382: Bronwen O'Keefe Discusses Her Role with the Harlem Globetrotters

The CUSP Show

Joe and Tom welcome Bronwen O’Keefe, Head of Global Brand Marketing and Content at the Harlem Globetrotters. Bronwen walks through her unique path to get to the Harlem Globetrotters. She discusses how she led in the accelerated world of content distribution and media and delivering entertainment value. Bronwen discusses Nickelodeon's jump into sports developing content and engaging in sports partnerships with leagues to get more youth fan engagement, and the importance of the NFL doing this to get confidence high in the league. Bronwen discusses the success of the brand of the Harlem Globetrotters and moving the company into a full entertainment company. She speaks more on the importance of the players and diversity in their vision. Finally, she talks about her connection to Bob and Chris Elliot. The CUSP Show is a production by the faculty of Sports Management at Columbia University. You can contact the program on Twitter @CU_SPS_Sports and Instagram @cu_sps_sportsmanagement. The CUSP Show is hosted by Joe Favorito (@Joefav) and Tom Richardson (@ConvergenceTR). The show is produced by Mike Schretter’25 (@mikeschrett1), LJ Holmgren (@LJ_Holmgren), and Danny Hagenlocher (@DhColumbiaSPS), with Mike Schretter’25 and Lissa Ruiz managing social media efforts. Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bronwenokeefe/