42 min

363. Kansas City Chiefs’ President Mark Donovan describes the Quest to Become the “World’s Team” and the “Taylor Swift Effect‪”‬ The Mentors Radio Show

    • Entrepreneurship

In this episode of THE MENTORS RADIO, Host Dan Hesse talks with Mark Donovan, President of the back-to-back World Champion Kansas City Chiefs, and responsible for all aspects of the club’s business operations. Donovan also serves as the President of Arrowhead Events, the arm that brings major events to Arrowhead Stadium, including the 2026 FIFA World Cup. During Mark’s 15 years with the Chiefs, the team has become one of the most iconic brands in the world of sports and earned four Super Bowl berths in the last five years, winning three.







Listen to this episode below, or on ANY PODCAST PLATFORM here. BE SURE TO LEAVE US A GREAT REVIEW on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, and share with friends and colleagues!







SHOW NOTES:







MARK DONOVAN:









* BIO: Mark Donovan 2023 Media Guide Bio







* WEBSITE: https://www.chiefs.com/







* ARTICLES:



* Making Big Plays: All that winning for KC and the Chiefs—Super Bowl, NFL Draft, World Cup—keeps team President Mark Donovan's playbook pretty full. He discusses all the balls he has in the air, Kansas City Business Journal







* Staying Super Busy: How Chiefs President Mark Donovan and 49ers President Al Guido spent their week in Las Vegas, Sports Business Journal







* On Lamar Hunt, Patrick Mahomes, Taylor Swift and the Chiefs' goal to be 'world team', by Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star

In this episode of THE MENTORS RADIO, Host Dan Hesse talks with Mark Donovan, President of the back-to-back World Champion Kansas City Chiefs, and responsible for all aspects of the club’s business operations. Donovan also serves as the President of Arrowhead Events, the arm that brings major events to Arrowhead Stadium, including the 2026 FIFA World Cup. During Mark’s 15 years with the Chiefs, the team has become one of the most iconic brands in the world of sports and earned four Super Bowl berths in the last five years, winning three.







Listen to this episode below, or on ANY PODCAST PLATFORM here. BE SURE TO LEAVE US A GREAT REVIEW on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, and share with friends and colleagues!







SHOW NOTES:







MARK DONOVAN:









* BIO: Mark Donovan 2023 Media Guide Bio







* WEBSITE: https://www.chiefs.com/







* ARTICLES:



* Making Big Plays: All that winning for KC and the Chiefs—Super Bowl, NFL Draft, World Cup—keeps team President Mark Donovan's playbook pretty full. He discusses all the balls he has in the air, Kansas City Business Journal







* Staying Super Busy: How Chiefs President Mark Donovan and 49ers President Al Guido spent their week in Las Vegas, Sports Business Journal







* On Lamar Hunt, Patrick Mahomes, Taylor Swift and the Chiefs' goal to be 'world team', by Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star

42 min