I sat down with renowned Jazz Drummer Adonis Rose.
Adonis has been hailed by New Orleans Magazine as a “Contemporary Jazz All Star,” is one of the most sought after drummers in jazz today. He has played with some of the world’s most esteemed jazz artists, from nine-time Grammy winning trumpeter Wynton Marsalis to three-time Grammy winning vocalist Dianne Reeves to jazz/pop entertainer Harry Connick Jr., himself a three-time Grammy winner.
In 2005, Rose founded The Fort Worth Jazz Orchestra, Inc. and serves as it’s Artistic Director. He also teaches music at The University of Texas At Arlington. Hope you enjoy the interview!
I sat down with Chicago Sports writer Sarah Spain.
In 2008 Sarah moved back to Chicago after six years in Los Angeles. While in LA, she worked as an Associate Producer at Fox Sports Net and did freelance acting, hosting and radio gigs. She managed to escape La-La Land with minimal brain damage and a renewed appreciation for Chicago, the greatest sports town in the world.
Back in the Windy City, Sarah spent a year as a reporter and writer for MouthpieceSports.com and now hosts the “Fantasy Players Minute” and does freelance reporting, writing and radio work for a variety of outlets, including The Big Ten Network and SportsIllustrated.com. A graduate of Cornell University, Second City alum and former collegiate and Junior Olympic athlete, Sarah combines intelligence and an acerbic wit with a deep love for sports.
Sarah thinks Edwardo’s pizza is the best in the city, Uggs should never be worn with miniskirts and proper grammar is paramount to success. She believes one can never be too competitive and that her “unhealthy” obsession with Michael Jordan is perfectly healthy. When she grows up, Sarah wants to be Kenny Mayne.
I sat down with Lewis Howes of Sports Networkers at the Sportsmedia360 conference in Cleveland, Ohio. We were both on a panel discussing the role of social media in professional sports.
Lewis, a previous two sport collegiate All-American, is also the NCAA All-Division Record Holder for the most receiving yards in a single football game (418 yards, currently an unofficial World Record). Lewis graduated with a Sports Management degree from Principia College, and since his retirement from professional football, he continues to stay involved in the sports industry with his work through founding the Sports Executives Association and SportsNetworker.com. SportsNetworker.com is a site that connects sports professionals in the industry. He also represents sports companies and professional athletes with social media marketing and branding.
Lewis, unlike many former athletes has successfully translated the mental and physical tools learned in sports to the business world.
Lewis is the co-author of the LinkedIn success book, LinkedWorking: Generating Success on the World’s Largest Professional Networking Website.
In addition to this book, Lewis helps professionals and companies achieve greater return on the time they devote to LinkedIn and other social networking through his acclaimed training seminars, one-on-one coaching sessions, and corporate consulting programs. He also creates opportunities for online connections to gather face-to-face through his live “LinkedWorking” events around the country.
I sat down with Tom Jolly, sports editor of The New York Times. We discussed the inter-relationship between blogging and main-stream journalism.
Tom has been the sports editor of The New York Times since February 2003. His previous posts at the Times include assistant news editor (2000-03); and assistant sports editor overseeing weekend coverage (1997-2000). Jolly graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University with a B.A. in journalism in 1977. He began his journalism career as a news reporter with the Delaware Gazette in Delaware, Ohio, in 1979. He was a news reporter and editor in news and sports with the Annapolis Capital (1982-85). He moved to the Pittsburgh Press in 1985 and was a deputy sports editor from 1987-92. After the Press was bought and closed by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, he was named associate sports editor of the Post-Gazette in January 1993, then joined the Times in August of that year.
