Ep 41: Steven Brunner

Steven Brunner started King of the Mountain Sports Marketing (KOM) in 2005 after leaving a senior executive marketing position at the U.S. Olympic Committee. He had previously been a marketing executive for Turner Sports in Atlanta, and associate executive director at USA Wrestling. We discussed: - His roots in Wisconsin - How he got into running in high school (was a collegiate duathlete and triathlete) - How he started KOM and what KOM focuses on - His thoughts on niche and smaller sports recently getting their due recognition - An amazing Tour de France story -- yes those fans are super close to the action, and yes they do get run over - His thoughts on the Olympic Games in Tokyo (he has worked 6 Olympic Games) - Perspective on NIL and the desire to make it more equitable - KOM’s latest project, with news he has not publicly stated yet komsports.com __________ WNTBDT.com @ElliotGerard // @jonahballow // @keiths