139) Mike Morrison, ESPN's VP of Sports Betting & Fantasy - SeventySix Capital Sports Leadership Show

On this episode of the SeventySix Capital Sports Leadership Show, Wayne Kimmel's guest is Mike Morrison, ESPN's Vice President of Sports Betting & Fantasy. This episode was taped at the Maryland Sports Business Conference (https://marylandsbc.com).

Morrison is responsible for leading and building the sports betting business for ESPN. Previously, he was the VP of Business Development, leading a team that identified and created new business opportunities for ESPN. Prior to these roles, he spent a decade leading ESPN’s businesses in Asia Pacific (APAC) and was the head of Bloomberg Television's media distribution in Europe and Asia.

He earned his Journalism degree from the University of Maryland at College Park.

On this episode, Kimmel, a fellow University of Maryland alum, talks with Morrison about his memories of college including stories about Len Bias and Michael Jordan, his global media career, his current role at ESPN leading their sports betting strategy and much more!