You were at the right place at the right time . That was your big break and the reason why you initially stayed , you ran Yahoo sports website for six years , which rodes to fame largely from NBA insider , Adrian Wary . After six years , you were promoted to Yahoo media which encompassed this new sports and entertainment divisions and were among many other things , you led the $100 million acquisition of the college sports site rivals dot com in search of excellence .
That is what I did . My , my career has been meandering and that's an understatement . But the , the , the common denominator , the consistent thread there has been my , my , my focus on ultimately ending up in , in the sports industry .
After six years , you were promoted to Yahoo media which encompassed this new sports and entertainment divisions and were among many other things , you led the $100 million acquisition of the college sports site rivals dot com in search of excellence . How important is it to be at the right place at the right time and get a big break ? And what's your advice on how to get one ?
I'm not naive . If you fail , fail , fail , fail , they're gonna replace you and they're gonna find someone else to do the job . Uh , so you , you , you , you gotta get , you gotta get things right a lot of the time .
You can't eliminate the distractions . You just can't in my job . Uh , but I try to really minimize them and not look like when we sit down at the dinner table , I'll turn my iphone for a half hour on do not disturb .
