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WRK & WINMobilizing Communities and Athletes for Change With Diahann Billings-BurfordDiahann Billings-Burford is the CEO of RISE, a nonprofit organization aimed at leveraging the unifying potential of sports to combat racism and promote social justice. Her career has been marked by significant contributions to diverse communities through various senior roles in both public and private sectors. At Time Warner, as executive director of cultural investments and vice president of the Time Warner Foundation, she led initiatives focused on college internships, employee community engagement, and community investments in New York City, alongside managing the foundation's grant-making and operations. Previously, as New York City's Chief Service Officer, Diahann spearheaded...2024-03-0640 min

Front Office Sports TodayUsing Sports to Address Society’s Hardest ProblemsSports is one of society’s great unifiers, but can that unity help bring us together on other issues? The non-profit Rise believes the answer is yes. CEO Diahann Billings-Burford joins the show to discuss how sports can build bridges in discussions of race and racism.2023-06-2019 min

Up on Game Presents"Through It All Family Matters" Up On Game Presents Stay A While With Tommi VincentSubscribe/Rate/Review to Up On Game Presents on the iHeartRadio App, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts! WATCH FULL EPISODES ON THE UP ON GAME NETWORK YOUTUBE CHANNEL JUST SEARCH UP ON GAME NETWORK On this episode, we reflect on family. It's been a consistent topic on this show and that's not a coincidence. The work of building a life we love and a life that impacts others starts with the love and support of our village. So, look back with us at these conversations with Tommi and Troy Vincent, int...2022-10-0517 min

Champions of Change: The RISE PodcastHow We Talk, Teach and Tackle Racism in College Athletics - Maryland Sports Business ConferenceAs we approach Juneteenth, the celebration of the end of slavery in this country, we share this RISE critical Conversation from the recently held University of Maryland Sports Business Conference. With lawmakers across the country seeking to restrict the way issues of race, diversity and inclusion are discussed and taught in schools and places of work, this conversation addresses how we talk, teach and tackle racism in the collegiate space, particularly in athletics. With such legislative efforts rising in various states, Juneteenth serves as a reminder for the need to acknowledge and learn from our history and continue to push...2022-06-1547 min

Up on Game PresentsStay A While With Tommi Vincent: Maintaining Joy In the Time of Crisis With Diahann Billings-Burford“One of the things just for me personally: The ability to maintain my joy is recognizing that everything is not a crisis.” - Tommi Vincent Welcome to Stay a While with Tommi Vincent! It’s always so hard to remain joyful and optimistic when life gets so difficult and when it seems nothing is going our way. Now more than ever, especially since the pandemic is still ongoing and everything seems hanging in the air, finding ways to stay grounded and joyful is more important than they’ve ever been. And understanding exactly where our joy comes...2022-03-2339 min

Up On GameStay A While With Tommi Vincent: Maintaining Joy In the Time of Crisis With Diahann Billings-Burford“One of the things just for me personally: The ability to maintain my joy is recognizing that everything is not a crisis.” - Tommi Vincent Welcome to Stay a While with Tommi Vincent! It’s always so hard to remain joyful and optimistic when life gets so difficult and when it seems nothing is going our way. Now more than ever, especially since the pandemic is still ongoing and everything seems hanging in the air, finding ways to stay grounded and joyful is more important than they’ve ever been. And understanding exactly where our joy comes...2022-03-2339 min

Stay A WhileThrough It All...Family MattersOn this final episode of our second season, we reflect on family. It's been a consistent topic on this show and that's not a coincidence. The work of building a life we love and a life that impacts others starts with the love and support of our village. So, look back with us at these conversations with Tommi and Troy Vincent, intergenerational healers Khadijah and Zakkiyah Abdul-Mateen, businesswoman extraordinaire Diahann Billings-Burford, and negotiation expert Mori Taheripour.Don't forget to stay connected with us on Instagram at @stayawhileshow. And tune in to IG Live with @cheftommiv every Monday night...2022-02-1817 min

Champions of Change: The RISE PodcastCreating More Inclusive Cultures within the NFLRISE Chief Program Officer Dr. Andrew Mac Intosh leads this conversation with Dasha Smith, NFL Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer; Jim Rooney, Pittsburgh Steelers, the son of late Steelers Chairman Dan Rooney, the namesake of the NFL’s Rooney Rule; Professor N. Jeremi Duru, Professor of Sports Law at American University and author of Advancing The Ball: Race, Reformation, and the Quest for Equal Coaching Opportunity in the NFL; and Diahann Billings-Burford, RISE CEO. The conversation covers: What does it take to create an inclusive culture? What can be done to address racial disparities in the NFL? Where does sy...2022-02-0848 min

Life in the Front Office Podcast Presented By Sports Business Ventures#GivingTuesday Series with Kati Kasch, LA28 & RISE CEO, Diahann Billings-Burford#GivingTuesday Series with Kati Kasch, LA28 & RISE CEO, Diahann Billings-Burford! For more on the work RISE is doing for the industry, go to risetowin.org 2021-11-3036 min

SBJ SpotlightSBJ Spotlight: October 28, 2021The episode looks at the hottest news in the sports industry, including the successful launch of the NHL Kraken and their new Climate Change Arena; attendance challenges facing the NHL; F1’s success in Austin and how that may lead to another race in Vegas; and the pandemic delayed glut of sports programming coming soon to theaters and streaming. All of that, plus RISE CEO Diahann Billings-Burford on building diversity in the sports industry, and SBJ’s Abe Madkour on the challenges facing the NWSL.2021-10-2936 min

