Episode 32: Sports Philanthropy

Harrie Bakst joins Tom and Joe this week for a conversation on sports-philantrophy. Harrie is the founding partner of Weinstein Carnegie Philanthropic Group, one of the leading philanthropic advisory companies.  Bakst leads the sports side of the business and co-manages client relationships with James Blake, Cam Newton, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Save The Children, Sean Penn’s J/P Haitian Relief Organization, Revlon, among others.Harrie talks about his own fight with cancer and how it sparked him to start his own company and how his company is trying to revolutionize the way (sports and entertainment) brands benefit from philanthropy. You can find Weinstein Carnegie on Twitter @WCPhilantrophyThe FactsThe CUSP Show is a production by the faculty of Sports Management at Columbia University. You can get in touch with the program on Twitter @CU_SPS_Sports Our presenters are Joe Favorito (@Joefav) and Tom Richardson (@ConvergenceTR). This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecuspshow.substack.com