History Made in the NFL
Good morning. Three world class athletes met up for a Fireside Chat. Scroll down to learn a thing or two.
It's Turkey Day on Thursday and America is shutting down again... who would have thought? I'm feeling optimistic and will assume everyone has their Thanksgiving grocery shopping done and can sit and relax until Black Friday shopping...specifically on Amazon, where Katie Hoff is releasing Blueprint. 📖 Click here to purchase this Friday!
Raise your hand if you do NOT miss these crowds... ✋
On another note:
If you're able to support local shops, now is the time - here are 12 ways to support small businesses and why.
The first ever all-Black team of officials worked the LA Rams game against the Buccaneers last night - history was made.
NEW SERIES
Fireside Chat with Elizabeth Beisel
Fireside Chats is a new series hosted by 3-time USA Olympian and best selling author Elizabeth Beisel! The series focuses on capturing insights and raw conversations from some of the most fascinating individuals in the world.
The term Fireside Chat was made by president FDR when he hosted a weekly evening radio show to discuss important issues with the American People. They ran 30 episodes from 1933 - 1944.
ATHLETES IN THE MEDIA
Cali Condors crowned ISL Season 2 Champions
Congratulations Lia Neal, Natalie Hinds and the Cali Condors! A round of applause for CG Sports Athletes Jacob Pebley (DC Trident), and Michael Chadwick (Tokyo Frog Kings) on a great season as well! Recap here.
Katie Hoff Chats Blueprint on Swim Swam Podcast
Sticking with the process and being relentless, through swimming and writing her book. Check out Katie's merch! Coming this Friday, November 27.
Elizabeth Beisel, Dressel and Lochte in SPIRE Institute's "Our Team is Strong" Video
International Swim Ambassadors are honored alongside Track Athletes Tianna Bartoletta and Dwight Phillips in the tribute. SPIRE's commitment to their athletes is evident. Click here to watch!
Elizabeth Beisel and Tara Biello organize The Tomorrow Fund
Every two minutes, somewhere in the world a family hears the devastating words “your child has cancer.” The Tomorrow Fund provides daily financial and emotional support to children with cancer and their families who are treated at Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. More about the Tomorrow Fund.
PODCASTS
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CURRENT HAPPENINGS
Eighth grader receives multiple college recruiting offers
Is this allowed? Yes. Arizona State basketball offered a scholarship to the 6'4 point guard, Jerry Easter. This isn't his first rodeo either, with an offer from Bowling Green that came when he was in sixth grade. While most college coaches are not allowed to make an offer until the summer before a student-athlete's junior year, there is an exception for football, women's and men's basketball, and baseball.
Easter is a point-guard with a "great feel for the game" according to Hillcrest Prep's Recruiting Coordinator, and he follows two Hillcrest alums: Marcus Bagley, who went on to play for ASU's D1 basketball team, and Josh Green, who was an NBA first round draft pick. Just a few more years to see where Easter commits, but the future is bright for this young superstar. Read for yourself.
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CEJIH EXPLAINS
Each Friday, the CG Sports team meets for our world famous team meeting known as, The Weekly Recap. It takes place on Google Hangout (sorry Zoom) and it's usually 30 mins of high octane fun. In addition to discussing our weekly biz, we also invite athlete guests to join, give us feedback and share their own highlights as well.
On our most recent Friday recap I made an observation about one unique thing that every member of our team does really well. Any guesses?
We regularly ask for feedback (usually from multiple teammates) on our work.
Before anything gets published on the website, posted on social media or sent to a sponsor - it goes through several rounds of feedback, revisions and more feedback. A big shout out to Slack for allowing us to do this quickly and efficiently.
The commitment to putting out our best work creates momentum. We have used much of the "downtime" during quarantine to make major improvements in our marketing, website, media kits, sponsor proposals, social media and internal processes.
I can't remember working at a place where every member of the team was so proactive about seeking feedback. It's awesome :)
I am thankful for our team and for all the teammates who have helped us get to this point in the year. Have a safe Thanksgiving week and treat yo self to Katie Hoff's new book Blueprint on Friday :)
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