From the Bridge

Emily Evans joins The Captain to discuss how she delivers value in her role as Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at the Country Music Association. Rick gets back up on “The Soapbox” and shares another great place to eat “On The Road with Rick:”.

After twenty years of leadership and tens of thousands of acres preserved, Jim Lighthizer is planning to retire from his position as President and CEO of the American Battlefield Trust and Rick invites him to The Bridge to talk about why preserving our battlefields is so important and the sponsorship opportunities that exist there.

Rick is joined by Matt Wolff to talk all things collectible in the Sports and Entertainment space.  They chat about Matt’s company Ticket Time Machine which produces collectible and commemorative tickets, credentials and more. Plus, we take another trip to the “SoapBox” and find an incredible place to eat “On The Road with Rick”

What better way to kick off the Holiday Season than to discuss how sports and entertainment can help charities and people in a variety of ways. Rick talks with Randy Karsten, Vice President of Business Alliances for the V Foundation for Cancer Research to discuss “V Week” and how they are giving back.

The Executive Director of Bowl Season, Nick Carparelli joins Rick, From The Bridge to discuss his plans to remake the organization with an emphasis on story-telling. They talk all of the challenges of having Bowl Season during covid-19 and Rick shares a little history of the Bowl Games with the listeners. As always we hop back up on the old Soap Box and find another delicious place to eat On The Road With Rick.

Rick welcomes living legend, Bill Battle to the “Bridge” to discuss his incredible career.  We step back up on “The Soap Box” and find another great place to eat “On The Road with Rick”.

Rick calls up the Founder and Principle of MSP Sports, Tim Mcghee, to discuss the wildly different yet incredibly valuable career experience he gained from working in both the agency world and for Corporations such as Verizon, Cingular and more.. Rick details the personality traits of an “Agency Creature” and discusses what you can expect from being in the agency world. And as always we hop back up on the Soapbox and find a terrific place to eat On The Road With Rick.

The Captain is joined by Rick Merriam, Founder of Exemplar Associates to discuss the world of Licensed Merchandise in the Collegiate space. He steps back up on The SoapBox and shares another delicious place to eat On The Road With Rick.

Today’s episode is all about reinventing your business. The Captain calls up Trip Durham of 2D Consulting and they discuss why taking chances and reinventing yourself and your business is one of the best things you can do to stay relevant.

Rick sits down with Stephanie Stuckey, CEO of Stuckey’s Corporation, to talk about how she is rebuilding her family’s beloved and classic brand. Rick takes a walk down memory lane that leads to The SoapBox and shares another great place to eat On The Road With Rick.