Ted Johnson is the Chief Marketing Officer of the Minnesota Timberwolves and has a background in politics that has served him well helping the Minnesota Timberwolves upgrade practice facility and their home court the Target Center.
On this podcast you’ll learn from about:
- How NBA teams are in an arms race for better facilities for players & coaches
- Importance of partners for Timberwolves to get project up
- Value of having a facility close to team operations
- Excitement in Minnesota around the arrival of Andrew Wiggins
- Why Ricky Rubio recognised my Australian accent
- What is Dunks after Dark?
- How the new NBA deal is a win-win for NBA
- Why I played a game of football with some Socceroos
- How you can with a Sports Geek T-Shirt.
Resources from the episode
- Follow Ted Johnson (@TedJohnsonMN) on Twitter connect with him on Linkedin.
- Connect with all guests of the podcast and check out the podcast archive
- Thanks for iTunes reviews in Australian iTunes and USA iTunes.
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