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Senior Manager, Digital Strategy and Content @NYRangers . Prev: @BaylorAthletics , @KWTX . Host, , Founder @scpcreativeplug .

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🚨 Major Life Announcement 🚨 This week I started a new chapter at MSG Sports as Senior Manager of Digital Strategy and Content for the New York Rangers. Hello NYC! Extremely excited for the opportunity to work with this talented staff.
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My parents...big time Baylor fans met the student’s road trip bus to welcome them to Tampa and support the Lady Bears.
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Are you a sports creative working from 🏠 Want to jump on a Google Hangout with @BrittDavis704 @nikconklin @tiggatip_ @SmashMcCaff Sports Creatives Podcast is hosting a webinar on March 22 from 5:30 to 6:30 pm CT. RSVP 👉🏾
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If you are in the sports space and about to Tweet...please read the room #BlackLivesMatter
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Twitter has replaced the morning paper. 70% of users check their Twitter account in just 3 minutes after waking up. #twitterrevolution
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Excited to share our next feature! “My advice is take risks. Tell the stories you wanna tell, even if they’re controversial. Best stories always are. Listen to others, but trust your heart. It’s usually right." @EichelGDavis 📝 #BHM
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💥 Excited to kick off the Black History Spotlight feature profiles! My favorite part about this role is showing fans that they’re more than football players. It’s my job to tell their story and let the players tell it as well with imagery and words. 📝
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Life update: Excited that to share a new partnership with @AD_University to create monthly co-branded podcasts on social, digital, and creative with top senior leaders. Grateful to work with some amazing people in our industry. #smsports 🔗
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Excited to share our next feature! "My advice is to always be striving to improve and be your best self each day. I also encourage them to seek professionalism and humility just as much as talent." @Mac_Smith52 📝
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Listened to a friend ( @nellez_ ) and launched an Instagram account for Sports Creatives Podcast. You should check us out on Instagram!
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Baylor creative in the house. #MLCC2019
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🚀🚀 Setting up UT’s creative team, using analytics to drive their business & make decisions, the importance of mentoring and more. So much knowledge in this episode with Drew Martin ( @HookEm_Drew ) 👉🏾 #smsports
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😃 Are you following the Sports Creatives Podcast on Instagram? Tonight’s IG Live with @knoxrob1 kicks off at 7 pm CT. See ya soon, people!
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🚀🚀 JUST DROPPED. My man @markmajewski dishes lessons learned in the trenches while building and sustaining a dream career. 👉🏾 . . . #smsports #sportsdesign #sportsbiz #careersinsport
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Proud to share the first #BlackHistoryMonth spotlight. “I’d tell the next generation of storytellers to shoot your shot. Best thing is you get what you want. Worst that can happen is being told no. Be respectful, be humble – but shoot.” @_alexmgrant 👉🏾
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🚀🚀🚀 Sat down with my man @_AndreRobinson about intuition, creative freedom & living your truth. Yep, you probably want to listen to his one 🎧👉🏼 . . . . #smsports #sportsdesign #socialmarketing
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Mentorship, professional development, and building community are keys to propelling us towards equity in sports and media. Lots of work to be done but optimistic about the future for Black creatives. #smsports
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Sports Creatives Podcast is proud to announce the launch of Creative Plug, the first formal mentoring and networking program that connects, mentors and empowers Black creatives in sports and media. 🔗 | #smsports
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🎙 Vision wins. @ChrisFreet on developing ‘Miles To Go’ docuseries, senior leadership’s priority of digital, and more great insights. This episode is 🔥🚨🎧
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Excited to share our next feature! "My advice is to stay creatively hydrated. Doesn't have to be design based. By trying other creative outlets it gives you a new approach and unorthodox way of thinking about a solution." @BrittDavis704 📝 #BHM
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Excited to share our next feature! “My advice to the next generation of storytellers is to be humble and hungry. Being hungry is having a drive for greatness and putting in extra time in the lab to get better." 📝
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Decided to let the actions speak for themselves to the audience and opted not to use interviews. Love these moments about my job.
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🚀🚀 Career development, leadership style, creating elements that fit Mizzou’s history and culture, creative culture, and so much more. My convo with @alifish_ is a 💯 NEED to listen. 👇🏾 | #smsports
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Making the trek with an incredible group of Baylor students. Had to make the customary stop at @bucees . The place is legendary. #SicEm
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Together To Tampa. A second group of @Baylor students are traveling from Waco to cheer on @BaylorWBB in Sunday's NCAA Championship game. #SicEm | #WFinalFour
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Secret sauce of #MLCC2019 is the people! Connecting with @markmajewski and @nikconklin to talk shop makes it worthwhile.
