Inspired by Marc Benioff at Salesforce.com — Photo by Nerdery Overnight Website Challenge I’ve long been inspired by Marc Benioff. While that could be a long post on it’s own, I’ve been particularly drawn to his 1/1/1 pledge. Basically, it encourages entreprenuers to set aside 1% of equity, 1% of time and 1% of profit/product for non-profits…

Be top of mind when people turn into buyers. — We’ve been going through quite a transformation on the way we interact with our customers, and to a greater extent, the world of amateur sports volunteers, coaches, managers and administrators. …

Here’s my advice, kiddos (and other people too) — I get asked “How do I get my foot in the door at Sport Ngin?” alot. It’s an incredibly cool company, was recently named one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in Minnesota by Minnesota Business Magazine, and we have some of the most incredible customers in the…

I’m sometimes asked about our company tagline, or hear it referenced incorrectly. I wanted to take a minute and share it’s true meaning. First of all, it is “For the Love of Sport”, not “Sports”. While many of us are in fact sports fans, and do love sports, the phrase…

Interactive Designer  — @FRNKDNNY Last night, while watching the Wild game, I was talking with our co-founder Carson, and we were discussing an open position that I’ve had a hard time filling. We are looking for an interactive designer to join our team and for whatever reason, we’ve had trouble filling it. …

How re-defining in my mind changed my view on the marketing team. — Photo by Drew Johnson During the day, I run a lead generation group. We’re actually called the Marketing department, but we focus a significant part of our days working on generating leads, or more importantly, opportunities for our sales team. If you would have asked me 5 years ago what…