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Resources for your Business
10/06/26 Before I get to the topic this week, I wanted to add closure to our ICLV trip to Kansas City last week. LinkedIn is full of shared thoughts from attendees, and my own daily updates. What a great trip, another powerful opportunity to build community as we learn from other regions! This week I want to talk about ... ICLV Day 1: Winning big - Sports and Entertainment Strategy
9/29/26 Greetings from Kansas City! Day 1 was terrific. Great panels, excellent conversations, heard from two mayors, amazing people on the trip together. Today’s highlight for me was the panel that discussed KC’s strategy to host the 2026 World Cup. This particular panel included Pam Kramer, KC’s FIFA World Cup 2026 CEO; Derek Byrne, Director of Content Strategy with Visit KC; and Jeremy Slavens, VP of Arrowhead Events with the Kansas City Chiefs. Our moderator was Lester Bagley, EVP of Public Affairs with the MN Vikings. Derek described their approach to win the bid: “none of us was big enough on our own; everyone had to come together. And the theme of our bid was ‘unity.’” For context the region is smaller than MSP, #33 largest region compared to MSP coming in at #16. But this region’s relationships are quite complex given that they must navigate two significant cities ... |
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