At the age of 12, all Chris LaPlaca wanted was a minibike. Instead of asking for it, he cut his father a deal: he would work for it all summer at his family’s restaurant. In this episode, Andy Stefanovich chats with Chris about translating his childhood diligence into a 43-year career at ESPN and helping grow the small, spunky cable network into a global sports brand. They also discuss what it means to keep a consistent, decades-long career path, and the importance of family in one’s professional life and beyond.
This is Ambitionary from Life 50 — where we sit down with extraordinary leaders to hear what shaped them, and what’s driving them now. For more information on Life 50, go to www.life50.com. Produced by Tiana Young, original theme by Mario Gutierrez.
