From the Rafters Podcast

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From the Rafters delivers a 30,000 foot view of the latest in brand and experience in sports & hospitality. Brought to you by VPCo., a design-led, fan-forward design agency providing creative and strategic solutions for brands and sports properties. The From the Rafters Podcast features interviews from those in and around the sports world.

Episodes

  1. 06/22/2021

    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.

    Episode 8: Ashwin Puri

  2. 06/22/2021

    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.

    Episode 7: Jason Young

  3. 06/22/2021

    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.

    Episode 6: Dan Gale

  4. 06/22/2021

    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.

    Episode 5: Mario Moccia

  5. 06/22/2021

    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.

    Episode 4: Matt Brown

  6. 06/22/2021

    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/

    Episode 3: Nick Carparelli

  7. 06/22/2021

    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/

    Episode 2: NFL veteran Justin Forsett

  8. 06/22/2021

    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/

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

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From the Rafters delivers a 30,000 foot view of the latest in brand and experience in sports & hospitality. Brought to you by VPCo., a design-led, fan-forward design agency providing creative and strategic solutions for brands and sports properties. The From the Rafters Podcast features interviews from those in and around the sports world.

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