MELT PODCAST: “THE STRUGGLE IS REAL,” EPISODE FIVE IS OUT NOW FEATURING TONY BARNHART FROM SEC NETWORK AND JEFF GENTHNER FROM FOX SPORTS SOUTH; AVAILABLE ON ITUNES AND SOUNDCLOUD. WEEK SIX OF MELT UNIVERSITY THE STUDENTS HEARD FROM NUMEROUS EXECUTIVES.
ATLANTA, GA – June 29, 2018 – MELT (www.meltatl.com), the award-winning sports, entertainment and culinary marketing agency, released the fifth episode for the podcast, “The Struggle is Real.” In this groundbreaking episode, you will hear from Tony Barnhart – College Football Analyst at the SEC Network; and Jeff Genthner – Senior VP and General Manager at Fox Sports South. Our MELT University Interns, Bri Xirinachs from The University of Alabama and Jordan Muschamp from Auburn University, get the opportunity to share what they have been learning from each of the speakers during the MELT U roundtable discussion.
MELT UNIVERSITY WEEK 6
Week 6 of MELT University, the students were so excited to hear from numerous executive leaders in a variety of industries such as; Steve Barnes – President of Barnes Creative Studios; Stan Beck – Author; April Carlisle – Vice President of The Coca-Cola Company; David Dickey – General Manager / President at Dickey Broadcasting Company, 680 The Fan; Paul Hourigan – Director of Sports Management at The Coca-Cola Company; Jonathan Katz – President & CEO at Katz Network; Ashley Kerns – Founder of Kerns Marketing & Management / Director, Team Sports at Lagardère Sports & Entertainment; John Newby – Executive Leader with Dallas based Variety Brands; Gary Stokan – President & CEO of Peach Bowl, Inc.; Dr. Darin White – Executive Director, Center for Sports Analytics.
Steve Barnes: “Don’t be fake, make relationships but make them the correct relationships.”
Stan Beck: “Life is a combination of events and relationships.”
April Carlisle:“You learn as much from your mistakes as you do your successes.”
David Dickey:“Don’t wait to be successful.”
Paul Hourigan:“Building the foundation is more important than the actual end goal.”
Jonathan Katz:“It’s not luck, it’s hard work.”
Ashley Kerns:“It’s all about people, about the personal relationships, and about the experience.”
John Newby:“Things happen that you can’t control, you can only control how you respond.”
Gary Stokan: “Leadership is not about a title or a designation, it’s about impact, influence, inspiration.”
Dr. Darin White: “Everyone needs a mentor.”