The New York Sports scene is full of incredibly interesting figures who command the public eye. How did they get to the top of their industry, and what lessons did they learn along the way? The Climb is the podcast where sports figures New Yorkers know well tell their story, and how the lessons they learned influence and shape what they do today. Jonas Schwartz sits down with General Managers, Team Presidents, Sports Writers and Broadcasters to hear their climb to the top in New York sports, and how others can learn from it.
The Climb is the podcast that tells the stories of big names in the New York sports scene, and how they got to the top of their industry. On the latest episode, SNY’s Jonas Schwartz sits down with Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman. She shares her story from her days as a student-athlete at Virginia, through the beginnings of her legal career - which led her back to the sports world. Ackerman spent time as an executive at the NBA, served as the first President of the WNBA, was elected as President of USA Basketball, and now guides the Big East. She reveals the steps of her climb in an industry where she forged a path that not many women had taken before, and shares advice for the next generation who may choose to follow that path today.
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