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Had an incredible time learning from and with the dopest sports creatives @MLCConnect #Chicago . Bringing back a number of actionable items to improve our efforts. Can’t wait till next year!!! #smsports #MLCC2018
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NEW PODCAST EPISODE: Surf Melendez, Managing Director of Content for @MiamiDolphins , discusses how he develops an environment where creatives are motivated and much more. 🎧 NOW #smsports
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@FCB_Argentine Yoooooo!!! This is where The Original shirt Link guys 🔥🔥🔥
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Excited to share our next feature! "My advice is to remain authentically you. It’s easy in a world of social media and mindless content consumption to lose your true self and not know your individual thoughts and ideals." @toriboykins #BHM 📝
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🚀 I talk with @brianbowsher about the relationship between institutional core values and creative/marketing, his philosophy of “leading with context," being people minded and more. Grab your 🎧 this is a MUST LISTEN 👉🏾 #smsports
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Seven years ago this weekend was a very special moment for Robert and the university.
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My friend Britt Davis ( @BrittDavis704 ) is on the podcast sharing why persistence and self-confidence matter in career innovation. And it's⚡️🔥⚡️ #smsports #podcast
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I’m excited to chat on Sunday at 6 PM CST with @ImJustAces , @BrittDavis704 , @LynneaPhillips , @SydneyRSims , @Mac_Smith52 , and @KerryLofton about the impact of Black creatives on sports brands as we close out #BlackHistoryMonth . Join us on Clubhouse! DM if you need an invite.
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By far the best Clubhouse I’ve been a part of. Some real hitters. Thank you everyone who came through for a 🔥 conversation @ImJustAces , @BrittDavis704 , @LynneaPhillips , @SydneyRSims , @Mac_Smith52 @KerryLofton @DerrylMyles @_AndreRobinson @_alexmgrant
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Big 12 creatives at #MLCC2019 .
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Check on your people. If you lead or work with a black person, you should consider contacting them.
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Excited to share our next feature! “My advice to the next generation of storytellers is to be bold and truthful. We need you to be authentic in the way you see the world, so you can help progress and grow athletic brands.” @TalentedTony2 📝
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"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy ." - Martin Luther King, Jr. #mlkday
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This is a classic game. If you aren't watching the Big 12 Championship game...then you're missing out.
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It’s cool seeing black people sharing their experiences and finally feeling comfortable to be their true selves on this app.
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🚀🚀 So thankful to the 🐐 @Jonathan_Gantt for our convo on appropriate content, connecting with student-athletes, recruiting during #COVID19 , and so much more. 🎧 . . . #sportscreatives #smsports
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Excited to share our next feature! “My advice to future storytellers is do not be discouraged by the rejection, but instead use it as motivation and encouragement that what is meant for you is coming. Keep going. Keep pushing.” @_cindyrobinson #BHM 📝
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🗓 Mark your calendars ⏰ Sunday, March 22 - 5:30 pm CT 🎥 A Sports Creatives Podcast webinar made for our current season of social distancing. 📝 More details to come! . . #smsports #sportsbiz
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You know it's progress when Baylor students don't rush the field after beating No. 10 ranked team.
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Been 30 hours without power. Broke out my @camp_chef grill for breakfast. Eating in the car while charging devices. Over easy eggs came out perfectly. We are ok and eating pretty well this morning.
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The wait is over! Fortunate to work at Baylor Athletics and in this sports industry with so many crazy talented creatives at @MLCConnect . #MLCC2019
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Excited to share our next feature! "I’d advise future storytellers to not only remain optimistic and stay focused on their goals but to also have a willingness to change. This space is constantly evolving and the best always find a way to adapt." 📝
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COMING SOON: Here’s a sneak peek of the brand new Sports Creatives Podcast. Launch date - April 9. #smsports
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Proud to share today’s #BlackHistoryMonth spotlight. “Always seek to improve. No one is perfect so be gentle with yourself. Know that we all make mistakes and every mistake and every accomplishment has a lesson behind it, learn from it.” @SydneyRSims 👉🏾
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Excited to share our next feature! “My advice is find your niche early.  It’s cool to be good at a lot of things but I’ve always felt it's best to be GREAT at one thing.” @jasTHEEcreative 📝 | #BHM
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🙌🏾 So proud of the hard work by our team since June to tell the Baylor Athletics story and make the top 25 list!!!
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College athletics main Twitter accounts (20k+ followers) generating the highest interaction rates in April. #smsports .652% @TechAthletics .618% @Pitt_ATHLETICS .384% @VirginiaSports
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Proud to share today’s #BlackHistoryMonth spotlight. “Be as versatile as you can. Learn as much as you can. Also be in the business of people first. You’ll go a long way when the relationship becomes the priority.“ @DerrylMyles 👉🏾 #BHM #smsports
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Anyone else noticing how hard it is to avoid touching your face?
