Scott O'Neil - CEO, Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment

KWIZCAST

English - June 23, 2021 11:01 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 76 ratings
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Scott O’Neil is one of the most respected, connected, and dynamic executives in the sports and entertainment industry. He has more than 25 years of experience leading NBA, NHL, and NFL organizations. In this episode Scott reflects on his roles and responsibilities as CEO at HBSE, supporting & investing in key societal initiatives, how to build a successful corporate culture, identifying what's most important, and lasting lessons from his newly released book - “Be Where Your Feet Are".

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Episode Time Stamps:

0:00 - Show Open

0:37 - Guest bio (Scott O'Neil)

2:21 - Battle at Kruger

8:29 - Building a positive corporate culture

12:22 - Effects of COVID

13:24 - Supporting & investing in societal initiatives

17:53 - Social justice (learnings & actions)

25:08 - Scott's roles & responsibilities as CEO

26:43 - Why write "Be Where Your Feet Are"?

35:30 - Stories that didn’t make the book

40:05 - How to "assume positive intent"

43:23 - Is work/life balance attainable?

45:50 - Implementing lessons from the book

46:13 - “Rapid fire” questions

53:28 - "Encore"