Sawyer Business School Amplification Avenue Podcast presented by Suffolk University

Skip Perham
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Sports hold oversized importance in society, and the past few years have only validated its amplifying properties. Increasingly, athletes, brands, leagues, and individual organizations are leveraging the sports-media nexus to create a new level of social-related sports engagement. We have witnessed athletes at the peak of their careers use their mediated professions as platforms to elevate awareness for important issues such as education, patriotism, poverty, racism, gender equity, sexuality, and mental health. Their individual actions have inspired the leagues and their corporate partners t

  1. Off and Running - Career Conversation with New Balance's Mike Murray

    FEB 17

    Off and Running - Career Conversation with New Balance's Mike Murray

    New Balance is synonymous with running and they have made major investments in their home city of Boston with the opening of The TRACK at new balance. What is it like to work with a fast rising home town brand managing a growing number of events? Recent Suffolk graduate Mike Murray talks about his early stage event management career in the latest Suffolk University - Sawyer Business School Amplification Avenue Podcast "Career Conversation".

    26 min
  2. Being a Good Sport - Melissa Harper, CEO and Co-Founder, Good Sports Inc.

    JAN 5

    Being a Good Sport - Melissa Harper, CEO and Co-Founder, Good Sports Inc.

    In a time where youth sports is concerningly becoming pay-for-play, Braintree, MA based Good Sports, Inc. is ensuring that every kid who wants to play, can play. Melissa Harper, CEO and Co-Founder of Good Sports, Inc, joins the Sawyer Business School Amplification Avenue Podcast presented by Suffolk University to talk about their mission to drive equitable access in youth sports and physical activity, by supporting children in high-need communities to achieve their greatest potential, on the field and in life.

    33 min
  3. Ice Commander - Boston Bruins Digital Content & Social Media Director Eric Russo Career Conversation

    12/28/2025

    Ice Commander - Boston Bruins Digital Content & Social Media Director Eric Russo Career Conversation

    The Amplification Avenue Podcast talks with Boston Bruins Digital Content & Social Media Director Eric Russo about his impressive journey from college intern to head of digital and social content creation for the Original Six NHL franchise. This Sports Career Conversation is part of an on-going series of interviews with sports industry professionals with 10-years or less experience.

    33 min
  4. Making it in the Music City - Sports Career Conversation with Tennessee Titans Stadium Events Fellow Dominic Porcaro

    10/27/2025

    Making it in the Music City - Sports Career Conversation with Tennessee Titans Stadium Events Fellow Dominic Porcaro

    In the latest in our series of career conversations with sports industry professionals with less than 10 years of experience, Amplification Avenue podcast host and Sawyer Business School Sports Management Program Director Skip Perham chats with Tennessee Titans Stadium Events Fellow Dominic Porcaro about his journey in sports.

    26 min
  5. Getting to First Kick: Boston Legacy FC CRO Amina Bulman on Boston's reentry to the NWSL

    10/06/2025

    Getting to First Kick: Boston Legacy FC CRO Amina Bulman on Boston's reentry to the NWSL

    What is life like working for a startup in one of the hottest leagues in American sports? Boston Legacy FC Chief Revenue Officer, Amina Bulman, talks about the challenges of engaging fans, building new communities, attracting partner interest and measuring success for Boston's reentry into the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

    24 min
  6. Zero Sum? NIL and the DII and DIII Athlete

    09/25/2025

    Zero Sum? NIL and the DII and DIII Athlete

    Recent Suffolk University Sawyer Business School graduate Vijay Sakuru on his CollegiateX startup and its mission to find Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) deals for NCAA DII and DIII athletes. Recorded live on the Startup Boston Week stage we go one-on-one with a very early stage company.

    27 min
  7. Stale Beer & Stickiness. Abe Stein from Look|Think|Move on how emerging sports orgs build community.

    09/22/2025

    Stale Beer & Stickiness. Abe Stein from Look|Think|Move on how emerging sports orgs build community.

    In the second in our series of interviews from the Startup Boston Week podcast stage, Abe Stein of Look | Think | Move talks with the Sawyer Business School Amplification Avenue Podcast about helping startups in the sports industry build engagement with their local fans.

    37 min
  8. Career Conversation with Donny Porcaro Jr - GM Worcester Bravehearts

    09/16/2025

    Career Conversation with Donny Porcaro Jr - GM Worcester Bravehearts

    Do you dream of being a big league GM? For a great many, the pathway begins in the minor leagues. In our latest Career Conversation, Worcester Bravehearts Baseball GM Donny Porcaro Jr. talks about his professional journey that started with selling raffle tickets for the Shamrock Foundation at Boston Celtics home games and now includes managing much of the operation for the summer wooden bat baseball league.

    43 min
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Sports hold oversized importance in society, and the past few years have only validated its amplifying properties. Increasingly, athletes, brands, leagues, and individual organizations are leveraging the sports-media nexus to create a new level of social-related sports engagement. We have witnessed athletes at the peak of their careers use their mediated professions as platforms to elevate awareness for important issues such as education, patriotism, poverty, racism, gender equity, sexuality, and mental health. Their individual actions have inspired the leagues and their corporate partners t

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