram (@VarsityPartners) for more content and future episodes.

    48 min
  • Episode 5: Mario Moccia

    Episode 5: Mario Moccia

    This week's guest is Mario Moccia, Director of Athletics at New Mexico State University.

    0:26 - Intro

    1:18 - About New Mexico State and their brand
    4:40 - NMSU's innovative partnerships
    9:38 - On where his drive comes from
    12:02 - On getting into college athletics & getting to where he is today
    16:16 - New Mexico State's beer, wine, and coffee
    23:14 - How much creative input does NMSU have in these partnerships?
    27:25 - What does the future of college athletics look like?

    You can find Mario Moccia on Twitter (@MarioMocciaNMSU).

    Follow us on Twitter & Instagram (@VarsityPartners) for more content and future episodes.

    33 min
  • Episode 4: Matt Brown

    Episode 4: Matt Brown

    This week's guest is Matt Brown, Founder of the Extra Points newsletter and former Associate Director of College Brands at SB Nation.

    0:38 - Intro

    0:56 - Getting started with Extra Points
    3:28 - Partnership with The Intercollegiate
    5:37 - Maine Athletics x New Balance
    8:16 - Future of shoe & apparel contracts in college athletics
    10:24 - Future of shoe & apparel (cont.)
    11:52 - What kind of schools can get creative with shoe & apparel deals?
    13:42 - Who is the Extra Points newsletter for?
    17:02 - Opportunity in the space
    21:20 - What Matt has learned through Extra Points
    23:20 - On academics and athletics working together
    24:15 - Matt's hottest college football take

    You can find Matt Brown on Twitter (@MattBrownEP).

    Follow us on Twitter & Instagram (@VarsityPartners) for more content and future episodes.

    27 min
  • Episode 3: Nick Carparelli

    Episode 3: Nick Carparelli

    This week's guest is Football Bowl Association Executive Director Nick Carparelli.

    0:36 - Intro

    1:30 - Quarantine update
    2:16 - How past experience prepared Nick Carparelli
    3:30 - Brand experience / Big East story
    6:07 - Role expectations of Executive Director of FBA
    8:30 - FBA brand
    9:40 - Year 1 as Executive Director of FBA
    11:35 - Future of college football
    13:15 - Why work in college sports?
    14:48 - Insight into FBA strategy
    16:18 - Pizza Friday

    Intro credits: Dan Long

    Music credits: District Four by Kevin MacLeod
    Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
    License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    19 min
  • Episode 2: NFL veteran Justin Forsett

    Episode 2: NFL veteran Justin Forsett

    This week's guest is NFL veteran and entrepreneur Justin Forsett.

    Intro credits: Dan Long

    Music credits:
    District Four by Kevin MacLeod
    Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
    License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    16 min
  • Episode 1: Brendan Burger & Darwin Beacham of the LA Rams

    Episode 1: Brendan Burger & Darwin Beacham of the LA Rams

    This week's guests are Los Angeles Rams equipment staff members Brendan Burger and Darwin Beacham.

    Music credits:

    District Four by Kevin MacLeod
    Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
    License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    29 min

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