Champions of Change: The RISE PodcastInclusive Leadership: NASCAR President Steve Phelps, NFL EVP Troy Vincent, Diahann Billings-BurfordRISE CEO Diahann Billings-Burford leads this conversation on inclusive leadership with NASCAR President Steve Phelps and NFL Executive Vice President, Football Operations, Troy Vincent. Both Phelps and Vincent are members of RISE’s Board of Directors. This conversation was part of FRED, an invitation-only forum and high-level gathering of CEO and industry leaders to discuss the future of ethical and inclusive leadership. Billings-Burford, Phelps and Vincent discuss whether there are reasonable limits to inclusivity, NASCAR’s decision to ban the Confederate flag, the NFL playing Lift Every Voice and Sing before games and share their advice to leaders aiming to buil...2021-10-1931 min

Stay A WhileMaintaining Joy In the Time of Crisis (w/ Diahann Billings-Burford)“One of the things just for me personally: The ability to maintain my joy is recognizing that everything is not a crisis.” - Tommi VincentWelcome to Stay a While with Tommi Vincent! It’s always so hard to remain joyful and optimistic when life gets so difficult and when it seems nothing is going our way. Now more than ever, especially that the pandemic is still ongoing and everything seems hanging in the air, finding ways to stay grounded and joyful is more important than they’ve ever been. And understanding exactly where our joy comes from is param...2021-09-2939 min

Sports Philanthropy PodcastS4:EP34--Diahann Billings-Burford, RISEJoin us for S4:EP34 of the #SportsPhilanthropy #Podcast as Diahann Billings-Burford, Chief Executive Officer of RISE (Ross Initiative on Sports Equality) sits down with our host Roy Kessel.2021-05-1345 min

Champions of Change: The RISE PodcastTrey Flowers (Detroit Lions), Justin Simmons (Denver Broncos), Andrew Whitworth (LA Rams)Part II of the Sixth Annual RISE Super Bowl Critical Conversation features a conversation with three Walter Payton Man of the Year nominees in Trey Flowers (Detroit Lions), Justin Simmons (Denver Broncos) and Andrew Whitworth (Los Angeles Rams). Tracy Wolfson (CBS Sports) moderates and is also joined by RISE CEO Diahann Billings-Burford.2021-02-0948 min

Champions of Change: The RISE PodcastPatrick Mahomes, Tyrann Mathieu, Tracy Wolfson and Diahann Billings-BurfordPatrick Mahomes and Tyrann Mathieu of the Kansas City Cheifs join Tracy Wolfson of CBS Sports and Diahann Billings-Burford, RISE CEO, for Part I of RISE's Sixth Annual Super Bowl Critical Conversation.2021-02-0520 min

Champions of Change: The RISE PodcastDefining Diversity & Inclusion in Athletics: A Critical Conversation at Stony Brook UniversityHow is diversity and inclusion defined? How can students, athletes and university athletics departments lead their campus community in advancing those values? That was the subject of this critical conversation moderated by RISE CEO Diahann Billings-Burford at Stony Brook University on Feb. 12, as part of the America East Conference #SpreadRespect initiative. This edited live recording features: Maya Brown, a Stony Brook student and assistant editor at the university’s student-run newspaper, The Statesman; Kimberly Joy Dixon, Stony Brook’s Director of Employer Engagement and Diversity Recruitment; Cameron Avery, a Stony Brook international cross-country student-athlete; TJ Morrison, a Stony Brook football stud...2020-03-0354 min

Rhoden Fellows: HBCU 468Sports EqualityThis week on the Rhoden Fellows Podcast, Bill, Whitney, Arthur and Nate speak with Diahann Billings-Burford, the CEO of the Ross Initiative for Sports Equality (RISE) about Stephen Ross, Jay Z, and how the organization is leading hard conversations about race and professional sports. They also speak with Ramona Shelburne about new 30 for 30 podcast, The Sterling Affairs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 2019-09-111h 10

Nonprofits Are Messy: Lessons in Leadership | Fundraising | Board Development | CommunicationsEp 91: The Diversity Problem in Our Sector (with Diahann Billings-Burford)Nonprofits have a diversity problem. Big time. And I believe this is one of the most important issues facing the sector today.2019-08-2454 min

Champions of Change: The RISE PodcastSuper Bowl LIII Special: Jason Reid, Senior NFL Writer, ESPN, The UndefeatedFrom radio row at Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta, ESPN and The Undefeated's Senior NFL Writer Jason Reid reflects on moderating RISE's 4th Annual Super Bowl Town Hall, "Champions of Change: Tackling Social Justice Together," and discusses the role the NFL plays in driving social justice. Panelists from the town hall on sports and social and criminal justice reform included Cleveland Browns owner Dee Haslam; Atlanta Falcons safety Ricardo Allen; NFL Executive Vice President of Football Operations Troy Vincent; former NFL Commissioner and co-chair of RISE’s board of directors Paul Tagliabue; RISE CEO Diahann Billings-Burford, former NFL player Brian Ba...2019-02-0125 min

OK RadioOK Radio: OK Radio Interviews Diahann Billings-Burford, Chief Service Officer, City of New YorkOK Radio host Lynne Norton speaks with Diahann Billings-Burford, the nation's first-ever municipal Chief Service Officer charged with leading NYC Service. Diahann share about the City�s initiative to promote a new era of service and volunteerism in New York City. What kind of people is NYC Service looking for to make this program a success? How is NYC Service is looking to achieve its goals? What are some great stories of volunteer success? Download this program now to find out...2009-07-1512 min