Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective

Episode 51 - second of our three-part miniseries with former SLOC SVP of Human Resources and International Relations, Ed Eynon. Ed addresses the IOC scandal, new leadership and volunteers (recorded 16 July 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below.

Please be sure to check out our Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective playlist on Spotify. You can also access the playlist and a map to favorite SLOC restaurants here. 

If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your story please email [email protected].

WARM UP
00:25 - Ed comes back for Round 2!
00:53 - Impact of the scandal

PRELIMS
05:13 - "Are we going to lunch?"

QUARTERFINALS
08:55 - Search for a new CEO
12:01 - Setting a new culture

SEMIFINALS
14:02 - Turnaround
17:54 - Self-deprecation

FINALS
20:21 - Search for a new COO
22:45 - Assuming additional responsibilities

MIXED ZONE
24:45 - The volunteers
28:48 - Volunteer training

COOL DOWN
31:20 - Motivation and retention
37:58 - Reach

First of a three-part Ed Eynon miniseries! The former SLOC SVP of Human Resources and International Relations joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast, with a particular focus on the Frank Joklik era (recorded 16 July 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below.

Please be sure to check out our Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective playlist on Spotify. You can also access the playlist and a map to favorite SLOC restaurants here. 

If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your story please email [email protected].

WARM UP
00:27 - Greetings from SoCal!
02:13 - Air travel during COVID-19

PRELIMS
05:21 - The long journey to SLOC
07:58 - "Out of nowhere came a call"

QUARTERFINALS
10:48 - Starting in Phase 2
14:15 - Credit to those who laid the foundation

SEMIFINALS
16:33 - Foundations continued
19:06 - Ed's coattails into SLOC 

FINALS
23:07 - Developing the HR strategy
25:59 - Building the "Best Games Workforce Ever!"

MIXED ZONE
29:44 - A diverse workforce
32:25 - Global recognition

COOL DOWN
33:35 - The pinnacle
35:15 - A special tape

We have another "first" - we're joined by a Games stakeholder! Tom Kelly, who was the VP of Communications for U.S Ski & Snowboard during a 32 year career with the national governing body, remembers the Salt Lake 2002 Games (recorded 16 July 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below.

Please be sure to check out our Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective playlist on Spotify. You can also access the playlist and a map to favorite SLOC restaurants here. 

If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your story please email [email protected].

WARM UP
00:28 - Tom joins from Park City! 

PRELIMS
04:19 - An interesting pathway
07:20 - Selecting the venues

QUARTERFINALS
09:14 - Alphabet soup
11:43 - Venue challenges

SEMIFINALS
14:44 - Preparing the athletes
16:27 - We won 10 medals!

FINALS
18:56 - The foundation for high performance
21:08 - Regime change

MIXED ZONE
23:13 - Lillehammer and Salt Lake
26:19 - The growth of the sport

COOL DOWN
28:03 - Sustainability role models
32:32 - Unconventional choices

Today's extended episode features Colin Hilton, CEO of the Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation, who discusses at length the lasting legacy of the Salt Lake 2002 Games (recorded 15 July 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below.

Please be sure to check out our Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective playlist on Spotify. You can also access the playlist and a map to favorite SLOC restaurants here. 

If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your story please email [email protected].

WARM UP
00:26 - Colin joins from a law office!
04:24 - COVID impact on UOLF

PRELIMS
09:51 - Doug Arnot brings in Colin
14:07 - Colin's role in SLOC

QUARTERFINALS
16:37 - Stakeholder alignment
19:12 - Resolving differences

SEMIFINALS
22:17 - How to gel the FAs at a venue level
25:40 - COR meetings

FINALS
31:48 - Nuts and bolts
36:15 - Ticket scalping

MIXED ZONE
41:34 - The unique legacies from the bid
45:20 - Shepherding the legacy
48:41 - The future of UOLF

COOL DOWN
53:14 - I'm a Believer in Szechwan
58:05 - Venue team meetings

Our first wife and husband duo - "Games junkies" Anne-Maree and Craig Holland - join us in an extended episode all the way from Gold Coast, Australia to remember the Salt Lake 2002 Games (recorded 14 July 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below.

Please be sure to check out our Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective playlist on Spotify. You can also access the playlist and a map to favorite SLOC restaurants here. 

If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your story please email [email protected].

WARM UP
00:26 - Anne-Maree and Craig join our little project

PRELIMS
05:56 - Separate journeys to one location
09:38 - Roles in CI

QUARTERFINALS
13:25 - The right people
18:30 - Driving to Soldier Hollow

SEMIFINALS
22:40 - Sneaking around to events
26:21 - "Craig Holland's Wild Kingdom"

FINALS
31:10 - Contractor challenges
36:30 - Leaving Salt Lake

MIXED ZONE
41:53 - A wedding and planning
44:49 - Silverado!

