Ep 41: Steven Brunner

We Need To Be Doing That

Steven Brunner started King of the Mountain Sports Marketing (KOM) in 2005 after leaving a senior executive marketing position at the U.S. Olympic Committee. He had previously been a marketing executive for Turner Sports in Atlanta, and associate executive director at USA Wrestling.
We discussed:
- His roots in Wisconsin
- How he got into running in high school (was a collegiate duathlete and triathlete)
- How he started KOM and what KOM focuses on
- His thoughts on niche and smaller sports recently getting their due recognition
- An amazing Tour de France story -- yes those fans are super close to the action, and yes they do get run over
- His thoughts on the Olympic Games in Tokyo (he has worked 6 Olympic Games)
- Perspective on NIL and the desire to make it more equitable
- KOM’s latest project, with news he has not publicly stated yet
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