Season 3, Episode 16 is a special edition episode recorded at the 2023 Maryland Sports Business Conference in April and features Nnamdi Egbuaba. Nnamdi is a former UMD football linebacker (2014-2018) and current District Sales Manager at PepsiCo. In this episode, he shares his athletic roots from growing up in Nigeria, his highlights from his Maryland experience, and how athletics have applied to his professional life. Nnamdi has an amazing story and lots of Maryland pride...Maryland has a lot of pride for him, too!
0:00-0:28 Intro
0:29-2:54 From basketball to football, from Nigeria to the US
2:55-5:06 Why Maryland?
5:07-6:35 Life outside of football at UMD
6:36-8:37 The ups and downs of UMD football
8:38-10:06 What it means to put in work
10:07-11:29 Connecting football to life
11:30-13:52 Leading a team – Nnamdi’s work at PepsiCo
13:53-14:37 Sticking with sports after college
14:38-15:35 Maryland Minute
15:36-16:01 Outtro