COOL DOWN
51:40 - Train, Powderfinger and more Red-I!
55:35 - A memorable Closing Ceremony

In today's Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective episode, Ray Grant gives us an inspiring perspective on an often overlooked but incredibly impactful element of the Olympic Games - arts and culture (recorded 8 July 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below.

Please be sure to check out our Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective playlist on Spotify. You can also access the playlist and a map to favorite SLOC restaurants here. 

If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your story please email [email protected].

WARM UP
00:26 - We start from 776 BC

PRELIMS
04:13 - An Imagineer joins SLOC
06:49 - A center of arts and culture

QUARTERFINALS
09:25 - The vision
12:32 - The scope

SEMIFINALS
14:23 - IOC / IPC collaboration
18:30 - Olympic Tower

FINALS
20:49 - No Quit Attitude

MIXED ZONE
24:44 - Rodeo as an artform

COOL DOWN
29:29 - A culinary celebration
33:53 - Access for everyone

We go straight to the source to get the real story behind hot dogs and Wahoos - Don Pritchard joins the podcast! (recorded 8 July 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below.

Please be sure to check out our Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective playlist on Spotify. You can also access the playlist and a map to favorite SLOC restaurants here. 

If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your story please email [email protected].

WARM UP
00:25 - Don joins us from Virginia!

PRELIMS
03:28 - A tipping point
06:36 - A leap of faith

QUARTERFINALS
09:10 - "3 years of planning, 17 days of improvisation"
11:10 - No budget

SEMIFINALS
15:08 - Sponsors save the day
17:06 - Focus on athletes first

FINALS
20:40 - Hot dogs and Wahoos
23:49 - FNB infrastructure / a hidden legacy

MIXED ZONE
27:41 - Lessons learned
31:56 - Don's favorite SLOC menu item

COOL DOWN
33:24 - Tubthumping, the Crown and the Monaco
37:03 - It's the relationships

In today's episode of the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast, Steve O'Connor recalls moving from Chicago to Salt Lake City, a lesson learned from Mitt Romney and celebrating the underdog (recorded 2 July 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below.

Please be sure to check out our Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective playlist on Spotify. You can also access the playlist and a map to favorite SLOC restaurants here. 

If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your story please email [email protected].

WARM UP
00:27 - Teens and COVID-19

PRELIMS
04:22 - Both out of work
06:41 - What's a VCC?

QUARTERFINALS
09:25 - "I got to see everything"
10:48 - No Games experience

SEMIFINALS
13:18 - 77 days in a row
15:57 - "I can't believe they pay me for this!"

FINALS
18:26 - Road from SLOC / meeting with Mitt
22:00 - Bigger than just a job

MIXED ZONE
24:44 - Don't point a camera at the President
28:24 - A U2 ending

COOL DOWN
30:40 - Texaco sandwiches
33:35 - Celebrating the underdog

Tanya LaBuick takes us on a world tour, from the Cook Islands to the Arctic Circle, then shares incredible memories of the Salt Lake 2002 Games along with a very poignant remembrance of a teammate and friend (recorded 23 June and 1 July 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below.

Please be sure to check out our Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective playlist on Spotify. You can also access the playlist and a map to favorite SLOC restaurants here. 

If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your story please email [email protected].

WARM UP
00:27 - Tanya joins from Manitoba!

PRELIMS
05:12 - Answering an email
06:41 - "I want your job"

QUARTERFINALS
11:26 - Tanya's role
13:44 - The most insurmountable task 

SEMIFINALS
18:15 - Back of the bleachers
20:28 - A 9/11 coincidence?

FINALS
24:32 - Sport equipment look
26:47 - Salt Lake Ice Center

MIXED ZONE
30:22 - The White House (recorded 1 July)
34:12 - An emotional shout out

COOL DOWN
36:51 - Almost Home / Emigration Canyon
41:46 - Walk On

In a special episode of the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast, we are honored to be joined by Fraser Bullock, SLOC Chief Operating Officer, who shares fond memories of Team 2002, his work to bring the Olympics back to Utah and a critical inflection point in his life (recorded 30 June 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below.

Please be sure to check out our Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective playlist on Spotify. You can also access the playlist and a map to favorite SLOC restaurants here. 

If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your story please email [email protected].

WARM UP
00:27 - Welcome Fraser! / a COVID-19 close call
05:46 - Games innovation

PRELIMS
07:43 - Becoming the COO
10:14 - A call to serve

QUARTERFINALS
13:02 - Key objectives

SEMIFINALS
17:48 - SLOC's guiding principles
20:27 - The big risks

FINALS
24:20 - "Mitt, I think we're going to hit this one out of the park"
28:32 - 9/11 impacts

MIXED ZONE
30:48 - Life post-Games
33:46 - The Games legacy

COOL DOWN
36:01 - An inflection point
41:46 - Our final assignments