Who better to cap off an incredible inaugural season of Marathon Minute Podcast than our family, Madison Ornstil. Madison has an unheralded story of chasing a dream and changing an industry that can be both a source of insight and inspiration. With a dream of being a connector between athletes and brands, Madison was initially denied a retail job at adidas after taking a leap of faith moving out to Portland with no job after graduating college . However, that was just the beginning of her story as she remained persistent, gained more experience, leveraged her relationships, and eventually got an internship in basketball footwear design. She quickly grew within the brand and moved into sports marketing where she worked closely with Derrick Rose, Kyle Lowry, Candace Parker, and was responsible for turning the women's basketball roster into one of most respected and marketable groups of players within all of sports. Madison recently accepted a role for talent representation and management giant Wasserman, moving on from a leadership role within adidas sports marketing after 10 years with the brand. She also recently launched a custom golf bag business with Kyle Lowry. Tune in to hear Madison talk about leading an adidas footwear collab with Damian Lillard and Oakland brand Oaklandish, her mindset in creating equity in women's sports, some fun family dynamics, and much more.
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