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Arizona AD Desireé Reed-Francois approaches athletics like a CEO running a $150M enterprise.
Since taking over, she has:
🔹 Cut a ~$39M deficit to ~$5M
🔹 Increased philanthropy by 47% YoY
🔹 Brought commercial rights in-house
🔹 Renegotiated contracts & debt (saving $2.5M/yr
Top stories from today's Evening Standard:
+ FB Oversight Committee votes to support single January transfer portal
+ CSC’s NIL Deal Flow Report
+ @DukeATHLETICS "all-in" on football
+ @EASPORTS rescinds standalone CBB game offer
Read about this & more ⬇️
We asked @JenniferCohenUW at @WomenLeadersCS what she's been reading & how it applies to her leadership role. Sounds like an add to all of our reading lists.
I had one college football coach tell me its unrealistic to expect 18-21-year-olds to remain isolated in their rooms for 20 hours a day when they're not at practice or in the weight room.
Perspective. Mike’s passing provides needed perspective against the backdrop of tension across our industry. More importantly, Mike had such solid life perspective. Interactions with Mike were always focused on talk of family & faith first, professional topics second.
The @Learfield family lost one its most beloved team members today, and many of us lost a close friend. Mike Hamilton lived a remarkable life and leaves behind a legacy that cannot be put into words. May his memory be a blessing to all who knew and loved him.
Are any other departments including commerce links on rosters like @ArkRazorbacks? One of those “oh that’s super smart…surely everyone will do this” ideas.
With Baseball Regionals up & running today, we took at look at spending by programs on this year's bubble (last four in/last four out).
EADA data can be a bit wonky, but @WoffordBaseball clearly did lots with less. More coming from @AD_University on the most efficient programs.
Lots of young admins are dead set on being an AD. @LynnHickey24 starts her advice, "I think they need to understand what leadership really is." Hickey adds compelling thoughts on raising kids amid the fast-paced life of an advancing leader + more.
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