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The Swan Dive with Meg SwanickTalking US Men's Olympic team with Brian SciarettaThe US Olympic squad beat Guinea 3-0 in Girona, Spain last week (goals from Harriel, Busio and Gomez), then drew Olympic hosts France 2-2 in Montbéliard on Monday (goals from Yow and Cowell). With just four months to go before the summer games, Brain Sciaretta re-joins the pod for a chat about the results, the evolving roster, and expectations in France:* the emergence of Griffin Yow (his goal against France)* striker options, overage striker options* thoughts on roster construction, importance of versatility in an 18 player roster* Some Olympic r...2024-03-2738 min
The Swan Dive with Meg SwanickBrian Sciaretta: team USA at the U20 World CupBrian Sciaretta writes about American soccer for American Soccer Now and Soccer America. You may also recognize him from the radio, or for his reliably sound takes on the youths of American soccerdom.With two games under their built (USA 1- Ecuador 0; USA 3 - Fiji 0) and one final group stage match…. happening imminently this Friday afternoon (vs Slovakia, 2 PM ET), Brian joins me to discuss the tournament and how it fits into the national team/American soccer landscape: * Why watch the U20 World Cup?* Playing to be recruited* What US players ar...2023-05-2632 min
OpsyMarketing Operations with Brian SwanickA lot of operations pros are proud generalists—people who wear a lot of hats, and like it like that. But these days, more and more startups are seeing the value in hiring operations pros for specific teams.These specialists have created whole fields for marketing ops, design ops, product ops... the list goes on!Today, we're drilling down into arguably the most popular of these new specialties—marketing ops—with a marketing ops specialist who's been working independently in the field for years.Show NotesShow notes and a full transc...2022-01-0554 min
OpsyMarketing Operations with Brian SwanickA lot of operations pros are proud generalists—people who wear a lot of hats, and like it like that. But these days, more and more startups are seeing the value in hiring operations pros for specific teams.These specialists have created whole fields for marketing ops, design ops, product ops... the list goes on!Today, we're drilling down into arguably the most popular of these new specialties—marketing ops—with a marketing ops specialist who's been working independently in the field for years.Show NotesShow notes and a full transc...2022-01-0554 min