Скачать или смотреть No Plan B: Eric Jackson on Breaking Into Sports Journalism and the Business of Sports

Eric Jackson knows the game — on and off the field. 🏈🏀

He’s an award-winning sports journalist and communications strategist who ate a hundred “no’s” before landing his first big break. Now he’s covered it all — from NFL and Olympic athletes to music icons like Ice Cube, and Darius Rucker. We dig into the business of sports — where athletics, money, and culture collide.

Eric shares how he built his career from a student newsroom to NYC, why he never had a Plan B, and what resilience really looks like in media today.

You’ll hear about:
• The shift from covering games to covering the business behind them
• Athletes as entrepreneurs — from Ice Cube’s Big3 to Macklemore’s golf collab
• Teaching sports journalism at Long Island University
• LA28 Olympic dreams and giving back to the next generation
• Building a life and career that don’t follow the playbook

🧠 Some questions you may ask:
• How do you become a sports journalist in 2025?
• What is the business side of sports really like?
• How can athletes transition into entrepreneurship?
• What does a sports communications strategist do?
• How do you land your first job in sports media?
• What’s it like teaching sports journalism at Long Island University?
• How does sports intersect with culture, music, and entertainment?
• What’s the difference between covering sports and covering the business of sports?
• How do you stay motivated after so many rejections?

Chapters
0:00 Introduction to Eric Jackson
2:15 Journey to Journalism
5:30 Transition to Business of Sports
8:45 The Multifaceted Nature of Athletes
12:00 Personal Insights and Hobbies
15:30 Advice and Reflections
18:00 Eric's Early Career Challenges
21:00 Impact of Sports on Society
24:00 Eric's Teaching and Mentoring
27:00 Favorite Interviews and Experiences
30:00 Future Aspirations
33:00 Closing Thoughts

Guest: Eric Jackson — Sports communications & PR strategist, award-winning journalist covering the intersection of sports, business, and pop culture.

Host: Heather Johnson — Outside the Bell Curve, conversations with people who choose the unexpected.

Follow Eric's media journey here-   / epjackson  

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