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Today was a good day 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
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😂Y'all broke the darn Google Hangout with so many requests! Shoutout to everyone who joined in on IG Live. We'll be sure to expand our capabilities for next time to handle the MASSIVE demand.
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“Grit, Guts, Toughness, and the Art of Being Real”, head coach @CoachMattRhule of @BUFootball is 💯 on the latest SCP about starting an internal agency, storytelling, and keeping hundreds on brand. iTunes | SoundCloud
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I had to pinch myself on tonight’s call. Shoutout to the mentees, mentors, and steering committee for making this mentorship for Black creatives happen!
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This is really an impressive group on the first virtual orientation!
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TBT: During the 2020 #BlackHistoryMonth spotlight we featured ⁦ @nellez_ ⁩ who shared this advice. “There are A LOT of people who want to do what you do so work even harder and make yourself stand out (in a good way).”   #BHM
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Excited to share our next feature! “My advice is be vocal about the projects you want to work on, ask for help when you’re stuck, and discuss creative ideas you’d like to execute with people who can help bring your dreams to fruition” @PhaedraBlaize 📝
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We are at the end of the Black History Month Spotlight series. Such a talented group. Check out this web page featuring everyone highlighted throughout the month. Special thanks to @nellez_ and @AstasiaWill for helping make this happen! 📝 | #BHM
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I'm beginning to think Kanye hates people with epilepsy.
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Can’t take my eyes off this @Flaamingoo_ video! Great content from @FloridaGators
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Proud of Trayvon Bromell’s journey from St. Petersburg, Fl to Baylor to #Rio16 Olympic Finals. Best is yet to come.
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Proud to share our next #BlackHistoryMonth spotlight. “My advice to the next generation of storytellers is everyone has a different path to success. It is important to not compare your journey to someone else’s highlight reel.” @Imtamarabrown 👉🏾 #BHM
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NEW PODCAST 🚀🚀 So fired up about this conversation with @selenarcastillo on the importance of adaption, social strategy, the art of relationships, and so much more. 🔥🔥🔥👉🏾
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🚀🚀🚀 Leadership under crisis. @digital_russ bringing the 🔥 on Beaver's approach to handling COVID-19, his creative leadership philosophy, and sharing content during these uncertain times. 🎧▷
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💥 BOOM! NEW PODCAST! Digital Strategy is King. @TaylorMcGillis slaying on the podcast. Must listen! #smsports
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Well deserved. RT @Big12Conference : Todd Harbor of @BaylorTrack is the 2017 #Big12TF Women's Coach of the Year! 🏅 ”
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Still get chills when Sports Creatives makes the @D1ticker . First time for written content.
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Great connecting with vector art monster @Rob_Zilla_III and Super Bowl Champion, artist @MartysaurusRex about our shared passion for the sports creatives industry. #MLCC2019
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🔥 So pumped! Tweeting at @Twitter #SportsSummit19
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My goal when I began the Sports Creatives Podcast was to create conversations around best practices and insights from the super dope storytellers working on sports brands. Hope you are enjoying the journey. Next episode drops Thursday. #smsports
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Proud to share today’s #BlackHistoryMonth spotlight. “Work hard in silence, let your success be your noise. Focus on getting 1% better every day and you’ll look up later to realize how far you’ve came.” @avizionary 👉🏾
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❗New Podcast Alert❗ @joncontino , Founder of Contino Studio discusses honesty, confidence, and working with what you have at @MLCConnect 2018. #MLCC2018 iTunes | SoundCloud
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Took @stephenwaugh to the best ribs in town on his last day. It’s been a great run. #SicCreative #AllYouCanEatWednesdays
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Today and everyday let’s remember to lift up and inspire one another. To make a positive impact. We only get so many times around the sun.
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Jay F. Hicks
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🎧 All brands are not created equal. My man @timdanbrog with 👂🏽 gold on the first SCP & @AD_University co-branded podcast. ⚡️ Check it out 👉
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Jay F. Hicks
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So proud to share our next feature! “I’d tell the next generation of storytellers to make sure you can do more than tell a story. Foundation of digital age is being able to tell a story and how you tell it matters most.” @kelseysethut 📝 #BHM
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Today I #runwithahmaud . I ran 2.33 for my sons, my nephews, and for all of our sons. Usually I don’t speak on gun violence because of the painful place it takes me of growing up in St. Louis.
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Shoutout to Black women in America! That’s all.
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Jay F. Hicks
3 years
So much respect for @KatieCavender ’s work leading the @CFBPlayoff social and digital efforts. Content this week has been 🔥 🔥🔥
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Jay F. Hicks
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Major shoutout to the social, design, photo, and video creatives who did a great job showing love to your guys during the NFL Draft. Most people have no concept of what you do!
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