On this week's episode Sean catches up with Ted Johnson, Chief Strategy Officer from the Minnesota Timberwolves for a second time to discuss the clubs new brand and buildings to help the Timberwolves business grow.
On this podcast you'll learn about:
- How Ted and Sean's chat back in episode 65 has come to fruition with the launch of the practice facility and renovation of the Target Centre
- “Bringing the basketball and the business closer together”, how the new facilities are connecting the business operations to the centre and team itself
- How crisis mode kicked in when the Timberwolves had to cancel a game for the first time at the Target Centre in 30 years
- Rebranding the team and what the new logo represents both on and off the court and the positivity it generates from fans
- Breaking into the China market with a game being played next season and what that means for growth of the Timberwolves brand
Resources from the podcast
- Thanks again to Ted Johnson from Minnesota Timberwolves, follow him on Twitter @WolvesCMO and LinkedIn
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Some tweets you may have missed
Welcome to the New Era
Welcome to the New Era. #NewEraNewLook pic.twitter.com/STDKfWVMrJ
— Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) April 12, 2017
Fan art Friday
This week's #FanArtFriday of Ricky Rubio is 🔥 (via IG slam.dsgn) pic.twitter.com/sqq7eehQ2Z
— Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) May 26, 2017
Fly through Target Centre renovations
Start your day with a fly-through tour of the @TargetCenterMN renovations. #TCReimagined pic.twitter.com/y4f34DoFkt
— TC Renovation (@tc_renovation) May 24, 2017
New Era New Look mural
Amazing timelapse footage of the #NewEraNewLook mural that went up at Logan Park during #ArtAWhirl weekend. pic.twitter.com/8IgZCRTk7q
— Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) May 22, 2017
Rookies first year in review
Relive the rookie's first season in the NBA in this week's photo gallery!
📷: https://t.co/vUkO92Ppuk pic.twitter.com/3T3lsyD2F4
— Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) May 24, 2017
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